2009–10 APOEL FC season
The 2009–10 season was APOEL's 70th season in the Cypriot First Division and 82nd year in existence as a football club.
2009–10 season | ||||
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Chairman | Phivos Erotokritou | |||
Manager | Ivan Jovanović | |||
Stadium | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | |||
Cypriot First Division | 2nd | |||
Cypriot Cup | Runners-up | |||
LTV Super Cup | Winners | |||
Champions League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Nenad Mirosavljević (11) All: Nenad Mirosavljević (21) | |||
Highest home attendance | 21,657 vs Chelsea (30 September 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,880 vs Apollon Limassol (8 May 2010) | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,799 (all competitions) | |||
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Season review
Pre-season and friendlies
The first training session for the season took place on June 10, 2009, at the GSP Stadium and on June 21, the team left to Obertraun in Austria, to perform the main stage of their pre-season training. On July 3, the team moved to Leogang to continue their pre-season preparation. APOEL returned to Cyprus on July 9. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played three friendly matches.
LTV Super Cup
APOEL started the season by winning the 2009 Cypriot Super Cup, beating APOP Kinyras 2–1 on 9 August 2009. Sebastián González opened the score for APOP Kinyras in the 4th minute and APOEL equalised with Boban Grnčarov in the 49th minute. The winner came from Nektarios Alexandrou in the 85th minute.
Marfin Laiki League
APOEL finished 2nd in the 2009–10 Cypriot First Division with 65 points, behind champions Omonia which had 74 points. So, APOEL won a place for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Cypriot Cup
APOEL reached the final of the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup by eliminating Ethnikos Achna (4–2 agg.), Ermis Aradippou (6–0 agg.) and Aris Limassol (2–0 agg.). In the Cup final which held at GSZ Stadium on 15 May 2010, APOEL lost from Apollon Limassol by 2–1. Apollon took the lead in the 1st minute with a goal from Moustapha Bangura and APOEL equalised in the 23rd minute with a header from Marcin Żewłakow. Apollon scored the winner with Giorgos Merkis in the 72nd minute with a header from close range.
UEFA Champions League
The team was the current holders of the Cypriot championship and as such entered the UEFA Champions League qualifying stages. A successful campaign saw them through to the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stages by eliminating EB/Streymur (5–0 agg.), FK Partizan (2–1 agg.) and F.C. Copenhagen (3–2 agg.). APOEL were drawn in Group D against Chelsea F.C., F.C. Porto and Atlético Madrid.
On matchday 1, APOEL drew 0–0 against Atlético Madrid at the first game at Vicente Calderón Stadium and won its first ever point in group stages. On matchday 2, APOEL faced up English giants Chelsea F.C. and the Cypriot team was beaten 0–1 by Nicolas Anelka's goal in the 18th minute. On matchday 3, APOEL played against F.C. Porto at Dragão. APOEL took the lead on 22’ from Álvaro Pereira's own goal but Hulk scored two goals on 33’ and 48’ with a penalty and finally lost 2–1. Then followed another match against F.C. Porto in Nicosia for matchday 4. APOEL stood well but lost 1–0 after Radamel Falcao's goal in the 84th minute. On matchday 5, APOEL drew 1–1 with Atlético Madrid at GSP Stadium. APOEL took the lead in the game in the 5th minute after Nenad Mirosavljević scored, but Atlético Madrid equalised with the Portuguese international Simão Sabrosa on 62 minutes. For matchday 6, on December 8, 2009 APOEL travelled to London to play against Chelsea F.C. At Stamford Bridge the team had the support of 6,000 fans who traveled from Cyprus. APOEL took the lead on 6th minute with Marcin Żewłakow, but Chelsea scored two goals with Michael Essien on 19’ and Didier Drogba on 26' to make it 2–1. APOEL equalised after Nenad Mirosavljević scored in the 87th minute and the match ended 2–2.
APOEL finished fourth in the group having equal points with Atlético Madrid, but failed to qualify to UEFA Europa League, because of the away goal that Atlético Madrid had scored in Nicosia. At the end of the season Atlético became the eventual winner of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Current squad
Last Update: February 13, 2010[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2009.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2009–10.
Squad changes
In:
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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9 | CF | Papathanasiou | 25 | EU | Ermis Aradippou | Loan Return → | Summer | 2010 | — | — | |
37 | RW | Breška | 29 | EU | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | €100K | apoelfc.com.cy | |
5 | CB | Grnčarov | 26 | Non-EU | Gent | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
3 | CB | Paulo Jorge | 28 | EU | Braga | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
8 | CF | Sikora | 29 | EU | Murcia | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
77 | RM | Solomou | 23 | EU | Apollon Limassol | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €75K | apoelfc.com.cy | |
31 | GK | Avgousti | 32 | EU | Aris Limassol | Transfer | Winter | 2010 | Free | — | |
44 | LB | Koutsopoulos | 29 | EU | Atromitos | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
81 | AM | Marcinho | 28 | Non-EU | Marítimo | Transfer | Winter | 2012 | €210K | apoelfc.com.cy |
Total expenditure: €385K
Out:
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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4 | CB | Christou | 25 | EU | Omonia Nicosia | CFA DRC decision | Summer | €80K | apoelfc.com.cy | |
5 | LB | Florea | 33 | EU | Dunărea Galați | End of contract | Summer | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
8 | CB | Seghiri | 30 | EU | Panserraikos | End of contract | Summer | Free | apoelfc.com.cy | |
80 | CF | Onwuachi | 25 | Non-EU | Ionikos | Loan Return → | Summer | — | — | |
77 | RB | Panayiotou | 20 | EU | Digenis Morphou | Loan → | Summer | Free | Sigma Live | |
40 | DM | Economides | 19 | EU | Digenis Morphou | Loan → | Summer | Free | Sigma Live | |
6 | DM | Kyriakou | 23 | EU | Olympiakos Nicosia | Loan → | Winter | Free | Sigma Live |
Total income: €80K
Last updated: February 2, 2010
Squad stats
Total | Marfin Laiki League 2009-10 | Cypriot Cup | UEFA Champions League | LTV Super Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country |
N |
P |
Name |
GS |
A |
Mins. |
Gls. |
Y |
R |
A |
Mins. |
Gls. |
Y |
R |
A |
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Gls. |
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R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R |
1 | GK | Morfis | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | CB | Paulo Jorge | 20 | 23 | 1676 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 939 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 241 | 1 | 6 | 406 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||||||||
5 | CB | Grnčarov | 22 | 29 | 2094 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1196 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 7 | 448 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | RB | Poursaitides | 38 | 38 | 3404 | 6 | 24 | 2119 | 4 | 385 | 2 | 9 | 810 | 4 | 1 | 90 | |||||||||||||
8 | CF | Sikora | 3 | 5 | 216 | 2 | 3 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | CF | Papathanasiou | 4 | 23 | 817 | 3 | 15 | 650 | 3 | 4 | 121 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
10 | RM | Charalambides | 35 | 44 | 3093 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1767 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 493 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 833 | 1 | |||||||||
11 | LM | Kosowski | 33 | 35 | 2731 | 4 | 20 | 1599 | 2 | 5 | 396 | 1 | 10 | 736 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
12 | AM | Panayiotou | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | CB | Broerse | 26 | 33 | 2431 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1246 | 5 | 4 | 357 | 9 | 738 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90 | |||||||||||
15 | LB | Antoniades | 1 | 31 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | DM | Satsias | 18 | 23 | 1392 | 4 | 13 | 797 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 8 | 463 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
19 | RB | Elia | 22 | 26 | 1989 | 6 | 16 | 1335 | 5 | 3 | 111 | 6 | 453 | 1 | 1 | 90 | |||||||||||||
20 | SS | Paulista | 10 | 28 | 1147 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 785 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 240 | 4 | 96 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||
21 | CF | Żewłakow | 25 | 33 | 2038 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1170 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 413 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 455 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
22 | GK | Chiotis | 39 | 39 | 3497 | 4 | 23 | 2057 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 12 | 1080 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | AM | Pinto | 34 | 45 | 3318 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 1818 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 619 | 2 | 12 | 836 | 2 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||
24 | CB | Kontis | 43 | 43 | 3814 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 2367 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 550 | 10 | 897 | 1 | |||||||||||||
26 | CM | Morais | 44 | 46 | 3983 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 2433 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 480 | 2 | 11 | 980 | 1 | 90 | |||||||||||
29 | LM | Alexandrou | 21 | 36 | 1903 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 1374 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 9 | 330 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 1 | |||||||||
30 | CF | Mirosavljević | 33 | 38 | 2922 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 1691 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 300 | 5 | 11 | 886 | 5 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||
31 | GK | Avgousti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | LB | Haxhi | 24 | 25 | 2002 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1060 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 368 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 574 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
33 | CM | Michael | 36 | 39 | 3183 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2122 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 423 | 8 | 638 | 2 | |||||||||||||
37 | RW | Breška | 14 | 31 | 1325 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 902 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 183 | 6 | 162 | 2 | 1 | 78 | |||||||||||
44 | LB | Koutsopoulos | 11 | 11 | 915 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 780 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
60 | GK | Ioannou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | RM | Theodorou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | RM | Solomou | 1 | 10 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||
81 | AM | Marcinho | 3 | 9 | 271 | 8 | 268 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | GK | Kissas | 12 | 12 | 1110 | 8 | 720 | 3 | 300 | 1 | 90 |
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, apoelfc.com.cy
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
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Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); GS = Game Started; A = Appearances.
Club
Management
Last updated: November 21, 2008 |
Kit
Source: apoelfc.com.cy |
Other information
Chairman | Phivos Erotokritou |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m) |
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Pre-season friendlies
APOEL | 2 – 1 | MFK Košice |
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Papathanasiou 64' Michael 85' |
(Report) | Elia 55' (o.g.) |
APOEL | 2 – 1 | FC Fehérvár |
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Michael 71' (pen.) Papathanasiou 90' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Máté 63' |
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Marfin Laiki League | — | 2nd | 30 August 2009 | 8 May 2010 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying | Group stage | 14 July 2009 | 8 December 2009 |
Cypriot Cup | 2nd round | Runners-up | 6 January 2010 | 15 May 2010 |
LTV Super Cup | Final | Winners | 9 August 2009 |
Updated to match played May 15, 2010
Source: Competitions
Marfin Laiki League
Classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
3 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 57 | |
4 | APOEL | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 55 | |
5 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
6 | APOP Kinyras | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 34 |
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.
Qualified teams for Group A will play for one spot for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots for the UEFA Europa League, one for the second and one for the first qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League will be awarded to the winners of the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup.
Qualified teams for Group C will play for one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First Round will be taken over into the Second Round groups.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 |
Last updated: May 9, 2010.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
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1 | Omonia Nicosia (C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | APOEL | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 65 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 64 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
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
Notes:
- Apollon Limassol qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup.
Matches
All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET
Regular season
APOP/Kinyras | 4 – 3 | APOEL |
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Pinto 19' (o.g.) Buyse 53' Zeljkovič 65' (pen.) Semedo 69' Grimaldi 90+3' |
(Report) | Paulo Jorge 24' Haxhi 31' Mirosavljević 61' (pen.) |
APOEL | 0 – 0 | AEP Paphos |
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(Report) |
APOEL | 2 – 0 | Anorthosis |
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Mirosavljević 71' Alexandrou 86' |
(Report) | Laban 57' |
APOEL | 1 – 1 | Apollon |
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Charalambides 81' | (Report) | Bangura 19', 70' |
Omonia | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Konstantinou 54' | (Report) | Żewłakow 79' |
APOEL | 3 – 1 | APOP/Kinyras |
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Żewłakow 3' Michael 83' (pen.) Mirosavljević 90+2' (pen.) |
(Report) | Semedo 90+4' (pen.) |
AEP Paphos | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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(Report) | Michael 70' |
Doxa | 1 – 2 | APOEL |
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Henrique 2' | (Report) | Mirosavljević 42', 45' |
APOEL | 5 – 0 | Aris L. |
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Mirosavljević 20' Kontis 34' Grnčarov 73' Charalambides 75' Breška 81' |
(Report) |
APEP | 1 – 4 | APOEL |
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Gelson 27' | (Report) | Mirosavljević 44', 90+2' Charalambides 54', 86' |
Anorthosis | 0 – 0 | APOEL |
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(Report) |
APOEL | 1 – 2 | Omonia |
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Papathanasiou 46' | (Report) | Aloneftis 61' Konstantinou 89' |
Playoffs
Anorthosis | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Cafú 40' | (Report) | Kosowski 4' |
APOEL | 1 – 0 | Anorthosis |
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Solomou 78' | (Report) |
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying phase
Second qualifying round
EB/Streymur | 0 – 2 | APOEL |
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(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Mirosavljević 11' Żewłakow 77' |
APOEL | 3 – 0 | EB/Streymur |
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Żewłakow 42' Alexandrou 63' Mirosavljević 75' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
APOEL won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
APOEL | 2 – 0 | FK Partizan |
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Mirosavljević 49' Żewłakow 85' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
FK Partizan | 1 – 0 | APOEL |
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Moreira 3' | (Report 1) (Report 2) |
Broerse 89' |
APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate.
Play-off round
Copenhagen | 1 – 0 | APOEL |
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Pospěch 54' | (Report 1) (Report 2) |
Haxhi 90' |
APOEL | 3 – 1 | Copenhagen |
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Kosowski 2' Michael 18' (pen.), 41' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
N'Doye 22' |
APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Group stage
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winner and runner-up advance to the round of 16 |
Third-placed team enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32 |
Fourth-placed team is eliminated from all European competitions. |
Group D standings and fixtures
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | APOEL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Matches
APOEL | 0 – 1 | Chelsea |
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(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Anelka 18' |
Porto | 2 – 1 | APOEL |
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Hulk 33', 48' (pen.) González 74' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Pereira 22' (o.g.) |
APOEL | 0 – 1 | Porto |
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(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Falcao 84' |
APOEL | 1 – 1 | Atlético Madrid |
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Mirosavljević 5' | (Report 1) (Report 2) |
Simão 62' |
Chelsea | 2 – 2 | APOEL |
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Essien 19' Drogba 26' |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Żewłakow 6' Mirosavljević 87' |
LTV Super Cup
APOEL | 2 – 1 | APOP/Kinyras |
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Grnčarov 49' Alexandrou 85' |
(Report) | González 4' |
APOEL won the 2009 Cypriot Super Cup (11th title).
Cypriot Cup
Second round
Achna | 0 – 4 (a.e.t.) | APOEL |
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Kotsonis 87' | (Report) | Pinto 17' Paulo Jorge 90+3' Mirosavljević 97', 114' Haxhi 107' |
APOEL won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
APOEL | 5 – 0 | Ermis |
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Pinto 17' Mirosavljević 45', 75', 90' Koutsopoulos 59' |
(Report) |
Ermis | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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(Report) | Charalambides 76' |
APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.
Notes
- Match abandoned (at 0–1) after 76 minutes due to violent behaviour by Salamina's fans. APOEL awarded a 3–0 win.
References
- "APOEL consoled by well-made point". UEFA. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- "Team Roster" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2010-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-23.