AC Omonia

Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ ), commonly referred to as Omonoia, is a football club in Cyprus and is based in the capital city, Nicosia.

The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953. Omonoia, which means 'Concord' in Greek, has won 20 League Championships, 14 Cypriot Cups and 16 Super Cups. Omonoia remains the only team to have won the Cypriot Cup 4 times in a row, between the years 1980 and 1983. In the UEFA rankings of the Cypriot clubs Omonoia is currently ranked in third place.

As an athletic club, Omonoia also operates basketball,volleyball,cycling and futsal. The latter one is being particularly successful, having won the league and cup in three consecutive years since 2011.

History

Creation and Early Years (1948-1953)

On 23 May 1948 the board of APOEL FC sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL.