# Nicosia derby

The Derby of the Eternal Enemies (Greek: Ντέρμπι των αιωνίων αντιπάλων) refers to Nicosia's local derby, football matches played between APOEL and Omonia. It is the classic, biggest rivalry in Cypriot football, as the two teams are the most successful and most popular football clubs of the island. The rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and political differences.
In recent years, APOEL's successes in European Competitions, combined with Omonia's financial struggles, have led to APOEL mostly dominating the rivalry. A seven-and-a-half year long winless streak for Omonia came to an end on 7 December 2020.

## Background

The derby originates from 1948 when the board of APOEL FC sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL. A month later these players formed AC Omonia. The first derby was played on 12 December 1953 and ended in a goalless draw.

## Records and statistics

Last update: 1 May 2023
The table below shows the results of the two teams in the Cypriot First Division.
| Year | Fixture | Date | Home team | Stadium | Result |
| 1953-54 | | 12-12-1953 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1953-54 | | 09-01-1954 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1954-55 | | 04-12-1954 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1954-55 | | 18-05-1955 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 2 |
| 1955-56 | | 24-12-1955 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1955-56 | | 31-03-1956 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1956-57 | | 02-05-1957 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1956-57 | | 30-06-1957 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 1957-58 | | 01-03-1958 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1957-58 | | 11-05-1958 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1959-60 | | 29-11-1959 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1959-60 | | 19-03-1960 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1960-61 | | 03-12-1960 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 3 |
| 1960-61 | | 04-03-1961 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 1961-62 | | 20-12-1961 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 1961-62 | | 20-06-1962 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 3 |
| 1962-63 | | 17-11-1962 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 3 – 1 |
| 1962-63 | | 02-03-1963 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1963-64 | | 19-10-1963 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1964-65 | | 05-12-1964 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 5 |
| 1964-65 | | 17-04-1965 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 1965-66 | | 27-11-1965 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1965-66 | | 28-02-1966 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 2 |
| 1966-67 | | 28-11-1966 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1966-67 | | 18-02-1967 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1967-68 | | 13-11-1967 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1967-68 | | 10-03-1968 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 6 |
| 1968-69 | | 04-01-1969 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 1968-69 | | 01-03-1969 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 1969-70 | | 02-11-1969 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 1969-70 | | 01-02-1970 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1970-71 | | 10-10-1970 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 2 – 4 |
| 1970-71 | | 10-02-1971 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1971-72 | | 10-10-1971 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1971-72 | | 09-01-1972 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1975-76 | 3rd Fixture | 19-10-1975 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 1975-76 | 16th Fixture | 01-02-1976 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 1976-77 | | 16-01-1977 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 3 |
| 1976-77 | | 30-04-1977 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1977-78 | | 14-01-1978 | Omonia | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1977-78 | | 23-04-1978 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1978-79 | | 03-12-1978 | APOEL | Old GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1978-79 | | 18-03-1979 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1979-80 | | 24-11-1979 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1979-80 | | 23-10-1980 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1980-81 | | 04-01-1981 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 1980-81 | | 04-04-1981 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1981-82 | | 25-10-1981 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1981-82 | | 30-01-1982 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1982-83 | | 10-10-1982 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1982-83 | | 16-01-1983 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1983-84 | | 30-10-1983 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1983-84 | | 12-02-1984 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1984-85 | | 20-01-1985 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 5 – 3 |
| 1984-85 | | 18-05-1985 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1985-86 | | 15-12-1985 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 0 – 2 |
| 1985-86 | | 15-03-1986 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1986-87 | | 25-10-1986 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1986-87 | | 01-03-1987 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 1987-88 | | 24-01-1988 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1987-88 | | 29-05-1988 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1988-89 | | 06-11-1988 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 0 – 5 |
| 1988-89 | | 19-02-1989 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 1989-90 | | 15-10-1989 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1989-90 | | 11-02-1990 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1990-91 | | 04-11-1990 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1990-91 | | 09-02-1991 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1991-92 | | 14-12-1991 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 1991-92 | | 22-03-1992 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 3 – 3 |
| 1992-93 | | 13-01-1993 | APOEL | Tsirio Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1992-93 | | 15-05-1993 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 1993-94 | | 09-01-1994 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 3 – 1 |
| 1993-94 | | 16-04-1994 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 1994-95 | | 29-10-1994 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 5 – 2 |
| 1994-95 | | 14-01-1995 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1994-95 | | 20-05-1995 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 3 – 3 |
| 1995-96 | | 06-01-1996 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 2 – 4 |
| 1995-96 | | 05-05-1996 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1996-97 | 11th Fixture | | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 1996-97 | 23rd Fixture | 12-04-1997 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1997-98 | 10th Fixture | 29-11-1997 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 1997-98 | 22nd Fixture | 04-04-1998 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 1998-99 | 10th Fixture | 28-11-1998 | APOEL | Makario Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 1998-99 | 22nd Fixture | 20-03-1999 | Omonia | Makario Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 1999-00 | 12th Fixture | 18-12-1999 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 3 |
| 1999-00 | 24th Fixture | 15-04-2000 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 2000-01 | 8th Fixture | 18-11-2000 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2000-01 | 20th Fixture | 24-02-2001 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 2001-02 | 3rd Fixture | 29-09-2001 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 0 |
| 2001-02 | 15th Fixture | 02-02-2002 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2002-03 | 13th Fixture | 07-12-2002 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2002-03 | 25th Fixture | 04-05-2003 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 3 – 4 |
| 2003-04 | 13th Fixture | 0-12-2003 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 2003-04 | 25th Fixture | 18-04-2004 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2004-05 | 5th Fixture | 23-10-2004 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 1 |
| 2004-05 | 18th Fixture | 19-02-2005 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2005-06 | 10th Fixture | 12-11-2005 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2005-06 | 23rd Fixture | 08-04-2006 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2006-07 | 1st Fixture | 13-08-2006 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2006-07 | 14th Fixture | 16-12-2006 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 2007-08 | 12th Fixture | 08-12-2007 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2007-08 | 25th Fixture | 15-03-2008 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2007-08 | 27th Fixture | 29-03-2008 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2007-08 | 31st Fixture | 03-05-2008 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 2008-09 | 5th Fixture | 20-10-2008 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 2008-09 | 18th Fixture | 17-01-2009 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 2008-09 | 28th Fixture | 06-04-2009 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2008-09 | 32nd Fixture | 09-05-2009 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | Nihilism |
| 2009–10 | 13th Fixture | 13-12-2009 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2009–10 | 26th Fixture | 21-03-2010 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2009–10 | 27th Fixture | 28-03-2010 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 2009–10 | 31st Fixture | 02-05-2010 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2010–11 | 5th Fixture | 03-10-2010 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 0 |
| 2010–11 | 18th Fixture | 22-01-2011 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 1 |
| 2010–11 | 28th Fixture | 10-04-2011 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 2010–11 | 32nd Fixture | 11-05-2011 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2011–12 | 13th Fixture | 11-12-2011 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 3 |
| 2011–12 | 26th Fixture | 23-03-2012 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2011–12 | 27th Fixture | 31-03-2012 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2011–12 | 31st Fixture | 05-05-2012 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2012–13 | 5th Fixture | 07-10-2012 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2012–13 | 18th Fixture | 19-01-2013 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2012–13 | 27th Fixture | 06-04-2013 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 3 – 0 |
| 2012–13 | 31st Fixture | 21-05-2013 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 4 – 3 |
| 2013–14 | 13th Fixture | 16-12-2013 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 2013–14 | 26th Fixture | 19-03-2014 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2013–14 | 29th Fixture | 05-04-2014 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2013–14 | 34th Fixture | 07-05-2014 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2014–15 | 11th Fixture | 30-11-2014 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2014–15 | 22nd Fixture | 28-02-2015 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2014–15 | 24th Fixture | 14-03-2015 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2014–15 | 29th Fixture | 02-05-2015 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 3 – 2 |
| 2015–16 | 10th Fixture | 09-11-2015 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 2 – 2 |
| 2015–16 | 23rd Fixture | 13-02-2016 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 2015–16 | 28th Fixture | 12-03-2016 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2015–16 | 33rd Fixture | 23-04-2016 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 2 |
| 2016–17 | 13th Fixture | 03-12-2016 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 4 |
| 2016–17 | 26th Fixture | 04-03-2017 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2016–17 | 30th Fixture | 09-04-2017 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2016–17 | 35th Fixture | 13-05-2017 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 3 |
| 2017–18 | 12th Fixture | 17-11-2017 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 3 |
| 2017–18 | 25th Fixture | 17-02-2018 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 1 |
| 2017–18 | 27th Fixture | 04-03-2018 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 2 |
| 2017–18 | 32nd Fixture | 14-04-2018 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 4 – 1 |
| 2018–19 | 2nd Fixture | 31-10-2018 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 2 – 0 |
| 2018–19 | 13th Fixture | 16-12-2018 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2018–19 | 26th Fixture | 30-03-2019 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 1 – 1 |
| 2018–19 | 31st Fixture | 11-05-2019 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 2 |
| 2019–20 | 11th Fixture | 02-12-2019 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2019–20 | 22nd Fixture | 02-03-2020 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 0 – 0 |
| 2020–21 | 13th Fixture | 07-12-2020 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 0 – 3 |
| 2020–21 | 26th Fixture | 20-02-2021 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 1 – 0 |
| 2021–22 | 11th Fixture | 26-12-2021 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 4 – 2 |
| 2021–22 | 22nd Fixture | 25-02-2022 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 2 – 4 |
| 2022–23 | 12th Fixture | 27-11-2022 | APOEL | GSP Stadium | 4 – 0 |
| 2022–23 | 25th Fixture | 25-02-2023 | Omonia | GSP Stadium | 0-2 |
| 11-03-2023 | Omonia | | 1-1 | |
| 01-05-2023 | APOEL | | 0-0 | |
In 2008-09, the two teams faced four times but their last match was interrupted due to riots. The Cyprus Football Association judiciary has set aside both groups. This match is not counted in the statistics of the matches of the two teams