APOEL Futsal is a professional

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team based in the city of

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

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and it is a part of the

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

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. APOEL is one of the most successful

clubs in

with an overall tally of 6

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, 3

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and 1

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History

'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 The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

for the 2012–13 season. The team had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the

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and reaching the semi-finals of the

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. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL. In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic

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, winning both the season's

and the

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, 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

and the

. During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic

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by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the

, the

and the

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European campaigns

After winning the

in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the

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competitions, participating in the

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. They entered the

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of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in

's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall. APOEL managed to qualify for the

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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

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, 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

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. They entered the

of the competition and they managed to qualify for the

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

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, losing 0–7 against

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and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava.

Current squad

The following players played the

2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League The 2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League was the 36th edition of the European club futsal championship organised by UEFA, and the fourth edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Futsal Champions League. Sporting CP, the title holders, entered ...

Technical and medical staff

League and Cup history

R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .

Honours

Cypriot Championship The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

: Winners (6): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22 *

: Winners (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021-22 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is us ...

: Winners (1): 2015

European competitions record

''Last update: 24 August 2021''

Matches

P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final

References

External links

APOEL Athletic Football Club - official website
{{APOEL Futsal

Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

Futsal clubs in Cyprus Futsal clubs established in 2012 2012 establishments in Cyprus