APOEL Futsal

APOEL Futsal was a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it was a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL was one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 6 Championships, 5 Cups and 1 Super Cup.[2]

APOEL
Full nameAthletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
Nickname(s)Τhrylos (The Legend)
FoundedJuly 2012 (July 2012)
DissolvedSeptember 2023
GroundLefkotheo Indoor Arena,
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity3,000[1]
ChairmanCyprus Christoforos Potamitis
ManagerCyprus Giannis Mylonas
LeagueCypriot First Division
2020–211st

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]

APOEL dissolved their Futsal Team in 2023 due to financial reasons

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]

Last squad

The following players played the 2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League.[16]

# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Paraskevas Psilogenis Cyprus
2 Winger George Eleftheriou Cyprus
5 Defender Charis Koulloupas Cyprus
7 Winger Savvas Omirou Cyprus
8 Pivot Dimitris Dimitriou Cyprus
9 Pivot Guilherme Mosna Brazil
11 Pivot Panagiotis Skarparis Cyprus
12 Winger Lambros Vassiliou Cyprus
13 Winger Dimitris Nikolaidis Cyprus
14 Winger Alexis Tsitsos Cyprus
15 Goalkeeper Christoforos Konialis Cyprus
16 Goalkeeper Konstantinos Mertzanidis Greece
18 Defender Rafinha Brazil
20 Defender Eleftherios Pericleous Cyprus

Technical and medical staff

Technical staff[17]
Head coach Cyprus Giorgos Platis
Fitness coach Cyprus Petros Violaris
Goalkeeping coach Cyprus Giannos Pafitis
Technical Director Cyprus Yiannos Mylonas
Medical staff[18]
Team Doctor Cyprus Christoforos Varianos
Team Physio Cyprus 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 221138100 – 8536 SF [A]
2013–14 1st 1st 242103157 – 5963 W [B]
2014–15 1st 1st 221813154 – 5655 W Main round [C]
2015–16 1st 1st 242031120 – 4463 W W Main round [D]
2016–17 1st 3rd 201514134 – 4946 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

Winners (6): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22
Winners (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021-22, 2022-23
Winners (1): 2015

[2]

European competitions record

Last update: 24 August 2021[19]

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
UEFA Futsal
Champions League
6 1 0 5 16 25 -9 2021–22
Total 21 8 3 10 83 91 -8

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)
Estonia FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)

1st place
Albania KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1
Germany NAFI Stuttgart 10–1
Main round
(Group 6)
Slovakia Slov-Matic Bratislava 1–5 Pálfi István
Rendezvénycsarnok
(Berettyóújfalu)

3rd place
Hungary MVFC Berettyóújfalu 3–2
Norway Vegakameratene 3–3
2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup Main round
(Group 1)
Georgia (country) Georgians Tbilisi 1–5 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)

4th place
France Kremlin-Bicêtre United 3–4
Russia TTG-Ugra Yugorsk 3–10
2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round
(Group A)
Switzerland AFM Futsal Maniacs 9–7 FFA Academy Stadium
(Yerevan)

1st place
Denmark JB Futsal Gentofte 4–3
Armenia ASUE Yerevan 7–7
Main round
(Group 6)
Romania City'US Târgu Mureș 3–3 Zimní Stadión
(Chrudim)

3rd place
Czech Republic Era-Pack Chrudim 0–7
Slovakia ŠK Pinerola Bratislava 6–5
2018–19 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Main round
(Group 5)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar SG Staklorad 4–0 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)

2nd place
Sweden Uddevalla 2–5
Italy Acqua e Sapone 1–6
2021–22 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary round
(Group G)
Andorra Encamp 1–2 Dais Sports Hall
(Athens)

4th place
Austria Diamant Linz 6–7
Greece Doukas 2–5

References

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  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.
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  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. "Στην Αθήνα για το UEFA Futsal Champions League, ο ΑΠΟΕΛ" (in Greek). APOEL. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  17. Τεχνική Ηγεσία Φούτσαλ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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