2012–13 AC Omonia season

The 2012–13 season is Omonia's 58th season in the Cypriot First Division and 64th year in existence as a football club. The pre-season tour this season took part once again in Poland. During the two weeks in Opalenica, Omonia will be playing four friendly games. Later on, the Greens are playing their debut game at GSP Stadium against Doxa Katokopia. Their last test before the season starts will be against Willem II in GSP Stadium on 27 July. The European journey starts a less than week later when the team enters the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The league kick-off's in September when newcome Ayia Napa visits Nicosia for a tough clash. In the beginning of 2013, the team enters Cypriot Cup second round.

AC Omonia
2012–13 season
ManagerNorth Macedonia Toni Savevski
StadiumGSP Stadium, Nicosia
Cypriot First Division3rd
LTV Super CupWinners
Cypriot CupSemi-finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brazil Alves (13)

All:
Brazil Alves (16)
Highest home attendance14,011 vs APOEL
(October 7, 2012 - League)
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs Ethnikos Achna
(16 January 2013 - Cypriot Cup)
Average home league attendance7,906

Current squad edit

Last Update: April 2, 2013

First team squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   NGA Rasheed Alabi
6 MF   POR João Alves
7 MF   CYP Georgios Efrem
8 FW   CYP Onisiforos Roushias
9 FW   ANG Freddy
10 MF   POR Bruno Aguiar
13 FW   CYP Marios Demetriou
14 DF   BRA Danielson
17 DF   FRA Anthony Scaramozzino
18 DF   CYP Christoforos Charalambous
19 DF   CYP Andreas Panayiotou
21 MF   POR Nuno Assis
23 DF   POR João Paulo Andrade
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   ISR Yuval Spungin
25 FW   BRA André Alves
26 GK   ISR Ohad Levita
28 DF   POR Renato Margaça
30 MF   MLT André Schembri
31 GK   POR José Moreira
32 GK   GRE Makis Giannikoglou
40 DF   CYP Charalambos Kyriakou
44 MF   HUN Leandro (Captain)
60 MF   CPV Marco Soares
77 FW   CYP Demetris Christofi (Vice-Captain)
81 MF   CYP Stavros Christoudias

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2012–13.

Squad changes edit

In:

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
DF   Antonis Katsis 34 EU Alki Larnaca Loan return Summer Free
1 GK   Johnny Leoni 39 EU Zürich Transfer Summer Free
17 DF   Anthony Scaramozzino 38 EU Châteauroux Transfer Summer Free kerkida.net
4 DF   Savo Pavićević 43 Non-EU Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer Summer Free kerkida.net
27 DF   Oz Raly 36 Non-EU Bnei Yehuda Transfer Summer Free kerkida.net
26 GK   Ohad Levita 38 EU Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Summer Free kerkida.net
60 MF   Marco Soares 39 EU União de Leiria Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
14 DF   Danielson 43 Non-EU Nacional Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
8 MF   Hamer Bouazza 39 EU Millwall Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
21 MF   Nuno Assis 46 EU Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
6 MF   João Alves 43 EU Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
23 DF   João Paulo Andrade 42 EU Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
30 MF   André Schembri 37 EU Panionios Transfer Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
8 FW   Onisiforos Roushias 31 EU Enosis Neon Paralimni   Transfer Winter Free kerkida.net
31 GK   José Moreira 42 EU Free agent Transfer Winter Free [1]

Out:

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF   Bryan Bergougnoux 41 EU Lecce Loan return Summer Free
16 MF   Noel Kaseke 43 Non-EU Alki Larnaca   Released Summer Free
46 FW   Efstathios Aloneftis 40 EU APOEL Released Summer Free kerkida.net
6 MF   Vero Salatić 38 EU Grasshopper Club Zürich Released Summer 600.000 € kerkida.net
1 GK   Dragoslav Jevrić 49 Non-EU Retired Summer Free
19 DF   Dedi Ben Dayan 45 Non-EU Hapoel Acre Released Summer Free
FW   Theodosis Kyprou 43 EU Ermis Aradippou Loan Summer Free
13 MF   Constantinos Makrides 42 EU Metalurh Donetsk   Transfer Summer Free
26 FW   Ioannis Chadjivasilis 34 EU Aris Limassol Loan Summer Free
30 GK   Antonis Georgallides 42 EU Alki Larnaca Transfer Summer Free
20 DF   Sofiane Cherfa 39 EU Panthrakikos Loan Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
8 MF   Hamer Bouazza 39 EU Racing Santander Released Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
29 DF   Iago Bouzón 41 EU Xerez CD Released Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
5 DF   Christos Karipidis 41 EU APOEL   Released Summer Free omonoia.com.cy
27 DF   Oz Raly 36 Non-EU Released Summer Free
4 DF   Savo Pavićević 43 Non-EU Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer Winter Free
11 MF   Andreas Avraam 36 EU Anorthosis Famagusta   Transfer Winter 275.000 €
1 MF   Johnny Leoni 39 EU Neftçi Baku Loan Winter Free

Last updated: 31-8-2012

Squad stats edit

Total Cypriot First Division Cypriot Cup UEFA Europa League
Country
N
P
Name
GS
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
  1 GK Leoni 5 7 660 3 270 2 180 2 210
  2 CB Alabi 22 25 2259 3 4 1 21 1899 3 3 1 4 360 1
  4 CB Pavićević 5 5 435 4 3 225 3 2 210 1
  6 CM J.Alves 14 8 659 4 4 525 2 3 133 2 1 1
  7 LW Efrem 21 17 1551 6 2 14 1331 5 2 3 220 1
  9 CF Freddy 23 17 1374 8 5 11 1091 6 3 4 151 2 1 2 132 1
  10 CM Aguiar 9 5 349 3 2 253 2 1 28 2 68 1
  11 LM Avraam 4 7 406 1 4 221 1 2 102 1 83
  14 CB Danielson 16 13 1150 1 2 10 932 1 2 1 8 2 210
  17 LB Scaramozzino 23 29 2594 8 23 2070 6 4 314 1 2 210 1
  18 LB Charalambous 3 2 113 1 1 23 1 1 90
  21 AM Assis 23 27 2365 2 5 1 22 1982 1 5 1 3 241 1 2 142
  23 CB J.P.Andrade 17 16 1343 2 2 13 1117 2 2 3 226
  24 RB Spungin 20 22 1976 5 18 1662 4 2 104 2 210 1
  25 CF Alves 23 22 1887 11 1 17 1508 9 1 3 253 2 2 126
  26 GK Levita 18 19 1710 1 18 1620 1 1 90
  28 LB Margaça 12 11 573 1 2 1 6 260 1 2 1 3 210 2 103
  30 MF Schembri 23 1181 6 1 20 977 4 3 204 2 1
  32 GK Giannikoglou
  40 CM Kyriakou 12 821 2 10 663 2 2 158
  44 AM Leandro 7 30 2504 5 5 24 1981 5 4 4 338 1 2 185
  60 DM Soares 7 25 2018 3 3 21 1656 3 2 2 152 2 210 1
  77 RW Christofi 7 31 2631 7 2 26 2203 7 1 3 218 2 210 1
Last updated: October 10, 2012
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, omonoia.com.cy
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); GS = Game Started; A = Appearances.

Top scorers edit

R Player Position Nat. League Cup Super Cup Total
1 Andre Alves FW   16 2 1 19
2 Efrem MF   7 1 1 9
3 Freddy FW   6 2 1 9
4 André Schembri MF   7 2 0 9
5 Demetris Christofi FW   8 0 0 8
6 Leandro MF   6 0 1 7
7 J.Alves MF   1 2 0 3
8 Alabi DF   3 0 0 3
9 Soares MF   3 0 0 3
10 Assis MF   2 1 0 3
11 J.P.Andrade DF   2 0 0 2
12 Avraam MF   1 0 1 2
13 Danielson DF   1 0 0 1
14 Margaça MD   1 0 0 1
TOTAL 64 10 5 79

Last updated: March 18, 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Captains edit

  1.   Leandro
  2.   Bruno Aguiar

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Cypriot First Division 3rd 2 September 2012 18 May 2013
UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying 3rd qualifying 2 August 2012 9 August 2012
Cypriot Cup 2nd round Semi-finals 9 January 2013 17 April 2013
LTV Super Cup Final Winner 18 August 2012

Updated to match played 18 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Pre-season edit

07-07-2012 Friendly Pogoń Szczecin   1 – 1   Omonia Opalenica Stadium
16:00 EET Ława   24' report Margaça   13'
10-07-2012 Friendly Wisła Kraków   0 – 1   Omonia Opalenica Stadium
19:00 EET report Alves   28' (pen.)
14-07-2012 Friendly Žalgiris Vilnius   1 – 2   Omonia Opalenica Stadium
19:00 EET Radavičius   30' report Freddy   67' (pen.)
Margaça   75'
18-07-2012 Friendly Omonia   1 – 0   Korona Kielce Jarocin Stadium
12:30 EET Christofi   15' report
18-07-2012 Friendly Omonia   2 – 0   Zawisza Bydgoszcz Jarocin Stadium
12:30 EET Freddy   12'
Christofi   41'
report
22-07-2012 Friendly Omonia   0 – 0   Doxa Katokopia GSP Stadium
19:00 EET report Attendance: 5.893
Referee:  Marios Panagi
27-07-2012 Friendly Omonia   1 – 1   Willem II GSP Stadium
19:00 EET Scaramozzino   31' report Sanusi   68' Referee:  Christos Nikolaides
25-08-2012 Friendly Omonia   3 – 0   Adonis Idaliou Elias Poullos
18:00 EET Schembri   10'
Freddy   56'
Assis   64'
report

Cypriot First Division edit

Classification edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 18 6 2 57 21 +36 60 Qualification for second round, Group A
3 AEK Larnaca 26 17 4 5 50 21 +29 55
4 Omonia Nicosia 26 16 5 5 51 22 +29 53
5 AEL Limassol 26 14 9 3 46 26 +20 51 Qualification for second round, Group B
6 Apollon Limassol 26 11 7 8 32 24 +8 40
Source: CFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 20 6 6 66 27  +39 66 13 1 2 40 9  +31 7 5 4 26 18  +8

Last updated: May 18, 2013.
Source: UEFA

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultWDLDDLWDWLWWWWWLWDLWWWWWWWWWDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on May 18, 2013. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kick-off times are in CET.

Regular season edit

02–09–2012 Matchweek 1 Omonia 5 – 0 Ayia Napa GSP Stadium
18:00 Fabeta   49' (o.g.)
Leandro   57'
Christofi   60'
Avraam   62'
Freddy   85' (pen.)
Report Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Savvas Zafeiris
15–09–2012 Matchweek 2 Ethnikos Achna 1 – 1 Omonia Dasaki Stadium
19:00 Penta   84' Report Christofi   12' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charalampos Skapoullis
22–09–2012 Matchweek 3 Omonia 0 – 1 AEK Larnaca GSP Stadium
18:00 Report Alex da Silva   84' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Leontios Trattos
29-09-2012 Matchweek 4 AEL Limassol 1 – 1 Omonia Tsirion Stadium
18:00 Bebê   24' Report Freddy   12' Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Marios Panayi
07-10-2012 Matchweek 5 Omonia 0 – 0 APOEL GSP Stadium
17:00 Report Attendance: 14,011
Referee: Demetris Chrysostomou
21-10-2012 Matchweek 6 Anorthosis 2 – 0 Omonia Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
17:00 Spadacio   5' (pen.)
Rezek   90+13'
Report Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Leontios Trattou
27-10-2012 Matchweek 7 Omonia 2 – 0 Enosis GSP Stadium
17:00 Leandro   83'
Schembri   86'
Report Attendance: 5,601
Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
03-11-2012 Matchweek 8 Doxa Katokopia 1 – 1 Omonia Ammochostos Stadium
17:00 Fernandes   90+2' Report Alves   70' (pen.) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Savvas Zaphiris
11-11-2012 Matchweek 9 Omonia 1 – 0 Alki Larnaca GSP Stadium
17:00 Leandro   72'
Nuno Assis   88'
Summary Cirillo   22'
Gerasimos Fylaktou   85'
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
18-11-2012 Matchweek 10 Apollon Limassol 2 – 1 Omonia Tsirion Stadium
17:00 Miguelito   36'
Parlov   51'
Charalambous   70'
Theodoridis   77'
Souanis   82'
Bruno Vale   90'
Summary Leandro   27'
Alabi   39'
Attendance: 6,876
Referee: Marios Nikolaou
24-11-2012 Matchweek 11 Omonia 4 – 2 AEP Paphos GSP Stadium
18:00 Freddy   6' (pen.)
Efrem   53'
Renato Margaça   65'
Scaramozzino   68'
João Alves   88'
Summary Tall   6'
Kiliaras   29'
Aguinaldo   38'
Hugo Sousa   71'
Silas   77', 80'
Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Antonis Christodoulou
03-12-2012 Matchweek 12 Omonia 2 – 0 Olympiakos Nicosia GSP Stadium
19:00 Freddy   49', 65' (pen.) Summary Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou
08-12-2012 Matchweek 13 Nea Salamina 0 – 1 Omonia Ammochostos Stadium
17:00 Summary Soares   78' Attendance: 2,700
Referee: C. Skapoullis
15-12-2012 Matchweek 14 Ayia Napa 0 – 3 Omonia Tasos Markou Stadium
17:00 Summary Schembri   53'
Alves   53'
Christofi   69'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D. Chrysostomou
22-12-2012 Matchweek 15 Omonia 2 – 1 Ethnikos Achna GSP Stadium
17:00 Alabi   19'
Schembri   44'
Summary Oseni   77' Attendance: 6,887
Referee: V. Demetriou
06-01-2013 Matchweek 16 AEK Larnaca 2 – 1 Omonia GSZ Stadium
16:00 Pintado   3', 13' Summary Danielson   27' Attendance: 3900
Referee: C. Nikolaides
20-01-2013 Matchweek 17 Omonia 2 – 0 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium
13:30 Christofi   42'
Freddy   84'
Summary Attendance: 6787
Referee: D. Chrysostomou
19-01-2013 Matchweek 18 APOEL 1 – 1 Omonia GSP Stadium, Nicosia
14:30 EET Pinto   15' Summary Alabi   60'
Margaça   78'
Attendance: 15,727
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
26-02-2013 Matchweek 19 Omonia 1 – 3 Anorthosis GSP Stadium
13:30 EET Alves   90' Summary Barak Yitzhaki   55'
Barak Yitzhaki   65'
Jan Rezek   77'
Jan Rezek   85'
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Y. Anastasiou
02-02-2013 Matchweek 20 Enosis 0 – 1 Omonia Tasos Markou Stadium
17:00 EET Summary Alves   66' Attendance: 800
Referee: M. Panayi
10-02-2013 Matchweek 21 Omonia 3 – 0 Doxa Katokopia GSP Stadium
17:00 EET Efrem   16'
Leandro   52'
Efrem   55'
Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A. Christodoulou
26-02-2013 Matchweek 22 Alki Larnaca 2 – 4 Omonia GSZ Stadium
17:00 Bernardo Vasconcelos   64'
Bernardo Vasconcelos   75'
Summary J.P.Andrade   32'
Alves  38'
Christofi   58'
Alabi  66'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: L. Trattou
02-03-2013 Matchweek 23 Omonia 2 – 1 Apollon Limassol GSP Stadium
17:00 Christofi   9'
J.P.Andrade   45'
Summary Esteban Solari   53' Attendance: 8,135
Referee: V. Demetriou
09-03-2013 Matchweek 24 AEP Paphos 1 – 2 Omonia Pafiako Stadium
15:00 Alexandros Garpozis   65' (pen.) Summary Schembri   2'
Christofi   11'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: D. Masias
16-03-2013 Matchweek 25 Olympiakos Nicosia 1 – 4 Omonia GSP Stadium
15:00 Henrique   10' Summary Alves  8'
Alves  31'
Alves  73'
Efrem   77'
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: L. Trattou
30-03-2013 Matchweek 26 Omonia 6 – 0 Nea Salamina GSP Stadium
14:30 Soares   21'
Assis   25'
Soares   52'
Efrem   63'
Alves   65'
Alves   87'
Summary Attendance: 7,254
Referee: M. Panayi

Second round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APOEL (C) 32 23 4 5 62 19 +43 73 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
2 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 20 8 4 60 29 +31 68 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Omonia Nicosia 32 20 6 6 66 27 +39 66
4 AEK Larnaca 32 19 4 9 55 28 +27 61
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results edit
06-04-2013 Matchweek 1 Omonia 3 – 0 APOEL GSP Stadium
16:30 EET Efrem   15'
Leandro   54'
Efrem   65'
(Summary) Attendance: 13,757
Referee: C. Nikolaides
13-04-2013 Matchweek 2 AEK Larnaca 0 – 2 Omonia GSZ Stadium
16:30 EET (Summary) Schembri   11'
Alves   36'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: D. Masias
20-04-2013 Matchweek 3 Anorthosis 0 – 0 Omonia Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
17:00 EET (Summary) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Y. Anastasiou
28-04-2013 Matchweek 4 Omonia 4 – 0 Anorthosis GSP Stadium
16:30 EET Alves   5'
Schembri   83'
Assis   86'
Alves   89'
(Summary) Attendance: 8,242
Referee: C. Skapoullis
11-05-2013 Matchweek 5 APOEL 4 –3 Omonia GSP Stadium
16:30 EET Aloneftis   1'
Budimir   60'
Morais   71'
Manduca   83' (pen.)
(Summary) Karipidis   19' (o.g.)
Christofi   54'
Alves   74'
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Vasilis Demetriou
18-05-2013 Matchweek 6 Omonia 3 –1 AEK Larnaca GSP Stadium
16:30 EET Schembri   18'
Alves   42'
Alves   92' (pen.)
(Summary) Edwin Linssen  14' Attendance: 11,656
Referee: Y. Anastasiou

UEFA Europa League edit

Third qualifying round edit

02-08-2012 First Leg Red Star Belgrade   0 – 0   Omonia Red Star Stadium
21:30 report Attendance: 26,930
Referee:  René Eisner

Cypriot Cup edit

Second round edit

09-01-2013 First Leg Ethnikos Achna 0 – 2 Omonia Dasaki Stadium
17:00 EET (Report) João Alves   54'
João Alves   64'
Attendance: 500
Referee: T. Mouskos
16-01-2013 Second Leg Omonia 2 – 0 Ethnikos Achna GSP Stadium
17:00 EET Andre Alves   59'
Andre Alves   84'
(Report) Attendance: 1500
Referee: M. Nikolaou

Quarter-finals edit

13-02-2013 Quarter-finals Omonia 4 – 0 Anorthosis GSP Stadium
14:30 EET Efrem   39'
Assis   62'
Freddy   90'
Schembri   90+15'
(Report) Attendance: 8004
Referee: D. Chrysostomou
06-03-2013 Quarter-finals Anorthosis 0 –2 Omonia Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
14:30 EET (Report) Schembri   59'
Freddy   82'
Attendance: 1500
Referee: T. Mouskos

Semi final edit

10-04-2013 Semi-final Omonia 0 – 0 AEL Limassol GSP Stadium
16:00 (Summary) Attendance: 10700
Referee: M. Panayi
17-04-2013 Semi-final AEL Limassol 1 – 0 Omonia Tsirion Stadium
16:00 Vouho   45' (Summary) Attendance: 9,432
Referee: V. Demetriou

LTV Super Cup edit

18-08-2012 Final AEL Limassol 3 – 5 Omonia Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
20:00 Konstantinou   21', 56' (pen.)
Rui Miguel   72'
report Leandro   20'
A.Alves   35'
Avraam   45'
Freddy   64'
Efrem   90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:  Marios Tsaggaris