Manager Ivan Jovanović Cypriot First Division Winners LTV Super Cup Winners | Stadium GSP Stadium, Nicosia Cypriot Cup Semi-finals | |
Chairman Kyriakos Zivanaris
(Until 30 October 2008)
Phivos Erotokritou
(From 30 October 2008) | ||
The 2008–09 season was APOEL's 69th season in the Cypriot First Division and 81st year in existence as a football club.
Contents
- Current squad
- Squad Changes
- Player stats
- Other information
- Pre season friendlies
- Overall
- Classification
- Results summary
- Results by round
- Playoffs Table
- Group A
- Matches
- LTV Super Cup
- References
The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at GSP Stadium on 11 June 2008. 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2008.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2008–09.
Squad Changes
In:
Total expenditure: €320K
Out:
Total income: €0
Last updated: March 13, 2009
Player stats
Last update: May 10, 2009
Other information
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Pre-season friendlies
APOEL left on 20 June 2008 for Obertraun in Austria, to perform the main stage of their pre-season training. The team returned to Cyprus on 7 July 2008. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played four friendly matches.
Overall
Last updated: 20 May 2009
Source: Competitions
Classification
Updated to games played on March 14, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results summary
Last updated: May 25, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
Last updated: May 25, 2009.
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Playoffs Table
The first 12 teams are divided into 3 groups. Points are carried over from the first round.
Group A
Updated to games played on May 10, 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Matches
All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET
APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.
APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate. APOEL won on away goals.
FC Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.
LTV Super Cup
APOEL won the 2008 Cypriot Super Cup (10th title).
APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.
APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.
APOP Kinyras won 2–1 on aggregate.