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2019–20 Pafos FC season

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The 2019–20 season was Pafos's 6th year in existence, and third season in the Cypriot First Division.

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On 1 July, Pafos announced the signings of Artur Rudko from Dynamo Kyiv, Mickaël Panos from Saint-Étienne and Giorgos Valerianos from Aris Thessaloniki.[1][2][3]

On 3 July, Brazilian defender, Jander, was sold to Red Star Belgrade for a club-record fee.[4]

On 6 July, Pafos signed Nigerian International midfielder Sunny, who'd last played for Real Salt Lake,[5] with Alex Konstantinou joining from Olympiakos Nicosia on 10 July,[6] and Panagiotis Zachariou leaving the club by mutual agreement to join Olympiakos Nicosia on 11 July 2019.[7]

On 16 July, Pafos sold Belgium midfielder to KAS Eupen for an undisclosed fee, and new club-record fee.[8]

On 31 July, Angolan forward, joined Pafos from Petro de Luanda.[9]

In August, Pafos signed Nahir Besara from Al-Fayha,[10] Paulus Arajuuri from Brøndby,[11] and the season-long loan signing of Reinis Reinholds from Pisa.[12]

On 1 September Cy Goddard joined on a season-long loan deal from Benevento,[13] with Kevin Lafrance joining the next day from APOEL on a similar deal.[14]

On 5 September Gerasimos Fylaktou returned to Pafos from Ermis Aradippou, having previously played for the club on loan during the 2017–18 season.[15]

On 6 September, Pafos signed former Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako and former Huddersfield Town midfielder Danny Williams on free-transfers, with Jerson Cabral joining the following day on a free-transfer having last played for Levski Sofia.[16][17][18]

On 6 November, Željko Kopić left his role as head coach of Pafos, with sporting director Jeremy Steele being placed in temporary charge.[19] On 13 December, Cameron Toshack was announced as Pafos' new permanent head coach.[20]

In January, Lulinha left Pafos after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement,[21] whilst Deniss Rakels and Zdeněk Folprecht returned to the club following loan stints away during the first half of the season.[22]

On 24 January, Brayan Angulo signed permanently for Pafos from Independiente Medellín having previously played for the club during the 2018–19 season.[23]

On 30 January, Pafos signed Onni Valakari from Tromsø for an undisclosed fee.[24]

On 15 May, the Cyta Championship was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.[25]

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Transfers

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Squad

As of match played 9 March 2020
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    Left club during season

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    Friendlies

    11 October 2019 Pafos Riga Geroskipou
    18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Geroskipou Municipality Stadium

    Competitions

    Overview

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    Last updated: 9 March 2020
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    Cyta Championship

    Regular season

    League table
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    Source: Cyprus Football Association, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[29]
    Results summary
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    Last updated: 29 February 2020.
    Source: Results

    Results by results
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    Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2020. Source: Results
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
    Results
    23 August 2019 1 Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–2 Pafos Larnaca
    19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Noor Yellow card 81'
    Onuegbu 85'
    Report Bérigaud Yellow card 17' 44'
    Nemec 90'
    Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    30 August 2019 2 Pafos 0–2 AEK Larnaca Paphos
    19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Panayiotou Yellow card 55'
    Širok Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 60'
    Report Cases Yellow card 45'
    Trichkovski 60' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Timotheos Christofi
    14 September 2019 3 Apollon Limassol 3–2 Pafos Limassol
    20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Papoulis Yellow card 12'
    Zelaya 18', 82'
    Gianniotas 66' Yellow card 71'
    Pittas Yellow card 86'
    Report Torres 14', 61' Yellow card 37'
    Panos Yellow card 45+1'
    Besara Yellow card 65'
    Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
    Referee: Nikolas Neokleous
    22 September 2019 4 Anorthosis Famagusta 2–0 Pafos Larnaca
    18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Schildenfeld 32'
    Rayo 47'
    Selin Yellow card 71'
    Manthatis Yellow card 86'
    Report Rasic Yellow card 22'
    Panos Yellow card 27'
    Panayiotou Yellow card 80'
    Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    5 October 2019 5 Pafos 2–1 Omonoia Nicosia Paphos
    18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Lafrance Yellow card 45' 88'
    Valerianos Yellow card 45+1'
    Besara 69'
    Nemec Yellow card 80'
    Report Derbyshire 64' Yellow card 74'
    Miku Yellow card 72'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Leontios Trattos
    20 October 2019 6 Olympiakos Nicosia 1–1 Pafos Nicosia
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Vinícius Yellow card 57'
    Acosta Yellow card 60'
    Kah 76'
    Soteriou Yellow card 90+3'
    Report Antoniou Yellow card 33'
    Puncheon Yellow card 88'
    Nemec Yellow card 90+3'
    Lulinha 90+4'
    Stadium: Makario Stadium
    Referee: Nikolas Neokleous
    26 October 2019 7 Pafos 1–1 Ethnikos Achna Paphos
    18:00 EET (UTC+2) Panos Yellow card 47'
    Valerianos Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 88'
    Rasic 80'
    Nemec Yellow card 90+2'
    Report Khudobyak 55' (pen.)
    Kostovski Yellow card 60'
    Glombard Yellow card 65'
    Markoski Yellow card 72'
    Kyprianou Yellow card 87'
    Bogatinov Yellow card 90+2'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli
    4 November 2019 8 AEL Limassol 2–0 Pafos Limassol
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Avraam Yellow card 17'
    Aganović 56'
    Torres 83'
    Rašo Yellow card 90+1'
    Report Lelyukhin Yellow card 24'
    Lafrance Yellow card 31'
    Puncheon Yellow card 62'
    Lulinha Yellow card 63'
    Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    10 November 2019 9 Pafos 1–1 Enosis Neon Paralimni Paphos
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) Sako 32'
    Puncheon Yellow card 39'
    Širok Yellow card 60'
    Report Moulazimis Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 74'
    Riera Yellow card 60'
    Theodorou 90+2'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
    23 November 2019 10 APOEL 3–0 Pafos Strovolos
    18:00 EET (UTC+2) Hallenius 9'
    Souza Yellow card 19'
    Al-Taamari 39'
    Ioannou Yellow card 54'
    Savić 58'
    Vidigal Yellow card 84'
    Report Arajuuri Yellow card 47'
    Williams Yellow card 76'
    Stadium: GSP Stadium
    Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou
    1 December 2019 11 Pafos 0–1 Doxa Katokopias Paphos
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) Puncheon Yellow card 24'
    Valerianos Yellow card 27'
    Fylaktou Yellow card 44'
    Report Papafotis Yellow card 33'
    Dervite 89'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
    6 December 2019 12 Pafos 1–0 Nea Salamis Famagusta Paphos
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Širok Yellow card 32'
    Arajuuri 58'
    Panayiotou Yellow card 66'
    Yellow card 71'
    Puncheon Yellow card 86'
    Nemec Yellow card 90+2'
    Report Tisdell Yellow card 45+1'
    Christoforou Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 59'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Loukas Soteriou
    14 December 2019 13 AEK Larnaca 1–0 Pafos Larnaca
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) Truyols 29'
    González Yellow card 72'
    Ruiz Yellow card 83'
    Tete Yellow card 87'
    Report Valerianos Yellow card 32'
    Antoniou Yellow card 50'
    Arajuuri Yellow card 59'
    Rudko Red card 79'
    Stadium: AEK Arena
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    6 January 2020 15 Pafos 0–3 Anorthosis Famagusta Paphos
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Panos Yellow card 23'
    Antoniou Yellow card 51'
    Report Schildenfeld 2'
    Rayo 29' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
    10 January 2020 16 Omonoia Nicosia 0–0 Pafos Strovolos
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Derbyshire Yellow card 84' Report Panos Yellow card 33'
    Arajuuri Yellow card 60'
    Cabral Yellow card 76'
    Folprecht Yellow card 78'
    Rudko Yellow card 82'
    Stadium: GSP Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    25 January 2020 17 Pafos 1–1 Olympiakos Nicosia Paphos
    15:00 EET (UTC+2) Yellow card 59'
    Rakels Yellow card 60'
    Cabral 67'
    Report Besara 56' (o.g.)
    Soteriou Yellow card 67'
    Sambinha Yellow card 80'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou
    1 February 2020 18 Ethnikos Achna 0–3 Pafos Achna
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) Babić Yellow card 61'
    Laban Yellow card 90+1'
    Report Arajuuri Yellow card 23'
    Valakari 32', 73'
    Širok Yellow card 40'
    Panayiotou Yellow card 80' 83'
    Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
    Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli
    9 February 2020 19 Pafos 2–0 AEL Limassol Paphos
    18:00 EET (UTC+2) Rakels 44'
    75'
    Report Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou
    12 February 2020 14 Pafos 3–2 Apollon Limassol Paphos
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) 29'
    Lafrance Yellow card 36'
    Cabral 45+2' Yellow card 57'
    Antoniou 74'
    Report Papoulis 15'
    Pittas 45+1'
    Antoniades Yellow card 41'
    Sachetti Yellow card 58'
    Sardinero Yellow card 64'
    Szalai Yellow card 73'
    Gianniotas Red card 88'
    João Pedro Yellow card 88'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou
    15 February 2020 20 Enosis Neon Paralimni 1–1 Pafos Paralimni
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Varela Yellow card 11'
    Theodorou 20'
    Report Bérigaud 21'
    Antoniou Yellow card 40'
    Arajuuri Yellow card 67'
    Stadium: Paralimni Stadium
    Referee: Nikolas Neokleous
    23 February 2020 21 Pafos 2–0 APOEL Paphos
    16:00 EET (UTC+2) Širok Yellow card 50'
    Valakari 57' (pen.), 68'
    Lafrance Yellow card 61'
    Panos Yellow card 63'
    Yellow card 78'
    Report Vouros Yellow card 21'
    Pavlović Yellow card 83'
    Mihajlović Yellow card 90'
    Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Referee: Loukas Soteriou
    29 February 2020 22 Doxa Katokopias 0–4 Pafos Nicosia
    17:00 EET (UTC+2) Mintikkis Yellow card 26'
    Dervite Yellow card 70'
    Mesca Yellow card 75'
    Report Arajuuri 27'
    Valakari Yellow card 32' 66'
    Panayiotou Yellow card 58'
    Cabral 62'
    Dervite 76'
    Stadium: Makario Stadium
    Referee: Kyriakos Christodoulou

    Relegation round

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    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[30]
    Results summary
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    Last updated: 9 March 2020.
    Source: Results

    Results by results
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    Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: Results
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
    Results
    9 March 2020 23 Doxa Katokopias 2–0 Pafos Nicosia
    19:00 EET (UTC+2) Benjamín Yellow card 39'
    Jutrić 48'
    Papafotis 73'
    Trajchevski Yellow card 80'
    Report Besara Yellow card 80' Stadium: Makario Stadium
    Referee: Loukas Soteriou

    Cypriot Cup

    27 November 2019 First Round Ayia Napa 0–3 Pafos Paralimni
    14:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Nemec 52', 66' (pen.)
    Konstantinou 77'
    Stadium: Tasos Markou Stadium
    Referee: Konstantinou Andreas
    15 January 2020 Second Round 1st leg Pafos 0–1 Nea Salamis Famagusta Pafos
    16:00 EET (UTC+2) Valerianos Yellow card 35' Report Eloundou 21' Yellow card 54' Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
    Attendance: 350
    Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli
    29 January 2020 Second Round 2nd leg Nea Salamis Famagusta 2–1
    (3–1 agg.)
    Pafos Larnaca
    16:30 EET (UTC+2) Maurício 28' (pen.)
    Marjanović Yellow card 75'
    Correia Yellow card 78' 90+4'
    Eloundou Yellow card 90+3'
    Report Širok 17'
    Arajuuri Yellow card 26'
    Yellow card 56'
    Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium
    Referee: Nikolas Neokleous
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    Squad statistics

    As of match played 9 March 2020

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