AEK Larnaca F.C.

AEK Larnaca is a Cypriot sports club from Larnaca. The resulting 1994 from the merger of EPA and Pezoporikos club is best known for its football, volleyball and basketball teams.

History

For the basketball team: see main article AEK Larnaca ( basketball)

AEK Larnaca founded in 1930 under the name of EPA Larnaca. After completion of the interruption of operation due to the Sports World War II in 1944, the football team was one of the dominant teams of Cyprus. As early as the start of the season after the war interruption, she won the double in national championship and trophy, which she defended in the following year. First, the club remained in the front league field, but was ousted by clubs like APOEL Nicosia, Anorthosis Famagusta or AEL Limassol top of the table. In addition, a local rival, who also starred for the championship developed with Pezoporikos Larnaca. 1950, 1953 and 1955 added more trophies AEK Larnaca collection of titles, when the club won the Cypriot Cup again, respectively, while Pezoporikos Larnaca 1954 Championship title.

For a long time played EPA and Pezoporikos with varying success in the first Cypriot league, without being able to win more titles. 1970, provided the local rivals Omonia Nicosia with a three-way battle for the championship. Ultimately, the goal difference at the tied rival ruled in favor of EPA. In Europe Champions Cup 1970/71 the team met in the first round of the German representatives Borussia Moenchengladbach and retired after a 0-6 home and away defeat from a 12:10. As a master of the club played in the Greek Alpha Ethniki, from which he also descended directly again. Parallel succeeded Pezoporikos the triumph in the National Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup 1970/71 the club while Cardiff City defy from a 0-0 home draw, but lost the away game 0-8.

While playing with Alki Larnaca in the following years, another local rival in the foreground, EPA and Pezoporikos slid down into midfield in the league. As Cup finalist in 1973 against champions APOEL Nicosia Pezoporikos reached while again the European Cup, against the Swedish club Malmö FF the team remained scoreless in both games again and conceded eleven goals. In the late 1970s returned Pezoporikos as multiple third in the table but times on the European parquet, remained in the UEFA Cup but still a chance. While EPA continues to placed in the middle table space Pezoporikos returned back to the end of the 1980 championship race. With only one defeat this season, the team's 1988 APOEL distanced by one point and won the championship. Towards the later quarter-finalists IFK Gothenburg failed the club in the first round of the European Champions' Cup 1988/89.

In 1994, EPA and Pezoporikos banded together and formed the AEK Larnaca. After a mixed first season, the club sat firmly in the upper middle of the league. 1996 reached the fusion club the cup final, but lost that went against the champions APOEL Nicosia after extra time. Thus, the club was / 97 represented in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1996, where he successfully came through the qualifying round against the Armenian club Kotaik Abovyan, after a 0-2 away defeat and a 0-0 draw in the return leg against Barcelona but again in the first round was eliminated. With the beginning of the new millennium, the club slipped into the table from something, but won by a 2-1 final win against AEL Limassol again the National Cup. In a new finals later he moved against APOEL Nicosia lose out.

2008 AEK reached the fourth place in the standings, the championship final, where is the last place with two points behind Omonia Nicosia and thus the re- qualification was missed for the European Cup. The success was followed by the crash, the following season the club finished in the relegation zone. The first second-division season in club history ended the team in second place and then sat down by the promotion round.

The women volleyball team will play for a long time first class. 1995 and 2001 they reached the cup final respectively, left the hall but a loser. In 2007, she took the double league and National Cup.