Omonia Aradippou

Omonia Aradippou
Full name	Omonia Aradippou
Nickname(s)	Doves (Περιστέρια)
Founded	4 April 1929; 95 years ago
Stadium	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium (Larnaca)
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Costas Christoforou
Manager	Hugo Martins
League	Cyprus 1st Division
Website	http://www.omonoiaaradippou.com/1/index.php
Home colours	Away colours

Omonia Aradippou (Greek: Ομόνοια Αραδίππου) is a Cypriot professional football club based in the Municipality of Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca.

The club was founded on 4 April 1929^[1] and currently they are the Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2023–24. For the season 2024-25 they will compete in the Cypriot First Division.

They have competed in the Cypriot First Division several times in the past. The 1995–1996 season was their most recent one in the First Division.^[2]

Home Ground

Omonia Aradippou play their home games at the Municipal Aradippou stadium, but for the season 2024-25 the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium will be their host ^[3]^[4]

Unification Tries

Omonia Aradippou has a long-standing rivalry with their neighboring club Ermis Aradippou.

However, through the years and decades there have been several tries and cases where both sides have negotiated their unification on a football level. The negotiations have always been brought down due to different economic and political issues raised by either sides.

People of Aradippou agree though that the Municipality of Aradippou should have had one and only football team, rather than the people been separated for economic and political issues. However, yet there has not been a settlement.

Thus Omonoia Aradippou will compete in the Cypriot First Division for the season 2024-25 and Ermis Aradippou has been relegated in the Cypriot Third Division for the season 2024–25.

Culture and Folklore Association

The Club is also affiliated with a Cultural and Folklore Association on an organized basis since 1981. The Cultural and Folklore Association covers a variety of issues (national, economic, social, cultural) with artistic events, lectures, demonstrations, street markets and other activities.

Current squad

As to 24 August 2024


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GEO	Giorgi Loria
2	DF	CYP	Evagoras Antoniou (on loan from APOEL)
4	MF	CYP	Christos Kallis
6	MF	CYP	Stylianos Vrontis (on loan from APOEL)
7	FW	CYP	Giorgos Pontikos
8	MF	CRO	Niko Havelka
9	FW	CYP	Sergios Avraam (captain)
10	MF	CYP	Konstantinos Anastasiou
11	FW	LBN	Karim Mekkaoui
12	DF	BRA	Júnior Tavares
14	DF	CMR	Jérôme Guihoata
16	DF	CYP	Hristian Foti
17	DF	CYP	Antreas Shikkis
18	MF	CYP	Georgios Christodoulou
20	FW	BRA	Patrick Valverde
22	GK	CYP	Loukas Sakka
23	DF	CYP	Andreas Dimitriou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	SEN	Stéphane Badji
26	FW	CYP	Konstantinos Anthimou
27	FW	POR	Mika Borges
28	FW	CYP	Kyriakos Stavrou
30	FW	ENG	Morgan Ferrier
33	DF	CYP	Alexandros Theocharous
39	MF	CYP	Christos Kallis
43	DF	POR	João Sidónio
70	GK	ANG	Carlos Peixoto
71	FW	BRA	Lucas Andrey
77	MF	CYP	Stavros Giallouridis
88	GK	CYP	Giorgos Papacharalampous
89	FW	CYP	Nikolas Koutsakos (on loan from APOEL)
92	DF	GNB	Saná
—	DF	CYP	Spyros Andreou
—	DF	BRA	Gabriel Almeida

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Hugo Martins
Team manager	George Eracleous
Assistant coach/ Analyst	Panayiotis Kitrou
Goalkeeper coach	Andreas Partou
Fitness coach	Panayiotis Kitrou
Doctor	---

Honours

Cypriot Second Division
- Champions (3): 1977–1978, 1992–1993, 2023–2024

References

^ Theodorou, Tasos. "BALLA SPECIAL: 90 χρόνια "Περιστέρια"! "Και μπαμ και μπουμ"! (pics&vids)". www.balla.com.cy (in Greek). Balla Cyprus. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Ομόνοια Αραδίππου, Ερμής Αραδίππου: "Ταξίδι στο χρόνο" | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Επικρατέστερο το "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"". protathlima.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ Αποστόλου, Κυριάκος (2 May 2024). "Χριστοφόρου: "Προφορική συμφωνία με το "Παπαδόπουλος" για έδρα"". Super Sport FM. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links

Official website

[Establishment_date-1] Theodorou, Tasos. "BALLA SPECIAL: 90 χρόνια "Περιστέρια"! "Και μπαμ και μπουμ"! (pics&vids)". www.balla.com.cy (in Greek). Balla Cyprus. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[2] "Ομόνοια Αραδίππου, Ερμής Αραδίππου: "Ταξίδι στο χρόνο" | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "Επικρατέστερο το "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"". protathlima.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[4] Αποστόλου, Κυριάκος (2 May 2024). "Χριστοφόρου: "Προφορική συμφωνία με το "Παπαδόπουλος" για έδρα"". Super Sport FM. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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v t e Cypriot Second Division
2023–24 clubs	Achyronas-Onisilos Akritas ASIL Ayia Napa Digenis Morphou ENAD ENP Ermis Aradippou Krasava MEAP Olympiakos Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. PAEEK Peyia P.O. Xylotymbou
Associated competitions	First Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup
Seasons	1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25