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
Chairman Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
Manager Temuri Ketsbaia
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  ALB Arjan Beqaj
3 DF  CYP Lambros Lambrou
4 DF  GRE Nikos Katsavakis
5 MF  CYP Nikos Nicolaou (captain)
6 MF  MNE Siniša Dobrasinović
8 MF  GRE Giannis Skopelitis
9 FW  POL Łukasz Sosin
11 FW  GRE Nikolaos Frousos
12 DF  NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy
16 FW  GEO Klimenti Tsitaishvili
17 MF  BRA Sávio
18 MF  ROU Eugen Trică
19 FW  IRQ Hawar Taher
20 MF  FRA Vincent Laban
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  CYP Giorgos Panagi
22 DF  SRB Predrag Ocokoljić
23 DF  CYP Constantinos Samaras
24 DF  CYP Andreas Constantinou
26 FW  CYP Chrysovalantis Panayiotou
27 MF  FRA Cédric Bardon
28 DF  GRE Georgios Georgiou
30 GK  HUN Zoltán Nagy
31 GK  CYP Demetris Leoni
32 GK  CYP Gavriel Constantinou
33 DF  GRE Traianos Dellas
67 DF  CYP Giorgos Theodotou
70 FW  CYP Giorgos Tofas
80 MF  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  SRB Predrag Ocokoljić (from AEL Limassol)
— MF  GRE Giannis Skopelitis (from Atromitos)
— MF  CYP Stefanos Voskaridis (from Kallithea)
— MF  POR Tiquinho (from AEL Limassol)
— MF  MNE Siniša Dobrašinović (from Omonia Nicosia)
— DF  CYP Giorgos Theodotou (from Omonia Nicosia)
— DF  GRE Georgios Georgiou (from Atromitos)
— DF  NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (from Alemannia Aachen[4])
— MF  FRA Cédric Bardon (from Bnei Yehuda[5])
— DF  GRE Traianos Dellas (from AEK Athens[6])
— MF  BRA Sávio (from Desportiva[7])
— MF  IRQ Hawar Taher (from 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  GRE Savvas Poursaitidis (to APOEL)
— MF  SVN Anton Žlogar (to Omonia Nicosia)
— DF  RWA Hamad Ndikumana (to Omonia Nicosia)
— DF  EGY Amir Azmy (to Hacettepe)
— MF  BRA William Boaventura (to Metalurh Donetsk)
— DF  CYP Loukas Louka (to Alki Larnaca)
— MF  BUL Metodi Deyanov (released)
— FW  SRB Milan Belić (to A.E. Paphos[9])
— DF  GRE Theodoros Tripotseris (to 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  ROU Eugen Trică (from CFR Cluj[10])
— GK  CYP Demetris Leoni (from A.E. Paphos[11])
— MF  CYP Alexandros Garpozis (from Apollon Limassol[12])
— FW  CYP Giorgos Tofas (on loan from 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  POR Tiquinho (to AEK Larnaca)
— MF  POR Paulo Costa (on loan to APOEL[14])
— FW  CYP Stefanos Voskaridis (on loan to 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 Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
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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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) Champion.

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 1–0 Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem
Own goal  50' (Report)
Bochum 1–2 Anorthosis
Dabrowski (pen)  72' (Report) Sosin  33', Tiquinho  73'
Stadion im Sportpark Wanne-Süd, Germany
Referee: Thomas Metzen
Anorthosis 0–0 Farul Constanţa
(Report)
Ethnikos Achnas 3–3 Anorthosis
Alekou  35', Stjepanović  35', Janković  51' (Report) Sosin  43', Nicolaou  80', Tripotseris  90'
Alki Larnaca 0–0 Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis 2–1 AEK Larnaca
Tsitaishvili  25', Frousos  33' (Report) Adorno  73'
Attendance: 3,000
Enosis Neon Paralimni 0–0 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 1–0 Pyunik
Frousos  72' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 6,685
Pyunik 0–2 Anorthosis
(Report) Tsitaishvili  29'
Frousos  86'
Abovyan City, Yerevan
Attendance: 1,100
Anorthosis 3–0 Rapid Wien
Skopelitis  35'
Sosin  47', 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Rapid Wien 3–1 Anorthosis
Hoffer  22'
Maierhofer  63', 67'		 (Report) Laban  13'
Attendance: 16,830
Anorthosis 3–0 Olympiacos
Torosidis  4' (o.g.)
Sosin  17'
Laban  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Olympiacos 1–0 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 Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Anorthosis 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
Werder Bremen 0–0 Anorthosis
Report
Attendance: 34,690
Anorthosis 3–1 Panathinaikos
Sarriegi  11' (o.g.)
Dobrasinović  15'
Hawar M.  78'		 Report Salpingidis  28' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,259
Internazionale 1–0 Anorthosis
Adriano  44' Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Anorthosis 3–3 Internazionale
Bardon  31'
Panagi  45+1'
Frousos  50'		 Balotelli  13'
Materazzi  44'
Cruz  80'
Attendance: 17,140
Anorthosis 2–2 Werder Bremen
Nicolaou  62'
Sávio  68'		 Report Diego  72' (pen.)
Almeida  87'
Attendance: 18,461
Panathinaikos 1–0 Anorthosis
Karagounis  69' Report
Attendance: 59,872

References
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  13. "Fourth transfer Giorgos Tofas". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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