Pezoporikos Club Larnaca (Greek: Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας, Pezoporikos Omilos Larnakas) 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).
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| Full name | Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας Pezoporikos Omilos Larnacas | ||
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| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Dissolved | 1994 | ||
| Ground | GSZ Stadium | ||
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.
Former players (football section)
Jim McSherry (1983–84)[1]- Ian Alexander (1985–86)[2]
Spiros Livathinos (1986–88)
Stavros Papadopoulos (1980–81)- Neophytos Larkou (1987–94)
Uwe Bialon (1987–94)
Honours
Football
- Cypriot Championship:
- Cypriot Cup:
- 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 | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | -23 |
| UEFA Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 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 |