# 2016–17 Anorthosis Famagusta FC season

The 2016–17 season will be Anorthosis' 68th consecutive season in the Cypriot First Division, the top division of Cyprus football. It covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 May 2017.

## Season overview
### Transfer activity

Anorthosis Famagusta commenced their summer transfer activity on 3 June, by signing Serbian football player Milan Savić from Novi Pazar for 1+2 years.
On 17 June, Anorthosis announced the signing of Spanish footballers Cristóbal Márquez Crespo from CD Toledo for 1+1 years. and Alberto Aguilar Leiva from Western Sydney Wanderers for a year.

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 2 | RB | Gabriel de Moura | 36 | | 2015 | 26 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 4 | CM | Pelé | 37 | EU | 2015 | 23 | 5 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 5 | CB | Jesús María Herrero | 40 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 6 | DM | Marios Nicolaou | 28 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 7 | AM | Carlitos | 31 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | €100,000 | |
| 8 | AM | Cristóbal Márquez Crespo | 40 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 9 | AM | Airam Cabrera | 36 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| 10 | AM | Rubén Rayos | 38 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| 11 | LM | José Antonio Ríos | 34 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 16 | AM | Charalambos Aristotelous | 29 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free Transfer | |
| 17 | RB | Iñigo Calderón (4th Captain) | 42 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| 18 | AM | Louis Bennett | 29 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free Transfer | 2nd nationality: England |
| 19 | DM | João Victor (Captain) | 35 | | 2015 | 27 | 3 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 22 | LB | Alberto Aguilar Leiva | 40 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 23 | CM | Giorgos Economides | 34 | EU | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | €30,000 | |
| 30 | AM | Demetris Theodorou | 27 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 33 | LB | Guilherme Santos | 36 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 36 | RW | Stylianos Kallenos | 25 | EU | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | |
| 38 | RW | Neofytos Kyriakou | 26 | EU | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| 39 | AM | Christos Hadjipaschalis | 25 | EU | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system | |
| 44 | CB | Milan Savić | 30 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| 77 | CF | Esmaël Gonçalves | 33 | EU | 2016 (Winter) | 26 | 12 | 2019 | Free Transfer | 2nd nationality: Portugal |
| 88 | GK | Jan Koprivec (Vice-Captain) | 36 | EU | 2015 | 35 | 0 | 2017 | Free Transfer | |
| 91 | GK | Giorgos Papadopoulos | 33 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Free Transfer | |
| | CF | Charalambos Mouzouros | 27 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 31 August 2016
* Source: anorthosisfc.com.cy
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 5 | CB | Jesús María Herrero | 32 | EU | UE Llagostera | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 7 | RW | Carlitos | 23 | EU | APOEL | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €100,000 | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 9 | CF | Airam López | 29 | EU | Korona Kielce | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 10 | AM | Rubén Rayos | 30 | EU | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 11 | LM | José Antonio Ríos | 26 | EU | UE Llagostera | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 16 | CM | Charalambos Aristotelous | 21 | EU | PAEEK FC | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| 17 | RB | Iñigo Calderón | 34 | EU | Brighton | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 18 | AM | Louis Bennett | 21 | EU | Marquette Golden Eagles | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| 22 | LB | Alberto Aguilar Leiva | 32 | EU | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 23 | CM | Giorgos Economides | 26 | EU | Omonia Nicosia | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €30,000 | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 33 | LB | Guilherme Santos | 28 | | Sampaio Corrêa | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 35 | CM | Charalambos Mouzouros | 19 | EU | THOI Lakatamia | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free Transfer | |
| 44 | CB | Milan Savić | 22 | EU | FK Novi Pazar | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 91 | GK | Giorgos Papadopoulos | 25 | EU | PAEEK FC | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
Total spending: €130,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 5 | LB | Razak Nuhu | 25 | | | Released | Summer | Released | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 6 | CM | Christos Marangos | 33 | EU | | Retired | Summer | Retired | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 7 | RW | Toni Calvo | 29 | EU | Veria F.C. | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | veriafc.gr |
| 8 | AM | Cristóbal Márquez Crespo | 32 | EU | CF Fuenlabrada | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | cffuenlabrada.es |
| 9 | CF | Dino Ndlovu | 26 | | Qarabağ FK | Transfer | Summer | €200,000 | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 10 | AM | Nicolás Martínez | 29 | | Olympiacos Piraeus | Loan Return | Summer | Loan Return | |
| 11 | AM | Andrea Orlandi | 32 | EU | APOEL Nicosia | Transfer | Summer | Contract End | apoelfc.com.cy |
| 15 | CB | Markus Holgersson | 31 | EU | Aalborg Boldspilklub | Transfer | Summer | Contract End | aabsport.dk |
| 17 | RB | Manolis Tzanakakis | 24 | EU | Olympiacos Piraeus | Transfer | Summer | Loan Return | |
| 18 | DM | Irakli Maisuradze | 28 | | Ermis Aradippou | Transfer | Summer | Contract End | |
| 20 | CF | Efthimis Koulouris | 20 | EU | PAOK | Transfer | Summer | Loan Return | |
| 22 | CB | Demetris Economou | 23 | EU | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 23 | CB | Léo Schwechlen | 27 | EU | Göztepe S.K. | Transfer | Summer | Contract End | goztepe.org.tr |
| 28 | AM | Panayiotis Constantinou | 20 | EU | | Released | Summer | Released | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 28 | AM | Andreas Avraam | 29 | EU | AE Larissa FC | Released | Summer | Free Transfer | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 33 | CF | Andreas Makris | 20 | EU | Walsall | Transfer | Summer | €200,000 | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 34 | DM | Constantinos Laifis | 23 | EU | Olympiacos Piraeus | Transfer | Summer | €500,000 | anorthosisfc.com.cy |
| 31 | GK | Andreas Kittos | 25 | EU | AEL Limassol | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | ael-fc.com |
| 35 | RB | Panayiotis Loizides | 35 | EU | Omonia Aradippou | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | Omonoia Aradippou |
| 35 | AM | Adamos Andreou | 36 | EU | | Released | Summer | Released | |
| 37 | CM | Zacharias Theodorou | 23 | EU | Ayia Napa | Transfer | Summer | Released | |
| 40 | CM | Aldo Teqja | 21 | EU | FK Kukësi | Transfer | Summer | Free Transfer | Kerkida.net |
| 91 | LW | Jérémy Manzorro | 24 | EU | Slavia Sofia | Loan Return | Summer | Loan Return | |
Extra Income:
€300,000 (Giorgi Aburjania resale to Sevilla)
€100,000 (Dino Ndlovu appearance of Qarabağ FK in UEFA Europa League)

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | Cyprus Cup | Cyprus Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Kyriakos Panayiotou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | RM | Gabriel | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Pele | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Chus Herrero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | ML | Carlitos | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cabrera | 6+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Rayo | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ríos Reina | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Shehu | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Charalambos Aristotelous | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Iñigo Calderón | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Louis Bennett II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | João Victor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Marios Nicolaou | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Neofytos Kyriakou | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Alberto | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Giorgos Economides | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Adrián Colunga | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Guilherme Santos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Stylianos Kallenos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Christos Hadjipaschalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DM | Milan Savić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Isma | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | Jan Koprivec | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | Giorgos Papadopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | GK | Demetris Katsimitros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of 7 November 2016.