The 2007–08 season was APOEL's 68th season in the Cypriot First Division and 80th year in existence as a football club.
2007–08 season | ||||
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Chairman | Kyriakos Zivanaris | |||
Manager | Marinos Ouzounidis (Until 6 January 2008) Ivan Jovanović (From 8 January 2008) | |||
Stadium | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | |||
Cypriot First Division | 2nd | |||
Cypriot Cup | Winners | |||
Cyprus FA Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Constantinos Makrides (13) All: Constantinos Makrides (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 17,446 vs Omonia (8 December 2007) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 373 vs Aris Limassol (30 January 2008) | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,445 (all competitions) | |||
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The club won the championship the previous season so it played in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
Manager Marinos Ouzounidis left the club by mutual consent on 6 January 2008, due to the club's lower-than-expected performance in the Cypriot First Division and two days later he was replaced by Ivan Jovanović who managed to help the club to win the Cypriot Cup at the end of the season.[1]
Squad
editLast update: 16 April 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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Squad changes
editIn:
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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26 | DM | Morais | 23 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | reuters.com | |
12 | GK | Nikolovski | 33 | Non-EU | Slaven Belupo | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | — | |
6 | DM | Emerson | 35 | EU | AEK Athens | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | uefacup.com | |
21 | LW | Tavares | 23 | Non-EU | Porto Alegre | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | — | |
14 | CF | Evilasio | 27 | Non-EU | Porto Alegre | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | — | |
31 | CF | Zé Carlos | 32 | EU | Braga | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | uefa.com | |
7 | RW | Rubens | 22 | Non-EU | Villa Rio | Loan → | Summer | 2008 | Free | — | |
69 | CF | Corović | 31 | Non-EU | AEL Limassol | Loan → | Summer | 2008 | Free | — | |
32 | LB | Haxhi | 32 | EU | Ergotelis | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | Free | — | |
14 | CB | Broerse | 28 | EU | Utrecht | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | Free | nu.nl | |
30 | CF | Mirosavljević | 30 | Non-EU | Smederevo | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | Free | — | |
7 | RW | Charalambides | 26 | EU | Carl Zeiss Jena | Transfer | Winter | 2010 | Free | — |
Total expenditure: €0
Out:
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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9 | LW | Gómez | 32 | Non-EU | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan return → | Summer | — | — | |
99 | CF | Neophytou | 30 | EU | AEK Larnaca | End of contract | Summer | Free | — | |
22 | LB | Sampson | 25 | EU | AEL Limassol | End of contract | Summer | Free | — | |
29 | CF | Solari | 26 | EU | UNAM | Transfer | Summer | €200K | — | |
6 | CB | Okkarides | 29 | EU | Apollon Limassol | End of contract | Summer | Free | — | |
12 | GK | Kythreotis | 26 | EU | ASIL Lysi | End of contract | Summer | Free | — | |
7 | RW | Barreto | 24 | Non-EU | Universidad San Martín | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | — | |
14 | CF | Evilasio | 27 | Non-EU | Pelita Bandung Raya | Contract termination | Winter | Free | — | |
19 | RB | Elia | 28 | EU | Ethnikos Achna | Loan → | Winter | Free | — | |
7 | RW | Rubens | 23 | Non-EU | Villa Rio | Loan return → | Winter | — | — | |
21 | LW | Tavares | 23 | Non-EU | Maribor | Mutual consent | Winter | Free | — | |
22 | LM | Sapanis | 31 | EU | Ionikos | Mutual consent | Winter | Free | — | |
6 | DM | Emerson | 35 | EU | Madureira | Mutual consent | Winter | Free | — | |
10 | AM | Fernandes | 29 | EU | Metalurh Donetsk | Transfer | Winter | €200K | — |
Total income: €400K
Last updated: 31 January 2008
Club
edit
Managementedit
Last updated: 16 April 2008 |
KiteditSupplier: Lotto
Source: apoelfc.com.cy |
Other information
editChairman | Kyriakos Zivanaris |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m) |
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Competitions
editOverall
editCompetition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Marfin Laiki League | — | 2nd | 2 September 2007 | 10 May 2008 |
UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying | 1st qualifying | 17 July 2007 | 24 July 2007 |
Cypriot Cup | 4th round | Winners | 24 October 2007 | 17 May 2008 |
Cyprus FA Shield | Final | Runners-up | 25 August 2008 |
Updated to match played 20 May 2008
Source: Competitions
Marfin Laiki League
editClassification
edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 13 | +36 | 64 | Qualification for second round, Group A |
2 | APOEL | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 53 | |
3 | Omonia | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 48 | |
4 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 41 | |
5 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 39 | Qualification for second round, Group B |
Results summary
editOverall | 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 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 |
Last updated: 11 May 2008.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Playoffs table
editThe first 12 teams are divided into 3 groups. Points are carried over from the first round.
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Anorthosis Famagusta (C) | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | APOEL | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 61 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Omonia | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 52 | |
4 | AEK Larnaca | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 |
Matches
editAll times for the Domestic Competitions at EET
Regular season
editAnorthosis | 1–0 | APOEL |
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Nikolaou 57' | Report |
EN Paralimni | 1–0 | APOEL |
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Eleftheriou 44' | Report |
APOEL | 2–1 | Ethnikos Achna |
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Kontis 16' Michael 74' |
Report | Georgiades 59' |
APOEL | 0–1 | Anorthosis |
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Report | Skopelitis 90+1' |
APOP Kinyras | 1–1 | APOEL |
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Efthymiou 90+2' | Report | Corović 84' |
APOEL | 0–1 | EN Paralimni |
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Report | Freddy 45' |
APOEL | 4–0 | Olympiakos |
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Corović 19' Makrides 44' Broerse 86' Charalambides 89' |
Report |
Ethnikos Achna | 0–2 | APOEL |
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Report | Machlas 23' Makrides 79' |
APOEL | 3–0 | Aris |
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Charalambides 45', 88' Louka 72' |
Report |
Playoffs
editAPOEL | 1–1 | Anorthosis |
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Zé Carlos 90+2' | Report | Nikolaou 82' |
Anorthosis | 3–0 | APOEL |
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Sosin 9', 49', 58' | Report |
UEFA Champions League
editFirst qualifying round
editBATE won 3–2 on aggregate.
Cyprus FA Shield
editAPOEL | 1–2 | Anorthosis |
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Pinto 68' | Report | Boaventura 17' Nicolaou 59' (pen.) |
Cypriot Cup
editFourth round
editAPOEL won 9–0 on aggregate.
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Anorthosis (A) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
2 | APOEL (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
3 | Ayia Napa (B) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | |
4 | Aris Limassol (A) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 |
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) Goals scored.
Semi-finals
editAPOEL | 2–0 | Omonia |
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Michael 41' Mirosavljević 72' |
Report |
APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
editAPOEL | 2–0 | Anorthosis |
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Morais 53' Mirosavljević 76' |
Report |
APOEL won the 2007–08 Cypriot Cup (19th title).
Notes
edit- ^ Match abandoned (at 2–0) after 46 minutes due to rioting by Apollon fans. APOEL awarded the match with the existing (before interruption) 2–0 score.
- ^ Match abandoned (at 2–2) after 90+8 minutes due attack to the referee by Apollon players and pitch invasion by Apollon fans. APOEL awarded a 2–0 win.
- ^ Match played in a neutral stadium because APOEL handed stadium ban after their supporters displayed a banner with racist content in a previous game.
References
edit- ^ "Jovanović reappointed by APOEL". UEFA. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Team Roster" (in Greek). APOELFC.com.cy. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.