PAEEK

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PAEEK

Full name

Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias

Founded

1953

Ground

Keryneia Epistrophi, Lakatamia

Chairman

Dr.Stavridis

Manager

Costas Malekkos

League

Cypriot Second Division

2007-08

Cypriot Third Division, 1^st (promoted)





Home colours

PAEEK (GR:Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias = "Football and sport union of Kyrenia District") is a Cypriot sports club founded in Kyrenia in 1953 by graduates of Kyrenia Gymnasium and represented the first force to be reckoned from the small city. It now plays in exile in Nicosia since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. This union has football and basketball divisions competing in Cypriot leagues.

1 Basketball
2 Football
3 Colours
4 Honours
- 4.1 Basketball
- 4.2 Football
5 External links

[edit] Basketball

PAEEK was a founding member of the Cyprus Basketball Federation in 1966 rising to fame in the early 1970s after its basketball division won the Cyprus top division basketball league in 3 consecutive years.[1][2].

PAEEK reached the Cyprus Basketball Cup final on 5 occasions losing them all [3]. 1995 was APOEL's year, when they took the basketball double. As losers of the Cup final, PAEEK automatically qualified to represent Cyprus in Europe in the Saporta Cup [4] . They were knocked out by PAOK BC Salonika which in turn went on to reach the final of the competition.

[edit] Football

The football team has not matched the basketball team's success in terms of trophies. In the past they competed in the Cypriot Second Division, they have since been in decline and currently compete in the Cyprus 3rd division.

[edit] Colours

The colours of PAEEK shirt are symbolic with the black symbolising the sadness from the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the white symbolises the hope that one day they will return to their hometown. When this happens the colours will change back to yellow and black as they were before the Turkish invasion.