2013–14 APOEL FC season

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APOEL
2013–14 season
ChairmanPhivos Erotokritou
(Until 4 December 2013)
Prodromos Petrides
(From 4 December 2013)
ManagerPaulo Sérgio
(Until 4 October 2013)
Giorgos Donis
(From 11 October 2013)
StadiumGSP Stadium
Cypriot First Division1st
Cypriot CupWinners
LTV Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gustavo Manduca (13)

All:
Gustavo Manduca (16)
Highest home attendance18,959 vs Zulte Waregem
(29 August 2013 – UEFA Europa League)
Lowest home attendance3,246 vs Alki Larnaca
(19 February 2014 – Cypriot Cup)
Average home league attendance8,520 (all competitions)

The 2013–14 season was APOEL's 74th season in the Cypriot First Division and 86th year in existence as a football club. APOEL completed a historical domestic treble during the 2013–14 season, winning all the titles in Cyprus, the League, the Cup and the Super Cup.

Season review[edit]

Head coach and chairman changes during season[edit]

On 4 October 2013, a day after the home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, the club announced the termination of Paulo Sérgio's contract, due to a disappointing run of results domestically and abroad.[1][2] Paulo Sérgio was replaced by Greek coach Giorgos Donis, who on 11 October 2013 signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]

Phivos Erotokritou, the chairman of APOEL since November 2008, resigned and on 4 December 2013 he was replaced by Prodromos Petrides, who had served again as chairman of APOEL from 2001 to 2006.[4]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

The first training session for the season took place on 21 June 2013 at APOEL's training centre. On 6 July 2013, the team flew to Obertraun in Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 20 July 2013.[5] During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played six friendly matches against FK Baumit Jablonec (1–2 loss), SC Paderborn 07 (0–2 loss), FC Zbrojovka Brno (1–1 draw), FC Slovácko (2–2 draw), PAOK (0–1 loss) and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (0–3 loss). After its return to Cyprus, the team played one more friendly match against Doxa Katokopias at GSP Stadium on 23 July 2013, in a match which APOEL won by 2–1.

LTV Super Cup[edit]

On 17 August 2013, APOEL beat Apollon Limassol 1–0 at GSP Stadium to lift Cypriot Super Cup. Paulo Sérgio's men picked up their first silverware of the season thanks to a 35th-minute goal from Portuguese defender Mário Sérgio.[6]

Cypriot First Division[edit]

Regular season[edit]

On 2 September 2013, APOEL opened their competitive season with a 3–0 win at GSP Stadium against Enosis Neon Paralimni. Vinícius opened the scoring in the 58th minute, while Constantinos Charalambides and João Guilherme scored two late goals, both from direct free kicks. On 14 September 2013, APOEL suffered its first league defeat after losing 1–2 at AEL Limassol. Edwin Ouon and Orlando Sá scored two first half goals for AEL and APOEL scored in the 57th minute, when Diego Gaúcho put the ball into his own net after a cross from Esmaël Gonçalves. On 23 September 2013, APOEL drew 1–1 at home against AEK Larnaca. Nestoras Mitidis put the visitors in front in the 39th minute and Efstathios Aloneftis scored the equaliser for APOEL with a stunning solo effort in the 56th minute. On 28 September 2013, APOEL beat Nea Salamina by 1–0 at Ammochostos Stadium, with Mário Sérgio netting the game's only goal in the 45th minute, after trying a weak shot from the right side of the box that tricked Salamina's goalkeeper Srđan Blažić. On 7 October 2013, APOEL won Aris Limassol 1–0 at home under caretaker coach Yiannos Ioannou, with Nuno Morais scoring the only goal of the match in the 13th minute. On 19 October 2013, APOEL lost 0–2 against Ermis Aradippou at Ammochostos Stadium, in Giorgos Donis debut as APOEL coach. Henrique scored the first goal for Ermis in the 81st minute by illegally using his right hand and the same player made it 2–0 from a penalty kick in the injury time. On 28 October 2013, APOEL earned three valuable points after beating Anorthosis 1–0 at GSP Stadium, thanks to a 52nd-minute goal by João Guilherme. On 2 November 2013, APOEL's disappointing run continued as the champions were defeated 0–2 by Apollon Limassol at Tsirion Stadium, thanks to Fotios Papoulis and Marcos Gullón second half goals. After this defeat APOEL dropped to the 6th place, eight points behind leaders Apollon Limassol. On 11 November 2013, APOEL easily beat last-placed Alki Larnaca 3–0 at home behind closed doors, with two goals from Mario Budimir and an own goal from Alki's player Constantinos Laifis. On 23 November 2013, APOEL drew 1–1 with Doxa Katokopias at Makario Stadium. Ricardo Fernandes put Doxa ahead after 41 minutes and Gustavo Manduca equalised for APOEL with a penalty in the 67th minute. On 2 December 2013, APOEL recorded their biggest win (by that time) in the season, beating AEK Kouklia 5–0 at home. Esmaël Gonçalves scored a hat-trick, while Gustavo Manduca and Constantinos Charalambides added a goal apiece in APOEL's victory. On 2 December 2013, APOEL beat Ethnikos Achna 2–0 at Dasaki Stadium, thanks to a goal from the penalty spot by Gustavo Manduca and a late goal from Cillian Sheridan. On 16 December 2013, APOEL beat Omonia 2–0 in Nicosia's derby and climbed up to fourth place. Gustavo Manduca opened the proceedings nine minutes after the interval with his fourth goal of the season, while Nuno Morais set up the final score 15 minutes from time after an individual effort. After this match APOEL were fourth with 26 points, only four points behind the leaders duo AEL and Apollon. On 22 December 2013, APOEL sealed their fourth consecutive league win by beating Enosis Neon Paralimni 3–0 at Tasos Markou Stadium. Efstathios Aloneftis got APOEL on the board just four minutes into the match and Marcelo Oliveira scored another one early in the second half, while Vinícius made it 0–3, in APOEL's final match of the year 2013. On 4 January 2014, APOEL drew 2–2 at home against AEL Limassol and remained four points five points off the top. Monteiro opened the scoring for AEL after only six minutes, but Efstathios Aloneftis and Gustavo Manduca struck twice in the space of three minutes to give APOEL the lead, before Orlando Sá equalise for AEL in the 34th minute. On 11 January 2014, APOEL drew their second league game in a row as they were held 1–1 by AEK Larnaca at GSZ Stadium and dropped to the 4th place, six points behind leaders AEL Limassol. Joan Tomás scored from the rebound after his penalty was saved by Urko Pardo in the 29th minute and two minutes later Constantinos Charalambides equalised for APOEL with a close-range effort, after Mário Sérgio's pass. On 19 January 2014, APOEL beat Nea Salamina 3–1 at home, in a match which was played behind closed doors. Gustavo Manduca opened the scoring with a direct free kick in the 29th minute and six minutes later César Santin scored his first official goal for APOEL to make it 2–0. Selim Benachour scored again for APOEL three minutes after the interval, while Hélio Roque just pulled one goal back for Nea Salamina in the 63rd minute. On 25 January 2014, APOEL came back from one down to beat Aris Limassol 3–1 at Tsirion Stadium. Mihai Dina gave Aris Limassol the lead in the 21st minute, but APOEL turned the match with a goal from Gustavo Manduca in the 43rd minute and an own goal from Maximiliano Oliva one minute later, before Vinícius score a third goal for APOEL in the 73rd minute. On 1 February 2014, APOEL ended Ermis Aradippou's 17-match unbeaten run with 3–0 win at GSP Stadium. Efstathios Aloneftis opened the scoring in the 35th minute and Tomás De Vincenti scored his first two official goals for APOEL in the 55th and 60th minute to make the final score 3–0. On 5 February 2014, APOEL continued their impressive form with a well deserved 2–1 win over Anorthosis at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium and coupled with the unexpected draw of leaders AEL Limassol closed the gap at the top to four points. Tomás De Vincenti gave APOEL the lead in the 18th minute from the penalty spot and Roberto Colautti managed to equalise for Anorthosis in the 76th minute, but five minutes later Cillian Sheridan scored from close range to give his team an important win. On 9 February 2014, APOEL achieved an important 2–1 victory over Apollon Limassol at home and climbed up to second place. Gastón Sangoy gave Apollon the lead after just 11 minutes, but Tomás De Vincenti struck twice in the second half, first with a penalty in the 67th minute and seven minutes with an amazing shot from an incredibly difficult angle. On 15 February 2014, APOEL achieved an easy 3–1 win over last-placed Alki Larnaca at GSZ Stadium. Nuno Morais put APOEL ahead after 20 minutes, while Kaká and César Santin scored in the second half to make it 3–0, before Demetris Kyprianou score Alki's only goal five minutes before the end. On 22 February 2014, APOEL trashed Doxa Katokopias 5–1 at home and closed the gap at the top to one point only. Efstathios Aloneftis notched a hat-trick and Brazilian forward Gustavo Manduca scored the other two, while Doxa's consolation goal came from a powerful 40-yard shot from Nilson Antonio. On 9 March 2014, APOEL continued their impressive form with a 6–1 thrashing of AEK Kouklia at Pafiako Stadium. Within 25 minutes the game was all but over as a brace from Tomás De Vincenti, a Gustavo Manduca penalty and a red card for AEK Kouklia's Pantelis Pitsillos gave APOEL a 3–0 lead. AEK Kouklia managed to reduce the deficit through Alexandros Garpozis before the break but APOEL proved too strong as Nektarios Alexandrou and substitute César Santin with a couple completed the rout. On 15 March 2014, APOEL extended their winning streak to nine games with a 2–0 win over Ethnikos Achna at GSP Stadium. Gustavo Manduca opened the scoring with a direct free kick in the 17th minute and nine minutes later César Santin scored from close range after Nektarios Alexandrou's cross to make it 2–0 for APOEL. On 19 March 2014, APOEL were held to a goalless draw by Omonia at GSP Stadium and dropped to the third place, three points behind leaders AEL Limassol.

Play-offs[edit]

On 23 March 2014, in its first Championship play-off match, APOEL maintained the pressure on AEL Limassol with a slender 2–1 win over Ermis Aradippou at Ammochostos Stadium. Tomás De Vincenti opened the score when he converted a 42nd minute penalty and Efstathios Aloneftis headed in the second two minutes from the end, after an excellent cross by César Santin. An own goal from Kaká in the added time ensured a nervy finish for APOEL, which climbed up to second place, three points off the top. On 29 March 2014, in one of their best performances this season, APOEL thrashed Apollon Limassol 3–0 at GSP Stadium. Gustavo Manduca opened the score midway through the first half, while Cillian Sheridan doubled the score with a superb solo effort before Vinícius finish off a great APOEL move in the last minute. On 5 April 2014, APOEL were held to a goalless draw by Omonia at GSP Stadium and remained three points behind leaders AEL Limassol, which they also drew against Apollon. On 13 April 2014, APOEL got hard-earned 1–0 win over Anorthosis at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, breaking the deadlock through Vinícius in the 73rd minute. On 22 April 2014, APOEL thrashed AEL Limassol 3–0 at GSP Stadium and climbed to the top of the league table, level on points with AEL. APOEL got off to a great start when Efstathios Aloneftis crossed the ball and Nuno Morais headed past AEL keeper Karim Fegrouche in the fifth minute. Four minutes before half time Tiago Gomes released Constantinos Charalambides on the right side and his cross was headed past Fegrouche by César Santin. The icing on the cake came late on in the game when APOEL's midfielder Nuno Morais ran clear and set Gustavo Manduca up for an easy third goal. On 26 April 2014, APOEL's 23-match unbeaten run ended by Ermis Aradippou which won 2–1 at GSP Stadium and forced APOEL to their first home defeat of the season. Marco Tagbajumi gave Ermis the lead early in the second half, with APOEL unable to break down a resolute Ermis rearguard until the 80th minute when defender Marios Antoniades equalised from close range, but five minutes from time Dragan Žarković netted the winner. On 3 May 2014, APOEL were beaten 1–2 at Tsirion Stadium by Apollon Limassol and remained to the second place, six points off the top. Despite taking an early lead through Nuno Morais and seemingly in control of the game, APOEL collapsed for a second consecutive game and conceded two goals in each half by Apollon's striker Abraham Gneki Guié. On 7 May 2014, APOEL managed to defeat their bitter rivals Omonia 2–1 at home and closed the gap at the top to three points, taking advantage of AEL Limassol's 0–1 defeat by Apollon. Tomás De Vincenti opened the scoring for APOEL with a direct free kick in the 23rd minute, but fifteen minutes later Alípio equalised with the same way. The winning goal came from Aldo Adorno in the 76th minute, two minutes after he had come on as a substitute. On 11 May 2014, APOEL trashed Anorthosis 8–1 at home and after AEL's win the champion would be decided on the last day. Brazilian defender Kaká opened the score in the fifth minute and when Anorthosis defender Demetris Economou was sent off for tripping Irish forward Cillian Sheridan in the penalty area it was all over. Tomás De Vincenti grabbed a hat-trick, Kaká a brace with João Guilherme, Cillian Sheridan and Mário Sérgio also getting on the scoreboard, while Nuno Morais put the ball into his own net to score Anorthosis' only goal. On 17 May 2014, AEL Limassol hosted APOEL at Tsirion Stadium in the title decider match of the First Division. Unfortunately, the referee suspended the match just six minutes into the second half (when the score was still at 0–0), when firecrackers thrown by AEL fans, hit and injured APOEL's Brazilian defender Kaká, who was put on stretchers and rushed to hospital.[7] After Cyprus Football Association's decision the match was replayed on 31 May 2014, behind closed doors at the neutral Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. APOEL, who needed to win their league-deciding replay in order to pip AEL's charges on head-to-head record, scored through Cillian Sheridan on the brink of half-time and won their second consecutive league title, in one of the most hotly contested championships in recent years.[8] Simultaneously, APOEL completed a historical domestic treble, winning all the season's titles in Cyprus, the League, the Cup and the Super Cup. However, on 6 June 2014, the Cyprus Football Association's (CFA) disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council's decision to repeat the May 17 championship final between AEL and APOEL, awarding the match to APOEL with a 0–3 score.[9]

Cypriot Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

In the first round of the Cypriot Cup, APOEL were drawn to play a single knock-out match against Cypriot B2 Division side Digenis Oroklinis. The match was held on 19 December 2013, and APOEL needed extra time to beat Digenis Oroklinis 4–2 on the artificial turf of the Oroklini Municipal Stadium. Marios Elia opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a penalty kick and Andreas Parpas equalised for Digenis with a direct free kick in the 50th minute. Two minutes later, Cillian Sheridan put APOEL in front but Pantelis Tavrou equaliser in the 74th minute took the match to extra time. During the extra 30 minutes, APOEL were better side and struck twice with a header from Cillian Sheridan in the 104th minute and with a penalty kick from Gustavo Manduca seven minutes before the end.

Second round[edit]

APOEL were drawn to face AEL Limassol in a two-leg match-up for the second round of the Cypriot Cup. On 8 January 2014, in the first leg of their Cypriot Cup second round clash, APOEL secured a narrow 1–0 advantage over AEL Limassol at GSP Stadium after Irish striker Cillian Sheridan scored from close range in the 40th minute.

On 22 January 2014, APOEL recorded another 1–0 win over AEL Limassol at Tsirion Stadium for an aggregate 2–0 victory over last season's beaten finalists in the second round of the Cypriot Cup. Gustavo Manduca scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute, converting Tomás De Vincenti's cross, to secure APOEL's progression into the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2009–10 season, also getting revenge over AEL Limassol who knocked them out at this stage of the competition in the last two seasons.

Quarter-finals[edit]

APOEL were drawn to face Alki Larnaca in a two-leg match-up for the quarter-finals of the Cypriot Cup. In the first-leg match which was held on 12 February 2014, Giorgos Donis decided to rest many first-team players and as a result APOEL were held to a goalless draw by Alki at GSZ Stadium.

On 19 February 2014, APOEL easily beat Alki Larnaca 3–0 at GSP Stadium and qualified for the Cypriot Cup semi-finals for the first time in four years. After a goalless first half, APOEL made the breakthrough in the 46th minute with a goal from Constantinos Charalambides. Twenty minutes later, Gustavo Manduca scored another one for APOEL, while Constantinos Charalambides struck again with a beautiful long shot sixteen minutes before the end.

Semi-finals[edit]

APOEL were drawn to face Doxa Katokopias in a two-leg match-up for the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup. On 2 April 2014, in first leg semi-final tie, APOEL all but booked their place in the final with a resounding 4–1 home win over Doxa Katokopias. Nektarios Alexandrou opened the scoring with a close range effort in the 20th minute, but Doxa equalised in the 62nd minute after Diogo Ramos headed the ball past APOEL's keeper. Marcelo Oliveira fired APOEL back into the lead a couple of minutes later and then Constantinos Charalambides bagged a brace to give APOEL a 4–1 win that would be enough to send them into the Cup final.

On 9 April 2014, despite fielding a team based only on reserve players, APOEL easily beat Doxa Katokopias 4–0 at Makario Stadium and reached the Cup final, with Christos Pipinis, a brace from Aldo Adorno and César Santin getting the goals.

Final[edit]

On 21 May 2014, APOEL won their 20th Cypriot Cup following a comfortable 2–0 win over Ermis Aradippou at GSP Stadium.[10][11] The club had not won the trophy since the 2007–08 season but the first half goals from Tomás De Vincenti and Cillian Sheridan ensured that the cup would be going back to APOEL after a six-year absence.

It did not take long for Giorgos Donis’ side to get the breakthrough. After some patient build-up play from APOEL, Tomás De Vincenti was played through and the Argentine showed great composure to give his side the lead after just six minutes. APOEL continued to dominate the game and on 28 minutes they doubled their lead. Tomás De Vincenti was involved again, laying the ball off to Tiago Gomes who shook off pressure from Ermis defence before playing the ball across goal with Cillian Sheridan on hand for an easy finish to give APOEL a significant lead. Ermis put up a good fight but were ultimately outplayed by a team with far more experience in the big matches.

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

The team won the national league the previous season and as such entered the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League. APOEL were drawn against Slovenian side Maribor. In the first leg, APOEL drew 1–1 with Maribor at GSP Stadium. APOEL took the lead in the 21st minute with a goal by Nuno Morais. Maribor equalised in the 64th minute, when Marcos Tavares scored for the final score of 1–1. In the second leg, APOEL took the initiative from the first whistle and maintained a 60% ball possession at Ljudski vrt, but they only managed a goalless draw against Maribor and were eliminated on away goals rule after a 1–1 aggregate score.

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Play-off round[edit]

After being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, APOEL dropped down into the UEFA Europa League play-off round, and was drawn against Belgian side Zulte Waregem. The first leg was held at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels and ended in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg, APOEL lost 2–1 at GSP Stadium and were eliminated.

Group stage[edit]

APOEL's 2013–14 UEFA Europa League starting line-up that managed to beat Bordeaux 2–1 at home and secured its first ever victory in the UEFA Europa League group stages.[12][13]

Despite losing to Zulte Waregem in the play-off round, APOEL reinstated in Europa League, replacing the Turkish side Fenerbahçe who were banned because of the match-fixing case related to the 2010–11 Süper Lig title.[14] APOEL were selected by a random drawing among all the losing teams from the play-off round.[15] APOEL were drawn in Group F, alongside Bordeaux, Eintracht Frankfurt and Maccabi Tel Aviv. APOEL finished in third place with five points out of six matches.

Squad[edit]

As of 29 January 2014[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA João Guilherme
4 MF Cyprus CYP Kostakis Artymatas
6 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Oliveira
8 MF Portugal POR Tiago Gomes
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan
10 MF Cyprus CYP Constantinos Charalambides (vice-captain)
11 MF Cyprus CYP Nektarios Alexandrou
12 FW Paraguay PAR Aldo Adorno
14 DF Greece GRE Christos Pipinis
15 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Antoniades
16 MF Brazil BRA Vinícius
17 MF Cyprus CYP Marinos Satsias (captain)
18 MF Tunisia TUN Selim Benachour
19 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Elia
20 FW Cyprus CYP Pieros Sotiriou
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Manduca
22 GK Greece GRE Dionisis Chiotis
26 MF Portugal POR Nuno Morais (2nd vice-captain)
27 DF Spain ESP Aritz Borda
28 DF Portugal POR Mário Sérgio (4th captain)
30 MF Argentina ARG Tomás De Vincenti
31 MF Cyprus CYP Vasilios Papafotis
44 DF Cyprus CYP Nicholas Ioannou
46 FW Cyprus CYP Efstathios Aloneftis
70 FW Brazil BRA César Santin
73 DF Brazil BRA Kaká
77 DF Cyprus CYP Athos Solomou
78 GK Spain ESP Urko Pardo
88 GK Cyprus CYP Tasos Kissas
96 GK Greece GRE Konstantinos Vasilevski

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2013.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2013–14.

Out on loan[edit]

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 Cyprus CYP Markos Charalambous (at Olympiakos Nicosia)

International players[edit]

Foreign players[edit]

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Squad changes[edit]

In:

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
CM Cyprus Panayiotou 20 EU Olympiakos Nicosia Loan Return → Summer 2014
20 CF Cyprus Sotiriou 20 EU Olympiakos Nicosia Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 €70K apoelfc.com.cy
3 CB Brazil Guilherme 27 Non-EU Marítimo Portugal Transfer Green tickY Summer 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy
8 CM Portugal Gomes 27 EU Blackpool England Transfer Green tickY Summer 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy
4 DM Cyprus Artymatas 20 EU Enosis Neon Paralimni Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 €120K apoelfc.com.cy
25 LB Brazil Christian 24 Non-EU Grêmio Anápolis Brazil Loan → Summer 2014 Undisclosed apoelfc.com.cy
9 CF Republic of Ireland Sheridan 24 EU Kilmarnock Scotland Transfer Green tickY Summer 2014 Undisclosed apoelfc.com.cy
23 CF Portugal Gonçalves 22 EU Rio Ave Portugal Loan → Summer 2014 Undisclosed apoelfc.com.cy
16 CM Brazil Vinícius 27 Non-EU Braga Portugal Transfer Green tickY Summer 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy
55 LB Portugal Cabral 29 EU Académica Portugal Transfer Green tickY Summer 2014 Free apoelfc.com.cy
70 CF Brazil Santin 32 Non-EU Copenhagen Denmark Transfer Green tickY Winter 2015 €50K apoelfc.com.cy
14 LB Greece Pipinis 29 EU Asteras Tripoli Greece Transfer Green tickY Winter 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy
30 AM Argentina De Vincenti 24 EU Olympiacos Greece Loan → Winter 2014 Free apoelfc.com.cy
73 CB Brazil Kaká 32 Non-EU Deportivo La Coruña Spain Transfer Green tickY Winter 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total expenditure: Decrease €240K

Out:

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
CB Cyprus Christofides 20 EU Alki Larnaca Loan → Summer Free kerkida.net
CM Cyprus Panayiotou 20 EU Alki Larnaca Loan → Summer Free 24sports.com.cy
16 CF Israel Biton 25 Non-EU Standard Liège Belgium Loan return → Summer sigmalive.com
20 DM Greece Tziolis 28 EU Monaco France Loan return → Summer sigmalive.com
1 GK Cyprus Constantinou 27 EU Aris Limassol End of contract Red XN Summer Free kerkida.net
23 CM Portugal Pinto 29 EU Legia Warsaw Poland End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
55 CB Greece Karipidis 30 EU Apollon Limassol Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
55 RW Denmark Beckmann 29 EU IF Elfsborg Sweden Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
30 CB Angola Zuela 29 EU Apollon Smyrni Greece Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
5 LB Poland Klukowski 32 EU Free agent Contract termination Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
40 AM Cyprus Charalambous 20 EU Olympiakos Nicosia Loan → Summer Free sentragoal.com.cy
24 CF Portugal Gonçalves 22 EU Rio Ave Portugal Mutual consent Red XN
Loan return →
Winter apoelfc.com.cy
7 CF Croatia Budimir 27 EU Panetolikos Greece Mutual consent Red XN Winter Free apoelfc.com.cy
25 LB Brazil Christian 25 Non-EU Grêmio Anápolis Brazil Mutual consent Red XN
Loan return →
Winter apoelfc.com.cy
55 LB Portugal Cabral 29 EU Free agent Mutual consent Red XN Winter Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total income: Increase €0

Last updated: 29 January 2014

Club[edit]

Other information[edit]

Chairman Cyprus Phivos Erotokritou (Until 4 December 2013)
Cyprus Prodromos Petrides (From 4 December 2013)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Squad stats[edit]

Total Cypriot First Division Cypriot Cup LTV Super Cup Champions League & Europa League
Country
N
P
Name
GS
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
Brazil 3 CB Guilherme 40 41 3640 3 12 28 2440 3 8 4 390 1 1 90 1 8 720 2
Cyprus 4 DM Artymatas 9 15 776 2 9 362 1 5 324 1 1 90
Brazil 6 CB Oliveira 45 46 4052 2 17 31 2702 1 11 5 450 1 1 1 90 9 810 5
Croatia 7 CF Budimir 4 13 482 2 2 1 6 233 2 1 1 120 1 1 5 128 1 1
Portugal 8 CM Gomes 18 27 1701 1 15 912 1 4 306 1 83 7 400
Republic of Ireland 9 CF Sheridan 21 39 2067 9 1 26 1180 5 1 7 517 4 1 90 5 280
Cyprus 10 RM Charalambides 37 48 3220 7 4 32 2189 3 1 7 505 4 1 9 526 2
Cyprus 11 LM Alexandrou 23 39 2183 4 4 22 1302 1 2 7 356 1 1 1 23 9 502 2 1
Paraguay 12 RW Adorno 5 144 3 4 111 1 1 33 2
Greece 14 LB Pipinis 12 14 867 1 4 1 10 536 3 1 4 331 1 1
Cyprus 15 LB Antoniades 19 19 1484 1 6 16 1270 1 4 2 150 2 1 64
Brazil 16 CM Vinícius 43 48 3632 5 9 32 2590 5 7 7 460 1 7 8 575 2
Cyprus 17 DM Satsias 1 5 107 4 17 1 90
Tunisia 18 AM Benachour 15 28 1474 1 2 19 943 1 1 3 271 1 89 5 171 1
Cyprus 19 RB Elia 2 3 239 1 1 1 29 2 210 1 1
Cyprus 20 CF Sotiriou 3 9 382 1 5 211 4 171 1
Brazil 21 LW Manduca 33 42 2770 16 6 29 2024 13 3 6 304 3 1 1 90 6 352 2
Greece 22 GK Chiotis 10 10 900 -4 1 2 180 -1 7 630 -1 1 1 90 -2
Portugal 23 CF Gonçalves 13 17 1173 5 2 1 10 655 3 1 67 6 451 2 2 1
Brazil 25 LB Christian 11 13 1007 3 4 276 1 1 80 1 1 90 7 561 1
Portugal 26 DM Morais 49 52 4387 6 8 34 2925 5 6 7 517 1 1 90 10 855 1 1
Spain 27 CB Borda 17 20 1506 4 1 11 752 3 1 4 304 5 450 1
Portugal 28 RB Mário Sérgio 49 49 4381 3 6 35 3121 2 5 4 360 1 90 1 1 9 810
Argentina 30 AM De Vincenti 18 20 1399 13 6 16 1105 12 6 4 294 1
Cyprus 31 RM Papafotis 3 98 2 39 1 59
Cyprus 46 LW Aloneftis 34 42 3076 9 3 30 2262 8 2 3 185 1 9 629 1
Portugal 55 LB Cabral 10 11 864 1 7 590 1 4 274
Brazil 70 CF Santin 8 24 1078 7 1 20 921 6 1 4 157 1
Brazil 73 CB Kaká 9 10 816 3 6 456 3 4 360
Cyprus 77 RB Solomou 7 12 699 2 4 195 1 5 367 3 137 1
Spain 78 GK Pardo 44 44 3960 -34 2 34 3060 -24 1 1 90 9 810 -10 1
Cyprus 88 GK Kissas 1 1 120 -2 1 120 -2
Cyprus 95 DM Djamas
Greece 96 GK Vasilevski
Last updated: 31 May 2014
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)
0 shown as blank
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.

Top scorers[edit]

R Player Position League Cup Super Cup Europe1 Total
1 Brazil Manduca LW 13 3 0 0 16
2 Argentina De Vincenti AM 12 1 0 0 13
3 Cyprus Aloneftis LW 8 0 0 1 9
Republic of Ireland Sheridan CF 5 4 0 0 9
5 Brazil Santin CF 6 1 0 0 7
Cyprus Charalambides RM 3 4 0 0 7
7 Portugal Morais DM 5 0 0 1 6
8 Brazil Vinícius CM 5 0 0 0 5
Portugal Gonçalves CF 3 0 0 2 5
10 Cyprus Alexandrou LM 1 1 0 2 4
11 Brazil Kaká CB 3 0 0 0 3
Brazil Guilherme CB 3 0 0 0 3
Portugal Mário Sérgio RB 2 0 1 0 3
Paraguay Adorno RW 1 2 0 0 3
15 Croatia Budimir CF 2 0 0 0 2
Brazil Oliveira CB 1 1 0 0 2
17 Tunisia Benachour AM 1 0 0 0 1
Cyprus Antoniades LB 1 0 0 0 1
Greece Pipinis LB 0 1 0 0 1
Cyprus Elia RB 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTAL 78 19 1 6 104

Last updated: 31 May 2014
1Included both UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions.
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, apoelfc.com.cy

Captains[edit]

  1. Cyprus Marinos Satsias
  2. Cyprus Constantinos Charalambides
  3. Cyprus Nektarios Alexandrou
  4. Portugal Nuno Morais

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

7 July 2013 Friendly FK Baumit Jablonec Czech Republic 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Sportplatz Obertraun, Obertraun
19:00 EET Piták 59'
Rossi 81'
(Report) Sheridan 55'
8 July 2013 Friendly SC Paderborn 07 Germany 2–0 Cyprus APOEL Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen
17:30 EET Zeitz 21'
Brückner 40'
(Report)
11 July 2013 Friendly FC Zbrojovka Brno Czech Republic 1–1 Cyprus APOEL Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen
18:00 EET Škoda 90+1' (pen.) (Report) Artymatas 67'
12 July 2013 Friendly FC Slovácko Czech Republic 2–2 Cyprus APOEL Sportanlage Finsterloch, Straßwalchen
18:00 EET Kuncl 25'
Trousil 81'
(Report) Manduca 17' (pen.), 40' (pen.)
17 July 2013 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Paltenstadion Rottenmann, Rottenmann
19:00 EET Salpingidis 16' (Report)
19 July 2013 Friendly TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Germany 3–0 Cyprus APOEL Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen
19:00 EET Rudy 36' (pen.)
Herdling 74'
Elyounoussi 82'
(Report)
23 July 2013 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EET Manduca 31' (pen.)
Gonçalves 87'
(Report) Pavlović 24' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou

Mid-season friendlies[edit]

15 November 2013 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 3–1 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
16:00 EET Sheridan 2', 3'
Papafotis 22'
(Report) Sotiriou 65' Attendance: Behind closed doors
14 January 2014 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 3–1 Cyprus PAEEK Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
15:45 EET Benachour 8'
De Vincenti 35' (pen.)
Adorno 61'
(Report) Unknown 65' Attendance: Behind closed doors
28 January 2014 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
15:30 EET Adorno 11' (Report) Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Cypriot First Division Winners 2 September 2013 31 May 2014
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 31 July 2013 6 August 2013
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Group stage 22 August 2013 12 December 2013
Cypriot Cup 1st round Winners 19 December 2013 21 May 2014
LTV Super Cup Final Winners 17 August 2013

Updated to match played 31 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Cypriot First Division[edit]

Classification[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AEL Limassol 26 19 5 2 48 16 +32 62 Qualification for the championship group
2 Apollon Limassol 26 19 2 5 47 19 +28 59[a]
3 APOEL 26 18 5 3 56 18 +38 59[a]
4 Ermis Aradippou 26 15 7 4 44 28 +16 52
5 Omonia Nicosia 26 13 8 5 45 22 +23 47
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b APOL 2–0 APOE; APOE 2–1 APOL

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 25 6 5 78 25  +53 81 15 2 1 50 10  +40 10 4 4 28 15  +13

Last updated: 31 May 2014.
Source: UEFA

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHA
ResultWLDWWLWLWDWWWWDDWWWWWWWWWDWWDWWLLWWW
Position166557666666434444332222232222122221
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2014. Source: apoelfc.com.cy
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs[edit]

The first 12 teams are divided into two groups. Points are carried over from the regular season.

Championship group[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 36 25 6 5 80 25 +55 81[a] Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 AEL Limassol 36 25 6 5 68 29 +39 81[a]
3 Apollon Limassol 36 24 5 7 66 29 +37 77 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4 Ermis Aradippou 36 18 8 10 55 54 +1 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
5 Omonia Nicosia 36 16 11 9 59 37 +22 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
6 Anorthosis Famagusta 36 12 6 18 57 64 −7 42
Source: CFA, UEFA
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:
  1. ^ a b APOEL: 7 pts ; AEL: 4 pts
  2. ^ a b c Since cup winners APOEL qualified for the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up Ermis finished top-four, all of the Europa League spots revert into league positions.

Matches[edit]

Kick-off times are in EET.

Regular season[edit]

2 September 2013 Matchweek 1 APOEL 3–0 E. N. Paralimni GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Vinícius 58'
Charalambides 86'
Guilherme 90+4'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 6,757
Referee: Marios Panayi
14 September 2013 Matchweek 2 AEL Limassol 2–1 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
19:00 EET Ouon 10'
40'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Gaúcho 57' (o.g.) Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
23 September 2013 Matchweek 3 APOEL 1–1 AEK Larnaca GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Aloneftis 56' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Mitidis 39' Attendance: 6,428
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou
28 September 2013 Matchweek 4 Nea Salamina 0–1 APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Mário Sérgio 45' Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
7 October 2013 Matchweek 5 APOEL 1–0 Aris Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Morais 13' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: Demetris Masias
19 October 2013 Matchweek 6 Ermis Aradippou 2–0 APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET Henrique 81', 90+5' (pen.) (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 1,390
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
28 October 2013 Matchweek 7 APOEL 1–0 Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Guilherme 52' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 8,862
Referee: Leontios Trattos
2 November 2013 Matchweek 8 Apollon Limassol 2–0 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
15:00 EET Papoulis 62'
Gullón 79'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Marios Panayi
11 November 2013 Matchweek 9 APOEL 3–0 Alki Larnaca GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Budimir 25', 66'
Laifis 77' (o.g.)
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou
23 November 2013 Matchweek 10 Doxa Katokopias 1–1 APOEL Makario Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Fernandes 41'
Kingson Red card 90+4'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Manduca 67' (pen.)
Borda Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
2 December 2013 Matchweek 11 APOEL 5–0 AEK Kouklia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Gonçalves 30', 56', 84'
Manduca 44' (pen.)
Charalambides 54'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Kairinos Red card 41' Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Loukas Soteriou
7 December 2013 Matchweek 12 Ethnikos Achna 0–2 APOEL Dasaki Stadium, Achna
19:00 EET Coundoul Red card 68' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Manduca 70' (pen.)
Sheridan 90+1'
Attendance: 886
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
16 December 2013 Matchweek 13 APOEL 2–0 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Manduca 54'
Morais 74'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Demetris Masias
22 December 2013 Matchweek 14 E. N. Paralimni 0–3 APOEL Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni
15:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Aloneftis 4'
Oliveira 53'
Vinícius 73'
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
4 January 2014 Matchweek 15 APOEL 2–2 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
15:00 EET Aloneftis 26'
Manduca 29' (pen.)
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Monteiro 6'
34'
Sachetti Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 9,816
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou
11 January 2014 Matchweek 16 AEK Larnaca 1–1 APOEL GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
15:00 EET Tomás 29' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Charalambides 31' Attendance: 2,620
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
19 January 2014 Matchweek 17 APOEL 3–1 Nea Salamina GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Manduca 29'
Santin 35'
Benachour 48'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Roque 63' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Marios Panayi
25 January 2014 Matchweek 18 Aris Limassol 1–3 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
18:00 EET Dina 21' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Manduca 43'
Oliva 44' (o.g.)
Vinícius 73'
Attendance: 1,610
Referee: Thomas Mouskos
1 February 2014 Matchweek 19 APOEL 3–0 Ermis Aradippou GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Aloneftis 35'
De Vincenti 55', 60' (pen.)
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Leontios Trattos
5 February 2014 Matchweek 20 Anorthosis 1–2 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET Colautti 76' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
De Vincenti 18' (pen.)
Sheridan 81'
Attendance: 4,035
Referee: Marios Panayi
9 February 2014 Matchweek 21 APOEL 2–1 Apollon Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET De Vincenti 67' (pen.), 74' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Sangoy 11' Attendance: 10,601
Referee: Demetris Masias
15 February 2014 Matchweek 22 Alki Larnaca 1–3 APOEL GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 EET Kyprianou 85' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Morais 20'
Kaká 61'
Santin 70'
Attendance: 773
Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas
22 February 2014 Matchweek 23 APOEL 5–1 Doxa Katokopias GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Aloneftis 22', 36', 52'
Manduca 45+1', 73'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Toni Red card 2'
Nilson 56'
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
9 March 2014 Matchweek 24 AEK Kouklia 1–6 APOEL Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
16:00 EET Pitsillos Red card 23'
Garpozis 32'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
De Vincenti 16', 21'
Manduca 24' (pen.)
Alexandrou 54'
Santin 71', 73'
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
15 March 2014 Matchweek 25 APOEL 2–0 Ethnikos Achna GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Manduca 17'
Santin 26'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
19 March 2014 Matchweek 26 Omonia 0–0 APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 10,072
Referee: Demetris Masias

Play-offs[edit]

23 March 2014 Matchweek 1 Ermis Aradippou 1–2 APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
17:30 EET Kaká 90+6' (o.g.) (Report 1)
(Report 2)
De Vincenti 42' (pen.)
Aloneftis 88'
Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
29 March 2014 Matchweek 2 APOEL 3–0 Apollon Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET Manduca 21'
Sheridan 52'
Vinícius 90'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 6,553
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
5 April 2014 Matchweek 3 Omonia 0–0 APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 11,186
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
13 April 2014 Matchweek 4 Anorthosis 0–1 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:30 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Vinícius 73' Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Marios Panayi
22 April 2014 Matchweek 5 APOEL 3–0 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Morais 5'
Santin 41'
Manduca 83'
Pipinis Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Demetris Masias
26 April 2014 Matchweek 6 APOEL 1–2 Ermis Aradippou GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Antoniades 81' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Tagbajumi 58'
Žarković 85'
Attendance: 4,262
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
3 May 2014 Matchweek 7 Apollon Limassol 2–1 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
18:00 EET Gneki Guié 26', 67' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Morais 11' Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Georgios Nicolaou
7 May 2014 Matchweek 8 APOEL 2–1 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET De Vincenti 23'
Adorno 76'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Alípio 38' Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
11 May 2014 Matchweek 9 APOEL 8–1 Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Kaká 5', 40'
De Vincenti 17' (pen.), 23', 32' (pen.)
Guilherme 52'
Sheridan 64'
Mário Sérgio 81'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Economou Red card 16'
Morais 85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,244
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
31 May 2014 Matchweek 10 AEL Limassol 0–3
Awarded[note 1]
APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Sheridan 45+1' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Demetris Masias

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Qualifying phase[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]
31 July 2013 First Leg APOEL Cyprus 1–1 Slovenia Maribor GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Gonçalves 21' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Tavares 64' Attendance: 17,387
Referee: Serhiy Boyko
6 August 2013 Second Leg Maribor Slovenia 0–0
(1–1 (a) agg.)
Cyprus APOEL Ljudski vrt, Maribor
20:00 CET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Gonçalves Red card 86' Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Qualifying phase[edit]

Play-off round[edit]
29 August 2013 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Belgium Zulte Waregem GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Aloneftis 52' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Habibou 12'
Naessens 90'
Attendance: 18,959
Referee: Andre Marriner

Group stage[edit]

Note: Despite losing to Zulte Waregem in the play-off round, APOEL reinstated in Europa League replacing the Turkish side Fenerbahçe who were banned because of the match-fixing case related to the 2010–11 Süper Lig title.[14] APOEL were selected by a random drawing among all the losing teams from the play-off round.[15]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
3 Cyprus APOEL 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5
4 France Bordeaux 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3
Source: Soccerway
Matches[edit]
19 September 2013 Matchweek 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–0 Cyprus APOEL Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 CET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 11,772
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
3 October 2013 Matchweek 2 APOEL Cyprus 0–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:05 CET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Alexandrou 27' (o.g.)
Lakić 59'
Jung 66'
Attendance: 13,729
Referee: Alexandru Tudor
24 October 2013 Matchweek 3 Bordeaux France 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
21:05 CET Sané 24'
Henrique 90'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Gonçalves 45' Attendance: 10,404
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson
7 November 2013 Matchweek 4 APOEL Cyprus 2–1 France Bordeaux GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Alexandrou 14'
Budimir Red card 50'
Morais 55'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Sané 45+2'
N'Guémo Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 11,853
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere
28 November 2013 Matchweek 5 APOEL Cyprus 0–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:05 CET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 13,052
Referee: István Vad
12 December 2013 Matchweek 6 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–0 Cyprus APOEL Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
19:00 CET Schröck 68'
Djakpa 77'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 32,400
Referee: Stephan Studer

LTV Super Cup[edit]

17 August 2013 Final APOEL 1–0 Apollon Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EET Mário Sérgio 35' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 5,558
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou

APOEL won the 2013 Cypriot Super Cup (13th title).

Cypriot Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

19 December 2013 Knock-out Digenis Oroklinis 2–4 (a.e.t.) APOEL Oroklini Municipal Stadium, Oroklini
14:30 EET Parpas 50'
Tavrou 74'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Elia 15' (pen.)
Sheridan 52', 104'
Manduca 113' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas

Second round[edit]

8 January 2014 First Leg APOEL 1–0 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Sheridan 40' (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Dedé Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris
22 January 2014 Second Leg AEL Limassol 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
15:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Manduca 64' Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Demetris Masias

Quarter-finals[edit]

12 February 2014 First Leg Alki Larnaca 0–0 APOEL GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
19 February 2014 Second Leg APOEL 3–0
(3–0 agg.)
Alki Larnaca GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET Charalambides 47', 74'
Manduca 65'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Thomas Mouskos

Semi-finals[edit]

2 April 2014 First Leg APOEL 4–1 Doxa Katokopias GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Alexandrou 20'
Oliveira 65'
Charalambides 72', 75'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Ramos 62' Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou
9 April 2014 Second Leg Doxa Katokopias 0–4
(1–8 agg.)
APOEL Makario Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
Pipinis 45'
Adorno 60', 69'
Santin 71'
Attendance: 207
Referee: Leontios Trattos

Final[edit]

21 May 2014 Final Ermis Aradippou 0–2 APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET (Report 1)
(Report 2)
De Vincenti 6'
Sheridan 28'
Attendance: 11,463
Referee: Christos Nicolaides

APOEL won the 2013–14 Cypriot Cup (20th title).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The 17th May 2014 match was abandoned (at 0–0) after 52 minutes, when firecrackers thrown by AEL fans, hit and injured APOEL's player Kaká.[7] The match was replayed behind closed doors at a neutral stadium on 31 May 2014 and APOEL achieved to win their second consecutive league title after beating AEL Limassol by 1–0.[8] However, on 6 June 2014, the Cyprus Football Association's (CFA) disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council's decision to repeat the May 17 championship final, awarding APOEL a 3–0 win.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Paulo Sérgio makes way at APOEL". UEFA. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ Υπέγραψε ο Δώνης [Donis signed a contract] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ^ Δελτίο Τύπου – Ανακοίνωση [Press release – Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ Έναρξη Προετοιμασίας 2013 – 2014 (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ – Απόλλωνας 1-0 [APOEL – Apollon 1-0] (in Greek). CFA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Cypriot title decider abandoned after flare hits player".
  8. ^ a b "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b "APOEL are champions… again!". cyprus-mail.com. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0-2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε το Κύπελλο Coca – Cola" (in Greek). CFA. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Alexandrou rocket helps APOEL achieve lift-off". UEFA. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  13. ^ "APOEL vs. Bordeaux 2 – 1". soccerway. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Draw to decide Fenerbahçe replacements". UEFA. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  15. ^ a b "APOEL reinstated in UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. 30 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Squad 2013–14". APOEL FC. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.