Pezoporikos Larnaca FC

Pezoporikos
Πεζοπορικός
Full name	Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας; Pezoporikos Omilos Larnacas
Short name	POL (ΠΟΛ)
Founded	1927
Dissolved	1994
Ground	GSZ Stadium
Home colours	Away colours

Pezoporikos Omilos Larnacas (Greek: Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας) was a Cypriot sports club based in Larnaca with football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1927, the football club joined the Cypriot Championship in 1938, winning it twice as well as one Cypriot Cup. The colours of the club were green and white. In 1994 the club merged with EPA Larnaca and they formed AEK Larnaca (Αθλητική Ένωση Κιτίου).

The club also had a basketball and volleyball department and were basketball champions four times and five times cup winners. Since the 1990–91 season, the club dominated the Cyprus Basketball by winning 3 championships and one cup in four years. During the 1993–94 season the team eliminated Hapoel Eilat with 86–80 and 65–65 for the Korać Cup and qualified in the second round of Korać Cup where they were eliminated by Panionios. Even as champions, the club merged like the football department, however, AEK Larnaca didn't continue with the same success as Pezoporikos Basketball Club had.

Founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation, the volleyball women's team was more successful than the men's one. The women's team won the Cup once in 1979 when they beat AEL Limassol in the final 3–2. They were Runners up twice each in the championship and in the cup.

Following a decision by the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA/KOP), upon the opinion of its legal advisor, on 19th June 2025, a request by AEK Larnaca was approved for the recognition of the titles of EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos Larnaca in the name of AEK Larnaca. ^[1]

Former players (football section)

Jim McSherry (1983–84)^[2]
Ian Alexander (1985–86)^[3]
Spyros Livathinos (1986–88)
Stavros Papadopoulos (1980–81)
Neophytos Larkou (1987–94)
Uwe Bialon (1987–94)
Keith Miller (1972-73)

Honours

Football

Cypriot Championship:
- Champions (2): 1953–54, 1987–88
- Runner-up (8): 1939–40, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1981–82
Cypriot Cup:
- Winners (1): 1969–70
- Runner-up (7): 1939–40, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1983–84
Super cup:
- Runner-up (2): 1954, 1988

Basketball

Cyprus Basketball Division 1: (4) 1973, 1991,1992,1994
Cypriot Cup (5): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1992

Former players

Darrell Armstrong (1993)
William Sanchez (1999)

Volleyball (women)

Cypriot Championship:
- Runner-up (2): 1977, 1989
Cypriot Cup:
- Winners (1): 1979
- Runner-up (7): 1989,1990

History in European competition

Overall

Competition	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD
European Cup	2	0	2	2	7	-5
European Cup Winners' Cup	6	2	4	2	25	-23
UEFA Cup	6	2	4	6	20	-14
Total	14	4	10	10	52	–42

Matches

Season	Competition	Round1	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Agg.
1970–71	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Cardiff City	0–8 (A)	0–0 (H)	0–8
1972–73	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Cork Hibernians	1–2 (H)	1–4 (A)	2–6
1973–74	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Malmö FF	0–0 (H)	0–11 (A)	0–11
1978–79	UEFA Cup	1R	Śląsk Wrocław	2–2 (H)	1–5 (A)	3–7
1980–81	UEFA Cup	1R	VfB Stuttgart	0–6 (A)	1–4 (H)	1–10
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R	Zürich	2–2 (H)	0–1 (A)	2–3
1988–89	European Cup	1R	IFK Göteborg	1–2 (H)	1–5 (A)	2–7

References

^ "Αναγνώριση Ιστορικών Τίτλων από την ΚΟΠ". AEK (in Greek). Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
^ "Jim McSherry". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Ian Alexander". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[AEK_Larnaca_Merge-1] "Αναγνώριση Ιστορικών Τίτλων από την ΚΟΠ". AEK (in Greek). Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.

[2] "Jim McSherry". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[3] "Ian Alexander". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

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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
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 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 2025–26