The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is usually played at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia . The most successful team in the competition are Omonia , who have won the trophy on 17 occasions.
83-434: The current holders are APOEL Nicosia who defeated Pafos FC 1–0 in the 2024 match. The first match was played in 1951, under the name Pakkos Shield ( Greek : Ασπίδα Πάκκου). At the time, the trophy was not awarded to the winner of the match, but would instead be awarded to the overall most successful team in the competition, after 10 matches. The Shield was finally awarded for the first time in 1967, to Çetinkaya , who were
166-533: A country-wide governing body and an official country-wide league. The meeting took place in APOEL's clubhouse on 23 September and the establishment of the Cyprus Football Association was agreed. Two years later the APOEL football team celebrated its first championship title of the official Cyprus football league . Politics, however, would soon spark conflict within the team. On 23 May 1948
249-495: A goalless draw. The club holds also the record of the highest attendance of a Cypriot team for a European Competition game with 22,701 tickets in the match against Olympique Lyonnais for the return leg of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League last 16 . The match which was held on 7 March 2012 at GSP Stadium of Nicosia ended with a 1–0 win for APOEL after extra time and 4–3 win on penalties. On 8 December 2009, APOEL fans created another impressive record. More than 6,000 fans of
332-548: A group of forty people, with a common vision, met and set the foundations for creating a football club that would represent the Greek residents of the capital and express their deep desire for Cyprus' incorporation ( enosis ) into Greece. The meeting took place at a traditional confectionery, owned by Charalambos Hadjioannou, downtown in Ledra Street and the first president of the club was Giorgos Poulias. The first clubhouse
415-672: A row, after winning again the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Cup. During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league , the cup and the super cup . After winning the double in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the European competitions, participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup . They entered
498-505: A runners team. The club was formed as POEL (Greek: ΠΟΕΛ; Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας , Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias , Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia) on 8 November 1926. The club's formation came about when a group of forty people, with a common vision, met and set the foundations for creating a football club that would represent the Greek residents of the capital and express their deep desire for Cyprus' incorporation ( enosis ) into Greece. The meeting took place at
581-422: A significant effect on the club because it separated the activities of the football team from those of the sports club. The formation of the company was necessitated by the financial difficulties the team faced at the time. The company began its operations with a capital of CY £600,000. The company's main activity is the management, operation and commercial exploitation of APOEL Football Club . The company owns all
664-446: A successful decade for APOEL with 3 championships (1990, 1992, 1996), 5 cups (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) and 4 super cups (1992, 1993, 1996, 1999). The most successful season in the 1990s was 1995–96 in which APOEL achieved a celebratory double while remaining undefeated in the league. The basketball team won a double on the same season, making this the ideal season for a 70th anniversary celebration. APOEL Football (Public) Ltd
747-471: A successful first season, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the cup. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL. In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic double , winning both the season's Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Cup, their first two major trophies after only two years of existence as a futsal club. The next season (2014–15), APOEL became double winners for second year in
830-587: A traditional confectionery, owned by Charalambos Hadjioannou, downtown in Ledra Street and the first president of the club was Giorgos Poulias. The first clubhouse was the "Athenians Club" ( Λέσχη Αθηναίων ) at the end of Ledra Street. After a journey to the football club in Alexandria , Egypt in 1927 the General Assembly of 1928 decided the players showed that they were not just good footballers but also excellent track and field athletes. Hence it
913-417: Is 9,582 (13 matches, home league games only) during the 2012–13 season . The club's season tickets sales record was set on season 2014–15, in which more than 8,000 season tickets were sold. APOEL holds the record of the highest home attendance for Cyprus First Division in the game against Omonia with 23,043 tickets for 2002–03 season . The match was held at GSP Stadium on 7 December 2002 and ended in
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#1732798190444996-570: Is PAN.SY.FI ( Greek : ΠΑΝ.ΣΥ.ΦΙ ). PAN.SY.FI was founded in 1979 and has branches in all major cities in Cyprus and also in other countries. The PAN.SY.FI (and most ultras) wear orange jackets (or T-shirts). The first game they sported the orange jackets was during the first round game of the 1992–93 championship against AEL Limassol in Makario Stadium . APOEL have reserved the shirt number 79 in honour of PAN.SY.FI. (APOEL Ultras), to denote
1079-687: Is a Cypriot professional football club based in Nicosia , Cyprus . APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus with an overall tally of 29 national championships , 21 cups , and 13 super cups . APOEL's greatest moment in European competition occurred in the 2011–12 season, when they advanced out of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (winning a group that included FC Porto , Shakhtar Donetsk , and Zenit St. Petersburg ), then eliminated Olympique Lyonnais in
1162-592: Is a blue and yellow shield with the name of the club written diagonally in blue. The football club badge has a small difference on it. The badge has remained the same since the establishment of the club, but after the football team of APOEL won their 20th championship ( 2008–09 season ), two stars were added above the football club's logo to symbolize the 20 championship titles (one star for every ten championships won). APOEL fans are right-wing in their majority and there are strong ties for several organised fans and right-wing political parties. The main supporter group
1245-434: Is a blue and yellow shield with the name of the club written diagonally in blue. After the club won their 20th championship ( 2008–09 season ), two stars were added above the logo to symbolize the 20 championship titles (one star for every ten championships won). Other than that, the badge has remained the same since the establishment of the club. APOEL's home ground since 23 October 1999, is the 22,859 seater GSP Stadium . It
1328-432: Is a major Cypriot multi-sport club based in Nicosia . APOEL, which was founded in 1926, is the most popular sports club in Cyprus and the most successful, achieving to win 165 official senior titles in several sports. The club is parent to fourteen different competitive departments including football , basketball , volleyball , futsal , handball, table tennis, bowling, cycling, archery, swimming, water polo and
1411-425: Is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia , Cyprus. APOEL is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 3 Championships , 3 Cups and 1 Super Cup . APOEL's futsal team was formed in 2012 as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C., after APOEL board came to an agreement with City Futsal F.S.C. to take their place in the Cypriot First Division for the 2012–13 season. The team had
1494-607: Is also an ordinary member of the European Club Association , an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe. APOEL Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in the city of Nicosia , Cyprus. APOEL's basketball team was formed in 1947 and is one of the most successful basketball clubs in Cyprus by winning 11 Championships , 12 Cups and 11 Super Cups . The team's first ever basketball title
1577-452: Is one of the founding members of the Cyprus Football Association and also an ordinary member of the European Club Association , an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe. The club was formed as POEL (Greek: ΠΟΕΛ; Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας , Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias , Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia) on 8 November 1926. The club's formation came about when
1660-548: Is the arch rival of APOEL and there has been a traditional animosity between the fans of the two teams. More conflicts led to further struggles for APOEL. Athletes belonging to the club frequently participated in national clashes. During the 1955–59 national uprising against the British, many of APOEL's athletes and members of the club were active members of EOKA (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters),
1743-529: Is the biggest number of tickets sold by a Cypriot club in a single season. The Nicosia derby (or the Derby of the eternal enemies ) refers to the Nicosia 's local derby , football matches played between APOEL and Omonia . It is the classic rivalry of the Cypriot football, as the two teams are the most successful and most popular football clubs of the island. The rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and political differences and originates from 1948 when
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#17327981904441826-451: Is the largest stadium in Cyprus and they share it with local rivals Omonia and Olympiakos Nicosia . Before moving to GSP Stadium , APOEL used as home grounds the Makario Stadium (from 1978 until 1999) and the old GSP Stadium (prior to 1978). APOEL is one of the most popular teams in Cyprus. APOEL fans are right-wing in their majority but there are no strong ties between the organised fans and any political party. That wasn't always
1909-435: The 2016–17 season, when they managed to top their group (along with Olympiacos , Young Boys and Astana ) and eliminated Athletic Bilbao in the round of 32 , to reach the last 16 of the competition for the first time in their history. APOEL is the only Cypriot club who have reached the group stages (and the knockout stages) of both major UEFA competitions ( UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League ). APOEL FC
1992-422: The 2016–17 season, when they managed to top their group (along with Olympiacos , Young Boys , and Astana ) and eliminated Athletic Bilbao in the round of 32 , to reach the last 16 of the competition for the first time in their history. APOEL is the only Cypriot club who have reached the group stages (and the knockout stages) of both major UEFA competitions (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League). In
2075-569: The Championship in 2013–14 season, which was their 11th league title in their history. During 2015–16 season, APOEL managed to win their 12th Cypriot Cup trophy, thirteen years after they won their last Cypriot Cup title. The next season (2016–17), APOEL returned in the European competitions after a five years break and managed to reach the second round (Last 24) of the FIBA Europe Cup , marking one of their most successful seasons in
2158-930: The Cyprus national football team while Charalambides and Alexandrou have played for teams in the Greek Super League in the past. APOEL's U19 team participated for the first time in the UEFA Youth League group stage during 2014–15 season , drawn in Group F alongside Barcelona , Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax . APOEL managed to collect only one point after drawing 0–0 with Ajax at home and lost their other five Group F matches. They lost twice to Barcelona (2–3 at home, 0–3 away), lost twice to Paris Saint-Germain (0–3 at home, 0–6 away) and also lost to Ajax 1–4 away, finishing fourth in their group. The next two seasons, APOEL's U19 team participated again in
2241-487: The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . Two victories for APOEL over both legs (6–0, 1–0) marked APOEL's successful European debut, as they became the first Hellenic team to progress in a European Competition. The next round against the tournament winners Sporting Clube de Portugal met APOEL with their heaviest defeat ever (16–1) and put an end to APOEL's European debut. Other triumphs followed in the early 1970s. In 1973
2324-773: The UEFA Youth League . The 2015–16 season they competed in the first round of the Domestic Champions Path , being drawn to face Puskás Akadémia from Hungary. After a dramatic 3–3 draw in the first leg in Nicosia , APOEL U19 suffered a heavy 6–1 loss in Felcsút and were eventually eliminated. The 2016–17 season they competed in the first round of the Domestic Champions Path , being eliminated by Italian side A.S. Roma after losing 0–3 at home and 1–6 in Italy. APOEL's colours are blue and yellow. Blue symbolizes Greece and yellow symbolizes Byzantium . The logo
2407-448: The last 16 of the competition in the 2016–17 season. The football department of APOEL is legally owned by APOEL Football (Public) Ltd ( Greek : ΑΠΟΕΛ Ποδόσφαιρο (Δημόσια) Λτδ ), a public limited company , since 1997. The company's main activity is the management, operation and commercial exploitation of APOEL Football club. The company owns all the rights for the football department under an agreement with APOEL sports club and pays
2490-466: The last 16 , to become the first Cypriot team to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. APOEL's European competitions highlights also include appearances in the group stages of the 2009–10 and 2014–15 UEFA Champions League and the group stages of the 2013–14 , 2015–16 , and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League . They marked their most successful UEFA Europa League campaign during
2573-622: The preliminary round of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in Nicosia 's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall . APOEL managed to qualify for the main round by winning all their matches, beating FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3, KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1 and NAFI Stuttgart 10–1. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after losing 1–5 against Slov-Matic Bratislava , beating MVFC Berettjóújfalu 3–2 and drawing 3–3 with Vegakameratene . In
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2656-562: The quarter-finals of the competition by topping the group and eliminating Olympique Lyonnais in the last 16 , becoming the only Cypriot club to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. APOEL's European competitions highlights include also appearances in the group stages of the 2009–10 & 2014–15 UEFA Champions League and the group stages of the 2013–14 & 2015–16 UEFA Europa League . They marked their most successful UEFA Europa League campaign during
2739-402: The 'A' standing for 'Athletic'. Soon after a volleyball team and a table tennis team were established. Cyprus did not have any country-wide league until 1932. Football clubs of the time played friendly matches only. In 1932, Pezoporikos Larnaca organised an unofficial league, the first island-wide league, and it was won by APOEL after defeating AEL Limassol in the final by 4–0. In 1934, there
2822-402: The 1992–93 championship against AEL Limassol in Makario Stadium . APOEL have reserved the shirt number 79 in honour of PAN.SY.FI. (APOEL Ultras), to denote the year the group was founded, 1979. The club record for ticket sales in a single season is 141,268 (15 matches, home league games only) during the 2010–11 season . The club record for average league games attendance in a single season
2905-418: The 2,100 seater Lefkotheo Indoor Arena which was built in 1980. For many years the basketball team used as home venue the 6,000 capacity Eleftheria Indoor Hall . 1926 is the official magazine of the multi-sports club APOEL. A Cyprus monthly sports magazine published in Nicosia , it was founded in 2013 with its first edition appearing on 7 March 2013. The magazine is named after the founding year of
2988-430: The 2000s. In seventeen years, the club won twelve championships (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), four cups (2006, 2008, 2014, 2015) and seven super cups (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019). In the 2013–14 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league, the cup, and the super cup. The next season (2014–15),
3071-597: The 2015–16 season, when the team managed to win the Cypriot Bowling Cup. The next season the team repeated their achievement by winning their second consecutive bowling Cup title. APOEL Water polo team was founded in 2014. The team competes in the Cypriot Water polo Championship and in the Cypriot Cup. In 2019 APOEL became the first club to represent Cyprus in a continental competition (the 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup ). Honours APOEL archery team
3154-465: The 2016–17 season, APOEL drew an average home league attendance of 7,126 and their highest league attendance was 15,462. Both were the highest in the league. APOEL FC is part of the APOEL multi-sport club , which was founded in 1926 and maintains departments for several sports including football, basketball , volleyball , futsal , table tennis, bowling, cycling, archery, swimming and water polo. APOEL
3237-637: The 2016–17 season, APOEL participated for the third consecutive time in the UEFA Futsal Cup . They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they managed to qualify for the main round by winning AFM Maniacs 9–7, JB Gentofte 4–3 and drawing 7–7 with the hosts ASUE Yerevan. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after drawing 3–3 with City'US Târgu Mureș , losing 0–7 against Era-Pack Chrudim and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava. APOEL's table tennis team
3320-575: The Cypriot Second Division. They became champions by winning all their league matches (15 wins out of 15 matches) and promoted to the Cypriot First Division for the 2013–14 season. APOEL women's volleyball team was formed in 1974. The women's team won their only title in 1977, when they managed to win AEL Limassol 3–2 in the season's Cup final. The team suspended its operation in 1990, due to financial problems. APOEL Futsal
3403-609: The European competitions. APOEL also maintains a women's team which is competing in the Women's Cypriot First Division. In their most successful seasons, APOEL Women's team reached the Championship finals twice (2003–04 & 2004–05) and qualified two times for the semi-finals of the Cup (2004–05 & 2006–07). APOEL Volleyball Club is a professional volleyball team based in the city of Nicosia , Cyprus. APOEL's volleyball team
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3486-753: The Shield was awarded to Omonia , who won the trophy seven times in this time period. The competition was renamed as Cyprus Football Association Shield in 1989. From 2008 until 2013, the competition was held under the name LTV Super Cup, for sponsorship reasons. Since LTV 's withdrawal as the competition's sponsor in 2014, the competition is simply called the Super Cup . List of finals: APOEL FC APOEL FC ( Greek : ΑΠΟΕΛ ; short for Α θλητικός Π οδοσφαιρικός Ό μιλος Ε λλήνων Λ ευκωσίας, A thletikos P odosferikos O milos E llinon L efkosias , lit. "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia")
3569-472: The annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition, which included wishes that "the rebellion" is finished. Several leftist club members perceived the telegram as a political comment on the Greek Civil War and they distanced themselves from the club. A few days later, on 4 June 1948, they founded AC Omonia , which until today is the archrival of APOEL and there has been a traditional animosity between
3652-502: The board of APOEL sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL and a month later they formed Omonia . The first derby
3735-466: The board of the club send a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics ( Greek : Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ. ), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition, which included wishes that "the rebellion" is finished. Several leftist club members perceived the telegram as a political comment on the Greek Civil War and they distanced themselves from the club. A few days later, on 4 June 1948, they founded Omonia , which until today
3818-422: The case but during the past years they have actively avoided association with any political party. The main supporter group is PAN.SY.FI ( Greek : ΠΑΝ.ΣΥ.ΦΙ ). PAN.SY.FI was founded in 1979 and has branches in all major cities in Cyprus and also in other countries. The PAN.SY.FI (and most ultras) wear orange jackets (or T-shirts). The first game they sported the orange jackets was during the first-round game of
3901-481: The club CY£100,000 annually for the privilege. The agreement between the company and the club is renewed every five years. The company has 1745 shareholders and besides the football club, also maintains a team boutique (Orange Shop), the APOELFC ( Greek : ΑΠΟΕΛ FC) magazine and the apoelfc.com.cy website among others. APOEL's youth academy is a separate legal entity from the football club. They are responsible for
3984-410: The club and covers all of APOEL's teams ( football , basketball , futsal , volleyball , water polo), as well as individual sports (archery, bowling, cycling, running, swimming, table tennis), with feature stories, interviews, retro, and presentations. The main focus is on football, since that sport is the most popular in Cyprus. APOEL has had numerous presidents over the course of their history. Since
4067-457: The club won their second consecutive double . In the 2016–17 season, APOEL managed to win their fifth consecutive league title and equalled the club's record which was set 77 years before (1936–1940). The 2020–21 season marked the end of APOEL's dominance in Cyprus as they failed to make the championship playoffs for the first time in the club's history. The following season, APOEL finished third, missing out on Champions League qualification in
4150-521: The club, as four players of APOEL had taken part at the Panhellenic games in Limassol. The Cyprus Open Championships where established in 1945 and until 1968, APOEL won all the competitions except one. The Open Championships were abolished in 1968 and they were replaced by Diagoreia , in the memory of the old agent and founding member of APOEL Diagoras Nicolaides. In 1976, all Cypriot clubs suspended
4233-634: The course of their history. Since the establishment of APOEL Football Ltd, the presidents of the board of directors of the company (chairmen) have assumed all presidential duties for the football club. Here are complete lists of both: Presidents: Chairmen: List of former players with national team appearances or having won multiple titles with the club: APOEL Nicosia APOEL ( Greek : ΑΠΟΕΛ ; short for Α θλητικός Π οδοσφαιρικός Ό μιλος Ε λλήνων Λ ευκωσίας, A thletikos P odosferikos O milos E llinon L efkosias , "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia")
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#17327981904444316-591: The domestic double was achieved with coach Panos Markovic. The following year APOEL became the only Cypriot team to avoid relegation from the pan-Hellenic Greek Championship . That was also the last season that the Cypriot champion played in the Greek Football League the following year due to the volatile situation in Cyprus during 1974. The 1980s were a relatively fruitless period for APOEL. They have only won two championships (1980,1986), one cup (1984) and two super cups (1984, 1986). In 1986 APOEL
4399-488: The double in 2001–02 season, APOEL managed to win again the Championship in 2008–09 season, after 6 years without winning any title. The next season (2009–10), the team won their second consecutive Championship title and reached the quarterfinals of the FIBA EuroChallenge , marking their most successful campaign in the European competitions. After four years without winning any title, APOEL managed to win again
4482-414: The establishment of APOEL Football Ltd, the presidents of the board of directors of the company (chairmen) have assumed all presidential duties for the football club. Here are complete lists of both: Presidents: Chairmen: APOEL Football Club is a professional football club based in Nicosia , Cyprus. They are one of the founding members of the Cyprus Football Association . APOEL are
4565-438: The fans of the two teams. More conflicts led to further struggles for APOEL. Athletes belonging to the club frequently participated in national clashes. During the 1955–59 national uprising against the British, many of APOEL's athletes and members of the club were active members of EOKA (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters), the most outstanding example being the club's track and field athlete Michalakis Karaolis who
4648-424: The first club to win the trophy three times. At the time, if the league champions and the Cup winners were the same team, they were automatically named winners of the Shield. Due to different circumstances, the competition wasn't held for 10 years, and returned in 1979 under the name Stylianakis Shield, in honor of the former president of the Cyprus Football Association . This name remained for 10 years, after which
4731-420: The first tournaments in which APOEL dominated. In 1970, APOEL's women's department was founded, which was the first women's table tennis team in Cyprus. Great APOEL's table tennis athletes were Michalakis Zambas who won 6 consecutive titles and Stavros Louras. APOEL's cycling department was founded in 1970. The early years, the club's athletes participated in domestic games, as Cypriot federation – in which APOEL
4814-478: The last matchday, and instead qualifying for the Europa Conference League . They missed out on the 2022–23 championship, finishing in second place, despite being first at the end of the regular season. APOEL returned to domestic glory in 2024, winning the championship for a record-extending 29th time. APOEL's first great run in European competitions came in 2002, when the team was knocked out on
4897-454: The most outstanding example being the club's track and field athlete Michalakis Karaolis who was hanged by the British colonial authorities. During this period the football team had their closest brush with relegation as most football players were actively taking part in the national struggle. APOEL Football (Public) Ltd was established in May 1997, after the decision of APOEL committee. This had
4980-399: The most successful football team in Cyprus with an overall tally of 26 championships , 21 cups and 13 super cups . APOEL's greatest moment in the European competitions occurred in the season 2011–12 , when the club participated in the group stages of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League (along with FC Porto , Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg ) and achieved qualification for
5063-416: The official Cyprus football league . APOEL also won the championship for the following four years, making this a very successful period for the club with 5 consecutive championships (1936–1940). Politics, however, would soon spark conflict within the team. On 23 May 1948 the board of the club send a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics ( Greek : Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ. ), with the opportunity of
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#17327981904445146-452: The operations of their athletics sections since all athletes joined the provincial associations. One of APOEL's first departments was boxing. Great athletes of APOEL's boxing were Kovis Ioannides and Petrakis Loizides. APOEL's rugby team was in the first departments of the club in 1926. The team's operation lasted a few weeks because the current years the dry pitches did not favor the development of sport in Cyprus. APOEL's field hockey team
5229-523: The rights for the football department under an agreement with APOEL sports club and pays the club CY£100,000 annually for the privilege. The agreement between the company and the club is renewed every five years. The company has 1745 shareholders and besides the football club, also maintains a team boutique (Orange Shop), the APOELFC ( Greek : ΑΠΟΕΛFC ) magazine and the apoelfc.com.cy website among others. APOEL's colours are blue and yellow. Blue symbolizes Greece and yellow symbolizes Byzantium . The logo
5312-836: The silver medal at the Games of the Small States of Europe in 1985 . APOEL had great athletes in cycling, but the greatest was Spyros Agrotis who won the Cypriot championship six times (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990) and also won one bronze (in 1985 ) and two silver medals (in 1989 ) in the Games of the Small States of Europe . Other great APOEL's cycling athletes were Andreas Agrotis (champion in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), Giorgos Chatzimarkou (champion in 1986). Also Pancyprian titles have been won by Nicos Demetriou, Michalis Chadjioannou, Alexis Charalambous, Sotiris Stavrou, Giorgos Kallidis and Eftychios Kasapis. APOEL's Bowling team first official trophy came in
5395-495: The team had some good seasons with participations in 2003–04 CEV Top Teams Cup and 2004–05 CEV Cup , but without any title outcome. In the 2008–09 season APOEL relegated to the Second Division and suspended its activities due to financial difficulties. That was the first and only time which a team from APOEL multisport club was relegated. In season 2012–13, the volleyball club of APOEL was reactivated and participated in
5478-546: The team travelled to London at Stamford Bridge for the last match of the 2009–10 Champions League group D against Chelsea F.C. which ended in a 2–2 draw. This is the biggest number of fans of any Cypriot team that had ever travelled away from Cyprus . A similar record created on 14 February 2012, in APOEL's participation to the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League last 16 , when more than 5,000 APOEL fans travelled in France to support their team against Olympique Lyonnais . The match
5561-521: The third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League , entered the UEFA Cup and reached the second round of the competition. The following years, APOEL qualified four times for the UEFA Champions League group stages ( 2009–10 , 2011–12 , 2014–15 , 2017–18 ), and managed to reach the quarter-finals in the 2011–12 season. The team also participated in the group stages of the 2013–14 , 2015–16 & 2016–17 UEFA Europa League , managing to reach
5644-404: The time played friendly matches only. In 1932, Pezoporikos Larnaca organised an unofficial league, the first island-wide league, and it was won by APOEL after defeating AEL Limassol in the final by 4–0. In 1934, there was a disagreement between Trust and Anorthosis Famagusta on the organisation of the fourth unofficial league. APOEL and AEL Limassol organised a meeting for the foundation of
5727-438: The under 21 teams for football, basketball and volleyball and they have their own board of directors and budget. The football academy has produced many quality Cypriot players over the years. Players started from the academy and had great contribution APOEL are: Marinos Satsias , Constantinos Charalambides , Nektarios Alexandrou , Michalis Morfis and Marios Antoniades . All of them have also competed at international level with
5810-470: The year the group was founded, 1979. APOEL football club 's home ground since 23 October 1999, is the 22,859 seater GSP Stadium . It is the largest stadium in Cyprus and they share it with local rivals Omonia and Olympiakos Nicosia . Before moving to GSP Stadium , APOEL used as home grounds the Makario Stadium (from 1978 until 1999) and the old GSP Stadium (prior to 1978). The club's basketball , volleyball and futsal teams host their matches in
5893-464: Was a disagreement between Trust and Anorthosis Famagusta on the organisation of the fourth unofficial league. APOEL and AEL Limassol organised a meeting for the foundation of a country-wide governing body and an official country-wide league. The meeting took place in APOEL's clubhouse on 23 September and the establishment of the Cyprus Football Association was agreed. Two years later the APOEL football team celebrated its first championship title of
5976-509: Was decided to create a track and field team in addition to the football team. The name APOEL was adopted to reflect this, with the 'A' standing for 'Athletic'. Soon after more sports departments were established, including volleyball , table tennis, rugby football, boxing, cycling, field hockey and basketball (a few years later). Also the club issued a sports newspaper, the "Athlitiki Echo", the first Cypriot sport newspaper. Cyprus did not have any country-wide league until 1932. Football clubs of
6059-518: Was drawn against Beşiktaş J.K. for the second round of the European Cup . This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition. The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with two years disqualification from any UEFA competition. This penalty was later reduced to one-year. The 1990s were
6142-430: Was established in May 1997, after the decision of APOEL committee. This had a significant effect on the club because it separated the activities of the football team from those of the sports club . The formation of the company was necessitated by the financial difficulties the team faced at the time. The company began its operations with a capital of CY £600,000. APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus since
6225-650: Was formed in 1927 and in 1936 they organized tournaments with the participation of athletes from other clubs. Since 1950, they organized Open Championships since no formal federation existed. On 1 July 1963, at the initiative of APOEL and the founding members of the Pancyprian Gymnasium, the English School of Nicosia and the club officials of Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, they founded the Cypriot Federation (POEPA), which organized
6308-570: Was formed in 1928 and won 10 championships (4 held by the Cypriot Local Committee for Sports and 6 held by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation ) and 5 Cups. The 1980s was the most successful decade for the team, winning 6 Championships and 5 Cups between 1979 and 1985. Also, the decade of the 1990s was amazing for the youth teams of APOEL (U15, U17, U21) by winning 16 trophies in just 7 years. Since then,
6391-404: Was founded in 2013 and maintains men's, women's and youth academies archery departments. APOEL handball team was founded in 2017 after they merged with SPE Strovolos , and competes in the Cyprus 1st Division Handball league under the name "APOEL/SPES". APOEL cultivated athletics since 1926, immediately after the founding of the club. The first track and field athletes were the footballers of
6474-552: Was hanged by the British colonial authorities. During this period the football team had their closest brush with relegation as most football players were actively taking part in the national struggle. The football team were quickly back to full strength and made their debut in European Competitions (the first not only for APOEL but for any Cypriot team) in 1963, when they faced the Norwegian team SK Gjøvik-Lyn in
6557-570: Was held at Stade de Gerland and Olympique Lyonnais took a slender advantage into the second leg by winning 1–0. Also, on 4 April 2012, about 4,000 APOEL fans travelled to Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, to support APOEL against Real Madrid for the return leg of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals , in a match which Real Madrid won by 5–2. During the 2009–10 season APOEL sold in total 244,977 tickets for its home matches in all competitions ( Championship , Cup , Champions League ), which
6640-419: Was one of the founding members – was established much later in 1978. APOEL's athletes participated for the first time in an international match in 1979, taking part in the international round of Israel. The next year, they participated in the ascent of Parnitha, where Spyros Agrotis finished first in adolescents and 4th in the overall score, achieving the first international victory for APOEL. The same athlete won
6723-596: Was played on 12 December 1953 and ended in a goalless draw. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Source: apoelfc.com.cy Source: apoelfc.com.cy [REDACTED] Nuno Morais Source: apoelfc.com.cy Source: apoelfc.com.cy Source: apoelfc.com.cy Last Update: 7 October 2022 APOEL has had numerous presidents over
6806-553: Was the Cypriot Super Cup that won in 1972. At the end of the same season (1972–73), APOEL won their second title, the Cypriot Cup . The team achieved to win their first ever Championship title three years later, in season 1975–76. The 90's decade was the most successful for APOEL. The team won 4 Championships , 5 Cups and 4 Super Cups during that period, including one double on the 1995–96 season. After winning
6889-422: Was the "Athenians Club" ( Λέσχη Αθηναίων ) at the end of Ledra Street. After a journey to the football club in Alexandria , Egypt in 1927 the General Assembly of 1928 decided the players showed that they were not just good footballers but also excellent track and field athletes. Hence it was decided to create a track and field team in addition to the football team. The name APOEL was adopted to reflect this, with
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