2019–20 Anorthosis Famagusta FC season

Anorthosis Famagusta
2019–20 season
PresidentChristos Poullaides
ManagerTemur Ketsbaia
StadiumAntonis Papadopoulos
Cypriot First Division2nd
(ended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus)
Cypriot CupSemi-finals
(cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rubén Rayos (14)
All:
Rubén Rayos (14)

The 2019–20 season was Anorthosis Famagusta's in the Cypriot First Division, the top division of Cyprus football. It covers a period from 1 June 2019 to 30 May 2020.

Summary

Pre-season

On 20 May 2019, Georgios Galitsios was signed with a contract until 2021.[1]
On 22 May 2019, Andraž Struna and Vincent Bessat released from the club squad.[2]
On 25 May 2019, Danijel Pranjić and Giorgos Economides released from the club squad.[3]
On 26 May 2019, Oliver Buff released from the club squad.[4]
On 28 May 2019, Theodoros Vasilakakis was signed with a contract until 2021.[5]
On 5 June 2019, Yevhen Selin was signed with a contract until 2021.[6]
On 10 June 2019, Ioannis Chadjivasilis was signed with a contract until 2021.[7]
On 12 June 2019, João Víctor released from the club squad,[8] got transferred to Umm Salal SC,[9] with the total profit of Anorthosis Famagusta reaching €100.000.[10]

Players

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
4 CB Cyprus Panayiotis Artymatas 26 EU 2017 16 0 2021 €30.000
5 CB Croatia Gordon Schildenfeld 39 EU 2017 65 5 2021 Free Transfer
7 LM Cyprus Nikos Englezou 31 EU 2018 20 1 2020 Free Transfer
9 CF Georgia (country) Nika Kacharava 31 EU 2018 24 4 2021 €400.000 EU Nationals (agreement) – one or more years in Cyprus
10 AM Spain Rubén Rayos 38 EU 2016 88 16 2020 Free Transfer
18 CF Slovenia Michal Ďuriš 36 EU 2018 43 22 2022 €600.000
22 RW Cyprus Neofytos Kyriakou 27 EU 2014 28 0 2021 Free Transfer
38 CM Cyprus Michalis Ioannou 24 EU 2016 18 0 2023 Youth system
44 CB Cyprus Konstantinos Sotiriou 28 EU 2018 2 0 2021 Free Transfer
58 DM Cyprus Andreas Lemesios 27 EU 2019 0 0 2020 On Loan On Loan from Nea Salamina Until 31 May 2020
99 GK Cyprus Demetris Demetriou 25 EU 2015 18 0 2020 Youth system

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
RB Greece Georgios Galitsios 32 EU Belgium Mouscron Transfer Summer 2021 Free Anorthosisfc
CM Greece Theodoros Vasilakakis 30 EU Greece Atromitos Transfer Summer 2021 Free Anorthosisfc
33 LB Ukraine Yevhen Selin 31 EU Hungary MTK Budapest Transfer Summer 2021 Free Anorthosisfc
RW Cyprus Ioannis Chadjivasilis 29 EU Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Transfer Summer 2021 €1.000 Anorthosisfc
28 CM Portugal Renato Margaça 33 EU Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta Transfer Summer 2021 €50.000 Anorthosisfc

Decrease Total Spending: €51.000

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
6 RB Slovenia Andraž Struna 31 EU Free agent Released Summer End of contract Anorthosisfc
11 LB France Vincent Bessat 33 EU Cyprus Apollon Limassol Released Summer End of contract Anorthosisfc
15 CM Switzerland Oliver Buff 26 EU Free agent Released Summer Released Anorthosisfc
19 DM Brazil Joao Victor 30 EU Qatar Umm Salal SC Transfer Summer €100.000 Anorthosisfc
23 CM Cyprus Giorgos Economides 29 EU Free agent Released Summer End of contract Anorthosisfc
32 LB Croatia Danijel Pranjić 37 EU Free agent Released Summer End of contract Anorthosisfc

Increase Total Income: €100.000

Net Income: Increase €99.000

Pre-season and friendlies

In the Netherlands, and more specifically in Mill, will take place the main stage of Anorthosis Famagusta preparation, from Tuesday, July 16 until Thursday, July 30.[11]

8 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 3 - 3 Egypt Zamalek SC Platres, Cyprus
18:00 UTC+2 Michal Ďuriš 25'
Rubén Rayos 40'
Michalis Christodoulou 60'		 Report 77' Youssef Obama
85' Hamid Ahaddad
90 (P).' Mohamed Ibrahim		 Stadium: Platres Training Center
Attendance: 0 (Gate close training)
12 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Ethnikos Achna Cyprus v Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
19 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands v Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Mill, Netherlands
20:00 UTC+2 Stadium: City Resort Hotel

Competitions

Cypriot First Division

Main article: 2019–20 Cypriot First Division

Regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Omonia 22 12 7 3 31 13 +18 43[a] Qualification for the Championship round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 13 4 5 42 21 +21 43[a]
3 APOEL 22 11 6 5 35 15 +20 39
4 Apollon Limassol 22 12 2 8 38 29 +9 38
5 AEK Larnaca 22 9 8 5 36 26 +10 35
Source: Cyprus Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[12]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head record: Omonia 1–0 Anorthosis, Anorthosis 0–0 Omonia.

Championship round

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Omonia (Q) 23 13 7 3 34 13 +21 46[a] Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta (Q) 23 14 4 5 45 21 +24 46[a] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 APOEL (Q) 23 11 7 5 36 16 +20 40 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Apollon Limassol (Q) 23 12 3 8 39 30 +9 39
5 AEK Larnaca 23 9 8 6 36 29 +7 35
6 AEL Limassol 23 8 7 8 27 29 −2 31
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: CFA (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) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[13]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head record: Omonia 1–0 Anorthosis, Anorthosis 0–0 Omonia.

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Cypriot Cup

References

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  3. ^ "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Οικονομίδη και Πράνιτς". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Λύση συνεργασίας με Όλιβερ Μπουφ". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της "Μεγάλης Κυρίας" ο Θεόδωρος Βασιλακάκης (δηλώσεις)". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Με το Φοίνικα στο στήθος μέχρι το 2021 ο Γεβγέν Σελίν (βίντεο)". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ ""Κύριος" ο Γιάννης Χατζηβασίλης (βίντεο)". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 11 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Λύση συνεργασίας με Ζοάο Βίκτορ". Anorthosis Famagusta official website. 12 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Τέλος ο Βίκτορ από την Ανόρθωση, δελεάστηκε από ομάδα στο Κατάρ". goal.philenews.com. 12 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Εδώ και μέρες του Ζοάο! Στο ψάξιμο ο Τιμούρ". balla.com.cy. 12 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Προετοιμασία με πέντε φιλικά στην Ολλανδία". Kerkida.net. 13 May 2019.
  12. ^ "1. Division 2019/2020". soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. ^ "1. Division 2019/2020 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 2 March 2020.