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]
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| Full name | Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Τhrylos (The Legend) | ||
| Founded | July 2012 | ||
| Dissolved | September 2023 | ||
| Ground | Lefkotheo Indoor Arena, Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[1] | ||
| Chairman |  Christoforos Potamitis | ||
| Manager | Giannis Mylonas | ||
| League | Cypriot First Division | ||
| 2020–21 | 1st | ||
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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 |
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| 1 | Goalkeeper | Paraskevas Psilogenis | |
| 2 | Winger | George Eleftheriou | |
| 5 | Defender | Charis Koulloupas | |
| 7 | Winger | Savvas Omirou | |
| 8 | Pivot | Dimitris Dimitriou | |
| 9 | Pivot | Guilherme Mosna |  |
| 11 | Pivot | Panagiotis Skarparis | |
| 12 | Winger | Lambros Vassiliou | |
| 13 | Winger | Dimitris Nikolaidis | |
| 14 | Winger | Alexis Tsitsos | |
| 15 | Goalkeeper | Christoforos Konialis | |
| 16 | Goalkeeper | Konstantinos Mertzanidis |  |
| 18 | Defender | Rafinha | |
| 20 | Defender | Eleftherios Pericleous | |
Technical and medical staff
| Technical staff[17] | |
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| Head coach | Giorgos Platis |
| Fitness coach | Petros Violaris |
| Goalkeeping coach | Giannos Pafitis |
| Technical Director | Yiannos Mylonas |
| Medical staff[18] | |
| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |
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
European competitions record
Last update: 24 August 2021[19]
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| 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 |
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| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group D) |
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FC Anzhi Tallinn | 5–3 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) |
 1st place |
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KF Flamurtari Vlorë | 9–1 | |||||
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NAFI Stuttgart | 10–1 | |||||
| Main round (Group 6) |
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Slov-Matic Bratislava | 1–5 | Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu) |
 3rd place | ||
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MVFC Berettyóújfalu | 3–2 | |||||
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Vegakameratene | 3–3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 1) |
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Georgians Tbilisi | 1–5 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) |
4th place |
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Kremlin-Bicêtre United | 3–4 | |||||
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TTG-Ugra Yugorsk | 3–10 | |||||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group A) |
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AFM Futsal Maniacs | 9–7 | FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan) |
1st place |
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JB Futsal Gentofte | 4–3 | |||||
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ASUE Yerevan | 7–7 | |||||
| Main round (Group 6) |
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City'US Târgu Mureș | 3–3 | Zimní Stadión (Chrudim) |
3rd place | ||
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Era-Pack Chrudim | 0–7 | |||||
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ŠK Pinerola Bratislava | 6–5 | |||||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Futsal Champions League |
Main round (Group 5) |
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Mostar SG Staklorad | 4–0 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) |
2nd place |
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Uddevalla | 2–5 | |||||
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Acqua e Sapone | 1–6 | |||||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Futsal Champions League |
Preliminary round (Group G) |
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Encamp | 1–2 | Dais Sports Hall (Athens) |
4th place |
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Diamant Linz | 6–7 | |||||
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Doukas | 2–5 | |||||
References
- ""Lefkotheo" Sport Center". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- "To ΑΠΟΕΛ και στο futsal..." (in Greek). APOEL. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- Συγχώνευση Σωματείων (in Greek). CFA. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε τον τίτλο (in Greek). CFA. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- "Μετά το Πρωτάθλημα, πήρε και το Κύπελλο Futsal το ΑΠΟΕΛ" (in Greek). CFA. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- Το ΑΠΟΕΛ πανηγυρίζει την κατάκτηση του Πρωταθλήματος Futsal (in Greek). CFA. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Πήρε και το Κύπελλο (in Greek). CFA. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- Πρωταθλητής ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Νταμπλούχος ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε το Super Cup (in Greek). CFA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- "APOEL and Stalitsa first through". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Elite round contenders book their place". UEFA. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "New faces Feniks among preliminary round winners". UEFA. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Main round - Group 6 standingd". UEFA. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Στην Αθήνα για το UEFA Futsal Champions League, ο ΑΠΟΕΛ" (in Greek). APOEL. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Τεχνική Ηγεσία Φούτσαλ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "ΑΠΟΕΛ FUTSAL" (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "APOEL FC - Profile". UEFA. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.