AC Omonia Nicosia
Full name	Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia
Nickname(s)	Τριφύλλι (Shamrock) Βασίλισσα (Queen) Λαός (People)
Founded	1948
Ground	Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus (Capacity 23,404)
Chairman	Miltiadis Neophytou
Manager	Nedim Tutic (Caretaker manager)
League	Cypriot First Division
2006-07	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας) is a Cypriot football club, which plays in the capital, Nicosia. With 19 league championships and 12 Cypriot Cups and 14 Super Cups they are, together with APOEL, the country's most-titled clubs in football. In addition, Omonia have claimed a record five domestic doubles - in 1972, 1974, 1981, 1982 and 1983. The Cyprus Football Association declared them as the team of the 20th century. Omonia also remains the only team to have won the Cypriot Cup 4 times in a row during the years between 1980 and 1984. Image File history File links Omonia. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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The club was established in 1948 and became member of Cyprus Football Association in 1953. As an athletic club, Omonia has basketball, volleyball, futsal and cycling sections. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1948 throughout the world. ... The Cyprus football assosiation (CFA) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου, ΚΟΠ) is the governing body of football in Cyprus. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation and a sport. ...

History

Cyprus amateur football association

AC Omonia was founded in 1948, just after the Second World War. The establishment of the Club (along with that of a few others), was evoked from the political turbulence of that period and the conflict between left-wings and right-wings due to the Greek Civil War. In May 1948, APOEL Nicosia sent a letter based on political content to SEGAS (Greek Gymnastic-Athletic Clubs Association), violating the club's statute to not be involved in politics. After that letter, several footballers of the club criticized the their club but that followed the expulsion of those players from the team. Those players with some other people established the new club of Nicosia, with the name Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Combatants Hellenic Army, Royalist forces, Republicans United Kingdom Communist Party of Greece (ELAS, DSE) Commanders Alexander Papagos, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, James Van Fleet Markos Vafiadis Strength 150,000 men 50,000 men and women Casualties 15,000 killed 32,000+ killed or captured The Greek Civil War (Ελληνικός εμφύλιος πόλεμος [ellinikos emfilios polemos]) was... APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Eλλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Hellenic Athletic Football (Soccer) Team of Nicosia) is a Cypriot football club, playing in Nicosia. ...

The Greek civil war affected Cyprus in the political fanaticism and patience and affected the political life of the island, as well as the sports. For that reason several clubs were established and together with Omonia they established the Cyprus Amateur Football Association, since those teams were not accepted as members of the Cyprus Football Association. The new association formed its own competitions, a championship and a cup and lasted until 1953. Omonia won the double of those competitions until 1952 (four consecutive doubles) and won the cup in 1953.

Trophy hall

In 1953, the Cyprus Amateur Football Association teams were accepted to become members of the Cyprus Football Association, including AC Omonia, who joined as a First Division team. The Club announced its arrival on the Cypriot football scene by winning their first league title in 1960/61. Omonia finished seven points above second-placed Anorthosis Famagusta FC that season - and they have subsequently stayed ahead of their rivals in the first division with an impressive hall of trophies. The Cyprus football assosiation (CFA) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου, ΚΟΠ) is the governing body of football in Cyprus. ... Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based temporarily in Larnaca. ... The League Marfin Laiki or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Πρωτάθλημα Marfin Laiki) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ...

The golden decades of 1970s-1980s

Omonia Nicosia's dominance in Cypriot football, however, didn't come until 1974. They were most dominant in the 1970s, winning the league for six consecutive seasons from 1974 to 1979, a record that until today remains unbeaten. It was then that Omonia produced one of Cyprus's greatest footballers in striker Sotiris Kaiafas, as well as the impressive Gregory Savvas. Kaiafas would win the European Golden Boot after finishing as Europe's top domestic scorer in 1976 with 39 goals - an accolade still considered the greatest achievement by any Cypriot player. After Kaiafas, the next great striker of the team was Spas Tsevizof. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ... Sotiris Kaiafas (born December 17, 1949 in Mia Milia,Nicosia) is a Cypriot football player who played for AC Omonia Nicosia and Cypriot national team. ... In football, the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite the gap in quality between Omonia and other European champions, Omonia proved to be worthy opponents in UEFA club competition. In the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1979/80, they recovered from a 10-0 defeat at AFC Ajax to win the return leg 4-0 with a dazzling display in Nicosia. The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The European Champion Clubs Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club which wins the UEFA Champions League. ... The season 1979-80 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Nottingham Forest F.C. in the final against Hamburger SV. Forest became the first side to win the European Cup more times than their domestic league. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX), also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...

After the departure of Kaiafas, Omonia continued to produce talented players to keep up their winning ways. They were champions from 1981 to 1985 and again in 1987 and 1989. Stars of the 1980s golden decade were Georgios Savvidis and Spas Dzhevizov. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

1990s

But despite claiming the title in 1992/93, Omonia were forced to live in the shadow of Anorthosis in the 1990s. Even so, the fans were able to enjoy the goalscoring exploits of Hungarian Joseph Juriac during the first part of the decade, and later those of Rainer Rauffmann. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football club, which comes from Famagusta. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Rainer Rauffmann (born February 26, 1967 in Amberg, Bavaria), is a German/Cypriot football player, considered the best foreign player, to play in the Cyprus first division. ...

A native German, Rauffmann arrived at the club in 1998. He was the island's leading marksman for four years and also played for Cyprus national football team after gaining Cypriot citizenship. He recently retired through injury at the age of 37. Another star of the 1990s was midfield player Kostakis Malekkos, who later played for APOEL Nicosia FC. First international Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel (Nicosia, Cyprus; November 13, 1960) Biggest win Cyprus 5 - 0 Andorra (Limassol, Cyprus; November 15, 2000) Biggest defeat West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus (Essen, Germany; May 21, 1969) The Cyprus national football team is the national football team of Cyprus and is controlled by... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Eλλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Hellenic Athletic Football Team of Nicosia) is a Cypriot multisport club, based in Nicosia, Cyprus. ...

Colours and badge

The badge of the club is the shamrock. The shamrock represents the strength, the struggle, the insistence of the Omonia founders who were in difficult situation and it is also green which is the colour of the hope. Thus, the colours of the club are the green and the white. The Omonia founders chose the green colour, the "hope's colour", because despite that they were in difficult situation after the political events that took place in Cyprus in 1948 with their expulsion from APOEL, they hoped that better days were coming for the football in Cyprus, and also the new club, Omonia, would lead, become a pioneer and triumph in Cypriot football and also would have been in the conscience of the Cypriot people. The Shamrock Oxalis acetosella as The Shamrock The shamrock, an unofficial symbol of Ireland and Boston, Massachusetts, is a three-leafed old white clover, sometimes (rarely nowadays) Trifolium repens (white clover, known in Irish as seamair bhán) but more usually today Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí). However...

Stadium

GSP Stadium in Nicosia

Main articles: GSP Stadium and Eleftheria Indoor Hall

The team's home ground from 1999 onwards, which they share with local rivals APOEL FC and Olympiakos Nicosia is the 23,400 seater Neo GSP Stadium, (also known as the Pancypria Stadium) the biggest stadium in Cyprus. The team's previous stadium was Makario Stadium, since 1978 and before that the Palaio (Old) GSP Stadium since 1953, when the team joined the Cyprus Football Association. Both stadiums, like the New GSP Stadium, were shared as well by the other Nicosian teams, APOEL and Olympiakos. In the first years of its establishment, as a team of Cyprus amateur football association, Omonia was using the "Goal" Stadium. Plans have been drawn for Omonia to construct its own privately owned stadium near Tseri, a village just outside Nicosia [1]. The new arena is currently under construction and will become (in terms of spectator capacity) the largest football stadium on the island, with a capacity of 32,000 people. The Pancyprian Gymnastic Association Stadium (GSP Stadium) (Greek: Στάδιο Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Παγκύπρια) is a football stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... District Nicosia District Government  - Mayor Eleni Mavrou Population (2004)  - City 270,000 (Greek part) 85,000 (Turkish part) 355,000 (Total) Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: www. ... The Pancyprian Gymnastic Association Stadium (GSP Stadium) (Greek: Στάδιο Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Παγκύπρια) is a football stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... The Eleftheria Indoor Hall is an indoor arena beside Makario Stadium and Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus. ... Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. ... Gymnastikos Syllogos Pankipria (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Παγκύπρια = Pancyprian Gymnastic Association ) GSP Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... Makario Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... Tseri (also known as Seri or Xeri) is a village in Cyprus to the south of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. ... For other uses, see Arena (disambiguation). ...

The club's basketball team hosts its matches at the biggest indoor sport venue in the island, the Eleftheria Indoor Hall with a capacity of 6,800 seats while the volleyball team shares the Lefkotheo Indoor Hall which was built in 1980 with APOEL Nicosia. For the 2006-07 season, the futsal team uses the Indoor Hall of Melkonian institute which is a part of the institute complex and has capacity of 500 seats. The Eleftheria Indoor Hall is an indoor arena beside Makario Stadium and Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus. ... The Melkonian Educational Institute (MEI) is an Armenian boarding school of high academic standard located in Nicosia, Cyprus. ...

The fans

Omonia's fans are considered to be left-wing in their majority. Today they are estimated to be around 40% of the Cypriot people. Unlike the other teams of Cyprus, Omonia is so popular that today they have a lot of supporters from all the cities, towns and places in Cyprus, especially in Limassol, where they are estimated as the third most supported team after the other town's teams Apollon and AEL FC. During the years, after the political crisis in many Cypriot football clubs, where new leftist clubs were founded, the Cyprus football amateur federation was having much more attendance in the stadiums than the Cyprus FA championship because of Omonia which was the most popular in the island. The popularity of Omonia was one of the main reasons for the unification of Cypriot football and the acceptance of the leftist teams in the Cyprus Football Association. District Limassol Government  - Mayor Andreas Christou Population (2004)  - City 201. ... Apollon Limassol (Greek: Απόλλων Λεμεσού) is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. ... Gate - 3 AEL Supporters. ...

They had a big difference attendances, since they existed before any other team in Cyprus; also, the GSP Stadium, the venue the team had for home games before, was considered too small for the team. In many matches tickets were sold in few hours after they were available, especially in matches against the arch-rival APOEL Nicosia.

In 2001, the team broke the record in Cyprus concerning ticket sales, with the number of 109,303 tickets sold. In 2003, they broke their own record with the improved figure of 140,740 and the record was broken again the following year with 143,033 tickets sold. As a note, this number was bigger than many popular teams in Europe. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

There are two major fan clubs supporting the team, PA.SY.FI. and Gate 9, which is the most active and biggest fan club. The club took its name from Kaiafas' father, Sotiris Kaiafas, who won the European Golden Boot in 1976 and was first organised in 1992. Since then they are following the team everywhere in the world. In some away European matches, there were more than 800 or sometimes 1000 supporters. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Demetris Leoni 2 DF Giorgos Theodotou 3 DF Ioakim Ioakim (vice captain) 4 DF Nélson Veiga 5 MF Demetris Maris 6 DF Marcelo José Pletsch 7 FW Bernardo Vasconcelos 9 FW Cafú 11 MF Siniša Dobrasinović 13 GK Elias Stoyiannis 16 MF Noel Kaseke 17 MF Kyriacos Pavlou

No. Position Player 20 MF Costas Kaiafas (captain) 21 DF Nicolas Georgiou (vice captain) 25 MF Edgar Marcelino 28 DF Giorgos Tsikkos 29 FW Kyriacos Chailis 30 MF Magno 33 GK Antonis Georgallides 38 MF Elias Vattis 70 FW Musawengosi Mguni 77 FW Ismail Ba 81 DF Loizos Kakoyiannis

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The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Nélson Veiga fullname Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues Veiga (born 9 February 1978) is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) defender, playing for Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus and Cape Verde national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Bernardo Lino C. Paes Vasconcelos or Bernarndo Vasconcelos (born 26 February 1983 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese football striker playing for APOP Kinyras Peyias in the League Marfin Laiki. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Arlindo Gomes Semedo (Cafú) (born November 17, 1977 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer currently playing for SC Freiburg, whom he joined from Siegen in 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Noel Kaseke(born December 24, 1980 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Kyriakos Pavlou is a Cypriot footballer who played before in AEK Larnaca FC in Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Costas Kaiafas (born September 22, 1974 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for AC Omonia. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Nicolas Georgiou (born February 24, 1976 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot defender who plays for AC Omonia. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Edgar Carvalho Figueira Marcelino (born September 10, 1984 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for AC Omonia of Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Kyriacos Chailis (Greek: ) (born February 23, 1978 in Famagusta) is a Cypriot footballer currently playing for AC Omonia of Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Magno Mocelin better known as Magno (born 1974-02-26 in Coritiba is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for AC Omonia in Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Antonis Georgallides (born January 30, 1982 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer (goalkeeper) who plays for AC Omonia,and the Cypriot National Team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Elias Vattis (born February 28, 1986 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for AC Omonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Musawengosi Mguni (born April 8, 1983 in Zimbabwe) is a football player, currently playing for AC Omonia as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Loizos Kakoyiannis (born May 2, 1981 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot defender who plays for AC Omonia. ...

Transfers 2008/09

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No. Position Player MF David Kobylík (from Arminia Bielefeld) DF Thomas Scheuring (from SSV Reutlingen) DF Rasheed Alabi (from Doxa Katokopias) DF Hamad Ndikumana (from Anorthosis FC) FW Mustapha Bangura (from Nea Salamina) FW Clayton (from Alki Larnaca) DF Elias Charalambous (from PAOK FC) DF Timo Wenzel (from FC Augsburg)

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Club officials

Board of Directors

• President: Miltiadis Neophytou
• Vice-President and Financial Director: Nick Nicolaou
• Vice-President and General Head of Football's department: Christakis Giovanni
• General Secretary: Andreas Leonidou
• Team Supervisor and B' General Secretary: Christos Tsaggaris
• Team Supervisor: Sotiris Kaiafas
• Team Supervisor: Kokos Antoniou
• Team Supervisor: Nikos Charalambous
• Representative of Press: Marios Karamalakis
• Public Relations: Costas Christou
• Commercial Department - Marketting: Petros Petrou
• Commercial Department - Marketting: Pavlos Chrysanthou
• Stadium Facilities Director:: Stelios Milonas
• General Manager: Koullis Georgiou
• Technical Manager: Vesko Mihajlović
• Executive Secretary: Michalakis Kyriakou
• Assistant Executive secretary: Andreas Serafeim
• Accounts Department: Giota Rotou

Sotiris Kaiafas (born December 17, 1949 in Mia Milia,Nicosia) is a Cypriot football player who played for AC Omonia Nicosia and Cypriot national team. ...

Coaching Staff

• Manager: Nedim Tutić
• Assistant Manager: Vacant
• Goalkeeping Coach: Christoforos Loizou
• Fitness Coach: Spyros Spyrou
• Chief Scout & European Scout: Rainer Rauffmann

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Medical Staff

• First Team Physiotherapist: Nikos Loizides
• Assistant First Team Physiotherapist: Giorgos Mavros
• Tutor: Giorgos Karagiannis

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Sponsorship

• Official Shirt Sponsor - MiVision
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Lotto
• Official Athletism Sponsor - Giovanni Developers
• Official Stadium Sponsor - Rotos Developers
• Official Communication Sponsor - LTV
• Official Sport Drink - Powerade

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Other Sponsors

• Aspis Bank
• LOEL Juices
• CYFAST
• Canon
• Petrolina
• New Marathon Tours
• Electroline
• PanaHome
• Inlander
• Paraikas

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Notable players

Listed according to when they debuted for AC Omonia (year in parentheses):

• Sotiris Kaiafas (1967)
• Mihai Mocanu (1972)
• Gregory Savva (1973)
• Giorgos Savvidis (1981)
• Spas Djevizov (1984)
• Emil Spasov (1988)
• Kostas Malekkos (1989)
• Rainer Rauffmann (1997)
• Anders Nielsen (2000)

• Efstathios Aloneftis (2001)
• Marco Haber (2002)
• Stefan Brasas (2003)
• Holger Greilich (2003)
• Aleksander Klak (2003)
• Vlatko Grozdanovski (2004)
• Paul Ritchie (2006)
• Jozef Kozlej(2004)
• Paulo Rink (2006)
• Daniel Bălan (2006)
• Zé Elias (2006)

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Notable Managers

• Igor Netto (1967)
• Helmut Senekowitsch (1991)
• Dušan Galis (1999)
• Asparuh Nikodimov (2000)
• Arie Haan (2000)
• Henk Houwaart (2000)
• Toni Savevski (2002)
• Ioan Andone (2006)
• Dragomir Okuka (2007)
• Ioannis Matzourakis (2007)
• Giorgos Savvidis (2008)

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Trophies

Football

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• Cypriot Championship: 19
  

1961, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2003

• Cypriot Cup: 12
  

1965, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2005

• Cyprus FA Shield: 14
  

1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005

Cyprus Amateur Football Federation The League Marfin Laiki or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Πρωτάθλημα Marfin Laiki) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ... The Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο Κύπρου;) is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by Cyprus Football Association. ... The Cyprus Football Association Shield (in Greek Ασπίδα ΚΟΠ) or the Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot association football trophy, contested in an annual match between the Cypriot Champion (Cypriot First Division) and the winners of the Cypriot Cup. ...

• Championship: 4
  

1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

• Cup: 5
  

1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953

Volleyball

• Cup:
  • Winner (2): 1999, 2006

Records

• Biggest Victory: 11-0 v Doxa Katokopia, Championship, January 17, 2004
• Biggest European Victory: 6-1 v FA Red Boys Differdange, Champions Cup, Round 1, October 3, 1979
• Worst Defeat: 0-10 v Ajax Amsterdam, Champions Cup, Round 1, October 24, 1979
• Worst League Defeat: 1-7 v AEL FC, 1953-54
• Most League Points (2 for a win): 54, 1976-77
• Most League Points (3 for a win): 67, 1998-99
• Most League Goals: 91, 1960-61
• Most consecutive league matches unbeaten: 46, January 29, 1984 - December 14, 1985
• Most Appearances : 503 Andreas Kanaris
• Most Goals scored : 321 Sotiris Kaiafas
• Most Goals scored in a Match: 8 Rainer Rauffmann v Anagennisis Deryneia, 1998
• Most Goals scored in League season:: 44 Sotiris Kaiafas, 1976-77

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External links

• Official OMONOIA AC website
• Official GATE 9 Fan Club website
• GATE 9 LIMASSOL - The Red Version
• Omonia Nicosia Fans
• OmonoiaG9.com Fans Site
• Omonia Fans website
• Omonia Fans Portal
• Fans of Omonia - Videoblog
• Stadiumguide.com Profile for Omonia future stadium

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AEK | AEL | Alki | Anorthosis | APOEL | Apollon | Aris | APOP Kinyras Peyias | Doxa | EN Paralimni | Ethnikos Achna | Nea Salamis | Olympiakos | Omonia The League Marfin Laiki or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Πρωτάθλημα Marfin Laiki) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ... The Cypriot First Division 2007-08 league started on September 1st, 2007. ... AEK Larnaca FC (Greek:Αθλητική Έvωση Κιτίου;Athlitiki Enosi Kitiou) is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. ... AEL Limassol (Greek:ΑΕΛ;Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού;Athletic Union of Limassol) is a Cypriot multisport club based in Limassol, Cyprus. ... Alki Larnaca(Greek: Αλκή Λάρνακα) is a cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. ... Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based temporarily in Larnaca. ... APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Eλλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Hellenic Athletic Football Team of Nicosia) is a Cypriot multisport club, based in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... Apollon Limassol (Greek: Απόλλων Λεμεσού) is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. ... Aris Limassol (Greek: Άρης Λεμεσού) is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol. ... APOP Kinyras Peyias (Greek: Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Ομιλος Πέγειας Κινύρας;Athletic Football Club Peyia Kinyras) is a Cypriot football club from the town of Peyia [1] of Paphos District. ... Doxa Katokopias is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. ... The team plays its home matches in Tasos Markou Stadium in Paralimni, which is a multi-use stadium but is currently used mostly for football matches. ... Ethnikos Achna (Greek: Εθνικός Άχνας) is a Cyprus football club based in the village of Achna. ... Nea Salamis Ammochostos or Nea Salamina Ammochostos (Greek: Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which comes from the city of Ammochostos (also known by its Romanized name: Famagusta). ... Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. ...
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