The Cypriot Football League in UK held their Annual presentation dinner and dance on Saturday night at the luxury surroundings of the Amber banqueting suite at the Hive the home of Barnet FC..
The Presentation was introduced by the Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou who spoke about what a great achievement by the League to be able to celebrate 40 years and thanked everyone that has been involved in the league to have been able to achieve this.
The Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou then continued with a review of the season of what the clubs had achieved and spoke about the future of the League.
He then went on and welcomed the special guest the Chairman of the London Football Association George Dorling. Tasos Chrysostomou and family the sponsors of the sportsman Cup in memory of his brother Andy Chrysostomou who died tragically years ago.
He welcomed Tony Kleanthous Chairman of Barnet FC, George Michaelides from Parikiaki and Doros Partasides from RIK TV. An extra welcome was given to representatives of the new admitted club St Panteleimon. He also thanked the media the newspapers Parikiaki and Eleftheria, the radio station LGR, Cyprus TV RIK and Hellenic TV for the coverage they had given the League this season. The sponsor Yiannis Group and the donations from Stef and Philips and the Leventis Foundation.
George Dorling then spoke to say that it was great to see the KOPA League still going strong especially when a lot of clubs have had difficulty in keeping going. He also said that the league’s team have been the most successful in the London Football Association and that New Salamis are the first team from the London Football Association to reach the FA Sunday Cup Semi Final.
The night continued with the presentation of the trophies, and a rich raffle which included signed football shirts from top football stars donated by Gary Karsa former Aston Villa and Norwich first team coach and hospitality for four people to attend a Barnet Home game in the coming season donated by Barnet FC.
The awards were as follows:
League championship First Division Champions: New Salamis
Kyriakos Kyriacou presenting League Championship to New Salamis
Runners Up Omonia
Lakis Chrysostomou KOPA Chairman presenting 1st division runners up trophy to Omonia Chairman Andreas Sifounas
Second Division Champions: Cetinkaya Cinar
Lakis Chrysostomou KOPA Chairman presenting second division cup to Cetinkaya Cinar
Runners up KLN
KOPA Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou presenting 2nd division runners up trophy to Michael Kleanthous of KLN
Challenge Cup: Omonia,
Challenge Cup presented to Omonia FC by Jon Pishiri to Andreas Sifounas, Tony Ponnou and Adem Ali.
Runners up Cetinkaya Cinar
KOPA Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou presenting Challenge Cup runners up trophy to Cetinkaya Cinar
First Division Cup: Tripimeni
KOPA Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou presenting First Division cup to Soteris Yianni of Tripimeni
Runners up Olympia
Andreas Aristotelous presenting First Division Cup runners up
Second Division Cup In memory of Michael Tzouvanni winners: Cetinkaya Cinar
Runners Up Maronites
Seven a side Cup
Winners Omonia
LFA Challenge Cup Winners: New Salamis Runners Up Tripimeni
George Dorling Chairman of the LFA presenting LFA Challenge Cup to New Salamis
LFA Sunday Trophy winners Omonia
George Dorling Chairman of the LFA presenting LFA Trophy to Omonia, Andreas Sifounas, Tony Ponnou and Adem Ali.
Sportsmans Cup In memory of Andy Chrysostomou
Overall Winner Arachne
Overall Sportsman cup in honour of Andy Chrysostomou being presented by his brother Tas and sister Rita to Arachne.
First Division: Arachne
First division Sportsman cup in honour of Andy Chrysostomou being presented by his brother Tas and sister Rita to Arachne.
Second Division: Asha
Second division Sportsman cup in honour of Andy Chrysostomou being presented by his brother Tas and sister Rita to Asha.
Top Goal scorers First Division: Adem Ali, Omonia
Chris Athanasi presenting Adem Ali first division top scorer
Second Division Chris Spyrou, Asha
Chris Athanasi presenting Chris Spyrou Second division top scorer
Honoured for their services to the League
Andreas Anastasiou
Andreas Aristotelous
Kokos Georgiou
Kokos Georgiou honoured for his services to KOPA from league General Secretary Michael Yiakoumi
Michalakis Michael
Michalakis Michael honoured for his services to KOPA from the Chairman Lakis Chrysostomou
Photos Peter Pentayiotis.