UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS GSP - Tuesday 30 September 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) APOEL FC Group F - Matchday 2 AFC Ajax Last updated 07/12/2017 14:36CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Group Standings 13 Competition facts 15 Team facts 17 Legend 19

1 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams APOEL FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country APOEL FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van der Vaart 33, 0-3 27/09/2001 R1 Apollon Limassol FC - AFC Ajax Nicosia Ibrahimović 66, agg: 0-5 Wamberto 79 Ibrahimović 2, 20/09/2001 R1 AFC Ajax - Apollon Limassol FC 2-0 Amsterdam Machlas 56

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Georgiou 10, 4-0 07/11/1979 R2 AC Omonia - AFC Ajax Nicosia Demetriou 15, Kaiafas agg: 4-10 38, 55 Lerby 4, 28, 44, 72, 74, Krol 55 (P), 24/10/1979 R2 AFC Ajax - AC Omonia 10-0 Amsterdam Arnesen 59, Blanker 66, 81, 87

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA APOEL FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AFC Ajax 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 15 4

2 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match background

APOEL FC will face Dutch opposition for the first time when they host AFC Ajax in their second Group F fixture. Match background APOEL • Beaten narrowly at FC Barcelona on matchday one, APOEL won both of their home games in the qualifying rounds – 2-0 against HJK Helskinki and 4-0 against Aalborg BK. • At home in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage APOEL lost to Eintracht Frankfurt (0-3), beat FC Girondins de Bordeaux (2-1) and drew with Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (0-0). • The Cypriot club's combined home record from their two previous UEFA Champions League campaigns is W3 D1 L4 (qualifying not included). Ajax • Ajax opened their campaign with a 1-1 home draw against Paris Saint-Germain. • They lost three of four away games in UEFA competition last season. In the UEFA Champions League, they are on a seven-game winless streak on their travels, stretching back to a 2-0 victory at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in October 2011. • On their last visit to , Ajax won 3-0 at Apollon Limassol FC to complete a 5-0 aggregate success in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup first round. • Ajax's second biggest victory in UEFA competition was against Cypriot club AC Omonia – 10-0 in Amsterdam in the 1979/80 European Champion Clubs' Cup second round. They lost the second leg 4-0 in Cyprus. Coach and player links • Giorgos Donis was in the Panathinaikos FC team beaten by Frank de Boer's Ajax in the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Panathinaikos won the first leg 1-0 in Amsterdam – Donis himself set up the goal after a 40-metre break from inside his own half – but Ajax responded with a 3-0 victory in Athens. Edwin van der Sar, now marketing director at Ajax, also played. • De Boer's Netherlands won 4-0 at the GSP Stadium in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on 7 October 2000. • Marc Overmars, now Ajax director of football affairs, and Van der Sar played with De Boer in that 2000 Nicosia qualifier and again in the Oranje's 4-0 win in the Eindhoven return. • Kolbeinn Sigthórsson hit Iceland's first goal in a 2-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over a Cyprus side including Constantinos Charalambides, Stathis Aloneftis, Nektarios Alexandrou and second-half substitutes Pieros Sotiriou and George Efrem in Reykjavik in October 2013. • Efrem was in the Omonia team that defeated ADO Den Haag 3-1 on aggregate in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, winning the first leg 3-0 at the GSP Stadium. • Viktor Fischer and Sotiriou each scored twice in Denmark's 6-2 home win over Cyprus in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round in May 2012. Lucas Andersen and Kostas Artymatas also played. • Striker Nikos Machlas won domestic league and cups with both Ajax and APOEL. Match facts APOEL • APOEL have won five of their last seven games in all competitions, the exceptions the 1-0 loss to Barcelona on matchday one and Saturday's 0-0 home draw with AEL Limassol FC. • John Arne Riise provided two assists on his debut as APOEL won 3-1 at Ayia Napa FC on 20 September. • Pieros Sotiriou scored his first goal for APOEL against Ayia Napa. • At home, APOEL were the strongest team in the Cypriot top flight last season, winning 15 of their 18 games and losing just once. • Stathis Aloneftis, Constantinos Charalambides, George Efrem, Nektarios Alexandrou and Marios Antoniades all featured in Cyprus' shock 2-1 UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying win away to Bosnia and Herzegovina in September. Ajax • Ajax have not managed to avoid defeat over the first two UEFA Champions League matchdays this century in eight previous attempts.

3 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia • Kolbeinn Sigthórsson got off the mark for Ajax this season with a hat-trick – his first for the club – and also missed a penalty in a 5-2 victory at NAC Breda on Saturday. • The NAC win was the Amsterdam side's third away victory in a week, scoring 15 goals in the process. • Arek Milik scored six as Ajax beat amateur Amsterdam side JOS Watergraafsmeer 9-0 on 24 September in the Dutch Cup round of 64. • Milik joined an illustrious band of players to score six in one game for Ajax, with Luis Suárez (2009), Marco van Basten (1985) and Klaas Bakker (1955). The club record is seven, scored by Piet van Reenen against SC Veendam on 3 April 1932. • Goalkeeper Diederik Boer celebrated his 34th birthday with his competitive first-team bow against JOS Watergraafsmeer. Queensy Menig marked his debut with a goal. • The JOS Watergraafsmeer match took place at the Olympisch Stadion, Ajax's first game there since 3 April 1996, when they lost 1-0 to Panathinaikos FC in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. The Dutch side won the second leg 3-0. • Viktor Fischer has been out with a hamstring injury since 23 February. • De Boer became the first coach to win four successive Dutch league titles last season. • Richairo Zivkovic has signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until summer 2019.

4 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Squad list

APOEL FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 22 Dionisios Chiotis GRE 04/06/1977 37 - - - - - 1 - 20 - 65 - 78 Urko Pardo ESP 28/01/1983 31 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 21 - 88 Tasos Kissas CYP 18/01/1988 26 ------Defenders 3 João Guilherme BRA 21/04/1986 28 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 30 - 5 Carlão BRA 19/01/1986 28 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 7 - 6 John Arne Riise NOR 24/09/1980 34 - - - - - 2 - 73 3 119 7 15 Marios Antoniades CYP 14/05/1990 24 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 6 - 23 Tasos Papazoglou GRE 24/09/1988 26 - 2 - - - 2 - 1 - 4 - 25 Andreas Christofides CYP 14/10/1992 21 ------28 Mário Sérgio POR 28/07/1981 33 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 37 3 44 Nicholas Ioannou CYP 10/11/1995 18 - 1 ------1 - 73 Kaká BRA 16/05/1981 33 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 22 - Midfielders 4 Kostakis Artymatas CYP 15/04/1993 21 - - - - - 3 - - - 1 - 7 George Efrem CYP 05/07/1989 25 - 3 - - - 4 - - - 18 1 8 Tiago Gomes POR 19/08/1985 29 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 18 - 10 Constantinos Charalambides CYP 25/07/1981 33 - 3 - 1 - 2 1 17 1 78 8 11 Nektarios Alexandrou CYP 19/12/1983 30 - 1 - - - 2 - 10 - 65 6 16 Vinicius BRA 16/05/1986 28 - 4 2 1 - 4 - 1 - 15 2 21 Gustavo Manduca BRA 08/06/1980 34 - 2 - 1 - 5 4 13 4 59 10 26 Nuno Morais POR 29/01/1984 30 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 18 - 60 2 31 Vasilios Papafotis CYP 10/08/1995 19 ------46 Stathis Aloneftis CYP 29/03/1983 31 - 1 1 1 - 4 1 1 - 39 4 Forwards 9 Cillian Sheridan IRL 23/02/1989 25 - 4 3 1 - 5 1 4 - 21 4 20 Pieros Sotiriou CYP 13/01/1993 21 - 1 - - - 2 1 - - 5 - 30 Tomás De Vincenti ARG 09/02/1989 25 - 4 3 1 - - - 1 - 5 3 79 Rafik Djebbour ALG 08/03/1984 30 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 11 2 31 7 Coach - Giorgos Donis GRE 29/10/1969 44 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 23 -

5 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 22 Jasper Cillessen NED 22/04/1989 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 6 - 9 - 31 Peter Leeuwenburgh NED 23/03/1994 20 ------33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 34 ------2 - Defenders 2 Ricardo van Rhijn NED 13/06/1991 23 - - - 1 - 5 2 13 - 19 1 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 22 - - - 1 - 5 1 4 - 5 - 4 Niklas Moisander FIN 29/09/1985 28 - - - 1 - 7 - 16 2 41 3 5 Nicolai Boilesen DEN 16/02/1992 22 - - - 1 - 7 - 6 - 7 - 6 Mike van der Hoorn NED 15/10/1992 21 - - - - - 3 1 4 - 5 - 12 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 18 ------1 - 23 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 18 ------24 Stefano Denswil NED 07/05/1993 21 ------6 1 7 1 26 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 25 - - - 1 - 7 1 1 - 33 2 29 Ruben Ligeon NED 24/05/1992 22 - - - - - 3 - - - - - Midfielders 8 Lerin Duarte NED 11/08/1990 24 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 - 10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 21 - - - 1 - 7 1 6 - 9 1 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 28 - - - 1 1 5 3 12 3 21 4 25 Thulani Serero RSA 11/04/1990 24 - - - 1 - 7 - 7 1 9 1 27 Riechedly Bazoer NED 12/10/1996 17 ------32 Niki Zimling DEN 19/04/1985 29 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 21 - Forwards 7 Viktor Fischer DEN 09/06/1994 20 ------8 - 11 - 9 Kolbeinn Sigthórsson ISL 14/03/1990 24 - - - 1 - 6 3 8 - 21 3 11 Ricardo Kishna NED 04/01/1995 19 - - - - - 5 - - - 1 - 16 Lucas Andersen DEN 13/09/1994 20 - - - 1 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 18 Robert Murić CRO 12/03/1996 18 ------19 Arek Milik POL 28/02/1994 20 - - - 1 - 3 2 1 - 3 - 21 Anwar El Ghazi NED 03/05/1995 19 - - - 1 - 7 2 1 - 1 - 30 Richairo Zivkovic NED 05/09/1996 18 ------Coach - Frank de Boer NED 15/05/1970 44 - - - 1 - - - 20 - 30 -

6 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Head coach Giorgos Donis Date of birth: 22 October 1969 Nationality: Greek Playing career: PAS Giannina FC, Panathinaikos FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, AEK Athens FC (twice), Sheffield United FC, Huddersfield Town FC Coaching career: Iliasiakos FC, Larissa FC, AEK Athens, Atromitos FC, PAOK FC, APOEL FC • Frankfurt am Main-born Donis established himself as one of the finest wingers in the Greek top flight as he helped Panathinaikos to two league titles and three domestic cups in the 1990s. He was also part of the side that reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 1995/96, losing 3-1 on aggregate to AFC Ajax. • Donis's performances for Panathinaikos, particularly in Europe, prompted a transfer to Blackburn, where he stayed for one season before going on to represent AEK, Sheffield United and Huddersfield. He ended his playing days with AEK in 2001. • A year after hanging up his boots, Donis moved into coaching, guiding lower-league Greek outfit Iliasiakos to successive promotions. Took charge at Larissa in 2004, steering the Thessaly side into the top flight in his first campaign. In 2007, he presided over the club's 2-1 Greek Cup final victory against Panathinaikos. • The following season, 2007/08, Donis oversaw Larissa's qualification for the UEFA Cup group stage, where they lost to Everton FC, FC Zenit, AZ Alkmaar and 1. FC Nürnberg. • After a brief spell with AEK, Donis then moved to Atromitos, with whom he suffered Greek Cup final defeats against AEK and Olympiacos FC in 2011 and 2012 respectively. A short stint at PAOK was followed by his appointment in October 2013 by APOEL, whom he led to their first Cypriot double since 1996 and into the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League group stage. Frank de Boer Date of birth: 15 May 1970 Nationality: Dutch Playing career: AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AŞ, Rangers FC, Al Rayyan SC, Al-Shamal SC Coaching career: AFC Ajax (youth), Netherlands (assistant), Ajax • Started as a left-back but matured into a dominant centre-half at Ajax, where he came through the ranks along with his twin Ronald. Broke into the first team aged 18, winning the first of five Eredivisie titles in 1990. • Part of the team that lifted the 1992 UEFA Cup, he helped Ajax beat AC Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final in Vienna, adding the UEFA Super Cup and European/South American Cup later that year. Won the domestic double in 1997/98, his last full season with Ajax before moving to Barcelona with Ronald. A Liga title followed in 1999 and De Boer made over 150 appearances for the Catalan giants. • Moved to Galatasaray in summer 2003, signing for Rangers the following January. Hung up his boots in 2006 after a spell in Qatar, ending a career that also brought 112 Netherlands caps. De Boer was in the Oranje side that reached the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 semi-finals, missing two penalties in a defeat by Italy in the latter. • Returned to Ajax as a youth coach in 2007 and the following year was appointed assistant to Bert van Marwijk with the senior national side, who reached the 2010 World Cup final. • In December 2010 he was installed as Ajax's caretaker coach following Martin Jol's departure, good results subsequently earning him a permanent deal as his first season in charge ended with the club's first league title since 2004. After completing a hat-trick of Eredivisie crowns in 2013, equalling the record of Rinus Michels and Louis van Gaal, he signed a new contract until summer 2017 – and made it four titles in a row in 2014.

7 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match officials

Referee Milorad Mažić (SRB) Assistant referees Milovan Ristić (SRB) , Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB) Additional assistant referees Danilo Grujić (SRB) , Dejan Filipovic (SRB) Fourth official Dejan Petrović (SRB) UEFA Delegate Christian Schmölzer (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Milorad Mažić 23/03/1973 13 53

Milorad Mažić Referee since: 1996 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009

Tournaments: 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 22/08/2012 UCL PO AEL Limassol FC RSC Anderlecht 2-1 Nicosia

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 14/11/2009 U19 QR Netherlands Cyprus 5-1 Ta' Qali 17/11/2009 U19 QR Cyprus Malta 1-1 Ta' Qali 15/03/2012 UEL R16 Udinese Calcio AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Udine 22/08/2012 UCL PO AEL Limassol FC RSC Anderlecht 2-1 Nicosia

8 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Fixtures and results

APOEL FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/07/2014 UCL HJK Helsinki (A) D 2-2 De Vincenti 71, Sheridan 74 06/08/2014 UCL HJK Helsinki (H) W 2-0 Sheridan 17, De Vincenti 43 (P) 20/08/2014 UCL Aalborg BK (A) D 1-1 Vinicius 54 Vinicius 29, De Vincenti 44, Aloneftis 64, 26/08/2014 UCL Aalborg BK (H) W 4-0 Sheridan 75 31/08/2014 League AEK Larnaca FC (A) W 2-0 Manduca 58, 90+2 13/09/2014 League Ermis Aradippou FC (H) W 1-0 Sheridan 88 17/09/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (A) L 0-1 Charalambides 10, Sotiriou 12, Manduca 20/09/2014 League Ayia Napa FC (A) W 3-1 36 24/09/2014 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (H) W 2-0 Manduca 65, Aloneftis 76 27/09/2014 League AEL Limassol FC (H) D 0-0 30/09/2014 UCL AFC Ajax (H) 06/10/2014 League Othellos Athienou FC (A) 21/10/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 26/10/2014 League (H) 01/11/2014 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (A) 05/11/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) 10/11/2014 League Doxa Katokopia FC (H) 21/11/2014 League Apollon Limassol FC (A) 25/11/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (H) 30/11/2014 League AC Omonia (H) 05/12/2014 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A) 10/12/2014 UCL AFC Ajax (A) 15/12/2014 League AEK Larnaca FC (H) 20/12/2014 League Ermis Aradippou FC (A) 03/01/2015 League Ayia Napa FC (H) 10/01/2015 League AEL Limassol FC (A) 17/01/2015 League Othellos Athienou FC (H) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 24/01/2015 League (A) 31/01/2015 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (H) 07/02/2015 League Doxa Katokopia FC (A) 14/02/2015 League Apollon Limassol FC (H) 21/02/2015 League AC Omonia (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 APOEL FC 5 4 1 0 8 1 13 2 Apollon Limassol FC 5 4 0 1 12 7 12 3 AEL Limassol FC 5 2 2 1 9 4 8 4 Ethnikos Achnas FC 5 2 2 1 6 5 8 5 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 5 2 2 1 5 5 8

9 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 6 AEK Larnaca FC 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 7 AC Omonia 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 8 Ermis Aradippou FC 5 2 1 2 4 4 7 9 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 5 2 0 3 8 8 6 10 Othellos Athienou FC 5 1 1 3 2 6 4 11 Doxa Katokopia FC 5 0 2 3 3 11 2 12 Ayia Napa FC 5 0 1 4 5 12 1

AFC Ajax Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Viergever 40, Schöne 48, 87, Van Der 10/08/2014 League Vitesse (H) W 4-1 Hoorn 62 17/08/2014 League AZ Alkmaar (A) W 3-1 Klaassen 15, Schöne 69, El Ghazi 90 24/08/2014 League PSV Eindhoven (H) L 1-3 El Ghazi 16 31/08/2014 League FC Groningen (A) L 0-2 13/09/2014 League Heracles Almelo (H) W 2-1 Milik 3, 45+1 17/09/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) D 1-1 Schöne 74 21/09/2014 League Feyenoord (A) W 1-0 Van Rhijn 4 Milik 22, 26, 62, 82, 87, 88, L. Andersen 24/09/2014 Cup JOS Watergraafsmeer (A) W 9-0 24, Kishna 64, Menig 70 Van Rhijn 27, Sigthórsson 29, 38, 89, 27/09/2014 League NAC Breda (A) W 5-2 Veltman 65 30/09/2014 UCL APOEL FC (A) 05/10/2014 League PEC Zwolle (H) 18/10/2014 League FC Twente (A) 21/10/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (A) 25/10/2014 League Go Ahead Eagles (H) 28/10/2014 Cup SV Urk (A) 01/11/2014 League Dordrecht 90 (H) 05/11/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (H) 09/11/2014 League SC Cambuur (A) 22/11/2014 League sc Heerenveen (H) 25/11/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) 30/11/2014 League ADO Den Haag (A) 06/12/2014 League Willem II (H) 10/12/2014 UCL APOEL FC (H) 14/12/2014 League FC Utrecht (H) 21/12/2014 League SBV Excelsior (A) 16/01/2015 League FC Groningen (H) 25/01/2015 League Feyenoord (H) 01/02/2015 League Vitesse (A) 05/02/2015 League AZ Alkmaar (H) 08/02/2015 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) 15/02/2015 League FC Twente (H) 22/02/2015 League Willem II (A) 01/03/2015 League PSV Eindhoven (A)

10 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

AFC Ajax 08/03/2015 League SBV Excelsior (H) 15/03/2015 League sc Heerenveen (A) 22/03/2015 League ADO Den Haag (H) 05/04/2015 League FC Utrecht (A) 11/04/2015 League Heracles Almelo (A) 19/04/2015 League NAC Breda (H) 26/04/2015 League PEC Zwolle (A) 10/05/2015 League SC Cambuur (H) 17/05/2015 League Dordrecht 90 (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 7 5 0 2 19 7 15 2 AFC Ajax 7 5 0 2 16 10 15 3 PEC Zwolle 7 5 0 2 14 9 15 4 sc Heerenveen 7 4 2 1 10 5 14 5 FC Twente 7 3 4 0 13 7 13 6 AZ Alkmaar 7 4 0 3 11 10 12 7 SC Cambuur 7 3 3 1 11 10 12 8 FC Groningen 7 4 0 3 9 10 12 9 FC Utrecht 7 3 1 3 7 10 10 10 Willem II 7 3 0 4 9 9 9 11 SBV Excelsior 7 2 3 2 10 11 9 12 Feyenoord 7 2 2 3 8 6 8 13 Vitesse 7 2 2 3 14 14 8 14 NAC Breda 7 2 2 3 10 16 8 15 ADO Den Haag 7 1 3 3 10 10 6 16 Go Ahead Eagles 7 1 2 4 7 13 5 17 Dordrecht 90 7 1 2 4 7 14 5 18 Heracles Almelo 7 0 0 7 6 20 0

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Group A Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts Juventus 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Olympiacos FC 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 Club Atlético de Madrid 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 Malmö FF 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

01/10/2014 Malmö FF Olympiacos FC Malmo 01/10/2014 Club Atlético de Madrid Juventus Madrid

Group B Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Real Madrid CF 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

01/10/2014 FC Basel 1893 Liverpool FC Basel 01/10/2014 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Real Madrid CF Sofia

Group C Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts AS Monaco FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 FC Zenit 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

01/10/2014 FC Zenit AS Monaco FC St Petersburg 01/10/2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen SL Benfica Leverkusen

Group D Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Galatasaray AŞ 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 RSC Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

01/10/2014 Arsenal FC Galatasaray AŞ London 01/10/2014 RSC Anderlecht Borussia Dortmund Brussels

Group E Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts AS Roma 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 FC Bayern München 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Manchester City FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 PFC CSKA Moskva 1 0 0 1 1 5 0

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Group E

30/09/2014 Manchester City FC AS Roma Manchester 30/09/2014 PFC CSKA Moskva FC Bayern München Moscow

Group F Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 AFC Ajax 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 APOEL FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

30/09/2014 Paris Saint-Germain FC Barcelona Paris 30/09/2014 APOEL FC AFC Ajax Nicosia

Group G Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 FC Schalke 04 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 NK Maribor 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

30/09/2014 Sporting Clube de Portugal Chelsea FC Lisbon 30/09/2014 FC Schalke 04 NK Maribor Gelsenkirchen

Group H Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts FC Porto 1 1 0 0 6 0 3 Athletic Club 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC BATE Borisov 1 0 0 1 0 6 0

30/09/2014 FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Porto Lviv 30/09/2014 FC BATE Borisov Athletic Club Borisov

14 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Competition facts

UEFA Champions League: Did you know? • In 2012/13, Chelsea FC became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round to PFC CSKA Moskva. • No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United FC (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. • SS Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Alessandro Costacurta is the oldest outfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07. • Francesco Totti is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 38 years and 3 days, in AS Roma's 1-1 draw at Manchester City FC on 30 September 2014. Ryan Giggs (37 years 290 days) was the previous record holder. • Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute. • Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195 days. He found the net in Olympiacos FC's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997. • Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 7 March 2012. Ten players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently Zlatan Ibrahimović for Paris Saint-Germain on matchday three in 2013/14. • Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for a UEFA Champions League stage with nine goals in 2013/14; Zlatan Ibrahimović (2013/14), Ruud van Nistelrooy (2004/05), Filippo Inzaghi and Hernán Crespo (both 2002/03) managed eight. • Barcelona have finished as group winners on 15 occasions, one more than Manchester United. • FC Bayern München hold the record for successive wins in the UEFA Champions League proper with ten, from 2 April 2013 to 27 November 2013. That surpassed the previous mark of nine, set by Barcelona between 18 September 2002 and 18 February 2003. RSC Anderlecht's 12 straight defeats (10 December 2003 to 23 November 2005) is also a competition record. • Five teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and Real Madrid (2011/12). • Sixteen teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, most recently Olympique de Marseille in 2013/14. • Real Madrid scored 20 goals in the 2013/14 group stage, equalling the competition record held jointly by Manchester United (1998/99) and Barcelona (2011/12). Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage, a tally matched by Real Madrid in 2012/13. • Only RC Deportivo La Coruña (2004/05) and Maccabi Haifa FC (2009/10) have failed to score in a group stage. • Dinamo Zagreb conceded 22 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, a new record that was equalled by FC Nordsjælland the following season. The previous highest total was 19, shared by MŠK Žilina (2010/11), Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvárosi TC (1995/96). • No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93), Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06) and Manchester United (2010/11) all let in just one. • Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition, a mark FC Steaua Bucureşti surpassed on matchday six in 2013/14. • The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is six points: FC Zenit in 2013/14. Since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, seven teams had previously made it through with seven points: Legia Warszawa (1995/96), Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Liverpool (2001/02), FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus (both 2002/03) and Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen (2005/06).

15 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia • SSC Napoli failed to qualify from their group with 12 points in 2013/14, the highest total of any team not to reach the next stage when the top two in each section progressed. Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Borussia Dortmund (2002/03 – both second group stage), PSV Eindhoven (2003/04), Olympiacos FC and Dynamo Kyiv (both 2004/05), SV Werder Bremen (2006/07), Manchester City FC (2011/12), Chelsea FC and CFR 1907 Cluj (both 2012/13) and SL Benfica (2013/14) all missed out with ten points. • Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final in Munich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 months later Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München.

16 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Team facts

APOEL FC Formed: 1926 Nickname: Thrylos (The Legend) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 23 (2014) : 20 (2014) Ten-year record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: UEFA Cup first round 2007/08: first qualifying round 2006/07: UEFA Cup second qualifying round 2005/06: UEFA Cup first round 2004/05: second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: twice, most recently v HB Tórshavn 28/08/97, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: B71 Sandur v APOEL 17/07/96, UEFA Cup preliminary round first leg 0-4: S.S. Murata v APOEL 27/07/06, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: APOEL v Werder Bremen (match played in Hamburg) 06/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL 13/11/63, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 2-1: twice, most recently v FC Porto 01/11/11, group stage 1-0: APOEL v Olympique Lyonnais 07/03/12, round of 16 second leg • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: APOEL v Real Madrid CF 27/03/12, quarter-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-2: Real Madrid CF v APOEL 04/04/12, quarter-final second leg

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900

17 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (4): (1969), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, (1996) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987, (1988) • UEFA Cup (1): 1992 • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1973, (1987), 1995 • European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014) Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 16 2007/08: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: round of 16 2004/05: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v FA Red Boys Differdange 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-8: HJK Helsinki v Ajax 19/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid CF 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Ajax 22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v FC Barcelona 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 4-0 twice, most recently v GNK Dinamo Zagreb 02/11/11, group stage • Biggest away win 1-5: Ferencvárosi TC v Ajax 27/09/95, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Ajax (see above for details) 4-0: FC Bayern München v Ajax 28/09/04, group stage

18 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Legend

ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

19 APOEL FC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 30 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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