Porto at Dragão. APOEL took the lead on 22’ from Álvaro Pereira's own goal but Hulk scored two goals on 33’ and 48’ with a penalty and finally lost 2–1. Then followed another match against F.C. Porto in Nicosia for matchday 4. APOEL stood well but lost 1–0 after Radamel Falcao's goal in the 84th minute. On matchday 5, APOEL drew 1–1 with Atlético Madrid at GSP Stadium. APOEL took the lead in the game in the 5th minute after Nenad Mirosavljević scored, but Atlético Madrid equalised with the Portuguese international Simão Sabrosa on 62 minutes. For matchday 6, on December 8, 2009 APOEL travelled to London to play against Chelsea F.C. At Stamford Bridge the team had the support of 6,000 fans who traveled from Cyprus. APOEL took the lead on 6th minute with Marcin Żewłakow, but Chelsea scored two goals with Michael Essien on 19’ and Didier Drogba on 26' to make it 2–1. APOEL equalised after Nenad Mirosavljević scored in the 87th minute and the match ended 2–2. APOEL finished fourth in the group having equal points with Atlético Madrid, but failed to qualify to UEFA Europa League, because of the away goal that Atlético Madrid had scored in Nicosia. At the end of the season Atlético became the eventual winner of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Current squad Last Update: February 13, 2010 For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2009. Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2009–10. Squad changes In: Total expenditure: €385K Out: Total income: €80K {| Squad stats Captains Marinos Satsias Chrysis Michael Constantinos Charalambides Christos Kontis Source: apoelfc.com.cy Club Management Kit | | | Other information Pre-season friendlies Competitions Overall Marfin Laiki League Classification Results summary Results by round Playoffs table The first 12 teams are divided into 3 groups. Points are carried over from the first round. Group A Matches All times for the Domestic Competitions at EET Regular season Playoffs UEFA Champions League Qualifying phase Second qualifying round APOEL won 5–0 on aggregate. Third qualifying round APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate. Play-off round APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate. Group stage Group D standings and fixtures Matches LTV Super Cup APOEL won the 2009 Cypriot Super Cup (11th title). Cypriot Cup Second round APOEL won 4–2 on aggregate. Quarter-finals APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate. Semi-finals APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate. Final Apollon won the 2009–10 Cypriot