2008–09 APOEL FC season

APOEL
2008–09 season
ChairmanKyriakos Zivanaris
(Until 30 October 2008)
Phivos Erotokritou
(From 30 October 2008)
ManagerIvan Jovanović
StadiumGSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First DivisionWinners
Cypriot CupSemi-finals
LTV Super CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcin Żewłakow (11)
All:
Benjamin Onwuachi (12)
Marcin Żewłakow (12)
Highest home attendance18,769 vs Omonia
(20 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance2,032 vs Doxa
(21 January 2009)
Average home league attendance7,474 (all competitions)

The 2008–09 season was APOEL's 69th season in the Cypriot First Division and 81st year in existence as a football club.

The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at GSP Stadium on 11 June 2008.[1] APOEL left on 20 June 2008 for Obertraun in Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 7 July 2008.

The team finished 2nd in the league in the previous season so the club participated in the UEFA Cup.

On 30 October 2008, Kyriakos Zivanaris (the chairman of APOEL since 2006) resigned and he was replaced by Phivos Erotokritou.

The team won their 20th championship two rounds before the end after an away draw against Anorthosis on 25 April 2009. The draw also put an end to a 16-game winning streak that started on 21 December 2008 on the away game against Doxa Katokopias.

Current squad

Last Update: March 15, 2008[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cyprus CYP Michalis Morfis
4 DF Cyprus CYP Paraskevas Christou
5 DF Romania ROU Daniel Florea
6 MF Cyprus CYP Demetris Kyriakou
7 DF Greece GRE Savvas Poursaitides
8 DF France FRA Bark Seghiri
10 MF Cyprus CYP Constantinos Charalambides
11 MF Poland POL Kamil Kosowski
14 DF Netherlands NED Joost Broerse
15 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Antoniades
17 MF Cyprus CYP Marinos Satsias (captain)
19 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Elia
20 MF Brazil BRA Jean Paulista
21 FW Poland POL Marcin Żewłakow
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Greece GRE Dionisis Chiotis
23 MF Portugal POR Helio Pinto
24 DF Greece GRE Christos Kontis
26 MF Portugal POR Nuno Morais
29 MF Cyprus CYP Nektarios Alexandrou
30 FW Serbia SRB Nenad Mirosavljević
32 DF Albania ALB Altin Haxhi
33 MF Cyprus CYP Chrysis Michael
40 MF Cyprus CYP Giorgos Economides
60 GK Cyprus CYP Kyriacos Ioannou
71 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Theodorou
80 FW Nigeria NGA Benjamin Onwuachi
88 GK Cyprus CYP Tasos Kissas

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2008.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2008–09.

Squad changes

In:

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
7 RB Greece Poursaitides 31 EU Anorthosis Famagusta Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free 24sports.com.cy
19 RB Cyprus Elia 29 EU Ethnikos Achna Loan return → Summer 2009 — —
21 CF Poland Żewłakow 32 EU Dender Belgium Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
9 CF Cyprus Papathanasiou 24 EU Ermis Aradippou Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free —
4 CB Cyprus Christou 24 EU AEK Larnaca Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 €120K sigmalive.com
22 GK Greece Chiotis 31 EU Kerkyra Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
20 AM Brazil Paulista 30 EU Wisła Kraków Poland Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
6 DM Cyprus Kyriakou 21 EU Digenis Morphou Loan return → Summer 2009 — —
11 RW Poland Kosowski 30 EU Cádiz Spain Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free apoelfc.com.cy
80 CF Nigeria Onwuachi 24 Non-EU Ionikos Greece Loan → Summer 2009 €200K apoelfc.com.cy
29 LW Cyprus Alexandrou 24 EU Larissa Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2011 Free apoelfc.com.cy
16 AM Portugal Paulo Costa 29 EU Anorthosis Famagusta Loan → Winter 2009 Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total expenditure: Decrease €320K

Out:

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
9 CF Greece Machlas 34 EU Retirement Retirement (has hammer) Summer — contra.gr
20 RW Cyprus Makrides 26 EU Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine End of contract Red XN Summer Free kerkida.net
69 CF Serbia Čorović 32 Non-EU AEL Limassol Loan return → Summer — —
11 RW Cyprus Louka 25 EU AEL Limassol End of contract Red XN Summer Free kerkida.net
4 CB Greece Kapsis 34 EU Levadiakos Greece End of contract Red XN Summer Free —
18 CB Cyprus Daskalakis 30 EU AEK Larnaca End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoel.net
31 CF Brazil Zé Carlos 33 EU Trofense Portugal Contract termination Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
28 CF Cyprus Vourkou 22 EU Doxa Katokopias Loan → Summer Free —
77 RB Cyprus Panayiotou 19 EU Digenis Morphou Loan → Summer Free —
12 GK North Macedonia Nikolovski 35 Non-EU AEP Paphos Mutual consent Red XN Winter Free —
9 CF Cyprus Papathanasiou 25 EU Ermis Aradippou Loan → Winter Free —
16 AM Portugal Paulo Costa 29 EU Anorthosis Famagusta Mutual consent Red XN
Loan return → 		Winter Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total income: Increase €0

Last updated: March 13, 2009

Player stats

Last update: May 10, 2009

No. Pos. Name Marfin Laiki League Cypriot Cup UEFA Cup LTV Super Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Cyprus Michalis Morfis 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
4 DF Cyprus Paraskevas Christou 10 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 17 2 3 0
5 DF Romania Daniel Florea 12 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 21 0 1 0
6 MF Cyprus Demetris Kyriakou 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
7 DF Greece Savvas Poursaitidis 27 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 34 0 5 0
8 DF France Bark Seghiri 14 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 23 1 3 0
9 FW Cyprus Andreas Papathanasiou 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
10 MF Cyprus Constantinos Charalambides 24 4 4 1 6 0 1 0 35 5 6 0
11 MF Poland Kamil Kosowski 24 3 5 1 4 1 1 1 34 6 3 0
12 GK North Macedonia Jane Nikolovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Netherlands Joost Broerse 31 2 5 0 5 1 0 0 41 3 4 0
15 DF Cyprus Marios Antoniades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Portugal Paulo Costa 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0
17 MF Cyprus Marinos Satsias(c) 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 3 0
19 DF Cyprus Marios Elia 15 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 20 1 3 0
20 MF Brazil Jean Paulista 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
21 FW Poland Marcin Żewłakow 24 11 6 0 5 1 1 0 36 12 1 0
22 GK Greece Dionisis Chiotis 28 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 38 0 2 1
23 MF Portugal Helio Pinto 27 2 5 1 5 2 1 0 38 5 8 1
24 DF Greece Christos Kontis 28 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 37 3 3 0
26 MF Portugal Nuno Morais 30 3 5 0 6 0 1 0 42 3 7 0
29 MF Cyprus Nektarios Alexandrou 28 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 35 6 5 0
30 FW Serbia Nenad Mirosavljević 25 8 4 1 5 2 1 0 35 11 3 0
32 DF Albania Altin Haxhi 18 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 25 0 9 0
33 MF Cyprus Chrysis Michael 23 6 2 0 5 1 1 0 31 7 3 0
40 MF Cyprus Giorgos Economides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 GK Cyprus Kyriacos Ioannou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF Cyprus Marios Theodorou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 FW Nigeria Benjamin Onwuachi 24 8 6 4 3 0 1 0 34 12 1 0
88 GK Cyprus Tasos Kissas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Club

Other information

Chairman Cyprus Kyriakos Zivanaris (Until 30 October 2008)
Cyprus Phivos Erotokritou (From 30 October 2008)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Preseason friendlies

APOEL left on 20 June 2008 for Obertraun in Austria, to perform the main stage of their pre-season training.[3] The team returned to Cyprus on 7 July 2008. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played four friendly matches.

APOEL Cyprus1 – 0Austria SV Grödig
Papathanasiou 28' (Report)
APOEL Cyprus1 – 0Ukraine FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
Michael 27' (pen.) (Report)
APOEL Cyprus0 – 1
Abandoned[note 1]		Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
(Report) Tameş 25'
APOEL Cyprus2 – 2Hungary FC Fehérvár
Żewłakow 6'
Charalambides 45'		 (Report) Nagy 60' (pen.)
Pavličić 90'
APOEL Cyprus4 – 1Cyprus Omonia Aradippou
Michael
Mirosavljević
Kosowski
Elia (pen.)		 (Report) Iakovou (pen.)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
AEK Larnaca Cyprus1 – 2Cyprus APOEL
Monesterolo 90' (Report) Żewłakow 54'
Elia 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Mid-season friendlies

PAEEK Cyprus0 – 5Cyprus APOEL
Onwuachi , ,
Mirosavljević
Haxhi
Keryneia Epistrofi, Lakatamia
Attendance: 500

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Marfin Laiki League — Winners 1 September 2008 10 May 2009
UEFA Cup 1st qualifying 1st round 17 July 2008 2 October 2008
Cypriot Cup 2nd round Semi-final 21 January 2009 6 May 2009
LTV Super Cup Final Winners 23 August 2008

Updated to match played 20 May 2009
Source: Competitions

Marfin Laiki League

Main article: 2008–09 Cypriot First Division

Classification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 22 3 1 53 14 +39 69 Qualification for second round, Group A
2 Omonia Nicosia 26 21 1 4 61 18 +43 64
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 20 2 4 49 19 +30 62
4 AEL Limassol 26 13 4 9 34 30 +4 43[a]
5 Apollon Limassol 26 13 4 9 53 34 +19 43[a] Qualification for second round, Group B
Source: cfa.com.cy (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Teams qualified for Group A played out one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots in the UEFA Europa League, one in the second and one in the first qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League was awarded to the winners of the 2008–09 Cypriot Cup.
Teams qualified for Group C played out one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First round were taken over into the Second round groups.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b AEL 1–0 APOL; APOL 1–3 AEL

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 26 4 2 62 17  +45 82 15 0 1 42 8  +34 11 4 1 20 9  +11

Last updated: May 25, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHH
ResultWDWDWWWLWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWP
Updated to match(es) played on May 25, 2009. Source: apoelfc.com.cy
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Playoffs table

The first 12 teams are divided into 3 groups. Points are carried over from the first round.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 26 4 2 62 17 +45 82 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Omonia Nicosia 32 25 1 6 70 22 +48 76 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 21 4 7 52 26 +26 67 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 AEL Limassol 32 13 5 14 38 41 −3 44
Source: cfa.com.cy (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET

Regular season

APOEL3 – 2Doxa
Michael 25'
Christou 29'
Morais 40'		 (report) Serjão 3'
Saavedra 45'
Rodrigues Red card 84'
Attendance: 6,736
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Ethnikos Achnas1 – 1APOEL
Alekou 58' (report) Charalambides 51'
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Charis Glykis
APOEL4 – 0AEL
Morais 13'
Charalambides 24'
Christou 40'
Pinto 64'		 (report)
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
AE Paphos2 – 2APOEL
Ba 19'
Chailis 52'		 (report) Żewłakow 15'
Charalambides 17'
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOEL3 – 2Omonia
Onwuachi 3', 18'
Charalambides 37'		 (report) Okkas 11' (pen.)
Aloneftis 58'
Attendance: 18,769
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
APOP Kinyras1 – 2APOEL
Mykhailenko 12' (report) Onwuachi 43'
Elia 45' (pen.)
Peyia Municipal Stadium, Pegeia
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Panikos Andronikou
APOEL1 – 0EN Paralimni
Onwuachi 11' (report)
Attendance: 5,608
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Alki1 – 0APOEL
Rouga 88' (report)
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Panikos Kailis
APOEL4 – 1Apollon
Mirosavljević 45'
Onwuachi 48' 55'
Alexandrou 90'		 (report) Sangoy 59', Red card 61'
Attendance: 7,794
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Atromitos0 – 1APOEL
(report) Mirosavljević 28'
Attendance: 1,670
Referee: Panikos Andronikou
APOEL2 – 0AEK
Broerse 5'
Kontis 14'		 (report) Veiga Red card 64'
Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL1 – 0Anorthosis
Mirosavljević 63' (report)
Attendance: 11,566
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APEP1 – 1APOEL
Szili 29' (report) Mirosavljević 12'
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Doxa0 – 2APOEL
(report) Alexandrou 57'
Mirosavljević 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
APOEL3 – 0Ethnikos Achnas
Mirosavljević 63', 72'
Alexandrou 85'		 (report)
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
AEL0 – 1APOEL
Torrão Red card 72' (report) Mirosavljević 83'
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 1AE Paphos
Michael 29' (pen.)
Alexandrou 42'
Paulo Costa 44' (pen.), 73'		 (report) Ba 57'
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
Omonia0 – 1APOEL
Ndikumana Red card 45' (report) Alexandrou 59'
Attendance: 19,570
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
APOEL1 – 0APOP Kinyras
Seghiri 45' (report)
Attendance: 3,799
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
EN Paralimni0 – 1APOEL
(report) Żewłakow 83'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
APOEL3 – 1Alki
Onwuachi 29'
Żewłakow 79'
Satsias 88' (pen.)		 (report) Sajdak 84'
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
Apollon0 – 1APOEL
(report) Michael 13' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,936
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 0Atromitos
Satsias 7'
Kosowski 20', 65'
Żewłakow 37'		 (report)
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Demetris Demetriou
AEK0 – 1APOEL
(report) Onwuachi 74'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
Anorthosis1 – 2APOEL
Frousos 60' (report) Żewłakow 64'
Morais 77'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 0APEP
Michael 33' (pen.)
Żewłakow 45', 82', 86'		 (report)
Attendance: 7,208
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

Playoffs

AEL0 – 1APOEL
(report) Michael 93'
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Israel Liran Liani
Omonia1 – 2APOEL
Alabi 9' (report) Kontis 69'
Pinto 84'
Attendance: 16,636
Referee: Israel Haim Yaacov
APOEL2 – 0Anorthosis
Kosowski 14'
Michael 65'		 (report)
Attendance: 9,836
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis1 – 1APOEL
Skopelitis 19' (report) Żewłakow 39'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
APOEL3 – 1AEL
Żewłakow 3' 17'
Broerse 37'		 (report) Júnior 5'
Attendance: 12,456
Referee: Marios Stamatis
APOELabandoned[note 2]Omonia
(report) Konstantinou 2'
Žlogar 31'
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Panikos Andronikou

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

First qualifying round

FK Pelister North Macedonia0 – 0Cyprus APOEL
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Romania Ovidiu Alin Hategan
APOEL Cyprus1 – 0North Macedonia FK Pelister
Michael 83' (pen.) (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Ristevski Red card 77'
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Italy Gianluca Rocchi

APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

APOEL Cyprus2 – 2Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Broerse 34'
Żewłakow 47'		 (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Edgar 9'
Burzanović 62'
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: England Robert Styles
Red Star Belgrade Serbia3 – 3 (a.e.t.)Cyprus APOEL
Subašić 77'
Milijaš 85', 103' (pen.)		 (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Kosowski 54'
Pinto 57'
Chiotis Red card 101'
Mirosavljević 117'
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Spain Julian Rodriguez Santiago

APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate. APOEL won on away goals.

First round

APOEL Cyprus1 – 4Germany Schalke 04
Mirosavljević 72' (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Westermann 25'
Rakitić 36'
Sánchez 41'
Altıntop 88'
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Poland Robert Malek
Schalke 04 Germany1 – 1Cyprus APOEL
Pander 58' (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Pinto 6'
Attendance: 52,214
Referee: Portugal Pedro Proença

FC Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.

LTV Super Cup

Main article: LTV Super Cup
Anorthosis0 – 1APOEL
(report) Kosowski 23'
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

APOEL won the 2008 Cypriot Super Cup (10th title).

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Cypriot Cup

Second round

APOEL2 – 2Doxa Katokopia
Charalambides 41'
Onwuachi 74'		 (report) Stylianou 56'
Rodrigues 84'
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Christos Elia
Doxa Katokopia2 – 3APOEL
Margaça 42'
Serjão 71'		 (report) Kosowski 1'
Onwuachi 8', 58'
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Panikos Andronikou

APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Ermis Aradippou1 – 1APOEL
Papathanasiou 32' (report) Kontis 73'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
APOEL3 – 0Ermis Aradippou
Mirosavljević 35'
Onwuachi 65'
Pinto 82'		 (report)
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Antonis Constantinides

APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

APOP Kinyras2 – 0APOEL
Buyse 30'
Vasconcelos 58'		 (report) Pinto Red card 80'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL1 – 0APOP Kinyras
Alexandrou 16' (pen.) (report)
Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

APOP Kinyras won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ Match abandoned (at 0–1) after 77 minutes due to bad weather conditions.
  2. ^ Match abandoned (at 0–2) after 45 minutes due to conflicts between fans; match not counted in table but considered played.

References

  1. ^ ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. ^ "Team Roster" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-04-16. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ^ Πρόγραμμα προετοιμασίας (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-20.