2017–18 APOEL FC season

APOEL
2017–18 season
Manager	Mario Been; (until 28 July 2017); Georgios Donis; (from 28 July to 22 March); Bruno Baltazar; (from 23 March)
Stadium	GSP Stadium
Cypriot First Division	1st
Cypriot Cup	Semi-finals
Cypriot Super Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was APOEL's 78th season in the Cypriot First Division and 90th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, APOEL participated in this season's editions of the Cypriot Cup, the Cypriot Super Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Squad

As of 8 March 2018^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MEX	Raúl Gudiño
2	DF	EQG	Emilio Nsue
3	DF	ESP	Roberto Lago
5	DF	ESP	Jesús Rueda
6	MF	NED	Lorenzo Ebecilio
7	MF	CYP	Georgios Efrem
8	FW	BEN	Mickaël Poté
9	FW	BEL	Igor de Camargo
11	MF	CYP	Nektarios Alexandrou
13	GK	ESP	Nauzet Pérez
14	MF	AUS	Tommy Oar
16	MF	BRA	Vinícius
17	MF	NOR	Ghayas Zahid
20	MF	HUN	Roland Sallai
21	DF	BUL	Zhivko Milanov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	CYP	Minas Antoniou
23	DF	BLR	Denis Polyakov
25	MF	ARG	Agustín Farías
26	MF	POR	Nuno Morais
29	DF	GRE	Praxitelis Vouros
30	DF	CYP	Giorgos Merkis
33	MF	CYP	Andreas Makris
44	DF	CYP	Nicholas Ioannou
46	MF	CYP	Efstathios Aloneftis
49	FW	BRA	Dellatorre
50	DF	BRA	Carlão
88	MF	BRA	Lucas Souza
98	GK	CYP	Andreas Paraskevas
99	GK	NED	Boy Waterman

Transfers

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MEX	Raúl Gudiño (on loan from Porto B)^[4]
2	DF	CYP	Kypros Christoforou (from Aris Limassol, previously on loan)^[5]
5	DF	ESP	Jesús Rueda (from Beitar Jerusalem)^[6]
8	FW	BEN	Mickaël Poté (from Adana Demirspor)^[7]
13	GK	ESP	Nauzet Pérez (from Osasuna)^[8]
14	MF	AUS	Tommy Oar (from Brisbane Roar)^[9]
17	MF	NOR	Ghayas Zahid (from Vålerenga)^[10]
20	MF	HUN	Roland Sallai (from Puskás Akadémia)^[11]
22	FW	CYP	Minas Antoniou (from Aris Limassol)^[12]
25	MF	ARG	Agustín Farías (from Palestino)^[13]
29	DF	GRE	Praxitelis Vouros (from Olympiacos)^[14]
30	GK	VEN	Rafael Romo (from AEL Limassol)^[15]
33	FW	CYP	Andreas Makris (from Walsall)^[16]
50	DF	BRA	Carlão (on loan from Torino)^[17]
88	MF	BRA	Lucas Souza (from AEL Limassol)^[18]
93	GK	CYP	Neofytos Michael (from Nea Salamina)^[19]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	CYP	Kostakis Artymatas (on loan to Kerkyra)^[20]
17	FW	ESP	David Barral (to Cádiz CF)^[21]
20	FW	CYP	Pieros Sotiriou (to Copenhagen)^[22]
23	DF	ESP	Iñaki Astiz (to Legia Warsaw)^[23]
25	DF	CYP	Rafael Anastasiou (to AEK Larnaca)^[24]
30	GK	VEN	Rafael Romo (on loan to Beerschot Wilrijk)^[25]
33	DF	GRE	Kyriakos Aretas (to Alki Oroklini)^[26]
45	MF	CYP	Georgios Christodoulou (on loan to Pafos)^[27]
55	MF	CYP	Christos Kallis (to Alki Oroklini, previously on loan)^[28]
70	MF	GRE	Giannis Gianniotas (loan return to Olympiacos)
77	MF	BRA	Vander Vieira (to Sharjah FC)^[29]
78	GK	ESP	Urko Pardo (to Alki Oroklini)^[30]
80	MF	COL	Roger Cañas (loan return to Astana)
90	DF	CTA	Cédric Yambéré (loan return to Bordeaux)
93	GK	CYP	Neofytos Michael (on loan to Aris Limassol)^[19]

Winter

In: 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	EQG	Emilio Nsue (from Birmingham City)^[31]
23	DF	BLR	Dzyanis Palyakow (from BATE Borisov)^[32]
49	FW	BRA	Dellatorre (from Atlético Paranaense)^[33]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Cypriot First Division	9 September 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1	Winners	36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	075.00
Cypriot Cup	10 January 2018	25 April 2018	Second round	Semi-finals	6	3	1	2	13	7	+6	050.00
Cypriot Super Cup	9 August 2017		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Champions League	12 July 2017	6 December 2017	Second qualifying round	Group stage	12	4	3	5	10	18	−8	033.33
Total					55	34	9	12	116	62	+54	061.82

Source: Competitions

Cypriot Super Cup

9 August 2017 Final	APOEL	1–2	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pardo 5' Efrem 9' Farías 28' Alexandrou 86'	Report	Vasiliou 55' 71' Da Silva 79' Schembri 87' Vale 90+3'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

Cypriot First Division

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	86	15	1	2	50	18	+32	12	4	2	42	17	+25

Source: Competitions

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APOEL	26	20	3	3	72	25	+47	63	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Apollon Limassol	26	18	7	1	67	15	+52	61
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	16	8	2	41	17	+24	56
4	AEK Larnaca	26	16	5	5	57	24	+33	53
5	AEL Limassol	26	14	6	6	35	17	+18	48

Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).^[34]

Matches

9 September 2017 3	Nea Salamis Famagusta	1–4	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Damahou 6'	Report	Sallai 27' De Camargo 57' (pen.), 72' Poté 86'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

18 September 2017 4	APOEL	0–1	Anorthosis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Lago 90+5'	Report	João Victor 30', 90+3' Abdullahi 59' Cissé 61'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

22 September 2017 5	Aris Limassol	0–0	APOEL	Limassol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

1 October 2017 6	Alki Oroklini	0–1	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Zahid 90+1'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattos

13 October 2017 7	APOEL	2–0	Doxa Katokopias	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Poté 30' De Camargo 87'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

21 October 2017 8	AEK Larnaca	3–1	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Taulemesse 32', 44' Barrera 84'	Report	Sallai 62'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Demetris Masias

28 October 2017 10	Ethnikos Achna	1–1	APOEL	Achna
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kyprianou 11'	Report	Poté 65'	Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

5 November 2017 11	APOEL	4–0	Pafos FC	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 37', 55' Makris 87', 90'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

17 November 2017 12	Omonia	1–3	APOEL	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Vouros 80' (o.g.) Lopes 89'	Report	Sallai 49' Carlão 58' Efrem 66', 77' Pérez 90+3' Efrem 90+5'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattos

25 November 2017 13	APOEL	6–1	Olympiakos Nicosia	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 2' Sallai 22', 69' De Camargo 24', 81' Zahid 41'	Report	Castro 56'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

29 November 2017 1	Ermis Aradippou	0–4	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Poté 39' Aloneftis 52' Lago 87' Antoniou 89'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Referee: Neofytos Neofytou

2 December 2017 14	APOEL	2–1	Ermis Aradippou	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 5' Sallai 80'	Report	Damchevski 6'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas

11 December 2017 15	AEL Limassol	0–0	APOEL	Limassol
20:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

16 December 2017 16	APOEL	2–1	Nea Salamis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Damahou 71' (o.g.) Zahid 88'	Report	Brígido 59'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

20 December 2017 17	Anorthosis Famagusta	0–3	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Gadzhev 37' João Victor 71'	Report	Poté 1' Souza 11' Morais 54' Ebecilio 58' De Camargo 85' Lago 90+2'	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattou

3 January 2018 18	APOEL	5–2	Aris Limassol	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Morais 3' (pen.), 69' (pen.) De Camargo 29', 46' Ebecilio 82'	Report	Ngolok 24' Ioniță 35'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

7 January 2018 19	APOEL	4–0	Alki Oroklini	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 9' Morais 28' (pen.) Sallai 32' De Camargo 37'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

14 January 2018 20	Doxa Katokopias	0–8	APOEL	Nicosia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poutziouris 3'	Report	Morais 4' (pen.) Zahid 15' Nsue 26' Efrem 34', 59', 84' De Camargo 51' Makris 57'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

17 January 2018 2	APOEL	2–1	AEL Limassol	Nicosia
17:30 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 45' Morais 78' (pen.)	Report	Lafrance 43'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

21 January 2018 21	APOEL	3–1	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Morais 31' (pen.) Efrem 76' Nsue 90+2'	Report	Taulemesse 20'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

24 January 2018 9	APOEL	0–4	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Zelaya 4' Jakoliš 10' Papoulis 14' Maglica 48'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

31 January 2018 22	Apollon Limassol	1–2	APOEL	Limassol
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Maglica 26'	Report	Zahid 45+4' Nsue 52'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

6 February 2018 23	APOEL	7–1	Ethnikos Achna	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Nsue 35', 67' De Camargo 53' Zahid 75' Morais 80' (pen.) Farías 88' Dellatorre 90+2'	Report	Elia 21' Ioannou 87' Bogatinov 90+2'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Andreas Konstantinou

11 February 2018 24	Pafos FC	2–3	APOEL	Paphos
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Bérigaud 64', 79'	Report	Zahid 32' Dellatorre 48' Souza 90+3'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

17 February 2018 25	APOEL	2–1	Omonia	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 4', 14', 68' Sallai 34' Nsue 51'	Report	Jaílson 34' Derbyshire 39', 45+3' Candé 51' Vyntra 57' Soares 57' Kanu 62' Solomon 82'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

24 February 2018 26	Olympiakos Nicosia	2–3	APOEL	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Sotiriou 49' Torres 90+4'	Report	Sallai 33' Dellatorre 78' Ioannou 90+6'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Referee: Neofytos Neofytou

Championship round

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	APOEL (C)	36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	86	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Apollon Limassol	36	25	7	4	90	26	+64	82	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	36	19	12	5	53	29	+24	69	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	AEK Larnaca	36	20	8	8	74	39	+35	68	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
5	AEL Limassol	36	17	7	12	47	38	+9	58
6	Omonia	36	14	5	17	58	60	−2	47

Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).^[35]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ AEK Larnaca qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup.

Matches

4 March 2018 27	Omonia	0–2	APOEL	Nicosia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Candé 15' Breeveld 41' Antonia 42' Kanu 83'	Report	Zahid 1' Poté 8' Sallai 31' Souza 63' Dellatorre 90+1'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

4 March 2018 28	APOEL	0–0	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

18 March 2018 29	Apollon Limassol	4–2	APOEL	Limassol
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Maglica 15' João Pedro 31' Papoulis 66' (pen.), 78'	Report	Poté 41' Aloneftis 86'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattou

31 March 2018 30	APOEL	3–1	AEL Limassol	Nicosia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 81', 86' Morais 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Dossa Júnior 90'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

4 April 2018 31	Anorthosis Famagusta	0–0	APOEL	Larnaca
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ďuriš 20' Schildenfeld 23'	Report	Morais 14' Ebecilio 60'	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

15 April 2018 32	APOEL	4–1	Omonia	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Souza 11' Sallai 23' Ebecilio 52', 82' Nsue 90+4'	Report	Jaílson 39' Soares 51' Christofi 52' Derbyshire 53' Vyntra 90+3'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

22 April 2018 33	AEK Larnaca	1–3	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Joan Tomàs 60'	Report	Morais 11' (pen.) Sallai 50' Zahid 78'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

29 April 2018 34	APOEL	2–1	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 20', 62'	Report	Maglica 10'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

5 May 2018 35	AEL Limassol	1–2	APOEL	Limassol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ilia 11', 60'	Report	Dellatorre 16' Poté 45+2'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

12 May 2018 36	APOEL	2–1	Anorthosis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Nsue 43' Pérez 76' Aloneftis 89' Poté 89', 89'	Report	Carlitos 10' Palanca 25', 30' Igiebor 56' João Victor 71' Struna 76'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

Cypriot Cup

Second round

10 January 2018 First leg	Ermis Aradippou	0–2	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Ebecilio 28' Bertoglio 57'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Referee: Nikolas Neokleous

21 February 2018 Second leg	APOEL	5–1 (7–1 agg.)	Ermis Aradippou	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 7' Makris 45+1' Farías 56' Ebecilio 62' Dellatorre 75', 79', 90'	Report	Monteiro 14' Artabe 26' Tsoumou 49' Zaharia 54'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou
Note: APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

7 March 2018 First leg	Nea Salamis Famagusta	0–3	APOEL	Larnaca
17:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Dellatorre 9' De Camargo 24', 53'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Nikolas Neokleous

7 March 2018 First leg	APOEL	2–2 (5–2 agg.)	Nea Salamis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	De Camargo 10' Dellatorre 88'	Report	Makriev 57' Kyprianou 82' (pen.)	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
Note: APOEL won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

18 April 2018 First leg	AEK Larnaca	2–0	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hevel 15' Giannou 83'	Report		Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Leontios Trattou

25 April 2018 Second leg	APOEL	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 31'	Report	Taulemesse 57' Català 73'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias
Note: AEK Larnaca won 4–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

12 July 2017 First leg	APOEL	1–0	F91 Dudelange	Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bertoglio 71' Vander 75' Ebecilio 88'	Report	Malget 30' Turpel 48' Jordanov 52'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 9,600^[36] Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

19 July 2017 Second leg	F91 Dudelange	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	APOEL	Dudelange, Luxembourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Turpel 53'	Report	De Camargo 40' (pen.) Vander 77' Poté 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,458^[37] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Note: APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

26 July 2017 First leg	Viitorul Constanța	1–0	APOEL	Ovidiu, Romania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Constantin 27' Țucudean 63' 90+3' Ganea 75' Nedelcu 90'	Report	Bertoglio 65' Merkis 74'	Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul Attendance: 3,873^[38] Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

2 August 2017 Second leg	APOEL	4–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 agg.)	Viitorul Constanța	Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Vinícius 44' Carlão 54' Ebecilio 88' Merkis 93' De Camargo 94' Efrem 105+1' Morais 112' Milanov 119'	Report	Boli 31' Țîru 69' Eric 98' Herea 119'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 13,647^[39] Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Note: APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

15 August 2017 First leg	APOEL	2–0	Slavia Prague	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 2', 53' Aloneftis 10' Carlão 77'	Report	Rotan 6'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 13,073^[40] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

23 August 2017 Second leg	Slavia Prague	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	APOEL	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hušbauer 19' Mešanović 61' Souček 80'	Report	Vinícius 21' De Camargo 39'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,844^[41] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Note: APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TOT	RMA	DOR	APO
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	5	1	0	15	4	+11	16	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	3–1	3–0
2	Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	17	7	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	3–2	3–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	0	2	4	7	13	−6	2^[a]	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	1–3	—	1–1
4	APOEL	6	0	2	4	2	17	−15	2^[a]		0–3	0–6	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

13 September 2017 1	Real Madrid	3–0	APOEL	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ronaldo 12', 51' (pen.) Carvajal 52' Ramos 61'	Report	Sallai 53' Ebecilio 63' Farías 90'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,060^[42] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

26 September 2017 2	APOEL	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Nicosia, Cyprus
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Waterman 39' Vinícius 51'	Report	Kane 39', 62', 67' Winks 85'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 16,324^[43] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

17 October 2017 3	APOEL	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Ebecilio 20' Poté 62', 87' Sallai 88'	Report	Papastathopoulos 67', 87' Toljan 77' Weigl 84'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 15,604^[44] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

1 November 2017 4	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	APOEL	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Guerreiro 29'	Report	Poté 51' Carlão 72' Vouros 90+1' Pérez 90+3'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 64,500^[45] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

21 November 2017 5	APOEL	0–6	Real Madrid	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Modrić 23' Benzema 39', 45+1' Nacho 41' Ronaldo 49', 54' Carvajal 90'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 19,705^[46] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

6 December 2017 6	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	APOEL	London, England
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Llorente 20' Son 37' Aurier 64' Rose 67' Nkoudou 80'	Report	Sallai 68' Rueda 83'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 42,679^[47] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

References

^ "Bliksemontslag Been bij APOEL Nicosia" [Lightning dismissal of Been at APOEL Nicosia]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Defending Cyprus champion APOEL lets coach go after 8 months". usatoday.com. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Ποδοσφαιριστές 2017-18" [Footballers 2017-18]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με FC Porto για Raúl Gudiño" [Agreement with FC Porto for Raúl Gudiño]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Κύπρο Χριστοφόρου" [Conclusion of the agreement with Kypros Christoforou]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Jesús Rueda" [Conclusion of the agreement with Jesús Rueda]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Mickaël Poté" [Conclusion of an agreement with Mickaël Poté]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Nauzet Pérez" [Conclusion of an agreement with Nauzet Pérez]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Oar seals Europe return with APOEL". www.beinsports.com. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Vålerenga Fotball για Ghayas Zahid" [Agreement with Vålerenga Fotball for Ghayas Zahid]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Puskás Akadémia FC για Roland Sallai" [Agreement with Puskás Akadémia FC for Roland Sallai]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Έβαλε υπογραφή ο Μηνάς Αντωνίου" [Minas Antoniou signed the contract]. monoapoel.com (in Cypriot Greek). 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Agustín Farías" [Conclusion of an agreement with Agustín Farías]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Πραξιτέλη Βούρο" [Conclusion of an agreement with Praxitelis Vouros]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με Rafael Romo" [Agreement in principle with Rafael Romo]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με τον Ανδρέα Μακρή" [Conclusion of an agreement with Andreas Makris]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Carlão all'Apoel Nicosia" [Carlão to Apoel Nicosia] (in Italian). Torino F.C. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Lucas Souza" [Conclusion of an agreement with Lucas Souza]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Νεόφυτο Μιχαήλ" [Conclusion of an agreement with Neofytos Michael]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ @apoelfcofficial (31 August 2017). "Η εταιρεία ΑΠΟΕΛ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ (ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ)..." (Tweet) (in Cypriot Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με David Barral" [Mutually agreed termination of cooperation with David Barral]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Συμφωνία με FCK για παραχώρηση του Πιέρου Σωτηρίου" [Agreement with FCK for the transfer of Pierre Sotiriou]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Μη ανανέωση της συνεργασίας με Iñaki Astiz" [Non-renewal of cooperation with Iñaki Astiz]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης του Ραφαήλ Αναστασίου" [Acquisition announcement of Rafael Anastasiou] (in Cypriot Greek). www.aek.com.cy. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Συμφωνία δανεισμού με KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk για Romo" [Loan agreement with KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk for Romo]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 20χρονου αμυντικού, Κυριάκου Αρετά" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ @apoelfcofficial (27 June 2017). "Ο ΑΠΟΕΛ ανακοινώνει την μονοετή..." (Tweet) (in Cypriot Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 19χρονου μέσου, Χρίστου Καλλή" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με Vander Vieira" [Mutually agreed termination of cooperation with Vander Vieira]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Ισπανού τερματοφύλακα, Urko Pardo" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Συμφωνία με Birmingham City FC για Emilio Nsue" [Agreement with Birmingham City FC for Emilio Nsue]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Denis Polyakov" [Conclusion of an agreement with Denis Polyakov]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Guilherme Dellatorre" [Conclusion of an agreement with Guilherme Dellatorre]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ "APOEL vs. Diddeleng" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Diddeleng vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Farul Constanța vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "APOEL vs. Farul Constanța" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "APOEL vs. Slavia Praha" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Slavia Praha vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Real Madrid vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "APOEL vs. Tottenham" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "APOEL vs. Dortmund" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Dortmund vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "APOEL vs. Real Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Tottenham vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

External links

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.47446758229028-35] AEK Larnaca qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup.

[table_hth_DOR0.79226622581122-43] Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

[1] "Bliksemontslag Been bij APOEL Nicosia" [Lightning dismissal of Been at APOEL Nicosia]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[2] "Defending Cyprus champion APOEL lets coach go after 8 months". usatoday.com. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[3] "Ποδοσφαιριστές 2017-18" [Footballers 2017-18]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[4] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με FC Porto για Raúl Gudiño" [Agreement with FC Porto for Raúl Gudiño]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[5] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Κύπρο Χριστοφόρου" [Conclusion of the agreement with Kypros Christoforou]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[6] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Jesús Rueda" [Conclusion of the agreement with Jesús Rueda]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[7] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Mickaël Poté" [Conclusion of an agreement with Mickaël Poté]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[8] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Nauzet Pérez" [Conclusion of an agreement with Nauzet Pérez]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[9] "Oar seals Europe return with APOEL". www.beinsports.com. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[10] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Vålerenga Fotball για Ghayas Zahid" [Agreement with Vålerenga Fotball for Ghayas Zahid]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[11] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Puskás Akadémia FC για Roland Sallai" [Agreement with Puskás Akadémia FC for Roland Sallai]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[12] "Έβαλε υπογραφή ο Μηνάς Αντωνίου" [Minas Antoniou signed the contract]. monoapoel.com (in Cypriot Greek). 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[13] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Agustín Farías" [Conclusion of an agreement with Agustín Farías]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[14] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Πραξιτέλη Βούρο" [Conclusion of an agreement with Praxitelis Vouros]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[15] "Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με Rafael Romo" [Agreement in principle with Rafael Romo]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[16] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με τον Ανδρέα Μακρή" [Conclusion of an agreement with Andreas Makris]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[17] "Carlão all'Apoel Nicosia" [Carlão to Apoel Nicosia] (in Italian). Torino F.C. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[18] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Lucas Souza" [Conclusion of an agreement with Lucas Souza]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[Νεόφυτος_Μιχαήλ-19] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Νεόφυτο Μιχαήλ" [Conclusion of an agreement with Neofytos Michael]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[20] @apoelfcofficial (31 August 2017). "Η εταιρεία ΑΠΟΕΛ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ (ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ)..." (Tweet) (in Cypriot Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Twitter.

[21] "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με David Barral" [Mutually agreed termination of cooperation with David Barral]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[22] "Συμφωνία με FCK για παραχώρηση του Πιέρου Σωτηρίου" [Agreement with FCK for the transfer of Pierre Sotiriou]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[23] "Μη ανανέωση της συνεργασίας με Iñaki Astiz" [Non-renewal of cooperation with Iñaki Astiz]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[24] "Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης του Ραφαήλ Αναστασίου" [Acquisition announcement of Rafael Anastasiou] (in Cypriot Greek). www.aek.com.cy. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[25] "Συμφωνία δανεισμού με KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk για Romo" [Loan agreement with KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk for Romo]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[26] "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 20χρονου αμυντικού, Κυριάκου Αρετά" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[27] @apoelfcofficial (27 June 2017). "Ο ΑΠΟΕΛ ανακοινώνει την μονοετή..." (Tweet) (in Cypriot Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via Twitter.

[28] "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 19χρονου μέσου, Χρίστου Καλλή" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[29] "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με Vander Vieira" [Mutually agreed termination of cooperation with Vander Vieira]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[30] "Η Αλκή ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Ισπανού τερματοφύλακα, Urko Pardo" (in Cypriot Greek). ΑΛΚΗ Ορόκλινη - ALKI Oroklini. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[31] "Συμφωνία με Birmingham City FC για Emilio Nsue" [Agreement with Birmingham City FC for Emilio Nsue]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[32] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Denis Polyakov" [Conclusion of an agreement with Denis Polyakov]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[33] "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Guilherme Dellatorre" [Conclusion of an agreement with Guilherme Dellatorre]. www.apoelfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). APOEL FC. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[34] "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[36] "1. Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[37] "APOEL vs. Diddeleng" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[38] "Diddeleng vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[39] "Farul Constanța vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[40] "APOEL vs. Farul Constanța" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[41] "APOEL vs. Slavia Praha" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[42] "Slavia Praha vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[44] "Real Madrid vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[45] "APOEL vs. Tottenham" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[46] "APOEL vs. Dortmund" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[47] "Dortmund vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[48] "APOEL vs. Real Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[49] "Tottenham vs. APOEL" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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