2025–26 Pafos FC season
| 2025–26 season | |||
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| Owner | Pavel Gognidze | ||
| Manager | Juan Carlos Carcedo | ||
| Stadium | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium | ||
| Cypriot First Division | Preseason | ||
| Cypriot Cup | Preseason | ||
| Cypriot Super Cup | Final | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | ||
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The 2025–26 season is Pafos's 12th year in existence, and ninth season in the Cypriot First Division. Pafos are defending league champions, having won it for the first time the previous season, and will also enter the both the Cypriot Cup and the Cypriot Super Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.
Season review
On 23 June, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Anderson Silva from Alanyaspor, on a contract until June 2028.[1]
On 27 June, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Jajá from Athletico Paranaense, on a contract until June 2028.[2]
On 4 July, Pafos announced the loan signing of Bruno Langa from UD Almería for the season.[3]
On 9 July, Pafos announced that they had extended their contract with Christos Evzonas until the summer of 2027.[4]
Squad
- As of match played 24 May 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ivica Ivušić | GK | 1 February 1995 | NK Osijek | 2023[5] | 111 | 0 | |||
| 93 | Neofytos Michail | GK | 16 December 1993 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2024[6] | 10 | 0 | |||
| 99 | Athanasios Papadoudis | GK | 6 September 2003 | Olympiacos | 2024[7] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kostas Pileas | DF | 11 December 1998 | Panserraikos | 2024[8] | 32 | 0 | |||
| 5 | David Goldar | DF | 15 September 1994 | Burgos | 2023[9] | 84 | 12 | |||
| 23 | Derrick Luckassen | DF | 3 July 1995 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2024[10] | 46 | 2 | |||
| 25 | Bruno Langa | DF | 31 October 1997 | on loan from UD Almería | 2025[3] | 2026[3] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | João Correia | DF | 5 September 1996 | Chaves | 2024 | 49 | 10 | |||
| Mattheos Konstantinou | DF | 3 March 2003 | Academy | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Khetag Kochiyev | DF | 18 December 1999 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Domingos Quina | MF | 18 November 1999 | Udinese | 2024[11] | 35 | 2 | |||
| 12 | Ken Sema | MF | 30 September 1993 | Unattached | 2024[12] | 23 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Moustapha Name | MF | 5 May 1995 | Paris FC | 2022[13] | 93 | 7 | |||
| 26 | Ivan Šunjić | MF | 9 October 1996 | Unattached | 2024[14] | 51 | 4 | |||
| 30 | Vlad Dragomir | MF | 24 April 1999 | Virtus Entella | 2021[15] | 150 | 17 | |||
| 81 | George Kolotas | MF | 15 March 2006 | Academy | 2024[16] | 0 | 0 | |||
| 88 | Pêpê | MF | 20 May 1997 | Olympiacos | 2024[17] | 86 | 5 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Bruno Felipe | FW | 26 May 1994 | Omonia | 2023[18] | 2027[19] | 104 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Jajá | FW | 15 April 2001 | Athletico Paranaense | 2024[2] | 2028[2] | 67 | 11 | ||
| 17 | Mislav Oršić | FW | 29 December 1992 | Trabzonspor | 2025[20] | 19 | 4 | |||
| 22 | Muamer Tanković | FW | 22 February 1995 | AEK Athens | 2022[21] | 129 | 34 | |||
| 33 | Anderson Silva | FW | 21 November 1997 | Alanyaspor | 2025[1] | 2028[1] | 57 | 17 | ||
| 70 | Marios Ilia | FW | 19 May 1996 | Ethnikos Achna | 2024[22] | 13 | 0 | |||
| 84 | Kevin Nhaga | FW | 24 July 2005 | Boavista | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Patrick Twumasi | FW | 9 May 1994 | Maccabi Netanya | 2023[23] | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mamadou Kané | MF | 22 January 1997 | Olympiacos | 2023[24] | 54 | 3 | |||
| 24 | Onni Valakari | MF | 18 August 1999 | Tromsø | 2020 | 2026[25] | 158 | 46 | ||
| 80 | Christos Evzonas | MF | 21 April 2005 | Academy | 2024[26] | 2027[4] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2025 | FW | Anderson Silva | Alanyaspor | Undisclosed | [1] | |
| 27 June 2025 | FW | Jajá | Athletico Paranaense | Undisclosed | [2] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | DF | Bruno Langa | UD Almería | End of season | [3] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2025 | FW | Patrick Twumasi | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Undisclosed | [27] | |
| 3 July 2025 | MF | Pedro Pelágio | Chaves | Undisclosed | [28] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2025 | MF | Onni Valakari | San Diego FC | 31 December 2025 | [29] | |
| 11 July 2025 | MF | Christos Evzonas | Olympiakos Nicosia | 30 June 2026 |
Friendlies
| 5 July 2025 | Wimbledon | 2–2 | Pafos | Marbella, Spain |
| 12:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Kelly 25' Stevens 90+1' |
Report | Luckassen 1' Bruno 45+1' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 11 July 2025 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Pafos | Marbella, Spain |
| 12:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Bruno | Stadium: Banus Football Centre |
| 13 July 2025 | Orlando Pirates | 1–1 | Pafos | Marbella, Spain |
| 12:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 15 July 2025 | Real Valladolid | – | Pafos | Madrid, Spain |
| 11:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Las Rozas Soccer City |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Cyta Championship | 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Cypriot Cup | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Super Cup | 2025 | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| UEFA Europa League | 2025 | Second Qualifying Round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Last updated: 24 May 2025
Source: Competitions
Super Cup
Cyta Championship
Regular season
League table
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 9 March 2025.
Source: Results
Results by results
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2025. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
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Results
Cypriot Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying phase
| 22 July 2025 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Pafos | – | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+3) | Report[30] | Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) | ||
| Note: Match played at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, instead of Pafos' regular Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos. | ||||
| 30 July 2025 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv | – (– agg.) | Pafos | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
| 21:00 EET (UTC+3) | Report[31] | Stadium: TSC Arena Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) | ||
| Note: Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[32] | ||||
Squad statistics
References
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- ^ a b c d "Jajá Stays Home until 2028". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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