2008–09 Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. season

Anorthosis Famagusta
2008–09 season
Chairman Cyprus Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Cyprus Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
Manager Georgia (country) Temuri Ketsbaia
Cyprus Michalis Pamboris
Cypriot First Division 3rd
Cypriot Cup Second Round
LTV Super Cup Runners-up
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Sosin (10 goals)
All: Sosin (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 19,259 vs Panathinaikos (1 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance 6,050 vs Atromitos (31 November 2008)

The 2008–09 season (started 19 June 2008) is Anorthosis' 60th consecutive season in the Cypriot First Division. The team finished 1st in the league in the previous season so it will represent Cyprus in the Champions League. The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on June 18, 2008.[1] On August 27, 2008, they became the first Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the Champions League, defeating Olympiacos of Greece in the third qualifying round.[2]

In December 2008, Andreas Panteli, the chairman of the company since 2004, resigned and he was replaced by Chris Georgiades. Manager Temuri Ketsbaia left the club by mutual consent in April 2009 and was replaced by Michalis Pamboris as caretaker.

Current squad

Last Update: 14 February 2009[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Albania GK Arjan Beqaj
3 Cyprus DF Lambros Lambrou
4 Greece DF Nikos Katsavakis
5 Cyprus MF Nikos Nicolaou (captain)
6 Montenegro MF Siniša Dobrasinović
8 Greece MF Giannis Skopelitis
9 Poland FW Łukasz Sosin
11 Greece FW Nikolaos Frousos
12 Netherlands DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy
16 Georgia (country) FW Klimenti Tsitaishvili
17 Brazil MF Sávio
18 Romania MF Eugen Trică
19 Iraq FW Hawar Taher
20 France MF Vincent Laban
No. Position Player
21 Cyprus MF Giorgos Panagi
22 Serbia DF Predrag Ocokoljić
23 Cyprus DF Constantinos Samaras
24 Cyprus DF Andreas Constantinou
26 Cyprus FW Chrysovalantis Panayiotou
27 France MF Cédric Bardon
28 Greece DF Georgios Georgiou
30 Hungary GK Zoltán Nagy
31 Cyprus GK Demetris Leoni
32 Cyprus GK Gavriel Constantinou
33 Greece DF Traianos Dellas
67 Cyprus DF Giorgos Theodotou
70 Cyprus FW Giorgos Tofas
80 Cyprus MF Alexandros Garpozis

Transfers

Summer

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Serbia DF Predrag Ocokoljić (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
Greece MF Giannis Skopelitis (from Greece Atromitos)
Cyprus MF Stefanos Voskaridis (from Greece Kallithea)
Portugal MF Tiquinho (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
Montenegro MF Siniša Dobrašinović (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
Cyprus DF Giorgos Theodotou (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
Greece DF Georgios Georgiou (from Greece Atromitos)
Netherlands DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (from Germany Alemannia Aachen[4])
France MF Cédric Bardon (from Israel Bnei Yehuda[5])
Greece DF Traianos Dellas (from Greece AEK Athens[6])
Brazil MF Sávio (from Brazil Desportiva[7])
Iraq MF Hawar Taher (from Qatar Al-Khor[8])

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Greece DF Savvas Poursaitidis (to Cyprus APOEL)
Slovenia MF Anton Žlogar (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
Rwanda DF Hamad Ndikumana (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
Egypt DF Amir Azmy (to Turkey Hacettepe)
Brazil MF William Boaventura (to Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk)
Cyprus DF Loukas Louka (to Cyprus Alki Larnaca)
Bulgaria MF Metodi Deyanov (released)
Serbia FW Milan Belić (to Cyprus A.E. Paphos[9])
Greece DF Theodoros Tripotseris (to Greece Levadiakos)

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Romania MF Eugen Trică (from Romania CFR Cluj[10])
Cyprus GK Demetris Leoni (from Cyprus A.E. Paphos[11])
Cyprus MF Alexandros Garpozis (from Cyprus Apollon Limassol[12])
Cyprus FW Giorgos Tofas (on loan from Greece AEK Athens[13])

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Portugal MF Tiquinho (to Cyprus AEK Larnaca)
Portugal MF Paulo Costa (on loan to Cyprus APOEL[14])
Cyprus FW Stefanos Voskaridis (on loan to Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni[15])

Foreign players

Teams in the Cypriot First Division can register up to eighteen non-EU nationals and players with European ancestry.

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

International players

Club

Other information

Chairman Cyprus Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Cyprus Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium (9,782 / 105x70 m)

Source:anorthosisfc.com

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 14 March 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 by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
ResultWWWWDLWWWWWLWWWWWDLWWWWWLWLWLDLD

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2009. Source: anorthosisfc.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs table

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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 APOEL 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 10 May 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

Pre-season and friendlies

Anorthosis left on 25 June for Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Golden Tulip Victoria athletic centre to perform most of their pre-season training.[16] The team returned on 9 July. While in Netherlands Anorthosis played four friendly matches.

Anorthosis Cyprus 1–0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Own goal  50' (Report)
Bochum Germany 1–2 Cyprus Anorthosis
Dabrowski (pen)  72' (Report) Sosin  33', Tiquinho  73'
Stadion im Sportpark Wanne-Süd, Germany
Referee: Thomas Metzen
Ethnikos Achnas Cyprus 3–3 Cyprus Anorthosis
Alekou  35', Stjepanović  35', Janković  51' (Report) Sosin  43', Nicolaou  80', Tripotseris  90'
Anorthosis Cyprus 2–1 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Tsitaishvili  25', Frousos  33' (Report) Adorno  73'
Attendance: 3,000

LTV Super Cup

Time at EET

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

Regular season

Time at EET

Anorthosis 3–0 APEP Pitsilias
Sosin  46' (pen.)
Sávio  52'
Dobra  90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Doxa 0–1 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin  83'
Attendance: 2.001
Referee: Giannis Anastasiou
Anorthosis 2–1 Ethnikos Achnas
Dobra  25'
Leiwakabessy  52'		 (Report) Schlichting  35'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
AEL 0–2 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin  71'
Dellas  81'
Attendance: 6.645
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Anorthosis 0–0 AEP Paphos
(Report)
Attendance: 6.500
Referee: Demetris Crysostomou
Omonia 4–0 Anorthosis
Žlogar  24'
Cafú  36'
Okkas  41'
Žlogar 51'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16.528
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis 2–0 APOP Kinyras
Frousos  88'
Frousos  90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Enosis 0–3 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin  70'
Hawar M.  76'
Hawar M.  84' (pen.)
Attendance: 3.100
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis 2–1 Alki
Skopelitis  25'
Hawar M.  45' (pen.)		 (Report) Lima  13'
Attendance: 7.645
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Apollon 1–2 Anorthosis
Yovov  64' (Report) Frousos  74'
Sávio  85'
Attendance: 6.521
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis 3–0 Atromitos
Nicolaou  21'
Skopelitis  52'
Sávio  71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.050
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
APOEL 1–0 Anorthosis
Mirosavljević  63' (Report)
Attendance: 11,566
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Anorthosis 1–0 AEK
Dobra  60' (Report)
Attendance: 7.927
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
APEP 1–2 Anorthosis
Vogt  41' (Report) Sosin  65'
Hawar M.  70' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Marios Stamatis
Anorthosis 2–0 Doxa
Hawar M.  33' (pen.)
Frousos  71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.491
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Ethnikos 0–1 Anorthosis
(Report) Nicolaou  35'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis 2–1 AEL
Nicolaou  52'
Sosin  89'		 (Report) Freddy  68'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
AEP 2–2 Anorthosis
Ba  64'
Chailis  75'		 (Report) Tsitaishvili 33'
Skopelitis  90+3'
Attendance: 3.300
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis 1–2 Omonia
Sávio  48' (Report) Aloneftis  39' (pen.)
Aloneftis  90+1'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOP Kinyras 0–3 Anorthosis
(Report) Hawar M.  43'
Georgiou  49'
Trică  65'
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis 1–0 Enosis
Constantinou  72' (Report)
Attendance: 7.400
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Alki 0–2 Anorthosis
(Report) Bardon  31'
Skopelitis  52'
Attendance: 2.800
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis 2–1 Apollon
Trică  36' (pen.)
Frousos  79'		 (Report) Risso  69'
Attendance: 7.200
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Atromitos 1–6 Anorthosis
Kimoto  84' (Report) Sosin  6'
Sosin  18'
Bardon  49'
Sosin  73'
Tofas  78'
Sosin  90'
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Charis Glykis
Anorthosis 1–2 APOEL
Frousos  60' (Report) Żewłakow  64'
Morais  77'
Attendance: 9.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
AEK 1–3 Anorthosis
Silva  29' (report) Garpozis  4'
Constantinou  45'
Bardon  55'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Savvas Zafeiris

Playoffs

Anorthosis 0–2 Omonia
(report) Konstantinou  64'
Christofi  74'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Anorthosis 1–0 AEL
Frousos  21' (report)
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOEL 2–0 Anorthosis
Kosowski  14'
Michael  65' (pen.)		 (report)
Attendance: 10,689
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis 1–1 APOEL
Skopelitis  19' (report) Żewłakow  38'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
Omonia 1–0 Anorthosis
Kaiafas  55' (report)
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
AEL 1–0 Anorthosis
Gadiaga  15' (report) Tofas  5'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Cypriot Cup

All times at EET

Second round

Anorthosis 2–1 Apollon
Sosin  17'
Sávio  80'		 (Report) Sangoy  90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 7.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Apollon 3–1 (a.e.t.) Anorthosis
Sangoy G.  39'
Sangoy G.  51'
David  118'		 (Report) Katsavakis  69'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Panikos Kailis

2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Time at CET

Anorthosis Cyprus 1–0 Armenia Pyunik
Frousos  72' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 6,685
Pyunik Armenia 0–2 Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report) Tsitaishvili  29'
Frousos  86'
Abovyan City, Yerevan
Attendance: 1,100
Anorthosis Cyprus 3–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Skopelitis  35'
Sosin  47', 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Rapid Wien Austria 3–1 Cyprus Anorthosis
Hoffer  22'
Maierhofer  63', 67'		 (Report) Laban  13'
Attendance: 16,830
Anorthosis Cyprus 3–0 Greece Olympiacos
Torosidis  4' (o.g.)
Sosin  17'
Laban  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Belluschi  54' (report)
Attendance: 32,000

Group Stage: Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Panathinaikos 631287+110
Italy Internazionale 622287+18
Germany Werder Bremen 614179−27
Cyprus Anorthosis 61328806
 ANOINTPANBRM
Anorthosis – 3–3 3–1 2–2
Internazionale 1–0 - 0–1 1–1
Panathinaikos 1–0 0–2 - 2–2
Werder Bremen 0–0 2–1 2–2 –
Werder Bremen Germany 0–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Report
Attendance: 34,690
Anorthosis Cyprus 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos
Sarriegi  11' (o.g.)
Dobrasinović  15'
Hawar M.  78'		 Report Salpingidis  28' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,259
Internazionale Italy 1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Adriano  44' Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Anorthosis Cyprus 3–3 Italy Internazionale
Bardon  31'
Panagi  45+1'
Frousos  50'		 Balotelli  13'
Materazzi  44'
Cruz  80'
Attendance: 17,140
Anorthosis Cyprus 2–2 Germany Werder Bremen
Nicolaou  62'
Sávio  68'		 Report Diego  72' (pen.)
Almeida  87'
Attendance: 18,461
Panathinaikos Greece 1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Karagounis  69' Report
Attendance: 59,872

References

  1. ↑ "Official "first" of the champions" (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Anorthosis: A Club Without A Home Finds A Place To Play". www.goal.com. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Team Roster" (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  4. ↑ "8th transfer Leiwakabessy". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  5. ↑ "All agreed with Bardon..." www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-23. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Greek colossus bound for Anorthosis". www.uefa.com. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Sávio officially acquired from Anorthosis". www.sport-fm.gr. 2008-08-09. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  8. ↑ "Hawar came to become...Sir". www.protathlima.com. 2008-08-12. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  9. ↑ "Anorthosis released Milan Belić". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  10. ↑ "Eugen Trică signs for the club". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-04. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  11. ↑ "Signing of Demetris Leoni". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  12. ↑ "Third transfer Alexis Garpozis". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  13. ↑ "Fourth transfer Giorgos Tofas". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  14. ↑ "Loan of Paulo Costa". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  15. ↑ "Loan of Voskaridis". www.24sports.com.cy. 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  16. ↑ "All details". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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