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Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship title four times, the cup nine times and the Super Cup four times. History At the end of 1953, a team of young men placed as a dream and objective, the foundation of an association with national and athletic aims based on promoting the education and social skills of its young members. On 14 April 1954, the general assembly of these members with leader Mr Christakis Pavlides proposes the foundation of an athletic association called "APOLLON LIMASSOL". The assembly approved the proposal and thus from that date "APOLLON was born". The first administrative council of the team included: Charalambos Lymbourides (Secretary), Andreas Psyllides (Cashier), Antonakis Fourlas (Adviser), Melis Charalampous (Adviser), Andreas Theoharous (Adviser) Andreas A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphamega Stadium
The Alphamega Stadium, also known as Limassol Stadium for UEFA competitions, is a association football, football stadium in Kolossi, Limassol District, Cyprus, and the home ground of the 3 biggest clubs of Limassol Apollon Limassol FC, Apollon, AEL Limassol, AEL and Aris Limassol FC, Aris. With an all-seater capacity of 11,000, it is the second largest football-only stadium and the List of football stadiums in Cyprus, fifth largest football stadium overall in Cyprus. Name The official name of the stadium is Alphamega Stadium. This name resulted from a sponsorship collaboration between the stadium management company and C.A. Papaellinas Emporiki Ltd, the company which owns and manages AlphaMega, Alphamega Hypermarkets, for the use of the supermarket's name as the stadium's trade name until the end of the 2027–28 domestic league season. History Initially, the stadium would be built by AEL and Aris on the same site which had been given to the two teams in previous years. The two t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga (; born 28 April 1960) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, currently club manager at Serie C club Siracusa. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, and one of Italy's best keepers ever. He was a long-time goalkeeper for Inter Milan and the Italy national team. During his playing career, Zenga was part of the Italian squad that finished fourth at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and was the starting goalkeeper for the Italian team that finished third in the 1990 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Italy, keeping a World Cup record unbeaten streak. A three-time winner of the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Award, Zenga is regarded by pundits as one of the best goalkeepers of all time, and in 2013 was voted the eighth best goalkeeper of the past quarter-century by IFFHS. In 2000, he also placed 20th in the ''World Keeper of the Century'' Elections by the same organisation. After retiring as a player, Zenga brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Merkis
Giorgos Merkis (, born 30 July 1984) is a retired Greek Cypriot professional footballer who played as a centre back for Cypriot First Division clubs Apollon Limassol and APOEL, and the Cyprus national team. Career Apollon Limassol Merkis is a product of Apollon Limassol academies, making his first team debut during 2001–02 season at the age of 17. He spent the vast majority of his career with Apollon, where he won one championship, two cups and one super cup. After fifteen years at the club, his contract was mutually terminated on 12 January 2016. APOEL On 12 January 2016, Merkis signed an 18-month contract with fellow Cypriot First Division club APOEL. He made his official debut on 17 January 2016, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in APOEL's 3–0 home win against Enosis Neon Paralimni for the Cypriot First Division. He scored his first goal for APOEL against his former team Apollon Limassol on 2 April 2016, netting a late equalizer in his team's 2–2 home draw for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a (newly established in 1976) Futsal team, a women's handball team as well as a cricket team. AEL Limassol is one of the oldest and most decorated football clubs on the island and the most successful club in Limassol with 17 official football trophies consisting of 6 first division championships, 7 cups and 4 super cups. The sponsor of the club is Meridian Sport. History The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas serving as the club's first president. The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol. The club won the national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title. Later that year, AEL became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC Omonia
Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, established on 4 June 1948 in Nicosia. It is best known for its Association football, football department, which has participated in the Cypriot First Division since 1953. On 14 June 2018, the football department of AC Omonia became a professional for-profit football company, and is since known as Omonoia Nicosia, Omonia FC. It's the biggest football club in Cyprus. Omonia is one of Cyprus' most successful Football team, football clubs, having won 21 Cypriot First Division, National Championships, 16 Cypriot Cup, Cups, and a record 17 Cypriot Super Cup, Super Cups. Omonia has won five Double (association football), doubles and a record three domestic Treble (association football), trebles, and is one of three Cypriot clubs to never have been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GSZ Stadium
GCZ Stadium or Gymnastic Club Zenon Stadium (; Γ.Σ.Ζ., ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus. Usually it is referred to as the 'neo GSZ Stadium' to distinguish it from the old GSZ Stadium, which it replaced. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of AEK Larnaca FC until 2016. The stadium holds 13,032 people. Its owner is the Gymnastic Club Zeno, which was named after the native philosopher of Larnaca Zeno of Citium. Before the merge of Pezoporikos and EPA Larnaca into the new football club AEK Larnaca FC, it was also the home of those two clubs. In 2006 it hosted the Cypriot Cup final between APOEL and AEK Larnaca FC, where APOEL won 3–2. However the greatest event that was hosted in the Larnaca Stadium was the final for the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship between the Republic of Ireland and Germany where they tied 1-1. The Republic of Ireland beat Germany 4–3 on penalties and won the trophy. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APOEL Nicosia
APOEL (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a major Cypriot multi-sport club based in Nicosia. APOEL, which was founded in 1926, is the most popular sports club in Cyprus and the most successful, achieving to win 165 official senior titles in several sports. The club is parent to fourteen different competitive departments including football, basketball, volleyball, futsal, handball, table tennis, bowling, cycling, archery, swimming, water polo and a runners team. History The early years The club was formed as POEL (, ''Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia) on 8 November 1926. The club's formation came about when a group of forty people, with a common vision, met and set the foundations for creating a football club that would represent the Greek residents of the capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Stange
Bernd Walter Stange (born 14 March 1948) is a German football manager who last managed the Syria national team. During his playing career, he played for Chemie Gnaschwitz, Vorwärts Bautzen, and HSG DHfK Leipzig as a defender. Playing career Born in Gnaschwitz, Doberschau-Gaußig, a Sorbian town of Saxony, Stange started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team. He continued to play for Chemie Gnaschwitz in the lower divisions until 1965 followed by a year at Vorwärts Bautzen. In 1966 he joined HSG DHfK Leipzig, playing until retiring in 1970, while also studying at the DHfK Leipzig ( de) to become a sports teacher. Coaching career 1970–91: Carl Zeiss Jena and East Germany national team Upon completing his sports teacher degree, Stange went into coaching with Carl Zeiss Jena in 1970, winning the GDR Cup in 1973 and 1974 as assistant coach of Hans Meyer. He was head coach East Germany Olympic Team from 1982 to 1984. They were undefea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Zubarev
Viktor Yegorovich Zubarev () (10 April 1973 – 18 October 2004) was a football forward from Kazakhstan. He was nicknamed ''Uncle Stepan'' (дядя Стёпа). Career He played for Batyr, Irtysh and Esil Bogatyr in his native country, for Arsenal Tula and Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, and for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus. International team Zubarev was called up by coach Serik Berdalin to represent the national team in a match against Pakistan for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored his first hat-trick in this match, which Kazakhstan won 7–0. He would go on to score 12 goals in 18 caps, being the second top scorer of the national team, only surpassed by Ruslan Baltiev. Death Zubarev died of drug overdose in his apartment in Omsk. Career statistics International International goals :''All his scored goals are shown in the box below, with the Score and Result column listing Kazakhstan's goal tally first.'' Honours Club ;Irtysh Pavlodar * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GSP Stadium
The GSP Stadium () is a association football, football stadium in Strovolos, Nicosia District, Cyprus. Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was opened in 1999. It serves as the home stadium for the 3 biggest football clubs of Nicosia APOEL FC, APOEL, Olympiakos & AC Omonia, Omonia. It is also the home stadium of the Cyprus national football team. A stadium under the same name, the GSP Stadium (1902), old GSP Stadium, existed from 1902 until 1999 in the centre of Nicosia and had a capacity of 12,000. History Designed by Theo. David Architects, the new GSP Stadium opened for use on 6 October 1999. The complex has three arenas: a football stadium, an athletics stadium and an auxiliary football pitch intended for training. The stadium is owned by the Pancyprian Gymnastic Association. With an official seating capacity of 22,859 the GSP Stadium is the largest football venue in Cyprus. It is located at the entranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a refugee club since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, when Turkey occupied the northern part of the island. There are also fraternal relations with Olympiakos Piraeus.The club is temporarily based in Larnaca and supported by Merdian. Nea Salamina's most notable achievements were its victories in the Cypriot Cup and the Cypriot Super Cup in 1990. Its highest finish in the Cypriot First Division is third place. During its first five years (1948–1953), the team participated in the Cyprus Amateur Football Federation championships. In 1953 the club joined the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), participating regularly in association championships and cup competitions. It has played in more than 50 Cypriot First Division seasons, ranking seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollon Supporters During A Match In 2005
Apollon may refer to: * Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry * Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor * Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club * Apollon Smyrnis F.C., a Greek football club from Athens * Apollon Pontou F.C., a Greek football club from Kalamaria * Apollon Limassol B.C., Cypriot basketball club * Apollon Limassol FC, Cypriot football club * ''Apollon Musagète'', a 1928 ballet by Igor Stravinsky * Apollon (strongman) (1862–1928), famous 19th-century French strongman * Apollon (ship), transatlantic luxury liner and cruise ship * Apollon (GUI), a giFT front-end * Apollon Patras, a sporting club * '' Apollon'', Norwegian popular science magazine published by University of Oslo * '' Apollon'', Russian literary journal (1909–1917) ; Given name * Apollon Systsov (1929–2005), Soviet engineer and statesman ; Surname * Dave Apollon (1898–1972), Russian mandolin player See also * Apollo (other) Apollo is a Greek and Roman god ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
