APOEL F.C. season 2008-09

Infobox football club season
club = APOEL F.C.
season = 2008–09
manager = flagicon|Serbiaflagicon|Greece Ivan Jovanović
chairman = flagicon|CYP Kyriakos Zivanaris
league = Cypriot First Division
league result =
cup1 = Cypriot Cup
cup1 result = Second Round
cup2 = LTV Super Cup
cup2 result = Winners
cup3 = UEFA Cup
cup3 result = First round
league topscorer = 3 Goals: Charalambidis
season topscorer = 3 Goals: Charalambidis, Pinto
highest attendance = 10,188 vs Red Star Belgrade (14 August 2008)
lowest attendance = 6,736 vs Doxa Katokopia (1 September 2008)
prevseason = 2007-08

The 2008–09 season (started 19 May 2008) is APOEL's 33rd consecutive season in the Cypriot First Division. The team finished 2nd in the league in the previous season so it will be playing in the UEFA Cup. The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at GSP Stadium on June 11, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2473&tt=graphic&lang=l1|publisher=APOEL FC|language=Greek|title=ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ|date=2008-06-10|accessdate=2008-06-11] APOEL left on 20 June for Obertraun, Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training. The team returned to Cyprus on 7 July.

Current squad

"Last Update: September 11, 2008" [cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1363&tt=graphic&lang=l1|publisher=APOEL FC|title=Team Roster|language=Greek |date=2008-04-16|accessdate=2008-04-16]

Last Update: September 28, 2008
Source: [http://www.soccerway.com/national/cyprus/1-division/2008-2009/regular-season soccerway.com]
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

Results by round

Playoffs Table

"Last updated May 11, 2008"

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

Matches

Pre-season and friendlies

APOEL left on 20 June for Obertraun, Austria to perform the main stage of their pre-season training. [cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2507&tt=graphic&lang=l1|publisher=APOEL FC|language=Greek|title=Πρόγραμμα προετοιμασίας|date=2008-06-19|accessdate=2008-06-20] The team returned to Cyprus on
7 July. During the pre-season training stage in Austria, APOEL played four friendly matches.

----footballbox
date=2008-06-25
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=1 – 0
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2520&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|Austria SV Grödig
goals1=Papathanasiou goal|28
goals2=
stadium=Obertraun, Austria
attendance=
referee=----footballbox
date=2008-06-28
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=1 – 0
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2523&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|Ukraine FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
goals1=Michael (pen) goal|27
goals2=
stadium=Obertraun, Austria
attendance=
referee=----footballbox
date=2008-07-02
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=0 – 1 (Match suspended on 77' due to bad weather conditions)
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2581&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
goals1=
goals2=Tameş goal|25
stadium=Obertraun, Austria
attendance=
referee=----footballbox
date=2008-07-05
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=2 – 2
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2592&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|Hungary FC Fehérvár
goals1=Żewłakow goal|6 , Charalambides goal|45
goals2=Nagy (pen) goal|60 , Pavlicic goal|90
stadium=Obertraun, Austria
attendance=
referee=----footballbox
date=2008-07-26
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=4 – 1
report= [http://www.24sports.com.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/6039 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|CYP Omonia Aradippou
goals1=Michael goal , Mirosavljević goal , Kosowski goal ,
Elia (pen) goal
goals2=Iakovou (pen) goal
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=
referee=----footballbox
date=2008-08-07
time=
team1=flagicon|CYP AEK Larnaca
score=1 – 2
report= [http://www.apoel.net/apoel2/news/pages/2008/0808.shtml (Report)]
team2=flagicon|CYP APOEL
goals1=Monesterolo goal|90
goals2=Żewłakow goal|54, Elia goal|71 (pen)
stadium=Neo GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
attendance=3,000
referee=----

Competitions

"All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET"----

UEFA Cup

"All times for UEFA competitions at CET"

First Qualifying Round

footballbox
date=2008-07-17
time=18:00
team1=flagicon|MKD FK Pelister
score=0 – 0
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2609&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|CYP APOEL
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Skopje City Stadium, Skopje
attendance=2,500
referee=flagicon|ROM Ovidiu Alin Hategan----footballbox
date=2008-07-31
time=19:00
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score= 1 – 0
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2634&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|MKD FK Pelister
goals1= Michael goal|83 (pen.)
goals2=Ristevski sent off|0|77
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=10,101
referee=flagicon|Italy Gianluca Rocchi----

econd Qualifying Round

footballbox
date=2008-08-14
time=19:00
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=2 – 2
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2654&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (Report)]
team2=flagicon|SRB Red Star Belgrade
goals1=Broerse goal|34 , Żewłakow goal|47
goals2=Edgar goal|9 , Burzanović goal|62
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=10,188
referee=flagicon|ENG Robert Styles----

footballbox
date=2008-08-28
time=20:15
team1=flagicon|SRB Red Star Belgrade
score= 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2724&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=flagicon|CYP APOEL
goals1=Subašić goal|77, Milijaš goal|85, goal|103 (pen.)
goals2=Kosowski goal|54, Pinto goal|57,
Chiotis sent off|0|101
Mirosavljević goal|117
stadium=Stadion Crvena Zvezda
attendance=20,125
referee=flagicon|ESP Julian Rodriguez Santiago----

First Round

footballbox
date=2008-09-16
time=18:00
team1=flagicon|CYP APOEL
score=1 – 4
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2780&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=flagicon|GER Schalke 04
goals1=Mirosavljević goal|72
goals2=Westermann goal|25, Rakitić goal|36, Sánchez goal|41, Altıntop goal|88
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=7,112
referee=flagicon|POL Robert Malek ----

footballbox
date=2008-10-02
time=18:15
team1=flagicon|GER Schalke 04
score= 1 – 1
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2853&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=flagicon|CYP APOEL
goals1= Pander goal|58
goals2= Pinto goal|6
stadium=Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
attendance=52,214
referee=flagicon|POR Pedro Proença----

LTV Super Cup

"All times at EET"

footballbox
date= 2008-08-23
20:00
team1= Anorthosis
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2685&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2= APOEL
goals1=
goals2= Kosowski goal|23
stadium= GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance= 4,585
referee=Stelios Trifonos----

Marfin Laiki League

"All times at EET

Regular season

footballbox
date=2008-09-01
time=19:00
team1=APOEL
score=3 – 2
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2739&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=Doxa
goals1=Michael goal|25, Christou goal|29, Morais goal|40
goals2=Serjão goal|3, Saavedra goal|45,
Rodrigues sent off|0|84
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=6,736
referee=Panayiotis Gerasimou

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footballbox
date=2008-09-12
time=19:30
team1=Ethnikos Achnas
score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2761&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=APOEL
goals1=Alekou goal|58
goals2=Charalambides goal|51
stadium=Dasaki Stadium, Achna
attendance=1,650
referee=Charis Glykis----footballbox
date=2008-09-21
time=19:00
team1=APOEL
score=4 – 0
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2801&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=AEL
goals1= Morais goal|13, Charalambides goal|24,
Christou goal|40, Pinto goal|64
goals2=
stadium=GSP Stadium, Nicosia
attendance=8,124
referee=Panayiotis Gerasimou----footballbox
date=2008-09-28
time=19:00
team1=AE Paphos
score=2 – 2
report= [http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2837&tt=graphic&lang=l1 (report)]
team2=APOEL
goals1=Ba goal|19, Chailis goal|52
goals2=Żewłakow goal|15, Charalambides goal|17
stadium=Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
attendance=2,923
referee=Costas Kapitanis

References