Editing APOEL FC

{{short description|Association football club in Nicosia, Cyprus}}
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| fullname = Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας<br>'''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'''<br>(Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia)
| nickname = ''Τhrylos'' (The Legend)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1926|11|8}}
| short name = APOEL
| ground = [[GSP Stadium]]
| capacity = 22,859
| owner = [[#APOEL FC as a company|APOEL Football Limited]]
| chairman = Prodromos Petrides
| manager = Vangelis Samios
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| current = 2024–25 APOEL FC season
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'''APOEL FC''' ({{langx|el|ΑΠΟΕΛ}}; short for '''Α'''θλητικός '''Π'''οδοσφαιρικός '''Ό'''μιλος '''Ε'''λλήνων '''Λ'''ευκωσίας, '''''A'''thletikos '''P'''odosferikos '''O'''milos '''E'''llinon '''L'''efkosias'', {{lit.}} "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] professional [[Association football|football]] [[Sports club|club]] based in [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]]. APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus with an overall tally of 29 [[Cypriot First Division|national championships]], 21 [[Cypriot Cup|cups]], and 13 [[Cypriot Super Cup|super cups]].<ref name="apoelfc_honours">{{cite web|url=http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1391&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |publisher=APOEL FC |title=Trophies |access-date=26 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707032745/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1391&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |archive-date=7 July 2014 }}</ref>

APOEL's greatest moment in European competition occurred in the [[2011–12 APOEL F.C. season|2011–12]] season, when they advanced out of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] of the UEFA Champions League (winning a group that included [[FC Porto]], [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]], and [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]]), then eliminated [[Olympique Lyonnais]] in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|last 16]], to become the first Cypriot team to reach the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] of the Champions League.<ref name="2012_UCL_QF">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01fb-0e7c4364f0b4-d33095de1f71-1000--lyon-stunned-as-apoel-fairy-tale-continues/|publisher=UEFA|title=Lyon stunned as APOEL fairy tale continues|date=7 March 2012|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229032716/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000264/match=2007675/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> APOEL's European competitions highlights also include appearances in the group stages of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage|2009–10]] and [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|2014–15]] [[UEFA Champions League]] and the group stages of the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage|2013–14]], [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage|2015–16]], and [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage|2016–17]] [[UEFA Europa League]]. They marked their most successful UEFA Europa League campaign during the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17]] season, when they managed to top their group (along with [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]], [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]], and [[FC Astana|Astana]]) and eliminated [[Athletic Bilbao]] in the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 32|round of 32]], to reach the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 16|last 16]] of the competition for the first time in their history.<ref name="UEL_R32">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2019658--apoel-vs-athletic-club/|publisher=UEFA|title=APOEL 2-0 Athletic|date=23 February 2017|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054644/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000793/match=2019658/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="UEL_R16">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0236-0e96584867af-aaa573df647f-1000--gladbach-anderlecht-celta-and-lyon-take-headlines/|publisher=UEFA|title=Gladbach, Anderlecht, Celta and Lyon take headlines|date=24 February 2017|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224085152/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2442958.html|url-status=live}}</ref> APOEL is the only Cypriot club who have reached the group stages (and the knockout stages) of both major UEFA competitions (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League). In the 2016–17 season, APOEL drew an average home league attendance of 7,126 and their highest league attendance was 15,462. Both were the highest in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm|title=EFS Attendances|access-date=30 July 2017|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501093244/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

APOEL FC is part of the [[APOEL Nicosia|APOEL]] [[Sports club|multi-sport club]], which was founded in 1926 and maintains departments for several sports including football, [[APOEL B.C.|basketball]], [[APOEL V.C.|volleyball]], [[APOEL Futsal|futsal]], table tennis, bowling, cycling, archery, swimming and water polo. APOEL is one of the founding members of the [[Cyprus Football Association]]<ref name="apoelfc_history1">{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1456&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |publisher=APOEL FC |script-title=el:Ιστορική Αναδρομή |access-date=30 May 2008 |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228062300/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1456&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |archive-date=28 December 2007 }}</ref> and also an ordinary member of the [[European Club Association]], an organization that replaced the previous [[G-14]] which consists of major football clubs in Europe.

==History==

===1926–1929: The early years===
The club was formed as POEL ({{langx|el|ΠΟΕΛ; Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας|links=no}}, ''Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia) on 8 November 1926. The club's formation came about when a group of forty people, with a common vision, met and set the foundations for creating a football club that would represent the [[Greeks|Greek]] residents of the [[Nicosia|capital]] and express their deep desire for Cyprus' incorporation ([[enosis]]) into Greece. The meeting took place at a traditional confectionery, owned by Charalambos Hadjioannou, downtown in [[Ledra Street]] and the first president of the club was Giorgos Poulias.<ref name="apoelfc_history1" /> The first clubhouse was the "Athenians Club" ({{lang|el|Λέσχη Αθηναίων}}) at the end of Ledra Street.<ref name="apoelfc_history1" />

After a journey to the football club in [[Alexandria]], Egypt in 1927 the General Assembly of 1928 decided the players showed that they were not just good footballers but also excellent track and field athletes. Hence it was decided to create a track and field team in addition to the football team. The name APOEL was adopted to reflect this, with the 'A' standing for 'Athletic'. Soon after a volleyball team and a table tennis team were established.

===The 1930s : The first league titles===
Cyprus did not have any country-wide league until 1932. Football clubs of the time played friendly matches only. In 1932, [[Pezoporikos Larnaca]] organised an unofficial league, the first island-wide league, and it was won by APOEL after defeating [[AEL Limassol]] in the final by 4–0. In 1934, there was a disagreement between [[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]] and [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] on the organisation of the fourth unofficial league. APOEL and [[AEL Limassol]] organised a meeting for the foundation of a country-wide governing body and an official country-wide league. The meeting took place in APOEL's clubhouse on 23 September and the establishment of the [[Cyprus Football Association]] was agreed. Two years later the APOEL football team celebrated its first [[Cypriot First Division|championship]] title of the official [[Cyprus football league system|Cyprus football league]]. APOEL also won the championship for the following four years, making this a very successful period for the club with 5 consecutive [[Cypriot First Division|championships]] (1936–1940).<ref name="apoelfc_history1" />

===The 1948 conflicts===
Politics, however, would soon spark conflict within the team. On 23 May 1948 the board of the club send a telegram to the [[Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics]] ({{langx|el|Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.}}), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition, which included wishes that "the rebellion" is finished. Several leftist club members perceived the telegram as a political comment on the [[Greek Civil War]] and they distanced themselves from the club.<ref name="1948events">{{cite web|url=http://www.apoel.net/apoel2/history/1948.shtml |publisher=apoel.net |script-title=el:Τα γεγονότα του 1948 |access-date=25 March 2014 |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428122249/http://apoel.net/apoel2/history/1948.shtml |archive-date=28 April 2014 }}</ref> A few days later, on 4 June 1948, they founded [[AC Omonia]], which until today is the archrival of APOEL and there has been a traditional animosity between the fans of the two teams.<ref name="1948events" />

===1955–59 period===
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More conflicts led to further struggles for APOEL. Athletes belonging to the club frequently participated in national clashes. During the 1955–59 national uprising against the British, many of APOEL's athletes and members of the club were active members of [[EOKA]] (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters), the most outstanding example being the club's track and field athlete [[Michalis Karaolis|Michalakis Karaolis]] who was hanged by the British colonial authorities. During this period the football team had their closest brush with relegation as most football players were actively taking part in the national struggle.

===Triumph in the 1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup===
The football team were quickly back to full strength and made their debut in European Competitions (the first not only for APOEL but for any Cypriot team) in 1963, when they faced the [[Norway|Norwegian]] team [[SK Gjøvik-Lyn]] in the [[1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. Two victories for APOEL over both legs (6–0, 1–0) marked APOEL's successful European debut, as they became the first [[Greece|Hellenic]] team to progress in a European Competition. The next round against the tournament winners [[Sporting Clube de Portugal]] met APOEL with their heaviest defeat ever (16–1) and put an end to APOEL's European debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=9121&tt=graphic&lang=l1|publisher=APOEL FC|script-title=el:Περίοδος 1960&nbsp;– 1970|language=el|access-date=25 March 2014|archive-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042808/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=9121&tt=graphic&lang=l1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===The successful participation in pan-Hellenic Greek Championship===
Other triumphs followed in the early 1970s. In 1973 the domestic double was achieved with coach Panos Markovic. The following year APOEL became the only Cypriot team to avoid relegation from the [[Superleague Greece|pan-Hellenic Greek Championship]]. That was also the last season that the Cypriot champion played in the Greek Football League the following year due to the volatile situation in Cyprus during 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2153&tt=graphic&lang=l1|publisher=APOEL FC|script-title=el:Ο θρύλος της Ά Εθνικής|language=el|access-date=25 March 2014|archive-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042726/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2153&tt=graphic&lang=l1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===The 1980s: European Cup 1986–87 withdrawal===
The 1980s were a relatively fruitless period for APOEL. They have only won two [[Cypriot First Division|championships]] (1980,1986), one [[Cypriot Cup|cup]] (1984) and two [[Cypriot Super Cup|super cups]] (1984, 1986). In 1986 APOEL was drawn against [[Beşiktaş J.K.]] for the second round of the [[1986–87 European Cup|European Cup]]. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition. The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with two years disqualification from any [[UEFA]] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1486|publisher=APOEL FC|script-title=el:Περίοδος 1980–1990|access-date=30 May 2008|language=el|archive-date=14 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914164511/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1486|url-status=live}}</ref> This penalty was later reduced to one-year.

===The 1990s: The unbeaten "double" in 1995–96===
The 1990s<ref name="apoelfc_history_90">{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1487 |publisher=APOEL FC |script-title=el:Περίοδος 1990&nbsp;– σήμερα |access-date=30 May 2008 |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914164516/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1487 |archive-date=14 September 2009 }}</ref> were a successful decade for APOEL with 3 [[Cypriot First Division|championships]] (1990, 1992, 1996), 5 [[Cypriot Cup|cups]] (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) and 4 [[Cypriot Super Cup|super cups]] (1992, 1993, 1996, 1999). The most successful season in the 1990s was 1995–96 in which APOEL achieved a celebratory double while remaining undefeated in the league. The [[APOEL B.C.|basketball team]] won a double on the same season, making this the ideal season for a 70th anniversary celebration.

===The formation of APOEL FC Company===
APOEL Football (Public) Ltd was established in May 1997, after the decision of APOEL committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2514&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |publisher=APOEL FC |title=APOEL FC LTD&nbsp;– HISTORY |access-date=3 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121165153/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2514&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |archive-date=21 November 2010 }}</ref> This had a significant effect on the club because it separated the activities of the football team from those of the [[APOEL Nicosia|sports club]].<ref name="apoel_ltd">{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=8580&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |publisher=APOEL FC |title=APOEL Football (Public) Ltd |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175010/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=8580&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> The formation of the company was necessitated by the financial difficulties the team faced at the time. The company began its operations with a capital of CY £600,000.

=== 2000s–2010s: Domestic domination ===
APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus since the 2000s. In seventeen years, the club won twelve [[Cypriot First Division|championships]] (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), four [[Cypriot Cup|cups]] (2006, 2008, 2014, 2015) and seven [[Cypriot Super Cup|super cups]] (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019). In the 2013–14 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic [[Treble (association football)|treble]] by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league, the cup, and the super cup. The next season (2014–15), the club won their second consecutive [[Double (association football)|double]]. In the 2016–17 season, APOEL managed to win their fifth consecutive [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|league]] title and equalled the club's record which was set 77 years before (1936–1940).

=== 2020s ===
The 2020–21 season marked the end of APOEL's dominance in Cyprus as they failed to make the championship playoffs for the first time in the club's history. The following season, APOEL finished third, missing out on [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] qualification in the last matchday, and instead qualifying for the [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]]. They missed out on the 2022–23 championship, finishing in second place, despite being first at the end of the regular season. APOEL returned to domestic glory in 2024, winning the championship for a record-extending 29th time. It has been revealed that APOEL has debts of 50+ million euros and so far they are trying to find investors in order to save the club from debts, unsuccessfully.

==European ambitions==
{{main|APOEL FC in European football}}
APOEL's first great run in European competitions came in 2002, when the team was knocked out on the third qualifying round of the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]], entered the [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] and reached the second round of the competition. The following years, APOEL qualified four times for the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stages ([[2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage|2009–10]], [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage|2011–12]], [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|2014–15]], [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|2017–18]]), and managed to reach the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] in the 2011–12 season.<ref name="2012_UCL_QF"/> The team also participated in the group stages of the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage|2013–14]], [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage|2015–16]] & [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage|2016–17]] [[UEFA Europa League]], managing to reach the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 16|last 16]] of the competition in the 2016–17 season.<ref name="UEL_R32"/><ref name="UEL_R16"/>

==APOEL FC as a company==
The football department of APOEL is legally owned by APOEL Football (Public) Ltd ({{langx|el|ΑΠΟΕΛ Ποδόσφαιρο (Δημόσια) Λτδ}}), a [[public limited company]],<ref name="apoel_ltd"/> since 1997. The company's main activity is the management, operation and commercial exploitation of APOEL Football club. The company owns all the rights for the football department under an agreement with [[APOEL Nicosia|APOEL sports club]] and pays the club CY£100,000 annually for the privilege.<ref name="apoelfc_history_90"/> The agreement between the company and the club is renewed every five years. The company has 1745 shareholders<ref name="apoel_ltd"/> and besides the football club, also maintains a team boutique (Orange Shop), the APOELFC ({{langx|el|ΑΠΟΕΛ}}FC)  magazine and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060507174736/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/ apoelfc.com.cy] website among others.

==Youth Academy==
APOEL's youth academy is a separate legal entity from the football club. They are responsible for the under 21 teams for football, basketball and volleyball and they have their own board of directors and budget. The football academy has produced many quality Cypriot players over the years. Players started from the academy and had great contribution APOEL are: [[Marinos Satsias]], [[Constantinos Charalambidis|Constantinos Charalambides]], [[Nektarios Alexandrou]], [[Michalis Morfis]] and [[Marios Antoniades]]. All of them have also competed at international level with the [[Cyprus national football team]] while Charalambides and Alexandrou have played for teams in the [[Superleague Greece|Greek Super League]] in the past.

===UEFA Youth League participations===
{{main|2014–15 UEFA Youth League|2015–16 UEFA Youth League|2016–17 UEFA Youth League}}

APOEL's U19 team participated for the first time in the [[UEFA Youth League]] group stage during [[2014–15 UEFA Youth League|2014–15 season]], drawn in Group F alongside [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] and [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d041b7035e2-7d4e47de1e52-1000--contenders-learn-group-stage-opponents/|title=Contenders learn group stage opponents|publisher=UEFA|date=28 August 2014|access-date=28 August 2014|archive-date=30 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830041406/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/newsid=2137039.html|url-status=live}}</ref> APOEL managed to collect only one point after drawing 0–0 with [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] at home<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2015032--apoel-vs-ajax/|title=APOEL 0–0 Ajax|publisher=UEFA|date=30 September 2014|access-date=30 September 2014|archive-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005094027/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000562/match=2015032/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and lost their other five Group F matches. They lost twice to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (2–3 at home, 0–3 away), lost twice to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] (0–3 at home, 0–6 away) and also lost to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] 1–4 away, finishing fourth in their group.

The next two seasons, APOEL's U19 team participated again in the [[UEFA Youth League]]. The [[2015–16 UEFA Youth League|2015–16 season]] they competed in the [[2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|first round]] of the [[2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path|Domestic Champions Path]], being drawn to face [[Puskás Akadémia FC|Puskás Akadémia]] from Hungary. After a dramatic 3–3 draw in the first leg in [[Nicosia]], APOEL U19 suffered a heavy 6–1 loss in [[Felcsút]] and were eventually eliminated. The [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League|2016–17 season]] they competed in the [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|first round]] of the [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path|Domestic Champions Path]], being eliminated by Italian side [[A.S. Roma Primavera|A.S. Roma]] after losing 0–3 at home and 1–6 in Italy.

==Colours and badge==
[[File:APOEL - Chelsea.jpg|thumb|right|The club's colours and badge displayed by APOEL fans in the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage|2009–10 Champions League]] match against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].]]
APOEL's colours are blue and yellow. Blue symbolizes [[Greece]] and yellow symbolizes [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantium]].<ref name="apoel-deksia">{{cite web|url=http://www.epikaira.gr/article/apoel-i-kypriaki-deksia-oi-apotyximenoi-me-aima-sta-portokalimpoyfan-1|script-title=el:ΑΠΟΕΛ: Η κυπριακή Δεξιά, Οι "αποτυχημένοι" με αίμα στα πορτοκαλί μπουφάν|language=el|publisher=epikaira.gr|date=26 November 2011|access-date=25 March 2014|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702132329/http://www.epikaira.gr/article/apoel-i-kypriaki-deksia-oi-apotyximenoi-me-aima-sta-portokalimpoyfan-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libero.fm/item.asp?stay_here=1;id=8349 |script-title=el:Πανίκος Χατζηλιασής : "Τους διαψεύσαμε όλους..." |language=el |publisher=libero.fm |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042626/http://www.libero.fm/item.asp?stay_here=1%3Bid%3D8349 |archive-date=26 March 2014 }}</ref> The logo is a blue and yellow shield with the name of the club written diagonally in blue. After the club won their 20th championship ([[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09 season]]), two stars were added above the logo to symbolize the 20 championship titles (one star for every ten championships won). Other than that, the badge has remained the same since the establishment of the club.

==Stadium==
{{main|GSP Stadium|Makario Stadium|GSP Stadium (1902)|Lefkotheo|Eleftheria Indoor Hall}}

[[File:APOEL - real madrid (6879856892).jpg|thumb|Choreography of APOEL FC fans in a [[UEFA Champions League|Uefa Champions League]] game against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]]]
APOEL's home ground since 23 October 1999, is the 22,859 seater [[GSP Stadium]]. It is the largest stadium in Cyprus and they share it with local rivals [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] and [[Olympiakos Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=8595&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |publisher=APOEL FC |title=GSP stadium |access-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707041132/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=8595&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |archive-date=7 July 2014 }}</ref>

Before moving to [[GSP Stadium]], APOEL used as home grounds the [[Makario Stadium]] (from 1978 until 1999) and the [[GSP Stadium (1902)|old GSP Stadium]] (prior to 1978).

==Supporters==
[[File:APOEL- Wisla Krakov.jpg|thumb|left|APOEL fans celebrating after eliminating [[Wisła Kraków]] in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|play-off round]] of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]].]]
APOEL is one of the most popular teams in Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solutions |first=BDigital Web |title=Πρωταθλήτρια σε κόσμο η… Ομόνοια |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/dimofilesteri-omada-stin-kypro-i-omonoia |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=24sports.com.cy |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713135412/https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/dimofilesteri-omada-stin-kypro-i-omonoia |url-status=live }}</ref> APOEL fans are right-wing in their majority but there are no strong ties between the organised fans and any political party.<ref name="apoel-deksia"/> That wasn't always the case but during the past years they have actively avoided association with any political party.<ref name="apoel-deksia"/>

The main supporter group is PAN.SY.FI ({{langx|el|ΠΑΝ.ΣΥ.ΦΙ}}). PAN.SY.FI was founded in 1979<ref name="apoelfc_pansyfi">{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1438&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |publisher=APOEL FC |script-title=el:ΠΑΝ.ΣΥ.ΦΙ |language=el |access-date=23 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520111544/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1438&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |archive-date=20 May 2008 }}</ref> and has branches in all major cities in [[Cyprus]] and also in other countries. The PAN.SY.FI (and most ultras) wear orange jackets (or T-shirts). The first game they sported the orange jackets was during the first-round game of the 1992–93 championship against [[AEL Limassol]] in [[Makario Stadium]].<ref name="apoelfc_pansyfi"/> APOEL have reserved the shirt number 79 in honour of PAN.SY.FI. (APOEL Ultras), to denote the year the group was founded, 1979.<ref name="shirt no 79">{{cite web|url=http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045018/http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |title=To "79" ανήκει στους πορτοκαλί! |language=el |publisher=sentragoal.philenews.com |date=12 October 2010 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}</ref>

The club record for ticket sales in a single season is 141,268<ref name="tickets">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/?lang=Gr&show=news&NewsArticleID=6727|publisher=Cyprus Football Association|script-title=el:Πέρσι, φέτος και διαφορές|language=el|access-date=17 June 2011|archive-date=12 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912041237/http://www.cfa.com.cy/?lang=Gr&show=news&NewsArticleID=6727|url-status=live}}</ref> (15 matches, home league games only) during the [[2010–11 APOEL F.C. season|2010–11 season]]. The club record for average league games attendance in a single season is 9,582 (13 matches, home league games only) during the [[2012–13 APOEL F.C. season|2012–13 season]].<ref name="tickets 2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/14810|script-title=el:Το ΑΠΟΕΛ διέθεσε τα περισσότερα εισιτήρια|language=el|publisher=APOEL FC|date=13 June 2013|access-date=14 June 2013|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617024445/http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/14810|url-status=live}}</ref> The club's season tickets sales record was set on season 2014–15, in which more than 8,000 season tickets were sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=11894&tt=graphic&lang=l1|script-title=el:Η ξεχωριστή επίδοση του κόσμου|language=el|publisher=APOEL FC|date=9 September 2014|access-date=9 September 2014|archive-date=10 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195554/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=11894&tt=graphic&lang=l1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

APOEL holds the record of the highest home attendance for [[Cypriot First Division|Cyprus First Division]] in the game against [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] with 23,043<ref name="stadium">{{cite web |url=http://www.gsp.org.cy/stadium/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=388:2010-05-03-17-22-24&catid=54:2010-05-03-16-40-12&Itemid=140&lang=en |title=COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL AT GSP STADIUM |publisher=gsp.org.cy |access-date=10 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426050019/http://www.gsp.org.cy/stadium/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=388:2010-05-03-17-22-24&catid=54:2010-05-03-16-40-12&Itemid=140&lang=en |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> tickets for [[2002-03 Cypriot First Division|2002–03 season]]. The match was held at [[GSP Stadium]] on 7 December 2002 and ended in a goalless draw.

The club holds also the record of the highest attendance of a Cypriot team for a [[UEFA|European Competition]] game with 22,701<ref name="22701 εισιτήρια">{{cite web |url=http://www.kerkida.net/apoel/item/11258-22701-εισιτήρια |title=22701 εισιτήρια... |publisher=kerkida.net |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=9 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911052535/http://www.kerkida.net/apoel/item/11258-22701-%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> tickets in the match against [[Olympique Lyonnais]] for the return leg of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|2011–12 UEFA Champions League last 16]]. The match which was held on 7 March 2012 at [[GSP Stadium]] of [[Nicosia]] ended with a 1–0 win for APOEL after extra time and 4–3 win on penalties.

On 8 December 2009, APOEL fans created another impressive record. More than 6,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/football/cyprus/a%20league/219016 |script-title=el:ΑΠΟΕΛ: Πέραν από 6000 χιλιάδες! |language=el |publisher=Sigmalive |date=8 December 2009 |access-date=10 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728222944/http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/football/cyprus/a%20league/219016 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> fans of the team travelled to London at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] for the last match of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage|2009–10 Champions League group D]] against [[Chelsea F.C.]] which ended in a 2–2 draw. This is the biggest number of fans of any Cypriot team that had ever travelled away from [[Cyprus]]. A similar record created on 14 February 2012, in APOEL's participation to the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|2011–12 UEFA Champions League last 16]], when more than 5,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldsoccerreader.com/2012/02/uefa-champions-league-lyon-holds-serve-takes-1-0-lead-to-cyprus/|title=UEFA Champions League 2012: Lyon Holds Serve, Takes 1–0 Lead to Cyprus|publisher=World Soccer Reader|date=14 February 2012|access-date=5 April 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071710/http://worldsoccerreader.com/2012/02/uefa-champions-league-lyon-holds-serve-takes-1-0-lead-to-cyprus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> APOEL fans travelled in France to support their team against [[Olympique Lyonnais]]. The match was held at [[Stade de Gerland]] and [[Olympique Lyonnais]] took a slender advantage into the second leg by winning 1–0. Also, on 4 April 2012, about 4,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2007687--real-madrid-vs-apoel/|title=Madrid make serene progress past APOEL|publisher=UEFA|date=4 April 2012|access-date=5 April 2012|archive-date=7 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407170740/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000265/match=2007687/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> APOEL fans travelled to [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in Madrid, to support APOEL against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] for the return leg of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|2011–12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals]], in a match which Real Madrid won by 5–2.

During the 2009–10 season APOEL sold in total 244,977 tickets for its home matches in all competitions ([[Cypriot First Division|Championship]], [[Cypriot Cup|Cup]], [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]), which is the biggest number of tickets sold by a Cypriot club in a single season.

==Rivalries==

===Nicosia derby===
{{main|Nicosia derby}}

The '''Nicosia derby''' (or the '''Derby of the eternal enemies''') refers to the [[Nicosia]]'s [[local derby]], [[Association football|football]] matches played between APOEL and [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]. It is the classic rivalry of the Cypriot football, as the two teams are the most successful and most popular football clubs of the island. The rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and political differences and originates from 1948 when the board of APOEL 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 stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the [[Greek Civil War]] distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL and a month later they formed [[AC Omonia|Omonia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magazine.apopsi.com.cy/2008/07/281|publisher=magazine.apopsi.com.cy|title=60 χρόνια από τα γεγονότα του 1948|language=el|date=July 2008|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622154922/http://magazine.apopsi.com.cy/2008/07/281|archive-date=22 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first derby was played on 12 December 1953 and ended in a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/football/cyprus/a-league/282129/to-ntermpi-aionion-ginetai-62-eton|publisher=www.sigmalive.com|script-title=el:Το ντέρμπι αιωνίων γίνεται 62 ετών|language=el|date=8 November 2015|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209210805/http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/football/cyprus/a-league/282129/to-ntermpi-aionion-ginetai-62-eton|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{updated|19 May 2025|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=23078&tt=graphic&lang=l1|title=Ποδοσφαιριστές 2020/21|trans-title=Footballers 2020/21|language=el|publisher=APOEL FC|access-date=11 September 2020|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916034218/http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=23078&tt=graphic&lang=l1|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=BRA|name=Gabriel Pereira|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=SRB|name=[[Radosav Petrović]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=GEO|name=[[Lasha Dvali]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=BRA|name=Vitor Meer|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GER|name=[[Max Meyer (footballer)|Max Meyer]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ESP|name=[[Sergio Tejera]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=MAR|name=[[Youssef El-Arabi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|name=[[Marquinhos (footballer, born January 1997)|Marquinhos]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GRE|name=[[Anastasios Donis]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=GUI|name=[[Algassime Bah]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=BRA|name=[[Gabriel Maioli]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=BIH|name=[[Mateo Sušić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GHA|name=[[David Abagna]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=CYP|name=[[Giannis Satsias]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ESP|name=[[Xavi Quintillà]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SRB|name=[[Stefan Dražić]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=POR|name=[[Pizzi (Portuguese footballer)|Pizzi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=CYP|name=[[Andreas Christodoulou (footballer, born 1997)|Andreas Christodoulou]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=CYP|name=Panayiotis Kattirtzis|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=GRE|name=Christos Karanatsios|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=SVN|name=[[Vid Belec]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=MAR|name=[[Issam Chebake]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ROM|name=[[Marius Corbu]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=CYP|name=[[Evagoras Antoniou]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=CYP|name=[[Konstantinos Laifis]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=CYP|name=Paris Polykarpou|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=GHA|name=Charles Yaw Appiah|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=ARG|name=Lautaro Cano|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=GHA|name=[[Kingsley Sarfo]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=79|nat=CYP|name=[[Pieros Sotiriou]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=ESP|name=[[Iván Alejo]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}} 
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|name=[[Cipriano (footballer)|Cipriano]]|pos=DF|other= at [[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

==Club officials==

===Board of directors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!align=left|Position
!align=left|Staff
|-
|align=left|Chairman
|align=left| Prodromos Petrides
|-
|rowspan="2" align=left|Vice-chairmen
|align=left| [[Nicos Kouyialis]]
|-
|align=left| Harris Photiou
|-
|rowspan="8" align=left|Members
|align=left| Alexis Andreou
|-
|align=left| Vaggelis Tsaggarides
|-
|align=left| George Stamatis
|-
|align=left| Dimitris Theocharous
|-
|align=left| Panos Panayiotou
|-
|align=left| Stelios Zampas
|-
|align=left| Thanasis Christoforou
|-
|align=left| Charis Panayides
|-
|}
<small>Source: [http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1375&tt=graphic&lang=l2 apoelfc.com.cy]</small>

===Personnel===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!align=left|Position
!align=left|Staff
|-
|align=left|General manager
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Efthymios Agathokleous
|-
|align=left|Football Director
|
|-
|align=left|Financial Controller
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Alexis Demetriou
|-
|align=left|Operations Manager
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marios Christodoulou]]
|-
|align=left|Marketing manager
|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} George Lykouris
|-
|align=left|Youth Academies General Manager
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} George Markides
|-
|align=left|Head of Communications Department
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Nectarios Petevinos
|-
|align=left|Team manager
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[George Savvides (manager)|George Savvides]]
|-
|align=left|Accountant
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Antigoni Lambrou
|-
|}
<small>Source: [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=4215&tt=graphic&lang=l2 apoelfc.com.cy]</small>

===Technical staff===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan="2"|Technical staff
|-
|align=left|Head coach
|align=left|{{flagicon|   }} 
|-
|align=left|Assistant coach
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Dominguez]]
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Morais]]
|-
|align=left|Analyst
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} João Abreu 
|-
|align=left|Fitness coach
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Paulo Miguel dos Santos 
|-
|align=left|Goalkeeper coach
|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos Skiathitis
|-
!colspan="2"|Scouting staff
|-
| align=left|Head of Scouting Department
| align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Slavov
|-
|}

<small>Source: [http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=17064&tt=graphic&lang=l2 apoelfc.com.cy]</small>

===Medical staff===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan="2"|Medical staff
|-
|align=left|Head of medical department
|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikolaos Tzouroudis
|-
|align=left|Head of physiotherapy dept.
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Marios Siamaris
|-
|rowspan="2" align=left|Physiotherapists
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Constantinos Kaparis
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Marinos Evripidou
|-
|align=left|Masseur
|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Evangelos Kanellos
|-
|align=left|Nutritionist
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Nicoletta Michaelidou
|-
|align=left|Caregiver
|align=left|{{flagicon|CYP}} Costas Stefanou
|-
|}
<small>Source: [http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=15238&tt=graphic&lang=l2 apoelfc.com.cy]</small>

==Sponsorship==

===Main sponsors===
* Official shirt sponsor&nbsp;– '''[[stoiximan]]'''
* Official sport clothing provider&nbsp;– '''[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]'''
* Official host broadcaster&nbsp;– '''[[Cablenet]]'''
* Official back of shirt sponsor&nbsp;– '''[[3CX Phone System|3CX]]'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''Cyprus airways'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''Hogar All Day'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''[[CYTA|Cyta]]'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''[[Nurofen]]'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''Relia'''
* Official sponsor&nbsp;– '''Reanda'''

<small>Source: [http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1314&tt=graphic&lang=l2 apoelfc.com.cy]</small>

==Managerial history==
{{Category see also|APOEL FC managers}}

Last Update: 7 October 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoel.net/ποδοσφαιρο/προηγουμενοι-προπονητεσ/|publisher=apoel.net|script-title=el:ΠΡΟΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ|access-date=19 June 2016|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807055945/http://www.apoel.net/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF/%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%83/|archive-date=7 August 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 1931–1933 {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antone Jean]]
* 1933–1951 {{flagicon|HUN}} [[József Künsztler]]
* 1951–1952 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Pambos Avraamides]]
* 1952–1953 {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Béla Guttmann]]
* 1953–1954 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Pambos Avraamidis]]
* 1954–1955 {{flagicon|ISR}} Schwartz
* 1955–1956 {{flagicon|AUT}} Hanz
* 1956–1958 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Kostas Talianos]]
* 1958–1959 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Takis Tsigkis]]
* 1959–1961 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vaggelis Choumis]]
* 1961–1962 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Lazarides]]
* 1962–1963 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jesse Carver]]
* 1963–1964 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Franklin]]
* 1964–1965 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Kostas Talianos]]
* 1965–1966 {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Gyula Zsengellér]]
* 1966–1967 {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Lajos Szendrödi]]
* 1967{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Lykourgos Archontidis]]
* 1967–1969 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Pambos Avraamides]]
* 1969–1970 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jesse Carver]]
* 1970–1971 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Lazarides]]
* 1971–1972 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Wood]]
* 1972–1974 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panos Markovic]]
* 1974–1975 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Lazarides]]
* 1975{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panos Markovic]]
* 1975–1976 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Lazarides]]
* 1976–1977 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Savvas Partakis]]
* 1977–1978 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Spurgeon]]
* 1978–1981 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Lazarides]]
* 1981–1983 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Ferguson (footballer)|Mike Ferguson]]
* 1983–1985 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panos Markovic]]
* 1985–1989 {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Tommy Cassidy]]
* 1989–1990 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Matzourakis]]
* 1990–1991 {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Stanko Poklepović]]
* 1991–1993 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jacek Gmoch]]
* 1993–1994 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Takis Antoniou]]
* 1994–1995 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Matzourakis]]
* 1995–1996 {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Bonev]]
* 1996{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Svetozar Šapurić]]
* 1996–1997 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jacek Gmoch]]
* 1997{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Alefantos]]
* 1997–1998 {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Kurt Jara]]
* 1998{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Mouskallis]]
* 1998{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Costas Georgiou (footballer)|Costas Georgiou]]
* 1998–1999 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Paraschos]]
* 1999{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slobodan Vučeković]]
* 1999–2000 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Michaelides]]
* 2000{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Svetozar Šapurić]]
* 2000{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Markos Markou]]
* 2000–2001 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mike Walker (Welsh footballer)|Mike Walker]]
* 2001–2002 {{flagicon|NED}} [[Eugène Gerards]]
* 2002–2003 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Takis Lemonis]]
* 2003{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dušan Uhrin]]
* 2003–2005 {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ivan Jovanović (football manager)|Ivan Jovanović]]
* 2005{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Werner Lorant]]
* 2005{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marios Constantinou]]
* 2005–2006 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Engel]]
* 2006–2008 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Marinos Ouzounidis]]
* 2008–2013 {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ivan Jovanović (football manager)|Ivan Jovanović]]
* 2013{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito|Paulo Sérgio]]
* 2013–2015 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Donis]]
* 2015{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Fink]]
* 2015{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[Domingos Paciência]]
* 2015–2016 {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Temur Ketsbaia]]
* 2016–2017 {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Thomas Christiansen]] 
* 2017{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|NED}} [[Mario Been]]
* 2017–2018 {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Donis]]
* 2018{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[Bruno Baltazar]]
* 2018–2019 {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Tramezzani]]
* 2019{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Doll]]
* 2019{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Loukas Hadjiloukas]] (interim) 
* 2019–2020 {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kåre Ingebrigtsen]]
* 2020{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Marinos Ouzounidis]]
* 2020–2021 {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Mick McCarthy]]
* 2021{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Savvas Poursaitidis]]
* 2021–2022 {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Sofronis Avgousti]]
* 2022–2023 {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vladan Milojević]]
* 2023–2024 {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Sá Pinto]]
* 2024{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[David Gallego]]
* 2024{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Dominguez]]
* 2024–{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964)|Manuel Jiménez]]
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==Presidential history==
APOEL has had numerous presidents over the course of their history. Since the establishment of APOEL Football Ltd, the presidents of the board of directors of the company (chairmen) have assumed all presidential duties for the football club. Here are complete lists of both:

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'''Presidents:'''<ref name="Presidents">{{cite web|url=http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1393&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |publisher=APOEL FC |title=Presidents |access-date=19 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512164936/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1393&tt=graphic&lang=l2 |archive-date=12 May 2016 }}</ref>
* 1926–1958&nbsp;– Georgios Poulias
* 1958–1967&nbsp;– Εfthyvoulos Αnthoullis
* 1967–1968&nbsp;– Michalakis Triantafyllides
* 1968–1969&nbsp;– Takis Skarparis
* 1969–1971&nbsp;– Constantinos Loukos
* 1971–1974&nbsp;– Michalakis Zivanaris
* 1974–1975&nbsp;– Kikis Lazarides
* 1975–1983&nbsp;– Iakovos Filippou
* 1983–1988&nbsp;– Michalakis Zivanaris
* 1988–1991&nbsp;– Andreas Papaellinas
* 1991–1992&nbsp;– Kykkos Fotiades
* 1992–1994&nbsp;– Mike Ioannides
* 1994–1996&nbsp;– Christos Triantafyllides
* 1996–1999&nbsp;– Ouranios Ioannides
* 1999–2000&nbsp;– Dinos Palmas
* 2002–2004&nbsp;– Dinos Fisentzides
* 2004–2007&nbsp;– Yiannos Ioannou
* 2007–2008&nbsp;– Costas Schizas
* 2008–2009&nbsp;– Christodoulos Ellinas
* 2009–2011&nbsp;– Prodromos Petrides
* 2011–2012&nbsp;– Aris Vasilopoulos
* 2012–2014&nbsp;– Christoforos Potamitis
* 2014–2016&nbsp;– Marios Charalambous
* 2016–present&nbsp;– Christoforos Potamitis
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'''Chairmen:'''<ref name="Presidents"/>
* 1997–1998&nbsp;– Mike Ioannides
* 1998–2000&nbsp;– Christos Triantafyllides
* 2000–2001&nbsp;– Harris Papanastasiou
* 2001–2006&nbsp;– Prodromos Petrides
* 2006–2008&nbsp;– Kyriakos Zivanaris
* 2008–2013&nbsp;– Phivos Erotokritou
* 2013–present&nbsp;– Prodromos Petrides
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==Former players==
<!-- The list is sorted alphabetically. (First by country, then by player surname) -->
List of former players with national team appearances or having won multiple titles with the club:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoel.net/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%83/|publisher=apoel.net|script-title=el:ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ|access-date=19 June 2016|language=el|archive-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606200907/http://www.apoel.net/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%83/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Category see also|APOEL FC players}}
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; Cyprus
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marios Agathokleous]] (2001–2003)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Takis Antoniou]] (1972–1986)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Aristos Aristokleous]] (1990–2001)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Constantinos Charalambidis|Constantinos Charalambides]] (1997–2004, 2008–2016)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Zacharias Charalambous]] (2001–2005)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Christodoulou (footballer, born 1934)|Andreas Christodoulou]] (1966–1970)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Georgios Christodoulou]] (1995–2002)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Costas Costa]] (1989–1999)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Costas Fasouliotis]] (1990–2000)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Demetris Daskalakis]] (2000–2008)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marios Elia]] (1998–2014)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Stavros Georgiou]] (2002–2007)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Loukas Hadjiloukas]] (1987–2000)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Yiannos Ioannou]] (1981–2000)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nikakis Kantzilieris]] (1961–1972)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Constantinos Makrides]] (2004–2008, 2015)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Costas Malekkos]] (2001–2005)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Markos Markou]] (1973–1978)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Costas Miamiliotis]] (1977–1989, 1992–1994)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Chrysis Michael]] (2003–2011)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Michalis Morfis]] (1999–2010)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marios Neophytou]] (2004–2007)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Stelios Okkarides]] (1997–1998, 2001–2007)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nikodimos Papavasiliou]] (2002–2003)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Giorgos Pantziaras]] (1971–1978, 1985–1987)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nicos Pantziaras]] (1972–1987)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Koullis Pantziaras]] (1976–1992)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andros Petrides]] (1984–2000)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marinos Satsias]] (1995–2014)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Savva Georgiou|Georgios Savva]] (1949–1955, 1956–1961)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Athos Solomou]] (2009–2014)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Sotiriou]] (1986–1998, 2001)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Stylianou]] (1963–1978)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Pieros Sotiriou]] (2013–2017)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Diomidis Symeonidis]] (1926–1929, 1934–1935)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nicos Timotheou]] (1992–1993, 1994–2001)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Yiasoumis Yiasoumi]] (1998–2001)

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; Albania
* {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Altin Haxhi]] (2008–2010)

; Algeria
* {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rafik Djebbour]] (2014–2015)

; Argentina
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Cavenaghi]] (2015–2016)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Esteban Solari]] (2005–2007, 2010–2012)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Tomás De Vincenti]] (2014–2016)

; Armenia
* {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Romik Khachatryan]] (2002–2003)

; Australia
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Okon]] (2005–2006)

; Austria
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alfred Hörtnagl]] (1997)
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Christoph Westerthaler]] (1997)

; Belarus
* {{flagicon|BLR}} {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renan Bardini Bressan|Renan Bressan]] (2016–2017)

; Bosnia and Herzegovina
* {{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sanel Jahić]]

; Brazil
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Aílton José Almeida|Aílton Almeida]] (2010–2012)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[William Boaventura]] (2010–2012)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlão (footballer, born January 1986)|Carlão]] (2014–2017)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Carlos Santos da Silva|Zé Carlos]] (2007–2008)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Guilherme (footballer, born 1986)|João Guilherme]] (2013–2016)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kaká (footballer, born 1981)|Kaká]] (2011–2012, 2014–2015)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Manduca]] (2010–2015)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Veridiano Marcelo]] (1998–2000)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Márcio Ivanildo da Silva|Marcinho]] (2010–2012)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Moisés Costa]] (2007)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo José Oliveira|Marcelo Oliveira]] (2011–2014)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jean Paulista]] (2008–2010)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[César Santin]] (2014)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Tavares]] (2007)

; Colombia
* {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hamilton Ricard]] (2004–2005)

; Costa Rica
* {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Rónald Gómez]] (2006–2007)

; Croatia
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ardian Kozniku]] (1997)

; Czech Republic
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Votava]] (2003–2004)

; Denmark
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Beckmann]] (2013)

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; England
* {{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|SLE}} [[Chris Bart-Williams]] (2004–2005)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Esser]] (1982–1983)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.truegreats.com/player.asp?p=164&c=69 |publisher=truegreats.com |title=David Esser |date=16 April 2008 |access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330072456/http://www.truegreats.com/player.asp?p=164&c=69 |archive-date=30 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry McDermott]] (1985–1987)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Moores]] (1983–1988)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Owen (footballer)|Gary Owen]] (1988–1989)

; France
* {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Bark Seghiri]] (2006–2009)

; Germany
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Lanig]] (2015)

; Ghana
* {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ebenezer Hagan]] (2005)

; Greece
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Amanatidis]] (2003–2004)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dionisis Chiotis]] (2008–2015)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Gianniotas]] (2016–2017)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Alexandros Kaklamanos]] (2005–2006)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Michalis Kapsis]] (2007–2008)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Karipidis]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Kontis]] (2006–2011)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Machlas]] (2006–2008)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Spiros Marangos]] (2000–2002)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Marinos Ouzounidis]] (2001–2003)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Anastasios Papazoglou]] (2014–2015)
* {{flagicon|GRE}}{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Savvas Poursaitidis|Savvas Poursaitides]] (2008–2012)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Miltiadis Sapanis]] (2007–2008)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ilias Solakis]] (2001–2002)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Alexandros Tziolis]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Vakouftsis]] (2002–2005)

; Hungary
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[József Kiprich]] (1995–1997)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Kálmán Kovács (footballer, born 1965)|Kálmán Kovács]] (1995–1996)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[István Kozma (footballer)|István Kozma]] (1995–1997)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Barnabás Sztipánovics]] (2002–2003)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Roland Sallai]] (2017–2018)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Norbert Balogh]] (2018–2019)

; Ireland
* {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Cillian Sheridan]] (2013–2015)

; Israel
* {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Dudu Biton]] (2013)
; Jordan
* {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Musa Al-Taamari]] (2018–2020)
; North Macedonia
* {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Boban Grnčarov]] (2009–2011)
* {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Goran Lazarevski]] (2000–2001)
* {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Jane Nikolovski]] (2007–2008)
* {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Milan Stojanovski]] (2004–2005)
* {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Ivan Tričkovski]] (2010–2012)

; Morocco
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mohammed Chaouch]] (1999–2000)

; Netherlands
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joost Broerse]] (2008–2011)
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[John van Loen]] (1998)

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; Nigeria
* {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Michael Obiku]] (2000)
* {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Benjamin Onwuachi]] (2008–2009)

; Northern Ireland
* {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Tommy Cassidy]] (1983–1985)

; Norway
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[John Arne Riise]] (2014–2015)

; Paraguay
* {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Aldo Adorno]] (2011–2014)

; Peru
* {{flagicon|PER}} [[Alfonso Dulanto]] (1997–1998)

; Poland
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Kamil Kosowski]] (2008–2010)
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Kowalczyk]] (2003–2004)
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Marcin Żewłakow]] (2008–2010)

; Portugal
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Costa (footballer)|Paulo Costa]] (2009)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes|Ricardo Fernandes]] (2005–2008)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1985)|Tiago Gomes]] (2013–2015)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes|Paulo Jorge]] (2009–2012)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Daniel Kenedy]] (2005)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Hélio Pinto]] (2006–2013)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1981)|Mário Sérgio]] (2012–2016)

; Romania
* {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Daniel Florea (footballer, born 1975)|Daniel Florea]] (2006–2009)

; Serbia
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dragiša Binić]] (1993–1994)
* {{flagicon|SRB}}{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Siniša Gogić]] (1989–1993, 2000–2002)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Saša Jovanović (footballer, born 1974)|Saša Jovanović]] (2005–2006)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vesko Mihajlović]] (1993–1994)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Mirosavljević]] (2008–2011)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Svetozar Šapurić]] (1989–1993, 1995–1996)

; Slovakia
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Mário Breška]] (2009–2010)
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Branislav Rzeszoto]] (2004–2005)

; Slovenia
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Alfred Jermaniš]] (1996–1997)
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Miran Pavlin]] (2004–2005)

; Togo
* {{flagicon|TOG}} [[Jean-Paul Abalo]] (2006)

; Tunisia
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tijani Belaid]] (2011–2012)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Selim Benachour]] (2012–2014)

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==Honours==

:Source:<ref name="apoelfc_honours"/>
* '''[[Cypriot First Division|Cypriot Championship]]'''
** '''Winners (29) (record):''' [[1935–36 Cypriot First Division|1935–36]], [[1936–37 Cypriot First Division|1936–37]], [[1937–38 Cypriot First Division|1937–38]], [[1938–39 Cypriot First Division|1938–39]], [[1939–40 Cypriot First Division|1939–40]], [[1946–47 Cypriot First Division|1946–47]], [[1947–48 Cypriot First Division|1947–48]], [[1948–49 Cypriot First Division|1948–49]], [[1951–52 Cypriot First Division|1951–52]], [[1964–65 Cypriot First Division|1964–65]], [[1972–73 Cypriot First Division|1972–73]], [[1979–80 Cypriot First Division|1979–80]], [[1985–86 Cypriot First Division|1985–86]], [[1989–90 Cypriot First Division|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Cypriot First Division|1991–92]], [[1995–96 Cypriot First Division|1995–96]], [[2001–02 Cypriot First Division|2001–02]], [[2003–04 Cypriot First Division|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Cypriot First Division|2006–07]], [[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Cypriot First Division|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Cypriot First Division|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Cypriot First Division|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Cypriot First Division|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Cypriot First Division|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]], [[2023–24 Cypriot First Division|2023–24]]
* '''[[Cypriot Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (21) (record):''' [[1936–37 Cypriot Cup|1936–37]], [[1940–41 Cypriot Cup|1940–41]], [[1946–47 Cypriot Cup|1946–47]], [[1950–51 Cypriot Cup|1950–51]], [[1962–63 Cypriot Cup|1962–63]], [[1967–68 Cypriot Cup|1967–68]], [[1968–69 Cypriot Cup|1968–69]], [[1972–73 Cypriot Cup|1972–73]], [[1975–76 Cypriot Cup|1975–76]], [[1977–78 Cypriot Cup|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Cypriot Cup|1978–79]], [[1983–84 Cypriot Cup|1983–84]], [[1992–93 Cypriot Cup|1992–93]], [[1994–95 Cypriot Cup|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Cypriot Cup|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Cypriot Cup|1996–97]], [[1998–99 Cypriot Cup|1998–99]], [[2005–06 Cypriot Cup|2005–06]], [[2007–08 Cypriot Cup|2007–08]], [[2013–14 Cypriot Cup|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Cypriot Cup|2014–15]]
* '''[[Cypriot Super Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (15):''' 1963, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2024

==Records==
''Last update: 16 March 2017''

* Record [[Cypriot First Division|League]] win: '''17–1''' vs {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Aris Limassol F.C.|Aris Limassol]] (4 June 1967) — [[1966–67 Cypriot First Division|1966–67]]
* Record [[Cypriot First Division|League]] defeat: '''6–1''' vs {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nea Salamis Famagusta FC|Nea Salamina]] (2 May 1998) — [[1997–98 Cypriot First Division|1997–98]]
* Record [[UEFA#Competitions|European competition]] win: '''6–0''' vs {{flagicon|NOR}} [[SK Gjøvik-Lyn]] (8 September 1963) — [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], Preliminary round 1st leg, [[1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1963–64]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1963/round=765/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709121613/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1963/round=765/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |publisher=UEFA |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup&nbsp;– Season 1963–1964&nbsp;– Preliminary round |date=16 January 2000 |access-date=23 May 2012 }}</ref> <br /> {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}'''6–0''' vs {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Havnar Bóltfelag|HB Tórshavn]] (28 August 1997) — [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], Qualifying round 2nd leg, [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1997/round=733/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707165048/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1997/round=733/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|publisher=UEFA|title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup&nbsp;– Season 1997–1998&nbsp;– Qualifying round|date=16 January 2009|access-date=23 May 2012}}</ref>
* Record [[UEFA#Competitions|European competition]] defeat: '''16–1''' vs {{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] (13 November 1963) — [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], 1st round 1st leg, [[1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1963–64]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1963/round=766/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710201233/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1963/round=766/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |publisher=UEFA |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup&nbsp;– Season 1963–1964&nbsp;– First Round |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=23 May 2012 }}</ref>
* Most consecutive [[Cypriot First Division|League]] games unbeaten: '''34''' — From 18 September 1946 to 23 November 1949
* Most consecutive [[Cypriot First Division|League]] games won: '''16''' — From 21 December 2008 to 11 April 2009
* Most [[Cypriot First Division|League]] points in a season:
: 3 for win: '''83''', [[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]]<ref name="2016records">{{cite web|url=http://goal.com.cy/enas-protathlitis-me-rekor-ke-proties/|publisher=goal.com.cy|script-title=el:Ένας πρωταθλητής με ρεκόρ και πρωτιές|date=16 May 2016|access-date=16 May 2016|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516114808/http://goal.com.cy/enas-protathlitis-me-rekor-ke-proties/|archive-date=16 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (full season) — '''69''', [[2008–09 Cypriot First Division|2008–09]] (regular season)
: 2 for win: '''51''', [[1976–77 Cypriot First Division|1976–77]]
* Most [[Cypriot First Division|League]] goals in a season: '''91''', [[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]]<ref name="2016records"/>
* Record average [[Cypriot First Division|League]] home attendance: '''9,582''' — [[2012–13 Cypriot First Division|2012–13]]<ref name="tickets 2013"/>
* Record [[Cypriot First Division|League]] home attendance: '''23,043''' vs {{flagicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] (7 December 2002) — [[2002–03 Cypriot First Division|2002–03]]<ref name="stadium"/>
* Record [[UEFA#Competitions|European competition]] home attendance: '''22,701''' vs {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais]] (7 March 2012) — [[UEFA Champions League]], Last-16 2nd leg, [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2011–12]]<ref name="22701 εισιτήρια"/>
* Most [[Cypriot First Division|League]] appearances for club: '''371''' — {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Yiannos Ioannou]]
* Most [[Cypriot First Division|League]] goals for club : '''191''' — {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Yiannos Ioannou]]
* Most [[UEFA#Competitions|European competitions]] appearances for club: '''91''' — {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Morais]]
* Most [[UEFA#Competitions|European competitions]] goals for club : '''9''' — {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Aílton José Almeida]]

==League and Cup history==
{{main|List of APOEL FC seasons}}

===IFFHS Club world ranking===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Country !! Team !! Points
|-
|273||{{flagicon|SWE}}||[[BK Häcken]]||76,00
|-
|274||{{Flagicon|TUR}}||[[Alanyaspor]]||75,50
|-
|275||{{Flagicon|BEL}}||[[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]||75,50
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|'''276'''||{{flagicon|CYP}}||'''APOEL'''||75,25
|-
|277||{{Flagicon|MLD}}||[[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|FC Sheriff]]||75,25
|-
|278||{{Flagicon|ROM}}||[[Universitatea Cluj]]||75
|-
|279
|{{Flagicon|ROM}}||[[FC U Craiova 1948|Universitatea Craiova]]||75
|}

Last update: 7 July 2024
<br /> Source: [https://iffhs.com/posts/3741 IFFHS]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{official website|https://www.apoelfc.com.cy/}} {{in lang|el}}
*[http://www.apoel.com.cy APOEL Athletic Football Club official website] {{in lang|el}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131028200852/http://www.au-79.net/ APOEL Ultras official website]}} {{in lang|el}} (archived)

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