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.
APOEL Futsal returned to winning ways by claiming its 7th championship in the 2025–26 season, defeating AEL Limassol 3–0 in the final. 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. #PositionNameNationality1 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 staffHead coach Tommys ChrysostomouFitness coach Achilleas ToumazosGoalkeeping coach Christos AntoniouMedical staffTeam Physio Charis Stavrou
League and Cup history R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .
SeasonLeagueCupSuper CupNotesDivisionPosition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals PointsResultResultResult2012–131st4th 22 11 3 8 100 – 85 36SF — —2013–141st1st 24 21 0 3 157 – 59 63W — —2014–151st1st 22 18 1 3 154 – 56 55W —Main round2015–161st1st 24 20 3 1 120 – 44 63WWMain round2016–171st3rd 20 15 1 4 134 – 49 46 QFRUMain round
Honours Cypriot Championship Winners (7): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22, 2025-26
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 competitionsCompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferenceLast season played UEFA Futsal Cup 15 7 3 5 67 66 +1 2016–17 UEFA FutsalChampions League 6 1 0 5 16 25 -9 2021–22Total2183108391-8
Matches P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final Season Competition Round Country Club Result Venue (Host City) Qualified2014–15UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary round(Group D)FC Anzhi Tallinn5–3Eleftheria Indoor Hall(Nicosia)1st placeKF Flamurtari Vlorë9–1NAFI Stuttgart10–1Main round(Group 6)Slov-Matic Bratislava1–5Pálfi IstvánRendezvénycsarnok(Berettyóújfalu)3rd placeMVFC Berettyóújfalu3–2Vegakameratene3–32015–16UEFA Futsal CupMain round(Group 1)Georgians Tbilisi1–5Eleftheria Indoor Hall(Nicosia)4th placeKremlin-Bicêtre United3–4TTG-Ugra Yugorsk3–102016–17UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary round(Group A)AFM Futsal Maniacs9–7FFA Academy Stadium(Yerevan)1st placeJB Futsal Gentofte4–3ASUE Yerevan7–7Main round(Group 6)City'US Târgu Mureș3–3Zimní Stadión(Chrudim)3rd placeEra-Pack Chrudim0–7ŠK Pinerola Bratislava6–52018–19UEFA FutsalChampions LeagueMain round(Group 5)Mostar SG Staklorad4–0Eleftheria Indoor Hall(Nicosia)2nd placeUddevalla2–5Acqua e Sapone1–62021–22UEFA FutsalChampions LeaguePreliminary round(Group G)Encamp1–2Dais Sports Hall(Athens)4th placeDiamant Linz6–7Doukas2–5
References
External links APOEL Athletic Football Club - official website