APOEL Futsal

APOEL Futsal is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 3 Championships, 3 Cups and 1 Super Cup.[2]

APOEL

Full name	Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
Nickname(s)	Τhrylos (The Legend)
Founded	July 2012
Ground	Lefkotheo Indoor Arena, Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity	3,000[1]
Chairman	Christoforos Potamitis
Manager	Giorgos Platis
League	Cypriot First Division
2016–17	3rd
Home colours Away colours

History

APOEL's futsal team was formed in 2012 as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.,[2] after APOEL board came to an agreement with City Futsal F.S.C. to take their place in the Cypriot First Division for the 2012–13 season.[3] The team had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the cup. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL.[4]

In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic double, winning both the season's Cypriot First Division[5] and the Cypriot Cup,[6] their first two major trophies after only two years of existence as a futsal club. The next season (2014–15), APOEL became double winners for second year in a row, after winning again the Cypriot First Division[7] and the Cypriot Cup.[8] During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league,[9] the cup[10] and the super cup.[11]

European campaigns

After winning the double in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the European competitions, participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in Nicosia's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall. APOEL managed to qualify for the main round[12] by winning all their matches, beating FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3, KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1 and NAFI Stuttgart 10–1. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after losing 1–5 against Slov-Matic Bratislava, beating MVFC Berettjóújfalu 3–2 and drawing 3–3 with Vegakameratene.[13]

In the 2016–17 season, APOEL participated for the third consecutive time in the UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they managed to qualify for the main round[14] by winning AFM Maniacs 9–7, JB Gentofte 4–3 and drawing 7–7 with the hosts ASUE Yerevan. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after drawing 3–3 with City'US Târgu Mureș, losing 0–7 against Era-Pack Chrudim and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava.[15]

Current squad

Last Update: 1 January 2017[16][17]

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  NOR Kenneth Rakvaag 8 FW  CYP Angelos Dionysiou 8 DF  CYP Christos Christodoulou 9 FW  BRA Léo Feitoza (captain) 10 FW  CYP Christos Iacovou 11 DF  BRA Cristian Magno 12 DF  ESP Jonathan Carrasco

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW  CYP Stavros Christodoulou 14 DF  CYP Andreas Platis 15 GK  CYP Avraam Paraskeva 16 GK  CYP Alexandros Zantis 17 MF  CYP Neophytos Lakoufis 18 MF  CYP Eleftherios Pericleous 20 FW  CYP Savvas Omirou

Technical and medical staff

Technical staff[18]
Head coach	Giorgos Platis
Fitness coach	Petros Violaris
Goalkeeping coach	Giannos Pafitis
Technical Director	Yiannos Mylonas
Medical staff[19]
Team Doctor	Christoforos Varianos
Team Physio	Ntemis Orinos

League and Cup history

R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .

Season	League								Cup	Super Cup	UEFA Futsal Cup	Notes
	Division	Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points	Result	Result	Result
2012–13	1st	4th	22	11	3	8	100 – 85	36	SF	—	—	^[A]
2013–14	1st	1st	24	21	0	3	157 – 59	63	W	—	—	^[B]
2014–15	1st	1st	22	18	1	3	154 – 56	55	W	—	Main round	^[C]
2015–16	1st	1st	24	20	3	1	120 – 44	63	W	W	Main round	^[D]
2016–17	1st	3rd	20	15	1	4	134 – 49	46	QF	RU	Main round

Last update: 28 April 2017

A. ^ Competed as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.

B. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic double.

C. ^ APOEL's debut in the European competitions.

D. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic treble.

Honours

• Cypriot Championship

Winners (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Cypriot Cup

Winners (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Cypriot Super Cup

Winners (1): 2015

[2]

European competitions record

Last update: 14 October 2016[20]

UEFA competitions
Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last season played
UEFA Futsal Cup	15	7	3	5	67	66	+1	2016–17
Total	15	7	3	5	67	66	+1

Matches

P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Result	Venue (Host City)	Qualified
2014–15	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary round (Group D)		FC Anzhi Tallinn	5–3	Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia)	1st place
				KF Flamurtari Vlorë	9–1
				NAFI Stuttgart	10–1
		Main round (Group 6)		Slov-Matic Bratislava	1–5	Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu)	3rd place
				MVFC Berettyóújfalu	3–2
				Vegakameratene	3–3
2015–16	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main round (Group 1)		Georgians Tbilisi	1–5	Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia)	4th place
				Kremlin-Bicêtre United	3–4
				TTG-Ugra Yugorsk	3–10
2016–17	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary round (Group A)		AFM Futsal Maniacs	9–7	FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan)	1st place
				JB Futsal Gentofte	4–3
				ASUE Yerevan	7–7
		Main round (Group 6)		City'US Târgu Mureș	3–3	Zimní Stadión (Chrudim)	3rd place
				Era-Pack Chrudim	0–7
				ŠK Pinerola Bratislava	6–5

References

1. ""Lefkotheo" Sport Center". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
2. ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. "To ΑΠΟΕΛ και στο futsal..." (in Greek). APOEL. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. Συγχώνευση Σωματείων (in Greek). CFA. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε τον τίτλο (in Greek). CFA. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
6. "Μετά το Πρωτάθλημα, πήρε και το Κύπελλο Futsal το ΑΠΟΕΛ" (in Greek). CFA. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
7. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ πανηγυρίζει την κατάκτηση του Πρωταθλήματος Futsal (in Greek). CFA. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
8. Πήρε και το Κύπελλο (in Greek). CFA. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
9. Πρωταθλητής ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
10. Νταμπλούχος ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
11. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε το Super Cup (in Greek). CFA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
12. "APOEL and Stalitsa first through". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
13. "Elite round contenders book their place". UEFA. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
14. "New faces Feniks among preliminary round winners". UEFA. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
15. "Main round - Group 6 standingd". UEFA. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
16. Team Roster (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
17. "FC APOEL Nicosia". UEFA. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
18. Τεχνική Ηγεσία Φούτσαλ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
19. "ΑΠΟΕΛ FUTSAL" (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
20. "FC APOEL Nicosia - Profile". UEFA. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

External links

• APOEL Athletic Football Club - Official Website (in Greek)