2008–09 APOEL F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was APOEL's 69th season in the Cypriot First Division and 81st year in existence as a football club.

APOEL
2008–09 season
ChairmanKyriakos Zivanaris
(Until 30 October 2008)
Phivos Erotokritou
(From 30 October 2008)
ManagerIvan Jovanović
StadiumGSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First DivisionWinners
Cypriot CupSemi-finals
LTV Super CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcin Żewłakow (11)
All:
Benjamin Onwuachi (12)
Marcin Żewłakow (12)
Highest home attendance18,769 vs Omonia
(20 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance2,032 vs Doxa
(21 January 2009)
Average home league attendance7,474 (all competitions)

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CYP Michalis Morfis
4 DF  CYP Paraskevas Christou
5 DF  ROU Daniel Florea
6 MF  CYP Demetris Kyriakou
7 DF  GRE Savvas Poursaitides
8 DF  FRA Bark Seghiri
10 MF  CYP Constantinos Charalambides
11 MF  POL Kamil Kosowski
14 DF  NED Joost Broerse
15 DF  CYP Marios Antoniades
17 MF  CYP Marinos Satsias (captain)
19 DF  CYP Marios Elia
20 MF  BRA Jean Paulista
21 FW  POL Marcin Żewłakow
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  GRE Dionisis Chiotis
23 MF  POR Helio Pinto
24 DF  GRE Christos Kontis
26 MF  POR Nuno Morais
29 MF  CYP Nektarios Alexandrou
30 FW  SRB Nenad Mirosavljević
32 DF  ALB Altin Haxhi
33 MF  CYP Chrysis Michael
40 MF  CYP Giorgos Economides
60 GK  CYP Kyriacos Ioannou
71 MF  CYP Marios Theodorou
80 FW  NGA Benjamin Onwuachi
88 GK  CYP 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:

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 RB Poursaitides 31EU Anorthosis Famagusta Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free 24sports.com.cy
19 RB Elia 29EU Ethnikos Achna Loan return Summer 2009 — —
21 CF Żewłakow 32EU Dender Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
9 CF Papathanasiou 24EU Ermis Aradippou Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free —
4 CB Christou 24EU AEK Larnaca Transfer Y Summer 2012 €120K sigmalive.com
22 GK Chiotis 31EU Kerkyra Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
20 AM Paulista 30EU Wisła Kraków Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free kerkida.net
6 DM Kyriakou 21EU Digenis Morphou Loan return Summer 2009 — —
11 RW Kosowski 30EU Cádiz Transfer Y Summer 2010 Free apoelfc.com.cy
80 CF Onwuachi 24Non-EU Ionikos Loan Summer 2009 €200K apoelfc.com.cy
29 LW Alexandrou 24EU Larissa Transfer Y Summer 2011 Free apoelfc.com.cy
16 AM Paulo Costa 29EU Anorthosis Famagusta Loan Winter 2009 Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total expenditure: €320K

Out:

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
9 CF Machlas 34EU Retirement Retirement Summer — contra.gr
20 RW Makrides 26EU Metalurh Donetsk End of contract N Summer Free kerkida.net
69 CF Čorović 32Non-EU AEL Limassol Loan return Summer — —
11 RW Louka 25EU AEL Limassol End of contract N Summer Free kerkida.net
4 CB Kapsis 34EU Levadiakos End of contract N Summer Free —
18 CB Daskalakis 30EU AEK Larnaca End of contract N Summer Free apoel.net
31 CF Zé Carlos 33EU Trofense Contract termination N Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
28 CF Vourkou 22EU Doxa Katokopias Loan Summer Free —
77 RB Panayiotou 19EU Digenis Morphou Loan Summer Free —
12 GK Nikolovski 35Non-EU AEP Paphos Mutual consent N Winter Free —
9 CF Papathanasiou 25EU Ermis Aradippou Loan Winter Free —
16 AM Paulo Costa 29EU Anorthosis Famagusta Mutual consent N
Loan return 		Winter Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total income: €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
1GK Michalis Morfis 401020108000
4DF Paraskevas Christou 10230301017230
5DF Daniel Florea 12040401021010
6MF Demetris Kyriakou 202000004000
7DF Savvas Poursaitidis 27020401034050
8DF Bark Seghiri 14150400023130
9FW Andreas Papathanasiou 300020005000
10MF Constantinos Charalambides 24441601035560
11MF Kamil Kosowski 24351411134630
12GK Jane Nikolovski 000000000000
14DF Joost Broerse 31250510041340
15DF Marios Antoniades 000000000000
16MF Paulo Costa 522000007210
17MF Marinos Satsias(c) 16230000019230
19DF Marios Elia 15130101020130
20MF Jean Paulista 000040105000
21FW Marcin Żewłakow 2411605110361210
22GK Dionisis Chiotis 28050500038021
23MF Helio Pinto 27251521038581
24DF Christos Kontis 28241500037330
26MF Nuno Morais 30350601042370
29MF Nektarios Alexandrou 28551200035650
30FW Nenad Mirosavljević 258415210351130
32DF Altin Haxhi 18020401025090
33MF Chrysis Michael 23620511031730
40MF Giorgos Economides 000000000000
60GK Kyriacos Ioannou 000000000000
71MF Marios Theodorou 000000000000
80FW Benjamin Onwuachi 248643010341210
88GK Tasos Kissas 100000001000

Club

Other information
Chairman Kyriakos Zivanaris (Until 30 October 2008)
Phivos Erotokritou (From 30 October 2008)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Preseason 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 1 – 0 SV Grödig
Papathanasiou  28' (Report)
APOEL 1 – 0 FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
Michael  27' (pen.) (Report)
APOEL 0 – 1
Abandoned[note 1]		 FC Argeş Piteşti
(Report) Tameş  25'
APOEL 2 – 2 FC Fehérvár
Żewłakow  6'
Charalambides  45'		 (Report) Nagy  60' (pen.)
Pavličić  90'
APOEL 4 – 1 Omonia Aradippou
Michael
Mirosavljević
Kosowski
Elia  (pen.)		 (Report) Iakovou  (pen.)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
AEK Larnaca 1 – 2 APOEL
Monesterolo  90' (Report) Żewłakow  54'
Elia  71' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Mid-season friendlies
PAEEK 0 – 5 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

Updated to match played 20 May 2009
Source: Competitions

Marfin Laiki League
Main article: 2008–09 Cypriot First Division

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Apollon Limassol 26 13 4 9 53 34 +19 43[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for second round, Group B
Source: cfa.com.cy (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) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Teams qualified for Group A played out one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots in the UEFA Europa League, one in the second and one in the first qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League was awarded to the winners of the 2008–09 Cypriot Cup.
Teams qualified for Group C played out one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First round were taken over into the Second round groups.
Notes:
  1. AEL 1–0 APOL; APOL 1–3 AEL

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
1 APOEL (C) 32 26 4 2 62 17 +45 82 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Omonia Nicosia 32 25 1 6 70 22 +48 76 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 21 4 7 52 26 +26 67 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 AEL Limassol 32 13 5 14 38 41 −3 44
Source: cfa.com.cy (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) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Matches

All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET

Regular season
APOEL3 – 2Doxa
Michael  25'
Christou  29'
Morais  40'		 (report) Serjão  3'
Saavedra  45'
Rodrigues  84'
Attendance: 6,736
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Ethnikos Achnas1 – 1APOEL
Alekou  58' (report) Charalambides  51'
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Charis Glykis
APOEL4 – 0AEL
Morais  13'
Charalambides  24'
Christou  40'
Pinto  64'		 (report)
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
AE Paphos2 – 2APOEL
Ba  19'
Chailis  52'		 (report) Żewłakow  15'
Charalambides  17'
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOEL3 – 2Omonia
Onwuachi  3',  18'
Charalambides  37'		 (report) Okkas  11' (pen.)
Aloneftis  58'
Attendance: 18,769
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
APOP Kinyras1 – 2APOEL
Mykhailenko  12' (report) Onwuachi  43'
Elia  45' (pen.)
Peyia Municipal Stadium, Pegeia
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Panikos Andronikou
APOEL1 – 0EN Paralimni
Onwuachi  11' (report)
Attendance: 5,608
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Alki1 – 0APOEL
Rouga  88' (report)
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Panikos Kailis
APOEL4 – 1Apollon
Mirosavljević  45'
Onwuachi  48'  55'
Alexandrou  90'		 (report) Sangoy  59',  61'
Attendance: 7,794
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Atromitos0 – 1APOEL
(report) Mirosavljević  28'
Attendance: 1,670
Referee: Panikos Andronikou
APOEL2 – 0AEK
Broerse  5'
Kontis  14'		 (report) Veiga  64'
Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL1 – 0Anorthosis
Mirosavljević  63' (report)
Attendance: 11,566
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APEP1 – 1APOEL
Szili  29' (report) Mirosavljević  12'
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Doxa0 – 2APOEL
(report) Alexandrou  57'
Mirosavljević  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
APOEL3 – 0Ethnikos Achnas
Mirosavljević  63',  72'
Alexandrou  85'		 (report)
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
AEL0 – 1APOEL
Torrão  72' (report) Mirosavljević  83'
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 1AE Paphos
Michael  29' (pen.)
Alexandrou  42'
Paulo Costa  44' (pen.),  73'		 (report) Ba  57'
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
Omonia0 – 1APOEL
Ndikumana  45' (report) Alexandrou  59'
Attendance: 19,570
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
APOEL1 – 0APOP Kinyras
Seghiri  45' (report)
Attendance: 3,799
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
EN Paralimni0 – 1APOEL
(report) Żewłakow  83'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
APOEL3 – 1Alki
Onwuachi  29'
Żewłakow  79'
Satsias  88' (pen.)		 (report) Sajdak  84'
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
Apollon0 – 1APOEL
(report) Michael  13' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,936
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 0Atromitos
Satsias  7'
Kosowski  20',  65'
Żewłakow  37'		 (report)
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Demetris Demetriou
AEK0 – 1APOEL
(report) Onwuachi  74'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
Anorthosis1 – 2APOEL
Frousos  60' (report) Żewłakow  64'
Morais  77'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL4 – 0APEP
Michael  33' (pen.)
Żewłakow  45',  82',  86'		 (report)
Attendance: 7,208
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

Playoffs
AEL0 – 1APOEL
(report) Michael  93'
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Liran Liani
Omonia1 – 2APOEL
Alabi  9' (report) Kontis  69'
Pinto  84'
Attendance: 16,636
Referee: Haim Yaacov
APOEL2 – 0Anorthosis
Kosowski  14'
Michael  65'		 (report)
Attendance: 9,836
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis1 – 1APOEL
Skopelitis  19' (report) Żewłakow  39'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaidis
APOEL3 – 1AEL
Żewłakow  3'  17'
Broerse  37'		 (report) Júnior  5'
Attendance: 12,456
Referee: Marios Stamatis
APOELabandoned[note 2]Omonia
(report) Konstantinou  2'
Žlogar  31'
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Panikos Andronikou

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

First qualifying round
FK Pelister 0 – 0 APOEL
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan
APOEL 1 – 0 FK Pelister
Michael  83' (pen.) (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Ristevski  77'
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round
APOEL 2 – 2 Red Star Belgrade
Broerse  34'
Żewłakow  47'		 (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Edgar  9'
Burzanović  62'
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Robert Styles
Red Star Belgrade 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) APOEL
Subašić  77'
Milijaš  85',  103' (pen.)		 (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Kosowski  54'
Pinto  57'
Chiotis  101'
Mirosavljević  117'
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago

APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate. APOEL won on away goals.

First round
APOEL 1 – 4 Schalke 04
Mirosavljević  72' (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Westermann  25'
Rakitić  36'
Sánchez  41'
Altıntop  88'
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Robert Malek
Schalke 04 1 – 1 APOEL
Pander  58' (Report 1)
(Report 2)		 Pinto  6'
Attendance: 52,214
Referee: Pedro Proença

FC Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.

LTV Super Cup
Main article: LTV Super Cup
Anorthosis0 – 1APOEL
(report) Kosowski  23'
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

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

Cypriot Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Cypriot Cup

Second round
APOEL2 – 2Doxa Katokopia
Charalambides  41'
Onwuachi  74'		 (report) Stylianou  56'
Rodrigues  84'
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Christos Elia
Doxa Katokopia2 – 3APOEL
Margaça  42'
Serjão  71'		 (report) Kosowski  1'
Onwuachi  8',  58'
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Panikos Andronikou

APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals
Ermis Aradippou1 – 1APOEL
Papathanasiou  32' (report) Kontis  73'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
APOEL3 – 0Ermis Aradippou
Mirosavljević  35'
Onwuachi  65'
Pinto  82'		 (report)
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Antonis Constantinides

APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals
APOP Kinyras2 – 0APOEL
Buyse  30'
Vasconcelos  58'		 (report) Pinto  80'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL1 – 0APOP 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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