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.

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

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

Technical staff

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