Omonia Futsal

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Omonia
Full nameOmonia Nicosia Futsal
Nickname(s)Vasilissa (Queen)
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
Ground Eleftheria Indoor Hall,
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity6,000 [1]
Chairman Flag of Cyprus.svg Lambros Christou
Manager Flag of Cyprus.svg Totis Paraskeva
League Cypriot First Division
2022–231st
Website Club website

Omonia Futsal is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the AC Omonia. Omonia Futsal is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 5 Championships and 6 Cups. [2]

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History

Omonia's futsal team was formed in 2008 as Omonia Futsal, and from the first year at the division won the league title. [2] In 2016, they agreed to merge the club with Ararat for two years. [3]

Current squad

Last Update: 1 September 2021 [4] [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
4AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Neophytos Lakoufis
7FixoFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Christos Stylianou
8AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Sakis Patikkis
10Ala/PivotFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Constantinos Kouloumbris
11UniversalFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cesar Diniz Pereira
15 GK Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Tasos Skampylis
16FixoFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Carlos Anderson Eugenio da Silva (Beicola)
20AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Giannis Ioannou
21AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Noe El Kebbe
23 GK Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Marios Christophorou
26AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Taha El Kebbe
77AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Alexandros Georgiou
92AlaFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Alexis Tsitsos

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
9PivotFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA RENAN ROBERTO MANTELLI
17PivotFlag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Manolis Manoli
11UniversalFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cesar Diniz Pereira
15 GK Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Tasos Skampylis

Honours [2]

Winners (5): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19
Winners (6): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–2021

European competitions record

Last update: 4 October 2013

UEFA competitions
CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferenceLast season played
UEFA Futsal Cup / UEFA Futsal Champions League 24103119590+15 2019–20
Total24103119590+15

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubResultVenue (Host City)Qualified
2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round
(Group B)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Seefeld Zürich 10–3 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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1st place
Flag of Norway.svg Nidaros Futsal 5–4
Flag of Slovakia.svg RCS Košice 5–2
Main round
(Group 5)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Araz Naxçivan 1–4 Mate Parlov
Sport Centre

(Pula)
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4th place
Flag of Croatia.svg MNK Potpićan 98 3–3
Flag of Serbia.svg KMF Kolubara Lazarevac 3–7
2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round
(Group G)
Flag of France.svg Paris SC 5–4 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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1st place
Flag of Albania.svg KS Flamurtari 6–0
Flag of Armenia.svg Erebuni Yerevan 8–2
Main round
(Group F)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk 4–6 Jezero Hall
(Kragujevac)
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3rd place
Flag of Serbia.svg KMF Ekonomac 1–5
Flag of Israel.svg ASA Ben Gurion 2–1
2012–13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main round
(Group 1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slov-Matic Bratislava 3–3 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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3rd place
Flag of Bulgaria.svg FC Grand Pro Varna 5–3
Flag of Italy.svg Luparense F.C. 1–5
2013–14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main round
(Group 4)
Flag of Slovenia.svg FC Litija 1–6 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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4th place
Flag of England.svg Baku United FC 0–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Era-Pack Chrudim 0–5
2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League Preliminary round
(Group D)
Flag of Turkey.svg Gazi Üniversitesi SK 8–2 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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1st place
Flag of Iceland.svg Vængir Júpiters 8–1
Flag of Slovakia.svg ŠK Pinerola Bratislava 5–5
Main round
(Group 6)
Flag of Croatia.svg Novo Vrijeme 2–5 Gradski Sportski Centar Makarska
(Makarska)
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4th place
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkupi 4–7
Flag of Armenia.svg Leo 5–6
2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League Preliminary round
(Knockout)
Flag of San Marino.svg F.C. Fiorentino Futsal 6–0 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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Qualified
Round of 32
(Knockout)
Flag of Hungary.svg MVFC Berettyóújfalu 0–2 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
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Eliminated

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