# 2015–16 Pafos FC season

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, whilst Carlos Marques joined from Doxa Katokopias on 29 May 2015.
On 10 June, Pafos announced the signing of Hugues Ayivi from Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie. The following day, 11 June, Pafos announced that signing of Nikoloz Gelashvili and Jānis Krūmiņš.
On 3 July, Pafos announced then signing of Rasheed Alabi for the upcoming season.
On 7 July, Pafos announced then signing of Emmanuel Okoye.
On 9 July, Pafos announced the signing of Elgujja Grigalashvili for the upcoming season, whilst fellow Georgian Gia Grigalava signed a one-year contract two days later on 11 July.
On 30 December, Pafos announced then signing of Miguel Alba from Guaraní on a contract until the end of the season.
On 7 January, Jordi Codina joined Pafos on loan for the remainder of the season from APOEL. Whilst Éric Matoukou also joined in January from Inter Turku, signing a contract with Pafos until the end of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 15 May 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Jānis Krūmiņš | GK | (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 24) | Akritas Chlorakas | 2015 | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Jordi Codina | GK | (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 34) | on loan from APOEL | 2016 | 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 86 | Charalambos Kyriakides | GK | (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 17) | Akritas Chlorakas | 2015 | | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Andreas Vassiliou | GK | (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 19) | Academy | 2015 | | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Rasheed Alabi | DF | (1986-01-09)9 January 1986 (aged 30) | Leixões | 2015 | | 28 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Marques | DF | (1993-02-06)6 February 1993 (aged 23) | Doxa Katokopias | 2015 | | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | Éric Matoukou | DF | (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 32) | Inter Turku | 2016 | 2016 | 13 | 1 |
| 21 | Thomas Ioannou | DF | (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 20) | AEP Paphos | 2014 | | | |
| 33 | Rolandos Michael | DF | (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 2015 | | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jurica Grgec | DF | (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 23) | NK Zelina | 2014 | | | |
| 97 | Stefanos Miller | DF | (1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 2014 | | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | Joël Damahou | MF | (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29) | Tours | 2015 | | 35 | 5 |
| 7 | Ivan Forbes | MF | (1986-12-01)1 December 1986 (aged 29) | AEK Kouklia | 2014 | | | |
| 8 | Giorgos Sielis | MF | (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 29) | AEK Kouklia | 2014 | | | |
| 10 | Hugo Moutinho | MF | (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 35) | AEK Kouklia | 2014 | | | |
| 14 | Anastasis Makris | MF | (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 23) | AEK Kouklia | 2014 | | | |
| 17 | Panagiotis Zachariou | MF | (1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 20) | AEP Paphos | 2014 | | | |
| 23 | Hervé Bodiong | MF | (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 18) | on loan from Tours | 2015 | 2916 | 11 | 2 |
| 77 | Fotis Sofokleous | MF | (1998-04-07)7 April 1998 (aged 18) | Finikas Ayias | 2015 | | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Levan Khmaladze | MF | (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 31) | Othellos Athienou | 2015 | | 34 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | Miguel Alba | FW | (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 27) | Guaraní | 2015 | 2016 | 16 | 4 |
| 16 | Nassir Maachi | FW | (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 30) | Birkirkara | 2015 | | 32 | 13 |
| 31 | Emmanuel Okoye | FW | (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 25) | Unattached | 2015 | | 36 | 5 |
| 32 | Charalambos Charalambous | FW | (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 14) | Academy | 2015 | | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Charalambos Demosthenous | FW | (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 31) | Aris Limassol | 2015 | | | |
| 95 | Ibson Melo | FW | (1989-10-08)8 October 1989 (aged 26) | Ayia Napa | 2016 | | 21 | 1 |
| 99 | Hugues Ayivi | FW | (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 31) | Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie | 2015 | | 35 | 2 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | Gia Grigalava | DF | (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 26) | Unattached | 2015 | 2016 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Nikoloz Gelashvili | FW | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 30) | Flamurtari | 2015 | | 14 | 4 |
| 30 | Elgujja Grigalashvili | MF | (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 26) | Othellos Athienou | 2015 | | 13 | 2 |
| 89 | Roin Kvaskhvadze | GK | (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 24) | Othellos Athienou | 2015 | | 15 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 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 |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 7 January 2016 | GK | | Jordi Codina | APOEL | 30 June 2016 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 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

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
| 1 January 2016 | DF | | Gia Grigalava | Ethnikos Achna | 25 August 2016 | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Cyta Championship | 22 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 022.22 |
| Cypriot Cup | 6 January 2016 | 17 February 2016 | Second round | Quarterfinal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 025.00 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Cyta Championship
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | APOEL | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18 | +54 | 62 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 61 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 52 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Omonia | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 33 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 8 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Pafos FC | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Ermis Aradippou | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 13 | Enosis Neon Paralimni (R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 20 | Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Ayia Napa (R) | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 6 | Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Omonia 0–0 Apollon, Apollon 0–0 Omonia.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: AEL 1–2 Aris, Aris 0–1 AEL.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ethnikos 2–2 Ermis, Ermis 1–2 Ethnikos.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 March 2016. Source: Results

##### Results
#### Relegation round
##### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | AEL Limassol | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Ermis Aradippou | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 42 | |
| 9 | Doxa Katokopias | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 41 | |
| 10 | Aris Limassol | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 39 | |
| 12 | Pafos FC (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 36 | Relegation to the Cypriot Second Division |
* ↑ On 8 April 2016, AEL Limassol were deducted two points by Cyprus Football Association after failing to meet the financial criteria of UEFA.
* 1 2 Doxa ahead of Aris on head-to-head away goals scored: Doxa–Aris 2–1, Aris–Doxa 1–1, Doxa–Aris 1–1, Aris–Doxa 4–3.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source: Results

##### Results
### Cypriot Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 15 May 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Cyta Championship | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | LVA | Jānis Krūmiņš | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NGA | Rasheed Alabi | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | CIV | Joël Damahou | 35 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | POR | Ivan Forbes | 35 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CYP | Giorgos Sielis | 8 | 3 | 1+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | POR | Hugo Moutinho | 21 | 3 | 13+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Miguel Alba | 16 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | CYP | Tasos Makris | 17 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | POR | Carlos Marques | 17 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CMR | Éric Matoukou | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NED | Nassir Maachi | 32 | 13 | 29+2 | 11 | 0+1 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | CYP | Panagiotis Zachariou | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CYP | Thomas Ioannou | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | CMR | Hervé Bodiong | 11 | 2 | 0+7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | NGA | Emmanuel Okoye | 36 | 5 | 9+23 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | CYP | Charalambos Charalambous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CYP | Rolandos Michael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Jurica Grgec | 31 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | GK | ESP | Jordi Codina | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | CYP | Charalambos Demosthenous | 31 | 1 | 21+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | CYP | Fotis Sofokleous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | GEO | Levan Khmaladze | 34 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 90 | GK | CYP | Andreas Vassiliou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | DF | CYP | Stefanos Miller | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | BRA | Ibson Melo | 21 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | FRA | Hugues Ayivi | 35 | 2 | 14+18 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | GEO | Gia Grigalava | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Nikoloz Gelashvili | 14 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GEO | Elgujja Grigalashvili | 13 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | GK | GEO | Roin Kvaskhvadze | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

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

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Cyta Championship | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Cup | Total | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 88 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 6 |