2008–09 Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. season

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]

Anorthosis Famagusta
2008–09 season
ChairmanCyprus Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Cyprus Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
ManagerGeorgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia
Cyprus Michalis Pamboris
Cypriot First Division3rd
Cypriot CupSecond round
LTV Super CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sosin (10 goals)
All: Sosin (14 goals)
Highest home attendance19,259 vs Panathinaikos (1 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance6,050 vs Atromitos (31 November 2008)

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

Summer

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Serbia SRB Predrag Ocokoljić (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Skopelitis (from Greece Atromitos)
— MF Cyprus CYP Stefanos Voskaridis (from Greece Kallithea)
— MF Portugal POR Tiquinho (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
— MF Montenegro MNE Siniša Dobrašinović (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Cyprus CYP Giorgos Theodotou (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Greece GRE Georgios Georgiou (from Greece Atromitos)
— DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (from Germany Alemannia Aachen[4])
— MF France FRA Cédric Bardon (from Israel Bnei Yehuda[5])
— DF Greece GRE Traianos Dellas (from Greece AEK Athens[6])
— MF Brazil BRA Sávio (from Brazil Desportiva[7])
— MF Iraq IRQ 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. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Greece GRE Savvas Poursaitidis (to Cyprus APOEL)
— MF Slovenia SVN Anton Žlogar (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Rwanda RWA Hamad Ndikumana (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Egypt EGY Amir Azmy (to Turkey Hacettepe)
— MF Brazil BRA William Boaventura (to Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk)
— DF Cyprus CYP Loukas Louka (to Cyprus Alki Larnaca)
— MF Bulgaria BUL Metodi Deyanov (released)
— FW Serbia SRB Milan Belić (to Cyprus A.E. Paphos[9])
— DF Greece GRE 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. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania ROU Eugen Trică (from Romania CFR Cluj[10])
— GK Cyprus CYP Demetris Leoni (from Cyprus A.E. Paphos[11])
— MF Cyprus CYP Alexandros Garpozis (from Cyprus Apollon Limassol[12])
— FW Cyprus CYP 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. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Tiquinho (to Cyprus AEK Larnaca)
— MF Portugal POR Paulo Costa (on loan to Cyprus APOEL[14])
— FW Cyprus CYP 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
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 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
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) Champions

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.

Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine1–0Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis Cyprus1–0Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Own goal 50' (Report)
Bochum Germany1–2Cyprus Anorthosis
Dabrowski (pen) 72' (Report) Sosin 33', Tiquinho 73'
Stadion im Sportpark Wanne-Süd, Germany
Referee: Thomas Metzen
Anorthosis Cyprus0–0Romania Farul Constanţa
(Report)
Ethnikos Achnas Cyprus3–3Cyprus Anorthosis
Alekou 35', Stjepanović 35', Janković 51' (Report) Sosin 43', Nicolaou 80', Tripotseris 90'
Alki Larnaca Cyprus0–0Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis Cyprus2–1Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Tsitaishvili 25', Frousos 33' (Report) Adorno 73'
Attendance: 3,000
Enosis Neon Paralimni Cyprus0–0Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)

LTV Super Cup

Time at EET

Anorthosis0–1APOEL
(Report) Kosowski 23'
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

Regular season

Time at EET

Anorthosis3–0APEP Pitsilias
Sosin 46' (pen.)
Sávio 52'
Dobra 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Doxa0–1Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 83'
Attendance: 2.001
Referee: Giannis Anastasiou
Anorthosis2–1Ethnikos Achnas
Dobra 25'
Leiwakabessy 52'		 (Report) Schlichting 35'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
AEL0–2Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 71'
Dellas 81'
Attendance: 6.645
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Anorthosis0–0AEP Paphos
(Report)
Attendance: 6.500
Referee: Demetris Crysostomou
Omonia4–0Anorthosis
Žlogar 24'
Cafú 36'
Okkas 41'
Žlogar 51'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16.528
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis2–0APOP Kinyras
Frousos 88'
Frousos 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Enosis0–3Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 70'
Hawar M. 76'
Hawar M. 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 3.100
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis2–1Alki
Skopelitis 25'
Hawar M. 45' (pen.)		 (Report) Lima 13'
Attendance: 7.645
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Apollon1–2Anorthosis
Yovov 64' (Report) Frousos 74'
Sávio 85'
Attendance: 6.521
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis3–0Atromitos
Nicolaou 21'
Skopelitis 52'
Sávio 71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.050
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
APOEL1–0Anorthosis
Mirosavljević 63' (Report)
Attendance: 11,566
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Anorthosis1–0AEK
Dobra 60' (Report)
Attendance: 7.927
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
APEP1–2Anorthosis
Vogt 41' (Report) Sosin 65'
Hawar M. 70' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Marios Stamatis
Anorthosis2–0Doxa
Hawar M. 33' (pen.)
Frousos 71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.491
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Ethnikos0–1Anorthosis
(Report) Nicolaou 35'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis2–1AEL
Nicolaou 52'
Sosin 89'		 (Report) Freddy 68'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
AEP2–2Anorthosis
Ba 64'
Chailis 75'		 (Report) Tsitaishvili 33'
Skopelitis 90+3'
Attendance: 3.300
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis1–2Omonia
Sávio 48' (Report) Aloneftis 39' (pen.)
Aloneftis 90+1'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOP Kinyras0–3Anorthosis
(Report) Hawar M. 43'
Georgiou 49'
Trică 65'
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis1–0Enosis
Constantinou 72' (Report)
Attendance: 7.400
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Alki0–2Anorthosis
(Report) Bardon 31'
Skopelitis 52'
Attendance: 2.800
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis2–1Apollon
Trică 36' (pen.)
Frousos 79'		 (Report) Risso 69'
Attendance: 7.200
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Atromitos1–6Anorthosis
Kimoto 84' (Report) Sosin 6'
Sosin 18'
Bardon 49'
Sosin 73'
Tofas 78'
Sosin 90'
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Charis Glykis
Anorthosis1–2APOEL
Frousos 60' (Report) Żewłakow 64'
Morais 77'
Attendance: 9.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
AEK1–3Anorthosis
Silva 29' (report) Garpozis 4'
Constantinou 45'
Bardon 55'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Savvas Zafeiris

Playoffs
Anorthosis0–2Omonia
(report) Konstantinou 64'
Christofi 74'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Anorthosis1–0AEL
Frousos 21' (report)
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOEL2–0Anorthosis
Kosowski 14'
Michael 65' (pen.)		 (report)
Attendance: 10,689
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis1–1APOEL
Skopelitis 19' (report) Żewłakow 38'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
Omonia1–0Anorthosis
Kaiafas 55' (report)
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
AEL1–0Anorthosis
Gadiaga 15' (report) Tofas 5'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Cypriot Cup

All times at EET

Second round
Anorthosis2–1Apollon
Sosin 17'
Sávio 80'		 (Report) Sangoy 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 7.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Apollon3–1 (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 Cyprus1–0Armenia Pyunik
Frousos 72' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 6,685
Pyunik Armenia0–2Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report) Tsitaishvili 29'
Frousos 86'
Attendance: 1,100
Anorthosis Cyprus3–0Austria Rapid Wien
Skopelitis 35'
Sosin 47', 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Rapid Wien Austria3–1Cyprus Anorthosis
Hoffer 22'
Maierhofer 63', 67'		 (Report) Laban 13'
Attendance: 16,830
Anorthosis Cyprus3–0Greece Olympiacos
Torosidis 4' (o.g.)
Sosin 17'
Laban 86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Olympiacos Greece1–0Cyprus Anorthosis
Belluschi 54' (report)
Attendance: 32,000

Group Stage: Group B
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
Werder Bremen Germany0–0Cyprus Anorthosis
Report
Attendance: 34,690
Anorthosis Cyprus3–1Greece Panathinaikos
Sarriegi 11' (o.g.)
Dobrašinović 15'
Hawar M. 78'		 Report Salpingidis 28' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,259
Internazionale Italy1–0Cyprus Anorthosis
Adriano 44' Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Anorthosis Cyprus3–3Italy Internazionale
Bardon 31'
Panagi 45+1'
Frousos 50'		 Balotelli 13'
Materazzi 44'
Cruz 80'
Attendance: 17,140
Anorthosis Cyprus2–2Germany Werder Bremen
Nicolaou 62'
Sávio 68'		 Report Diego 72' (pen.)
Almeida 87'
Attendance: 18,461
Panathinaikos Greece1–0Cyprus Anorthosis
Karagounis 69' Report
Attendance: 59,872

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