Difference between revisions of "Anorthosis Famagusta FC"
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Revision as of 12:01, October 26, 2007
Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football club, which comes from Famagusta. It was founded in January 30, 1911. After the north of Cyprus was occupied by Turkey in 1974, Anorthosis became a refugee team and are currently based in Larnaca. They have won 11 championship titles, their last in season 2004-2005. They have won the Cyprus Cup 9 times including in 1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002 and in 2003.
On July 26 2005 they achieved one of the greatest results in Cypriot football history when they beat Turkish team Trabzonspor 3-1 in the first leg of their second round Champions League qualifying match. They lost the second leg 1-0 in Turkey, but progressed 3-2 on aggregate to a third-round qualifying tie against Scottish power Rangers. Anorthosis lost both the first leg 2-1, and the second leg 2-0, being so dropped into the first round of the UEFA Cup, where they have been defeated 6-1 on aggregate by Italian team US Palermo.
Titles
- Cyprus Championship (12 in total): 1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963,1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005
- Cyprus Cup (9 in total): 1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1998, 2002, 2003
Players
- Dimitris Zagylos
- Sinisa Gogic
- Yiannis Okkas
- Panagiotis Engomitis
- Leonidas Kabantais
- Temuri Ketsbaia
- Arjan Beqaj
- Savvas Poursaitidis
- Kostas Loumboutis
- Yiannis Skopelitis
- Nikos Frousos
- Marians Pahars