MATCH PRESS KITS GSP - Nicosia Thursday 17 September 2015 21.05CET (22.05 Local Time) APOEL FC Group K - Matchday 1 FC Schalke 04 Last Updated 07/07/2016 21:07CET

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS GSP - Nicosia Thursday 17 September 2015 21.05CET (22.05 local time) APOEL FC Group K - Matchday 1 FC Schalke 04 Last updated 07/07/2016 21:07CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15

1 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Pander 58; Hélio 02/10/2008 R1 FC Schalke 04 - APOEL FC Gelsenkirchen agg: 5-2 Pinto 6 Mirosavljević 72; Westermann 25, 16/09/2008 R1 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 1-4 Nicosia Rakitić 36, Vicente Sánchez 41, Halil Altıntop 88

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA APOEL FC 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 FC Schalke 04 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 APOEL FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Frankfurt am Schröck 68, Djakpa 12/12/2013 GS Eintracht Frankfurt - APOEL FC 2-0 Main 77 Alexandrou 27 (og), 03/10/2013 GS APOEL FC - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Nicosia Lakić 59, Jung 66

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Marcelinho 15, Rafael 3-1 29/09/2005 R1 Hertha BSC Berlin - APOEL FC Berlin 25, Cairo 52; Makridis agg: 4-1 76 15/09/2005 R1 APOEL FC - Hertha BSC Berlin 0-1 Nicosia Marcelinho 90+2 (P)

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Preetz 8, Marcelinho 4-0 07/11/2002 R2 Hertha BSC Berlin - APOEL FC Berlin 13, Beinlich 61, agg: 5-0 Luizão 66 31/10/2002 R2 APOEL FC - Hertha BSC Berlin 0-1 Nicosia Karwan 90+2

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - APOEL 4-0 Augenthaler 47, 02/10/1990 R1 Munich FC agg: 7-2 Mihajlović 62, 88, 90 Gogić 5, Pantziaras APOEL FC - FC Bayern 19/09/1990 R1 2-3 Nicosia 78; Reuter 71, München McInally 87, Strunz 89

2 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers APOEL FC - Berliner FC 2-1 Chailis 40, Petrou 48; 01/10/1980 R1 Nicosia Dynamo agg: 2-4 Seier 86 Berliner FC Dynamo - APOEL Terletzki 51, Trieloff 17/09/1980 R1 3-0 Berlin FC 73, Schulz 85

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Danielsen 36, 54, 5-0 13/10/1965 PR SV Werder Bremen - APOEL FC Bremen Ferner 41, Höttges agg: 10-0 64, 83 (P) Matischak 14, 33, 06/10/1965 PR APOEL FC - SV Werder Bremen 0-5 Hamburg Podlich 32, Schulz 44, Zebrowski 78

FC Schalke 04 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/2011 GS FC Schalke 04 - AEK Larnaca FC 0-0 Gelsenkirchen Holtby 22, Huntelaar 20/10/2011 GS AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 0-5 Nicosia 34, 88, Matip 40, Draxler 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 7 1 0 6 7 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 14 1 1 12 7 40 FC Schalke 04 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 10 2

3 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match background

APOEL FC will look to avoid a second heavy home defeat against FC Schalke 04 as the sides come together in UEFA Europa League Group K almost seven years to the day since their last Nicosia encounter. Previous meetings • In their only previous meetings, Fred Rutten's Schalke beat Ivan Jovanović's APOEL 5-2 on aggregate in the first round of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup. • The teams for their meeting in Nicosia, a 4-1 Schalke win on 16 September 2008, were: APOEL: Morfis, Broerse, Haxhi, Christou, Nuno Morais, Poursaitides (Alexandrou 65), Charalambides, Kosowski (Onwuachi 83), Hélio Pinto, Kontis, Żewłakow (Mirosavljević 65). Schalke: Fährmann, Westermann, Kobiashvili, Bordon, Rakitić, Asamoah (Halil Altıntop 74), Farfán, Rafinha, Krstajić (Höwedes 60), Vicente Sánchez (Løvenkrands 82), Engelaar. • APOEL have won just one of their 14 meetings with German clubs: W1 D1 L12 (W1 D0 L6 as the home team – W0 D1 L6 as the away team). • Schalke are unbeaten in four games against Cypriot sides: W2 D2 L0 (W0 D2 L0 at home – W2 D0 L0 in Cyprus). They have scored nine goals in their two games on the island. Form guide • APOEL are without a win in six European home games (D3 L3) having scored just twice during that run. • Schalke have won their last two European away games, most notably prevailing 4-3 at Real Madrid CF in their last continental outing, in last season's UEFA Champions League round of 16. • APOEL failed to make it through this group stage on their only previous appearance in 2013/14. • Schalke have made it to the round of 32 in two of their previous three UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. They won the competition in 1997, beating FC Internazionale Milano on penalties in the two-legged final. Trivia and links • The journey from Gelsenkirchen to Nicosia is not far off 2,800km. • APOEL's Constantinos Charalambides (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) and Boy Waterman (TSV Alemannia Aachen) have German league experience. • APOEL are one of ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia), Celtic FC (Scotland), Molde FK (Norway) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). The coaches • Hired as APOEL coach this summer, Temuri Ketsbaia travelled widely as a midfielder, and scored 17 goals in 49 international appearances for Georgia. Having coached Anorthosis Famagusta FC and Olympiacos FC, he was in charge of Georgia from 2009-14. • André Breitenreiter took over at FC Schalke 04, having led SC Paderborn 07 to promotion in 2013/14, and then steered them momentarily to the top of the Bundesliga. An attacking midfielder, he started his career with Hannover 96 and Hamburger SV but spent the bulk of his playing days in the lower leagues.

4 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 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: 24 (2015) Cypriot Cup: 21 (2015) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: UEFA Champions League group stage 2013/14: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: play-offs 2011/12: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: first round 2007/08: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round 2006/07: second qualifying round 2005/06: first 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: SS 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, European Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: APOEL v Birkirkara FC 28/07/05, first qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: B71 Sandur v APOEL (see above) 0-4: SS Murata v APOEL (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: APOEL v FK Velež 05/10/88, first round second leg 1-4: APOEL v FC Schalke 04 16/09/08, first round first leg 0-3: APOEL v Eintracht Frankfurt 03/10/13, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Hertha BSC Berlin 07/11/02, second round second leg

5 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia FC Schalke 04 Formed: 1904 Nickname: S04, Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: 1997 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 7 (1958) German Cup: 5 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2006/07: first round 2005/06: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki 25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Schalke v FK Vardar 17/07/04, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: AEK Larnaca FC v Schalke 20/10/11, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-6: Schalke v Real Madrid CF 26/02/14, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 0-5: Schalke v Chelsea FC 25/11/14, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City FC v Schalke 15/04/70, European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg 4-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v Schalke 27/08/08, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: AEK Larnaca FC v Schalke (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Schalke v Wisła Kraków 10/12/02, third round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-2: 1. FC Magdeburg v Schalke 02/11/77, second round first leg 3-1: AS Nancy-Lorraine v Schalke 28/09/06, first round second leg 2-0: HJK Helsinki v Schalke 18/08/11, play-off first leg

6 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Squad list

APOEL FC Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jordi Codina ESP 27/04/1982 33 ------1 - 1 - 78 Urko Pardo ESP 28/01/1983 32 ------5 - 26 - 88 Tasos Kissas CYP 18/01/1988 27 ------99 Boy Waterman NED 24/01/1984 31 - 6 - - - 2 - 22 - 33 - Defenders 3 João Guilherme BRA 21/04/1986 29 - 2 - - - 2 - 9 - 36 - 5 Carlão BRA 19/01/1986 29 - 5 - - - 1 - - - 17 - 15 Marios Antoniades CYP 14/05/1990 25 - 4 - - - 1 - 1 - 14 - 23 Iñaki Astiz ESP 05/11/1983 31 - 6 - - - 2 - 7 - 29 - 28 Mário Sérgio POR 28/07/1981 34 - 6 - - - 1 - 16 1 48 3 44 Nicholas Ioannou CYP 10/11/1995 19 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 3 - 90 Shoko BRA 18/01/1990 25 ------3 - 5 - Midfielders 4 Kostakis Artymatas CYP 15/04/1993 22 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 7 George Efrem CYP 05/07/1989 26 - 3 ------26 1 10 Constantinos Charalambides CYP 25/07/1981 34 - 2 - - - 2 2 12 - 80 8 11 Nektarios Alexandrou CYP 19/12/1983 31 - 4 - - - 1 - 19 2 70 6 13 Constantinos Makridis CYP 13/01/1982 33 - 6 - - - 1 - 2 1 39 4 16 Vinicius BRA 16/05/1986 29 - 4 - - - 2 2 7 - 24 2 17 Semir Štilić BIH 08/10/1987 27 - 3 1 - - 1 1 14 3 33 5 26 Nuno Morais POR 29/01/1984 31 - 6 - - - 2 - 6 1 71 2 46 Stathis Aloneftis CYP 29/03/1983 32 ------5 - 43 4 Forwards 8 Tomás De Vincenti ARG 09/02/1989 26 - 6 2 - - 2 2 - - 15 5 20 Pieros Sotiriou CYP 13/01/1993 22 - 5 - - - 2 - 3 - 11 - 27 Mateusz Piątkowski POL 22/11/1984 30 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 77 Vander BRA 03/10/1988 26 - 4 - - - 2 1 - - 7 1 79 Fernando Cavenaghi ITA 21/09/1983 31 - - - - - 2 3 9 6 19 6 Coach - Temuri Ketsbaia CYP 18/03/1968 47 ------4 - 30 -

7 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

FC Schalke 04 Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Ralf Fährmann GER 27/09/1988 26 - - - 4 - 2 - 15 - 30 Michael Gspurning AUT 02/05/1981 34 ------34 Fabian Giefer GER 17/05/1990 25 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 35 Alexander Nübel GER 30/09/1996 18 ------Defenders 2 Marvin Friedrich GER 13/12/1995 19 ------1 - 3 Júnior Caiçara BUL 27/04/1989 26 - - - 2 - - - - - 4 Benedikt Höwedes GER 29/02/1988 27 - - - - - 9 - 52 5 6 Sead Kolašinac BIH 20/06/1993 22 - - - 2 - - - 9 - 15 Dennis Aogo GER 14/01/1987 28 - - - 4 - 23 - 38 1 22 Atsuto Uchida JPN 27/03/1988 27 - - - - - 6 - 39 1 24 Kaan Ayhan TUR 10/11/1994 20 - - - 1 - - - 5 - 27 Sascha Riether GER 23/03/1983 32 - - - 2 - 10 - 18 - 28 Felipe Santana BRA 17/03/1986 29 - - - - - 2 - 19 2 31 Matija Nastasić SRB 28/03/1993 22 - - - 1 - - - 11 - 32 Joël Matip CMR 08/08/1991 24 - - - 4 1 11 1 41 3 40 Sascha Dum POL 03/07/1986 29 - - - - - 4 - 4 - Midfielders 5 Johannes Geis GER 17/08/1993 22 - - - 4 - - - 2 - 7 Max Meyer GER 18/09/1995 19 - - - 3 - - - 18 1 8 Leon Goretzka GER 06/02/1995 20 - - - 3 - - - 6 - 12 Marco Höger GER 16/09/1989 25 - - - 2 - 10 - 29 - 18 Sidney Sam GER 31/01/1988 27 - - - - - 12 3 28 6 19 Leroy Sané GER 11/01/1996 19 - - - 4 - - - 1 1 23 Pierre Højbjerg DEN 05/08/1995 20 ------3 - 26 Serkan Göcer GER 26/06/1993 22 ------33 Roman Neustädter GER 18/02/1988 27 - - - 4 - - - 25 1 39 Aleksei Gasilin RUS 01/03/1996 19 ------Forwards 9 Franco Di Santo ARG 07/04/1989 26 - - - 4 - - - 3 - 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting CMR 23/03/1989 26 - - - 4 1 5 1 17 3 25 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar NED 12/08/1983 32 - - - 4 2 34 24 72 46 36 Felix Platte GER 11/02/1996 19 ------1 - 38 Joy-Lance Mickels GER 29/03/1994 21 ------Coach - Andre Breitenreiter GER 02/10/1973 41 ------

8 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Fixtures and results

APOEL FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/07/2015 UCL FK Vardar (H) D 0-0 21/07/2015 UCL FK Vardar (A) D 1-1 De Vincenti 60 28/07/2015 UCL FC Midtjylland (A) W 2-1 K. Hansen 30 (og), De Vincenti 33 04/08/2015 UCL FC Midtjylland (H) L 0-1 18/08/2015 UCL FC Astana (A) L 0-1 De Vincenti 9, Leal 19, 32, Štilić 26, 22/08/2015 League Ermis Aradippou FC (A) W 5-1 Charalambides 63 26/08/2015 UCL FC Astana (H) D 1-1 Štilić 60 Vinicius 32, 71, De Vincenti 40, 30/08/2015 League Paphos FC (H) W 6-2 Charalambides 61, Cavenaghi 86, 90+1 12/09/2015 League AEK Larnaca FC (A) D 2-2 Vander 68, Cavenaghi 81 17/09/2015 UEL FC Schalke 04 (H) 21/09/2015 League Doxa Katokopia FC (A) 26/09/2015 League Aris Limassol FC (H) 01/10/2015 UEL AC Sparta Praha (A) 05/10/2015 League Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A) 17/10/2015 League AEL Limassol FC (H) 22/10/2015 UEL Asteras Tripolis FC (H) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 26/10/2015 League (A) 31/10/2015 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (H) 05/11/2015 UEL Asteras Tripolis FC (A) 09/11/2015 League AC Omonia (A) 21/11/2015 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (H) 26/11/2015 UEL FC Schalke 04 (A) 30/11/2015 League Ayia Napa FC (A) 05/12/2015 League Apollon Limassol FC (H) 10/12/2015 UEL AC Sparta Praha (H) 14/12/2015 League Ermis Aradippou FC (H) 19/12/2015 League Paphos FC (A) 22/12/2015 League AEK Larnaca FC (H) 03/01/2016 League Doxa Katokopia FC (H) 09/01/2016 League Aris Limassol FC (A) 16/01/2016 League Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (H) 23/01/2016 League AEL Limassol FC (A) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 30/01/2016 League (H) 06/02/2016 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (A) 13/02/2016 League AC Omonia (H) 20/02/2016 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A) 27/02/2016 League Ayia Napa FC (H) 02/03/2016 League Apollon Limassol FC (A)

9 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 9 2 APOEL FC 3 2 1 0 13 5 7 3 AEK Larnaca FC 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 4 Apollon Limassol FC 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 5 Ethnikos Achnas FC 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 6 Ermis Aradippou FC 3 1 1 1 4 7 4 7 AC Omonia 3 1 1 1 6 5 4 8 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 9 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 3 1 0 2 7 9 3 10 AEL Limassol FC 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 11 Paphos FC 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 12 Doxa Katokopia FC 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 13 Aris Limassol FC 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 14 Ayia Napa FC 3 0 0 3 1 6 0

FC Schalke 04 Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Huntelaar 3, Nastasić 39, Geis 45+1, Di 08/08/2015 Cup MSV Duisburg (A) W 5-0 Santo 62, Goretzka 85 Gebre Selassie 34 (og), Choupo-Moting 15/08/2015 League SV Werder Bremen (A) W 3-0 68, Huntelaar 85 22/08/2015 League SV Darmstadt 98 (H) D 1-1 Draxler 47 28/08/2015 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) L 0-3 13/09/2015 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) W 2-1 Matip 37, Huntelaar 61 17/09/2015 UEL APOEL FC (A) 20/09/2015 League VfB Stuttgart (A) 23/09/2015 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 26/09/2015 League Hamburger SV (A) 01/10/2015 UEL Asteras Tripolis FC (H) 04/10/2015 League 1. FC Köln (H) 17/10/2015 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) 22/10/2015 UEL AC Sparta Praha (H) VfL Borussia 25/10/2015 League Mönchengladbach (A) VfL Borussia 28/10/2015 Cup Mönchengladbach (H) 31/10/2015 League FC Ingolstadt 04 (H) 05/11/2015 UEL AC Sparta Praha (A) 08/11/2015 League Borussia Dortmund (A) 21/11/2015 League FC Bayern München (H) 26/11/2015 UEL APOEL FC (H) 29/11/2015 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 04/12/2015 League Hannover 96 (H) 10/12/2015 UEL Asteras Tripolis FC (A) 12/12/2015 League FC Augsburg (A) 19/12/2015 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H)

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FC Schalke 04 23/01/2016 League SV Werder Bremen (H) 30/01/2016 League SV Darmstadt 98 (A) 06/02/2016 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) 13/02/2016 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 20/02/2016 League VfB Stuttgart (H) 27/02/2016 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 02/03/2016 League Hamburger SV (H) 05/03/2016 League 1. FC Köln (A) 12/03/2016 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A) VfL Borussia 19/03/2016 League Mönchengladbach (H) 02/04/2016 League FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) 09/04/2016 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 16/04/2016 League FC Bayern München (A) 23/04/2016 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) 30/04/2016 League Hannover 96 (A) 07/05/2016 League FC Augsburg (H) 14/05/2016 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Borussia Dortmund 4 4 0 0 15 3 12 2 FC Bayern München 4 4 0 0 12 2 12 3 VfL Wolfsburg 4 2 2 0 6 2 8 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 2 1 1 12 6 7 5 FC Schalke 04 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 6 SV Werder Bremen 4 2 1 1 6 6 7 7 Hertha BSC Berlin 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 8 1. FC Köln 4 2 1 1 8 9 7 9 FC Ingolstadt 04 4 2 1 1 2 4 7 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 2 0 2 6 4 6 11 SV Darmstadt 98 4 1 3 0 4 3 6 12 Hamburger SV 4 2 0 2 7 9 6 13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 2 0 2 3 5 6 14 FC Augsburg 4 0 1 3 2 5 1 15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 0 1 3 3 7 1 16 Hannover 96 4 0 1 3 4 10 1 17 VfB Stuttgart 4 0 0 4 5 12 0 18 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0 0 4 2 11 0

11 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match-by-match lineups APOEL FC

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (14/07/2015) APOEL FC 0-0 FK Vardar APOEL FC: Waterman, Carlão (41 João Guilherme), De Vincenti, Leal, Makridis (60 Efrem), Antoniades, Vinicius, Sotiriou (66 Piątkowski), Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Mário Sérgio (21/07/2015) FK Vardar 1-1 APOEL FC (agg: 1-1) Goals: 0-1 De Vincenti 60, 1-1 Ljamčevski 90+4 APOEL FC: Waterman, De Vincenti (85 N. Ioannou), Leal, Makridis, Antoniades, Vinicius, Sotiriou (57 Štilić), Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Mário Sérgio, Vander (72 Alexandrou)

Third qualifying round (28/07/2015) FC Midtjylland 1-2 APOEL FC Goals: 0-1 K. Hansen 30 (og) , 0-2 De Vincenti 33, 1-2 J. Poulsen 88 APOEL FC: Waterman, Carlão, De Vincenti (84 Charalambides), Leal (78 Efrem), Alexandrou, Makridis, Vinicius, Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Mário Sérgio, Vander (63 Sotiriou) (04/08/2015) APOEL FC 0-1 FC Midtjylland (agg: 2-2) Goals: 0-1 Sviatchenko 3 APOEL FC: Waterman, Carlão, De Vincenti (90 Sotiriou), Leal (83 Artymatas), Alexandrou, Makridis, Vinicius, Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Piątkowski (46 Vander), Mário Sérgio

Play-off (18/08/2015) FC Astana 1-0 APOEL FC Goals: 1-0 Dzholchiyev 14 APOEL FC: Waterman, Carlão, Efrem (63 Štilić), De Vincenti, Leal, Alexandrou (46 Piątkowski), Makridis (85 Sotiriou), Antoniades, Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Mário Sérgio (26/08/2015) APOEL FC 1-1 FC Astana (agg: 1-2) Goals: 1-0 Štilić 60, 1-1 Maksimović 84 APOEL FC: Waterman, Carlão (83 João Guilherme), De Vincenti, Leal, Makridis (55 Charalambides), Antoniades (85 Piątkowski), Štilić, Iñaki Astiz, Nuno Morais, Mário Sérgio, Vander

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group K Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AC Sparta Praha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 APOEL FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asteras Tripolis FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) APOEL FC-FC Schalke 04 Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) AC Sparta Praha-APOEL FC Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) APOEL FC-Asteras Tripolis FC

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Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) Asteras Tripolis FC-APOEL FC Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Schalke 04-APOEL FC Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) APOEL FC-AC Sparta Praha FC Schalke 04

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) APOEL FC-FC Schalke 04 Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) FC Schalke 04-Asteras Tripolis FC Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Schalke 04-AC Sparta Praha Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) AC Sparta Praha-FC Schalke 04 Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Schalke 04-APOEL FC Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) Asteras Tripolis FC-FC Schalke 04

13 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match officials

Referee Tony Chapron (FRA) Assistant referees Michael Annonier (FRA) , Laurent Stien (FRA) Additional assistant referees Benoît Millot (FRA) , Mikaël Lesage (FRA) Fourth official Philippe Jeanne (FRA) UEFA Referee observer Miroslav Liba (CZE)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Tony Chapron 23/04/1972 27 48

Tony Chapron Referee since: 1998 First division: 2006 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup

Finals 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 26/02/2009 UEL R32 Hamburger SV NEC Nijmegen 1-0 Hamburg 19/08/2010 UEL PO ŠK Slovan Bratislava VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Bratislava 08/03/2012 UEL R16 R. Standard de Liège Hannover 96 2-2 Liege 12/12/2013 UEL GS SC Freiburg Sevilla FC 0-2 Freiburg

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 26/02/2009 UEL R32 Hamburger SV NEC Nijmegen 1-0 Hamburg 15/06/2009 U21 GS-FT Spain Germany 0-0 Gothenburg 19/08/2010 UEL PO ŠK Slovan Bratislava VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Bratislava 08/03/2012 UEL R16 R. Standard de Liège Hannover 96 2-2 Liege 12/12/2013 UEL GS SC Freiburg Sevilla FC 0-2 Freiburg

14 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 17 September 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Legend 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 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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.