Anorthosis Famagusta FC
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| Full name | Anorthosis Famagusta FC | |||
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| Founded | January 30, 1911 | |||
| Ground | G.S.E. and Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus (Capacity: 9,782) |
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| Chairman |  Antonis Demetriou |
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| Manager |  Ernst Middendorp |
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| League | Cypriot First Division | |||
| 2008-09 | 3rd | |||
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Αnorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis won 13 championship titles, their last in season 2007-2008. They have won the Cypriot Cup 10 times (1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2007). Additionally, they have won the Super Cup trophy 6 times. The current president of the team is Chris Georgiades and the current coach is the German Ernst Middendorp[2]. On August 27, 2008, they became the first Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the Champions League, defeating Olympiacos FC of Greece in the third qualifying round.[3]
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[edit] History
The club was founded in Famagusta in January 30, 1911. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Anorthosis became based in Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. Anorthosis Home Stadium in occupied Famagusta is G.S.E. (Gymnastic Club Evagoras) which has been abandoned and in a bad condition since 1974.
Ammochostos, or better Barosi, around 1910 was a small town of about 4.000 inhabitants, garden workers, fishermen and a very few shop-keepers. The only place of recreation was the coffee shop. It was in those times, that a very few, spirited and enthusiastic men of that small community of Ammochostos set a goal and managed to create a club of "reading" in hospitable rooms where they could gather and educate nationally and in the spirit of Christianity, everything good they had: the teenagers.
So, in January 1911 they established the "Anorthosis", with a temporary board and in March of the same year it took the form of an organised assosication "Anagnostirion i Anorthosis" (Anorthosis reading Club). The first committee was consisted of Charalambos Ekonomides, Michalakis Michaelides, George Evangelou, Loizou, Nicolaos Patrakas, Kanaris, Sotiriou, Panayiotis Ioannou, Dimitrios Saveriadis and Gavrielides. The history of Anorthosis can be divided into four periods, during which there have been important facts, mostly national, athletic, cultural, musical and comminical content and interest.
[edit] First Period 1911-1928
The period from 1911 until 1928, can be characterised as the first period of Anorthosis History. In this first period Anorthosis is mostly an ethnic battlement and a spiritual "lighthouse" of with blaze not only in Cyprus but also in Greece. Ethnic speeches, national commemoratiums, ethnic gladness and sadness and everything that aimed at the ethnic chasteness of Ammochostos were organised in the building of Anorthosis. But the sector where Anorthosis had created a tradition, unique in the history of clubs of which the reputation and activity was spread all over Cyprus, was in the sector of Music.
Under the control of Demetris Demetriades, started with great success the one and only madolinade and band of Anorthosis. The actions taken at that time were many, some of them were:
(From Anorthosis Practicles) 1913: In a collection that has been done in the building of Anorthosis the extravagant -for that time- amount of 84 pounds was gathered in just one hour, which was given for the needs of the country (which was under British command). 1922: Anorthosis establishes a depository for the relief of the refugees from the Asia Minor destruction. For that action Anorthosis gets congratulations from the whole of Hellinism.
[edit] Second Period: 1929-1955
The second period in the history of Anorthosis starts with an important changeover in the aims and actions of the club. The "Anorthosis Reading Club" renames to "Musical Philological and Philanthropical Club" and as an emblem of the club is now the mythical bird Phoenix. During this period the mantolinade and band of Anorthosis are better organised and stipendiary teachers are being appointed for the better presentation of the two groups.
[edit] Third Period: 1955-1974
In the philological sector the bright tradition of the past continues. Anorthosis creates a first class library with a lending section. We specifically refer to the fact that in 1936 1,500 volumes of books were lent to Anorthosis members. In the second period a great importance was given to the athletical sector. Under the wise control of the professor of Gymnastics Mr. Anastasis Oikonomides, football and volleyball teams, sea sports and teams of classical athletism, gave Anorthosis many first wins, much renown and filled the rooms of the club with many cups and metals.
Anorthosis, in association with Gymnastic Club Evagoras (GSE), which is its own child, organised district and pancyprian games and athletes got their first wins, not only in PanCyprian games. Of course, for a small time period, there was almost nothing to show. For example, in 1929 with a letter of POEB of which members are in Anorthosis, said that it was ready to break up and its members to be merged into the football team of Anorthosis. Then, it was decided that a second football team should be funded, and the responsibility was on Mr. An. Oikonomidis and S. Mathaiou. In the 11 February 1932, after a command of Ammochostos Commander (we are still under British column) the club of Anorthosis closed for a short time.
On October 29 the president, the general secretary and the boufι manager of Anorthosis were arrested by the police because the Greek flag was hanging on the balcony of the club building.
[edit] Fourth Period: 1955-2008
On 26 July 2005, they achieved one of the greatest results in Cypriot football history when they beat the Turkish team Trabzonspor 3-1 in the first leg of their second round Champions League qualifying match. They lost the second leg 1-0 in Turkey, but progressed 3-2 on aggregate. In the third-round qualifying tie against the Scottish team Rangers, Anorthosis lost the first leg 2-1, and the second leg 2-0, so dropped into the first round of the UEFA Cup. They were then defeated 6-1 on aggregate by the Italian team Palermo.
Anorthosis qualifed for the 2007-08 UEFA Cup by way of their Cypriot Cup win. They entered the competition at the First Qualifying round stage. Aggregate victories over FK Vardar and CFR 1907 Cluj saw them move through to the First Round proper. Anorthosis were drawn against English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. The first leg was played at White Hart Lane on 20 September 2007 which Tottenham Hotspur won 6-1. On 4 October 2007 the second leg resulted in a 1-1 draw when Robbie Keane equalised for Tottenham Hotspur after Fabinho had put Anorthosis ahead.
[edit] Champions League 2008–09
After winning the domestic league 2007-2008 Anorthosis managed to qualify for the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League Group Stage, over-running Armenian Champions FC Pyunik, Austrian Champions Rapid Wien and Greek Champions Olympiacos FC in the qualifying rounds.
This allowed the team to qualify for the Group Stage of the Champions League, the first time for a Cypriot team.
In the group stage, they earned their first point following a 0-0 away draw with Werder Bremen, then got their first win beating Panathinaikos FC 3-1 while Hawar Mulla Mohammed became the first Iraqi player to score in the UEFA Champions League, although they lost to Inter Milan 1-0 at San Siro, they drew 3-3 in GSP Stadium. In their 5th Champions League game, Anorthosis had a chance to make it to the knock-out stage if they would have won against Werder Bremen. Anorthosis went up 2-0, but in the second half Diego made the score 2-1, and minutes before the match ended, Hugo Almeida managed to equalise for Bremen, and the match finished 2-2. Anorthosis still had a chance to get into the knock-out stage in the final match against Panathinaikos if they would have won. Unfortunately, during the last game they lost 1-0 away to Panathinaikos. Inter (who had already qualified for the next stage) lost 1-0 to Bremen, meaning that Anorthosis finished fourth - missing out on a consolation UEFA Cup place.
In the week prior to the game against Panathinaikos the club was disrupted when the Directors complained to the police that the President was embezzeling funds. He was remanded in custody and forced to resign, eventually being released by the police without charges. [4]
[edit] Stadium
Anorthosis original home stadium was G.S.E. in Famagusta but now after the Turkish invasion it is in the closed town of Varosha and noone has been there since 1974 when Anorthosis last played there. Anorthosis, in order to recover from the Turkish invansion, rise from the ashes like its symbol - the mythic bird phoenix - had to build a new stadium. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium is the home of Anorthosis Famagusta and it was built in 1986 in the city of Larnaca. The ground was given the name of great person who helped Anorthosis in various ways through the years, he was a fighter in EOKA war for Cyprus indepence and unity with Greece and Anorthosis helped the war and he was also a very talented football player of Anorthosis and later a manager. The initial capacity of the ground was about 6,000 but gradually increased during the years to 13,000. With a major reconditioning in 1997, capacity was reduced to 9,319 (all seated). In 2005 the east stand was named "Quality Stand" after the club's main sponsor. "Quality Stand" is a two story stand which holds the newly-build VIP Boxes (upper story), Press Room, Dressing Rooms, Bar, etc. In 2006 the stadium went through another reconditioning including the building of VIP Boxes in the upper section of west stand, the launching of the automatic ticketing issue and entrance system, the replacing of metal front fence with clear acrylic glass for security reasons and for maximized field view. Also some other facilities are offered in the west stand such as new restrooms, bar, and fan's shop. The stadium also is approved by UEFA for European games. It has hosted some matches of the Cyprus national football team. In that stadium, Cyprus achieved its greatest success against Spain by a score 3-2. On 16 May 1992, the stadium hosted the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship Third position final between Italy and Portugal, where Italy won 1-0.
[edit] Supporters
Ultras group of Anorthosis are known . Anorthosis' fans are spread all over the island of Cyprus due to the occupation of the town of Famagusta by the Turkish Army and also as a result of the expulsion of Cypriots from their town. There are PAN.SI.FI. (supporters associations) all over the island and in other countries as well (Greece,UK etc). The majority of the fans live in Larnaca, as the temporary stadium is based there. Also there is a massive amount of fans in Free Famagusta, Limassol and Nicosia. MAXHTEC, the ultras, usually get the North tier of stadium. Anorthosis has rivals competing for the Champioship or against other big teams of Cyprus. These are APOEL FC, AC Omonia, AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol and AEK Larnaca. In the past, the main rivals of Anorthosis were Nea Salamis FC who also hail from Famagusta town. After both teams became displaced in 1974, the rivalry has been replaced by a feeling of mutual sympathy.
[edit] Current squad
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For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2009.
[edit] Club officials
[edit] Board of directors
- President: Antonis Demetriou
- Cochairman: Savvas Kakos
- Vice-President: Christos Geranis
- Executive Director: Evgenios Champoulas
- Executive Director: Giannakis Ioannou
- Commercial Director: Charis Theochatous
- Financial Director: Avgoustinos Papathomas
- Special Duties Advisor: Ntinos Toumazis
- Special Duties Advisor: Yiannakis Ioannou
- Member: Alkis Galatopoulos
- Member: Xsenis Toumazos
- Member: Panagiotis Davith
- Member: Kostas Giorkatzis
- Member: Giorgos Pafitis
- Member: Sotiris Giannitsaros
- Member: Petros Agathaggelou
[edit] Coaching staff
- Manager: Ernst Middendorp
- Assistant Manager: Peter Vollmann
- Assistant Manager: Nikos Nicolaou
- Goalkeeping Coach: Michalis Pamporis
- Fitness Coach: Giorgos Georgiou
[edit] Medical staff
- Club Doctor: Dr. Sergios Sergiou
- First Team Physiotherapist: Nikos Ioannou
- Masseur: Svetoslav Atanasov
- Masseur: Plamen Panov
[edit] Team staff
- Team Manager: Ioulios Konnaris
- Team Nutritionist: Katia Petrakidou
- Team Housekeeper: Antonis Panayiotou
- Press Officer: Alexandros Alexandrou
- Accounting Department: Pantelitsa Markou
- Venue Operator: Nikos Evangelou
- IT Department: Philippos G. Leonidou
- Receptionist: Helen Demetriou
- Receptionist: Helen Demetriou
[edit] Sponsorship
- Official Shirt Sponsor - Quality Group
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Puma
- Official Athletism Sponsor - MTN
- Official Stadium Sponsor - Quality Group
- Official Communication Sponsor - LTV
- Official Sport Drink - Powerade
[edit] Other Sponsors
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[edit] Notable Former Managers
Gyula Reiner- István Turbéky
- Gyula Zsengellér
- Andreas Mouskallis
Nikos Karoulias- Georgi Vasilev
- Lakis Petropoulos
Peter Cormack
Anghel Iordănescu
Dusan Mitošević- Andreas Michaelides
- Ioannis Matzourakis
Temuri Ketsbaia
Mirsad Fazlagic
Stanko Poklepovic
[edit] Notable Former Players
For a complete list of Anorthosis players, see Anorthosis Famagusta players
[edit] European campaigns
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 1995-96 | First Qualifying round | eliminated by Rangers drawn 0-0 in Larnaca, 0-1 in Glasgow | |
| 1997-98 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated by Lierse S.K. won 2-0 in Larnaca, 0-3 in Lier | |
| 1998-99 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated by Olympiacos lost 2-4 in Larnaca, 1-2 in Athens | |
| 1999-00 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated by Hertha Berlin drawn 0-0 in Larnaca, 0-2 in Berlin | |
| 2000-01 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated by Anderlecht drawn 0-0 in Larnaca, 2-4 in Anderlecht | |
| 2005-06 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated Trabzonspor won 3-1 in Nicosia, lost 0-1 in Trabzon | |
| 2008-09 | Second Qualifying round | eliminated Rapid Wien won 3-0 in Larnaca, lost 1-3 in Vienna | |
| 2008-09 | Third Qualifying round | eliminated Olympiacos F.C. won 3-0 in Larnaca, lost 0-1 in Piraeus | |
| 2008-09 | Group Stage | drew with SV Werder Bremen 0-0 in Bremen | |
| 2008-09 | Group Stage | beat Panathinaikos FC 3-1 in Nicosia | |
| 2008-09 | Group Stage | drew with Internazionale FC 3-3 in Nicosia | |
| 2008-09 | Group Stage | drew with SV Werder Bremen 2-2 in Nicosia | |
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| 2007-08 | First Round | eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-6 in London, 1-1 in Larnaca | |
[edit] UEFA club competition record
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| ECCC | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 44 |
| ECWC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
| UCUP | 36 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 77 |
| SCUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UIC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| EUSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 80 | 23 | 15 | 43 | 93 | 164 |
[edit] UEFA Club Rankings 2009
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2008-09. [6]
Last update: December 19, 2008
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 126 |  Slovan Liberec |
12.150 |
| 127 | Red Star Belgrade |
12.050 |
| 128 |  Grasshoppers Zürich |
12.050 |
| 129 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
12.016 |
| 130 |  Petrzalka Bratislava |
11.932 |
| 131 |  FC Groningen |
11.625 |
| 132 | Aberdeen |
11.575 |
| 133 | Hearts FC |
11.575 |
| 134 |  Grazer AK |
11.565 |
| 135 | FSV Mainz 05 |
11.539 |
[edit] Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| 2002-03 | Adidas | KEO |
| 2003-04 | Alliance Reinsurance | |
| 2004-05 | miVision | |
| 2005-06 | Diadora | |
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| 2007-08 | Umbro | Quality Group |
| 2008-09 | Nike | |
| 2008-09 | Puma[7] | |
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[edit] Volleyball team
The volleyball team won their first trophy in 1972-73, and since that time, the Cypriot Championship was organized by Greek Volleyball Federation, as Champions they gained the right to compete in the Greek National First Division. However, they withdrew from the Championship, when five matches before the end of the competition because of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Since then they have dominated Cypriot Volleyball, having been crowned Champions and Cup winners more times than any other team. They have won the Championship 16 times, the Cup 14 times, and the Super Cup 5 times.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Football
- Cypriot Cup: 10
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- 1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007
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- 1962, 1964, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007
[edit] Men's Volleyball
- Cypriot Championship (17 in total): 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Cypriot Cup (14 in total): 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005
- Cypriot Super Cup (6 in total) : 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005
[edit] Women's Volleyball
- Cypriot Championship (3 in total): 2002, 2004, 2005.
- Cypriot Cup (2 in total): 2004,2008
- Cyprus FA Shield (4 in total): 1993, 1994, 2002, 2005.
[edit] Handball team
[edit] Women's Handball
- Cypriot Championship (3 in total): 1999, 2000, 2001
- Cypriot Cup (3 in total): 1999, 2000, 2001
- Cypriot Super Cup (2 in total): 1999, 2000
[edit] References
- ^ "Cyprus hails Anorthosis' achievement". www.fifa.com. 2008-08-28. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=863663.html?cid=rssfeed&att=. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Μίντεντορπ η Ανόρθωση". www.sport-fm.gr. 2009-05-07. http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/175725. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Anorthosis: A Club Without A Home Finds A Place To Play". www.goal.com. 2008-08-27. http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=837568. Retrieved on 2009-01-09.
- ^ Embattled Anorthosis boss stands down Cyprus Mail - December 2, 2008
- ^ "Team Profile". UEFA. 2008-08-28. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=52897/domestic.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "UEFA Team Ranking 2009". www.xs4all.nl. 2008-10-07. http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/trank2009.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer". www.anorthorisfc.com. 2008-09-04. http://www.anorthosisfc.com/news.php?ArticleID=295.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-04.
[edit] External links
[edit] Official
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Official Website) (Greek) (English)
- Anorthosis Famagusta Volleyball (Official Website) (Greek)
[edit] Fan Sites
- Anorthosis Famagusta Fans MAXHTEC (official website) (Greek)
- Anorthosis Fans Forum - Latest News (Greek) (English)
- West Terrace Service Crew - MAXHTEC.NET - Anorthosis Supporters Website (Greek)
- Anorthosis Famagusta The best football Team in Cyprus
- ANORTHOSIS.NET - The Blue news portal and Fan's Forum (Greek) (English)
- national-football-teams
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