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APOEL
2016–17 season
ChairmanProdromos Petrides
ManagerThomas Christiansen
StadiumGSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First Division3rd
Cypriot CupSecond round
Cypriot Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Pieros Sotiriou (7)
All: Pieros Sotiriou (11)
Highest home attendance17,310 vs Copenhagen
(24 August 2016 – UEFA Champions League)
Lowest home attendance4,870 vs Ethnikos Achna
(24 October 2016 – Cypriot First Division)
Average home league attendance9,320 (all competitions)

The 2016–17 season is APOEL's 77th season in the Cypriot First Division and 89th year in existence as a football club.

Season review

Pre-season and friendlies

The first training session for the season took place on 9 June 2016 at APOEL's training centre.[1] On 18 June 2016 the team flew to Gniewino in Poland to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 30 June 2016.[1] During the pre-season training stage in Poland, APOEL played four friendly matches, drawing 1–1 with FK Atlantas, losing 1–2 to Lechia Gdańsk, winning 1–0 against FK Partizan and drawing 1–1 with Viitorul Constanța.[1] After their return to Cyprus, APOEL played one more friendly match, beating Greek side PAS Giannina 2–1 at Dasaki Stadium on 5 July 2016.

Cypriot Super Cup

On 10 August 2016, APOEL lost 1–2 to Apollon Limassol at GSP Stadium in the Super cup final.[2] Apollon took the lead after 39 minutes when a cross from the left went past a sea of bodies and was fortuitously knocked into the net by Anton Maglica, and Arkadiusz Piech added a second with an acrobatic volley from close range eleven minutes before the end. APOEL's consolation goal came in the final minute of added time when a shot from Georgios Efrem deflected off Nuno Lopes' back to turn the ball past his own keeper.

Cypriot First Division

Regular season

APOEL's opening Cypriot First Division match against Anorthosis was originally scheduled on 20 August 2016, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of APOEL's UEFA Champions League play-off matches against FC Copenhagen.[3] On 28 August 2016, APOEL opened their competitive season with a comfortable 3–0 win at GSP Stadium against Ermis Aradippou. Nuno Morais opened the scoring five minutes before the break, before Giannis Gianniotas and Georgios Efrem complete the scoring with two goals in the last ten minutes of the match. On 10 September 2016, APOEL registered their second straight league win after thrashing Nea Salamina 4–0 at Ammochostos Stadium. Pieros Sotiriou gave his team the lead just before the half hour mark and doubled his tally eleven minutes from the end. Belgian striker Igor de Camargo got off the mark with a fine goal before laying off for Georgios Efrem to score into stoppage time. On 18 September 2016, APOEL maintained their perfect start by beating Anagennisi Deryneia 2–0 at home, following second half goals from Belgian striker Igor de Camargo and a strike from distance from Brazilian winger Vander. On 21 September 2016, in the first matchweek game which was postponed and rescheduled, APOEL dropped their first points of the season after being held to a goalless draw by Anorthosis at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. On 25 September 2016, APOEL had no troubles beating Aris Limassol 3–0 at Tsirion Stadium, thanks to a Giannis Gianniotas' goal just before the half-time and two second-half goals by Vinícius and Giorgos Merkis. On 2 October 2016, APOEL got a hard-earned 2–0 win over Doxa Katokopias at GSP Stadium thanks to two late goals from Georgios Efrem and Giannis Gianniotas. On 15 October 2016, APOEL beat AEZ Zakakiou 4–1 at Pafiako Stadium, to register their sixth win in the first seven matches. Facundo Bertoglio and Pieros Sotiriou scored for APOEL in the first half, while Georgios Efrem scored twice in the second half to make it 4–0. Konstantinos Pangalos scored AEZ's consolation goal in the last minute of the match, marking APOEL's first conceded league goal of the season. On 24 October 2016, APOEL claimed a hard-fought 2–0 win over Ethnikos Achna at GSP Stadium thanks to two second half goals by Pieros Sotiriou. On 29 October 2016, in the top of the table clash, APOEL and AEK Larnaca shared the spoils in a 1–1 draw at the new AEK Arena at Larnaca. APOEL opened the scoring on the hour mark after Vinícius took advantage of AEK's defenders mistake to slot the ball into an empty net. AEK equalized just six minutes later after Daniel Mojsov's back-post header hit André Alves' head before finding the net. These were the first points dropped by AEK so far this season after eight straight wins, but the result still kept them at the top, two points ahead of APOEL. On 6 November 2016, two days before their 90th birthday anniversary, APOEL beat Karmiotisssa 4–1 at home, and remained in the second place, three points behind AEK Larnaca. Pieros Sotiriou opened the scoring for APOEL after 13 minutes, but David Poljanec got an equalizer for Karmiotissa in the 36th minute. Pieros Sotiriou netted his second ten minutes after the restart to give again his team the lead, while APOEL managed to score two more goals in the last 15 minutes through Efstathios Aloneftis and Renan Bressan. On 19 November 2016, APOEL suffered their first league defeat of the season, losing 0–1 away to AEL Limassol thanks to an 86th minute penalty by Mikel Arruabarrena. On 28 November 2016, APOEL drew 1–1 at home against Apollon Limassol and dropped to third place of the league table, four points behind leaders AEK Larnaca. Alex da Silva gave Apollon the lead midway through the second half after converting a penalty, but Facundo Bertoglio scored a last-gasp equalizer with a close range diving header to rescue a point for APOEL.

Cypriot Cup

First round

APOEL will enter the second round of the 2016–17 Cypriot Cup.

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

APOEL won the Cypriot league last season and as such entered the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. APOEL were drawn to start their campaign against Welsh champions The New Saints.[4]

On 12 July 2016, APOEL endured a frustrating opening Champions League campaign after being held to a 0–0 draw against The New Saints in their first leg tie in Wales. Thomas Christiansen's side dominated possession and missed decent chances to score against a stubborn TNS side that sat back and defended in numbers for 90 minutes.

On 19 July 2016, APOEL sealed their passage to the third qualifying round with a comfortable 3–0 win over The New Saints at the GSP Stadium. Despite dominating possession, APOEL remained goalless after the first 45 minutes, as TNS defended in numbers. However, Nektarios Alexandrou broke the deadlock nine minutes after the restart when his deflected shot from outside the area eluded goalkeeper Paul Harrison. Pieros Sotiriou doubled APOEL's advantage in the 73rd minute, firing home from close range to end any TNS hopes for a comeback. Tomás De Vincenti added the third goal deep into the injury time with a penalty which he won and converted himself.

Third qualifying round

APOEL were drawn to face Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[5]

On 27 July 2016, APOEL suffered 2–1 loss to Rosenborg at Lerkendal Stadion, but the vital away goal gave the team a good chance and plenty of hope of reaching the play-off round of the competition. Christian Gytkjær scored the opener for Norwegian side after 23 minutes and Jørgen Skjelvik added a second with a high finish just a few seconds before the half-time break. The Nicosia's side future in Europe looked in serious doubt after the bad first half performance, but an improved second half display and Georgios Efrem's 67th minute volley gave APOEL's plenty of hope of overturning the deficit in the second leg in Nicosia.

On 2 August 2016, APOEL scored three goals in the injury time and booked their place in the Champions League play-off round after a dramatic 3–0 home victory against Rosenborg. Despite of controlling the game from the first minute and pushing Rosenborg's defense, APOEL remained goalless until the 90th minute of the match. APOEL's persistence rewarded in the first minute of the injury time when Vander's low cross picked out by Giannis Gianniotas at the far post who poked home what looked to be a certain winner. Rosenborg threw everybody forward for a leveler, and five minutes later APOEL hit on the counter attack as Vander smashed the ball into the roof of the net to make it 2–0. Almost straight after kick-off, a mix-up in the Norwegian defense handed Tomás De Vincenti the chance to volley in from thirty yards with goal unguarded to send the home crowd into jubilation after an enduring night.

After beating Rosenborg, APOEL sealed European group stage football for the sixth time in the last eight seasons, as they secured a least their participation in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Play-off round

APOEL were drawn to face Danish champions FC Copenhagen in the play-off round of the Champions League, as they attempt to reach the group stages for the fourth time in their history.[6]

On 16 August 2016, APOEL suffered a 1–0 loss away to FC Copenhagen in their first-leg Champions League playoff clash. A goal two minutes before the break from Andrija Pavlović gave Copenhagen a narrow but deserved win, leaving APOEL with plenty of work to do in the return match in Nicosia.

On 24 August 2016, APOEL came very close to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage, before a late FC Copenhagen goal saw their hopes evaporate after a 1–1 draw at GSP Stadium. APOEL managed to cancel out Copenhagen's 1–0 lead from the first leg on 69 minutes, when Pieros Sotiriou showed more determination than Copenhagen's defender Erik Johansson to set himself up for a one-on-one chance, before striking the ball low and hard through keeper Robin Olsen's legs to level the tie. But four minutes before the end and just as the game looked to be heading to the extra time, Federico Santander was given too much space in the area to pick out his spot and beat Boy Waterman with a swerving shot inside his near post.

Despite of APOEL’s hopes for a fourth Champions League group stage campaign came to an end, their European season continued in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

After being eliminated by FC Copenhagen in the play-off round of the Champions League, APOEL were automatically transferred to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, drawn in Group B alongside Olympiacos, Young Boys and FC Astana.[7]

On 15 September 2016, APOEL got their Europa League group stage campaign off to a winning start after coming from behind to beat FC Astana 2–1 at GSP Stadium. Despite of APOEL's dominant performance for the whole 90 minutes, Astana unexpectedly took the lead just before the half-time when Nemanja Maksimović's deflected shot evaded Boy Waterman. APOEL kept dominating after the break and managed to equalize in the 75th minute with Vinícius, who blasted the ball into the net from close range. Igor de Camargo, who came on as a 70th-minute substitute, steered home the winner three minutes before the end with a powerful header to give APOEL their first three points in the group. On 29 September 2015, APOEL earned their first ever continental group stage away win with a shock 0–1 victory over Olympiacos in Piraeus and went top of Group B with six points. In a very difficult game, APOEL heroically defended to many attempts of Olympiacos, managing to escape with a famous win thanks to a 10th minute header from Pieros Sotiriou. On 20 October 2016, two second-half penalties condemned APOEL to their first defeat of their Europa League campaign, as they went down 3–1 away to Young Boys. Georgios Efrem put APOEL ahead with an amazing lob in the 14th minute, but four minutes later Guillaume Hoarau levelled the score with a close-range finish. Seven minutes after the break, Hoarau converted the rebound after seeing his penalty saved to give his team the lead, and completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot eight minutes from time. On 3 November 2016, APOEL achieved an important 1–0 victory over Young Boys at GSP Stadium, which left them on the brink of qualification to the knockout phase of the Europa League. Pieros Sotiriou made APOEL's heavy pressure count in the 69th minute with neat near-post finish, ensuring his side remain Group B's leaders, two points clear of second placed Olympiacos and five of third placed Young Boys. On 24 November 2016, APOEL made history after becoming the first Cypriot club to reach the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League, despite losing 2–1 away to FC Astana.[8] APOEL sealed their place in the Round of 32, after Young Boys drew 1–1 away with Olympiacos to leave APOEL on nine points, Olympiacos on eight, Young Boys on five and Astana on four points, with only one more game still to play. In the match at Kazakhstan, APOEL got off to a magnificent start when Georgios Efrem scored with a fierce angled half-volley to put the visitors in front just after the half-hour mark. However, APOEL's joy soon turned to worry two minutes later when Iñaki Astiz was sent off for a professional foul. Just before the hour mark, Marin Aničić levelled from close range after Boy Waterman fumbled his catch from a corner, and six minutes before the end Đorđe Despotović bundled in a second for the home side, after his initial attempt hit the post. In their final match of the group APOEL are hosting Olympiacos at GSP Stadium, and a draw would be enough for the Cypriot champions to secure the first place of the group.

Current squad

Last Update: 19 September 2016[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Cyprus CYP Kypros Christoforou (on loan from Aris Limassol)
3 DF Spain ESP Roberto Lago
4 MF Cyprus CYP Kostakis Artymatas
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlão
7 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Efrem
8 MF Spain ESP Andrea Orlandi
9 FW Belgium BEL Igor de Camargo
10 MF Argentina ARG Facundo Bertoglio
11 MF Cyprus CYP Nektarios Alexandrou (captain)
14 MF Albania ALB Qazim Laçi (on loan from Olympiacos)
16 MF Brazil BRA Vinícius
19 FW Cyprus CYP Michalis Charalambous
20 FW Cyprus CYP Pieros Sotiriou
21 DF Bulgaria BUL Zhivko Milanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Spain ESP Iñaki Astiz
26 MF Portugal POR Nuno Morais (vice-captain)
27 FW Poland POL Mateusz Piątkowski
28 DF Portugal POR Mário Sérgio (3rd captain)
30 DF Cyprus CYP Giorgos Merkis
31 MF Cyprus CYP Vasilios Papafotis
44 DF Cyprus CYP Nicholas Ioannou
46 FW Cyprus CYP Efstathios Aloneftis
70 MF Greece GRE Giannis Gianniotas (on loan from Olympiacos)
77 MF Brazil BRA Vander Vieira
78 GK Spain ESP Urko Pardo (4th captain)
88 MF Belarus BLR Renan Bressan
98 GK Cyprus CYP Antreas Paraskevas
99 GK Netherlands NED Boy Waterman

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2016.

Out on loan

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 Cyprus CYP Christos Kallis (on loan at Alki Oroklini)
22 DF Cyprus CYP Paris Psaltis (on loan at Ermis Aradippou)
25 DF Cyprus CYP Rafael Anastasiou (on loan at Anagennisi Deryneia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Greece GRE Kyriakos Aretas (on loan at Doxa Katokopias)
45 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Christodoulou (on loan at Anagennisi Deryneia)

Loan deals expire at the end of 2016–17 season

International players

Foreign players

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Squad Changes

In:

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
— RW Cyprus Alex Konstantinou 24 EU Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Loan return → Summer 2017 Free —
1 GK Spain Jordi Codina 34 EU Cyprus Pafos FC Loan return → Summer 2017 Free —
8 AM Spain Andrea Orlandi 31 EU Cyprus Anorthosis Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
13 RW Portugal Carlitos 23 EU Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Transfer Green tickY Summer 2019 €120K apoelfc.com.cy
14 CM Albania Qazim Laçi 20 Non-EU Greece Olympiacos Loan → Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
88 AM Belarus Renan Bressan 27 EU Portugal Rio Ave Transfer Green tickY Summer 2018 Free apoelfc.com.cy
3 LB Spain Roberto Lago 30 EU Spain Getafe Transfer Green tickY Summer 2018 Free apoelfc.com.cy
70 RW Greece Giannis Gianniotas 22 EU Greece Olympiacos Loan extension → Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
9 CF Belgium Igor de Camargo 33 EU Belgium KRC Genk Transfer Green tickY Summer 2018 Free apoelfc.com.cy
10 AM Argentina Facundo Bertoglio 26 EU Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Transfer Green tickY Summer 2018 Undisclosed apoelfc.com.cy
2 RB Cyprus Kypros Christoforou 23 EU Cyprus Aris Limassol Loan → Summer 2017 €20K apoelfc.com.cy

Total expenditure: Decrease €140K

Out:

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
79 CF Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi 32 EU Retirement Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
88 GK Cyprus Anastasios Kissas 28 EU Cyprus Apollon Limassol Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
10 RM Cyprus Constantinos Charalambides 34 EU Cyprus AEK Larnaca End of contract Red XN Summer Free aek.com.cy
15 LB Cyprus Marios Antoniades 26 EU Greece Panionios End of contract Red XN Summer Free panioniosfc.gr
95 DM Cyprus Christos Djamas 20 EU Cyprus Othellos Athienou End of contract Red XN Summer Free goal.com.cy
14 RW Cyprus Alex Konstantinou 24 EU Cyprus Nea Salamina Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
40 CM Cyprus Demetris Charalambous 19 EU Cyprus THOI Lakatamia Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
96 GK Cyprus Giorgos Tasouris 20 EU Cyprus Ethnikos Assia Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
3 CB Brazil João Guilherme 30 Non-EU Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
22 RB Cyprus Paris Psaltis 19 EU Cyprus Ermis Aradippou Loan → Summer Free ermisfc.com.cy
1 GK Spain Jordi Codina 34 EU Spain Reus Deportiu Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free sigmalive.com
45 AM Cyprus Georgios Christodoulou 18 EU Cyprus Anagennisi Deryneia Loan → Summer Free sport-fm.com.cy
13 RW Portugal Carlitos 23 EU Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Transfer Green tickY Summer €100K apoelfc.com.cy
— CB Cyprus Christos Kallis 18 EU Cyprus Alki Oroklini Loan → Summer Free sport-fm.com.cy
25 CB Cyprus Rafael Anastasiou 19 EU Cyprus Anagennisi Deryneia Loan → Summer Free sigmalive.com
55 CM Portugal Estrela 20 EU Portugal Varzim Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
10 AM Argentina Tomás De Vincenti 27 EU United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Transfer Green tickY Summer €2M apoelfc.com.cy
33 LB Greece Kyriakos Aretas 19 EU Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Loan → Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
17 AM Bosnia and Herzegovina Semir Štilić 28 Non-EU Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total income: Increase €1,3M

Last updated: 19 September 2016

Club

Other information

Chairman Cyprus Prodromos Petrides
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy, apoelfc.com.cy

Squad stats

Total Cypriot First Division Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup UCL/UEL
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
Cyprus 2 RB Christoforou
Spain 3 LB Lago 11 11 943 1 6 493 1 5 450
Cyprus 4 DM Artymatas 2 8 326 1 5 187 1 3 139
Brazil 5 CB Carlão 22 22 1895 5 11 990 3 11 905 2
Cyprus 7 RM Efrem 15 23 1379 9 3 11 635 5 1 1 19 1 11 725 3 2
Spain 8 AM Orlandi 7 13 661 2 5 269 1 90 7 302 2
Belgium 9 CF De Camargo 4 15 472 3 7 250 2 1 90 7 132 1
Argentina 10 AM De Vincenti 3 3 270 2 1 3 270 2 1
Argentina 10 AM Bertoglio 8 14 665 2 3 10 457 2 3 4 208
Cyprus 11 LM Alexandrou 13 14 1202 1 7 573 1 90 6 539 1
Albania 14 CM Laçi
Brazil 16 CM Vinícius 22 22 1824 3 2 11 904 2 1 11 920 1 1
Cyprus 19 CF Charalambous
Cyprus 20 CF Sotiriou 21 23 1834 11 3 11 860 7 1 1 32 11 942 4 2
Bulgaria 21 RB Milanov 22 23 1985 3 11 990 2 1 90 11 905 1
Spain 23 CB Astiz 21 22 1796 5 1 10 855 3 1 90 11 851 2 1
Portugal 26 DM Morais 23 23 2043 1 5 11 963 1 2 1 90 11 990 3
Portugal 28 RB Mário Sérgio 2 2 175 1 90 1 85
Cyprus 30 CB Merkis 5 8 560 1 2 4 315 1 1 1 70 3 175 1
Cyprus 31 AM Papafotis
Cyprus 44 CB Ioannou 1 20 1 1 20 1
Cyprus 46 LW Aloneftis 4 11 390 1 8 282 1 3 108
Greece 70 RW Gianniotas 16 20 1385 4 3 10 720 3 2 1 90 9 575 1 1
Brazil 77 LW Vander 14 21 1190 2 5 10 615 1 2 1 71 10 504 1 3
Spain 78 GK Pardo 2 2 180 -2 1 90 1 90 -2
Belarus 88 AM Bressan 5 12 528 1 1 7 352 1 1 1 58 4 118
Cyprus 98 GK Paraskevas
Netherlands 99 GK Waterman 22 22 1980 -15 11 990 -5 11 990 -10
Last updated: 28 November 2016
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
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

R Player Position League Cup Super Cup Europe1 Total
1 Cyprus Sotiriou CF 7 0 0 4 11
2 Cyprus Efrem RM 5 0 1 3 9
3 Greece Gianniotas RW 3 0 0 1 4
4 Belgium De Camargo CF 2 0 0 1 3
Brazil Vinícius CM 2 0 0 1 3
6 Argentina Bertoglio AM 2 0 0 0 2
Brazil Vander LW 1 0 0 1 2
Argentina De Vincenti AM 0 0 0 2 2
9 Portugal Morais DM 1 0 0 0 1
Cyprus Merkis CB 1 0 0 0 1
Cyprus Aloneftis LW 1 0 0 0 1
Belarus Bressan AM 1 0 0 0 1
Cyprus Alexandrou LM 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 0 1 14 41

Last updated: 28 November 2016
1Includes UEFA Champions League & Europa League matches.
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Captains

  1. Cyprus Nektarios Alexandrou
  2. Portugal Nuno Morais
  3. Portugal Mário Sérgio
  4. Spain Urko Pardo

Pre-season friendlies

20 June 2016 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 2–2 Lithuania FK Atlantas Arena Mistrzów, Gniewino
18:30 EET De Vincenti 8' (pen.)
Vinícius 47'		 Report Gedminas 49'
Papšys 68'
23 June 2016 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Serbia FK Partizan Arena Mistrzów, Gniewino
18:30 EET De Vincenti 71' (pen.) Report Referee: Poland Damian Kos
26 June 2016 Friendly Lechia Gdańsk Poland 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Arena Mistrzów, Gniewino
18:00 EET Mila 51', 70' Report De Vincenti 43' Attendance: 200
29 June 2016 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 1–1 Romania Viitorul Constanța Arena Mistrzów, Gniewino
18:30 EET Vander 73' Report Sérgio 48' (o.g.)
5 July 2016 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Greece PAS Giannina Dasaki Stadium, Achna
20:00 EET Sotiriou 3', 13' Report Ferfelis 4' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Cyprus Leontios Trattou
21 July 2016 Friendly Doxa Katokopias Cyprus 1–4 Cyprus APOEL THOI Lakatamia Stadium, Lakatamia
19:00 EET Peralta 25' Report Bressan 37'
Orlandi 45'
Merkis 53'
De Camargo 78' (pen.)		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
29 July 2016 Friendly AEZ Zakakiou Cyprus 0–3 Cyprus APOEL Dasaki Stadium, Achna
19:45 EET Report Orlandi 20'
De Camargo 35'
De Vincenti 77' (pen.)		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Cyprus Christos N. Christou
5 August 2016 Friendly Ethnikos Achna Cyprus 0–0 Cyprus APOEL THOI Lakatamia Stadium, Lakatamia
19:00 EET Report Attendance: 300
Referee: Nicolas Neocleous

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Cypriot First Division — 3rd 28 August 2016
UCL QR2 — PO 12 July 2016 24 August 2016
UEL GS GS 12 July 2016
Cypriot Cup Second round Second round TBA
Cypriot Super Cup Final — Runners-up 10 August 2016

Updated to match played 28 November 2016
Source: Competitions

Cypriot First Division

Main article: 2016–17 Cypriot First Division

League table

Template:2016–17 Cypriot First Division Regular Season table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 8 3 1 26 5  +21 27 5 1 0 14 2  +12 3 2 1 12 3  +9

Last updated: 28 November 2016.
Source: UEFA

Results by round

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Play-offs Table

The first 12 of the 14 teams are divided into two groups of six teams. Points are carried over from the regular season.

Championship group

Template:2016–17 Cypriot First Division Championship Round table

Matches

Kick-off times are in EET.

Regular season

21 September 2016[note 1] Matchweek 1 Anorthosis 0–0 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
18:00 EET Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
28 August 2016 Matchweek 2 APOEL 3–0 Ermis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EET Morais 39'
Gianniotas 80'
Efrem 90+4'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas
10 September 2016 Matchweek 3 Nea Salamina 0–4 APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
20:00 EET Report 1
Report 2		 Sotiriou 27', 79'
De Camargo 84'
Efrem 90'		 Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou
18 September 2016 Matchweek 4 APOEL 2–1 Anagennisi GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET De Camargo 58'
Vander 78'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 5,635
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
25 September 2016 Matchweek 5 Aris 0–3 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
19:00 EET Report 1
Report 2		 Gianniotas 45'
Vinícius 59'
Merkis 79'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Neophytos Neophytou
2 October 2016 Matchweek 6 APOEL 2–0 Doxa GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EET Efrem 83'
Gianniotas 89'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 5,194
Referee: Nicolas Athanasiou
15 October 2016 Matchweek 7 AEZ 1–4 APOEL Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
18:00 EET Pangalos 90' Report 1
Report 2		 Bertoglio 8'
Sotiriou 21'
Efrem 76', 83'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andreas Orthodoxou
24 October 2016 Matchweek 8 APOEL 2–0 Ethnikos GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Sotiriou 56', 75' Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas
29 October 2016 Matchweek 9 AEK 1–1 APOEL AEK Arena, Larnaca
20:00 EET Alves 66' Report 1
Report 2		 Vinícius 60' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Demetris Masias
6 November 2016 Matchweek 10 APOEL 4–1 Karmiotissa GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Sotiriou 13', 55'
Aloneftis 73'
Bressan 90'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Poljanec 36'
Adamović Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Leontios Trattou
19 November 2016 Matchweek 11 AEL 1–0 APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
19:00 EET Arruabarrena 86' (pen.) Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Vassilis Demetriou
28 November 2016 Matchweek 12 APOEL 1–1 Apollon GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Bertoglio 90+5' Report 1
Report 2		 Da Silva 65' (pen.) Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Demetris Masias
3 December 2016 Matchweek 13 Omonia – APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET
Matchweek 14 APOEL – Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 15 Ermis – APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
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Matchweek 16 APOEL – Nea Salamina GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 17 Anagennisi – APOEL Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni
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Matchweek 18 APOEL – Aris GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 19 Doxa – APOEL Makario Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 20 APOEL – AEZ GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 21 Ethnikos – APOEL Dasaki Stadium, Achna
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Matchweek 22 APOEL – AEK GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 23 Karmiotissa – APOEL GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
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Matchweek 24 APOEL – AEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Matchweek 25 Apollon – APOEL Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
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Matchweek 26 APOEL – Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
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Play-offs

Matchweek 1 –
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Matchweek 2 –
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Matchweek 3 –
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Matchweek 4 –
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Matchweek 5 –
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Matchweek 6 –
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Matchweek 7 –
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Matchweek 8 –
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Matchweek 9 –
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Matchweek 10 –
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UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
12 July 2016 First Leg The New Saints Wales 0–0 Cyprus APOEL Park Hall, Oswestry
20:00 CET Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Portugal Hugo Miguel
19 July 2016 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Wales The New Saints GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Alexandrou 54'
Sotiriou 73'
De Vincenti 90+5' (pen.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 10,606
Referee: Montenegro Nikola Dabanović
Third qualifying round
27 July 2016 First Leg Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
19:15 CET Gytkjær 23'
Skjelvik 45+1'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Efrem 67' Attendance: 13,281
Referee: Slovenia Slavko Vinčić
2 August 2016 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 3–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Norway Rosenborg GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Gianniotas 90+1'
Vander 90+6'
De Vincenti 90+9'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 15,685
Referee: Poland Paweł Raczkowski
Play-off round
16 August 2016 First Leg Copenhagen Denmark 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Telia Parken, Copenhagen
20:45 CET Pavlović 43' Report 1
Report 2		 Attendance: 20,519
Referee: Czech Republic Pavel Královec
24 August 2016 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Denmark Copenhagen GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 CET Sotiriou 69' Report 1
Report 2		 Santander 86' Attendance: 17,310
Referee: Italy Gianluca Rocchi

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage

Template:2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group B table

Matches
15 September 2016 Matchweek 1 APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Kazakhstan Astana GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Vinícius 75'
De Camargo 87'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Maksimović 45+1' Attendance: 12,021
Referee: North Macedonia Aleksandar Stavrev
29 September 2016 Matchweek 2 Olympiacos Greece 0–1 Cyprus APOEL Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
21:05 CET Report 1
Report 2		 Sotiriou 10' Attendance: 24,378
Referee: Poland Paweł Gil
20 October 2016 Matchweek 3 Young Boys Switzerland 3–1 Cyprus APOEL Stade de Suisse, Bern
21:05 CET Hoarau 18', 52', 82' (pen.) Report 1
Report 2		 Efrem 14' Attendance: 9,553
Referee: Germany Tobias Welz
3 November 2016 Matchweek 4 APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Switzerland Young Boys GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET Sotiriou 69' Report 1
Report 2		 Mbabu Red card 67' Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Belgium Sébastien Delferiere
24 November 2016 Matchweek 5 Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Cyprus APOEL Astana Arena, Astana
17:00 CET Aničić 59'
Despotović 84'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Efrem 31'
Astiz Red card 33'		 Attendance: 9,143
Referee: Netherlands Kevin Blom
8 December 2016 Matchweek 6 APOEL Cyprus – Greece Olympiacos GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CET

Cypriot Super Cup

Main article: Cypriot Super Cup
10 August 2016 Final APOEL 1–2 Apollon GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EET Efrem 90+3' Report 1
Report 2		 Maglica 39'
Piech 80'		 Attendance: 3,506
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Cypriot Cup

Second round

First Leg –
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Second Leg –
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Notes

  1. ^ The match between Anorthosis and APOEL was originally scheduled on 20 August 2016, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of APOEL's UEFA Champions League play-off matches against FC Copenhagen.[3][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Πρόγραμμα προετοιμασίας για την περίοδο 2016-17 (in Greek). APOEL FC. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ Ο Απόλλωνας κατέκτησε το Super Cup 2016 νικώντας 2-1 το ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). CFA. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Αναβολή δύο αγώνων (in Greek). CFA. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ Champions League first and second qualifying round draws. UEFA. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
  5. ^ "How the third qualifying round is set". UEFA. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Champions League play-off draw made". UEFA. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Nine more through to round of 32, Inter Milan out". UEFA. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Squad 2016–17". APOEL FC. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ^ 14 και 21 Σεπτεμβρίου οι αναβληθέντες αγώνες (in Greek). CFA. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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