Enosis Neon Paralimni FC

Enosis Neon Paralimniou was founded in April 1944, following the merger of two Paralimni clubs, Heracles and People's Love.

The club's emblem is the Parthenon, with a trumpeter and the year 1936 inscription, birth year of the club Heracles. The only reason why founders decided to adopt the year 1936 as the new club's birth year instead of the year 1944 has purely to do with Heracles official papers. On those, it was clear that whenever the club's members decided to cease its operations, all of its assets (movable and immovable property) would go straight to the Church. In view of that and in order to avoid any legal implications, the newly born club of Enosis was reckoned by the authorities as a continuation of the club Heracles of Paralimni, absorbing the other club, People's Love.

The first football match played in Paralimni took place in the first half of the year 1945, some weeks before the end of World War II, against a German team of POWs (no further details found). The first recorded encounter was on 16 September 1945, against a mixed team from Anorthosis and EHAN, both of Famagusta (a final 4–5 loss).

The team’s colours of claret and sky blue were introduced by Jimmy Parneriou; a local businessman who was friends with former West Ham United player Bobby Moore. Moore donated West Ham United kits for the team to play in the 1970s. These colours became an established part of the club itself.

Until the early 1960s, Enosis took part only in local competitions, since the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) had repeatedly denied its participation in its competitions, stating that only clubs based in towns could take part. The CFA's denial was the reason why Enosis joined E.A.P.O., a village-based club association. In 1965, the CFA changed its rules and Enosis finally managed to join and participate in the second division. From the very beginning, the side tried to win promotion to the first division and, after four attempts, managed to finish first, in the football season of 1968–69. Since then, Enosis has taken part in all 45 editions of first division, being one of only five clubs never to have been demoted into the second division until 2013–14, when it was relegated for the first time to the second division after finishing 13th in the league.

• Cypriot First Division (0):

Runner-up: 1974–75

• Cypriot Cup (0):

Runner-up: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83

• Super Cup (0):

Runner-up: 1981, 1983

• Cypriot Second Division (3):

1968–69, 2014–15, 2017–18

As of December 25, 2019[1]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Boris Klaiman (Captain) 5 DF Demetris Moulazimis 8 MF Antonis Koumis 10 DF Angelis Charalambous 11 FW Demetris Theodorou 12 FW Kristis Andreou 14 MF Loizos Kosma 15 FW Chigozie Udoji 18 DF Diego Barboza 20 FW Onisiforos Roushias 21 MF Cal 23 MF Ernest Agyiri (on loan from Manchester City U23) 24 MF Sito Riera

No. Position Player 25 FW Theodoros Kolokoudias 27 GK Eleftherios Flouri 28 FW Vasilis Vallianos 29 GK Constantinos Petrou 32 GK Evangelos Georgiou 33 DF Gregor Balažic 34 FW Giorgos Nicolaou 35 MF Constantinos Xiouros 40 MF Fotis Kotsonis 45 DF Andreas Kyriakou 60 DF Konstantinos Kyriakou 67 MF Irakli Maisuradze 79 MF Demetris Mavroudis

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Magatte Sarr (at Ermis Aradippou) 17 MF Rafael Eleftheriou (at Ayia Napa)

• 2008–09 Enosis Neon Paralimni F.C. season

• Official website (in Greek)
• Club history (in Greek)