APOEL Nicosia
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This article is about the sports club. For the football team, see APOEL FC.
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.
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Full name | Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias |
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Nickname | Τhrylos tis kyprou (The Legend of Cyprus) |
Founded | 8 November 1926; 97 years ago (1926-11-08) |
Colours | Yellow, Blue |
Chairman | Christoforos Potamitis |
Titles | 165 |
Website | Club home page |
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APOEL, which was founded in 1926, is the most popular sports club in Cyprus[1][2] and the most successful, achieving to win 165[3] official senior titles in several sports.[4]
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.