Nicosia derby

Nicosia derby
Statistics
Locale	Nicosia
Teams	Omonia APOEL
Latest meeting	Omonia 0 – 2 APOEL
Most wins	APOEL (60)

The Nicosia derby refers to the Nicosia's local derby, football matches played between any two of Omonia and APOEL,.^[1] It is widely regarded as one of the fiercest football rivalries in Cyprus due to continuous fights and riots amongst the teams' fans.^[2]

Background

The rivalry became on 1948, when APOEL decides that the communist players must not able to play football with APOEL, and few months later Omonia was founded. The first derby was played in 1953 and the score was 0-0

Records and statistics

Summary

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against
Omonia	166	55	51	60	210	233
APOEL	166	60	51	55	233	210
Total	166	115	102	115	443	443

Statistics by competition

Omonia-APOEL

Competition	Played	Omonia	Draws	APOEL
First Division	128	43	44	41
Cypriot Cup	28	8	6	14
Cypriot Super Cup	5	2	0	3
Total	161	53	50	58

References

↑ "Omonoia Nicosia - Apoel Nicosia 28.02.2015". Ultras - Tifo. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
↑ "Apoel - Omonia 19.01.2013". Ultras - Tifo. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

Football in Cyprus

League system	First Division Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's First Division

Cup competitions	Cypriot Cup Super Cup Lower Divisions' Cup Women's Cup Women's Super Cup

Defunct competitions	Fourth Division

National teams	Men U-21 U-19 Futsal Women

Lists and categories	Clubs Venues Foreign players

Miscellaneous	Cypriot football clubs in European competitions

Rivalries	Famagusta derby Larnaca derby Limassol derby Nicosia derby

Cyprus Football Association

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