# APOEL Futsal

Active departments of APOEL Nicosia :
| Football | Basketball | Volleyball |
| Futsal | Handball | Table tennis |
| Bowling | Archery | Cycling |
| Water polo | Runners team | Swimming |
APOEL Futsal is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 6 Championships, 5 Cups and 1 Super Cup.

## History

APOEL's futsal team was formed in 2012 as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C., after APOEL board came to an agreement with City Futsal F.S.C. to take their place in the Cypriot First Division for the 2012–13 season. The team had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the cup. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL.
In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic double, winning both the season's Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Cup, their first two major trophies after only two years of existence as a futsal club. The next season (2014–15), APOEL became double winners for second year in a row, after winning again the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Cup. During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league, the cup and the super cup.

### European campaigns

After winning the double in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the European competitions, participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in Nicosia's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall. APOEL managed to qualify for the main round by winning all their matches, beating FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3, KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1 and NAFI Stuttgart 10–1. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after losing 1–5 against Slov-Matic Bratislava, beating MVFC Berettjóújfalu 3–2 and drawing 3–3 with Vegakameratene.
In the 2016–17 season, APOEL participated for the third consecutive time in the UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they managed to qualify for the main round by winning AFM Maniacs 9–7, JB Gentofte 4–3 and drawing 7–7 with the hosts ASUE Yerevan. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after drawing 3–3 with City'US Târgu Mureș, losing 0–7 against Era-Pack Chrudim and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava.

## Last squad

The following players played the 2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League.
| # | Position | Name |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Paraskevas Psilogenis |
| 2 | Winger | George Eleftheriou |
| 5 | Defender | Charis Koulloupas |
| 7 | Winger | Savvas Omirou |
| 8 | Pivot | Dimitris Dimitriou |
| 9 | Pivot | Guilherme Mosna |
| 11 | Pivot | Panagiotis Skarparis |
| 12 | Winger | Lambros Vassiliou |
| 13 | Winger | Dimitris Nikolaidis |
| 14 | Winger | Alexis Tsitsos |
| 15 | Goalkeeper | Christoforos Konialis |
| 16 | Goalkeeper | Konstantinos Mertzanidis |
| 18 | Defender | Rafinha |
| 20 | Defender | Eleftherios Pericleous |

## Technical and medical staff

Technical staff :
| Head coach | Tommys Chrysostomou |
| Fitness coach | Achilleas Toumazos |
| Goalkeeping coach | Christos Antoniou |
| Medical staff ||
| Team Physio | Charis Stavrou |

## League and Cup history

R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Futsal Cup | Notes |
| Season | Division | Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Points | Result | Result | Result | Notes |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 100 – 85 | 36 | SF | — | — | |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 1st | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 157 – 59 | 63 | W | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 1st | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 154 – 56 | 55 | W | — | Main round | |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 1st | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 120 – 44 | 63 | W | W | Main round | |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 3rd | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 134 – 49 | 46 | QF | RU | Main round | |
    A. ^ Competed as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.
    B. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic double.
    C. ^ APOEL's debut in the European competitions.
    D. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic treble.

## Honours

* Cypriot Championship
    Winners (6): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22
* Cypriot Cup
    Winners (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021-22, 2022-23
* Cypriot Super Cup
    Winners (1): 2015

## European competitions record

Last update: 24 August 2021
UEFA competitions :
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Last season played |
| UEFA Futsal Cup | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 2016–17 |
| UEFA Futsal Champions League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 2021–22 |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 91 | -8 | |

### Matches

P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Result | Venue (Host City) | Qualified |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group D) | FC Anzhi Tallinn | 5–3 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 1st place |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group D) | KF Flamurtari Vlorë | 9–1 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 1st place |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group D) | NAFI Stuttgart | 10–1 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 1st place |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | Slov-Matic Bratislava | 1–5 | Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu) | 3rd place |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | MVFC Berettyóújfalu | 3–2 | Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu) | 3rd place |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | Vegakameratene | 3–3 | Pálfi István Rendezvénycsarnok (Berettyóújfalu) | 3rd place |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 1) | Georgians Tbilisi | 1–5 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 4th place |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 1) | Kremlin-Bicêtre United | 3–4 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 4th place |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 1) | TTG-Ugra Yugorsk | 3–10 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 4th place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group A) | AFM Futsal Maniacs | 9–7 | FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan) | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group A) | JB Futsal Gentofte | 4–3 | FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan) | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round (Group A) | ASUE Yerevan | 7–7 | FFA Academy Stadium (Yerevan) | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | City'US Târgu Mureș | 3–3 | Zimní Stadión (Chrudim) | 3rd place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | Era-Pack Chrudim | 0–7 | Zimní Stadión (Chrudim) | 3rd place |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round (Group 6) | ŠK Pinerola Bratislava | 6–5 | Zimní Stadión (Chrudim) | 3rd place |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Main round (Group 5) | Mostar SG Staklorad | 4–0 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 2nd place |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Main round (Group 5) | Uddevalla | 2–5 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 2nd place |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Main round (Group 5) | Acqua e Sapone | 1–6 | Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Nicosia) | 2nd place |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Preliminary round (Group G) | Encamp | 1–2 | Dais Sports Hall (Athens) | 4th place |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Preliminary round (Group G) | Diamant Linz | 6–7 | Dais Sports Hall (Athens) | 4th place |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Futsal Champions League | Preliminary round (Group G) | Doukas | 2–5 | Dais Sports Hall (Athens) | 4th place |