2008–09 APOEL F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was APOEL's 69th season in the Cypriot First Division and 81st year in existence as a football club.
2008–09 season | ||||
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Chairman | Kyriakos Zivanaris (Until 30 October 2008) Phivos Erotokritou (From 30 October 2008) | |||
Manager | Ivan Jovanović | |||
Stadium | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | |||
Cypriot First Division | Winners | |||
Cypriot Cup | Semi-finals | |||
LTV Super Cup | Winners | |||
UEFA Cup | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Marcin Żewłakow (11) All: Benjamin Onwuachi (12) Marcin Żewłakow (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 18,769 vs Omonia (20 October 2008) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,032 vs Doxa (21 January 2009) | |||
Average home league attendance | 7,474 (all competitions) | |||
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The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at GSP Stadium on 11 June 2008.[1] APOEL left on 20 June 2008 for Obertraun in Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 7 July 2008.
The team finished 2nd in the league in the previous season so the club participated in the UEFA Cup.
On 30 October 2008, Kyriakos Zivanaris (the chairman of APOEL since 2006) resigned and he was replaced by Phivos Erotokritou.
The team won their 20th championship two rounds before the end after an away draw against Anorthosis on 25 April 2009. The draw also put an end to a 16-game winning streak that started on 21 December 2008 on the away game against Doxa Katokopias.
Current squad
Last Update: March 15, 2008[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 2008.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2008–09.
Squad changes
In:
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | RB | ![]() |
Poursaitides | 31 | EU | Anorthosis Famagusta | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | 24sports.com.cy |
19 | RB | ![]() |
Elia | 29 | EU | Ethnikos Achna | Loan return ![]() |
Summer | 2009 | — | — |
21 | CF | ![]() |
Żewłakow | 32 | EU | Dender ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | kerkida.net |
9 | CF | ![]() |
Papathanasiou | 24 | EU | Ermis Aradippou | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | — |
4 | CB | ![]() |
Christou | 24 | EU | AEK Larnaca | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2012 | €120K | sigmalive.com |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Chiotis | 31 | EU | Kerkyra ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | kerkida.net |
20 | AM | ![]() |
Paulista | 30 | EU | Wisła Kraków ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | kerkida.net |
6 | DM | ![]() |
Kyriakou | 21 | EU | Digenis Morphou | Loan return ![]() |
Summer | 2009 | — | — |
11 | RW | ![]() |
Kosowski | 30 | EU | Cádiz ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2010 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy |
80 | CF | ![]() |
Onwuachi | 24 | Non-EU | Ionikos ![]() |
Loan ![]() |
Summer | 2009 | €200K | apoelfc.com.cy |
29 | LW | ![]() |
Alexandrou | 24 | EU | Larissa ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2011 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy |
16 | AM | ![]() |
Paulo Costa | 29 | EU | Anorthosis Famagusta | Loan ![]() |
Winter | 2009 | Free | apoelfc.com.cy |
Total expenditure: €320K
Out:
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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9 | CF | ![]() |
Machlas | 34 | EU | Retirement | Retirement ![]() |
Summer | — | contra.gr |
20 | RW | ![]() |
Makrides | 26 | EU | Metalurh Donetsk ![]() |
End of contract ![]() |
Summer | Free | kerkida.net |
69 | CF | ![]() |
Čorović | 32 | Non-EU | AEL Limassol | Loan return ![]() |
Summer | — | — |
11 | RW | ![]() |
Louka | 25 | EU | AEL Limassol | End of contract ![]() |
Summer | Free | kerkida.net |
4 | CB | ![]() |
Kapsis | 34 | EU | Levadiakos ![]() |
End of contract ![]() |
Summer | Free | — |
18 | CB | ![]() |
Daskalakis | 30 | EU | AEK Larnaca | End of contract ![]() |
Summer | Free | apoel.net |
31 | CF | ![]() |
Zé Carlos | 33 | EU | Trofense ![]() |
Contract termination ![]() |
Summer | Free | apoelfc.com.cy |
28 | CF | ![]() |
Vourkou | 22 | EU | Doxa Katokopias | Loan ![]() |
Summer | Free | — |
77 | RB | ![]() |
Panayiotou | 19 | EU | Digenis Morphou | Loan ![]() |
Summer | Free | — |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Nikolovski | 35 | Non-EU | AEP Paphos | Mutual consent ![]() |
Winter | Free | — |
9 | CF | ![]() |
Papathanasiou | 25 | EU | Ermis Aradippou | Loan ![]() |
Winter | Free | — |
16 | AM | ![]() |
Paulo Costa | 29 | EU | Anorthosis Famagusta | Mutual consent ![]() Loan return ![]() |
Winter | Free | apoelfc.com.cy |
Total income: €0
Last updated: March 13, 2009
Player stats
Last update: May 10, 2009
No. | Pos. | Name | Marfin Laiki League | Cypriot Cup | UEFA Cup | LTV Super Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
30 | FW | ![]() |
25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() |
18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
40 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
80 | FW | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
88 | GK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club
Management
Last updated: November 21, 2008
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KitSupplier: Lotto
Source: apoelfc.com.cy |
Other information
Chairman | ![]() ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m) |
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Preseason friendlies
APOEL left on 20 June 2008 for Obertraun in Austria, to perform the main stage of their pre-season training.[3] The team returned to Cyprus on
7 July 2008. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played four friendly matches.
APOEL ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Żewłakow ![]() Charalambides ![]() |
(Report) | Nagy ![]() Pavličić ![]() |
APOEL ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Michael ![]() Mirosavljević ![]() Kosowski ![]() Elia ![]() |
(Report) | Iakovou ![]() |
AEK Larnaca ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Monesterolo ![]() |
(Report) | Żewłakow ![]() Elia ![]() |
Mid-season friendlies
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Marfin Laiki League | — | Winners | 1 September 2008 | 10 May 2009 |
UEFA Cup | 1st qualifying | 1st round | 17 July 2008 | 2 October 2008 |
Cypriot Cup | 2nd round | Semi-final | 21 January 2009 | 6 May 2009 |
LTV Super Cup | Final | Winners | 23 August 2008 |
Updated to match played 20 May 2009
Source: Competitions
Marfin Laiki League
Classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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:
- AEL 1–0 APOL; APOL 1–3 AEL
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 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | +34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
Last updated: May 25, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
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 | 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 |
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) Champion.
Matches
All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET
Regular season
Ethnikos Achnas | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Alekou ![]() |
(report) | Charalambides ![]() |
APOP Kinyras | 1 – 2 | APOEL |
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Mykhailenko ![]() |
(report) | Onwuachi ![]() Elia ![]() |
APOEL | 1 – 0 | EN Paralimni |
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Onwuachi ![]() |
(report) |
APOEL | 4 – 1 | Apollon |
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Mirosavljević ![]() Onwuachi ![]() ![]() Alexandrou ![]() |
(report) | Sangoy ![]() ![]() |
Atromitos | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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(report) | Mirosavljević ![]() |
APOEL | 1 – 0 | Anorthosis |
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Mirosavljević ![]() |
(report) |
APEP | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Szili ![]() |
(report) | Mirosavljević ![]() |
Doxa | 0 – 2 | APOEL |
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(report) | Alexandrou ![]() Mirosavljević ![]() |
APOEL | 3 – 0 | Ethnikos Achnas |
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Mirosavljević ![]() ![]() Alexandrou ![]() |
(report) |
AEL | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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Torrão ![]() |
(report) | Mirosavljević ![]() |
APOEL | 4 – 1 | AE Paphos |
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Michael ![]() Alexandrou ![]() Paulo Costa ![]() ![]() |
(report) | Ba ![]() |
Omonia | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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Ndikumana ![]() |
(report) | Alexandrou ![]() |
APOEL | 1 – 0 | APOP Kinyras |
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Seghiri ![]() |
(report) |
EN Paralimni | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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(report) | Żewłakow ![]() |
Playoffs
APOEL | 2 – 0 | Anorthosis |
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Kosowski ![]() Michael ![]() |
(report) |
Anorthosis | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Skopelitis ![]() |
(report) | Żewłakow ![]() |
UEFA Cup
First qualifying round
FK Pelister ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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(Report 1) (Report 2) |
APOEL ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Michael ![]() |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Ristevski ![]() |
APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
APOEL ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Broerse ![]() Żewłakow ![]() |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Edgar ![]() Burzanović ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Subašić ![]() Milijaš ![]() ![]() |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Kosowski ![]() Pinto ![]() Chiotis ![]() Mirosavljević ![]() |
APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate. APOEL won on away goals.
First round
APOEL ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
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Mirosavljević ![]() |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Westermann ![]() Rakitić ![]() Sánchez ![]() Altıntop ![]() |
Schalke 04 ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Pander ![]() |
(Report 1) (Report 2) |
Pinto ![]() |
FC Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.
LTV Super Cup
Anorthosis | 0 – 1 | APOEL |
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(report) | Kosowski ![]() |
APOEL won the 2008 Cypriot Super Cup (10th title).
Cypriot Cup
Second round
APOEL | 2 – 2 | Doxa Katokopia |
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Charalambides ![]() Onwuachi ![]() |
(report) | Stylianou ![]() Rodrigues ![]() |
APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
Ermis Aradippou | 1 – 1 | APOEL |
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Papathanasiou ![]() |
(report) | Kontis ![]() |
APOEL | 3 – 0 | Ermis Aradippou |
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Mirosavljević ![]() Onwuachi ![]() Pinto ![]() |
(report) |
APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
APOP Kinyras | 2 – 0 | APOEL |
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Buyse ![]() Vasconcelos ![]() |
(report) | Pinto ![]() |
APOEL | 1 – 0 | APOP Kinyras |
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Alexandrou ![]() |
(report) |
APOP Kinyras won 2–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- Match abandoned (at 0–1) after 77 minutes due to bad weather conditions.
- Match abandoned (at 0–2) after 45 minutes due to conflicts between fans; match not counted in table but considered played.
References
- ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- "Team Roster" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-04-16. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- Πρόγραμμα προετοιμασίας (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-20.