2008–09 APOEL F.C. season

APOEL
2008–09 season
Chairman Kyriakos Zivanaris
(Until 30 October 2008)
Phivos Erotokritou
(From 30 October 2008)
Manager Ivan Jovanović
Stadium GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First Division Winners
Cypriot Cup Semi-finals
LTV Super Cup Winners
UEFA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League:
Marcin Żewłakow (11)
All:
Benjamin Onwuachi (12)
Marcin Żewłakow (12)
Highest home attendance 18,769 vs Omonia
(20 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance 2,032 vs Doxa
(21 January 2009)
Average home league attendance 7,474 (all competitions)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 RB Greece Poursaitides 31EU Anorthosis Famagusta Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free 24sports.com.cy
19 RB Cyprus Elia 29EU Ethnikos Achna Loan return → Summer 2009 — —
21 CF Poland Żewłakow 32EU Dender Belgium Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
9 CF Cyprus Papathanasiou 24EU Ermis Aradippou Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free —
4 CB Cyprus Christou 24EU AEK Larnaca Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 €120K sigmalive.com
22 GK Greece Chiotis 31EU Kerkyra Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
20 AM Brazil Paulista 30EU Wisła Kraków Poland Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
6 DM Cyprus Kyriakou 21EU Digenis Morphou Loan return → Summer 2009 — —
11 RW Poland Kosowski 30EU Cádiz Spain Transfer Green tickY Summer 2010 Free apoelfc.com.cy
80 CF Nigeria Onwuachi 24Non-EU Ionikos Greece Loan → Summer 2009 €200K apoelfc.com.cy
29 LW Cyprus Alexandrou 24EU Larissa Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2011 Free apoelfc.com.cy
16 AM Portugal Paulo Costa 29EU 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 34EU Retirement Retirement Summer — contra.gr
20 RW Cyprus Makrides 26EU Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine End of contract Red XN Summer Free kerkida.net
69 CF Serbia Čorović 32Non-EU AEL Limassol Loan return → Summer — —
11 RW Cyprus Louka 25EU AEL Limassol End of contract Red XN Summer Free kerkida.net
4 CB Greece Kapsis 34EU Levadiakos Greece End of contract Red XN Summer Free —
18 CB Cyprus Daskalakis 30EU AEK Larnaca End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoel.net
31 CF Brazil Zé Carlos 33EU Trofense Portugal Contract termination Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
28 CF Cyprus Vourkou 22EU Doxa Katokopias Loan → Summer Free —
77 RB Cyprus Panayiotou 19EU Digenis Morphou Loan → Summer Free —
12 GK Republic of Macedonia Nikolovski 35Non-EU AEP Paphos Mutual consent Red XN Winter Free —
9 CF Cyprus Papathanasiou 25EU Ermis Aradippou Loan → Winter Free —
16 AM Portugal Paulo Costa 29EU 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
1GKCyprus Michalis Morfis 401020108000
4DFCyprus Paraskevas Christou 10230301017230
5DFRomania Daniel Florea 12040401021010
6MFCyprus Demetris Kyriakou 202000004000
7DFGreece Savvas Poursaitidis 27020401034050
8DFFrance Bark Seghiri 14150400023130
9FWCyprus Andreas Papathanasiou 300020005000
10MFCyprus Constantinos Charalambides 24441601035560
11MFPoland Kamil Kosowski 24351411134630
12GKRepublic of Macedonia Jane Nikolovski 000000000000
14DFNetherlands Joost Broerse 31250510041340
15DFCyprus Marios Antoniades 000000000000
16MFPortugal Paulo Costa 522000007210
17MFCyprus Marinos Satsias(c) 16230000019230
19DFCyprus Marios Elia 15130101020130
20MFBrazil Jean Paulista 000040105000
21FWPoland Marcin Żewłakow 2411605110361210
22GKGreece Dionisis Chiotis 28050500038021
23MFPortugal Helio Pinto 27251521038581
24DFGreece Christos Kontis 28241500037330
26MFPortugal Nuno Morais 30350601042370
29MFCyprus Nektarios Alexandrou 28551200035650
30FWSerbia Nenad Mirosavljević 258415210351130
32DFAlbania Altin Haxhi 18020401025090
33MFCyprus Chrysis Michael 23620511031730
40MFCyprus Giorgos Economides 000000000000
60GKCyprus Kyriacos Ioannou 000000000000
71MFCyprus Marios Theodorou 000000000000
80FWNigeria Benjamin Onwuachi 248643010341210
88GKCyprus Tasos Kissas 100000001000

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

Pre-season 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 Cyprus 0 – 1
Abandoned[note 1]		 Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
(Report) Tameş  25'
APOEL Cyprus 2 – 2 Hungary FC Fehérvár
Żewłakow  6'
Charalambides  45'		 (Report) Nagy  60' (pen.)
Pavličić  90'
APOEL Cyprus 4 – 1 Cyprus Omonia Aradippou
Michael
Mirosavljević
Kosowski
Elia  (pen.)		 (Report) Iakovou  (pen.)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 1 – 2 Cyprus APOEL
Monesterolo  90' (Report) Żewłakow  54'
Elia  71' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Mid-season friendlies

PAEEK Cyprus 0 – 5 Cyprus 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 200810 May 2009
UEFA Cup 1st qualifying 1st round 17 July 20082 October 2008
Cypriot Cup 2nd round Semi-final 21 January 20096 May 2009
LTV Super Cup Final Winners 23 August 2008

Last updated: 20 May 2009
Source: Competitions

Marfin Laiki League

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
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

Updated to games played on March 14, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
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 or relegation
1 APOEL (C) 32 26 4 2 62 17 +45 82 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Omonia Nicosia 32 25 1 6 70 22 +48 76 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 21 4 7 52 26 +26 67 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 AEL Limassol 32 13 5 14 38 41 −3 44

Updated to games played on May 10, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Matches

All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

UEFA Cup

First Qualifying Round

FK Pelister Republic of Macedonia 0 – 0 Cyprus APOEL
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Romania Ovidiu Alin Hategan
APOEL Cyprus 1 – 0 Republic of 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 Cyprus 2 – 2 Serbia 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 Serbia 3 – 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 Cyprus 1 – 4 Germany 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 Germany 1 – 1 Cyprus 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

Anorthosis 0 – 1 APOEL
(report) Kosowski  23'
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

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

Cypriot Cup

Second round

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

APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Ermis Aradippou 1 – 1 APOEL
Papathanasiou  32' (report) Kontis  73'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
APOEL 3 – 0 Ermis Aradippou
Mirosavljević  35'
Onwuachi  65'
Pinto  82'		 (report)
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Antonis Constantinides

APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

APOP Kinyras 2 – 0 APOEL
Buyse  30'
Vasconcelos  58'		 (report) Pinto Red card 80'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL 1 – 0 APOP 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.
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