Digenis Morphou

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Digenis Akritas Morphou

Full name

Digenis Akritas Morphou

Nickname(s)

" Ο Φονέας των Γιγάντων" (Giant's Killer)

Founded

1931

Ground

Makario Stadium,
Nicosia, Cyprus

Capacity

22,000

Chairman

Aris Stefanou

Manager

Savvas Konstantinou

League

Cypriot First Division

2005-06

10th





Home colours





Away colours

Digenis Akritas Morphou is cypriot sports club from Morphou founded on the 23rd of April 1931. The club takes its name from the medieval Greek hero Digenis Akritas who is depicted on the club's emblem. It currently has a football and a basketball team.

The football team after finishing second in the Cyprus First division in 1971, qualified for the UEFA Cup competition and was knocked out by AC Milan (lost 4-0 in Cyprus and 3-0 at the San Siro)[1]. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 the team along with all Greek Cypriots was displaced to the southern part of the island where they currently play in exile. This upheaval brought a downturn in fortunes and the team loitered in the lower divisions until the 1999-2000 season where they earned promotion again to the top division. 2005 also brought success in the Cyprus Cup where they reached the final of the competition only to lose 2-0 to Omonia Nicosia.

Digenis also has an active basketball team with a proud history. They won the top division championship twice, in 1967 and 1968 [2].

[edit] Current Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Zoltan Nagi
2	MF	Dimitris Filaktou
5	DF	Lambros Lambrou
6	MF	Stelios Achilleos
8	FW	Chrysostomos Kalos
9	FW	Marcel Rath
10	MF	Vincent Lamban
13	DF	Antonis Antoniou
15	MF	Takis Filaktou

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Adamos Efstathiou
19	DF	Michalis Markou
20	DF	Alexander Tontorofski
21	MF	Nikos Nikolaou
23	DF	Nikos Koliokostas
26	MF	Norbert Farkas
27	MF	Giorgos Eleftheriou
28	DF	Stavros Vangelopoulos
30	FW	Diendone Londo
31	DF	Balasz Berto

[edit] Honours

Football

Cypriot First Division:

Runner-up (1):1971

Cyprus Cup:

Runner-up (1):2005

Cypriot Second Division:

Champions (2):1970, 2000

Basketball

Cyprus Basketball Men's League – Division 1

Champions (2) 1966-67, 1967-68

Famous Players

Giorgos Papandreou, Nikos Katsavakis, Savvas Poursaitidis, Bambos Ioannou

[edit] External links

(English) (Greek) Official Website

Cypriot First Division, 2006-2007
AEK Larnaca \| AEL FC \| AEP Paphos \| Anorthosis Famagusta \| APOEL \| Apollon Limassol \| Aris Limassol \| Ayia Napa \| Digenis Morphou \| EN Paralimni \| Ethnikos Achna \| Nea Salamis Famagusta \| Olympiakos Nicosia \| AC Omonia
Football in Cyprus
Cyprus Football Association - National team - List of football clubs in Cyprus
Competitions: Cypriot First Division - Cyprus Cup - Cyprus FA Shield