The 2019–20 season was Pafos's 6th year in existence, and third season in the Cypriot First Division.
Season review
On 1 July, Pafos announced the signings of Artur Rudko from Dynamo Kyiv, Mickaël Panos from Saint-Étienne and Giorgos Valerianos from Aris Thessaloniki.
On 3 July, Brazilian defender, Jander, was sold to Red Star Belgrade for a club-record fee.
On 6 July, Pafos signed Nigerian International midfielder Sunny, who'd last played for Real Salt Lake, with Alex Konstantinou joining from Olympiakos Nicosia on 10 July, and Panagiotis Zachariou leaving the club by mutual agreement to join Olympiakos Nicosia on 11 July 2019.
On 16 July, Pafos sold Belgium midfielder to KAS Eupen for an undisclosed fee, and new club-record fee.
On 31 July, Angolan forward, Vá joined Pafos from Petro de Luanda.
In August, Pafos signed Nahir Besara from Al-Fayha, Paulus Arajuuri from Brøndby, and the season-long loan signing of Reinis Reinholds from Pisa.
On 1 September Cy Goddard joined on a season-long loan deal from Benevento, with Kevin Lafrance joining the next day from APOEL on a similar deal.
On 5 September Gerasimos Fylaktou returned to Pafos from Ermis Aradippou, having previously played for the club on loan during the 2017–18 season.
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.
On 6 November, Željko Kopić left his role as head coach of Pafos, with sporting director Jeremy Steele being placed in temporary charge. On 13 December, Cameron Toshack was announced as Pafos' new permanent head coach.
In January, Lulinha left Pafos after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, whilst Deniss Rakels and Zdeněk Folprecht returned to the club following loan stints away during the first half of the season.
On 24 January, Brayan Angulo signed permanently for Pafos from Independiente Medellín having previously played for the club during the 2018–19 season.
On 30 January, Pafos signed Onni Valakari from Tromsø for an undisclosed fee.
On 15 May, the Cyta Championship was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2019GKArtur RudkoDynamo KyivUndisclosed1 July 2019DFMickaël PanosSaint-ÉtienneUndisclosed1 July 2019DFGiorgos ValerianosAris ThessalonikiUndisclosed6 July 2019MFSunnyUnattachedFree10 July 2019FWAlex KonstantinouOlympiakos NicosiaUndisclosed31 July 2019FWVáPetro de LuandaUndisclosed20 August 2019MFNahir BesaraAl-FayhaUndisclosed20 August 2019DFPaulus ArajuuriBrøndbyUndisclosed5 September 2019MFGerasimos FylaktouErmis AradippouUndisclosed6 September 2019MFBakary SakoUnattachedFree6 September 2019MFDanny WilliamsUnattachedFree7 September 2019MFJerson CabralUnattachedFree24 January 2020MFBrayan AnguloIndependiente MedellínUndisclosed30 January 2020MFOnni ValakariTromsøUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.23 August 2019GKReinis ReinholdsPisaEnd of Season1 September 2019MFCy GoddardBeneventoEnd of Season4 September 2019DFJoaquín VarelaFénixEnd of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.3 July 2019DFJanderRed Star BelgradeUndisclosed16 July 2019MFJens CoolsKAS EupenUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.1 July 2019FWDeniss RakelsRiga31 December 20198 September 2019MFZdeněk FolprechtFastav Zlín31 December 20196 March 2020MFBrayan AnguloRigaEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref11 July 2019FWPanagiotis ZachariouOlympiakos Nicosia11 July 201910 January 2020MFLulinhaJúbilo Iwata10 January 202027 January 2020FWFederico RasicSona Calcio5 February 202119 May 2020MFDanny WilliamsRetired 30 June 2020DFAndreas PanayiotouApollon Limassol 30 June 2020DFAndreas TsokkasAkritas Chlorakas7 July 202030 June 2020DFMatija ŠirokGorica25 September 202030 June 2020MFZdeněk FolprechtPříbram22 September 202030 June 2020MFBakary SakoSaint-Étienne30 December 202130 June 2020MFSunny 30 June 2020FWAlex KonstantinouKarmiotissa6 July 202030 June 2020FWAdam NemecDinamo București29 August 2020
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Artur Rudko GK Dynamo Kyiv 2019 23 0 12 Evgenios Petrou GK Ethnikos Assia 2018 8 0 52 Reinis Reinholds GK loan from Pisa 2019 2020 0 0 88 Andreas Theokli GK Academy 2019 0 0 Defenders 3 Joaquín Varela DF loan from Fénix 2019 2020 0 0 5 Kyriakos Antoniou DF Academy 2018 17 1 8 Matija Širok DF Domžale 2018 56 1 13 Kevin Lafrance DF loan from APOEL 2019 2020 17 1 15 Giorgos Valerianos DF Aris Thessaloniki 2019 15 0 18 Mickaël Panos DF Saint-Étienne 2019 23 0 20 Andreas Tsokkas DF Academy 2019 0 0 22 Andreas Panayiotou DF Omonia 2018 42 2 23 Paulus Arajuuri DF Brøndby 2019 20 2 66 Pavel Lelyukhin DF Dynamo Moscow 2018 24 0 Midfielders 6 Sunny MF Real Salt Lake 2019 5 0 7 Danny Williams MF Huddersfield Town 2019 11 0 14 Gerasimos Fylaktou MF Ermis Aradippou 2019 16 Abdisalam Ibrahim MF Vålerenga 2019 11 0 17 Nahir Besara MF Al-Fayha 2019 24 1 21 Cy Goddard MF loan from Benevento 2019 2020 8 0 24 Onni Valakari MF Tromsø 2020 6 5 26 Bakary Sako MF Crystal Palace 2019 6 1 31 Zdeněk Folprecht MF Slovan Liberec 2018 44 1 42 Jason Puncheon MF Crystal Palace 2019 2021 16 0 Forwards 9 Kévin Bérigaud FW Montpellier 2018 11 Alex Konstantinou FW Olympiakos Nicosia 2019 9 1 28 Vá FW Petro de Luanda 2019 18 2 32 Marcelo Torres FW loan from Boca Juniors 2019 2020 6 2 77 Adam Nemec FW Dinamo București 2018 48 22 87 Nikita Dubov FW Academy 2019 0 0 91 Jerson Cabral FW Levski Sofia 2019 14 3 92 Deniss Rakels FW Reading 2018 30 2 Out on loan 70 Brayan Angulo MF América de Cali 2020 36 10 Left during the season 10 Lulinha MF Sharjah 2018 29 2 19 Federico Rasic FW Arsenal Tula 2018 36 9
Out on loan
Left club during season
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Cyta Championship
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Results by results
Results
Relegation round
League table
Results summary
Results by results
Results
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 PlacePositionNationNumberNameCyta ChampionshipCypriot CupTotal1 MF24Onni Valakari5052 FW91Jerson Cabral303FW77Adam Nemec1233 DF23Paulus Arajuuri202FW28Vá202FW9 Kévin Bérigaud202FW32Marcelo Torres2028 MF17Nahir Besara101DF13Kevin Lafrance101DF5 Kyriacos Antoniou101DF22Andreas Panayiotou101FW92Deniss Rakels101MF10Lulinha101MF26Bakary Sako101FW19Federico Rasic101FW11Alex Konstantinou011DF8 Matija Širok011 Total26430
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameCyta ChampionshipCypriot CupTotal1 GK1 Artur Rudko606TOTALS606
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Cyta Championship Cypriot Cup Total1 GKArtur Rudko1100115 DFKyriacos Antoniou4000407 MFDanny Williams1000108 DFMatija Širok6100619 FWKévin Bérigaud10001013DFKevin Lafrance40004014MFGerasimos Fylaktou10001015DFGiorgos Valerianos51106117MFNahir Besara20002018DFMickaël Panos60006022DFAndreas Panayiotou50005023DFPaulus Arajuuri50106024MFOnni Valakari10001028FWVá30104031MFZdeněk Folprecht10001032FWMarcelo Torres10001042MFJason Puncheon50005066DFPavel Lelyukhin10001077FWAdam Nemec40004091FWJerson Cabral20002092FWDeniss Rakels100010Players away on loan:Players who left Pafos during the season:10MFLulinha10001019FWFederico Rasic100010 Total62330653
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