AC Omonia

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Omonoia
AC Omonia logo.svg
Full nameΑθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας
Nickname(s)The Queen
Founded4 June 1948; 73 years ago (1948-06-04)
GroundGSP Stadium
Capacity22,859
ChairmanMarios Argyrides
ManagerHenning Berg
LeagueFirst Division
2019–20First Division, 1st
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Active departments of Omonia Nicosia
Football pictogram.svg? Basketball pictogram.svg
Football Basketball
Futsal pictogram.svg Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg
Futsal Volleyball
Football pictogram.svg Cycling pictogram.svg
Football (Women) Cycling

Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; Athlitikos Sillogos Omonoias Lefkosias, ASOL; Omonia is Greek for "amity") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Nicosia. The club was established on 4 June 1948. The football team of AC Omonia joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1953. On 14 June 2018, the football team of AC Omonoia became a professional for-profit football company.[1]

Omonoia is the most popular and the most historically successful football clubs in Cyprus, having won 21 national championships, 14 cups, and 17 super cups.[2] Omonia holds an outstanding record of 14 championships in two decades (between 1970–1989), a record of being either champion or runner-up 14 times in a row in the championship (between 1973–1986), and the record of having won the Cypriot Cup four times in a row (between 1980 and 1983).

The AC Omonia also operates basketball,[3] volleyball,[4] cycling[5], and futsal. The latter one is being particularly successful, having won the league and cup in three consecutive years since 2011.[6]

History[]

Creation and early years (1948–1953)[]

On 23 May 1948, the governing board of APOEL football club sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition. In its telegram, the board stated its wish for what it described as the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club players considering this action as a specifically political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves from the board and were duly expelled from APOEL.[7] On 4 June 1948, Dr. Mattheos Papapetrou organized a meeting in Nicosia that led to the creation of Omonia. Many players expelled from APOEL were present at the meeting and joined the new club. Along with other left-wing teams such as Nea Salamina, Alki Larnaca and Orfeas Nicosia, Omonia helped create in December 1948 the Cyprus Amateur Football Federation. Omonia took part in the CAFF league until 1953, having won four out of five played championships and five out of five played cups. Omonia was then accepted by the Cyprus Football Association to participate in the Cypriot First Division

Beginnings in the Cypriot First Division (1953–1969)[]

After joining the Cypriot First Division in 1953, Omonia only placed seventh out of nine teams in the 1953–54 season, barely avoiding relegation. During that decade, the club's best placing came during the 1956–57 season when the club finished in the third position.

The team would make its closest push for the title during the 1959–60 season after finishing second, one point behind Anorthosis Famagusta.[8] The following year, after seven seasons in the First Division, the club would win its first title in 1960–61 season.[8] Omonia, in that season, would score 91 goals in 24 matches on their way to their first ever Cyprus First Division title. Omonia won their second title during the 1965–66 season.

Golden era (1970s–1980s)[]

Sotiris Kaiafas is not only considered one of Omonia's all-time greatest, but the best footballer in the history of Cypriot football.

Omonia won its first trophies of the decade in 1972, when the club won both the league and the cup. Led by a young Sotiris Kaiafas, Omonia won seven league titles in the 1970s, six of them were consecutive (1974–1979).[8] At the end of the decade, Omonia had a total of nine championship titles and three cups. At the end of the 1979 season, Omonia trailed its arch-rival APOEL by two championships. In 1976, Sotiris Kaiafas would go on and win the European Golden Shoe for his single-season 39-goal performance.[9] In 2003, he was awarded the UEFA Jubilee Awards for the Best Cypriot Footballer of the 20th century.

The 1980s was a successful decade for the club as it won an additional seven Cypriot League Championship titles including another five consecutive in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and in 1987 and in 1989.[8] As the 1980s came to an end, Omonia had won 14 Cypriot championship titles, becoming the most successful team on the island at the time.[8]

General decline (1990s)[]

The 1990s would prove to be less successful than the previous two decades. During this time, Omonia only mustered one Cypriot League title during the 1992–93 season. It would be eight years before Omonia would see its next title. In 1997, Omonia signed the German Rainer Rauffmann, who would later become the second top goalscorer ever for the club. With the help of other Omonia great and then captain, Costas Malekkos, and a young Costas Kaiafas (the son of Sotiris Kaiafas), Rauffmann would become top scorer of the Cypriot First Division in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2000–01 seasons and led Omonia to two titles.[10]

Revival (2000s)[]

After a disappointing eight seasons, the 2000s decade began with a trophy. Omonia celebrated its 18th Cypriot league championship title in 2001. Now captained by Costas Kaiafas, Omonia would win its 19th Cypriot League Championship again in 2003. Since 2003, however, the team would stumble and be without a title for the next several years. After numerous seasons of poor signings and underachieving, Omonia's reigns would be taken over by new chairman and team president, Miltiadis Neophytou in 2008.

Michalis Konstantinou, mostly credited for helping the team reach its 20th championship title.[11]

The team would soon be put back on track starting in 2006, beginning with the signing of Cyprus international goalkeeper Antonis Georgallides. Omonia would continue its star-studded signings by acquiring Cypriot stars that had been playing abroad, such as Elias Charalambous and Stathis Aloneftis. Omonia would then make headlines with the shocking signing of all-time leading scorer for Cyprus, Michalis Konstantinou. In 2009, Omonia would also sign another Cypriot star, Konstantinos Makrides. En route, Omonia would also acquire young Cypriot hopefuls, 21-year-old Dimitris Christofi and 20-year-old Georgios Efrem. Efrem, who had been playing on the youth team of Arsenal and later Scottish side Rangers, would be the final piece to the puzzle needed to win its 20th Cypriot league championship. After putting the proper pieces in place, Omonia did just that. During the 2009–10 season, led by the new captain, Elias Charalambous, Omonia would not lose a single derby, including play-offs matches against either, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta nor Apollon.

Head coach Takis Lemonis left the club after disappointing results and Dušan Bajević became the new coach in October 2010,[12] but was fired in April 2011.[13] He was replaced by Neophytos Larkou. Omonia would not be able to repeat as Champion during the 2010–11 regular season, and instead had to settle with finishing second,[14] despite the addition of yet another young Cypriot rising star, Andreas Avraam. The club, however, was to end on a positive note: under interim coach Neophytos Larkou, Omonia defeated Apollon Limassol in the Cyprus Cup final to win their 13th cup title.[15]

Omonia spent a difficult year but won their 14th cup starring André Alves, who scored the winning goal against AEL Limassol.[16] Under the guidance of newly-appointed director of football Nickolas Danskalou, Omonia finished second in the Championship and third after the playoff rounds, all but assuring they would qualify for the second round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.[17]

Financial crisis (2012–2018)[]

Head coach Neophytos Larkou left the club in September 2012[18] and Toni Savevski was then appointed as coach. The team began the season with a great win but found its second success after several games. A disappointing first round proved enough to exclude the club from contesting for the championship or the cup. The team managed better results in the second round, finishing the season in third place.[19] Thousands of fans answered the president's call to donate as much as they could and the financial issues of the club improved. Omonia's final match ended in a 3–1 victory over AEK Larnaca. Omonia was knocked out in the semi-finals of the cup by AEL Limassol.

In 2013, Omonia began the new season with Savevski as manager, but he was sacked halfway beside positive results. Miguel Ángel Lotina was hired as the replacer[20] but was sacked just 37 days later.[21] Kostas Kaiafas, ex-player was then appointed as the new coach.[22] The club's financial difficulties returned despite the massive fundraiser organized the previous season. Omonia ended fifth in the league,[23] finishing its worst season in 56 years since 1957–58.[8]

In August 2014, Omonia was knocked out of the Europa League playoff stages by Dynamo Moscow. The club issued a complaint to UEFA regarding the refereeing of the match by Alexandru Tudor.[24] In early September, the club stopped supplying the fans' group Gate-9 with tickets resulting in the group's abstention from matches.[25] Two weeks later, after a meeting between the president and the coach, it was decided that tickets were to be supplied again to Gate-9.[26] Omonia finished fourth in the league. The team was eliminated from the Cypriot Cup semi-finals by APOEL.[27]

The team ended the 2015–16 campaign in 4th place.[28] During this season it reached the final of the Cypriot Cup but lost to Apollon Limassol.[29] The 2016–17 season saw the club finish 5th. This meant that for the 1st time in 15 years the club would not be able to play in European qualification matches.[30] Following a general assembly at the end of the season Antonis Tzionis was elected as the new club president.[31] While the 2017–18 campaign began with high expectations Omonia ended the season in 6th place. The season was the worst in the club's history in terms of defeats and goals conceded.[32] Despite this the club sold a total of 95,222 tickets during the season, more than any other team in the league.[33]

Papastavrou era (2018–present)[]

The decline of the club's football department and the financial difficulties it faced convinced many that a change in the way the club was being run was needed. In May 2018 a general assembly was called and members voted to hand the football department over to Stavros Papastavrou, an American-based Cypriot businessman.[34] Papastavrou plans to invest 5 million euros into the club over the next few years and will invest more over the 20-year period that he will be in charge.[35] He has stated that he will provide funds for the development of the club's academies and training grounds and that the potential creation of a new stadium will be considered.[36]

The club finished the 2018–19 campaign in 6th place and was knocked out of the Cypriot Cup by Apollon Limassol in the second round. Manager Yannis Anastasiou was replaced by Henning Berg in June 2019.[37] The 2019–20 Cypriot season was abandoned in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of its abandonment Omonoia was tied with Anorthosis Famagusta on points, but was ranked first due to a better head to head record and thus qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League season.[38] The club would go on to win their 21st league title the following season to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the second successive season.[39]

Name[]

"Omonia" is the Greek word for "amity", showing the contrast of the club for discord and disruption.[40]

Colours and badge[]

Omonia's club colours are green, white and red. Their current alternate kit is red. Omonia's badge has a green shamrock in a white circle. Green colour symbolises hope and white colour 'happiness'[41][40]

Stadium[]

Main article: GSP Stadium
Omonia's current stadium, New GSP Stadium

Since 23 October 1999, Omonia has been using the 22,859-seat New GSP Stadium, the largest stadium in Cyprus. They share the stadium with local rival APOEL. Omonia played in the Makario Stadium from 1978 until 1999 and in Old GSP Stadium from 1953 to 1978. When the club was first created, it used the Goal Stadium (1948–1953).

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1992–1994 Umbro Lois
1994–1998 Diadora KEO
1998–1999 Kappa
1999–2001 Umbro
2001–2004
2004–2007 Lotto LOEL juices
2007–2008 miVision
2008–2010 Ocean Tankers
2010–2012 Adidas CYTAmobile-Vodafone
2012–2016 Nike
2016–2017 Puma Gree
2017–2018 DIMCO
2018–2019 Fonbet
2019–2021 Macron
2021–0000 Stoiximan

Supporters[]

Main article: Gate-9
Supporters of Omonia Nicosia at an away match vs. Red Bull Salzburg in 2010

Omonia supporters are known for their left-leaning, socialist character, expressing Cypriotism with over 80% stating in a survey that they associate themselves with the Progressive Party of Working People.[42] Omonia is also traditionally regarded as the club of Cyprus's working-class.[43] Many of Omonia's supporters can be seen waving banners bearing Che Guevara's image.[43] Gate-9, the team's ultras group, was established in 1992.[44] The group occupies the North stand at the GSP stadium during home games.[43] Gate 9 has established relations with other left wing supporters such as those of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Standard Liège.[45]

Omonoia holds the record for the most league tickets sold by a Cypriot team in a single season (162,061 during the 2009–10 campaign). The club also holds the Cypriot record for the highest average attendance in a season (11,003 during the 2003–04 campaign).[46]

Financial crisis and 2013 Pan-Cypriot fundraiser[]

By the end of February 2013, Omonoia was struggling to meet the UEFA criteria due to the economic crisis that had engulfed the club. The club's president then decided to start a fundraiser and called for the supporters of the club to donate as much as they could. Hundreds of events were organised island wide with the motto; "ΕΙΜΑΙ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΔΗΛΩΝΩ ΠΑΡΩΝ" meaning, "I'M WITH OMONOIA, I DECLARE MYSELF PRESENT. "[47] Current and former players contributed by signing autographs and selling club merchandise. Although the situation at the beginning was described as grim, money poured in from all over the island and from abroad including England and the United States. In about a month-and-a-half, €3.5 million was collected from the club's supporters.[citation needed]

Honours[]

  • Cypriot Championship
Winners (21): 1960–61, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2020–21
  • Cypriot Cup
Winners (14): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • Cypriot Super Cup
Winners (17) (record): 1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021
Winners (4) (record): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52
Winners (5) (record): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53

Omonia in European competitions[]

UEFA Club ranking[]

Rank Country Team Points
205 Denmark Lyngby BK 5.575
206 Cyprus Omonoia FC 5.550
207 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta FC 5.550
208 Cyprus AEL Limassol FC 5.550
209 Latvia Riga FC 5.500
210 Luxembourg FC Progrès Niederkorn 5.500
211 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 5.500

Last update: 15 May 2020
Source: uefa.com

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against
UEFA Champions League 48 15 6 27 61 106
UEFA Europa League 72 30 18 24 114 88
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 2 1 9 7 23
Total 132 47 25 60 182 217

European Cup / UEFA Champions League[]

European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.
1966–67 First round Germany 1860 Munich 1–2 0–8 1–10 Symbol delete vote.svg
1972–73 First round Republic of Ireland Waterford United 2–0 1–2 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second round Germany Bayern Munich 0-4 0-9 0–13 Symbol delete vote.svg
1974–75 First round Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic (w/o) Symbol delete vote.svg
1975–76 First round Iceland IA Akranes 2–1 0–4 2–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1976–77 First round Greece PAOK 0–2 1–1 1–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1977–78 First round Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2 0–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1978–79 First round Republic of Ireland Bohemians 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
1979–80 First round Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 6–1 2–1 7–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second round Netherlands Ajax 4–0 0–10 4–10 Symbol delete vote.svg
1981–82 First round Portugal Benfica 0–1 0–3 0–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1982–83 First round Finland HJK Helsinki 2–0 0–3 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1983–84 First round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 4–1 0–3 4–4 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
1984–85 First round Romania Dinamo București 2–1 1–4 3–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1985–86 First round Malta Rabat Ajax 5–0 5–0 10–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second round Belgium Anderlecht 1–3 0–1 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1987–88 First round Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–0 1–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second round Romania Steaua București 0–2 1–3 1–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1989–90 First round Austria Swarovski Tirol 2–3 0–6 2–9 Symbol delete vote.svg
1993–94 Preliminary Round Switzerland Aarau 2–1 0–2 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2001–02 Second Qualifying Round Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 1–2 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2003–04 First Qualifying Round Kazakhstan Irtysh 0–0 2–1 2–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Poland Wisła Kraków 2–2 2–5 4–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 Second Qualifying Round North Macedonia Renova 3–0 2–0 5–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Third Qualifying Round Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 1–4 2–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21 First Qualifying Round Armenia Ararat-Armenia N/A 1–0 (aet) N/A Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Poland Legia Warsaw N/A 2–0 (aet) N/A Symbol keep vote.svg
Third Qualifying Round Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 (4–2 p) N/A N/A Symbol keep vote.svg
Play-off Round Greece Olympiacos 0–0 0–2 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 Second Qualifying Round Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 0–2 0−3 Symbol delete vote.svg

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League[]

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.
1986–87 First round Sportul Studențesc 1–1 0–1 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1990–91 First round Slavia Sofia 4–2 1–2 5–4 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second round Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–3 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1995–96 Preliminary Round Malta Sliema Wanderers 3–0 2–1 5–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
First round Italy Lazio 1–2 0–5 1–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
1998–99 First Qualifying Round Northern Ireland Linfield 5–1 3–5 8–6 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Austria Rapid Wien 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
1999–00 Qualifying Round Belarus Belshina Bobruisk 3–0 5–1 8–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
First round Italy Juventus 2–5 0–5 2–10 Symbol delete vote.svg
2000–01 Qualifying Round Bulgaria Naftex Burgas 0–0 1–2 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2004–05 First Qualifying Round North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 4–0 4–1 8–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–3 2–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2005–06 First Qualifying Round Malta Hibernians 3–0 3–0 6–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Romania Dinamo București 2–1 1–3 3–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2006–07 First Qualifying Round Croatia Rijeka 2–1 2–2 4–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2007–08 First Qualifying Round Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 2–0 2–0 4–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–2 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2008–09 First Qualifying Round North Macedonia Milano 2–0 2–1 4–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Greece AEK Athens 2–2 1–0 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
First round England Manchester City 1–2 1–2 2–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 Second Qualifying Round Faroe Islands HB 4–0 4–1 8–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Third Qualifying Round Romania Vaslui 1–1 0–2 1–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 Play-off Round Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–1 2–2 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 Third Qualifying Round Netherlands ADO Den Haag 3–0 0–1 3–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Play-off Round Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 Third Qualifying Round Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–0 (a.e.t.) 0–0 0–0 (5–6 p) Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 Second Qualifying Round Romania Astra Giurgiu 1–2 1–1 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 Second Qualifying Round Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 0–0 2–0 2–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Third Qualifying Round North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 3–0 1–0 4–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Play-off Round Russia Dynamo Moscow 1–2 2–2 3–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 First Qualifying Round Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 2–0 0–1 2–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 1–0 0–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Third Qualifying Round Denmark Brøndby 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17 First Qualifying Round Armenia Banants 4–1 1–0 5–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Second Qualifying Round Israel Beitar Jerusalem 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a) Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21 Group E Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–2 0–4 4th Symbol delete vote.svg
Greece PAOK 2–1 1–1
Spain Granada 0–2 1–2
2021–22 Third Qualifying Round Estonia Flora 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (5–4 p) Symbol keep vote.svg
Play-off Round Belgium Royal Antwerp 4–2 0–2 (a.e.t.) 4–4 (2–3 p) Symbol delete vote.svg

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 16 August 2021[48]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cyprus CYP Constantinos Panagi
2 DF Cyprus CYP Paris Psaltis
4 DF Nigeria NGA Shehu Abdullahi
5 DF Portugal POR Kiko
6 DF Spain ESP Héctor Yuste
8 FW Nigeria NGA Iyayi Atiemwen (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
11 MF France FRA Éric Bauthéac
13 FW Cyprus CYP Fotios Papoulis
15 DF Slovakia SVK Tomáš Hubočan
16 MF Spain ESP Jordi Gómez (captain)
17 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Lecjaks
18 FW Slovakia SVK Michal Ďuriš
19 MF Comoros COM Fouad Bachirou
20 FW Cyprus CYP Panagiotis Zachariou
21 MF Cyprus CYP Marinos Tzionis
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Hungary HUN Ádám Lang
23 GK Nigeria NGA Francis Uzoho
30 DF Cyprus CYP Nikolas Panayiotou
31 MF Cyprus CYP Ioannis Kousoulos (vice captain)
40 GK Brazil BRA Fabiano
42 MF United States USA Mix Diskerud
44 FW Serbia SRB Marko Šćepović
74 GK Poland POL Kacper Chorazka
75 FW Cyprus CYP Loizos Loizou
76 MF Cyprus CYP Charalambos Charalambous
80 FW Cyprus CYP Andronikos Kakoullis
83 MF Cyprus CYP Andreas Asimenos
88 FW Ghana GHA Ernest Asante
98 GK Cyprus CYP Charalambos Kyriakides

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

Former players[]

For details of former players, see Category:AC Omonia players

Retired number[]

Further information: Retired numbers in football

12 – The club supporters (the 12th man)

Staff[]

Technical staff[]

Sports Director Cyprus Neophytos Larkou
Head coach Norway Henning Berg
Head of Scouting Cyprus Simos Tarapoulouzis
Assistant coach Poland Kaz Sokołowski
Head of performance Cyprus Efthymios Kyprianou
Physical fitness coach Cyprus Savvas Lithraggomitis
Sports Scientist Cyprus Aggeli Athanasios
Goalkeeping coach Cyprus Andreas Lougrides
Performance Analyst Cyprus Kyriakos Panagiotou

Staff[]

Team Manager Cyprus Isavella Panaretou
Team Officer Cyprus Takis Kofteros
Doctor Cyprus Panos Kaspis
Physiotherapists Cyprus Evaggelos Nicolaou
Cyprus Nicos Christodoulou
Cyprus Costas Piponas
Chiropractor Cyprus Giorgos Oxinos
Νutritionist Cyprus Elina Grigoriou
Masseur Cyprus Nicolai Temelkov
Scouter Germany Rainer Rauffmann
Cyprus Nicolas Theodosiou
Plant Administrator Cyprus Andreas Papastavrou
Caregiver Cyprus Giorgos Karagiannis
Cyprus Giorgos Hadjievaggelou
Cyprus Thanasis Risvanis

Source: omonoiafc.com.cy

Management[]

AC Omonoia[]

Position Name
President Cyprus Marios Argyrides
Vice President A' Cyprus Matheos Papapetrou
Vice President B' Cyprus Antonis Zymaras
General Secretary Cyprus Pavlos Nicolaides
General Secretary B' Cyprus Kiki Hadjisergi
Head of Finance Cyprus Sokratis Efstratiou
Member Cyprus Gianna Argyrou
Cyprus Costas Vasileiou
Cyprus Emilios Ioannou
Cyprus Christodoulos Kountouris
Cyprus Koullis Poyiadjis
Cyprus Polys Poumpouris
Cyprus Nikolas Philotheou
Cyprus Koullis Hadjigavriel
Cyprus Christos Lambrou
Source: [3]

Omonoia FC[]

Position Name
President Cyprus Stavros Papastavrou
Vice President Cyprus Demetris Grigori
Member Cyprus Marios Argyrides
Cyprus Nikolas Georgiades
Cyprus Loris Kyriakou
Cyprus Neophytos Larkou
Cyprus Demetris Nikolaou
Cyprus Michalis Papapetrou
Cyprus Nikos Charalampides
Source: omonoiafc.com.cy

Managerial history[]

  • Cyprus Dikran Missirian (1948–52)
  • England John Johnson (1952–53)
  • Cyprus Pambos Avraamides (1953–55)
  • Germany Hans Hungehuisen (1955–57)
  • Germany Karl Vogler (1957–59)
  • Israel Eli Fuchs (1959–60)
  • Bulgaria Nako Chakmakov (1960–62)
  • Cyprus Tourai (1962–63)
  • Bulgaria Stoyan Petrov (1963–64)
  • Cyprus Andreas Keremezos (1964–65)
  • Bulgaria Georgi Pachedzhiev (1965–66), (first term)
  • Soviet Union Igor Netto (1966–67)
  • Bulgaria Georgi Barka (1967–68)
  • Bulgaria Georgi Pachedzhiev (1968–70), (second term)
  • Bulgaria Khrustyo Chakarov (1970–71)
  • Bulgaria Dobromir Tashkov (1971–72), (first term)
  • Bulgaria Vasil Spasov (1972–74), (first term)
  • Cyprus Andreas Constantinou (Esso) (1974–75)
  • Bulgaria Iltziev (1975–76)
  • Bulgaria Gabriel Stoyanov (1976–77)
  • Bulgaria Petar Argirov (1977–79)
  • Bulgaria Yoncho Arsov (1979–80), (first term)
  • Bulgaria Vasil Spasov (1980–82), (second term)
  • Bulgaria Dobromir Tashkov (1982–83), (second term)
  • Bulgaria Atanas Dramov (1983–85)
  • Bulgaria Yanko Dinkov (1985–86)
  • Bulgaria Yoncho Arsov (1986–89), (second term)
  • Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev (1989–90)
  • Austria Helmut Senekowitsch (1990–91)
  • Brazil Graziano Zakarel (1991–92)
  • Bulgaria Yoncho Arsov (1992–94), (third term)
  • Germany Gerhard Prokop (1994–96)
  • Austria Walter Skocik (1995–96)
  • Bulgaria Angel Kolev (1996–97)
  • Cyprus Andreas Michaelides (1997–99)
  • Czechoslovakia Dušan Galis (1999)
  • Bulgaria Yoncho Arsov (1999–00), (fourth term)
  • Bulgaria Asparuh Nikodimov (2000)
  • Netherlands Arie Haan (14 Nov 2000 – 30 Nov 2000)
  • Netherlands Henk Houwaart (1 Oct 2000 – 30 Nov 2001), (first term)
  • Cyprus Andreas Mouskallis (2002)
  • North Macedonia Toni Savevski (2002–04), (first term)
  • Poland Franciszek Smuda (2004)
  • Netherlands Henk Houwaart (1 July 2004 – 21 Dec 2005), (second term)
  • Romania Ioan Andone (28 Dec 2005 – 25 May 2007)
  • Serbia Dragan Okuka (23 May 2007 – 26 Nov 2007)
  • Greece Ioannis Matzourakis (2007)
  • Cyprus Giorgos Savvidis (2007–2008)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedim Tutić (2008–09)
  • Greece Takis Lemonis (17 March 2009 – 4 Oct 2010)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević (13 Oct 2010 – 14 April 2011)
  • Cyprus Neophytos Larkou (15 April 2011 – Sept 18, 2012)
  • North Macedonia Toni Savevski (Sept 26, 2012–18 Dec 2013), (second term)
  • Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina (1 Jan 2014 – 6 Feb 2014)
  • Cyprus Kostas Kaiafas (12 Mar 2014 – 2 Nov 2015)
  • Serbia Vladan Milojević (11 Nov 2015 – 18 May 2016)
  • England John Carver (4 June 2016 – 23 February 2017)
  • Cyprus Akis Ioakim (23 February 2017 – 26 May 2017)
  • Cyprus Pambos Christodoulou (26 May 2017 – 5 December 2017)
  • Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev (14 December 2017 – 21 March 2018)
  • Spain Juan Carlos Oliva (17 June 2018 – 22 October 2018)
  • Greece Yannis Anastasiou (1 November 2018 – 21 May 2019)
  • Norway Henning Berg (6 June 2019 – present)
Source: trifylli.net

Presidential history[]

Here is the list of the previous presidents of Omonia:[49]

Name From To Honours
Takis Nikolaidis 1948 1974 4 Cypriot Championship, 3 Cypriot Cup, 1 Cypriot Super Cup, 4 CAFF Championship, 5 CAFF Cup
Kostas Limpouris 1974 1981 6 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 2 Cypriot Super Cup
Kostakis Konstantinides 1981 1989 6 Cypriot Championship, 3 Cypriot Cup, 5 Cypriot Super Cup
Panikos Neophytou 1989 1996 1 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 3 Cypriot Super Cup
Lakis Polykarpou 1996 2000 1 Cypriot Cup
Doros Seraphim 2000 2008 2 Cypriot Championship, 1 Cypriot Cup, 3 Cypriot Super Cup
Miltiades Neophytou 2008 2012 1 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 1 Cypriot Super Cup
Stelios Milonas 2012 2014 1 Cypriot Super Cup
Doros Seraphim 2014 2016
Antonis Tzionis 2016 2018
Loris Kyriakou 2018 2020
Marios Argyrides 2020 Present 1 Cypriot Championship, 1 Cypriot Super Cup

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