AEZ Zakakiou

AEZ Zakakiou
Full name	Athletic Union of Zakaki
Founded	1956
Ground	Parekklisia Community Stadium
Chairman	Nikos Tsikkou
Manager	Vladica Petrović
League	Second Division
2024–25	Second Division, 4th of 16
Home colours	Away colours

Athletic Union of Zakaki (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Ζακακίου) is a Cypriot football club based in Zakaki, Limassol. The club was founded in 1956. Their colours are green and white and they play at Zakaki Municipal Stadium, but are currently playing at the larger Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca.

Chairman

The Chairman of AEZ Zakakiou, Stelios Christou, holds a unique record. He was one of the founders of the club in 1956, and he has been involved in the management of the club since 1957, and from 1986 leads the club as a chairman.

Current squad

As of 6 March, 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CYP	Andreas Violaris
5	MF	SLE	Mohamed Bangura
6	MF	CYP	Giorgos Kondylis
7	FW	CYP	Theodoros Iosifidis
9	FW	ALB	Vasil Shkurtaj
10	MF	GRE	Vasilios Angelopoulos
11	FW	CYP	Michalis Kolias
13	DF	CYP	Paris Zakakiotis
14	MF	CYP	Giorgos Asprou
16	MF	CYP	Spyros Konstantinou
18	GK	CYP	Neofytos Stylianou
20	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Kostopoulos
23	FW	CYP	Nikolas Mattheou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	DF	FRA	Yamine Abair
30	MF	CYP	Christoforos Tsolakis
31	MF	GNB	Nani Soares
33	MF	CYP	Sokratis Mylopoulos
54	GK	CYP	Konstantinos Andreou
67	DF	GRE	Manolis Liakos
70	FW	RUS	Andrey Arutyunyan
76	DF	CYP	Michael Odysseos
79	FW	GRE	Alexandros Baci
88	DF	CYP	Konstantinos Ioannou
90	FW	GRE	Michalis Tsampourakis
91	DF	CYP	Minas Theodosiou

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

League history (from 2009 onwards)

Season	League	Place	Notes
2008–09	Third Division	4th^[1]
2009–10	Third Division	5th^[2]
2010–11	Third Division	8th^[3]
2011–12	Third Division	3rd^[4]	Promoted to Second Division
2012–13	Second Division	10th^[5]	Relegated to B2
2013–14	Second Division (B2)	3rd^[6]	Divisions B1 and B2 were unified
2014–15	Second Division	4th^[7]
2015–16	Second Division	2nd^[8]	Promoted to First Division
2016–17	First Division	13th	Relegated to Second Division
2017–18	Second Division	5th
2018–19	Second Division	9th
2019–20	Second Division	12th	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Second Division	15th	Relegated to Third Division
2021–22	Third Division	4th	Promoted to Second Division
2022–23	Second Division	2nd	Promoted to First Division
2023–24	First Division	14th	Relegated to Second Division
2024–25	Second Division	4th

Honours

Cypriot Third Division: 2

1992–93, 1997–98

Cypriot Fourth Division: 2

1986–87, 1991–92 (Limassol-Paphos Group)

References

^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2008–2009". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2009–2010". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2010–2011". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα ' Κατηγορίας 2011–2012". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα Β' Κατηγορίας 2012/2013". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^ "Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας 13/14 – B2". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 14/15". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
^ "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 15/16". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

External links

Official website (archived 3 December 2013)
CFA profile (archived 23 September 2015)

[1] "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2008–2009". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[2] "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2009–2010". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[3] "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2010–2011". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[4] "Πρωτάθλημα ' Κατηγορίας 2011–2012". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[5] "Πρωτάθλημα Β' Κατηγορίας 2012/2013". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[6] "Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας 13/14 – B2". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.

[7] "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 14/15". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-24.

[8] "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 15/16". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

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Cypriot Second Division
2024–25 clubs	Achyronas-Onisilos AEZ Akritas Anagennisi ASIL Ayia Napa Chalkanoras Digenis Morphou Doxa Krasava MEAP Olympiakos Othellos PAEEK Peyia Spartakos
Associated competitions	First Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup
Seasons	1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Cypriot First Division
2025–26 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Akritas Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Krasava Olympiakos Omonia Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Karmiotissa Keravnos Nea Salamina Omonia 29M Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
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