# Anorthosis Famagusta H.C.

Anorthosis Famagusta (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, romanized: Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot handball club from Famagusta, which is temporarily based in Nicosia, due to its hometown being occupied by the Turkish army since 1974, that plays in the Cypriot First Division.
The current name of the club is Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta due to sponsorship reasons.

## History

The club was founded on January 30, 1911, in the city of Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion in July 1974, the club moved to Larnaca (soccer section), Limassol (volleyball section) and Nicosia (handball section).

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| - 2021 | Legea |
| 2021 - 2023 | Adidas |
| 2023–present | Vaat |

### Kits

HOME :
* 2021–22
AWAY :
* 2022-23

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
Anorthosis Famagusta :
Goalkeepers
12 Christophoros Nungovitch
77 Ioannis Fessias
4 Konstantinos Gourgoumis
Left Wingers
2 Panteleimon Kostakidis
6 Angelos Leonidou
Right Wingers
025 Dimitris Kaimakamis
8 Konstantinos Bakatselos
24 Marko Buntic
Line Players
019 Chrysanthos Tsanaxides
040 Kleanthis Charalambous
Left Backs
073 Tzouro Mougits
13 Josip Bezer
15 Marios Selvi
Central Backs
088 Eleftherios Seirekidis
10 Julios Argyrou
Right Backs
023 Lazar Adamovic :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Marios Efstathiadis

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2022–23 season

## Previous squads

2020–2021 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Greece | Konstantinos Kotanidis | (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Cyprus | Marios Efstathiadis | (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 45) | Left Back |
| 3 | Greece | Panagiotis Karampourniotis | (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27) | Line Player |
| 4 | Greece | Marios-Alexandros Moraitis | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) | Left Back |
| 7 | Cyprus | Orestis Leontiou | (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 8 | Greece | Nikolaos Kritikos | (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 10 | Cyprus | Julios Argyrou | (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 40) | Central Back |
| 11 | Greece | Stylianos Asvestas | (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25) | Right Back |
| 13 | Cyprus | Kyriakos Vorkas | (1985-05-20) 20 May 1985 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 15 | Cyprus | Andreas Fotiou | (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31) | Left Winger |
| 16 | Greece | Georgios Barmpas | (1982-12-25) 25 December 1982 (age 42) | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Greece | Petros Kandylas | (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33) | Central Back |
| 18 | Cyprus | Constantinos Michael | (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35) | Right Winger |
| 19 | Cyprus | Christos Argyrou | (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) | Left Winger |
| 20 | Greece | Nikolaos Totos | (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) | Right Winger |
| 21 | Cyprus | Kypros Xenofontos | (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Cyprus | Marios Mina | (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Cyprus | Christos Hadjiefrem | (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 44) | Right Back |
| 25 | Cyprus | Andreas Chadjisavva | (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) | Central Back |
| 26 | Greece | Konstantinos Mimikos | (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 28) | Line Player |
| 33 | Cyprus | Demetris Botsaris | (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32) | Left Back |
| 47 | Brazil | Bruno Oliveira Rodrigues | (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 27) | Right Back |
| 69 | Cyprus | Andreas Ioannou | (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 71 | Greece | Efstathios Kesidis | (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33) | Line Player |
| 98 | Cyprus | Charalampos Papatryfonos | (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) | Left Back |
| 99 | Cyprus | Giorgios Christodoulou | (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31) | Right Winger |

## Titles

* Cypriot First Division
** Winner (4) : 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Cypriot Cup
** Winner (4) : 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Cypriot Super Cup
** Winner (2) : 2023, 2024
* EHF European Cup
** Semifinalist (1) : 2021

## EHF ranking

    As of 05/11/2024
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 82 | Aguas Santas | 64 |
| 83 | ABC Braga | 63 |
| 84 | USAM Nimes | 62 |
| 85 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 62 |
| 86 | Chrobry Glogow | 59 |
| 87 | RK Partizan | 59 |
| 88 | Skanderborg Aarhus | 57 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* Marios Efstathiadis (1985–1999, 2020–2021)
* Christophoros Nungovitch (2021–2023)
* Yegor Yevdokimov (2022-)
* Domen Sikošek Pelko (2022–2023)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| –2020 | Constantinos Michael |
| 2020–2022 | Georgios Zaravinas |
| 2022–PRESENT | Marios Efstathiadis |