| 2016–17 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Prodromos Petrides | |||
| Manager | Thomas Christiansen | |||
| Stadium | GSP Stadium,Nicosia | |||
| Cypriot First Division | 1st | |||
| Cypriot Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Cypriot Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Pieros Sotiriou (21) All: Pieros Sotiriou (27) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 19,327 vsAnderlecht (9 March 2017 –Europa League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 921[note 1] vsAEL (5 April 2017 –Cypriot Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 8,725(all competitions) | |||
The2016–17 season wasAPOEL's 77th season in theCypriot First Division and 89th year in existence as afootball club.
The first training session for the season took place on 9 June 2016 at APOEL's training centre.[2] On 18 June 2016 the team flew toGniewino inPoland to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned toCyprus on 30 June 2016.[2] During the pre-season training stage in Poland,APOEL played four friendly matches, drawing 1–1 withFK Atlantas, losing 1–2 toLechia Gdańsk, winning 1–0 againstFK Partizan and drawing 1–1 withViitorul Constanța.[2] After their return to Cyprus, APOEL played one more friendly match, beating Greek sidePAS Giannina 2–1 atDasaki Stadium on 5 July 2016.
On 10 August 2016,APOEL lost 1–2 toApollon Limassol atGSP Stadium in theSuper cup final.[3] Apollon took the lead after 39 minutes when a cross from the left went past a sea of bodies and was fortuitously knocked into the net byAnton Maglica, andArkadiusz Piech added a second with an acrobatic volley from close range eleven minutes before the end. APOEL's consolation goal came in the final minute of added time when a shot fromGeorgios Efrem deflected offNuno Lopes' back to turn the ball past his own keeper.
APOEL's openingCypriot First Division match againstAnorthosis was originally scheduled on 20 August 2016, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date because of APOEL'sUEFA Champions Leagueplay-off matches againstFC Copenhagen.[4] On 28 August 2016,APOEL opened their competitive season with a comfortable 3–0 win atGSP Stadium againstErmis Aradippou.Nuno Morais opened the scoring five minutes before the break, beforeGiannis Gianniotas andGeorgios Efrem complete the scoring with two goals in the last ten minutes of the match. On 10 September 2016, APOEL registered their second straight league win after thrashingNea Salamina 4–0 atAmmochostos Stadium.Pieros Sotiriou gave his team the lead just before the half hour mark and doubled his tally eleven minutes from the end. Belgian strikerIgor de Camargo got off the mark with a fine goal before laying off forGeorgios Efrem to score into stoppage time. On 18 September 2016, APOEL maintained their perfect start by beatingAnagennisi Deryneia 2–0 at home, following second half goals from Belgian strikerIgor de Camargo and a strike from distance from Brazilian wingerVander. On 21 September 2016, in the first matchweek game which was postponed and rescheduled, APOEL dropped their first points of the season after being held to a goalless draw byAnorthosis atAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium. On 25 September 2016, APOEL had no troubles beatingAris Limassol 3–0 atTsirion Stadium, thanks to aGiannis Gianniotas' goal just before the half-time and two second-half goals byVinícius andGiorgos Merkis. On 2 October 2016, APOEL got a hard-earned 2–0 win overDoxa Katokopias atGSP Stadium thanks to two late goals fromGeorgios Efrem andGiannis Gianniotas. On 15 October 2016, APOEL beatAEZ Zakakiou 4–1 atPafiako Stadium, to register their sixth win in the first seven matches.Facundo Bertoglio andPieros Sotiriou scored for APOEL in the first half, whileGeorgios Efrem scored twice in the second half to make it 4–0.Konstantinos Pangalos scored AEZ's consolation goal in the last minute of the match, marking APOEL's first conceded league goal of the season. On 24 October 2016, APOEL claimed a hard-fought 2–0 win overEthnikos Achna atGSP Stadium thanks to two second half goals byPieros Sotiriou. On 29 October 2016, in the top of the table clash, APOEL andAEK Larnaca shared the spoils in a 1–1 draw at the newAEK Arena at Larnaca. APOEL opened the scoring on the hour mark afterVinícius took advantage of AEK's defenders mistake to slot the ball into an empty net. AEK equalized just six minutes later afterDaniel Mojsov's back-post header hitAndré Alves' head before finding the net. These were the first points dropped by AEK so far this season after eight straight wins, but the result still kept them at the top, two points ahead of APOEL. On 6 November 2016, two days before their 90th birthday anniversary, APOEL beatKarmiotisssa 4–1 at home, and remained in the second place, three points behindAEK Larnaca.Pieros Sotiriou opened the scoring for APOEL after 13 minutes, butDavid Poljanec got an equalizer for Karmiotissa in the 36th minute.Pieros Sotiriou netted his second ten minutes after the restart to give again his team the lead, while APOEL managed to score two more goals in the last 15 minutes throughEfstathios Aloneftis andRenan Bressan. On 19 November 2016, APOEL suffered their first league defeat of the season, losing 0–1 away toAEL Limassol thanks to an 86th minutepenalty byMikel Arruabarrena. On 28 November 2016, APOEL drew 1–1 at home againstApollon Limassol and dropped to third place of the league table, four points behind leadersAEK Larnaca.Alex da Silva gave Apollon the lead midway through the second half after converting apenalty, butFacundo Bertoglio scored a last-gasp equalizer with a close range diving header to rescue a point for APOEL. On 3 December 2016, APOEL ended the first round of the regular season with a resounding 4–1 away win over their arch-rivalsOmonia and moved to within two points of the top of the table. APOEL took the lead in the 18th minute with apenalty converted byGeorgios Efrem, while Omonia's defenderCarlitos was sent off in the same incident. With the numerical advantage in their favour, APOEL scored two more goals before the half time throughPieros Sotiriou.Renato Margaça managed to pull one back for Omonia early in the second half, butVinícius wrapped up the goals for the day with APOEL's fourth in the 67th minute. On 12 December 2016, APOEL beatAnorthosis 2–1 at home and joined the leading duoAEK andAEL on 33 points at the top of the table.Igor de Camargo put APOEL ahead four minutes before the halftime, andIñaki Astiz added a second in the 89th minute. Anorthosis managed only to pull a goal back a minute later throughEsmaël Gonçalves. On 17 December 2016, APOEL drew 1–1 away againstErmis Aradippou and dropped to third place of the league table, despite completely outplaying their opponents counting 25 attempts on goal as opposed to just two from Ermis.Edward Mashinya gave his teams the lead in the ninth minute and APOEL equalized thanks to aFacundo Bertoglio's header twelve minutes from the end. On 21 December 2016, in the last match of the year,Igor de Camargo's 47th-minute header was enough for APOEL to beatNea Salamina 1–0 at home and move up to second place, two points behind AEK Larnaca. On 3 January 2017, APOEL moved to the top of the table along withAEL Limassol after a comfortable 4–2 away win against bottom placedAnagennisi Deryneia.Efstathios Aloneftis opened the scoring for APOEL in the 10th minute and seven minutes laterVinícius doubled his teams' lead with a close range header.Vinícius added a third on the hour mark, but twenty minutes from time, Deryneia scored twice in the space of 90 seconds withWesllem andRúben Brígido, beforeGiannis Gianniotas score APOEL's fourth two minutes later to seal the three points for his team. On 8 January 2017, APOEL thrashedAris Limassol 5–0 at home to sit alone at the top of the standings for the first time in the season.Pieros Sotiriou scored the firsthat-trick of his career with less than an hour played, whileGeorgios Efrem completed APOEL's easy victory with a brace. On 14 January 2017, APOEL beatDoxa Katokopias 2–0 atMakario Stadium thanks to a first half goal fromIgor de Camargo and aPieros Sotiriou's header eleven minutes from time. On 22 January 2017, APOEL increased their lead at the top to three points after thrashingAEZ Zakakiou 7–0 atGSP Stadium. Early strikes from CypriotsEfstathios Aloneftis,Pieros Sotiriou,Giorgos Merkis, and braces from strikersDavid Barral (who made his debut) andIgor de Camargo ensured an emphatic win for the Cypriot champions. On 29 January 2017, APOEL moved five points clear at the top of the league standings after a 3–2 away win againstEthnikos Achna. Ethnikos took the lead throughIoannis Chadjivasilis after just 13 minutes, butIgor de Camargo equalized for visitors 10 minutes later. DefenderIñaki Astiz gave APOEL the lead in the 38th minute, whileGiannis Gianniotas secured the win twelve minutes from time.Eduardo Pincelli managed just to pull one back for Ethnikos from thepenalty spot in the fifth minute of the added time. On 5 February 2017, in the top of the table clash, APOEL were held to a 1–1 draw byAEK Larnaca at theGSP Stadium, allowing AEL and Apollon to move to within three and four points off the top. AEK's new signingFlorian Taulemesse opened the scoring eight minutes before the break, and APOEL managed to equalize 15 minutes from the end throughPieros Sotiriou who took advantage of a lapse in the AEK defence and slid the ball past goalkeeper. On 5 February 2017, APOEL extended their lead at the top to five points following their narrow 1–0 away win overKarmiotissa and the failure of their closest rivals AEL and Apollon to defeat their opponents. With theirEuropa League tie againstAthletic Bilbao at the back of their minds, APOEL managed to clinch the win thanks to aFacundo Bertoglio's goal in the 5th minute after an excellent combination withEfstathios Aloneftis. On 20 February 2017, APOEL beatAEL Limassol 3–0 at theGSP Stadium in the top-of-the-table clash and moved six points clear at the top. Despite that, coachThomas Christiansen rested six players ahead of the crucialUEFA Europa Leagueround of 32 match againstAthletic Bilbao, APOEL got an easy and well deserved victory.Vinícius put APOEL ahead on 34 minutes with a close range header andNuno Morais doubled the score after a dreadfulKevin Lafrance mistake in the 78th minute.Igor de Camargo scored the third in stoppage time from thepenalty spot after being brought down by AEL goalkeeper. On 27 February 2017, APOEL lost 2–0 away to second placedApollon Limassol following goals fromAnton Maglica andJoão Pedro, and the gap between the two teams was reduced to just three points. On 4 March 2017, APOEL beat arch-rivalsOmonia 2–1 at home and ended the regular season atop league standings, four points ahead of second placedAEK Larnaca. Two penalties converted byPieros Sotiriou andDavid Barral in the last two minutes of the first half were enough to give APOEL a deserved win, whileMatt Derbyshire scored the consolation goal for Omonia three minutes before the end.
On 12 March 2017, in the opening round of the championship play-offs, APOEL managed a narrow 1–0 win away toAnorthosis thanks to aPieros Sotiriou's header early in the first half and opened up a six-point lead at the top, followingAEK Larnaca's 1–1 draw withOmonia. On 20 March 2017, APOEL beatAEL Limassol 2–0 at home and increased their lead at the top of the table to seven points. APOEL took the lead in last minute of the first half whenPieros Sotiriou won and converted apenalty, and extended their lead three minutes after the restart throughRoger Cañas who scored his first goal with a strike from just inside the area. On 1 April 2017, a lateAEK Larnaca strike stunned leaders APOEL as they suffer a 1–2 defeat and their advantage over second placedApollon Limassol reduced to just four points.Nuno Morais gave APOEL the lead after eight minutes, but AEK won the match thanks to an 81st minuteNestoras Mitidis equalizer, andJorge Larena's free-kick in the third minute of the stoppage time. On 9 April 2017, afree kick goal in the fourth minute byLorenzo Ebecilio was enough to give APOEL the three points against arch rivalsOmonia, as they won 1–0 at home and moved seven points clear at the top of the table. On 13 April 2017, in the top-of-the-table clash at theTsirion Stadium betweenApollon Limassol and APOEL, a goal byFotios Papoulis late in the first half was enough to give the Limassol side a 1–0 win over the league leaders and reduce the gap at the top of the table to four points. On 23 April 2017, APOEL were held to a 1–1 draw byAnorthosis at theGSP Stadium, but they maintained their four points advantaged from the second placed teams AEK and Apollon. Anorthosis took the lead against the run of play with a 36th minuteIñigo Calderón's header, and APOEL managed to salvage the draw thanks to a late goal byCédric Yambéré. On 30 April 2017, APOEL took a decisive step towards their fifth consecutive league title after beating 4–1AEL at Limassol, while AEK defeated Apollon and remained four points behind the top.Vander opened the score in the 17th minute after a great solo run and then he set upLorenzo Ebecilio to double the score just before the break.Pieros Sotiriou managed to score twice for APOEL in the last fifteen minutes, while AEL's consolation goal came through a lateBogdan Mitrea'spenalty. On 7 May 2017, in the top-of-the-table clash, APOEL were held to a goalless draw byAEK Larnaca at theGSP Stadium and remained four points clear at the top of the league table, two matches before the end. On 13 May 2017, APOEL clinched their26th league title and the fifth in a row after coming from behind to beat arch-rivalsOmonia 3–1 at theGSP Stadium.Matt Derbyshire put Omonia into a ninth-minute lead with a header, but the lead was cancelled out eight minutes before the break byEfstathios Aloneftis who scored from close range. Six minutes into the second half,Georgios Efrem won apenalty which was converted byPieros Sotiriou to give APOEL the lead, while substituteVander added a third in stoppage time to secure another league title for his team. On 20 May 2017, APOEL andApollon drew 2–2 at theGSP Stadium, in match were both managers fielded only reserve and young players in order to rest their best players ahead of their Cypriot Cup final clash four days later. APOEL came twice from behind and saved the point in the last minute of the match thanks to goals byFacundo Bertoglio andIgor de Camargo, cancelling out Apollon's second half goals fromArkadiusz Piech and Ioannis Pittas.
APOEL entered the second round of the2016–17 Cypriot Cup, drawing to faceCypriot First Division sideNea Salamina.
On 18 January 2017, APOEL came from behind to secure a 2–1 first leg win overNea Salamina atGSP Stadium.Georgios Kolokoudias put the visitors ahead from thepenalty spot after 25 minutes, but two second half goals in the space of five minutes byVander andAndrea Orlandi secured a narrow advantage for APOEL. On 25 January 2017, APOEL clinched another 2–1 win overNea Salamina to advance 4–2 on aggregate from theAmmochostos Stadium.Pieros Sotiriou opened the scoring after just nine minutes andEfstathios Aloneftis doubled APOEL's advantage twenty minutes from time, whileDimitar Makriev score a late consolation goal for Salamina.
In the Cypriot cup quarter-finals, APOEL were drawn to faceCypriot First Division sideAEL Limassol.
On 5 April 2017, APOEL's coachThomas Christiansen decided to rest several regular starters as his side held to a goalless draw by AEL Limassol in the first leg of their Cyprus Cup quarter-final meeting. On 19 April 2017, APOEL advanced to the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup on theaway goals rule following a 1–1 draw in Limassol against AEL, despite playing the whole of the second half with ten men due toVander's sending off late in the first half. APOEL overcame this disadvantage to score the valuable away goal seven minutes into the second half withDavid Barral who took the advantage after a sloppy play by AEL defenders, while AEL managed just to pull a goal back nine minutes before the end with a close range header byMikel Arruabarrena.
In the semi-finals of the Cypriot cup, APOEL were drawn to faceCypriot First Division sideDoxa Katokopias.
On 26 April 2017, APOEL all but booked their place in the Cypriot Cup final after clinching a vital 2–0 away win over relegation-battling Doxa Katokopias. APOEL took the lead a few seconds before the half-time with a goal byDavid Barral, whileIñaki Astiz settled the final score in the 62nd minute to give APOEL a strong advantage ahead of the second leg clash. On 3 May 2017, despite fielding a team based only on reserve players, APOEL easily beat Doxa Katokopias 5–0 at theGSP Stadium and booked their place to the Cypriot Cup final.Efstathios Aloneftis,Kostakis Artymatas andFacundo Bertoglio scored in the first 45 minutes, whileIgor de Camargo andVinícius added two more for APOEL in the second half.
On 24 May 2017,APOEL suffered 0–1 defeat byApollon Limassol at theGSP Stadium in the 2016–17 Cypriot Cup final, and lost the chance to achieve a domesticdouble.Paulo Vinícius scored the winner with a header in the 79th minute, despite Apollon playing for the last 30 minutes with a man down after the sending off ofAlex da Silva.
APOEL won theCypriot league last season and as such entered thesecond qualifying round of the2016–17 UEFA Champions League. APOEL were drawn to start their campaign against Welsh championsThe New Saints.[5]
On 12 July 2016, APOEL endured a frustrating opening Champions League campaign after being held to a 0–0 draw against The New Saints in their first leg tie in Wales.Thomas Christiansen's side dominated possession and missed decent chances to score against a stubborn TNS side that sat back and defended in numbers for 90 minutes.
On 19 July 2016, APOEL sealed their passage to thethird qualifying round with a comfortable 3–0 win over The New Saints at theGSP Stadium. Despite dominating possession, APOEL remained goalless after the first 45 minutes, as TNS defended in numbers. However,Nektarios Alexandrou broke the deadlock nine minutes after the restart when his deflected shot from outside the area eluded goalkeeperPaul Harrison.Pieros Sotiriou doubled APOEL's advantage in the 73rd minute, firing home from close range to end any TNS hopes for a comeback.Tomás De Vincenti added the third goal deep into the injury time with apenalty which he won and converted himself.
APOEL were drawn to face Norwegian championsRosenborg BK in thethird qualifying round of the2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[6]
On 27 July 2016, APOEL suffered 2–1 loss to Rosenborg atLerkendal Stadion, but the vital away goal gave the team a good chance and plenty of hope of reaching theplay-off round of the competition.Christian Gytkjær scored the opener for Norwegian side after 23 minutes andJørgen Skjelvik added a second with a high finish just a few seconds before the half-time break. The Nicosia's side future in Europe looked in serious doubt after the bad first half performance, but an improved second half display andGeorgios Efrem's 67th minute volley gave APOEL's plenty of hope of overturning the deficit in the second leg inNicosia.
On 2 August 2016, APOEL scored three goals in the injury time and booked their place in the Champions Leagueplay-off round after a dramatic 3–0 home victory against Rosenborg. Despite controlling the game from the first minute and pushing Rosenborg's defense, APOEL remained goalless until the 90th minute of the match. APOEL's persistence rewarded in the first minute of the injury time whenVander's low cross picked out byGiannis Gianniotas at the far post who poked home what looked to be a certain winner. Rosenborg threw everybody forward for a leveler, and five minutes later APOEL hit on the counterattack asVander smashed the ball into the roof of the net to make it 2–0. Almost straight after kick-off, a mix-up in the Norwegian defense handedTomás De Vincenti the chance to volley in from thirty yards with goal unguarded to send the home crowd into jubilation after an enduring night.
After beating Rosenborg, APOEL sealed European group stage football for the sixth time in the last eight seasons, as they secured a least their participation in theUEFA Europa League group stage.
APOEL were drawn to face Danish championsFC Copenhagen in theplay-off round of theChampions League, as they attempt to reach the group stages for the fourth time in their history.[7]
On 16 August 2016, APOEL suffered a 1–0 loss away toFC Copenhagen in their first-leg Champions League playoff clash. A goal two minutes before the break fromAndrija Pavlović gave Copenhagen a narrow but deserved win, leaving APOEL with plenty of work to do in the return match in Nicosia.
On 24 August 2016, APOEL came very close to qualify for theUEFA Champions League group stage, before a late FC Copenhagen goal saw their hopes evaporate after a 1–1 draw atGSP Stadium. APOEL managed to cancel out Copenhagen's 1–0 lead from the first leg on 69 minutes, whenPieros Sotiriou showed more determination than Copenhagen's defenderErik Johansson to set himself up for a one-on-one chance, before striking the ball low and hard through keeperRobin Olsen's legs to level the tie. But four minutes before the end and just as the game looked to be heading to the extra time,Federico Santander was given too much space in the area to pick out his spot and beatBoy Waterman with a swerving shot inside his near post.
Despite APOEL's hopes for a fourthChampions League group stage campaign came to an end, their European season continued in thegroup stage of theUEFA Europa League.
After being eliminated byFC Copenhagen in theplay-off round of theChampions League,APOEL were automatically transferred to thegroup stage of theUEFA Europa League, drawn in Group B alongsideOlympiacos,Young Boys andFC Astana.[8]
On 15 September 2016,APOEL got their Europa League group stage campaign off to a winning start after coming from behind to beatFC Astana 2–1 atGSP Stadium. Despite APOEL's dominant performance for the whole 90 minutes, Astana unexpectedly took the lead just before the half-time whenNemanja Maksimović's deflected shot evadedBoy Waterman. APOEL kept dominating after the break and managed to equalize in the 75th minute withVinícius, who blasted the ball into the net from close range.Igor de Camargo, who came on as a 70th-minute substitute, steered home the winner three minutes before the end with a powerful header to give APOEL their first three points in the group. On 29 September 2015, APOEL earned their first ever continental group stage away win with a shock 0–1 victory overOlympiacos inPiraeus and went top of Group B with six points. In a very difficult game, APOEL heroically defended to many attempts of Olympiacos, managing to escape with a famous win thanks to a 10th-minute header fromPieros Sotiriou. On 20 October 2016, two second-half penalties condemned APOEL to their first defeat of their Europa League campaign, as they went down 3–1 away toYoung Boys.Georgios Efrem put APOEL ahead with an amazing lob in the 14th minute, but four minutes laterGuillaume Hoarau levelled the score with a close-range finish. Seven minutes after the break,Hoarau converted the rebound after seeing his penalty saved to give his team the lead, and completed hishat-trick from thepenalty spot eight minutes from time. On 3 November 2016, APOEL achieved an important 1–0 victory overYoung Boys atGSP Stadium, which left them on the brink of qualification to theknockout phase of the Europa League.Pieros Sotiriou made APOEL's heavy pressure count in the 69th minute with neat near-post finish, ensuring his side remain Group B's leaders, two points clear of second placed Olympiacos and five of third placed Young Boys. On 24 November 2016, APOEL made history after becoming the first Cypriot club to reach theknockout phase of theUEFA Europa League, despite losing 2–1 away toFC Astana.[9] APOEL sealed their place in the Round of 32, after Young Boys drew 1–1 away with Olympiacos to leave APOEL on nine points, Olympiacos on eight, Young Boys on five and Astana on four points, with only one more game still to play. In the match at Kazakhstan, APOEL got off to a magnificent start whenGeorgios Efrem scored with a fierce angled half-volley to put the visitors in front just after the half-hour mark. However, APOEL's joy soon turned to worry two minutes later whenIñaki Astiz was sent off for a professional foul. Just before the hour mark,Marin Aničić levelled from close range afterBoy Waterman fumbled his catch from a corner, and six minutes before the endĐorđe Despotović bundled in a second for the home side, after his initial attempt hit the post. In their final match of the group APOEL were hosting Olympiacos at GSP Stadium, and a draw would be enough for the Cypriot champions to secure the first place of the group. On 8 December 2016, APOEL secured top spot in Group B of the Europa League after an impressive 2–0 win overOlympiacos at theGSP stadium, and set a new club (and national) record by accruing 12 points in this season's group stage.[10] APOEL took the lead after 19 minutes, whenPieros Sotiriou lifted the ball over onrushing keeperNicola Leali and then forced Olympiacos' defenderManuel da Costa to roll the ball into his team's net. In the 83rd minute,Igor de Camargo slotted the ball home from close range after an accurate low cross fromNuno Morais to secure APOEL's decisive victory.
That was the first time that a Cypriot side had reached theknockout phase of theEuropa League, although APOEL did make history back in 2012 when they stunned the world football world by reaching thequarter-finals of theUEFA Champions League.[11]
Despite being one of the seeded teams,APOEL handed a tough draw in theUEFA Europa Leagueround of 32 as they were drawn to faceBasque giantsAthletic Bilbao.[14]
On 16 February 2017, APOEL managed to keep the dream of reaching thelast 16 of the UEFA Europa League alive, after a 3–2 first leg defeat byAthletic Bilbao atSan Mamés.Georgios Efrem gave APOEL the lead after beatingGorka Iraizoz with a curling effort in the 36 minute, but Athletic managed to tie the match two minutes later with an own goal byGiorgos Merkis. Athletic piled on the pressure after the break, and scored two more goals until the 72nd minute, first withAritz Aduriz who took advantage of aCédric Yambéré's mistake and then with a close range header byIñaki Williams. However, APOEL had the last word as in the 89th minuteGiannis Gianniotas got into the area and drilled the ball beyondGorka Iraizoz for a priceless second away goal to keep APOEL's hopes alive ahead of the second leg's encounter in Nicosia.
On 23 February 2017, APOEL went through to thelast 16 of the Europa League after a stunning 2–0 win overAthletic Bilbao in Nicosia, overturning the 3–2 deficit from the first leg. Athletic Bilbao maintained possession in the first half, but APOEL managed to take their chances in the second. Within ten second-half minutes, APOEL managed to get a 2–0 lead. The first goal came twenty seconds into the second half through a fantastic acrobatic finish fromPieros Sotiriou, and the second followed eight minutes later whenGiannis Gianniotas won and converted apenalty to give his team a two goals advantage. Despite APOEL having been left with 10 men from the 65th minute, whenPieros Sotiriou got a second yellow card for a tough challenge, Athletic was unable to created any real threats until the end of the match, and APOEL sealed their spot in the last 16 of the Europa League for the first time in their history.
APOEL were drawn to face Belgian sideR.S.C. Anderlecht in thelast 16 of theUEFA Europa League.[15]
On 9 March 2017, APOEL fell to their first home defeat of this season in all competitions, suffering a narrow 0–1 first-leg defeat againstAnderlecht in Nicosia.Nicolae Stanciu put Anderlecht ahead after 29 minutes with a low shot inside the area after APOEL's defence gave the ball away. APOEL piled on the pressure after the break and almost got the equalizer in the 87th minute whenVander hit the bar from a 40-yard free kick, but failed to score any goal and Anderlecht took a narrow advantage ahead of the next week's match in Belgium.
On 16 March 2017, APOEL were eliminated from the Europa League with their heads held high following a 0–1 defeat by Anderlecht atConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, bringing their memorable campaign to an end at the last-16 of the competition. The Cypriot champions travelled to Brussels with a depleted side as they were missing key playersNuno Morais,Vinícius,Georgios Efrem andIñaki Astiz. In the 65th minute, as happened in the first leg, APOEL's players gave the ball away in the middle of the field andFrank Acheampong struck from close range after a quick counterattack to give Anderlecht another narrow 1–0 win and a place to thequarter-finals of the competition.
Last Update: 1 February 2017[16]
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Also, seeList of Cypriot football transfers winter 2016–17.
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In:
Total expenditure:
€140K
Out:
Total income:
€1,8M
Last updated: 1 February 2017
Management[edit]
Last updated: 14 June 2016 | Kit[edit]Supplier:Nike
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| Chairman |  Prodromos Petrides |
| Ground(capacity and dimensions) | GSP Stadium(22,859 / 105x68 m) |
Source: apoelfc.com.cy,apoelfc.com.cy
| Total | Cypriot First Division | Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Super Cup | Champions League &Europa League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | N | P | Name | GS | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R | A | Mins. | Gls. | Y | R |
| 2 | RB | Christoforou | 3 | 3 | 257 | 2 | 167 | 1 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||
 | 3 | LB | Lago | 25 | 28 | 2233 | 2 | 17 | 1350 | 1 | 4 | 293 | 7 | 590 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DM | Artymatas | 14 | 24 | 1412 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 912 | 2 | 4 | 253 | 1 | 5 | 247 | |||||||||||||
 | 5 | CB | Carlão | 27 | 27 | 2300 | 7 | 15 | 1305 | 5 | 12 | 995 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 6 | CM | Ebecilio | 7 | 13 | 488 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 261 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 143 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | RM | Efrem | 32 | 44 | 2741 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 1561 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 983 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | AM | Orlandi | 7 | 19 | 783 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 340 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 8 | 325 | 2 | |||||||||||
 | 9 | CF | De Camargo | 20 | 47 | 2107 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1232 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 422 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 12 | 363 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
 | 10 | AM | De Vincenti | 3 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | AM | Bertoglio | 21 | 37 | 1831 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 1335 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 143 | 1 | 7 | 353 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | LM | Alexandrou | 22 | 23 | 1971 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 994 | 1 | 3 | 258 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 629 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 | 14 | CM | Laçi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | CM | Vinícius | 42 | 46 | 3669 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 2179 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 314 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1176 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 | CF | Barral | 10 | 18 | 1042 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 600 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 214 | 2 | 3 | 228 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 19 | CF | Charalambous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | CF | Sotiriou | 51 | 53 | 4306 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2623 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 1254 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
 | 21 | RB | Milanov | 48 | 49 | 4301 | 10 | 27 | 2430 | 7 | 5 | 426 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 16 | 1355 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 23 | CB | Astiz | 41 | 45 | 3563 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 2284 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 14 | 994 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
 | 26 | DM | Morais | 55 | 56 | 4913 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 2888 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 585 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 15 | 1350 | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 | RB | Mário Sérgio | 2 | 3 | 176 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | CB | Merkis | 29 | 33 | 2686 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1631 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 625 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 31 | AM | Papafotis | 2 | 5 | 199 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | CB | Adoni | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | CB | Ioannou | 27 | 28 | 2381 | 7 | 17 | 1530 | 4 | 6 | 471 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 46 | LW | Aloneftis | 21 | 39 | 1942 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1369 | 4 | 6 | 358 | 2 | 5 | 215 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 | 70 | RW | Gianniotas | 35 | 49 | 3028 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 1581 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 391 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 14 | 966 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 77 | LW | Vander | 28 | 46 | 2535 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 1698 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 195 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 571 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 78 | GK | Pardo | 10 | 10 | 855 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 180 | -2 | 7 | 585 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 90 | -2 | |||||||||||
 | 80 | DM | Cañas | 14 | 15 | 1252 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1072 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 180 | |||||||||||||||
 | 88 | AM | Bressan | 5 | 12 | 528 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 352 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 118 | |||||||||||||
 | 90 | CB | Yambéré | 9 | 12 | 889 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 496 | 1 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 98 | GK | Paraskevas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | GK | Waterman | 50 | 51 | 4545 | -37 | 1 | 34 | 3060 | -22 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 1440 | -15 | ||||||||||||
| R | Player | Position | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sotiriou | CF | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | De Camargo | CF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Efrem | RM | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | Vinícius | CM | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Gianniotas | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Bertoglio | AM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aloneftis | LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Barral | CF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vander | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Morais | DM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Astiz | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Ebecilio | CM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merkis | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| De Vincenti | AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Cañas | DM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yambéré | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bressan | AM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alexandrou | LM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Artymatas | DM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orlandi | AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 77 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 110 | ||
Last updated: 24 May 2017
1IncludesUEFAChampions League &Europa League matches.
Source: Match reports inCompetitive matches
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FK Atlantas| 20 June 2016Friendly | APOEL | 2–2 | FK Atlantas | Arena Mistrzów,Gniewino |
| 18:30EET | De Vincenti 8' (pen.)Vinícius 47' | Report | Gedminas 49' Papšys 68' |
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FK Partizan| 23 June 2016Friendly | APOEL | 1–0 | FK Partizan | Arena Mistrzów,Gniewino |
| 18:30EET | De Vincenti 71' (pen.) | Report | Referee: Damian Kos |
vAPOEL| 26 June 2016Friendly | Lechia Gdańsk | 2–1 | APOEL | Arena Mistrzów,Gniewino |
| 18:00EET | Mila 51',70' | Report | De Vincenti 43' | Attendance: 200 |
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Viitorul Constanța| 29 June 2016Friendly | APOEL | 1–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Arena Mistrzów,Gniewino |
| 18:30EET | Vander 73' | Report | Sérgio 48' (o.g.) |
vPAS Giannina| 5 July 2016Friendly | APOEL | 2–1 | PAS Giannina | Dasaki Stadium,Achna |
| 20:00EET | Sotiriou 3',13' | Report | Ferfelis 4' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Leontios Trattou |
vAPOEL| 21 July 2016Friendly | Doxa Katokopias | 1–4 | APOEL | THOI Lakatamia Stadium,Lakatamia |
| 19:00EET | Peralta 25' | Report | Bressan 37' Orlandi 45'Merkis 53'De Camargo 78' (pen.) | Attendance: 800 Referee: Vasilis Demetriou |
vAPOEL| 29 July 2016Friendly | AEZ Zakakiou | 0–3 | APOEL | Dasaki Stadium,Achna |
| 19:45EET | Report | Orlandi 20' De Camargo 35'De Vincenti 77' (pen.) | Attendance: 300 Referee: Christos N. Christou |
vAPOEL| 5 August 2016Friendly | Ethnikos Achna | 0–0 | APOEL | THOI Lakatamia Stadium,Lakatamia |
| 19:00EET | Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: Nicolas Neocleous |
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypriot First Division | — | Winners | 28 August 2016 | 20 May 2017 |
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 12 July 2016 | 24 August 2016 |
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 15 September 2016 | 16 March 2017 |
| Cypriot Cup | Second round | Runners-up | 18 January 2017 | 24 May 2017 |
| Cypriot Super Cup | Final | Runners-up | 10 August 2016 | |
Updated to match played 24 May 2017
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 16 | +46 | 62 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 58 | |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 57 | |
| 4 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 51 | |
| 5 | Omonia | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 50 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 |
Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source:UEFA
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The first 12 of the 14 teams are divided into two groups of six teams. Points are carried over from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL(C) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 76 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 73 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | AEL Limassol | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Omonia | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 57 |
Kick-off times are inEET.
| 21 September 2016[note 2]Matchweek 1 | Anorthosis | 0–0 | APOEL | Antonis Papadopoulos,Larnaca |
| 18:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Christos Nicolaides |
| 28 August 2016Matchweek 2 | APOEL | 3–0 | Ermis | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 20:00EET | Morais 39' Gianniotas 80'Efrem 90+4' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,538 Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas |
| 10 September 2016Matchweek 3 | Nea Salamina | 0–4 | APOEL | Ammochostos Stadium,Larnaca |
| 20:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Sotiriou 27',79' De Camargo 84'Efrem 90' | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou |
| 18 September 2016Matchweek 4 | APOEL | 2–1 | Anagennisi | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:00EET | De Camargo 58' Vander 78' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,635 Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis |
| 25 September 2016Matchweek 5 | Aris | 0–3 | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 19:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Gianniotas 45' Vinícius 59'Merkis 79' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou |
| 2 October 2016Matchweek 6 | APOEL | 2–0 | Doxa | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 20:00EET | Efrem 83' Gianniotas 89' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Nicolas Athanasiou |
| 15 October 2016Matchweek 7 | AEZ | 1–4 | APOEL | Pafiako Stadium,Paphos |
| 18:00EET | Pangalos 90' | Report 1 Report 2 | Bertoglio 8' Sotiriou 21'Efrem 76',83' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andreas Orthodoxou |
| 24 October 2016Matchweek 8 | APOEL | 2–0 | Ethnikos | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Sotiriou 56',75' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas |
| 29 October 2016Matchweek 9 | AEK | 1–1 | APOEL | AEK Arena,Larnaca |
| 20:00EET | Alves 66' | Report 1 Report 2 | Vinícius 60' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Demetris Masias |
| 6 November 2016Matchweek 10 | APOEL | 4–1 | Karmiotissa | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:00EET | Sotiriou 13',55' Aloneftis 73'Bressan 90' | Report 1 Report 2 | Poljanec 36' Adamović  58'  | Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Leontios Trattou |
| 19 November 2016Matchweek 11 | AEL | 1–0 | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 19:00EET | Arruabarrena 86' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Vassilis Demetriou |
| 28 November 2016Matchweek 12 | APOEL | 1–1 | Apollon | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Bertoglio 90+5' | Report 1 Report 2 | Da Silva 65' (pen.) | Attendance: 7,059 Referee: Demetris Masias |
| 3 December 2016Matchweek 13 | Omonia | 1–4 | APOEL | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Carlitos 18'Margaça 54' | Report 1 Report 2 | Efrem 18' (pen.) Sotiriou 34',38'Vinícius 67' | Attendance: 11,963 Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou |
| 12 December 2016Matchweek 14 | APOEL | 2–1 | Anorthosis | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | De Camargo 41' Astiz 89' | Report 1 Report 2 | Gonçalves 90+1' | Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Loucas Soteriou |
| 17 December 2016Matchweek 15 | Ermis | 1–1 | APOEL | Antonis Papadopoulos,Larnaca |
| 18:00EET | Mashinya 9' | Report 1 Report 2 | Bertoglio 78' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Leontios Trattou |
| 21 December 2016Matchweek 16 | APOEL | 1–0 | Nea Salamina | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | De Camargo 47' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Christos Nicolaides |
| 3 January 2017Matchweek 17 | Anagennisi | 2–4 | APOEL | Tasos Markou Stadium,Paralimni |
| 18:00EET | Wesllem 70' Brígido 71' | Report 1 Report 2 | Aloneftis 10' Vinícius 17',60'Gianniotas 73' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou |
| 8 January 2017Matchweek 18 | APOEL | 5–0 | Aris | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Sotiriou 24',28',54' (pen.) Efrem 37',89' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 3,608 Referee: Nicolas Athanasiou |
| 14 January 2017Matchweek 19 | Doxa | 0–2 | APOEL | Makario Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | De Camargo 32' Sotiriou 79' | Attendance: 1,467 Referee: Andreas Orthodoxou |
| 22 January 2017Matchweek 20 | APOEL | 7–0 | AEZ | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Aloneftis 5' Barral 7',45'Sotiriou 11'Merkis 15'De Camargo 70',85' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou |
| 29 January 2017Matchweek 21 | Ethnikos | 2–3 | APOEL | Dasaki Stadium,Achna |
| 16:00EET | Chadjivasilis 13' Pincelli 90+5' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | De Camargo 23' Astiz 38'Gianniotas 78' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Christos Nicolaides |
| 5 February 2017Matchweek 22 | APOEL | 1–1 | AEK | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 16:00EET | Sotiriou 75' | Report 1 Report 2 | Taulemesse 36' | Attendance: 11,262 Referee: Loucas Soteriou |
| 11 February 2017Matchweek 23 | Karmiotissa | 0–1 | APOEL | GSZ Stadium,Larnaca |
| 19:00EET | Stavrou 90+3' | Report 1 Report 2 | Bertoglio 5' | Attendance: 700 Referee: Costas Psevdiotis |
| 20 February 2017Matchweek 24 | APOEL | 3–0 | AEL | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Vinícius 34' Morais 68'De Camargo 90+4' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Christos Nicolaides |
| 27 February 2017Matchweek 25 | Apollon | 2–0 | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 19:00EET | Maglica 43' João Pedro 90+6' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Vassilis Demetriou |
| 4 March 2017Matchweek 26 | APOEL | 2–1 | Omonia | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Sotiriou 44' (pen.) Barral 45+2' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Derbyshire 87' | Attendance: 10,184 Referee: Demetris Masias |
| 12 March 2017Matchweek 1 | Anorthosis | 0–1 | APOEL | Antonis Papadopoulos,Larnaca |
| 18:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Sotiriou 8' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou |
| 20 March 2017Matchweek 2 | APOEL | 2–0 | AEL | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Sotiriou 45+4' (pen.) Cañas 48' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 5,783 Referee: Loucas Soteriou |
| 1 April 2017Matchweek 3 | AEK | 2–1 | APOEL | AEK Arena,Larnaca |
| 19:00EET | Mitidis 81' Larena 90+3' | Report 1 Report 2 | Morais 8' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Demetris Masias |
| 9 April 2017Matchweek 4 | APOEL | 1–0 | Omonia | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 16:00EET | Ebecilio 4' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Christos Nicolaides |
| 13 April 2017Matchweek 5 | Apollon | 1–0 | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 16:00EET | Papoulis 41' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Loucas Soteriou |
| 23 April 2017Matchweek 6 | APOEL | 1–1 | Anorthosis | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 16:00EET | Yambéré 87' | Report 1 Report 2 | Calderón 36' | Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou |
| 30 April 2017Matchweek 7 | AEL | 1–4 | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 18:00EET | Mitrea 88' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Vander 17' Ebecilio 45+1'Sotiriou 76',89' | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou |
| 7 May 2017Matchweek 8 | APOEL | 0–0 | AEK | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 15,462 Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou |
| 13 May 2017Matchweek 9 | Omonia | 1–3 | APOEL | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:00EET | Derbyshire 9' Breeveld 85' | Report 1 Report 2 | Aloneftis 37' Sotiriou 65' (pen.)Vander 90+2' | Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Vassilis Demetriou |
| 20 May 2017Matchweek 10 | APOEL | 2–2 | Apollon | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Bertoglio 78' De Camargo 90' | Report 1 Report 2 | Piech 52' Pittas 86' | Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou |
vAPOEL| 12 July 2016First Leg | The New Saints | 0–0 | APOEL | Park Hall,Oswestry |
| 20:00CET | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
vThe New Saints| 19 July 2016Second Leg | APOEL | 3–0 (3–0agg.) | The New Saints | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Alexandrou 54' Sotiriou 73'De Vincenti 90+5' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 10,606 Referee:  Nikola Dabanović |
vAPOEL| 27 July 2016First Leg | Rosenborg | 2–1 | APOEL | Lerkendal Stadion,Trondheim |
| 19:15CET | Gytkjær 23' Skjelvik 45+1' | Report 1 Report 2 | Efrem 67' | Attendance: 13,281 Referee:  Slavko Vinčić |
vRosenborg| 2 August 2016Second Leg | APOEL | 3–0 (4–2agg.) | Rosenborg | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Gianniotas 90+1' Vander 90+6'De Vincenti 90+9' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 15,685 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski |
vAPOEL| 16 August 2016First Leg | Copenhagen | 1–0 | APOEL | Telia Parken,Copenhagen |
| 20:45CET | Pavlović 43' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 20,519 Referee:  Pavel Královec |
vCopenhagen| 24 August 2016Second Leg | APOEL | 1–1 (1–2agg.) | Copenhagen | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 20:45CET | Sotiriou 69' | Report 1 Report 2 | Santander 86' | Attendance: 17,310 Referee:  Gianluca Rocchi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APO | OLY | YB | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOEL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 |  Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 |  Astana | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
vAstana| 15 September 2016Matchweek 1 | APOEL | 2–1 | Astana | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Vinícius 75' De Camargo 87' | Report 1 Report 2 | Maksimović 45+1' | Attendance: 12,021 Referee:  Aleksandar Stavrev |
vAPOEL| 29 September 2016Matchweek 2 | Olympiacos | 0–1 | APOEL | Karaiskakis Stadium,Piraeus |
| 21:05CET | Report 1 Report 2 | Sotiriou 10' | Attendance: 24,378 Referee: Paweł Gil |
vAPOEL| 20 October 2016Matchweek 3 | Young Boys | 3–1 | APOEL | Stade de Suisse,Bern |
| 21:05CET | Hoarau 18',52',82' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Efrem 14' | Attendance: 9,553 Referee:  Tobias Welz |
vYoung Boys| 3 November 2016Matchweek 4 | APOEL | 1–0 | Young Boys | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Sotiriou 69' | Report 1 Report 2 | Mbabu 67' | Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Sébastien Delferiere |
vAPOEL| 24 November 2016Matchweek 5 | Astana | 2–1 | APOEL | Astana Arena,Astana |
| 17:00CET | Aničić 59' Despotović 84' | Report 1 Report 2 | Efrem 31' Astiz 33' | Attendance: 9,143 Referee: Kevin Blom |
vOlympiacos| 8 December 2016Matchweek 6 | APOEL | 2–0 | Olympiacos | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Da Costa 19' (o.g.) De Camargo 83' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 14,779 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
vAPOEL| 16 February 2017First Leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | APOEL | San Mamés,Bilbao |
| 21:05CET | Merkis 38' (o.g.) Aduriz 61'Williams 72' | Report 1 Report 2 | Efrem 36' Gianniotas 89' | Attendance: 32,675 Referee:  Jonas Eriksson |
vAthletic Bilbao| 23 February 2017Second Leg | APOEL | 2–0 (4–3agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Sotiriou 46', 65' Gianniotas 54' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Iturraspe 90' | Attendance: 15,275 Referee:  Vladislav Bezborodov |
vAnderlecht| 9 March 2017First Leg | APOEL | 0–1 | Anderlecht | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00CET | Report 1 Report 2 | Stanciu 29' | Attendance: 19,327 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
vAPOEL| 16 March 2017Second Leg | Anderlecht | 1–0 (2–0agg.) | APOEL | Constant Vanden Stock,Anderlecht |
| 21:05CET | Acheampong 65' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 15,662 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov |
| 10 August 2016Final | APOEL | 1–2 | Apollon | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 20:00EET | Efrem 90+3' | Report 1 Report 2 | Maglica 39' Piech 80' | Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Vassilis Demetriou |
| 18 January 2017First Leg | APOEL | 2–1 | Nea Salamina | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 19:00EET | Vander 69' Orlandi 74' | Report 1 Report 2 | Kolokoudias 25' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,851 Referee: Costas Psevdiotis |
| 25 January 2017Second Leg | Nea Salamina | 1–2 (2–4agg.) | APOEL | Ammochostos Stadium,Larnaca |
| 18:00EET | Makriev 81' | Report 1 Report 2 | Sotiriou 9' Aloneftis 70' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou |
| 5 April 2017First Leg | APOEL | 0–0 | AEL | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 921[note 1] Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou |
| 19 April 2017Second Leg | AEL | 1–1 (1–1 (a)agg.) | APOEL | Tsirion Stadium,Limassol |
| 18:00EET | Arruabarrena 81', 90+2' | Report 1 Report 2 | Vander 44' Barral 51' | Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Costas Psevdiotis |
| 26 April 2017First Leg | Doxa | 0–2 | APOEL | Makario Stadium,Nicosia |
| 17:00EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Barral 45+1' Astiz 62' | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Demetris Masias |
| 3 May 2017Second Leg | APOEL | 5–0 (7–0agg.) | Doxa | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:00EET | Aloneftis 13' Artymatas 22'Bertoglio 42'De Camargo 71'Vinícius 80' | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis |
| 24 May 2017Final | APOEL | 0–1 | Apollon | GSP Stadium,Nicosia |
| 18:30EET | Report 1 Report 2 | Alex da Silva 62' Vinícius 79' | Attendance: 13,906 Referee: Loucas Soteriou |
