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POAL is a football federation of Larnaca and Famagusta provinces.

History
POAL (Football Federation Famagusta-Larnacas) was founded in Larnaca in 1980. Its founding members are the following eight unions:

Rural Cornish
Racer Larnaca
Free Thought of Brussels
Eleftheria Kofinou
Zeno Larnaca
Second False
Lucis Akritias Larnaca
Onisilos Chakkilerou
Progressive Aradippou
King of Ferrius Paralimni
Flour Liopetrium

POAL is based in Larnaca and operates in the province of the same name, as in the free area of Famagusta. Today she has 15 unions in her power. Zenon Larnaca (inactive union now) was the first team to represent POAL in the KOP events, after having previously competed in the Fourth Division in Larnaca/Ammochostos Group. Today, teams that compete in larger categories and come from POAL are the Onesilos Saviour 2014 and AEN Agios Georgios Vrysulos-Aheritos.

The first Board of Directors of POAL consisted of:

President: Lois John
Secretary: Penjas use
Fund: Panic Papyrus
Member: Christakis Neophytou
Member: Cocos Alexander

POAL has proposed as the main purpose the cultivation in general and the dissemination in the society of the spirit lover and the development of sport. The moral and spiritual exaltation of athletes as well as the development of the spirit of noble chisel and friendship between them.

Management Board

The Board of Directors of POAL consists of the following:

Lois John President
George Hanis Vice President
Peter Chrysostomy Secretary-General
Panayiotis Kuroumunos Treasurer
Michael Antonios Press Officer
Peter Christophe Member
Michael Karipis Member

Organizations
The events conducted by POAL are:
POAL Championship
POAL Cup

Distinguished unions
The following table presents the teams that were members of POAL and then participated in the Cyprus national championships (which are organized by the Cyprus Football Federation) or participated in the Cyprus national championships and then participated in the POAL championships. For each group, indicate the highest category in which it has participated.

Sources

Local Football Federations Cyprus
Province of Larnaca
Province of Famagusta