APOEL Nicosia

APOEL (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a major Cypriot multi-sport club based in Nicosia.

APOEL Nicosia
APOEL Athletic Football Club emblem
Full nameAthletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
NicknameΤhrylos tis kyprou (The Legend of Cyprus)
Founded8 November 1926 (1926-11-08)
Colours    Yellow, Blue
ChairmanChristoforos Potamitis
Titles165
WebsiteClub home page

APOEL, which was founded in 1926, is the most popular sports club in Cyprus and the most successful, achieving to win 165 official senior titles in several sports.

The club is parent to fourteen different competitive departments including football, basketball, volleyball, futsal, handball, table tennis, bowling, cycling, archery, swimming, water polo and a runners team.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.