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Anorthosis Famagusta
2008–09 season
Chairman Cyprus Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Cyprus Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
Manager Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia
Cyprus Michalis Pamboris
Cypriot First Division3rd
Cypriot Cup Second round
LTV Super CupRunners-up
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sosin (10 goals)
All: Sosin (14 goals)
Highest home attendance19,259 vs Panathinaikos (1 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance6,050 vs Atromitos (31 November 2008)
←  2007–08
2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season (started 19 June 2008) is Anorthosis' 60th consecutive season in the Cypriot First Division. The team finished 1st in the league in the previous season so it will represent Cyprus in the Champions League. The first training session for the season took take place at the training ground at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on June 18, 2008. [1] On August 27, 2008, they became the first Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the Champions League, defeating Olympiacos of Greece in the third qualifying round. [2]

In December 2008, Andreas Panteli, the chairman of the company since 2004, resigned and he was replaced by Chris Georgiades. Manager Temuri Ketsbaia left the club by mutual consent in April 2009 and was replaced by Michalis Pamboris as caretaker.

Current squad

Last Update: 14 February 2009 [3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania  ALB Arjan Beqaj
3 DF Cyprus  CYP Lambros Lambrou
4 DF Greece  GRE Nikos Katsavakis
5 MF Cyprus  CYP Nikos Nicolaou ( captain)
6 MF Montenegro  MNE Siniša Dobrašinović
8 MF Greece  GRE Giannis Skopelitis
9 FW Poland  POL Łukasz Sosin
11 FW Greece  GRE Nikolaos Frousos
12 DF Netherlands  NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy
16 FW Georgia (country)  GEO Klimenti Tsitaishvili
17 MF Brazil  BRA Sávio
18 MF Romania  ROU Eugen Trică
19 FW Iraq  IRQ Hawar Taher
20 MF France  FRA Vincent Laban
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Cyprus  CYP Giorgos Panagi
22 DF Serbia  SRB Predrag Ocokoljić
23 DF Cyprus  CYP Constantinos Samaras
24 DF Cyprus  CYP Andreas Constantinou
26 FW Cyprus  CYP Chrysovalantis Panayiotou
27 MF France  FRA Cédric Bardon
28 DF Greece  GRE Georgios Georgiou
30 GK Hungary  HUN Zoltán Nagy
31 GK Cyprus  CYP Demetris Leoni
32 GK Cyprus  CYP Gavriel Constantinou
33 DF Greece  GRE Traianos Dellas
67 DF Cyprus  CYP Giorgos Theodotou
70 FW Cyprus  CYP Giorgos Tofas
80 MF Cyprus  CYP Alexandros Garpozis

Transfers

Summer

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Serbia  SRB Predrag Ocokoljić (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
— MF Greece  GRE Giannis Skopelitis (from Greece Atromitos)
— MF Cyprus  CYP Stefanos Voskaridis (from Greece Kallithea)
— MF Portugal  POR Tiquinho (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)
— MF Montenegro  MNE Siniša Dobrašinović (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Cyprus  CYP Giorgos Theodotou (from Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Greece  GRE Georgios Georgiou (from Greece Atromitos)
— DF Netherlands  NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (from Germany Alemannia Aachen [4])
— MF France  FRA Cédric Bardon (from Israel Bnei Yehuda [5])
— DF Greece  GRE Traianos Dellas (from Greece AEK Athens [6])
— MF Brazil  BRA Sávio (from Brazil Desportiva [7])
— MF Iraq  IRQ Hawar Taher (from Qatar Al-Khor [8])

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Greece  GRE Savvas Poursaitidis (to Cyprus APOEL)
— MF Slovenia  SVN Anton Žlogar (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Rwanda  RWA Hamad Ndikumana (to Cyprus Omonia Nicosia)
— DF Egypt  EGY Amir Azmy (to Turkey Hacettepe)
— MF Brazil  BRA William Boaventura (to Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk)
— DF Cyprus  CYP Loukas Louka (to Cyprus Alki Larnaca)
— MF Bulgaria  BUL Metodi Deyanov ( released)
— FW Serbia  SRB Milan Belić (to Cyprus A.E. Paphos [9])
— DF Greece  GRE Theodoros Tripotseris (to Greece Levadiakos)

Winter

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania  ROU Eugen Trică (from Romania CFR Cluj [10])
— GK Cyprus  CYP Demetris Leoni (from Cyprus A.E. Paphos [11])
— MF Cyprus  CYP Alexandros Garpozis (from Cyprus Apollon Limassol [12])
— FW Cyprus  CYP Giorgos Tofas (on loan from Greece AEK Athens [13])

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal  POR Tiquinho (to Cyprus AEK Larnaca)
— MF Portugal  POR Paulo Costa (on loan to Cyprus APOEL [14])
— FW Cyprus  CYP Stefanos Voskaridis (on loan to Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni [15])

Foreign players

Teams in the Cypriot First Division can register up to eighteen non-EU nationals and players with European ancestry.

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

International players

Club

Other information

Chairman Cyprus Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)
Cyprus Chris Georgiades (from January 2009)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium (9,782 / 105x70 m)

Source:  anorthosisfc.com

Competitions

Marfin Laiki League

Main article: 2008–09 Cypriot First Division

Classification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APOEL 26 22 3 1 53 14 +39 69 Qualification for second round, Group A
2 Omonia Nicosia 26 21 1 4 61 18 +43 64
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 20 2 4 49 19 +30 62
4 AEL Limassol 26 13 4 9 34 30 +4 43 [a]
5 Apollon Limassol 26 13 4 9 53 34 +19 43 [a] Qualification for second round, Group B
Source: cfa.com.cy (in Greek)
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.
Teams qualified for Group A played out one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and two spots in the UEFA Europa League, one in the second and one in the first qualifying round.
A spot in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League was awarded to the winners of the 2008–09 Cypriot Cup.
Teams qualified for Group C played out one additional relegation spot.
Points gained in the First round were taken over into the Second round groups.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b AEL 1–0 APOL; APOL 1–3 AEL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
ResultWWWWDLWWWWWLWWWWWDLWWWWWLWLWLDLD
Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2009. Source: anorthosisfc.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs table

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 26 4 2 62 17 +45 82 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Omonia Nicosia 32 25 1 6 70 22 +48 76 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 21 4 7 52 26 +26 67 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 AEL Limassol 32 13 5 14 38 41 −3 44
Source: cfa.com.cy (in Greek)
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

Matches

Pre-season and friendlies

Anorthosis left on 25 June for Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Golden Tulip Victoria athletic centre to perform most of their pre-season training. [16] The team returned on 9 July. While in Netherlands Anorthosis played four friendly matches.

Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis Cyprus1–0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Own goal 50' (Report)
Bochum Germany1–2 Cyprus Anorthosis
Dabrowski (pen) 72' (Report) Sosin 33', Tiquinho 73'
Stadion im Sportpark Wanne-Süd, Germany
Referee: Thomas Metzen [ de]
Anorthosis Cyprus0–0 Romania Farul Constanţa
(Report)
Ethnikos Achnas Cyprus3–3 Cyprus Anorthosis
Alekou 35', Stjepanović 35', Janković 51' (Report) Sosin 43', Nicolaou 80', Tripotseris 90'
Alki Larnaca Cyprus0–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)
Anorthosis Cyprus2–1 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Tsitaishvili 25', Frousos 33' (Report) Adorno 73'
Attendance: 3,000
Enosis Neon Paralimni Cyprus0–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report)

LTV Super Cup

Time at EET

Anorthosis0–1 APOEL
(Report) Kosowski 23'
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Stelios Trifonos

Regular season

Time at EET

Anorthosis3–0 APEP Pitsilias
Sosin 46' ( pen.)
Sávio 52'
Dobra 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Doxa0–1 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 83'
Attendance: 2.001
Referee: Giannis Anastasiou
Anorthosis2–1 Ethnikos Achnas
Dobra 25'
Leiwakabessy 52'		 (Report) Schlichting 35'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
AEL0–2 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 71'
Dellas 81'
Attendance: 6.645
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Anorthosis0–0 AEP Paphos
(Report)
Attendance: 6.500
Referee: Demetris Crysostomou
Omonia4–0 Anorthosis
Žlogar 24'
Cafú 36'
Okkas 41'
Žlogar 51'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16.528
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis2–0 APOP Kinyras
Frousos 88'
Frousos 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Enosis0–3 Anorthosis
(Report) Sosin 70'
Hawar M. 76'
Hawar M. 84' ( pen.)
Attendance: 3.100
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis2–1 Alki
Skopelitis 25'
Hawar M. 45' ( pen.)		 (Report) Lima 13'
Attendance: 7.645
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Apollon1–2 Anorthosis
Yovov 64' (Report) Frousos 74'
Sávio 85'
Attendance: 6.521
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis3–0 Atromitos
Nicolaou 21'
Skopelitis 52'
Sávio 71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.050
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
APOEL1–0 Anorthosis
Mirosavljević 63' (Report)
Attendance: 11,566
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Anorthosis1–0 AEK
Dobra 60' (Report)
Attendance: 7.927
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
APEP1–2 Anorthosis
Vogt 41' (Report) Sosin 65'
Hawar M. 70' ( pen.)
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Marios Stamatis
Anorthosis2–0 Doxa
Hawar M. 33' ( pen.)
Frousos 71'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6.491
Referee: Marios Tsangaris
Ethnikos0–1 Anorthosis
(Report) Nicolaou 35'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Panayiotis Gerasimou
Anorthosis2–1 AEL
Nicolaou 52'
Sosin 89'		 (Report) Freddy 68'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
AEP2–2 Anorthosis
Ba 64'
Chailis 75'		 (Report) Tsitaishvili 33'
Skopelitis 90+3'
Attendance: 3.300
Referee: Panikos Kailis
Anorthosis1–2 Omonia
Sávio 48' (Report) Aloneftis 39' ( pen.)
Aloneftis 90+1'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOP Kinyras0–3 Anorthosis
(Report) Hawar M. 43'
Georgiou 49'
Trică 65'
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
Anorthosis1–0 Enosis
Constantinou 72' (Report)
Attendance: 7.400
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Alki0–2 Anorthosis
(Report) Bardon 31'
Skopelitis 52'
Attendance: 2.800
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis2–1 Apollon
Trică 36' ( pen.)
Frousos 79'		 (Report) Risso 69'
Attendance: 7.200
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Atromitos1–6 Anorthosis
Kimoto 84' (Report) Sosin 6'
Sosin 18'
Bardon 49'
Sosin 73'
Tofas 78'
Sosin 90'
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Charis Glykis
Anorthosis1–2 APOEL
Frousos 60' (Report) Żewłakow 64'
Morais 77'
Attendance: 9.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
AEK1–3 Anorthosis
Silva 29' (report) Garpozis 4'
Constantinou 45'
Bardon 55'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Savvas Zafeiris

Playoffs

Anorthosis0–2 Omonia
(report) Konstantinou 64'
Christofi 74'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan ( Israel)
Anorthosis1–0 AEL
Frousos 21' (report)
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
APOEL2–0 Anorthosis
Kosowski 14'
Michael 65' ( pen.)		 (report)
Attendance: 10,689
Referee: Stelios Trifonos
Anorthosis1–1 APOEL
Skopelitis 19' (report) Żewłakow 38'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christos Nicolaides
Omonia1–0 Anorthosis
Kaiafas 55' (report)
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
AEL1–0 Anorthosis
Gadiaga 15' (report) Tofas 5'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Cypriot Cup

All times at EET

Second round

Anorthosis2–1 Apollon
Sosin 17'
Sávio 80'		 (Report) Sangoy 90+2' ( pen.)
Attendance: 7.500
Referee: Leontios Trattos
Apollon3–1 ( a.e.t.) Anorthosis
Sangoy G. 39'
Sangoy G. 51'
David 118'		 (Report) Katsavakis 69'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Panikos Kailis

2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Time at CET

Anorthosis Cyprus1–0 Armenia Pyunik
Frousos 72' ( pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 6,685
Pyunik Armenia0–2 Cyprus Anorthosis
(Report) Tsitaishvili 29'
Frousos 86'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Babak Rafati ( Germany)
Anorthosis Cyprus3–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Skopelitis 35'
Sosin 47', 90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Rapid Wien Austria3–1 Cyprus Anorthosis
Hoffer 22'
Maierhofer 63', 67'		 (Report) Laban 13'
Attendance: 16,830
Anorthosis Cyprus3–0 Greece Olympiacos
Torosidis 4' ( o.g.)
Sosin 17'
Laban 86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Olympiacos Greece1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Belluschi 54' (report)
Attendance: 32,000

Group Stage: Group B

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
Werder Bremen Germany0–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Report
Attendance: 34,690
Anorthosis Cyprus3–1 Greece Panathinaikos
Sarriegi 11' ( o.g.)
Dobrašinović 15'
Hawar M. 78'		 Report Salpingidis 28' ( pen.)
Attendance: 19,259
Internazionale Italy1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Adriano 44' Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb ( England)
Anorthosis Cyprus3–3 Italy Internazionale
Bardon 31'
Panagi 45+1'
Frousos 50'		 Balotelli 13'
Materazzi 44'
Cruz 80'
Attendance: 17,140
Anorthosis Cyprus2–2 Germany Werder Bremen
Nicolaou 62'
Sávio 68'		 Report Diego 72' ( pen.)
Almeida 87'
Attendance: 18,461
Panathinaikos Greece1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis
Karagounis 69' Report
Attendance: 59,872

References

  1. ^ "Official "first" of the champions" (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 2008-06-17. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  2. ^ "Anorthosis: A Club Without A Home Finds A Place To Play". www.goal.com. 2008-08-27. Archived from the original on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ^ "Team Roster" (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  4. ^ "8th transfer Leiwakabessy". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "All agreed with Bardon..." www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-23. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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  8. ^ "Hawar came to become...Sir". www.protathlima.com. 2008-08-12. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  9. ^ "Anorthosis released Milan Belić". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[ permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Eugen Trică signs for the club". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-04. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  11. ^ "Signing of Demetris Leoni". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  12. ^ "Third transfer Alexis Garpozis". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  13. ^ "Fourth transfer Giorgos Tofas". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  14. ^ "Loan of Paulo Costa". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  15. ^ "Loan of Voskaridis". www.24sports.com.cy. 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  16. ^ "All details". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-06-24. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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