2015–16 Pafos FC season explained

The 2015–16 season was Pafos's first season in the Cypriot First Division and second season in existence. They finished the League season in 14th position, and where relegated back to the Cypriot Second Division. Whilst in the Cypriot Cup they reached the Quarterfinals where they were defeated by Omonia, 8–0 on aggregate.

Season review

On 25 May 2015, Pafos announced that Nassir Maachi had signed from Birkirkara for the upcoming season,^[1] whilst Carlos Marques joined from Doxa Katokopias on 29 May 2015.^[2]

On 10 June, Pafos announced the signing of Hugues Ayivi from Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie.^[3] The following day, 11 June, Pafos announced that signing of Nikoloz Gelashvili and Jānis Krūmiņš.^{[4] [5]}

On 3 July, Pafos announced then signing of Rasheed Alabi for the upcoming season.^[6]

On 7 July, Pafos announced then signing of Emmanuel Okoye.^[7]

On 9 July, Pafos announced the signing of Elgujja Grigalashvili for the upcoming season,^[8] whilst fellow Georgian Gia Grigalava signed a one-year contract two days later on 11 July.^[9]

On 30 December, Pafos announced then signing of Miguel Alba from Guaraní on a contract until the end of the season.^[10]

On 7 January, Jordi Codina joined Pafos on loan for the remainder of the season from APOEL.^[11] Whilst Éric Matoukou also joined in January from Inter Turku, signing a contract with Pafos until the end of the season.^[12]

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jānis Krūmiņš		GK	2016 5, df=yes	Akritas Chlorakas	2015	2016	7	0
46	Jordi Codina		GK	2016 5, df=yes	on loan from APOEL	2016	2016	18	0
86	Charalambos Kyriakides		GK	2016 5, df=yes	Akritas Chlorakas	2015		0	0
90	Andreas Vassiliou		GK	2016 5, df=yes	Academy	2015		1	0
Defenders
2	Rasheed Alabi		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Leixões	2015		28	0
13	Carlos Marques		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Doxa Katokopias	2015		17	0
14	Éric Matoukou		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Inter Turku	2016	2016	13	1
21	Thomas Ioannou		DF	2016 5, df=yes	AEP Paphos	2014
33	Rolandos Michael		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Academy	2015		1	0
44	Jurica Grgec		DF	2016 5, df=yes	NK Zelina	2014
97	Stefanos Miller		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Academy	2014
Midfielders
3	Joël Damahou		MF	2016 5, df=yes	Tours	2015		35	5
7	Ivan Forbes		MF	2016 5, df=yes	AEK Kouklia	2014
8	Giorgos Sielis		MF	2016 5, df=yes	AEK Kouklia	2014
10	Hugo Moutinho		MF	2016 5, df=yes	AEK Kouklia	2014
14	Anastasis Makris		MF	2016 5, df=yes	AEK Kouklia	2014
17	Panagiotis Zachariou		MF	2016 5, df=yes	AEP Paphos	2014
23	Hervé Bodiong		MF	2016 5, df=yes	on loan from Tours	2015	2916	11	2
77	Fotis Sofokleous		MF	2016 5, df=yes	Finikas Ayias	2015		1	0
88	Levan Khmaladze		MF	2016 5, df=yes	Othellos Athienou	2015		34	2
Forwards
11	Miguel Alba		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Guaraní	2015	2016	16	4
16	Nassir Maachi		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Birkirkara	2015		32	13
31	Emmanuel Okoye		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Unattached	2015		36	5
32	Charalambos Charalambous		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Academy	2015		1	0
56	Charalambos Demosthenous		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Aris Limassol	2015
95	Ibson Melo		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Ayia Napa	2016		21	1
99	Hugues Ayivi		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie	2015		35	2
Out on loan
Left during the season
5	Gia Grigalava		DF	2016 5, df=yes	Unattached	2015	2016	16	1
9	Nikoloz Gelashvili		FW	2016 5, df=yes	Flamurtari	2015		14	4
30	Elgujja Grigalashvili		MF	2016 5, df=yes	Othellos Athienou	2015		13	2
89	Roin Kvaskhvadze		GK	2016 5, df=yes	Othellos Athienou	2015		15	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2015	FW		Nassir Maachi	Birkirkara	Undisclosed
29 May 2015	DF		Carlos Marques	Doxa Katokopias	Undisclosed
10 June 2015	FW		Hugues Ayivi	Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie	Undisclosed
11 June 2015	GK		Jānis Krūmiņš	Akritas Chlorakas	Undisclosed
11 June 2015	FW		Nikoloz Gelashvili	Flamurtari	Undisclosed
3 July 2015	DF		Rasheed Alabi	Leixões	Undisclosed
7 July 2015	FW		Emmanuel Okoye	Unattached	Free
9 July 2015	MF		Elgujja Grigalashvili	Othellos Athienou	Undisclosed
11 July 2015	DF		Gia Grigalava	Unattached	Free
1 July 2015	GK		Roin Kvaskhvadze	Othellos Athienou	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	MF		Hervé Bodiong	Tours	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	MF		Levan Khmaladze	Othellos Athienou	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	MF		Joël Damahou	Tours	Undisclosed
30 December 2015	FW		Miguel Alba	Guaraní	Undisclosed
4 January 2016	FW		Ibson Melo	Ayia Napa	Undisclosed
12 January 2016	DF		Éric Matoukou	Inter Turku	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 January 2016	MF		Elgujja Grigalashvili	Ethnikos Achna	Undisclosed
17 January 2016	GK		Roin Kvaskhvadze	Torpedo Kutaisi	Undisclosed
19 January 2016	FW		Nikoloz Gelashvili	Dinamo Tbilisi	Undisclosed

Released

Competitions

Cyta Championship

See main article: 2015–16 Cypriot First Division.

Regular season

League table

Results

Relegation round

League table

Results

Cypriot Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Cypriot Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season:|}

Goal scorers

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1	FW		16	Nassir Maachi	11	2	13
2	MF		3	Joël Damahou	5	0	5
	FW		31	Emmanuel Okoye	5	0	5
4	FW		9	Nikoloz Gelashvili	4	0	4
	FW		11	Miguel Alba	3	1	4
6	MF		10	Hugo Moutinho	3	0	3
	MF		8	Giorgos Sielis	2	1	3
8	MF		30	Elgujja Grigalashvili	2	0	2
	MF		88	Levan Khmaladze	2	0	2
	FW		99	Hugues Ayivi	2	0	2
	MF		23	Hervé Bodiong	1	1	2
13	DF		5	Gia Grigalava	1	0	1
	MF		12	Tasos Makris	1	0	1
	DF		14	Éric Matoukou	1	0	1
	DF		44	Jurica Grgec	1	0	1
	FW		56	Charalambos Demosthenous	1	0	1
	FW		95	Ibson Melo	1	0	1
Total					41	5	46

Clean sheets

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=200	Name	width=150	Cyta Championship	width=80	Cypriot Cup	width=80	Total
1	GK		46	Jordi Codina	4	1	5
2	GK		89	Roin Kvaskhvadze	4	0	4
3	GK		1	Jānis Krūmiņš	1	1	2
Total					9	2	11

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Cyta Championship		Cypriot Cup		Total
2		DF	Rasheed Alabi	6	2	0	1	6	3
3		MF	Joël Damahou	5	0	0	0	5	0
7		FW	Ivan Forbes	7	0	0	0	7	0
8		MF	Giorgos Sielis	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Hugo Moutinho	3	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Miguel Alba	8	1	0	0	8	1
12		DF	Tasos Makris	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Carlos Marques	4	0	0	0	4	0
14		DF	Éric Matoukou	5	0	0	0	5	0
16		FW	Nassir Maachi	5	0	0	0	5	0
21		DF	Thomas Ioannou	6	0	0	0	6	0
23		MF	Hervé Bodiong	1	0	1	0	2	0
31		FW	Emmanuel Okoye	7	0	0	0	7	0
44		DF	Jurica Grgec	7	0	2	0	9	0
46		GK	Jordi Codina	1	0	0	0	1	0
56		FW	Charalambos Demosthenous	1	0	0	0	1	0
88		MF	Levan Khmaladze	8	1	1	0	9	1
99		FW	Hugues Ayivi	2	0	0	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Pafos during the season:
5		DF	Gia Grigalava	2	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Nikoloz Gelashvili	5	0	0	0	5	0
89		GK	Roin Kvaskhvadze	2	1	0	0	2	1
Total				88	5	4	1	92	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Συμφωνία Με Nassir Maachi . pafosfc2014.com . Pafos FC . 29 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714035821/http://www.pafosfc2014.com/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%86%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-nassir-maachi/ . 14 July 2015 . Greek . 25 May 2015.
2. Web site: Συμφωνία Συνεργασίας Με Carlos Marques . pafosfc2014.com . Pafos FC . 29 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714142636/http://www.pafosfc2014.com/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%86%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-carlos-marques/ . 14 July 2015 . Greek . 29 May 2015.
3. Web site: Η επιτροπή προγραμματισμού της ομάδας μας ήρθε σε συμφωνια με τον 28 ετών Γάλλο επιθετικό Hugues Ayivi για την ερχόμενη αγωνιστική περίοδο. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 10 June 2015.
4. Web site: Μεγάλη μεταγραφική επιτυχία της ομάδας μας. Ο διεθνής Γεωργιανος επιθετικός (striker) ποδοσφαιριστής Gelashvili Nikoloz 29 ετών με πλούσιο βιογραφικό ήρθε σε συμφωνία με το σωματείο μας για την ερχόμενη αγωνιστική περίοδο. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 11 June 2015.
5. Web site: Ο Λετονός τερματοφύλακας Janis Krumins 22 ετών, υπέγραψε συμβόλαιο με την ομαδα μας για την ερχόμενη αγωνιστική περίοδο 2015-16. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 29 September 2022 . Greek . 11 June 2015.
6. Web site: "Η Πάφος F.C ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 29χρονου Νιγηριανού αμυντικού Rasheed Alabi για την επόμενη σεζόν. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 3 July 2015.
7. Web site: Η ομαδα μας ανακοινώνει τη σύναψη συμφωνίας με τον 24 ετών Νιγηριανό ακραίο επιθετικό Emmanuel Okoye ο οποίος θα βρίσκεται στην Κύπρο τις επόμενες ημέρες για να περάσει και από τις καθιερωμένες ιατρικές εξετάσεις. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 7 July 2015.
8. Web site: Η ομαδα μας ήρθε σε συμφωνία συνεργασίας με τον 25 ετών Γεωργιανό μέσο Elguja Grigalashvili, για τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 9 July 2015.
9. Web site: ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ 11/07/2015 : . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 11 July 2015.
10. Web site: Ανακοίνωσε Άλμπα . kerkida.net . Kerkida . 28 September 2022 . Greek . 30 December 2015.
11. Web site: http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=14671&tt=graphic&lang=l1. el:Προσθαφαιρέσεις στην λίστα Α'. First-team subtractions. APOEL FC. el. 7 January 2016. 7 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202085014/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=14671&tt=graphic&lang=l1. 2 February 2016.
12. Web site: Mercato : Eric Matoukou rejoint l’AE Paphos à Chypre . camfoot.com . Camfoot . 28 September 2022 . French . 22 January 2016.