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Omonia Aradippou

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Omonia Aradippou
Full nameOmonia Aradippou
Nickname(s)Περιστέρια (Doves)
Founded4 April 1929; 96 years ago (1929-04-04)
StadiumAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium (Larnaca)
Capacity1,500
ChairmanCostas Christoforou
ManagerTBA
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24Second Division, 1st (promoted)
Websiteomonoiaaradippou.com

Omonia Aradippou (Greek: Ομόνοια Αραδίππου) is a Cypriot professional football club based in the Municipality of Aradippou, a settlement in the outskirts of the city of Larnaca.

The club was founded on 4 April 1929[1] and they were the Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2023–24. For the season 2025-26 they will compete again 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 2025-26.

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, blood donations and other activities.

Current squad

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As to 30 June 2025
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF Cyprus CYP Christos Kallis
7 FW Cyprus CYP Giorgos Pontikos
8 MF Croatia CRO Niko Havelka
11 FW Lebanon LBN Karim Mekkaoui
18 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Christodoulou
33 DF Cyprus CYP Alexandros Theocharous
37 DF Cyprus CYP Antonis Loizou
62 DF Mali MLI Bourama Fomba
No. Pos. Nation Player
73 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Jorginho
77 MF Cyprus CYP Stavros Giallouridis
88 GK Cyprus CYP Giorgos Papacharalampous
DF Cyprus CYP Minas Antoniou
GK Serbia SRB Ivan Kostić
DF Denmark DEN Rasmus Thelander
DF Cyprus CYP Andreas Nikolaou
MF Australia AUS Ryan Edwards

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Cyprus Marinos Satsias
Team manager Cyprus George Eracleous
Assistant coach/ Analyst Cyprus
Goalkeeper coach Cyprus
Fitness coach Cyprus
Doctor Cyprus

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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