2011–12 APOEL F.C. season

APOEL F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman Phivos Erotokritou
Manager Ivan Jovanović
Stadium GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First Division 1st
Cypriot Cup First round
LTV Super Cup Winners
Champions League Last 16
Top goalscorer League:
Esteban Solari (7)
All:
Aílton (8)
Esteban Solari (8)
Highest home attendance 22,537 vs Shakhtar Donetsk (December 6, 2011)
Lowest home attendance 5,192 vs Ermis Aradippou (November 19, 2011)
Average home attendance 12,768
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season is APOEL's 72nd season in the Cypriot First Division. The first training session for the season took place on 8 June 2011 at GSP Stadium. On 19 June 2011, the team flew to Obertraun in Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 2 July 2011.

The team won the Cypriot championship last season and as such entered the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. A successful campaign saw them through to the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stages by eliminating Skënderbeu Korçë (6-0 agg.), Slovan Bratislava (2-0 agg.) and Wisła Kraków (3-2 agg.).

APOEL drawn in Group G, alongside FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg. On 13 September 2011, APOEL hosted Zenit St. Petersburg in GSP Stadium and secured its first ever victory in the UEFA Champions League group stage proper with a 2–1 comeback victory against the Russian side. In its second match in the group, APOEL held Shakhtar Donetsk to a 1–1 draw at the Donbass Arena and stayed in the first place of the group. Another away match followed against FC Porto and APOEL earned a 1-1 draw at Dragão to extend its impressive start and keep them on the top of Group G. On 1 November 2011, APOEL hosted FC Porto in GSP Stadium and a last-minute Gustavo Manduca's goal earned APOEL a dramatic 2–1 win, remaining unbeaten at the top of Group G and securing at least a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 32. On November 23, 2011, APOEL made history and became the first Cypriot team to reach the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League by holding Zenit St. Petersburg to a 0-0 draw in Petrovsky Stadium. Eventually, APOEL reached the Last-16 as a group winner, despite losing its unbeaten record after a 2-0 home defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk on the final match day.

In domestic competitions, APOEL started the season with the 2011 Cypriot Super Cup title by winning Omonia 1-0 on 7 August 2011.

Contents

Current squad

Last Update: August 31, 2011[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Panos Constantinou
3 DF Paulo Jorge
4 DF Kaká
5 MF Sanel Jahić
6 DF Marcelo Oliveira
7 DF Savvas Poursaitidis
8 FW Aílton
9 FW Esteban Solari
10 MF Constantinos Charalambides
11 FW Ivan Tričkovski
12 MF Emilios Panayiotou
14 MF Tijani Belaid
15 DF Marios Antoniades
17 MF Marinos Satsias (captain)
No. Position Player
19 DF Marios Elia
20 MF Aldo Adorno
21 MF Gustavo Manduca
22 GK Dionisis Chiotis
23 MF Hélio Pinto
25 DF Andreas Christofides
26 MF Nuno Morais
27 MF Evgenios Antoniou
29 MF Nektarios Alexandrou
77 MF Athos Solomou
78 GK Urko Pardo
81 MF Marcinho
88 GK Tasos Kissas
98 DF William Boaventura

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2011–12.

International players

Foreign players

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Squad Changes

In:

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
20 RW PAR Adorno 29 EU Apollon Limassol Transfer Y Summer 2013 Free apoelfc.com.cy
6 CB BRA Oliveira 29 Non-EU Atromitos Transfer Y Summer 2013 Free apoelfc.com.cy
5 DM BIH Jahić 29 EU AEK Athens Transfer Y Summer 2013 Free apoelfc.com.cy
78 GK BEL Pardo 28 EU Rapid București Transfer Y Summer 2013 Free sigmalive.com
4 CB BRA Kaká 30 Non-EU Hertha BSC Loan Summer 2012 €250K herthabsc.de
14 AM TUN Belaid 23 EU Hull City Transfer Y Summer 2013 Free sigmalive.com

Out:

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 CF POL Sikora 31 EU Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała End of contract N Summer Free ts.podbeskidzie.pl
60 GK CYP Ioannou 20 EU Doxa Katokopia Loan Summer Free kerkida.net
14 CB NED Broerse 32 EU Excelsior End of contract N Summer Free joostbroerse.nl
30 CF SRB Mirosavljević 33 Non-EU Olympiakos Nicosia End of contract N Summer Free olympiakos.com.cy
33 DM CYP Michael 34 EU Enosis Neon Paralimni End of contract N Summer Free enpfc.com
5 CB MKD Grnčarov 28 Non-EU Lierse End of contract N Summer Free lierse.com
6 DM CYP Kyriakou 24 EU Anagennisi Dherynia End of contract N Summer Free anagennisis1920.net
18 LW CYP Vasiliou 20 EU Doxa Katokopia Loan Summer Free –
24 CB GRE Kontis 36 EU Retirement Summer – apoel.net

Last updated: 2011-08-30

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Ivan Jovanović
Assistant manager Predrag Erak
Goalkeeper's coach Goran Čumić
Team doctor Costas Schizas

Last updated: 3 December 2011
Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): MTN

Home
Away
Third

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Other information

Chairman Phivos Erotokritou
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Squad stats

Total Cypriot First Division Cypriot Cup LTV Super Cup UEFA Champions 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
CYP 1 GK Constantinou
POR 3 CB Paulo Jorge 19 19 1652 4 9 752 2 10 900 2
BRA 4 CB Kaká 8 9 698 1 8 608 1 90 1
BIH 5 DM Jahić 8 21 929 7 10 581 5 1 90 1 10 258 1
BRA 6 CB Oliveira 17 18 1538 1 6 10 818 1 4 1 90 7 630 2
GRE 7 RB Poursaitides 18 19 1559 4 8 595 1 1 90 10 874 3
BRA 8 CF Aílton 13 18 1192 8 1 8 473 1 10 719 7 1
ARG 9 CF Solari 12 23 1082 8 4 14 730 7 3 1 90 8 262 1 1
CYP 10 RM Charalambides 17 26 1665 5 4 14 829 4 1 1 79 11 757 1 3
MKD 11 CF Tričkovski 16 20 1519 5 2 9 698 4 1 11 10 810 1 2
CYP 12 AM Panayiotou
TUN 14 AM Belaid 3 8 380 1 1 7 350 1 1 1 30
CYP 15 LB Antoniades
CYP 17 DM Satsias 1 6 98 1 4 89 1 1 1 8 1
CYP 19 RB Elia 2 3 225 1 1 2 180 1 1 45 1
PAR 20 RW Adorno 9 18 743 1 1 11 459 1 1 89 6 195 1
BRA 21 LM Manduca 22 22 1660 5 4 10 794 1 1 12 866 4 3
GRE 22 GK Chiotis 14 14 1222 -7 1 4 360 -2 1 1 90 9 772 -5
POR 23 CM Pinto 23 26 2082 1 3 14 1099 1 1 1 11 11 972 2
GRE 24 CB Kontis 9 9 810 1 1 2 180 1 1 90 1 6 540
CYP 25 CB Christofides
POR 26 DM Morais 26 27 2282 1 6 14 1112 3 1 90 1 12 1080 1 2
CYP 27 CM Antoniou
CYP 29 LM Alexandrou 9 15 846 3 8 610 1 1 90 6 146 2
CYP 77 RM Solomou 11 13 1006 1 1 8 710 1 1 5 296
BEL 78 GK Pardo 11 12 1028 -5 8 720 -2 4 308 -3
BRA 81 AM Marcinho 14 17 1194 1 1 8 598 1 1 79 8 517 1
CYP 88 GK Kissas 2 2 180 -1 2 180 -1
BRA 98 LB Boaventura 14 14 1230 1 1 5 425 1 1 9 805

Last updated: 2011-12-19
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

R Player Position League Cup Super Cup Champ. League Total
1 Aílton CF 1 0 0 7 8
Solari CF 7 0 0 1 8
3 Manduca LW 1 0 0 4 5
Charalambides RW 4 0 0 1 5
Tričkovski RW 4 0 0 1 5
6 Adorno RW 0 0 0 1 1
Morais DM 0 0 0 1 1
Kontis CB 0 0 1 0 1
Oliveira CB 1 0 0 0 1
Elia RB 1 0 0 0 1
Boaventura LB 1 0 0 0 1
Belaid AM 1 0 0 0 1
Marcinho AM 1 0 0 0 1
Pinto CM 1 0 0 0 1
Solomou RB 1 0 0 0 1
– Own Goals – 1 0 0 1 2
TOTAL 25 0 1 17 43

Last updated: December 19, 2011
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Captains

  1. Marinos Satsias
  2. Constantinos Charalambides
  3. Marios Elia
  4. Hélio Pinto

Pre-season and friendlies

The first training session for the season took place on 8 June 2011 at GSP Stadium. On 19 June 2011, the team flew to Obertraun in Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training. APOEL returned to Cyprus on 2 July 2011. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL participated in Salzburg Airport Cup and played in total four friendly matches.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Marfin Laiki League — 1st 29 August 2011 TBD
UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying Round of 16 13 July 2011 TBD
Cypriot Cup 1st round 1st round 11 January 2012 TBD
LTV Super Cup Final — Winner 7 August 2011

Last updated: November 24, 2011
Source: Competitions

Marfin Laiki League

Main article: 2011–12 Cypriot First Division

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 APOEL Nicosia 14 10 2 2 25 5 +20 32 Qualification to the Second Round, Group A
2 Omonia Nicosia 14 9 4 1 24 9 +15 31 OMO 1-0 AEL
3 AEL Limassol 14 9 4 1 16 3 +13 31
4 Anorthosis Famagusta 14 8 4 2 17 7 +10 28

Updated to games played on December 19, 2011
Source: 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

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
14 10 2 2 25 5 +20 32 5 1 1 11 2 +9 5 1 1 14 3 +11

Last updated: December 19, 2011
Source: UEFA

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
Result D W W W W L W D L W W W W W
Position 6 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

Last updated: December 19, 2011.
Source: apoelfc.com.cy
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Play-offs Table

The first 12 teams are divided into 3 groups. Points are carried over from the first round.

Group A
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on May 14, 2011
Source:
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; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Matches

Kick-off times are in EET.

Regular season

Play-offs

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winner and runner-up advance to the round of 16.
Third-placed team enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32.
Fourth-placed team is eliminated from all European competitions.
Group G standings and fixtures
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
APOEL 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9
Zenit St. Petersburg 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
Porto 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5
  APO POR SKD ZSP
APOEL – 2−1 0−2 2−1
Porto 1−1 – 2−1 0−0
Shakhtar Donetsk 1−1 0−2 – 2−2
Zenit St. Petersburg 0−0 3−1 1−0 –

Matches

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

LTV Super Cup

Main article: LTV Super Cup

APOEL won the 2011 LTV Super Cup.

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Cypriot Cup

First round

References

  1. ^ "APOEL Roster". APOEL FC. 2011-06-18. http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1363&tt=graphic&lang=l2. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
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