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Omonia Aradippou
Full nameOmonia Aradippou
Nickname(s)Doves (Περιστέρια)
Founded4 April 1929; 95 years ago (1929-04-04)
StadiumAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium (Larnaca)
Capacity1,500
ChairmanCostas Christoforou
ManagerHugo Martins
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24Second Division, 1st (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.omonoiaaradippou.com/1/index.php

Omonia Aradippou (Greek: Ομόνοια Αραδίππου) is a Cypriot professional football club based in the Municipality of Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca.

The club was founded on 4 April 1929[1] and currently they are the Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2023–24. For the season 2024-25 they will compete in the Cypriot First Division.

They have competed in the Cypriot First Division several times in the past. The 1995–1996 season was their most recent one in the First Division.[2]

Home Ground

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Omonia Aradippou play their home games at the Municipal Aradippou stadium, but for the season 2024-25 the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium will be their host [3][4]

Unification Tries

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Omonia Aradippou has a long-standing rivalry with their neighboring club Ermis Aradippou.

However, through the years and decades there have been several tries and cases where both sides have negotiated their unification on a football level. The negotiations have always been brought down due to different economic and political issues raised by either sides.

People of Aradippou agree though that the Municipality of Aradippou should have had one and only football team, rather than the people been separated for economic and political issues. However, yet there has not been a settlement.

Thus Omonoia Aradippou will compete in the Cypriot First Division for the season 2024-25 and Ermis Aradippou has been relegated in the Cypriot Third Division for the season 2024–25.

Culture and Folklore Association

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The Club is also affiliated with a Cultural and Folklore Association on an organized basis since 1981. The Cultural and Folklore Association covers a variety of issues (national, economic, social, cultural) with artistic events, lectures, demonstrations, street markets and other activities.

Current squad

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As to 24 August 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Loria
2 DF Cyprus CYP Evagoras Antoniou (on loan from APOEL)
4 MF Cyprus CYP Christos Kallis
6 MF Cyprus CYP Stylianos Vrontis (on loan from APOEL)
7 FW Cyprus CYP Giorgos Pontikos
8 MF Croatia CRO Niko Havelka
9 FW Cyprus CYP Sergios Avraam (captain)
10 MF Cyprus CYP Konstantinos Anastasiou
11 FW Lebanon LBN Karim Mekkaoui
12 DF Brazil BRA Júnior Tavares
14 DF Cameroon CMR Jérôme Guihoata
16 DF Cyprus CYP Hristian Foti
17 DF Cyprus CYP Antreas Shikkis
18 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Christodoulou
20 FW Brazil BRA Patrick Valverde
22 GK Cyprus CYP Loukas Sakka
23 DF Cyprus CYP Andreas Dimitriou
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Senegal SEN Stéphane Badji
26 FW Cyprus CYP Konstantinos Anthimou
27 FW Portugal POR Mika Borges
28 FW Cyprus CYP Kyriakos Stavrou
30 FW England ENG Morgan Ferrier
33 DF Cyprus CYP Alexandros Theocharous
39 MF Cyprus CYP Christos Kallis
43 DF Portugal POR João Sidónio
70 GK Angola ANG Carlos Peixoto
71 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Andrey
77 MF Cyprus CYP Stavros Giallouridis
88 GK Cyprus CYP Giorgos Papacharalampous
89 FW Cyprus CYP Nikolas Koutsakos (on loan from APOEL)
92 DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Saná
DF Cyprus CYP Spyros Andreou
DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Almeida

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Portugal Hugo Martins
Team manager Cyprus George Eracleous
Assistant coach/ Analyst Cyprus Panayiotis Kitrou
Goalkeeper coach Cyprus Andreas Partou
Fitness coach Cyprus Panayiotis Kitrou
Doctor ---

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Theodorou, Tasos. "BALLA SPECIAL: 90 χρόνια "Περιστέρια"! "Και μπαμ και μπουμ"! (pics&vids)". www.balla.com.cy (in Greek). Balla Cyprus. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ομόνοια Αραδίππου, Ερμής Αραδίππου: "Ταξίδι στο χρόνο" | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Επικρατέστερο το "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"". protathlima.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ Αποστόλου, Κυριάκος (2 May 2024). "Χριστοφόρου: "Προφορική συμφωνία με το "Παπαδόπουλος" για έδρα"". Super Sport FM. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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