Anorthosis Famagusta

Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based temporarily in Larnaca. Anorthosis won 13 championship titles, their last in season 2007-2008. They have won the Cypriot Cup 10 times (1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2007). Additionally, they have won the Super Cup trophy 6 times. The current president of the team is Andreas Panteli and the current coach is former Georgian International Timur Ketsbaia, who was also a player in the team. On August 27, 2008, they became the first and only Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the Champions League, defeating Olympiacos FC of Greece in the third qualifying round.
History

For more details on this topic, see History of Anorthosis Famagusta FC

The club was founded in Famagusta in January 30 1911. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Anorthosis became based in Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. Anorthosis Home Stadium in occupied Famagusta is G.S.E. (Gymnastic Club Evagoras) which has been abandoned and in a bad condition since 1974.

Ammochostos, or better Barosi, around 1910 was a small town of about 4.000 inhabitants, garden workers, fishermen and a very few shop-keepers. The only place of recreation was the coffee shop. It was in those times, that a very few, but chosen in the spirit and enthousiastic men of that small community of Ammochostos, had put an aim and managed to create a club of "reading" in the hospitable rooms where they could gather and educate nationally and in the spirit of Christianity, evrything good they had: the teenagers.

So, in January of 1911 they established the "ANORTHOSIS", with temporary board and in March of the same year it takes the form of an organised assosication "Anagnostirion i Anorthosis" (Anorthosis reading Club). The first comitee was consisted of Charalambos Ekonomides, Michalakis Michaelides, George Evangelou, Loizou, Nicolaos Patrakas, Kanaris, Svtiriou, Panayiotis Ioannou, Dimitrios Saveriadis and Gavrielides. The history of Anorthosis can be divided into four periods, during which there have been done important facts, mostly national, athletic, cultural, musical and comminical content and interest.

First Period 1911-1928

From 1911 until 1928, can be characterised as the first period of Anorthosis History. In this first period Anorthosis is mostly an ethnic battlement and a pneumatic "lighthouse" of with blaze not only in Cyprus but also in Greece. Ethnic speeches, national commemoratiums, ethnic gladnesses and sadnessesand everything that aimed to the ethnic chasteness of Ammochostos were organised in the building of ANORTHOSIS. But the sector where Anorthosis had created a tradition, unique in the history of Clubs of which the reputation and activity was spread all over Cyprus, was in the sector of Music.

Under the control of Demetris Demetriades, started with great success the one and only madolinade and band of Anorthosis. The actions taken at that time were many, and we refer to only some of them:

(From Anorthosis Practicles) 1913: In a collection that has been done in the building of Anorthosis the extravagant -for that time- amount of 84 pounds was gathered in just one hour, which was given for the needs of the country (which was under British command). 1922: Anorthosis establishes a depository for the relief of the refugees from the Asia Minor destruction. For that action Anorthosis gets congratulations from the whole of Hellinism.

Second Period: 1929-1955

The second period in the history of Anorthosis starts with an important changeover in the aims and actions of the club. The "Anorthosis Reading Club" renames to "Musical Philological and Philanthropical Club" and as an emblem of the club is now the mythical bird Phoenix. During this period the mantolinade and band of Anorthosis are better organised and stipendiary teachers are being appointed for the better presentation of the two groups.

In the philological sector the bright tradition of the past continues. Anorthosis creates a first class library with a lending section. We specifically refer to the fact that in 1936 1.500 volumes of books were lended to Anorthosis members. In the second period a great importance is being given to the athletical sector. Under the wise control of the proffesor of Gymnastics Mr. Anastasis Oikonomides are now running football and volleyball teams, sea sports and teams of classical athletism, that gave Anorthosis many first wins, much renown and filled the rooms of the club with many cups and metals.

Anorthosis in association with Gymnastic Club Evagoras (GSE), which is its own child, organised district and pancyprian games and athletes got their first wins, not only in PanCyprian games. Of course, for a small time period, there was almost nothing to show. For example, in 1929 with a letter of POEB of which members are in Anorthosis, sais that is ready to break up and its members to be merged in the football team of Anorthosis. Then, it is decided that a second football team should be funded, and the responsibility is on Mr. An. Oikonomidis and S. Mathaiou. In the 11th of February in 1932 after a command of Ammochostos Commander (we are still under British column) the club of Anorthosis closes for a small time period.

In October the 29th the president, the general secretary and the boufι manager of Anorthosis are arrested by the police because on the balcony of the club's building was hanging the Greek flag.

Third Period: 1955-present

On 26 July 2005 they achieved one of the greatest results in Cypriot football history when they beat the Turkish team Trabzonspor 3-1 in the first leg of their second round Champions League qualifying match. They lost the second leg 1-0 in Turkey, but progressed 3-2 on aggregate. In the third-round qualifying tie against the Scottish team Rangers, Anorthosis lost the first leg 2-1, and the second leg 2-0, so dropped into the first round of the UEFA Cup. They were then defeated 6-1 on aggregate by the Italian team Palermo.

Anorthosis qualifed for the 2007-08 UEFA Cup by way of their Cypriot Cup win. They entered the competition at the First Qualifying round stage. Aggregate victories over Vardar and CFR 1907 Cluj saw them move through to the First Round proper. Anorthosis were drawn against English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. The first leg was played at White Hart Lane on 20th September 2007 which Tottenham Hotspur won 6-1. On October 4th 2007 the second leg resulted in a 1-1 draw when Keane equalised for Tottenham after Fabinho had put Anorthosis ahead.

After winning the domestic league 2007-2008 Anorthosis qualified for the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League, being seeded against the Armenian Champions FC Pyunik in the first qualifying round, winning 3-0 on aggregate (1-0 in Cyprus, 2-0 in Armenia).

In the second qualifying round Anorthosis beat Austrian Champions Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna) 4-3 on aggregate(3-0 in Cyprus, 1-3 in Austria).

In the third qualifying round, Anorthosis defeated the Greek Champions Olympiacos FC 3-1 on aggregate (3-0 in Cyprus, 0-1 in Greece).

This allowed the team to qualify for the Group Stage of the Champions League, the first time for a Cypriot team.

The volleyball team won their first trophy in 1972-73, and since that time, the Cypriot Championship was organized by Greek Volleyball Federation, as Champions they gained the right to compete in the Greek National First Division. However, they withdrew from the Championship, when five matches before the end of the competition because of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Since then they have dominated Cypriot Volleyball, having been crowned Champions and Cup winners more times than any other team. They have won the Championship 16 times, the Cup 14 times, and the Super Cup 5 times

Stadium

Main article: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium is the home of Anorthosis Famagusta and it was built in 1986 in the city of Larnaca. The ground was given the name of great person who helped Anorthosis in various ways through the years. The initial capacity of the ground was about 6,000 but gradually increased during the years to 13,000. After a major recondition in 1997, capacity reduced to 9,319 (all seated). In 2005 the east stand was named "Quality Stand" after the club's main sponsor. "Quality Stand" is a two story stand which holds the newly-build VIP Boxes (upper story), Press Room, Dressing Rooms, Bar etc. In 2006 the stadium went through another recondition including the build of VIP Boxes in the upper section of west stand, the launching of the automatic ticketing issue and entrance system, the replacing of metal front fence with clear acrylic glass for security reasons and for maximized field view. Also some other facilities are offered in the west stand such as new restrooms, bar, fan's shop etc. The stadium also is approved by UEFA for European games. It has hosted some matches of the Cyprus national football team. In that stadium, Cyprus achieved its greatest success against Spain by a score 3-2. On May 16, 1992, the stadium hosted the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football ChampionshipThird position final between Italy and Portugal, where Italy won 1-0.

[edit] Current squad
No. Position Player
1 Albania GK Arjan Beqaj
3 Cyprus DF Lambros Lambrou
4 Greece DF Nikos Katsavakis
5 Cyprus MF Nikos Nicolaou (captain)
6 Montenegro MF Siniša Dobrasinović
7 Portugal MF Tiquinho
8 Greece MF Giannis Skopelitis
9 Poland FW Łukasz Sosin
10 Portugal MF Paulo Costa
11 Greece FW Nikolaos Frousos
12 the Netherlands DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy
16 Georgia (country) FW Klimenti Tsitaishvili
17 Brazil MF Sávio
19 Iraq MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed

No. Position Player
20 France MF Vincent Laban
21 Cyprus MF Giorgos Panagi
22 Serbia DF Predrag Ocokoljić
23 Cyprus DF Constantinos Samaras
24 Cyprus DF Andreas Constantinou
26 Cyprus FW Chrysovalantis Panayiotou
27 France MF Cédric Bardon
28 Greece DF Georgios Georgiou
30 Hungary GK Zoltán Nagy
32 Cyprus GK Gavriel Constantinou
33 Greece DF Traianos Dellas
67 Cyprus DF Giorgos Theodotou
77 Cyprus MF Stefanos Voskaridis

Transfers 2008/09

In

No. Position Player
Serbia DF Predrag Ocokoljić (from AEL Limassol)
Greece MF Giannis Skopelitis (from Atromitos F.C.)
Cyprus MF Stefanos Voskaridis (from Kallithea F.C.)
Portugal MF Tiquinho (from AEL Limassol)
Montenegro MF Siniša Dobrasinović (from AC Omonoia)
Cyprus DF Giorgos Theodotou (from AC Omonoia)
Greece DF Georgios Georgiou (from Atromitos F.C.)
the Netherlands DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (from Alemannia Aachen)
France MF Cédric Bardon (from Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.)
Greece DF Traianos Dellas (from AEK Athens F.C.)[2]
Brazil MF Sávio (from Desportiva Capixaba)[3]
Iraq MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed (from Al-Khor)[4]

Out

No. Position Player
Greece DF Savvas Poursaitidis (to APOEL FC)
Slovenia MF Anton Žlogar (to AC Omonia)
Rwanda DF Hamad Ndikumana (to AC Omonia)
Egypt DF Amir Azmy (to Hacettepespor)
Brazil MF William Boaventura (to Metallurg Donetsk)
Cyprus DF Loukas Louka (to Alki Larnaca)
Bulgaria MF Metodi Deyanov (Released)
Serbia FW Milan Belić (to AEP Paphos FC)
Greece DF Theodoros Tripotseris (to Levadiakos FC)

Club officials

Board of Directors

* President: Andreas Panteli
* Substitute President: Antonis Demetriou
* Vice President: Savvas Kakos
* Executive Director: Ntinos Toumazis
* Commercial Director: Christos Geranis
* Financial Director: Panikos Panayiotou
* Special Duties Advisor: Evgenios Chamboulas
* Special Duties Advisor: Pantelis Shimitras

Coaching Staff

* Manager: Temuri Ketsbaia Georgia (country)
* Assistant Manager: Soso Tchedia Georgia (country)
* Goalkeeping Coach: Michalis Pamboris Cyprus
* Fitness Coach: Michalis Michael Cyprus
* Director of Youth Football: Nicos Panayiotou Cyprus

Team Staff

* Team Manager: Ioulios Konnaris Cyprus
* Team Nutritionist: Katia Petrakidou Cyprus
* Team Housekeeper: Antonis Panayiotou Cyprus

Medical Staff

* Club Doctor: Dr Sergios Sergiou Cyprus
* Assistant Club Doctor: Dr. Nikos Themistokleous Cyprus
* First Team Physiotherapist: Nikos Ioannou Cyprus
* Μasseur: Svetoslav Atanasov Bulgaria
* Μasseur: Plamen Panov Bulgaria

Sponsorship

* Official Shirt Sponsor - Quality Group
* Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Puma
* Official Athletism Sponsor - MTN
* Official Stadium Sponsor - Quality Group
* Official Communication Sponsor - LTV
* Official Sport Drink - Powerade

Other Sponsors

* Cucina & Cucina Ltd
* ΕΚΑ Ltd
* Fanos N. Epiphaniou
* Ford
* Pokka
* Jermino Electrical Appliances
* Domus Island
* P. David Sanitary Ware
* Christakis Elia & Sons Ltd
* Kypros & Geranis Ltd
* KPMG
* FYSAIR LTD
* Haier
* Hassapis Land Developers
* CYFAST
* SAPO
* LG

* Marfin Laiki
* Aldecor Exclusive
* Evangelou Tecnical Systems
* Cycom Business Solutions Ltd
* Christos Nikola & Sons Ltd
* EF.CHRI.SO Ltd
* Karpasia Coop
* Kyriakos Antoniou Limniotis Ltd
* Matthaiou Bros
* Pampos Charalampous Alousystem
* Photiou Contractors & Developers
* Women's Co-operative Bank of Cyprus Ltd
* Xenis Toumazou & Sons Ltd
* HILCOM Ltd
* Floralink Suppliers LTD
* PrimeTel

Notable Former Managers

* Greece Ioannis Matzourakis
* Cyprus Andreas Michaelides
* Cyprus Andreas Mouskallis
* Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad Fazlagić
* Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev
* Romania Anghel Iordănescu
* Serbia Dusan Mitošević
* Greece Lakis Petropoulos
* Greece Nicos Karoulias
* Scotland Peter Cormack
* Hungary Gyula Zsengellér

Notable Former Players

* Cyprus Ioannis Okkas
* Cyprus Antonis Georgallides
* Cyprus Petros Konnafis
* Cyprus Nicos Papavasiliou
* Cyprus Christos Kotsonis
* Cyprus Loukas Louka
* Cyprus Christos Marangos
* Cyprus Michalis Markou
* Cyprus Andreas Sotiriou
* Cyprus Fivos Vrachimis
* Cyprus Costas Foti
* Cyprus Panayiotis Engomitis
* Cyprus Nicos Panayiotou
* Cyprus Demetris Ioannou
* Cyprus Vassos Melanarkitis
* Cyprus Andreas Melanarkitis
* Cyprus Marios Agathokleous
* Cyprus Zacharias Charalambous
* Cyprus Paris Elia
* Cyprus Marios Neophytou
* Cyprus Charis Drakos
* Cyprus Panayiotis Engomitis
* Cyprus Christakis Kassianos
* Cyprus Spyros Kastanas
* Cyprus Panikos Pounnas
* Cyprus Stefanos Lysandrou
* Cyprus Michalis Pamboris
* Cyprus Marios Markou
* Cyprus Michalis Shimitras
* Cyprus Kyriacos Chailis
* Cyprus Panikos Xiourouppas
* Cyprus Christos Velis
* Cyprus Giorgos Iosifidis

* Cyprus Pambis Andreou
* Cyprus Stavros Foukaris
* Cyprus Sozos Andreou
* Cyprus Demetris Assiotis
* Cyprus Andreas Panayiotou
* Albania Altin Haxhi
* Armenia Romik Khachatryan
* Australia Oscar Crino
* Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedran Pelić
* Bulgaria Metodi Deyanov
* Bulgaria Ilian Kiriakov
* Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov
* Bulgaria Nikolay Kostov
* Bulgaria Valentin Ignatov
* Brazil Mário Jardel
* Brazil Alessandro Soares
* Brazil William Boaventura
* Brazil Fabinho
* Costa Rica Steven Bryce
* Egypt Magdy Tolba
* Egypt Amir Azmy
* England Dave Swindlehurst
* Georgia (country) Temuri Ketsbaia
* Georgia (country) Georgi Kinkladze
* Georgia (country) Gocha Jamarauli
* Georgia (country) Amiran Mujiri
* Georgia (country) David Chaladze
* Georgia (country) Gocha Khojava
* Georgia (country) Klimenti Tsitaishvili
* Georgia (country) Giorgi Gabidauri
* Germany Antoine Hey
* Germany Marco Haber

* Ghana Kofi Mensah
* Greece Theodoros Tripotseris
* Greece Giannis Skopelitis
* Greece Konstantinos Loumpoutis
* Greece Giorgos Xenides
* Greece Kostas Kiassos
* Greece Leonidas Kampantais
* Greece Vassilis Borbokis
* Greece Savvas Poursaitidis
* Hungary Zoltán Nagy
* Hungary Attila Tököli
* Hungary Róbert Waltner
* Liberia Alvin Kieh
* Latvia Marian Pahars
* Lithuania Tomas Ražanauskas
* the Netherlands Marvin Brunswijk
* the Netherlands Nordin Wooter
* Nigeria Michael Obiku
* Peru Francisco Bazán
* Poland Wojciech Kowalczyk
* Poland Radoslaw Michalski
* Poland Mariusz Piekarski
* Poland Paweł Sobczak
* Poland Sławomir Majak
* Portugal Luís Loureiro
* Romania Stelian Carabaş
* Rwanda Hamad Ndikumana
* Scotland Ian Jardine
* Slovenia Anton Žlogar
* Slovenia Amir Karič
* Slovenia Mladen Rudonja
* Slovakia Jozef Kožlej

* Serbia Cyprus Siniša Gogić
* Serbia Zoran Milinković
* Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević
* Serbia Svetozar Šapurić
* Serbia Vladan Tomić
* Serbia Arsen Mihajlović
* Serbia Srboljub Nikolić
* Serbia Dejan Mitrović
* Serbia Sása Jovanović
* Serbia Milan Belić
* Serbia Vesko Mihajlović
* Sweden Croatia Dejan Pavlović

see also Anorthosis Famagusta players

Achievements

Football

* Cypriot Championship: 13

1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963,1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008

* Cypriot Cup: 10

1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007

* LTV Super Cup: 7

1962, 1964, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007

Anorthosis Famagusta FC Official Website

Men's Volleyball

* Cypriot Championship (17 in total): 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008
* Cypriot Cup (14 in total): 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005
* Cypriot Super Cup (6 in total) : 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005

* www.anorthosisvolley.com (The official site of Anorthosis Famagusta Volleyball)

Women's Volleyball

* Cypriot Championship (3 in total): 2002, 2004, 2005.
* Cypriot Cup (2 in total): 2004,2008
* Cyprus FA Shield (4 in total): 1993, 1994, 2002, 2005.

Women's Handball

* Cypriot Championship (3 in total): 1999, 2000, 2001
* Cypriot Cup (3 in total): 1999, 2000, 2001
* Cypriot Super Cup (2 in total): 1999, 2000

European Record

Last Update: 28 August 2008[5]
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
UEFA Champion's League 30 11 6 13 39 36
UEFA Cup 36 10 5 21 40 77
UEFA Cup Winner's Cup 6 0 1 5 1 34
Intertoto Cup 2 0 0 2 0 9
TOTAL 74 21 12 41 80 156

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2002-03 Adidas KEO
2003-04 Alliance Reinsurance
2004-05 miVision
2005-06 Diadora
2006-07
2007-08 Umbro Quality Group
2008-09 Nike
2008-09 Puma'[6]

References

1. ^ "Cyprus hails Anorthosis' achievement". www.fifa.com (2008-08-28). Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
2. ^ "Greek colossus bound for Anorthosis". www.uefa.com (2008-07-24). Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
3. ^ "Sávio officially acquired from Anorthosis". www.sport-fm.gr (2008-08-9). Retrieved on 2008-08-12.
4. ^ "Hawar came to become...Sir". www.protathlima.com (2008-08-12). Retrieved on 2008-08-12.
5. ^ "Team Profile". UEFA (2008-08-28). Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
6. ^ "Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer". www.anorthorisfc.com (2008-09-04). Retrieved on 2008-09-04.

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