APOP Kinyras FC
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| Full name |
APOP Kinyras Peyias Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Ομιλος Πέγειας Κινύρας |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Ground |
Peyia Municipal Stadium, Peyia, Cyprus |
| Capacity | 3,828 |
| Chairman |
 Michalis Mitas |
| Manager |
Andros Polydorou |
| League | Cypriot Fourth Division |
| 2011–12 | 12th (Relegated) |
APOP Kinyras Peyias (Greek: Α.Π.Ο.Π – Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Ομιλος Πέγειας Κινύρας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pegeias Kinyras, "Athletic Football Club Peyia Kinyras") was a Cypriot football club from the village of Peyia of Paphos District. The club formed in 2003 following the merger of lower division outfits APOP Peyias FC and Kinyras Empas FC. The club's name APOP means Athlitikos Podosferikos Omilos Pegeias (Athletic Football Club Peyia) and Kinyras' name coming from the mythical king Kinyras who was the founder of Paphos. In the summer of 2012, after a large bankruptcy the club was dissolved.
In May 2009, APOP Kinyras caused a major stir by winning the Cypriot Cup final, upseting overwhelming favourites AC Omonia, APOEL FC and AEL Limassol, becoming the first club from Paphos to win a major trophy. In July 2009, APOP Kinyras become the first team from the Paphos region to play in a UEFA competition, visiting Rapid Wien in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The club's started their history in the 3rd division on the 2003/04 season where they promoted to Second Division as Champions. The following season they won the second division championship and they were promoted as Second Division Champions [1] to the Cypriot First Division for the first time in their history. However, the team finished 12th in the 2005–06 season and they were relegated back to the second division [2]. In 2007 the team won the Second Division championship and they were promoted to First Division for the second time. They finished 8th in the 2007–08 first division championship and in the 2008–09 season finished seventh.
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