2014–15 APOEL FC season

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APOEL
2014–15 season
ChairmanProdromos Petrides
Manager
Giorgos Donis
(Until 6 January 2015)
Thorsten Fink
(10 January 2015 – 11 May 2015)
Gustavo Manduca
(Caretaker: 11 May 2015 – 24 May 2015)
StadiumGSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First Division1st
Cypriot CupWinners
Cypriot Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rafik Djebbour (14)

All:
Rafik Djebbour (17)
Highest home attendance20,626 vs Barcelona
(25 November 2014 – UEFA Champions League)
Lowest home attendance1,139[note 1] vs Ethnikos
(7 February 2015 – Cypriot First Division)
Average home league attendance9,014 (all competitions)

The 2014–15 season was

football club
.

Season review

Head coach changes

January 2015: On 6 January 2015,

Ayia Napa.[2] Giorgos Donis was replaced by German coach Thorsten Fink, who (on 10 January 2015) signed a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season, with the option of a further season.[3]

May 2015: On 11 May 2015, one day after a questionable 1–0 loss to

Apollon Limassol and following a run of disappointing performances, Thorsten Fink was sacked by APOEL, although at that moment the team were two points clear at the top of the league with only two matches remaining.[4] The same day, APOEL's technical director Gustavo Manduca, who only hung up his boots last month, took over as caretaker manager for the team's crucial final two league games of the season, as well as the Cypriot Cup final, alongside assistant coach Giorgos Kostis and former skipper Marinos Satsias.[4]

Pre-season and friendlies

The first training session for the season took place on 27 June 2014 at THOI Lakatamia stadium.

Othellos
.

Cypriot Super Cup

On 13 August 2014,

direct free kick struck the ball beyond the reach of Tassos Kissas
for an epic finish, handing Ermis victory in their first ever Super Cup appearance.

Cypriot First Division

Regular season

Apollon Limassol. APOEL went ahead on the half hour mark with Nuno Morais who finished off Constantinos Charalambides deep free-kick inside the box, but Omonia equalized eight minutes from time when Gaossou Fofana blasted the ball past Urko Pardo
after a poor defensive clearance.

Play-offs

On 7 March 2015, in its first Championship play-off match, APOEL beat

Ermis Aradippou 4–2 at Ammochostos Stadium on the last day of the season.[9] APOEL got off to a perfect start when Tomás De Vincenti opened the score with a low drive in the 9th minute and Constantinos Charalambides doubled the score soon after. Giannis Taralidis pulled one back for Ermis after 15 minutes, but APOEL restored their two-goal cushion through their top scorer Rafik Djebbour who scored from the penalty spot five minutes later. In the 39th minute, Rafik Djebbour scored his second of the day after good work by Nuno Morais to give APOEL a three goals half-time lead. Former APOEL forward Andreas Papathanasiou
made it 4–2 immediately after half-time, but there was no spoiling the party which was already underway in the stands as APOEL were crowned champions for the 24th time in their history.

Cypriot Cup

Second round

APOEL won the Cypriot cup last season and as such entered the second round of the competition. APOEL were drawn to face Cypriot Second Division side Olympiakos Nicosia. On 14 January 2015, in (new coach) Thorsten Fink's debut, APOEL secured a narrow 1–0 advantage over Olympiakos at Makario Stadium thanks to a Rafik Djebbour goal from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute. On 28 January 2015, APOEL reached a comfortable 3–0 home win over Olympiakos for an aggregate 4–0 victory, thanks to goals from Tomás De Vincenti, Cillian Sheridan and Giorgos Efrem.

Quarter-finals

APOEL were drawn to face Anorthosis in the quarter-finals of the Cypriot Cup. In the first leg of their Cypriot Cup quarter-finals clash on 4 March 2015, Anorthosis and APOEL produced an enthralling 0–0 draw at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, with both teams missing some great chances to win the game. Despite of Thorsten Fink decided to rest many first-team players in the second leg, APOEL went through to the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup after an easy 2–0 win over Anorthosis at GSP Stadium. Algerian star Rafik Djebbour was the hero, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute and scoring twice after 67 and 80 minutes.

Semi-finals

APOEL were drawn to face arch rivals Omonia in the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup. On 8 April 2015, APOEL trashed Omonia 3–0 in the first leg of their semi-final clash and took a giant step in the defence of their Cypriot Cup title. Martin Lanig gave APOEL the lead after 35 minutes, with former Liverpool star John Arne Riise making it 2–0 just four minutes later and Tomás De Vincenti adding a third 12 minutes from time. On 22 April 2015, APOEL moved into their second successive Cypriot Cup final after riding out an easy 0–0 away draw against rivals Omonia to advance 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

On 20 May 2015, APOEL clinched their 21st Cypriot Cup title and their second in successive seasons with a convincing 4–2 victory over AEL Limassol at GSZ Stadium in Larnaca.[10][11] APOEL fell behind to an early Maic Sema goal, but Tomás De Vincenti drew the sides level after 31 minutes, beating goalkeeper Karim Fegrouche with a clever 35-meter lob direct from a free-kick. Giorgos Efrem put APOEL in front just before half-time, poking the ball in from close range, and the Cyprus international was on target again immediately after the interval, curling into the empty net after Karim Fegrouche came rushing off his line. Former Liverpool FC defender John Arne Riise drilled in a trademark 30-meter thunderbolt free-kick goal on the hour to put the contest beyond doubt for a side now on the verge of a second successive double and Valentinos Sielis just scored a late consolation to make the final score 4–2.

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

APOEL won the Cypriot league last season and as such entered the third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. APOEL started their campaign against Finnish side HJK Helsinki.[12]

On 30 July 2014, APOEL came from two goals down to hold

Sonera Stadium in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie. Demba Savage scored twice in the first half, breaking the deadlock after 11 minutes and converting a penalty on the cusp of the interval to stun APOEL. Macoumba Kandji's second yellow card shortly after the restart undermined the hosts' good work, and APOEL ruthlessly wiped out the advantage with two goals in four minutes. Tomás De Vincenti put APOEL back in contention with a header after 71 minutes, before then setting up Cillian Sheridan
three minutes later to put the Nicosia club back in the driving seat ahead of the second leg at Nicosia.

On 6 August 2014, APOEL sealed their passage to the

Vinícius, the midfielder seeing his shots hitting the bar twice. The win guaranteed that APOEL would feature in the group stages of a European competition for the fourth time in six years, as even if they were to suffer defeat in the play-off round, they would go directly into the UEFA Europa League
group stage.

Play-off round

APOEL were drawn to face Danish champions Aalborg BK in the play-off round of the Champions League, as they attempt to reach the group stages for the third time in their history.[13]

On 20 August 2014, APOEL came from behind to earn a valuable 1–1 draw against Aalborg at

Vinícius
handed APOEL a 54th-minute equaliser, as well as an away goal which could prove decisive early into the second half.

On 26 August 2014, APOEL crushed Aalborg 4–0 at

Vinícius on the edge of the area and the Brazilian scored with a neat strike which wrong-footed the keeper to give APOEL a vital lead. Mário Sérgio's out-swinging corner was met by Tomás De Vincenti who crept in unmarked to hit home from the edge of the six-yard box into the roof of the net, giving APOEL a two-goal cushion one minute before the break. Efstathios Aloneftis, who came on in the 61st minute, put away APOEL's third goal three minutes later, after he brought down João Guilherme's sweeping cross-field ball and stroke the ball across goal and into the corner. The crowning fourth goal was similarly direct, Cillian Sheridan beating Rasmus Thelander to Urko Pardo's long kick forward and cutting on to his left foot to outgun Nicolai Larsen
from the edge of the box, ensuring APOEL go into group stage draw full of confidence.

Group stage

APOEL's 2014–15 UEFA Champions League lineup that drew 1–1 with Ajax at home and secured the club's only point in Group F.[16]

Seeded in Pot 4 for the group stage draw, APOEL drawn in Group F, alongside Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax.[17]

On 17 September 2014, APOEL opened their Champions League campaign with a 1–0 defeat against

Marios Antoniades. Schöne scored his second goal just after the restart and Davy Klaassen headed the third after a mazy run by teenage winger Ricardo Kishna in the 53rd minute. Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik made it 4–0 fifteen minutes from time to give Ajax its first Champions League win of the season and a berth in the UEFA Europa League round of 32. At the same time, Barcelona topped Group F by beating Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 and both teams advanced to the knockout phase
of the competition, while APOEL finished fourth in Group F with just one point.

Current squad

Last Update: 21 April 2015[24]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA João Guilherme
4 MF Cyprus CYP Kostakis Artymatas
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlão
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise
7 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Efrem
8 MF Portugal POR Tiago Gomes
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan
10 MF Cyprus CYP Constantinos Charalambides (captain)
11 MF Cyprus CYP Nektarios Alexandrou
13 MF Germany GER Martin Lanig
14 MF Cyprus CYP Alex Konstantinou
15 DF Cyprus CYP
Marios Antoniades
16 MF Brazil BRA
Vinícius
20 FW Cyprus CYP Pieros Sotiriou
21 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Manduca (4th captain)
22 GK Greece GRE
Dionisis Chiotis
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Cyprus CYP Andreas Christofides
26 MF Portugal POR Nuno Morais (vice-captain)
28 DF Portugal POR Mário Sérgio
30 MF Argentina ARG Tomás De Vincenti
31 MF Cyprus CYP Vasilios Papafotis
32 DF Cyprus CYP Andreas Assiotis
34 FW North Macedonia MKD Valmir Nafiu
35 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Pechlivanis
40 MF Cyprus CYP Demetris Charalambous
44 DF Cyprus CYP Nicholas Ioannou
46 FW Cyprus CYP Efstathios Aloneftis
73 DF Brazil BRA Kaká
78 GK Spain ESP Urko Pardo
79 FW Algeria ALG Rafik Djebbour
88 GK Cyprus CYP Tasos Kissas

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2014.
Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2014–15.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
95 MF Cyprus CYP
Ayia Napa
)

Loan deals expire at the end of 2014–15 season

International players

Foreign players

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Squad changes

In:

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU

Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
25
CB
Cyprus Christofides 21 EU
Alki Larnaca
Loan return → Summer 2015 apoelfc.com.cy
44
CB
Cyprus Ioannou 18 EU
Manchester United U19 England
Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
14
RW
Cyprus Konstantinou 22 EU
Apollon Limassol
Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
7
RM
Cyprus Efrem 24 EU Omonia Nicosia Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 Free apoelfc.com.cy
5
CB
Brazil Carlão 28 Non-EU Sochaux France Transfer Green tickY Summer 2016 Free apoelfc.com.cy
30
AM
Argentina De Vincenti 25 EU Olympiacos Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2017 €500K apoelfc.com.cy
24
CB
Greece Papazoglou 25 EU Olympiacos Greece Transfer Green tickY Summer 2016 Free apoelfc.com.cy
79
CF
Algeria Djebbour 30 EU Nottingham Forest England Transfer Green tickY Summer 2015 Free apoelfc.com.cy
6
LB
Norway Riise 33 EU Fulham England Transfer Green tickY Summer 2016 Free apoelfc.com.cy
13
DM
Germany Lanig 30 EU Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Transfer Green tickY Winter 2016 €10K apoelfc.com.cy
34
RW
North Macedonia Nafiu 20 Non-EU Hamburger SV Germany Transfer Green tickY Winter 2019 Free apoelfc.com.cy

Total expenditure: Decrease €510K

Out:

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU

Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
17
DM
Cyprus Satsias 36 EU Retirement Retirement (has hammer) Summer apoel.com.cy
30
AM
Argentina De Vincenti 25 EU Olympiacos Greece Loan return → Summer apoelfc.com.cy
14
LB
Greece Pipinis 29 EU AEL Kalloni Greece Contract termination Red XN Summer Free apoelfcofficial
27
CB
Spain Borda 29 EU Muangthong United Thailand End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
77
RB
Cyprus Solomou 28 EU Enosis Neon Paralimni End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
6
CB
Brazil
Oliveira
32 Non-EU Moreirense Portugal End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
18
AM
Tunisia Benachour 32 EU Free agent End of contract Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
19
RB
Cyprus Elia 35 EU Retirement Retirement (has hammer) Summer apoelfc.com.cy
70
CF
Brazil Santin 33 Non-EU Kalmar FF Sweden Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
95
DM
Cyprus Djamas 18 EU
Ayia Napa
Loan → Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
12
RW
Paraguay Adorno 32 EU Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine Mutual consent Red XN Summer Free apoelfc.com.cy
24
CB
Greece Papazoglou 26 EU
Skoda Xanthi Greece
Contract termination Red XN Winter Free apoelfc.com.cy
21
CF
Brazil Manduca 34 EU Retirement Retirement (has hammer) Winter cyprusscore.com


Total income: Increase €0

Last updated: 1 February 2015

Club

Other information

Chairman Cyprus Prodromos Petrides
Ground (capacity and dimensions) GSP Stadium (22,859 / 105x68 m)

Source: apoelfc.com.cy

Squad stats

Total Cypriot First Division Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup UEFA Champions League
Country
N
P
Name
GS
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
Brazil 3
CB
Guilherme 38 41 3532 12 1 26 2188 8 5 450 1 90 9 804 4 1
Cyprus 4
DM
Artymatas 8 16 776 3 12 533 3 3 225 1 18
Brazil 5
CB
Carlão 34 35 2762 11 1 20 1533 6 1 4 315 2 1 14 10 900 3
Norway 6
LB
Riise 29 30 2602 6 4 25 2203 4 4 4 350 2 1 49
Cyprus 7
RM
Efrem 26 37 2186 7 4 24 1560 4 3 4 223 3 1 1 45 8 358
Portugal 8
CM
Gomes 25 36 2310 1 2 21 1142 1 1 4 271 1 90 1 10 807
Republic of Ireland 9
CF
Sheridan 26 36 2451 7 1 20 1159 3 1 5 450 1 1 90 10 752 3
Cyprus 10
RM
Charalambides 18 25 1451 3 1 19 1128 3 1 2 115 4 208
Cyprus 11
LM
Alexandrou 12 22 1184 2 5 14 776 2 4 5 249 1 45 1 2 114
Paraguay 12
RW
Adorno 1 11 1 11
Germany 13
DM
Lanig 17 17 1381 3 6 13 1021 2 5 4 360 1 1
Cyprus 14
RW
Konstantinou 2 3 124 1 3 2 121
Cyprus 15
LB
Antoniades
21 25 1823 6 11 756 2 4 259 1 1 62 9 746 3
Brazil 16
CM
Vinícius
24 28 2145 2 6 16 1166 4 1 5 1 90 10 884 2 2
Cyprus 20
CF
Sotiriou 6 13 532 4 10 404 4 1 89 2 39
Brazil 21
CF
Manduca 14 20 1256 7 1 13 874 6 1 7 382 1
Greece 22 GK
Chiotis
14 16 1325 -15 1 11 990 -13 5 335 -2 1
Greece 23
CB
Papazoglou 8 13 670 4 9 557 4 1 6 3 107
Cyprus 25
CB
Christofides 3 3 234 2 1 79 1 2 155 1
Portugal 26
DM
Morais 44 44 3890 2 9 27 2388 2 7 6 540 1 1 90 1 10 872
Portugal 28
RB
Mário Sérgio 47 48 4227 7 30 2689 6 7 548 1 90 10 900 1
Argentina 30
AM
De Vincenti 31 39 2781 9 9 24 1832 3 7 5 363 3 2 1 90 9 496 3
Cyprus 31
AM
Papafotis 2 6 206 4 115 2 91
Cyprus 32
RB
Assiotis
North Macedonia 34
RW
Nafiu 5 12 489 1 10 349 1 2 140
Cyprus 35
LW
Pechlivanis 1 32 1 32
Cyprus 40
CM
Charalambous 1 11 1 11
Cyprus 44
CB
Ioannou 5 7 413 3 128 2 180 2 105
Cyprus 46
LW
Aloneftis 8 25 1051 2 2 15 631 1 1 3 87 1 28 6 305 1 1
Brazil 73
CB
Kaká 19 25 1843 6 2 20 1452 5 2 4 315 1 1 76
Spain 78 GK Pardo 34 34 2995 -28 3 21 1890 -13 3 3 205 10 900 -15
Algeria 79
CF
Djebbour 28 38 2519 17 4 26 2000 14 4 6 382 3 6 137
Cyprus 88 GK Kissas 2 2 180 -2 1 90 1 90 -2
Cyprus 96 GK Tasouris
Last updated: 24 May 2015
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); GS = Game Started; A = Appearances.

Top scorers

R Player Position League Cup Super Cup Europe Total
1 Algeria Djebbour CF 14 3 0 0 17
2 Argentina De Vincenti AM 3 3 0 3 9
3 Brazil Manduca CF 6 0 0 1 7
Cyprus Efrem RW 4 3 0 0 7
Republic of Ireland Sheridan CF 3 1 0 3 7
6 Norway Riise LB 4 2 0 0 6
7 Cyprus Sotiriou CF 4 0 0 0 4
8 Cyprus Charalambides RM 3 0 0 0 3
Germany Lanig DM 2 1 0 0 3
10 Portugal Morais DM 2 0 0 0 2
Cyprus Alexandrou LM 2 0 0 0 2
Cyprus Aloneftis LW 1 0 0 1 2
Vinícius
CM 0 0 0 2 2
14 Portugal Gomes CM 1 0 0 0 1
North Macedonia Nafiu RW 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 1 0 3
TOTAL 52 13 1 10 76

Last update: 24 May 2015
Source: Match reports in

Competitive matches

Captains

  1. Cyprus Constantinos Charalambides
  2. Cyprus Nektarios Alexandrou
  3. Portugal Nuno Morais
  4. Brazil Gustavo Manduca

Source: apoelfcofficial

Pre-season friendlies

Kick-off times are in EET.

6 July 2014
Žalgiris Vilnius
Stadion Miejski, Malbork
18:30 EET
Vinícius
25'
Report Wilk 15' Attendance: 400
9 July 2014 Friendly Lechia Gdańsk Poland 1–2 Cyprus APOEL Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka, Chojnice
18:00 EET Aleksić 80' Report Charalambides 8'
Sheridan 53'
Attendance: 600
17 July 2014 Friendly Arka Gdynia Poland 1–2 Cyprus APOEL Arena Mistrzów, Gniewino
18:00 EET Warcholak 57' Report Manduca 34', 44' (pen.) Attendance: 300
21 July 2014 Friendly APOEL Cyprus 2–0 Greece Ergotelis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:30 EET De Vincenti 5', 38' Report Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
9 August 2014
Othellos
Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
18:30 EET Kaká 67'
Sotiriou 79' (pen.), 81'
Report Unknown 76' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Loizos Panayiotou
16 August 2014
Ayia Napa
Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
18:30 EET Artymatas 30'
Alexandrou 75'
Report Marchev 27' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
22 August 2014
Othellos
Archangelos Training Centre, Nicosia
18:30 EET Adorno 49' Report Vera 1'
Panayiotou 7' (pen.)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis

Mid-season friendlies

Kick-off times are in EET.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Cypriot First Division Winners 31 August 2014 24 May 2015
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Group stage 30 July 2014 10 December 2014
Cypriot Cup 2nd round Winners 14 January 2015 20 May 2015
Cypriot Super Cup Final Runners-up 13 August 2014

Updated to match played 24 May 2015
Source:
Competitions

Cypriot First Division

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Apollon Limassol
22 15 3 4 49 26 +23 48 Qualification to championship group
2 APOEL 22 13 7 2 34 13 +21 46
3 Omonia Nicosia 22 12 3 7 32 22 +10 39[a]
4
AEK Larnaca
22 11 6 5 41 23 +18 39[a]
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 12 2 8 32 22 +10 38
Source: UEFA, CFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b OMO 0–1 AEK ; AEK 1–3 OMO

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 17 11 4 52 26  +26 62 9 7 0 26 11  +15 8 4 4 26 15  +11

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: UEFA

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWDWWWDDWWDLDLDWWWWDWDDLWDWLDW
Position21111111111111122222121222111111
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2015. Source: apoelfc.com.cy
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs

The 12 teams are divided into two groups of six teams. Points are carried over from the regular season.

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 17 11 4 52 26 +26 62 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2
AEK Larnaca
32 17 8 7 56 31 +25 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
3
Apollon Limassol
32 18 5 9 59 41 +18 59[b] Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
4 Omonia Nicosia 32 17 5 10 52 34 +18 56[b]
5 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 16 4 12 50 37 +13 52
6
Ermis Aradippou
32 11 7 14 38 55 −17 40
Source: CFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since Cypriot cup winners APOEL qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the fourth placed team will also qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
  2. ^ a b APOL: 9 pts; OMO: 3 pts

Matches

Kick-off times are in EET.

Regular season

24 September 2014[note 2] Matchweek 1 APOEL 2–0 Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Manduca 65'
Aloneftis 76'
Report 1
Report 2
Laifis
Red card 74'
Attendance: 8,707
Referee: Demetris Masias
13 September 2014 Matchweek 3
Ermis Aradippou
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Sheridan 88' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou
APOEL v AEL Limassol
27 September 2014 Matchweek 5 APOEL 0–0 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Leontios Trattos
APOEL v Nea Salamina
26 October 2014 Matchweek 7 APOEL 1–0 Nea Salamina GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Djebbour 26' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
1 November 2014 Matchweek 8 Ethnikos Achna 0–4 APOEL Dasaki Stadium, Achna
19:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Sheridan 7', 55'
Alexandrou 70'
Manduca 85'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Leontios Trattos
10 November 2014 Matchweek 9
Doxa Katokopias
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
APOEL v Omonia
30 November 2014 Matchweek 11 APOEL 1–0 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Efrem 38' Report 1
Report 2
Kyriakou Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card Attendance: 9,631
Referee: Demetris Masias
5 December 2014 Matchweek 12 Anorthosis 0–1 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Djebbour 81' Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Leontios Trattos
15 December 2014 Matchweek 13
AEK Larnaca
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Djebbour 17', 46'
Sotiriou 85', 90'
Report 1
Report 2
Kanté 20', 55'
Larena
45+2'
Attendance: 4,616
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
5 January 2015 Matchweek 15
Ayia Napa
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Efrem 60' Report 1
Report 2
Kolokoudias 90+1' Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
AEL Limassol v APOEL
11 January 2015 Matchweek 16
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
15:00 EET Riise 12' Report 1
Report 2
Tagbajumi 66' (pen.), 73' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Demetris Masias
17 January 2015 Matchweek 17
Othellos Athienou
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET Djebbour 58' Report 1
Report 2
Grigalashvili 50' Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas
31 January 2015[note 3] Matchweek 18 Nea Salamina 0–1 APOEL Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
17:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Djebbour 5' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
7 February 2015[note 4] Matchweek 19 APOEL 4–0 Ethnikos Achna GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET Lanig 19'
Riise 48'
Efrem 73'
Djebbour 75'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 1,139[note 1]
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
21 February 2015 Matchweek 21
Apollon Limassol
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Kaká Red card 71'
Morais 90+3'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 4,783[note 5]
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Omonia v APOEL
28 February 2015 Matchweek 22 Omonia 1–1 APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Fofana 82' Report 1
Report 2
Morais 31' Attendance: 13,121
Referee: Leontios Trattos

Play-offs

7 March 2015 Matchweek 1 APOEL 1–0 Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Riise 33' Report 1
Report 2
Maisuradze Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card Attendance: 8,663
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou
14 March 2015 Matchweek 2 Omonia 1–1 APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Schembri 6' Report 1
Report 2
Djebbour 37' Attendance: 9,893
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
21 March 2015 Matchweek 3
Apollon Limassol
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET Gomes 9'
Nafiu 35'
Report 1
Report 2
Papoulis
39'
Attendance: 12,735
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
19 April 2015 Matchweek 5
Ermis Aradippou
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:30 EET Lanig 24'
Djebbour 37', 47'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 7,958
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
Anorthosis v APOEL
25 April 2015 Matchweek 6 Anorthosis 3–3 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
17:00 EET Gonçalves 4', 31'
Makris 52'
Report 1
Report 2
Charalambides 17'
Efrem 48'
Demetriou 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Demetris Masias
2 May 2015 Matchweek 7 APOEL 3–2 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET De Vincenti 37' (pen.)
Alexandrou 59'
Djebbour 90+4'
Report 1
Report 2
Lobjanidze Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card
Assis 54', 56'
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
16 May 2015 Matchweek 9
AEK Larnaca
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET De Vincenti 24' (pen.) Report 1
Report 2
Boljević 12' (pen.) Attendance: 15,562
Referee: Leontios Trattos

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Third qualifying round
30 July 2014 First Leg
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
18:00 CET Savage 11', 45' (pen.)
Kandji Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card
Report 1
Report 2
De Vincenti 71'
Sheridan 74'
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Poland Paweł Gil
6 August 2014 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Finland HJK Helsinki GSP Stadium, Nicosia
18:30 CET Sheridan 17'
De Vincenti 43' (pen.)
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 14,271
Referee: Israel Liran Liany
Play-off round
20 August 2014 First Leg
Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg
20:45 CET Thomsen 16' Report 1
Report 2
Vinícius
54'
Attendance: 9,663
Referee: England Martin Atkinson
26 August 2014 Second Leg APOEL Cyprus 4–0
(5–1 agg.)
Denmark Aalborg BK GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 CET
Vinícius 29'
De Vincenti 44'
Aloneftis 64'
Sheridan
75'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 18,746
Referee: Scotland William Collum

Group stage

Group F standings and fixtures

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PSG AJX APO
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–1 1–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 3–2 3–1 1–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 1–1 4–0
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1 0–4 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Matches
17 September 2014 Matchweek 1 Barcelona Spain 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 CET Piqué 28' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 62,832
Referee: Germany Deniz Aytekin
30 September 2014 Matchweek 2 APOEL Cyprus 1–1 Netherlands Ajax GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 CET Manduca 31' (pen.) Report 1
Report 2
Andersen 28' Attendance: 17,190
Referee: Serbia Milorad Mažić
21 October 2014 Matchweek 3 APOEL Cyprus 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 CET Report 1
Report 2
Cavani 87' Attendance: 18,659
Referee: Romania Ovidiu Hațegan
5 November 2014 Matchweek 4 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Parc des Princes, Paris
20:45 CET Cavani 1' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 45,816
Referee: Portugal Olegário Benquerença
25 November 2014 Matchweek 5 APOEL Cyprus 0–4 Spain Barcelona GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 CET Guilherme Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card Report 1
Report 2
Suárez 27'
Messi 38', 58', 87'
Rafinha Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 20,626
Referee: Italy Gianluca Rocchi
10 December 2014 Matchweek 6
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
20:45 CET Schöne 45+1' (pen.), 50'
Klaassen 53'
Milik 74'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 51,796
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco Carballo

Cypriot Super Cup

13 August 2014 Final
Ermis Aradippou
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
20:00 EET Žarković 90+2' (o.g.) Report 1
Report 2
Belusso 1'
Taralidis 90+5'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marios Tsaggaris

Cypriot Cup

Second round

14 January 2015 First Leg Olympiakos Nicosia 0–1 APOEL Makario Stadium, Nicosia
15:00 EET Report 1
Report 2
Djebbour 73' (pen.) Attendance: 250
Referee: Christos Elia
28 January 2015[note 6] Second Leg APOEL 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Olympiakos Nicosia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET De Vincenti 19'
Sheridan 68'
Efrem 82'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Georgios Constantinou

Quarter-finals

4 March 2015 First Leg Anorthosis 0–0 APOEL Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
17:30 EET Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
11 March 2015 Second Leg APOEL 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Anorthosis GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:30 EET Djebbour 67', 80' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 5,244
Referee: Leontios Trattos

Semi-finals

8 April 2015 First Leg APOEL 3–0 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET Lanig 36'
Riise 39'
De Vincenti 78'
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 9,188
Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis
22 April 2015 Second Leg Omonia 0–0
(0–3 agg.)
APOEL GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET Fofana Yellow card Yellow-red card 90+4' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Leontios Trattos

Final

20 May 2015 Final APOEL 4–2 AEL Limassol GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET De Vincenti 31'
Efrem 45', 53'
Riise 60'
(Report 1)
(Report 2)
Sema 11'
Sielis 90'
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Czech Republic Pavel Královec

APOEL won the 2014–15 Cypriot Cup (21st title).

Notes

  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to APOEL's punishment for the incidents in the match against AEL Limassol on 11 January 2015. Only children up to 12 years who were accompanied by their mothers and people beyond 65 years were allowed to attend the match.[1]
  2. ^ The match between APOEL and Anorthosis was originally scheduled on 23 August 2014, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of APOEL's UEFA Champions League play-off matches against Aalborg BK.[8]
  3. ^ The match between Nea Salamina and APOEL was originally scheduled on 24 January 2015, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of Cyprus Referees' Association strike.[25][26]
  4. ^ The match between APOEL and Ethnikos was originally scheduled on 31 January 2015, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of Cyprus Referees' Association strike.[25][26]
  5. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to APOEL's punishment for the incidents in the match against AEL Limassol on 11 January 2015. Only children up to 12 years who were accompanied by their mothers and people beyond 65 years were allowed to attend the match.[1]
  6. ^ The match between APOEL and Olympiakos was originally scheduled on 21 January 2015, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of Cyprus Referees' Association strike.[25][26]

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