APOEL Futsal

For the parent multi-sport club, see APOEL Nicosia.

APOEL Futsal is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 6 Championships, 5 Cups and 1 Super Cup.^[2]

APOEL

Full name	Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
Nickname(s)	Τhrylos (The Legend)
Founded	July 2012; 13 years ago (July 2012)
Ground	Lefkotheo Indoor Arena, Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity	3,000[1]
Manager	Tommys Chrysostomou
League	Cypriot First Division
2020–21	1st
Home colours Away colours

History

APOEL's futsal team was formed in 2012 as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.,^[2] after APOEL board came to an agreement with City Futsal F.S.C. to take their place in the Cypriot First Division for the 2012–13 season.^[3] The team had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the cup. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL.^[4]

In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic double, winning both the season's Cypriot First Division^[5] and the Cypriot Cup,^[6] their first two major trophies after only two years of existence as a futsal club. The next season (2014–15), APOEL became double winners for second year in a row, after winning again the Cypriot First Division^[7] and the Cypriot Cup.^[8] During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league,^[9] the cup^[10] and the super cup.^[11]

European campaigns

After winning the double in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the European competitions, participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in Nicosia's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall. APOEL managed to qualify for the main round^[12] by winning all their matches, beating FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3, KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1 and NAFI Stuttgart 10–1. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after losing 1–5 against Slov-Matic Bratislava, beating MVFC Berettjóújfalu 3–2 and drawing 3–3 with Vegakameratene.^[13]

In the 2016–17 season, APOEL participated for the third consecutive time in the UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they managed to qualify for the main round^[14] by winning AFM Maniacs 9–7, JB Gentofte 4–3 and drawing 7–7 with the hosts ASUE Yerevan. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after drawing 3–3 with City'US Târgu Mureș, losing 0–7 against Era-Pack Chrudim and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava.^[15]

Last squad

The following players played the 2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League.^[16]

#	Position	Name	Nationality
1	Goalkeeper	Paraskevas Psilogenis
2	Winger	George Eleftheriou
5	Defender	Charis Koulloupas
7	Winger	Savvas Omirou
8	Pivot	Dimitris Dimitriou
9	Pivot	Guilherme Mosna
11	Pivot	Panagiotis Skarparis
12	Winger	Lambros Vassiliou
13	Winger	Dimitris Nikolaidis
14	Winger	Alexis Tsitsos
15	Goalkeeper	Christoforos Konialis
16	Goalkeeper	Konstantinos Mertzanidis
18	Defender	Rafinha
20	Defender	Eleftherios Pericleous

Technical and medical staff

Technical staff[17]
Head coach	Tommys Chrysostomou
Fitness coach	Achilleas Toumazos
Goalkeeping coach	Christos Antoniou
Medical staff[18]
Team Physio	Charis Stavrou

League and Cup history

R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .

Season	League								Cup	Super Cup	UEFA Futsal Cup	Notes
	Division	Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points	Result	Result	Result
2012–13	1st	4th	22	11	3	8	100 – 85	36	SF	—	—	[A]
2013–14	1st	1st	24	21	0	3	157 – 59	63	W	—	—	[B]
2014–15	1st	1st	22	18	1	3	154 – 56	55	W	—	Main round	[C]
2015–16	1st	1st	24	20	3	1	120 – 44	63	W	W	Main round	[D]
2016–17	1st	3rd	20	15	1	4	134 – 49	46	QF	RU	Main round

Last update: 28 April 2017

A. ^ Competed as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.

B. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic double.

C. ^ APOEL's debut in the European competitions.

D. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic treble.

Honours

• Cypriot Championship

Winners (6): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22

• Cypriot Cup

Winners (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021-22, 2022-23

• Cypriot Super Cup

Winners (1): 2015

^[2]

European competitions record

Last update: 24 August 2021^[19]

UEFA competitions
Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last season played
UEFA Futsal Cup	15	7	3	5	67	66	+1	2016–17
UEFA Futsal Champions League	6	1	0	5	16	25	-9	2021–22
Total	21	8	3	10	83	91	-8

Matches

P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Result	Venue (Host City)	Qualified
2014–15	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary round (Group D)		FC Anzhi Tallinn	5–3	Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia)	1st place
				KF Flamurtari Vlorë	9–1
				NAFI Stuttgart	10–1
		Main round (Group 6)		Slov-Matic Bratislava	1–5	Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu)	3rd place
				MVFC Berettyóújfalu	3–2
				Vegakameratene	3–3
2015–16	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main round (Group 1)		Georgians Tbilisi	1–5	Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia)	4th place
				Kremlin-Bicêtre United	3–4
				TTG-Ugra Yugorsk	3–10
2016–17	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary round (Group A)		AFM Futsal Maniacs	9–7	FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan)	1st place
				JB Futsal Gentofte	4–3
				ASUE Yerevan	7–7
		Main round (Group 6)		City'US Târgu Mureș	3–3	Zimní Stadión (Chrudim)	3rd place
				Era-Pack Chrudim	0–7
				ŠK Pinerola Bratislava	6–5
2018–19	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Main round (Group 5)		Mostar SG Staklorad	4–0	Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia)	2nd place
				Uddevalla	2–5
				Acqua e Sapone	1–6
2021–22	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary round (Group G)		Encamp	1–2	Dais Sports Hall (Athens)	4th place
				Diamant Linz	6–7
				Doukas	2–5