Karmiotissa Football Club (Greek: Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών, Karmiotissa Polemidion) is a Cypriot football club based in Pano Polemidia, Limassol. They currently compete in the Cypriot First Division. The club's colors are red and white.

Karmiotissa Polemidion
Full nameΚαρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών
Karmiotissa Football Club
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
GroundAmmochostos Stadium,
Larnaca
Capacity5,500
ChairmanSavvas Lamprogiakis
ManagerAlexandros Garpozis
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24First Division, 11th
Websitekarmiotissafc.football

The original home ground of the football team is the Community Stadium of Pano Polemidia.[1] In the season 22-23 they mostly played in Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos.The club's name comes from the chapel of Virgin Mary Karmiotissa located in Pano Polemidia.[2] Since 2022, Russian businessman Dmitry Punin owns the club.

History

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Karmiotissa was founded in 1979, and initially played in the amateur leagues organised by STOK.[2] Their first appearance in a CFA competition came in the 1986–87 season when the club competed in the Fourth Division. The second one came in 2009, when a 4–0 win against Enosi Neon Ypsona earned Karmiotissa promotion to the Fourth Division.[3][4]

Karmiotissa remained in the fourth division until the 2011–12 season, when a second-place finish meant they were promoted to the Third Division. The following season, they earned promotion for the second year in a row by winning the 2012–13 Third Division. Karmiotissa competed in the Second Division until the 2015–16 season, when they won the league to earn promotion to the First Division for the first time ever, however they were not able to avoid relegation in the 2016–17 season. They returned to the top flight in the 2020–21 season, but finished in last place and were relegated once more. Karmiotissa won the Second Division for the second time in the 2021–22 season to return to the First Division.

In 2022, Russian businessman Dmitry Punin acquired the club. Residing in the Limassol area, he is active in wine and real estate business, formerly also in gambling. In the first season under his ownership, Karmiotissa were able to safely avoid relegation from the First Division, finishing in 10th place. In November 2022, the team's emblem was changed.[5] On 8 February 2023, all-time topscorer of the Russian national team Aleksandr Kerzhakov joined Karmiotissa as the new head coach.

The progress of Karmiotissa in CFA competitions
Season Championship Cup
Division Place Teams Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals Points Competition Phase
For Against
2009–10[6] D' 8 15 28 11 6 11 46 53 39 Lower Divisions' Cup Second phase[7]
2010–11[8] D' 4 14 26 13 5 8 49 36 44 Not participated.[9]
2011–12[10] D' 2  15 28 17 6 5 60 22 57 Not participated.[11]
2012–13[12] C' 1  14 26 17 5 4 49 19 56 Not participated.[13]
2013–14[14] Β2 1  8 28 17 7 4 55 23 58 Cypriot Cup First phase[15]
2014–15[16] B' 5 14 26 12 2 12 36 29 38 Cypriot Cup Quarter-finals[17]
Awarded points: Win=3 points, Draw=1 point, Loss=0 points

Players

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As of 7 September, 2024

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 Alexander Špoljarić
2 DF   CYP Minas Antoniou
4 DF   SUR Dion Malone  
6 MF   MNE Deni Hočko
7 FW   CIV Aboubacar Doumbia
8 MF   CYP Andreas Neofytou
9 MF   GEO Mate Kvirkvia
10 MF   SRB Luka Stojanović
11 DF   SRB Bojan Kovačević
12 DF   RUS Artur Gribakin
13 DF   CPV Delmiro
14 MF   ESP José Pozo
15 DF   CYP Stylianos Panteli
16 MF   GRE Stavros Tsoukalas
17 FW   MNE Boris Cmiljanić
18 GK   CYP Andreas Violaris
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   TUN Sadok Yeddes
24 DF   ROU Răzvan Grădinaru
26 DF   CYP Michalis Christodoulou
27 DF   CZE Stefan Simić
36 DF   CYP Marios Taveloudis
45 FW   MNE Luka Đorđević
65 MF   CYP Andreas Evripidou
75 FW   CYP Nikolas Mattheou
77 MF   CYP Agapios Vrikkīs
80 MF   GRE Christos Giousis
81 FW   CYP Dimitris Stavrou
82 MF   CYP Rafail Aristidou
93 GK   CMR Devis Epassy
99 FW   CIV Daouda Bamba
FW   MNE Dušan Bakić (on loan from Omonia)

Honours

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Το "ερυθρόλευκο" θαύμα". Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  3. ^ "sportnetcy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  4. ^ Πολίτης on-line Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Άλλαξε το σήμα της η Καρμιώτισσα: "Νέα εποχή" | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). 2022-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Δ' Κατηγορίας 2009 -2010 – Φάση Α'". CFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Κύπελλο Κόκα – Κόλα Γ' – Δ' Κατηγορίας 2009/2010 – Φάση Β'". CFA. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Δ' Κατηγορίας 2010/2011 – Φάση Α'". CFA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. ^ Την ερχόμενη Τετάρτη η πρώτη φάση
  10. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Δ' Κατηγορίας 2011/2012 – Φάση Α'". CFA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. ^ Κλήρωση πρώτης φάσης
  12. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2012/2013 – Φάση Α'". CFA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ^ Κλήρωση Κυπέλλου Γ' – Δ΄ κατηγορίας
  14. ^ "Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας 13/14 – B2". CFA. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ^ "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΚΟΚΑ-ΚΟΛΑ Α',Β' ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑΣ 13/14 – Κύπελλο Α'-Β' / Α΄ Γύρος". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  16. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 14/15". CFA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  17. ^ "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ Α',Β' – ΠΡΟΗΜΙΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΦΑΣΗ 14/15". CFA. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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