2024–25 APOEL FC season

APOEL FC
2024–25 season
Head coachDavid Gallego
StadiumGSP Stadium
Cypriot First Division5th
Cypriot CupPre-season
Cypriot Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Conference LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stefan Dražić
Youssef El-Arabi
(6 each)
All:
Youssef El-Arabi
(7 goals)

The 2024–25 season is the 98th season in the history of APOEL FC, and the club's 24th consecutive season in the Cypriot First Division. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cypriot Cup, Cypriot Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Brazil Vitor Meer Brazil Corinthians U20 Loan 1 July 2024 [1]
MF Romania Marius Corbu Hungary Puskás Akadémia Undisclosed 8 July 2024 [2]
FW Morocco Youssef El-Arabi Free agent Free 12 July 2024 [3]
MF Spain Iván Alejo Spain Cádiz Loan 1 January 2025

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Portugal Tomané Portugal Farense End of contract 1 July 2024 [4]
MF Argentina Lucas Villafáñez Greece Volos End of contract 1 July 2024
FW Angola Wilson Eduardo End of contract 1 July 2024
MF Guinea-Bissau Dálcio Serbia Red Star Belgrade End of contract 1 July 2024 [5]
MF Cyprus Stylianos Vrontis Cyprus Omonia Aradippou Loan 19 July 2024
FW Cyprus Stavros Georgiou Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Loan 20 July 2024 [6]

Friendlies

Pre-season

30 June 2024 Friendly FK Spartak Subotica Serbia 1–2 Cyprus APOEL Užice, Serbia
18:00
Stadium: Stadion Radomir Antić
4 July 2024 Friendly FK Novi Pazar Serbia 2–2 Cyprus APOEL Zlatibor, Serbia
18:00 Stadium: Stadion Švajcarija
9 July 2024 Friendly FK Radnički 1923 Serbia 1–1 Cyprus APOEL Užice, Serbia
18:00 Stadium: Stadion Radomir Antić
17 July 2024 Friendly AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0–0 Cyprus APOEL
18:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cypriot First Division 1 September 2024 Matchday 1 11 6 2 3 23 7 +16 054.55
Cypriot Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Cypriot Super Cup Final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 23 July 2024 13 August 2024 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 025.00
UEFA Europa League 22 August 2024 29 August 2024 Play-off round Play-off round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Conference League 3 October 2024 League phase 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 20 9 5 6 31 16 +15 045.00

Last updated: 29 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Cypriot First Division

Main article: 2024–25 Cypriot First Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 AEK Larnaca 16 10 3 3 25 12 +13 33 Qualification for the Championship round
4 Omonia 16 10 2 4 34 17 +17 32
5 APOEL 15 7 4 4 30 13 +17 25
6 Apollon Limassol 16 7 3 6 16 15 +1 24
7 Anorthosis Famagusta 16 6 3 7 17 20 −3 21 Qualification for the Relegation round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2025. Source: 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).[7]

Matches

24 August 2024 1 Enosis Neon Paralimni v APOEL
1 September 2024 2 APOEL v Ethnikos Strovolos
20:00 UTC+3 Stadium: GSP Stadium

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Cypriot Cup

Cypriot Super Cup

Main article: 2024 Cypriot Super Cup
25 September 2024 Final APOEL 1–0 Pafos Limassol, Cyprus
18:30
Report
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.

23 July 2024 First leg APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești Strovolos, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 13,801
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
30 July 2024 Second leg Petrocub Hîncești Moldova 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Cyprus APOEL Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

The draw was held on 22 July 2024.

7 August 2024 First leg Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–0 Cyprus APOEL Bratislava, Slovakia
20:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 20,404
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
13 August 2024 Second leg APOEL Cyprus 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 13,507
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

The draw was held on 5 August 2024.

22 August 2024 First leg RFS Latvia 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Riga, Latvia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
29 August 2024 Second leg APOEL Cyprus 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Latvia RFS Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,998
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Penalties

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[8]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
11 Cyprus APOEL 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
12 Cyprus Pafos 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
13 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round123456
GroundAHHAAH
ResultDLWWWD
Position182617131011
Points11471011
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 October 2024 (2024-10-03) 1 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–1 Cyprus APOEL Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[10]
Attendance: 7,111[9]
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) 2 APOEL Cyprus 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:45 (19:45 UTC+3) Report[12]
Attendance: 9,173[11]
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
7 November 2024 (2024-11-07) 3 APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Italy Fiorentina GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:00 (22:00 UTC+2)
Report[14]
Attendance: 9,300[13]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) 4 Molde Norway 0–1 Cyprus APOEL Aker Stadion, Molde
18:45 Report[16]
Attendance: 2,916[15]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
12 December 2024 (2024-12-12) 5 Noah Armenia 1–3 Cyprus APOEL Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan[note 1]
18:45 (21:45 UTC+4)
Report[18]
Attendance: 7,500[17]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
19 December 2024 (2024-12-19) 6 APOEL Cyprus 1–1 Kazakhstan Astana GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:00 (22:00 UTC+2)
Report[20]
Attendance: 11,181[19]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Knockout phase play-offs

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase § Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the Knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.[21][22]

13 February 2025 (2025-02-13) First leg Celje Slovenia v Cyprus APOEL Stadion Z'dežele, Celje
20 February 2025 (2025-02-20) Second leg APOEL Cyprus v Slovenia Celje GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Notes

  1. ^ Noah played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium, Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

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  2. ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Marius Corbu".
  3. ^ "ΑΠΟΕΛ: Δικός του κι ο τεράστιος EL ARABI".
  4. ^ "Tomané finda ligação ao APOEL depois de ser campeão cipriota". CNN Portugal.
  5. ^ "Dálcio Reforça Os Campeões da Sérvia". 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ "ΑΠΟΕΛ/Πάει δανεικός ο Σταύρος Γεωργίου | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. July 20, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Noah v APOEL" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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  19. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – APOEL v Astana" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  20. ^ "APOEL vs. Astana". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  21. ^ "UEFA Conference League knockout round play-off draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  22. ^ "2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-off draw results" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.