# Karmiotissa FC

Karmiotissa Football Club (Greek: Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών, Karmiotissa Polemidion) is a Cypriot football club based in Pano Polemidia, Limassol. They currently compete in the Cypriot First Division. The club's colors are orange and white.
The original home ground of the football team is the Community Stadium of Pano Polemidia. In the season 22-23 they mostly played in Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos.The club's name comes from the chapel of Virgin Mary Karmiotissa located in Pano Polemidia. Since 2023, Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous owns the club.

## History

Karmiotissa was founded in 1979, and initially played in the amateur leagues organised by STOK. Their first appearance in a CFA competition came in the 1986–87 season when the club competed in the Fourth Division. The second one came in 2009, when a 4–0 win against Enosi Neon Ypsona earned Karmiotissa promotion to the Fourth Division.
Karmiotissa remained in the fourth division until the 2011–12 season, when a second-place finish meant they were promoted to the Third Division. The following season, they earned promotion for the second year in a row by winning the 2012–13 Third Division. Karmiotissa competed in the Second Division until the 2015–16 season, when they won the league to earn promotion to the First Division for the first time ever, however they were not able to avoid relegation in the 2016–17 season. They returned to the top flight in the 2020–21 season, but finished in last place and were relegated once more. Karmiotissa won the Second Division for the second time in the 2021–22 season to return to the First Division.
In 2022, Russian businessman Dmitry Punin acquired the club. Residing in the Limassol area, he is active in wine and real estate business, formerly also in gambling. In the first season under his ownership, Karmiotissa were able to safely avoid relegation from the First Division, finishing in 10th place. In November 2022, the team's emblem was changed. On 8 February 2023, all-time topscorer of the Russian national team Aleksandr Kerzhakov joined Karmiotissa as the new head coach.
The progress of Karmiotissa in CFA competitions :
| Season | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Cup | Cup |
| Season | Division | Place | Teams | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Goals | Points | Competition | Phase |
| Season | Division | Place | Teams | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | For | Against | Points | Competition | Phase |
| 2009–10 | D' | 8 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 53 | 39 | Lower Divisions' Cup | Second phase |
| 2010–11 | D' | 4 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 44 | Not participated. |
| 2011–12 | D' | 2 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 22 | 57 | Not participated. |
| 2012–13 | C' | 1 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 56 | Not participated. |
| 2013–14 | Β2 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 23 | 58 | Cypriot Cup | First phase |
| 2014–15 | B' | 5 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 38 | Cypriot Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Awarded points: Win=3 points, Draw=1 point, Loss=0 points |||||||||||

## Players

    As of 10 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CYP | Alexander Špoljarić |
| 2 | DF | CYP | Minas Antoniou |
| 4 | DF | SUR | Dion Malone |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Deni Hočko |
| 8 | MF | CYP | Andreas Neofytou (captain) |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Mate Kvirkvia |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Luka Stojanović |
| 11 | DF | SRB | Bojan Kovačević |
| 12 | DF | RUS | Artur Gribakin |
| 13 | DF | CPV | Delmiro |
| 15 | DF | CYP | Stylianos Panteli |
| 16 | MF | GRE | Stavros Tsoukalas |
| 17 | FW | MNE | Boris Cmiljanić |
| 18 | GK | CYP | Andreas Violaris |
| 20 | DF | CYP | Panagiotis Artymatas (on loan from Apollon Limassol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | TUN | Sadok Yeddes |
| 24 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Grădinaru |
| 26 | DF | CYP | Michalis Christodoulou |
| 33 | DF | CYP | Nikolas Englezou |
| 36 | DF | CYP | Marios Taveloudis |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Franchu |
| 65 | MF | CYP | Andreas Evripidou |
| 75 | FW | CYP | Nikolas Mattheou |
| 77 | MF | CYP | Agapios Vrikkīs |
| 80 | MF | GRE | Christos Giousis |
| 81 | FW | CYP | Dimitris Stavrou |
| 82 | MF | CYP | Rafail Aristidou |
| 90 | FW | GRE | Argyris Kampetsis |
| 93 | GK | CMR | Devis Epassy |
| 99 | FW | CIV | Daouda Bamba |

## Honours

* Cypriot Second Division
** Champions: 2015–16, 2021–22
* Cypriot Third Division
** Champions: 2012–13