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2018–19 Cypriot Cup
The 2018–19 Cypriot Cup was the 77th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 24 clubs were accepted to enter the competition. It began on 5 December 2018 with the first round and concluded on 22 May 2019 with the final held at GSP Stadium. The winner of the Cup was AEL Limassol for seventh time and qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round, 2019–20 Europa League second qualifying round. First round The first round draw took place on 5 December 2018 and the matches were played on 5 December 2018. Second round The second round draw took place on 21 December 2017. The following eight teams advanced directly to second round and will meet the eight winners of the first round ties: *AEK Larnaca FC, AEK Larnaca (2017–18 Cypriot Cup winner) *Apollon Limassol (2017–18 Cypriot Cup runners-up) *ASIL Lysi (via draw) *Doxa Katokopias FC, Doxa Katokopias (via draw) *ENTHOI Lakatamia, THOI Lakatamia (via draw) *Ermis Aradippou FC, Ermis Aradippou (v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it is the second most important competition in Cypriot football, after the Cypriot First Division. Since 2008, it is contested by teams from the first and Cypriot Second Division, second division, while teams from the Cypriot Third Division, third and STOK Elite Division, fourth division compete in the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. The winners of the Cypriot Cup qualify for one of UEFA competitions, UEFA's European competitions, and a place in the Cypriot Super Cup. APOEL FC, APOEL are the most successful team in the competition with 21 titles. AEK Larnaca FC are the current champions, having defeated the previous champions Pafos FC in the 2024–25 Cypriot Cup, 2024–25 Final. History The Cypriot Cup was first held in the 1934–35 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsirio Stadium
The Tsirio Stadium () is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. The stadium holds 13,331 people and is mostly used for football matches. It was the home ground of the three biggest clubs in Limassol, which have now moved to the Alphamega Stadium. The football pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and serves as the home ground of the Limassol GSO (Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia) Athletics Club. History The stadium was built in 1975 with the help of Petros I. Tsiros, a famous businessman and philanthropist of the city, to replace the aging GSO Stadium. For his contributions to the construction of the stadium, Tsiros became its namesake. In the past, especially in the 1990s, it was used as the home ground for the Cyprus national football team. Some matches of the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, which was hosted in Cyprus, were played in this stadium including the two semi-final matches held on 14 May 1992. In the first match, Spain beat Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Kacharava
Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava ( ka, ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა, tr, ; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Gareji. Born in Cyprus, he played for the Georgia national team. Club career Kacharava started his career in the second team of Dinamo Tbilisi. A promising youth, he found it hard finding opportunities to break into the Tbilisi first team and signed a contract with Rubin Kazan. Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad. Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities. Kacharava moved back to Georgia and signed a contract with FC Tskhinvali. In his first season, Kacharava scored only one goal - however, in the following seasons Kacharava cemented his spot in the first team, becoming a prolific scorer and one of the top forwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Ďuriš
Michal Ďuriš (; born 1 June 1988) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a forward. Club career Ďuriš joined Banská Bystrica from ŠK Petrochema Dubová when he was 14. After three years playing for youth squads he made his debut in the Slovak top-level football league featuring in his club's 2–0 defeat against Ružomberok on 9 November 2005. During five seasons for Dukla he scored 18 goals in 114 matches overall. In August 2010, he signed on a one-year loan for Viktoria Plzeň of the Czech Czech First League with an option of a permanent stay. He debuted for Plzeň in a 3–0 away win against České Budějovice on 28 August 2010. In his first season for Plzeň he won the Czech title, the first title in Plzeň's history. He scored two goals for Plzeň in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League campaign, one in a 2–1 play-off win against Copenhagen and the next in a 2–2 group stage draw against Milan. On 26 January 2017, he signed a deal w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Schildenfeld
Gordon Schildenfeld (born 18 March 1985) is a Croatian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Schildenfeld is the manager of the HNK Vukovar 1991 in the second tier of Croatian domestic football. Club career Šibenik Schildenfeld began playing football at his hometown club HNK Šibenik. The club's then manager Stanko Mršić gave him his senior debut at age 16 against NK Kamen Ingrad, Kamen Ingrad. In the 2005–06 season, Schildenfeld helped Šibenik win promotion to the top flight. Dinamo Zagreb Midway through his first season in the Prva HNL, Croatian first division, the country's top clubs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split became interested in signing Schildenfeld and his Šibenik teammate Ante Rukavina. It first seemed likely that Schildenfeld and Rukavina would move to Hajduk together, but then Dinamo entered the race for the two players. In the end, on 2 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danijel Pranjić
Danijel Pranjić (born 2 December 1981) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. Being a versatile left-footed player, he could play all across the left wing and could also be used as a central midfielder. Pranjić had the most success with Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, winning the double in the 2009–10 season and reaching the 2010 and 2012 Champions League final. Pranjić has also played for clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Slovenia and Cyprus. At the international level, he debuted for Croatia in 2004 and participated in three major tournaments with his national side, Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. After retiring as a player, Pranjić managed Croatian lower league clubs Dubrava and Trnje. He managed Bosnian sides Sloboda Tuzla and GOŠK Gabela, as well as Cypriot club Achyronas-Onisilos. Club career Born in Našice, Pranjić started his career at hometown club NAŠK. He also played for Papuk and Belišće before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.Ιστορικά γεγονότα , Anorthosis Famagusta Official Website Anorthosis was one of the founding clubs of the Cyprus Football Association in 1934. After the in 1974, they were forced to relocate to Larnaca where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akritas Chlorakas
Akritas Chlorakas () is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka Municipal Stadium. The club is owned by Lithuanian investor Liutauras Varanavičius. History Founded in 1971, Akritas Chlorakas joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1973, competing in the Cypriot Third Division. For many years, Akritas fluctuated between the third and second division, winning the Third Division a total of three times, and winning the Cypriot Cup for Lower Divisions on one occasion. Akritas Chlorakas finished third in the 2021-22 Cypriot Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Despite some impressive results, including wins against Omonia, AEL, and Anorthosis (three times), Akritas finished in 13th place and was relegated in the 2022-23 season.. In the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. It is the last divided capital in Europe; three years after Cyprus gained independence from British rule in 1960, the Bloody Christmas conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots triggered intercommunal violence, and Nicosia's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities segregated into its south and north respectively in 1964. A decade later, Turkey invaded Cyprus following Greece's successful attempt to take over the island. The leaders of the takeover would later step down, but the dividing line running through Nicosia (and the rest of the island, interrupted only briefly by British military bases) became a demilitarised zone that remains under the control of Cyprus while heavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Loé
Raoul Cédric Loé (born 31 January 1989) is a professional footballer who currently plays for China League One side Dongguan United as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level. Club career Born in Courbevoie, Paris, Loé moved to Spain in 2008 at the age of 19, and joined amateur team Manchego CF. On 14 August 2009, he signed a contract with AD Ceuta in the third division after impressing in a trial; he played 35 games in his first year, and appeared in both round-of-32 legs against FC Barcelona in the following season's Copa del Rey. In the 2011 off-season, Loé moved to CA Osasuna, being assigned to their reserves also in the third level. He was first summoned to a La Liga match on 21 December 2011, but remained on the bench against UD Almería. Loé made his official debut for the Navarrese side on 12 January 2012 against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey (1–2 home loss, 1–6 on aggregate). On 3 March, he played his first l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarchinio Antonia
Jarchinio Angelo Roberto Antonia (born 27 December 1990) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch club TEC. Club career Antonia formerly played for ADO Den Haag and moved to Go Ahead Eagles in summer 2011 after spending a half year on loan at Go Ahead from January that year. In summer 2014 he joined FC Groningen for a fee of €200,000. On 27 July 2017, Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia announced the signing of Antonia. He made his debut on 10 September against Ethnikos Achna on the first matchday of the 2017–18 season. He then moved to AEL Limassol in January 2019. On 2 September 2019, Antonia signed a two-year contract with Cambuur as a free agent. On 30 August 2021, he moved to NAC Breda on a two-year contract. On 19 August 2023, Antonia joined TEC in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie. International career Antonia was born in the Netherlands to parents of Curaçaoan descent. He was called up to the Curaçao national football team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franjo Prce
Franjo Prce (; born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kazakhstani club Okzhetpes. Club career Born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prce played with the youth academy of Croatian club Hajduk Split. However, after the club's reluctance to hand him a professional contract and instead used him in the reserve team, he refused to sign a contract extension proposal. On 16 August 2014, he moved to Italian club Lazio for 300,000 and signed a professional contract. He featured 27 times for the Lazio Primavera during the 2014–15 season, with his team finishing runners-up to Torino in the Supercoppa Primavera. On 13 January 2016, he was loaned out to Salernitana. On 23 October 2016, Prce made his first team debut for Lazio, replacing Felipe Anderson in a 2–2 draw against Torino in Serie A. On 12 January 2017, he joined Brescia on a loan deal till June 2018. After being used sparingly, he was recalled from his loan deal by his pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
