2008–09 Anorthosis Famagusta FC season

Anorthosis Famagusta 2008–09 Temur KetsbaiaMichalis Pamboris Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)Chris Georgiades (from January 2009) Cypriot First Division 3rd Cypriot Cup Second round LTV Super Cup Runners-up Champions League Group stage Sosin (10 goals) Sosin (14 goals) 19,259 vs Panathinaikos (1 October 2008) 6,050 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.http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=202&langco=Gr&anorthosisfc=c1dcdf7f1aba2c6c64bd3e87c858cf47&lang=En https://archive.today/20120718140609/http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=202&langco=Gr&anorthosisfc=c1dcdf7f1aba2c6c64bd3e87c858cf47&lang=En dead 2012-07-18 Anorthosis FC Greek Official "first" of the champions 2008-06-17 2008-08-20 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.http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=837568 Anorthosis: A Club Without A Home Finds A Place To Play www.goal.com 2008-08-27 2009-01-09 2009-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090320013843/http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=837568 dead 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 2009http://www.anorthosisfc.com/players.php Anorthosis FC Team Roster Greek 2008-08-20 2008-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080913122000/http://www.anorthosisfc.com/players.php 13 September 2008 dead 1 Albania Arjan Beqaj GK 3 Cyprus Lambros Lambrou DF 4 Greece Nikos Katsavakis DF 5 Cyprus Nikos Nicolaou MF captain 6 Montenegro Siniša Dobrašinović MF 8 Greece Giannis Skopelitis MF 9 Poland Łukasz Sosin FW 11 Greece Nikolaos Frousos FW 12 Netherlands Jeffrey Leiwakabessy DF 16 Georgia Klimenti Tsitaishvili FW 17 Brazil Sávio MF 18 Romania Eugen Trică MF 19 Iraq Hawar Taher FW 20 France Vincent Laban MF 21 Cyprus Giorgos Panagi MF 22 Serbia Predrag Ocokoljić DF 23 Cyprus Constantinos Samaras DF 24 Cyprus Andreas Constantinou DF 26 Cyprus Chrysovalantis Panayiotou FW 27 France Cédric Bardon MF 28 Greece Georgios Georgiou DF 30 Hungary Zoltán Nagy GK 31 Cyprus Demetris Leoni GK 32 Cyprus Gavriel Constantinou GK 33 Greece Traianos Dellas DF 67 Cyprus Giorgos Theodotou DF 70 Cyprus Giorgos Tofas FW 80 Cyprus Alexandros Garpozis MF Transfers Summer In SER DF Predrag Ocokoljić from CYP AEL Limassol GRE MF Giannis Skopelitis from GRE Atromitos CYP MF Stefanos Voskaridis from GRE Kallithea POR MF Tiquinho from CYP AEL Limassol MNE MF Siniša Dobrašinović from CYP Omonia Nicosia CYP DF Giorgos Theodotou from CYP Omonia Nicosia GRE DF Georgios Georgiou from GRE Atromitos NED DF Jeffrey Leiwakabessy from GER Alemannia Aachenhttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=205 8th transfer Leiwakabessy www.anorthosisfc.com 2008-06-19 2008-08-20August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes FRA MF Cédric Bardon from ISR Bnei Yehudahttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=213 All agreed with Bardon... www.anorthosisfc.com 2008-06-23 2008-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705111047/http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=213 5 July 2008 dead GRE DF Traianos Dellas from GRE AEK Athenshttp://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=734713.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081204231304/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=734713.html dead December 4, 2008 Greek colossus bound for Anorthosis UEFA 2008-07-24 2009-01-21 BRA MF Sávio from BRA Desportivahttp://www.sport-fm.gr/article/141599 Sávio officially acquired from Anorthosis www.sport-fm.gr 2008-08-09 2008-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080811231228/http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/141599 11 August 2008 live Iraq MF Hawar Taher from QAT Al-Khorhttp://www.protathlima.com/content/main/story.jsp?&id=24880 Hawar came to become...Sir www.protathlima.com 2008-08-12 2008-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080814224559/http://www.protathlima.com/content/main/story.jsp?&id=24880 14 August 2008 dead Out GRE DF Savvas Poursaitidis to CYP APOEL SLO MF Anton Žlogar to CYP Omonia Nicosia Rwanda DF Hamad Ndikumana to CYP Omonia Nicosia Egypt DF Amir Azmy to TUR Hacettepe BRA MF William Boaventura to UKR Metalurh Donetsk CYP DF Loukas Louka to CYP Alki Larnaca BUL MF Metodi Deyanov released SER FW Milan Belić to CYP A.E. Paphoshttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=203 Anorthosis released Milan Belić www.anorthosisfc.com 2008-06-19 2008-08-20August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes GRE DF Theodoros Tripotseris to GRE Levadiakos Winter In: ROU MF Eugen Trică from ROM CFR Clujhttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=484 Eugen Trică signs for the club www.anorthosisfc.com 2009-01-04 2008-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205152105/http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=484 5 December 2008 dead CYP GK Demetris Leoni from CYP A.E. Paphoshttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=568&langco=Gr&anorthosisfc=7c4d87936828bdc9ddf5e04f1c5bb40a&lang=En Signing of Demetris Leoni www.anorthosisfc.com 2009-01-19 2009-01-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090207183832/http://anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=568 2009-02-07 CYP MF Alexandros Garpozis from CYP Apollon Limassolhttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=601 Third transfer Alexis Garpozis www.anorthosisfc.com 2009-02-01 2009-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090207184017/http://anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=601 2009-02-07 dead CYP FW Giorgos Tofas on loan from GRE AEK Athenshttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=603 Fourth transfer Giorgos Tofas www.anorthosisfc.com 2009-02-02 2009-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090207184031/http://anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=603 7 February 2009 dead Out: POR MF Tiquinho to CYP AEK Larnaca POR Paulo Costa MF on loan to CYP APOELhttp://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=528 www.anorthosisfc.com Loan of Paulo Costa 2008-12-28 2009-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090207184637/http://anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=528 2009-02-07 dead CYP Stefanos Voskaridis FW on loan to CYP Enosis Neon Paralimnihttp://www.24sports.com.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/19675 www.24sports.com.cy Loan of Voskaridis 2008-12-31 2009-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090101162444/http://www.24sports.com.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/19675 1 January 2009 dead Foreign players Teams in the Cypriot First Division can register up to eighteen non-EU nationals and players with European ancestry. EU Nationals FRA EU Vincent Laban FRA EU Cédric Bardon GRE EU Nikos Katsavakis GRE EU Giannis Skopelitis GRE EU Nikolaos Frousos GRE EU Traianos Dellas GRE EU Georgios Georgiou HUN EU Zoltán Nagy POL EU Łukasz Sosin ROM EU Eugen Trică NED IDN EU Jeffrey LeiwakabessyEU Nationals (Dual citizenship) BRA FRA SávioNon-EU Nationals ALB Arjan Beqaj GEO Klimenti Tsitaishvili IRQ Hawar Taher MNE SRB Siniša Dobrašinović SRB Predrag Ocokoljić International players CYP Lambros Lambrou CYP Nikos Nicolaou CYP Giorgos Panagi CYP Andreas Constantinou CYP Giorgos Theodotou CYP Demetris Leoni CYP Alexandros GarpozisALB Arjan Beqaj BRA Sávio GRE Nikolaos Frousos GRE Traianos Dellas ROU Eugen TricăPOL Łukasz Sosin SRB Predrag Ocokoljić IRQ Hawar Taher Club Management Manager Cyprus Michalis Pamboris y Assistant manager Cyprus Nikos Nicolaou Fitness coach Cyprus Michalis Michael y Goalkeeping coach Cyprus Michalis Pamboris Team doctor Cyprus Sergios Sergiou 16 Apr 2008 anorthosisfc.com April 2013 Kit Puma Quality Group |_blueborder _vneckonwhite _blueborder FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home |_thinnavyhoops _thinnavyhoops _thinnavyhoops _bluetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFFFFFF FFFFFF Away |_blackborder _vneckblack _blackborder 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Third Colours anorthosisfc.com April 2013 Other information Chairman CYP Andreas Panteli (until December 2008)CYP Chris Georgiades (from January 2009) y Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium 9,782 105x70 m anorthosisfc.com April 2013 Competitions Marfin Laiki League 2008–09 Cypriot First Division Classification First round ANO Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A Result W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss May 9, 2009 anorthosisfc.com April 2013 Playoffs table The first 12 teams are divided into three groups. Points are carried over from the first round. Group A ANO 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.http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=214 www.anorthosisfc.com All details 2008-06-24 2008-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703230605/http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=214 2008-07-03 dead The team returned on 9 July. While in Netherlands Anorthosis played four friendly matches. 2008-07-01 Metalurh Donetsk UKR 1–0 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008-07-03 Anorthosis CYP 1–0 (Report) ISR Beitar Jerusalem Own goal 50 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008-07-05 Bochum GER 1–2 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Dabrowski (pen) 72 Sosin 33, Tiquinho 73 Stadion im Sportpark Wanne-Süd, Germany Thomas Metzen de 2008-07-07 Anorthosis CYP 0–0 (Report) ROM Farul Constanţa Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008-07-11 Ethnikos Achnas CYP 3–3 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Alekou 35, Stjepanović 35, Janković 51 Sosin 43, Nicolaou 80, Tripotseris 90 Dasaki Stadium, Achna 2008-08-09 Alki Larnaca CYP 0–0 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca 2008-08-16 Anorthosis CYP 2–1 (Report) CYP AEK Larnaca Tsitaishvili 25, Frousos 33 Adorno 73 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 3,000 2008-09-05 Enosis Neon Paralimni CYP 0–0 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni LTV Super Cup Time at EET 2008-08-2320:00 Anorthosis 0–1 (Report) APOEL Kosowski 23 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 4,585 Stelios Trifonos Regular season Time at EET 2008-09-01 20:00 Anorthosis 3–0 (Report) APEP Pitsilias Sosin 46 pen.Sávio 52Dobra 90 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 8.000 Panikos Kailis 2008-09-12 19:30 Doxa 0–1 (Report) Anorthosis Sosin 83 Makario Stadium, Nicosia 2.001 Giannis Anastasiou 2008-09-20 20:00 Anorthosis 2–1 (Report) Ethnikos Achnas Dobra 25Leiwakabessy 52 Schlichting 35 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 8.000 Stelios Trifonos 2008-09-27 20:00 AEL 0–2 (Report) Anorthosis Sosin 71Dellas 81 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol 6.645 Marios Tsangaris 2008-10-19 19:00 Anorthosis 0–0 (Report) AEP Paphos Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 6.500 Demetris Crysostomou 2008-10-27 19:00 Omonia 4–0 (Report) Anorthosis Žlogar 24Cafú 36Okkas 41Žlogar51 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 16.528 Panayiotis Gerasimou 2008-10-31 19:00 Anorthosis 2–0 (Report) APOP Kinyras Frousos 88Frousos 90+2 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 8.500 Stelios Trifonos 2008-11-09 17:00 Enosis 0–3 (Report) Anorthosis Sosin 70Hawar M. 76Hawar M. 84 pen. Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni 3.100 Demetris Chrysostomou 2008-11-16 18:00 Anorthosis 2–1 (Report) Alki Skopelitis 25Hawar M. 45 pen. Lima 13 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.645 Costas Kapitanis 2008-11-22 18:00 Apollon 1–2 (Report) Anorthosis Yovov 64 Frousos 74Sávio 85 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol 6.521 Panikos Kailis 2008-11-30 18:00 Anorthosis 3–0 (Report) Atromitos Nicolaou 21Skopelitis 52Sávio 71 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 6.050 Antonis Christodoulou 2008-12-04 20:00 APOEL 1–0 (Report) Anorthosis Mirosavljević 63 GSP Stadium, Larnaca 11,566 Leontios Trattos 2008-12-14 18:00 Anorthosis 1–0 (Report) AEK Dobra 60 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.927 Demetris Chrysostomou 2008-12-20 19:00 APEP 1–2 (Report) Anorthosis Vogt 41 Sosin 65Hawar M. 70 pen. Tsirion Stadium, Limassol 2,300 Marios Stamatis 2008-12-28 18:00 Anorthosis 2–0 (Report) Doxa Hawar M. 33 pen.Frousos 71 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 6.491 Marios Tsangaris 2009-01-03 16:30 Ethnikos 0–1 (Report) Anorthosis Nicolaou 35 Dasaki Stadium, Famagusta 3,300 Panayiotis Gerasimou 2009-01-10 19:00 Anorthosis 2–1 (Report) AEL Nicolaou 52Sosin 89 Freddy 68 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.000 Costas Kapitanis 2009-01-17 17:00 AEP 2–2 (Report) Anorthosis Ba 64Chailis 75 Tsitaishvili33Skopelitis 90+3 Pafiako Stadium, Paphos 3.300 Panikos Kailis 2009-01-25 18:00 Anorthosis 1–2 (Report) Omonia Sávio 48 Aloneftis 39 pen.Aloneftis 90+1 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 8.000 Costas Kapitanis 2009-01-31 15:00 APOP Kinyras 0–3 (Report) Anorthosis Hawar M. 43Georgiou 49Trică 65 Peyia Municipal Stadium, Peyia 1.500 Demetris Chrysostomou 2009-02-07 18:00 Anorthosis 1–0 (Report) Enosis Constantinou 72 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.400 Stelios Trifonos 2009-02-14 19:00 Alki 0–2 (Report) Anorthosis Bardon 31Skopelitis 52 Rafael Group Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca 2.800 Stelios Trifonos 2009-02-21 19:00 Anorthosis 2–1 (Report) Apollon Trică 36 pen.Frousos 79 Risso 69 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.200 Costas Kapitanis 2009-03-01 16:00 Atromitos 1–6 (Report) Anorthosis Kimoto 84 Sosin 6Sosin 18Bardon 49Sosin 73Tofas 78Sosin 90 Pafiako Stadium, Paphos 2.500 Charis Glykis 2009-03-08 16:00 Anorthosis 1–2 (Report) APOEL Frousos 60 Żewłakow 64Morais 77 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 9.500 Leontios Trattos 2009-03-15 17:00 AEK 1–3 (report) Anorthosis Silva 29 Garpozis 4Constantinou 45Bardon 55 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca 2.000 Savvas Zafeiris Playoffs 2009-03-22 16:00 Anorthosis 0–2 (report) Omonia Konstantinou 64Christofi 74 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 10,000 Asaf Kenan (Israel) 2009-04-05 18:00 Anorthosis 1–0 (report) AEL Frousos 21 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca Costas Kapitanis 2009-04-11 19:00 APOEL 2–0 (report) Anorthosis Kosowski 14Michael 65 pen. GSP Stadium, Nicosia 10,689 Stelios Trifonos 2009-04-25 19:00 Anorthosis 1–1 (report) APOEL Skopelitis 19 Żewłakow 38 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Nicosia 5,000 Christos Nicolaides 2009-05-02 18:00 Omonia 1–0 (report) Anorthosis Kaiafas 55 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 5,750 Demetris Chrysostomou 2009-05-09 18:00 AEL 1–0 (report) Anorthosis Gadiaga 15 Tofas 5 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 4,200 Vasilis Demetriou Cypriot Cup All times at EET Second round 2009-01-21 18:00 Anorthosis 2–1 (Report) Apollon Sosin 17Sávio 80 Sangoy 90+2 pen. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 7.500 Leontios Trattos 2008-11-22 18:00 Apollon 3–1 (Report) Anorthosis Sangoy G. 39Sangoy G. 51David 118 Katsavakis 69 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol 10.000 Panikos Kailis 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Time at CET First Qualifying Round 2008-07-15 19:00 Anorthosis CYP 1–0 (Report) ARM Pyunik Frousos 72 pen. GSP Stadium, Nicosia 6,685 Jérome Efong Nzolo (Belgium) 2008-07-23 19:00 Pyunik ARM 0–2 https://archive.today/20080831212204/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15273/match=303488/index.html (Report) CYP Anorthosis Tsitaishvili 29Frousos 86 Abovyan City, Yerevan 1,100 Babak Rafati (Germany) Second Qualifying Round 2008-07-30 20:00 Anorthosis CYP 3–0 https://archive.today/20080828140041/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15274/match=303500/index.html (Report) AUT Rapid Wien Skopelitis 35Sosin 47 90+2 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 10,000 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) 2008-08-13 20:15 Rapid Wien AUT 3–1 (Report) CYP Anorthosis Hoffer 22Maierhofer 63 67 Laban 13 Gerhard Hanappi, Wien 16,830 Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) Third Qualifying Round 2008-08-13 20:00 Anorthosis CYP 3–0 (Report) GRE Olympiacos Torosidis 4 o.g.Sosin 17Laban 86 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 10,000 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) 2008-08-27 20:45 Olympiacos GRE 1–0 https://archive.today/20080828092050/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15275/match=303828/report=rp.html (report) CYP Anorthosis Belluschi 54 Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 32,000 Herbert Fandel (Germany) Group Stage: Group B 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group B Group B ANO Werder Bremen v Anorthosis 2008-09-16 20:45 Werder Bremen GER 0–0 https://archive.today/20080918211722/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15276/match=302700/report=rp.html Report CYP Anorthosis Weserstadion, Bremen 34,690 Craig Thomson (Scotland) Anorthosis v Panathinaikos 2008-10-01 20:45 Anorthosis CYP 3–1 https://archive.today/20081003104250/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15276/match=302707/report=rp.html Report GRE Panathinaikos Sarriegi 11 o.g.Dobrašinović 15Hawar M. 78 Salpingidis 28 pen. GSP Stadium, Nicosia 19,259 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) Internazionale v Anorthosis 2008-10-22 20:45 Internazionale ITA 1–0 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic CYP Anorthosis Adriano 44 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 27,247 Howard Webb (England) Anorthosis v Internazionale 2008-11-04 20:45 Anorthosis CYP 3–3 ITA Internazionale Bardon 31Panagi 45+1Frousos 50 Balotelli 13Materazzi 44Cruz 80 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 17,140 Laurent Duhamel (France) Anorthosis v Werder Bremen 2008-11-26 20:45 Anorthosis CYP 2–2 Report GER Werder Bremen Nicolaou 62Sávio 68 Diego 72 pen.Almeida 87 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 18,461 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Panathinaikos v Anorthosis 2008-12-09 20:45 Panathinaikos GRE 1–0 Report CYP Anorthosis Karagounis 69 Olympic Stadium, Athens 59,872 Bertrand Layec (France) References 2 2008–09 Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta