Apollon Limassol
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Apollon Limassol is a Greek
Cypriot
sports club
, based in Limassol
. It has football, basketball
and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon F.C. currently plays in Marfin Laiki League and has won the championship title 3 times, the cup 6 times and Super Cup once.
On 14 April 1954 the general assembly of enough members with leader Mr Christaki Pavlides proposes the foundation of an athletic association called "Athletic Musical Group APOLLON LIMASSOL' ". The assembly approved the proposal and thus from that 14 day of the month of April in the year 1954 "APOLLON was born". The first administrative council of the team included: Charalambos Lymbourides (Secretary), Andreas Psyllides (Cashier), Antonakis Fourlas (Adviser), Melis Charalampous (Adviser), Andreas Theoharous (Adviser) Andreas Aggelopoulos (Adviser) and Kostas Panayiotou (Adviser).
The first football team was created under the directives of Antonakis Fourlas, playing against district teams. This had a result of it becoming continuously more expensive to run and thus the registration of new members was increased with rapid rhythms. For this reason it was decided to send a letter to the C.F.A (Cyprus Football Association
) with date of 23 March 1955 for the integration of Apollon into the Association.
On 16 October 1955, the Cypriot Football Association (C.F.A) included in its orders Apollon in the 2nd division.
, overcoming Apoel with a score of 2–0. Scores were Kenny and Sokratous. One year later in the 1986–1987 season in a Cup final against AEL Apollon did not manage to repeat the triumph of the previous year as the team lost with 1–0 although Apollon was playing better.
who, upon arriving in Cyprus was determined to win. The German, with his discipline and hard work accomplishes "links" between young talented footballers with older more experienced footballers creating a team ready for the big time. Thus in the season 1990–1991 the team entered the championship "marathon" wanting to write the biggest and most glorious page in its history book. After a frantic and impressive season, offering both substance and spectacle in its game, Apollon was finally crowned Champion of Cyprus!
From that year and for a five-year period the team gained the admiration of all Cypriot football fans after playing modern football.
In 1991–1992 season Apollon won the Cup for the fourth time, overcoming Omonia in final with a final score of 1–0.The scorer was Evgenio Ptak. However in the next season of 1992–1993 Apollon lost both titles.
The team returned strongly and gained the Championship one year later in 1993–1994 season, later after a hard duel with Anorthosis where the title was judged on the last day of the season.
In the 1994–1995 season Apollon reached the Cup final losing from Apoel with 2–4 while the same happened also in the 1997–1998 season with "executioner" this time the almighty Anorthosis, that accomplishes and gains the cup with a final score 1–3. In that five-year period Apollon was accomplished in the European ties, winning enough games and at the same time the respect of many European football clubs. However the game, in which Apollon wrote his own unique history is non other than with the big opponent of F.C. Internazionale Milano
(Inter Milan) in the UEFA Cup
! The 1 – 0 in "Stadio Giuseppe Meazza" (San Siro
) left margins for Apollon to believe in a miracle, against the Italians for the second leg game of 3 November 1993. The Cup Champions, staffed with a squad of international players led by Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp
talked for a walkover in Cyprus
against "fishermen" (thus called the footballers of Apollon the goalkeeper of Inter, Walter Zenga
before the game) and that the game in Milan was just a bad game for their team. However, the Inter team was found in Limassol
, losing in the first ten minutes with a 0–2 score and only finally managed to recover and to finish another historic tie with 3–3, leaving at the end the great Italian goalkeeper speechless!. Scorers for the Apollon team were Milenko Spoljaric
, Zlatan Šćepović and Giorgos Iosifidis
.
.
In the middle of the football season (2004–2005) and after enough failed attempts for glory after the final of 2001,German manager Bernd Stange
took the responsibility, accomplishing late but regularly he brought back the lost glamour of the team. In the season, 2005–06 Apollon won the league title undefeated and earned a club record of 64 points. Apollon had 19 wins and 7 draws in 26 matches and this went down in Cypriot Football history, due to fact that it was the fourth team in the Cyprus
Championship that won the title unbeaten(*Apollon was the only undefeated team in Europe, running an unbeaten streak since 12 March 2005 (30 games). The next year Apollon won for the first time in his history the Super Cup beating Apoel 1–3 at home.
In 2010 Apollon won the Cup after 9 years (2001 Final Cup), beating Apoel in GSZ Stadium. The final score was 2–1
. From then the team participated regularly in the championship of 1st Division. The unique titles in the history of department, are a Cup in 2002 and a Super Cup in 2004. While it finished many times in second places.
, the women's team participated in three Championship finals (1999, 2001, 2003) and in five Cup finals (1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003) but never won. In 2003 Apollon managed to win the Super Cup by beating AEL 3–0.
as well as the Cypriot Women's Cup
three consecitive times from 2009 to 2011. The team also reached the UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 in 2010 and 2011.
After 13 years (2005/06 season) Apollon was the unbeaten champion and the fans were singing, drinking, celebrating the whole week and in Limassol
the only colours on public display were white and blue.
Apollon Fans are also known for their great choreographies, songs and impressive team entrances with flares and other unusual ideas.
The fans are known for the highly passionate love for their team. Apollon's main supporter group of fans is, PAN.SY.FI APOLLON – Panhellenic Group Of fans, otherwise known as GATE 1. This group is located in Limassol
(The main group of fans) and the second one in Ypsonas
(The West Districts). Also there are many other group of GATE 1 fans in other cities inside and outside Cyprus, such as in Nicosia
(Apollon Nicosia FANS), Athens
(Gate 1 Athens Fan Club), Thessaloniki
(PAN.SY.FI APOLLON in North Greece), Manchester
Fan Club, Brighton
FANS and in London (Apollon UK FANS).
Apollon
fans were awarded by T.I.F.O. for the best choreography in Europe for the season 2008–2009 beating over 300 organised fan clubs established in Europe, including big names such as: Irriducibili of Lazio, Ultras Rapid of Rapid Wien and many more.
The team's current stadium is the 13,000 seater Tsirion Stadium
, also known as the Olympia Stadium (G.S.O), it is also the home ground of AEL Limassol and Aris Limassol, The stadium holds 13,331 people and was built in 1975 with the help of the generous contributor and great philanthropist, Mr. Petros I. Tsiros
, a very generous benevolent benefactor and humanitarian of Cyprus, thus the name of the stadium. Apollon Limassol generally use the West Stand of the stadium, but when the match attendance necessitates, the North and East Stands are sometimes used.
Apollon deposited to KOA (Cyprus Sports Organisation, GREEK: Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Αθλητισμού) its plans for the creation of its own stadium and every Apollon supporter is now looking forward for the work to begin. The stadium will be able to accept 12.500 (seated) people but a prospect will allow the increase of the capacity to 16.000.
Basketball/Volleyball
Apollon has its own indoor hall, the PrimeTel Apollon Stadium, with capacity of 2,800.
(on loan)
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.
Jerzy Engel
Ilie Dumitrescu
Martti Kuusela
Toni Savevski
Bernd Stange
Momčilo Vukotić
Ronnie Whelan
Dumitru Dumitriu Nenad Starovlah
Yossi Mizrahi
Alan Dicks
Thomas von Heesen
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
, based in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
. It has football, basketball
Apollon Limassol BC
Pizza Express Primetel Apollon , is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Limassol, Cyprus. The club competes in the Cypriot League...
and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon F.C. currently plays in Marfin Laiki League and has won the championship title 3 times, the cup 6 times and Super Cup once.
History and establishment
At the end of the 1953 football season, a team of young men placed as dream and objective the foundation of an association with national and athletic aims based on promoting the education and social skills of its young members.On 14 April 1954 the general assembly of enough members with leader Mr Christaki Pavlides proposes the foundation of an athletic association called "Athletic Musical Group APOLLON LIMASSOL' ". The assembly approved the proposal and thus from that 14 day of the month of April in the year 1954 "APOLLON was born". The first administrative council of the team included: Charalambos Lymbourides (Secretary), Andreas Psyllides (Cashier), Antonakis Fourlas (Adviser), Melis Charalampous (Adviser), Andreas Theoharous (Adviser) Andreas Aggelopoulos (Adviser) and Kostas Panayiotou (Adviser).
The first football team was created under the directives of Antonakis Fourlas, playing against district teams. This had a result of it becoming continuously more expensive to run and thus the registration of new members was increased with rapid rhythms. For this reason it was decided to send a letter to the C.F.A (Cyprus Football Association
Cyprus Football Association
The Cyprus Football Association is the governing body of football in Cyprus. It organizes the football league, whose top league is Cypriot First Division, Cypriot Cup, Cyprus FA Shield and the Cypriot national football team. It is based in Nicosia. It Football was introduced to Cyprus early in...
) with date of 23 March 1955 for the integration of Apollon into the Association.
On 16 October 1955, the Cypriot Football Association (C.F.A) included in its orders Apollon in the 2nd division.
1954–1955: Early Years
In its first year, Apollon suffered 8 defeats in 8 matches in the second division. Just before the next season (1956–57) a crisis erupted in AEL, a first division team based in Limassol, and as a result, most of the players left AEL and joined Apollon. After this, Apollon won the regional group in the second division and subsequently the play-offs and then was promoted to the first division. This took place in 1957 and ever since Apollon has been competing in the first division. Things were not easy however for the newly promoted club. Apollon couldn't reach a satisfactory position in the rankings and was struggling in the middle of the table for many years. But in the mid-60's things changed.1964–1967: The first distinctions
In 1965 Apollon reached the Cup Final. However, Omonia won the tile with a score of 5–1. A year later, Apollon was in the Final again, and won the Cup by defeating Nea Salamina with the score of 4–2(Scorers: Panikkos Yiolites, Andros Konstantinou, Panikkos Kristallis, Antonis Panayides), and triumphantly took the trophy to Limassol. Apollon managed to maintain its Cup title in 1967, by beating Alki 1–0 thanks to the goal of Antonis Panayides. After celebrating these titles, Apollon had to wait another 15 years to start making history once again,1981–1987: Back to the Cup Final After 20 years of drought
In the football season 1981–1982 Apollon managed to reach once again the Cup final however in double games Omonia won the Cup. In the 1985–1986 season,after 20 years of "drought" Apollon won once again the Cup in Tsirion StadiumTsirion Stadium
Tsirion Stadium is an all seater multi-purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol, Aris Limassol and APEP Pitsilias. In the past, especially in 1990s, it was used as the home ground for the Cyprus...
, overcoming Apoel with a score of 2–0. Scores were Kenny and Sokratous. One year later in the 1986–1987 season in a Cup final against AEL Apollon did not manage to repeat the triumph of the previous year as the team lost with 1–0 although Apollon was playing better.
1990–1999: 10 years of Glory
In these years, it emerged clearly that absent was this "something" that could make the difference for the team to lead in the Championship. This "something" therefore was non other than the German coach named Diethelm FernerDiethelm Ferner
Diethelm Ferner is a German football coach and a former player. As a player, he spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen and Rot-Weiss Essen...
who, upon arriving in Cyprus was determined to win. The German, with his discipline and hard work accomplishes "links" between young talented footballers with older more experienced footballers creating a team ready for the big time. Thus in the season 1990–1991 the team entered the championship "marathon" wanting to write the biggest and most glorious page in its history book. After a frantic and impressive season, offering both substance and spectacle in its game, Apollon was finally crowned Champion of Cyprus!
From that year and for a five-year period the team gained the admiration of all Cypriot football fans after playing modern football.
In 1991–1992 season Apollon won the Cup for the fourth time, overcoming Omonia in final with a final score of 1–0.The scorer was Evgenio Ptak. However in the next season of 1992–1993 Apollon lost both titles.
The team returned strongly and gained the Championship one year later in 1993–1994 season, later after a hard duel with Anorthosis where the title was judged on the last day of the season.
In the 1994–1995 season Apollon reached the Cup final losing from Apoel with 2–4 while the same happened also in the 1997–1998 season with "executioner" this time the almighty Anorthosis, that accomplishes and gains the cup with a final score 1–3. In that five-year period Apollon was accomplished in the European ties, winning enough games and at the same time the respect of many European football clubs. However the game, in which Apollon wrote his own unique history is non other than with the big opponent of F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
(Inter Milan) in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
! The 1 – 0 in "Stadio Giuseppe Meazza" (San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
) left margins for Apollon to believe in a miracle, against the Italians for the second leg game of 3 November 1993. The Cup Champions, staffed with a squad of international players led by Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...
talked for a walkover in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
against "fishermen" (thus called the footballers of Apollon the goalkeeper of Inter, Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship...
before the game) and that the game in Milan was just a bad game for their team. However, the Inter team was found in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, losing in the first ten minutes with a 0–2 score and only finally managed to recover and to finish another historic tie with 3–3, leaving at the end the great Italian goalkeeper speechless!. Scorers for the Apollon team were Milenko Spoljaric
Milenko Spoljaric
Milenko Spoljaric is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.-Career:...
, Zlatan Šćepović and Giorgos Iosifidis
Giorgos Iosifidis
Giorgos Iosifidis is a former international Cypriot football midfielder.He started his career in 1989 with Apollon Limassol. He also played for Anorthosis Famagusta and Aris Limassol.-External links:*...
.
2000–2010: 1 Championship, 2 Cups and 1 Super Cup
In the 2000–2001 season Apollon won the Cup against Nea Salamina in the GSP stadium, with final score 1–0. Scorer was the unforgettable Viktor ZubarevViktor Zubarev
Viktor Yevgenyevich Zubarev was a soccer forward from Kazakhstan.-Club career stats:Last update: 11 February 2008-Honours:* Kazakhstan Champion: 1999, 2002...
.
In the middle of the football season (2004–2005) and after enough failed attempts for glory after the final of 2001,German manager Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange is a German football manager currently managing Belarus.Stange was born in a Sorbian town of Saxony. He started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team...
took the responsibility, accomplishing late but regularly he brought back the lost glamour of the team. In the season, 2005–06 Apollon won the league title undefeated and earned a club record of 64 points. Apollon had 19 wins and 7 draws in 26 matches and this went down in Cypriot Football history, due to fact that it was the fourth team in the Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
Championship that won the title unbeaten(*Apollon was the only undefeated team in Europe, running an unbeaten streak since 12 March 2005 (30 games). The next year Apollon won for the first time in his history the Super Cup beating Apoel 1–3 at home.
In 2010 Apollon won the Cup after 9 years (2001 Final Cup), beating Apoel in GSZ Stadium. The final score was 2–1
Crest and Colours
The team' s emblem represends God Apollon, the ancient Greek god of music. The colours of the team are blue and white. The away colours are white and the home kit blue.Basketball Team
The Basketball team of Apollon was founded in 1967 and is one of the founding members of Cyprus Basketball FederationCyprus Basketball Federation
The Cyprus Basketball Federation is the governing body for basketball on the island of Cyprus and is a division of the Cyprus Sport Organisation...
. From then the team participated regularly in the championship of 1st Division. The unique titles in the history of department, are a Cup in 2002 and a Super Cup in 2004. While it finished many times in second places.
Volleyball Team
A Founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball FederationCyprus Volleyball Federation
Cyprus Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Cyprus...
, the women's team participated in three Championship finals (1999, 2001, 2003) and in five Cup finals (1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003) but never won. In 2003 Apollon managed to win the Super Cup by beating AEL 3–0.
Women's football team
The women's team has won the Cypriot First DivisionCypriot First Division (women)
The Cypriot First Division is the women's football league of Cyprus.It is running since 1998-1999 season.The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Although a Cypriot team entered the Champions League every year from 2003-04 onwards, in 2008-09 Apollon...
as well as the Cypriot Women's Cup
Cypriot Women's Cup
The Cypriot Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition in Cyprus.-List of finals:The cup was first held in 2000. No editions were played in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.- Performance by club :- External links:*...
three consecitive times from 2009 to 2011. The team also reached the UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 in 2010 and 2011.
Supporters
Apollon is among the most popular football teams in Cyprus. The fans are quite demanding and loyal to the Club. More than 14.000 Apollon fans traveled from Limassol for the 2001 Cup Final that took place in Nicosia (more than 12.000 tickets were sold).This number also beat the previous top record for a team traveling for an away game to Nicosia. Celebrations for winning the League championship for the 1993/94 season following the victory against Omonoia F.C. More than 15.000 fans overflowed the Stadium to see Apollon clinch the title in the final game of the season. Celebrations following the victory against Omonoia F.C. at the 1992 FA Cup Final in Tsirio, stadium. More than 20.000 fans attended the game.After 13 years (2005/06 season) Apollon was the unbeaten champion and the fans were singing, drinking, celebrating the whole week and in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
the only colours on public display were white and blue.
Apollon Fans are also known for their great choreographies, songs and impressive team entrances with flares and other unusual ideas.
The fans are known for the highly passionate love for their team. Apollon's main supporter group of fans is, PAN.SY.FI APOLLON – Panhellenic Group Of fans, otherwise known as GATE 1. This group is located in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
(The main group of fans) and the second one in Ypsonas
Ypsonas
Ypsonas is one of the largest villages in the Limassol District of Cyprus and is located about 7 kilometres west of Limassol city. The southern part of the village is within the administrative borders of the British military base of Akrotiri - Episkopi.-References:...
(The West Districts). Also there are many other group of GATE 1 fans in other cities inside and outside Cyprus, such as in Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
(Apollon Nicosia FANS), Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
(Gate 1 Athens Fan Club), Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
(PAN.SY.FI APOLLON in North Greece), Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
Fan Club, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
FANS and in London (Apollon UK FANS).
Apollon
Apollon
Apollon may refer to:* Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry* Apollon , Formula One constructor* Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club* Apollon Athens, a Greek football club from Athens...
fans were awarded by T.I.F.O. for the best choreography in Europe for the season 2008–2009 beating over 300 organised fan clubs established in Europe, including big names such as: Irriducibili of Lazio, Ultras Rapid of Rapid Wien and many more.
Stadium
FootballThe team's current stadium is the 13,000 seater Tsirion Stadium
Tsirion Stadium
Tsirion Stadium is an all seater multi-purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol, Aris Limassol and APEP Pitsilias. In the past, especially in 1990s, it was used as the home ground for the Cyprus...
, also known as the Olympia Stadium (G.S.O), it is also the home ground of AEL Limassol and Aris Limassol, The stadium holds 13,331 people and was built in 1975 with the help of the generous contributor and great philanthropist, Mr. Petros I. Tsiros
Petros I. Tsiros
Petros I. Tsiros was born in Limassol in September 1904 and died in May 1984. His father was Ioannis Tsiros, a well known contractor, who was responsible for the construction of Limassol's water tower, a pioneering and advanced project at the time....
, a very generous benevolent benefactor and humanitarian of Cyprus, thus the name of the stadium. Apollon Limassol generally use the West Stand of the stadium, but when the match attendance necessitates, the North and East Stands are sometimes used.
Apollon deposited to KOA (Cyprus Sports Organisation, GREEK: Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Αθλητισμού) its plans for the creation of its own stadium and every Apollon supporter is now looking forward for the work to begin. The stadium will be able to accept 12.500 (seated) people but a prospect will allow the increase of the capacity to 16.000.
Basketball/Volleyball
Apollon has its own indoor hall, the PrimeTel Apollon Stadium, with capacity of 2,800.
Football current squad
(on loan)(on loan)
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.
Board of directors
- Honorary Chairman:
- President: Aristodimou Pavlos
- Vice – President:
- Vice – President:
- Vice – President:
- Member: Antoniou Charalambos
- Member: Kakoullis Pavlos
- Member: Pitsillides Giorgos
- Member: Sikopetrites Vaggelis
Team Staff
- General Manager: Efthymios Agathokleous
- Head of Press Office and Marketing Department: Elektra Katsikidou
- Safety, Security and Athletic Material Officer: Kyriakos Vasiliou
- Accountant: Charis Konstantinou
- Marketing Assistant: Charis Evagorou
- Secretary: Stella Ignatiou
Coaching Staff
- Manager: Mihai StoichiţăMihai StoichitaMihai Stoichiţă is a Romanian football manager.- Coaching career :The Kuwait Football Association hired him in 2006 to coach its national football team. The one-year deal is believed to be worth between $300,000 and $460,000...
- Assistant Manager: Giorgos IosifidisGiorgos IosifidisGiorgos Iosifidis is a former international Cypriot football midfielder.He started his career in 1989 with Apollon Limassol. He also played for Anorthosis Famagusta and Aris Limassol.-External links:*...
- Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Nicolaou
- Fitness Coach: Andreas Nicolaou
- Assistant Fitness Coach: Constantinos Papaconstantinou
- Team Supervisor: Pambos Pittas
- Team Supervisor: Andreas Tavelas
- Team Supervisor: Sokratis Sokratous
- Safety and Athletic Equipment Officer: Kyriacos Vassiliou
Medical Staff
- Club Doctor: Dr. Vrywni Michalis
- Assistant Club Doctor: Dr. Savvas Chronis
- Orthopedist: Dr. Stephen Iosifides
- First Team Physiotherapist: Panayiotis Georgiades + Savvas Scannavias
- Kinesiologist: Panicos Papandreou
Sponsorship
- Official Shirt Sponsor – Primetel Mobile
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – LottoLotto Sport ItaliaLotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut...
- Official Athletism Sponsor – Libra Holidays Group
- Official Stadium Sponsor – Sisamos Group of Companies
- Official Communication Sponsor – CytaVision
- Official Sport Drink – GatoradeGatoradeGatorade is a brand of sports-themed food and beverage products, built around its signature product: a line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo, distributed in over 80 countries...
Other Sponsors
- Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motorsis a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
- Singular Logic
- Marfin LaikiMarfin Popular BankMarfin Popular Bank is the second largest banking group in Cyprus behind the Bank of Cyprus. Trading on the island as Laiki Bank , it currently holds a 15% share of the market in loans and a 19% share of deposits. Its shares are listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange...
- Filuet Group
- Splash Water
- CYTACYTACYTA is the national telecommunications provider of Cyprus.The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority , a semi-governmental organisation incorporated by law, is the leading provider of Integrated Electronic Communications in Cyprus...
- Photo Stern
- Krystalo 3D Creations
- NTV
- Pizza ExpressPizza ExpressPizzaExpress is a restaurant group with over 400 restaurants across the United Kingdom and 40 overseas in China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and the Middle East. It was founded in 1965 by Peter Boizot.In Ireland, PizzaExpress trades under the name Milano....
- Blue Oven
- cyprint
- Proton
- COMPASS DEVELOPERS
- TOYOTIRES
Former managers
Gerard van der LemGerard van der Lem
Gerard van der Lem is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut for FC Amsterdam on August 12, 1973 against PSV Eindhoven...
Jerzy Engel
Jerzy Engel
Władysław Jerzy Engel was a Polish footballer and coach. Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local club Junak Wloclawek, before moving to Polonia Warsaw , Hutnik Warszawa and several other clubs.Engel, nicknamed "Jurek", began playing in midfield or attack before, at...
Ilie Dumitrescu
Ilie Dumitrescu
Ilie Dumitrescu is a former Romanian football player and current coach, he last managed Steaua Bucureşti. A tricky forward, he shot to fame when his frontline partnership with Gheorghe Hagi and Florin Răducioiu led the Romania national football team to the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal,...
Martti Kuusela
Martti Kuusela
Martti Kuusela is an internationally successful Finnish football manager.Kuusela enjoyed a moderately successful career as a player in Finland. As a coach he won the Finnish championship in 1981 and 1990 with HJK Helsinki...
Toni Savevski
Toni Savevski
Toni Savevski is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign midfielders to have played in the Greek football league....
Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange is a German football manager currently managing Belarus.Stange was born in a Sorbian town of Saxony. He started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team...
Momčilo Vukotić
Momcilo Vukotic
Momčilo "Moca" Vukotić is a Serbian football manager and a former player.He played 14 times for his national team, Yugoslavia, between 1969 and 1974 scoring four goals. In his club career in FK Partizan, he appeared in a total of 752 games in all competitions and all age levels, scoring 306 goals...
Ronnie Whelan
Ronnie Whelan
Ronald Andrew "Ronnie" Whelan is a former Irish football midfielder, and sometimes defender, who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s...
Dumitru Dumitriu Nenad Starovlah
Nenad Starovlah
Nenad Starovlah is a Bosnian Serb football manager and former player.As player, he played with FK Željezničar and Yugoslav national team.-External sources:* at Serbian Federation site....
Yossi Mizrahi
Yossi Mizrahi
Yossi Mizrahi is a retired Israeli goalkeeper, and now hes a football coach and current manager of F.C. Ashdod.-Biography:Yosef Mizrahi was born in Jerusalem, Israel on April 4, 1953. He grew up in Katamon and studied at Ma'aleh state religious school. As a teenager, he played on the youth team...
Alan Dicks
Alan Dicks
Alan Dicks is a retired English footballer and football manager. He managed Bristol City for thirteen years and managed clubs in five countries on three continents....
Thomas von Heesen
Thomas von Heesen
Thomas von Heesen is a former German football attacking midfielder, and a current coach. He currently manages Austrian side Kapfenberger SV....
Notable players
| Rudi Vata Rudi Vata Rudi Vata is a former Albanian footballer who played as a defender. He is the manager of Albanian team KS Vllaznia Shkoder.... Gaston Sangoy Gastón Sangoy Gastón Sangoy is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sporting de Gijón, in the Spanish first division, as a striker.-Career:... Mauricio Pinilla Mauricio Pinilla Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera is a Chilean footballer who plays for U.S. Città di Palermo in Italy, as a centre forward.... Giannakis Giagkoudakis Panikos Krystallis Panikos Krystallis Panikos Krystallis is a former football forward. He was born in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1942.-Career as player:Krystallis started his football career in AEL Limassol in the late 1950s but soon joined cross-town rivals Apollon Limassol where he had his best years as a striker... Milenko Spoljaric Milenko Spoljaric Milenko Spoljaric is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.-Career:... Vasos Melanarkitis Pambos Pittas Pambos Pittas Pambos Pittas is a former international Cypriot football defender and former captain of Cyprus national football team and Apollon Limassol.... |
Gabor Zavadszky Hawar Mulla Mohammed Hawar Mulla Mohammed Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger and Wingback positions for Zob Ahan in Iran. Hawar is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team and was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory... Mahdi Karim Mahdi Karim Mahdi Karim Ajeel is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Arbil FC in Iraq and the Iraq national football team.- Career :... Haidar Obeid Haidar Obeid Haidar Obeid Jassim is an Iraqi football Defender player who currently plays for Zob Ahan F.C. in Iran Pro League and the Iraq national football team. He played for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.... Mohammad Nasser Viktor Zubarev Viktor Zubarev Viktor Yevgenyevich Zubarev was a soccer forward from Kazakhstan.-Club career stats:Last update: 11 February 2008-Honours:* Kazakhstan Champion: 1999, 2002... Radoslaw Michalski Radoslaw Michalski Radosław Michalski is a Polish football defender.-References:... Bogdan Andone Bogdan Andone Bogdan Andone is a Romanian football midfielderHe spent most of his career in Romanian first division, then moved to Hungary and Cyprus... |
Florin Cârstea Cătălin Liţă Ionuţ Luţu Ion Sburlea Vasos MelanarkitisGiorgos Iosifidis Giorgos Iosifidis Giorgos Iosifidis is a former international Cypriot football midfielder.He started his career in 1989 with Apollon Limassol. He also played for Anorthosis Famagusta and Aris Limassol.-External links:*... Miljan Mrdaković Miljan Mrdakovic Miljan Mrdaković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, as a striker.-Club career:... Suad Beširević Suad Beširević Suad Beširević is a Slovenian/Bosnian football manager and former player.He is regarded as one of the best players of FK Borac Banja Luka where he spend most of his career and where he won the 1987-88 Yugoslav Cup. While in Cyprus, his name was also referred to as Suat Pesirovic.-External... Slađan Šćepović Slađan Šćepović Slađan Šćepović is a Serbian football manager and former player.-Career:Born in Priboj, SR Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia, he played most of his career with FK Partizan in the Yugoslav First League between 1984 and 1992, with a exception of a short spell with FK Bor while still in his beginning of... |