2017–18 APOEL FC season

APOEL

2017–18 season
Manager	Mario Been (until 28 July 2017)[1] Georgios Donis (from 28 July to 22 March) Bruno Baltazar (from 23 March)[2]
Stadium	GSP Stadium
Cypriot First Division	1st
Cypriot Cup	Semi-finals
Cypriot Super Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

The 2017–18 season was APOEL's 78th season in the Cypriot First Division and 90th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, APOEL participated in this season's editions of the Cypriot Cup, the Cypriot Super Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Squad

As of 8 March 2018[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Raúl Gudiño 2 DF  EQG Emilio Nsue 3 DF  ESP Roberto Lago 5 DF  ESP Jesús Rueda 6 MF  NED Lorenzo Ebecilio 7 MF  CYP Georgios Efrem 8 FW  BEN Mickaël Poté 9 FW  BEL Igor de Camargo 11 MF  CYP Nektarios Alexandrou 13 GK  ESP Nauzet Pérez 14 MF  AUS Tommy Oar 16 MF  BRA Vinícius 17 MF  NOR Ghayas Zahid 20 MF  HUN Roland Sallai 21 DF  BUL Zhivko Milanov

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  CYP Minas Antoniou 23 DF  BLR Denis Polyakov 25 MF  ARG Agustín Farías 26 MF  POR Nuno Morais 29 DF  GRE Praxitelis Vouros 30 DF  CYP Giorgos Merkis 33 MF  CYP Andreas Makris 44 DF  CYP Nicholas Ioannou 46 MF  CYP Efstathios Aloneftis 49 FW  BRA Dellatorre 50 DF  BRA Carlão 88 MF  BRA Lucas Souza 98 GK  CYP Andreas Paraskevas 99 GK  NED Boy Waterman

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Raúl Gudiño (on loan from Porto B)[4] 2 DF  CYP Kypros Christoforou (from Aris Limassol, previously on loan)[5] 5 DF  ESP Jesús Rueda (from Beitar Jerusalem)[6] 8 FW  BEN Mickaël Poté (from Adana Demirspor)[7] 13 GK  ESP Nauzet Pérez (from Osasuna)[8] 14 MF  AUS Tommy Oar (from Brisbane Roar)[9] 17 MF  NOR Ghayas Zahid (from Vålerenga)[10] 20 MF  HUN Roland Sallai (from Puskás Akadémia)[11] 22 FW  CYP Minas Antoniou (from Aris Limassol)[12] 25 MF  ARG Agustín Farías (from Palestino)[13] 29 DF  GRE Praxitelis Vouros (from Olympiacos)[14] 30 GK  VEN Rafael Romo (from AEL Limassol)[15] 33 FW  CYP Andreas Makris (from Walsall)[16] 50 DF  BRA Carlão (on loan from Torino)[17] 88 MF  BRA Lucas Souza (from AEL Limassol)[18] 93 GK  CYP Neofytos Michael (from Nea Salamina)[19]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  CYP Kostakis Artymatas (on loan to Kerkyra)[20] 17 FW  ESP David Barral (to Cádiz CF)[21] 20 FW  CYP Pieros Sotiriou (to Copenhagen)[22] 23 DF  ESP Iñaki Astiz (to Legia Warsaw)[23] 25 DF  CYP Rafael Anastasiou (to AEK Larnaca)[24] 30 GK  VEN Rafael Romo (on loan to Beerschot Wilrijk)[25] 33 DF  GRE Kyriakos Aretas (to Alki Oroklini)[26] 45 MF  CYP Georgios Christodoulou (on loan to Pafos)[27] 55 MF  CYP Christos Kallis (to Alki Oroklini, previously on loan)[28] 70 MF  GRE Giannis Gianniotas (loan return to Olympiacos) 77 MF  BRA Vander Vieira (to Sharjah FC)[29] 78 GK  ESP Urko Pardo (to Alki Oroklini)[30] 80 MF  COL Roger Cañas (loan return to Astana) 90 DF  CTA Cédric Yambéré (loan return to Bordeaux) 93 GK  CYP Neofytos Michael (on loan to Aris Limassol)[19]

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  EQG Emilio Nsue (from Birmingham City)[31] 23 DF  BLR Dzyanis Palyakow (from BATE Borisov)[32] 49 FW  BRA Dellatorre (from Atlético Paranaense)[33]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Cypriot First Division	9 September 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1	Winners	36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	075.00
Cypriot Cup	10 January 2018	25 April 2018	Second round	Semi-finals	6	3	1	2	13	7	+6	050.00
Cypriot Super Cup	9 August 2017		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Champions League	12 July 2017	6 December 2017	Second qualifying round	Group stage	12	4	3	5	10	18	−8	033.33
Total					55	34	9	12	116	62	+54	061.82

Source: Competitions

Cypriot Super Cup

APOEL v Apollon Limassol

9 August 2017 Final	APOEL	1–2	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pardo  5' Efrem 9' Farías  28' Alexandrou  86'	Report	Vasiliou  55'  71' Da Silva 79' Schembri 87' Vale  90+3'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

Cypriot First Division

Main article: 2017–18 Cypriot First Division

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	86	15	1	2	50	18	+32	12	4	2	42	17	+25

Source: Competitions

Regular season

Main article: 2017–18 Cypriot First Division regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APOEL	26	20	3	3	72	25	+47	63	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Apollon Limassol	26	18	7	1	67	15	+52	61
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	16	8	2	41	17	+24	56
4	AEK Larnaca	26	16	5	5	57	24	+33	53
5	AEL Limassol	26	14	6	6	35	17	+18	48

Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).[34]

Matches

Nea Salamis Famagusta v APOEL

9 September 2017 3	Nea Salamis Famagusta	1–4	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Damahou 6'	Report	Sallai 27' De Camargo 57' (pen.), 72' Poté 86'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

APOEL v Anorthosis Famagusta

18 September 2017 4	APOEL	0–1	Anorthosis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Lago  90+5'	Report	João Victor 30',  90+3' Abdullahi  59' Cissé  61'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Aris Limassol v APOEL

22 September 2017 5	Aris Limassol	0–0	APOEL	Limassol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

Alki Oroklini v APOEL

1 October 2017 6	Alki Oroklini	0–1	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Zahid 90+1'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattos

APOEL v Doxa Katokopias

13 October 2017 7	APOEL	2–0	Doxa Katokopias	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Poté 30' De Camargo 87'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

AEK Larnaca v APOEL

21 October 2017 8	AEK Larnaca	3–1	APOEL	Larnaca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Taulemesse 32', 44' Barrera 84'	Report	Sallai 62'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Demetris Masias

Ethnikos Achna v APOEL

28 October 2017 10	Ethnikos Achna	1–1	APOEL	Achna
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kyprianou 11'	Report	Poté 65'	Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

APOEL v Pafos FC

5 November 2017 11	APOEL	4–0	Pafos FC	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 37', 55' Makris 87', 90'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Omonia v APOEL

17 November 2017 12	Omonia	1–3	APOEL	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Vouros 80' (o.g.) Lopes  89'	Report	Sallai  49' Carlão  58' Efrem 66', 77' Pérez  90+3' Efrem 90+5'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattos

APOEL v Olympiakos Nicosia

25 November 2017 13	APOEL	6–1	Olympiakos Nicosia	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 2' Sallai 22', 69' De Camargo 24', 81' Zahid 41'	Report	Castro 56'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

Ermis Aradippou v APOEL

29 November 2017 1	Ermis Aradippou	0–4	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Poté 39' Aloneftis 52' Lago 87' Antoniou 89'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Referee: Neofytos Neofytou

APOEL v Ermis Aradippou

2 December 2017 14	APOEL	2–1	Ermis Aradippou	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 5' Sallai 80'	Report	Damchevski 6'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas

AEL Limassol v APOEL

11 December 2017 15	AEL Limassol	0–0	APOEL	Limassol
20:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

APOEL v Nea Salamis Famagusta

16 December 2017 16	APOEL	2–1	Nea Salamis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Damahou 71' (o.g.) Zahid 88'	Report	Brígido 59'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

Anorthosis Famagusta v APOEL

20 December 2017 17	Anorthosis Famagusta	0–3	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Gadzhev  37' João Victor  71'	Report	Poté 1' Souza  11' Morais  54' Ebecilio 58' De Camargo 85' Lago  90+2'	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattou

APOEL v Aris Limassol

3 January 2018 18	APOEL	5–2	Aris Limassol	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Morais 3' (pen.), 69' (pen.) De Camargo 29', 46' Ebecilio 82'	Report	Ngolok 24' Ioniță 35'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

APOEL v Alki Oroklini

7 January 2018 19	APOEL	4–0	Alki Oroklini	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 9' Morais 28' (pen.) Sallai 32' De Camargo 37'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

Doxa Katokopias v APOEL

14 January 2018 20	Doxa Katokopias	0–8	APOEL	Nicosia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poutziouris  3'	Report	Morais 4' (pen.) Zahid 15' Nsue 26' Efrem 34', 59', 84' De Camargo 51' Makris 57'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

APOEL v AEL Limassol

17 January 2018 2	APOEL	2–1	AEL Limassol	Nicosia
17:30 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 45' Morais 78' (pen.)	Report	Lafrance 43'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

APOEL v AEK Larnaca

21 January 2018 21	APOEL	3–1	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Morais 31' (pen.) Efrem 76' Nsue 90+2'	Report	Taulemesse 20'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

APOEL v Apollon Limassol

24 January 2018 9	APOEL	0–4	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Zelaya 4' Jakoliš 10' Papoulis 14' Maglica 48'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

Apollon Limassol v APOEL

31 January 2018 22	Apollon Limassol	1–2	APOEL	Limassol
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Maglica 26'	Report	Zahid 45+4' Nsue 52'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

APOEL v Ethnikos Achna

6 February 2018 23	APOEL	7–1	Ethnikos Achna	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Nsue 35', 67' De Camargo 53' Zahid 75' Morais 80' (pen.) Farías 88' Dellatorre 90+2'	Report	Elia 21' Ioannou  87' Bogatinov  90+2'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Andreas Konstantinou

Pafos FC v APOEL

11 February 2018 24	Pafos FC	2–3	APOEL	Paphos
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Bérigaud 64', 79'	Report	Zahid 32' Dellatorre 48' Souza 90+3'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

APOEL v Omonia

17 February 2018 25	APOEL	2–1	Omonia	Nicosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ebecilio 4', 14',  68' Sallai  34' Nsue  51'	Report	Jaílson  34' Derbyshire 39',  45+3' Candé  51' Vyntra  57' Soares  57' Kanu  62' Solomon  82'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Olympiakos Nicosia v APOEL

24 February 2018 26	Olympiakos Nicosia	2–3	APOEL	Nicosia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Sotiriou 49' Torres 90+4'	Report	Sallai 33' Dellatorre 78' Ioannou 90+6'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Referee: Neofytos Neofytou

Championship round

Main article: 2017–18 Cypriot First Division championship round

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	APOEL (C)	36	27	5	4	92	35	+57	86	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Apollon Limassol	36	25	7	4	90	26	+64	82	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Anorthosis Famagusta	36	19	12	5	53	29	+24	69
4	AEK Larnaca	36	20	8	8	74	39	+35	68	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5	AEL Limassol	36	17	7	12	47	38	+9	58
6	Omonia	36	14	5	17	58	60	−2	47

Source: CFA (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion or UEFA competitions).[35]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. AEK Larnaca qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup.

Matches

Omonia v APOEL

4 March 2018 27	Omonia	0–2	APOEL	Nicosia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Candé  15' Breeveld  41' Antonia  42' Kanu  83'	Report	Zahid  1' Poté  8' Sallai  31' Souza 63' Dellatorre 90+1'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

APOEL v AEK Larnaca

4 March 2018 28	APOEL	0–0	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou

Apollon Limassol v APOEL

18 March 2018 29	Apollon Limassol	4–2	APOEL	Limassol
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Maglica 15' João Pedro 31' Papoulis 66' (pen.), 78'	Report	Poté 41' Aloneftis 86'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Leontios Trattou

APOEL v AEL Limassol

31 March 2018 30	APOEL	3–1	AEL Limassol	Nicosia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 81', 86' Morais 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Dossa Júnior 90'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Yiannis Anastasiou

Anorthosis Famagusta v APOEL

4 April 2018 31	Anorthosis Famagusta	0–0	APOEL	Larnaca
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ďuriš  20' Schildenfeld  23'	Report	Morais  14' Ebecilio  60'	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

APOEL v Omonia

15 April 2018 32	APOEL	4–1	Omonia	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Souza 11' Sallai 23' Ebecilio  52', 82' Nsue 90+4'	Report	Jaílson 39' Soares  51' Christofi  52' Derbyshire  53' Vyntra  90+3'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Christos Nicolaides

AEK Larnaca v APOEL

22 April 2018 33	AEK Larnaca	1–3	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Joan Tomàs 60'	Report	Morais 11' (pen.) Sallai 50' Zahid 78'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Giorgos Nikolaou

APOEL v Apollon Limassol

29 April 2018 34	APOEL	2–1	Apollon Limassol	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 20', 62'	Report	Maglica 10'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

AEL Limassol v APOEL

5 May 2018 35	AEL Limassol	1–2	APOEL	Limassol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ilia 11',  60'	Report	Dellatorre 16' Poté 45+2'	Stadium: Tsirio Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias

APOEL v Anorthosis Famagusta

12 May 2018 36	APOEL	2–1	Anorthosis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Nsue 43' Pérez  76' Aloneftis  89' Poté 89',  89'	Report	Carlitos  10' Palanca 25',  30' Igiebor  56' João Victor  71' Struna  76'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi

Cypriot Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Cypriot Cup

Second round

Ermis Aradippou v APOEL

10 January 2018 First leg	Ermis Aradippou	0–2	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Ebecilio 28' Bertoglio 57'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Referee: Nikolas Neokleous

APOEL v Ermis Aradippou

21 February 2018 Second leg	APOEL	5–1 (7–1 agg.)	Ermis Aradippou	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Poté 7' Makris 45+1' Farías  56' Ebecilio  62' Dellatorre 75', 79', 90'	Report	Monteiro 14' Artabe  26' Tsoumou  49' Zaharia  54'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Loukas Soteriou
Note: APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Nea Salamis Famagusta v APOEL

7 March 2018 First leg	Nea Salamis Famagusta	0–3	APOEL	Larnaca
17:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Dellatorre 9' De Camargo 24', 53'	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Nikolas Neokleous

APOEL v Nea Salamis Famagusta

7 March 2018 First leg	APOEL	2–2 (5–2 agg.)	Nea Salamis Famagusta	Nicosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	De Camargo 10' Dellatorre 88'	Report	Makriev 57' Kyprianou 82' (pen.)	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Kostas Psevdiotis
Note: APOEL won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

AEK Larnaca v APOEL

18 April 2018 First leg	AEK Larnaca	2–0	APOEL	Larnaca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hevel 15' Giannou 83'	Report		Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Leontios Trattou

APOEL v AEK Larnaca

25 April 2018 Second leg	APOEL	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 31'	Report	Taulemesse 57' Català 73'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Demetris Masias
Note: AEK Larnaca won 4–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

APOEL v F91 Dudelange

12 July 2017 First leg	APOEL	1–0	F91 Dudelange	Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bertoglio 71' Vander  75' Ebecilio  88'	Report	Malget  30' Turpel  48' Jordanov  52'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 9,600[36] Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

F91 Dudelange v APOEL

19 July 2017 Second leg	F91 Dudelange	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	APOEL	Dudelange, Luxembourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Turpel  53'	Report	De Camargo 40' (pen.) Vander  77' Poté  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,458[37] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Note: APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Viitorul Constanța v APOEL

26 July 2017 First leg	Viitorul Constanța	1–0	APOEL	Ovidiu, Romania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Constantin  27' Țucudean  63'  90+3' Ganea 75' Nedelcu  90'	Report	Bertoglio  65' Merkis  74'	Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul Attendance: 3,873[38] Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

APOEL v Viitorul Constanța

2 August 2017 Second leg	APOEL	4–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 agg.)	Viitorul Constanța	Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Vinícius  44' Carlão 54' Ebecilio  88' Merkis 93' De Camargo 94' Efrem 105+1' Morais  112' Milanov  119'	Report	Boli  31' Țîru  69' Eric  98' Herea  119'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 13,647[39] Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Note: APOEL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

APOEL v Slavia Prague

15 August 2017 First leg	APOEL	2–0	Slavia Prague	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	De Camargo 2',  53' Aloneftis 10' Carlão  77'	Report	Rotan  6'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 13,073[40] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Slavia Prague v APOEL

23 August 2017 Second leg	Slavia Prague	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	APOEL	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hušbauer  19' Mešanović  61' Souček  80'	Report	Vinícius  21' De Camargo  39'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,844[41] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Note: APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOT	RMA	DOR	APO
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	5	1	0	15	4	+11	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–1	3–1	3–0
2	Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	17	7	+10	13			1–1	—	3–2	3–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	0	2	4	7	13	−6	2[a]	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–3	—	1–1
4	APOEL	6	0	2	4	2	17	−15	2[a]			0–3	0–6	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

Real Madrid v APOEL

13 September 2017 1	Real Madrid	3–0	APOEL	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ronaldo 12', 51' (pen.) Carvajal  52' Ramos 61'	Report	Sallai  53' Ebecilio  63' Farías  90'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,060[42] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

APOEL v Tottenham Hotspur

26 September 2017 2	APOEL	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Nicosia, Cyprus
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Waterman  39' Vinícius  51'	Report	Kane 39', 62', 67' Winks  85'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 16,324[43] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

APOEL v Borussia Dortmund

17 October 2017 3	APOEL	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Ebecilio  20' Poté 62',  87' Sallai  88'	Report	Papastathopoulos 67',  87' Toljan  77' Weigl  84'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 15,604[44] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Borussia Dortmund v APOEL

1 November 2017 4	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	APOEL	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Guerreiro 29'	Report	Poté 51' Carlão  72' Vouros  90+1' Pérez  90+3'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 64,500[45] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

APOEL v Real Madrid

21 November 2017 5	APOEL	0–6	Real Madrid	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:45 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Modrić 23' Benzema 39', 45+1' Nacho 41' Ronaldo 49', 54' Carvajal  90'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 19,705[46] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Tottenham Hotspur v APOEL

6 December 2017 6	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	APOEL	London, England
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Llorente 20' Son 37' Aurier  64' Rose  67' Nkoudou 80'	Report	Sallai  68' Rueda  83'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 42,679[47] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

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External links

• UEFA Champions League
• Fixtures and results
• Archived Official Website