Nicosia derby explained

Derby of the Eternal Enemies
First Contested:Omonia 0–0 APOEL
(12 December 1953)
Mostrecent:Omonia 1–0 APOEL
(28 April 2024)
Nextmeeting:TBA
Most Wins:APOEL (81)
Total:200
Top Scorer:Georgios Efrem (12)
Largestvictory:Omonia 5-0 APOEL

The Derby of the Eternal Enemies refers to Nicosia's local derby, football matches played between APOEL and Omonia. It is the classic, biggest rivalry in Cypriot football, as the two teams are the most successful and most popular football clubs of the island. The rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and political differences.[1]

In recent years, APOEL's successes in European Competitions, combined with Omonia's financial struggles, have led to APOEL mostly dominating the rivalry. A seven-and-a-half year long winless streak for Omonia came to an end on 7 December 2020.

Background

The derby originates from 1948 when the board of APOEL FC sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL. A month later these players formed AC Omonia.[2] The first derby was played on 12 December 1953 and ended in a goalless draw.[3]

Records and statistics

Last update: 1 May 2023

Summary

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals against
APOEL200 81 58 62 288 238
Omonia200 62 58 81 238 288
Total200 143 58 143 526526

Statistics by competition

width=20%Competitionwidth=20%Playedwidth=20%APOELwidth=20%Drawswidth=20%Omonia
First Division161625050
Cup3416810
Super Cup5302
Total200815862

The table below shows the results of the two teams in the Cypriot First Division.

1953-5412-12-1953OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
09-01-1954APOELOld GSP Stadium
1954-5504-12-1954APOELOld GSP Stadium
18-05-1955OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1955-5624-12-1955OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
31-03-1956APOELOld GSP Stadium
1956-5702-05-1957APOELOld GSP Stadium
30-06-1957OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1957-5801-03-1958OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
11-05-1958APOEL
1959-6029-11-1959OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
19-03-1960APOELOld GSP Stadium
1960-6103-12-1960APOELOld GSP Stadium
04-03-1961OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1961-6220-12-1961OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
20-06-1962APOELOld GSP Stadium
1962-6317-11-1962APOELOld GSP Stadium
02-03-1963OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1963-6419-10-1963OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1964-6505-12-1964OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
17-04-1965APOELOld GSP Stadium
1965-6627-11-1965OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
28-02-1966APOELOld GSP Stadium
1966-6728-11-1966OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
18-02-1967APOELOld GSP Stadium
1967-6813-11-1967APOELOld GSP Stadium
10-03-1968OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1968-6904-01-1969APOELOld GSP Stadium
01-03-1969OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1969-7002-11-1969APOELOld GSP Stadium
01-02-1970OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1970-7110-10-1970OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
10-02-1971APOELOld GSP Stadium
1971-7210-10-1971APOELOld GSP Stadium
09-01-1972OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
1975-76data-sort-value="3"3rd Fixture19-10-1975OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
data-sort-value="16"16th Fixture01-02-1976APOELOld GSP Stadium
1976-7716-01-1977OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
30-04-1977APOELOld GSP Stadium
1977-7814-01-1978OmoniaOld GSP Stadium
23-04-1978APOELOld GSP Stadium
1978-7903-12-1978APOELOld GSP Stadium
18-03-1979OmoniaMakario Stadium
1979-8024-11-1979OmoniaMakario Stadium
23-10-1980APOELMakario Stadium
1980-8104-01-1981OmoniaMakario Stadium
04-04-1981APOELMakario Stadium
1981-8225-10-1981APOELMakario Stadium
30-01-1982OmoniaMakario Stadium
1982-8310-10-1982APOELMakario Stadium
16-01-1983OmoniaMakario Stadium
1983-8430-10-1983OmoniaMakario Stadium
12-02-1984APOELMakario Stadium
1984-8520-01-1985OmoniaMakario Stadium
18-05-1985APOELMakario Stadium
1985-8615-12-1985OmoniaMakario Stadium
15-03-1986APOELMakario Stadium
1986-8725-10-1986APOELMakario Stadium
01-03-1987OmoniaMakario Stadium
1987-8824-01-1988OmoniaMakario Stadium
29-05-1988APOELMakario Stadium
1988-8906-11-1988APOELMakario Stadium
19-02-1989OmoniaMakario Stadium
1989-9015-10-1989OmoniaMakario Stadium
11-02-1990APOELMakario Stadium
1990-9104-11-1990APOELMakario Stadium
09-02-1991OmoniaMakario Stadium
1991-9214-12-1991APOELMakario Stadium
22-03-1992OmoniaMakario Stadium
1992-9313-01-1993APOELTsirio Stadium
15-05-1993OmoniaMakario Stadium
1993-9409-01-1994OmoniaMakario Stadium
16-04-1994APOELMakario Stadium
1994-9529-10-1994OmoniaMakario Stadium
14-01-1995APOELMakario Stadium
20-05-1995APOELMakario Stadium
1995-9606-01-1996OmoniaMakario Stadium
05-05-1996APOELMakario Stadium
1996-97data-sort-value="11"11th FixtureAPOELMakario Stadium
data-sort-value="23"23rd Fixture12-04-1997OmoniaMakario Stadium
1997-98data-sort-value="10"10th Fixture29-11-1997OmoniaMakario Stadium
22nd Fixture04-04-1998APOELMakario Stadium
1998-99data-sort-value="10"10th Fixture28-11-1998APOELMakario Stadium
data-sort-value="22"22nd Fixture20-03-1999OmoniaMakario Stadium
1999-00data-sort-value="12"12th Fixture18-12-1999APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="24"24th Fixture15-04-2000OmoniaGSP Stadium
2000-01data-sort-value="8"8th Fixture18-11-2000APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="20"20th Fixture24-02-2001OmoniaGSP Stadium
2001-02data-sort-value="3"3rd Fixture29-09-2001APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="15"15th Fixture02-02-2002OmoniaGSP Stadium
2002-03data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture07-12-2002APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="25"25th Fixture04-05-2003OmoniaGSP Stadium
2003-04data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture0-12-2003OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="25"25th Fixture18-04-2004APOELGSP Stadium
2004-05data-sort-value="5"5th Fixture23-10-2004APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="18"18th Fixture19-02-2005OmoniaGSP Stadium
2005-06data-sort-value="10"10th Fixture12-11-2005APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="23"23rd Fixture08-04-2006OmoniaGSP Stadium
2006-07data-sort-value="1"1st Fixture13-08-2006OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="14"14th Fixture16-12-2006APOELGSP Stadium
2007-08data-sort-value="12"12th Fixture08-12-2007APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="25"25th Fixture15-03-2008OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="27"27th Fixture29-03-2008OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="31"31st Fixture03-05-2008APOELGSP Stadium
2008-09data-sort-value="5"5th Fixture20-10-2008APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="18"18th Fixture17-01-2009OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="28"28th Fixture06-04-2009OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="32"32nd Fixture09-05-2009APOELGSP StadiumNihilism1[4] [5] [6] [7]
2009–10data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture13-12-2009OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture21-03-2010APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="27"27th Fixture28-03-2010APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="31"31st Fixture02-05-2010OmoniaGSP Stadium
2010–11data-sort-value="5"5th Fixture03-10-2010APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="18"18th Fixture22-01-2011OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="28"28th Fixture10-04-2011APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="32"32nd Fixture11-05-2011OmoniaGSP Stadium
2011–12data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture11-12-2011OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture23-03-2012APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="27"27th Fixture31-03-2012OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="31"31st Fixture05-05-2012APOELGSP Stadium
2012–13data-sort-value="5"5th Fixture07-10-2012OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="18"18th Fixture19-01-2013APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="27"27th Fixture06-04-2013OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="31"31st Fixture21-05-2013APOELGSP Stadium
2013–14data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture16-12-2013APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture19-03-2014OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="29"29th Fixture05-04-2014OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="34"34th Fixture07-05-2014APOELGSP Stadium
2014–15data-sort-value="11"11th Fixture30-11-2014APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="22"22nd Fixture28-02-2015OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="24"24th Fixture14-03-2015OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="29"29th Fixture02-05-2015APOELGSP Stadium
2015–16data-sort-value="10"10th Fixture09-11-2015OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="23"23rd Fixture13-02-2016APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="28"28th Fixture12-03-2016APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="33"33rd Fixture23-04-2016OmoniaGSP Stadium
2016–17data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture03-12-2016OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture04-03-2017APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="30"30th Fixture09-04-2017APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="35"35th Fixture13-05-2017OmoniaGSP Stadium
2017–18data-sort-value="12"12th Fixture17-11-2017OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="15"25th Fixture17-02-2018APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="27"27th Fixture04-03-2018OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="32"32nd Fixture14-04-2018APOELGSP Stadium
2018–19data-sort-value="2"2nd Fixture31-10-2018APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture16-12-2018OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture30-03-2019APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="31"31st Fixture11-05-2019Omonia
2019–20data-sort-value="11"11th Fixture02-12-2019OmoniaGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="22"22nd Fixture02-03-2020APOELGSP Stadium
2020–21data-sort-value="13"13th Fixture07-12-2020APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="26"26th Fixture20-02-2021OmoniaGSP Stadium
2021–22data-sort-value="11"11th Fixture26-12-2021APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="22"22nd Fixture25-02-2022OmoniaGSP Stadium
2022–23data-sort-value="11"12th Fixture27-11-2022APOELGSP Stadium
data-sort-value="25"25th Fixture25-02-2023OmoniaGSP Stadium0-2
11-03-2023 Omonia1-1
01-05-2023 APOEL0-0
1In 2008-09, the two teams faced four times but their last match was interrupted due to riots. The Cyprus Football Association judiciary has set aside both groups. This match is not counted in the statistics of the matches of the two teams

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 60 χρόνια από τα γεγονότα του 1948. magazine.apopsi.com.cy. el. July 2008. 31 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903000138/http://magazine.apopsi.com.cy/2008/07/281. 3 September 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Το ντέρμπι αιωνίων γίνεται 62 ετών. www.sigmalive.com. el. 8 November 2015. 31 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Μthδενίστthκαν ΑΠΟΕΛ – Ομόνοια. 2009-05-21. www.cfa.com.cy. CFA. https://archive.today/20130105193026/http://www.cfa.com.cy/?lang=Gr&show=news&NewsArticleID=160. 2013-01-05. 2016-12-09. dead.
  5. Web site: Ανισόρροποι .... Phileleftheros. 2015-05-11. 2016-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006204426/http://www.philenews.com/afieromata/SOCCER_2008_09/pdf/32/apoel_omonia.pdf. 2015-10-06.
  6. Web site: Αν είναι δυνατόν...(video). www.24sports.com.cy. 2015-05-10. 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111030956/http://www.24sports.com.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/31582. 2010-01-11. dead.
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