Nickname(s) Immortal Chairman Andreas Loppas 2015–16 2nd (Promoted) Founded 1979 | Ground Capacity 5500 Manager Savvas Damianou Website Club home page Capacity 5,500 | |
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Alki Oroklini is a Cypriot football club based in Oroklini. The team was founded as Omonia Oroklinis in 1979. Omonia had 1 participation in the Fourth Division. In 2014 the team changed name to Alki Oroklini because a business man, Andreas Loppas, wanted to be the president of the team and to rename it to Alki as his favorite team was Alki Larnaca F.C. which was dissolved that year, due to financial problems.
Contents
- Livadiakos salamina livadion vs alki oroklinis 1 2
- Omonia Oroklinis
- Rename to Alki Oroklini
- Home ground
- Current squad
- Honours
- References
Omonia Oroklinis
Omonia Oroklinis founded at 1979. Until 2013 the team was a member of the local association, Free Area of Famagusta Football Association (POEPA). The season 2012-13 took part to the final of CFA Integration Championship. They lost to Enosis Kokkinotrimithia but they won their promotion to 2013–14 Cypriot Fourth Division and became a member team of Cyprus Football Association (CFA). The team able to avoid relegation.
The Teams colors were green and white. Teams home ground was Oroklini Community Stadium.
Rename to Alki Oroklini
On 10 April 2014 the board of directors decided to rename the team to Alki Oroklini because a business man, Andreas (Andys) Loppas, wanted to be the president of the team and to rename it as "Alki" as his favorite team was Alki Larnaca F.C. which was dissolved that year, due to financial problems. The new president had a goal to promote the team to the Cypriot First Division. Alki Oroklini has no connection to Alki Larnaka F.C. The two teams never merged.
Alki Oroklini adopted the colors of Alki Larnaca F.C. (Blue and Red). The emblem of the team is similar to Alki Larnaka F.C. emblem. Furthrmore, the nickname "Immortals" that was used as a nickname for Alki Larnaca is now being used for Alki Oroklini.
In the 2014–15 Cypriot Fourth Division season, Alki won the championship and was promoted to the Cypriot Third Division. In the next season Alki took the second place of the league and was promoted to Cypriot Second Division (they earned the same points with the champions team but they lost due to head-to-head difference). Furthermore, they won the 2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. At their first participation in the Second Division, the season 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division, the team won their promotion to Cypriot First Division, for the first time in their history, five rounds before the end of the championship.
Home ground
Omonia Oroklinis ground was Oroklini Community Stadium. Alki Oroklini used that stadium for the first two season of their existence with that name. After they were promoted to second division, they are using Ammochostos Stadium.
Current squad
As of 19 September 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2016