Anorthosis Famagusta FC have played in the second division and the first one which had participated in the Champions League Group Stages. The club was founded in Famagusta on 30 January 1911. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and the occupation of Famagusta by the Turkish army, Anorthosis was relocated to Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca and because of the occupation of Famagusta Anorthosis is one of those clubs that are known as the "refugee" clubs. Anorthosis' original home stadium in Famagusta, G.S.E. (Gymnastic Club Evagoras), has been abandoned since 1974 and is in poor condition. Ammochostos, or better Varoshi, around
Anorthosis Famagusta FC in European football had the Georgian Koutsaef. Uefa Cup 1994–95: After one year of absence and returned again to the UEFA Cup. Fateful meant to be this year as Anorthosis made its first European qualification for the Bulgarian FC Shumen. In the first game held at Antonis Papadopoulos the team under the guidance of Andrew Mouskalli won 2–0 with goals of Charalambous and Nikolic took clear precedence for the qualification and despite the fact that we were in a very early iterative trailing by 1–0 with goals from Ashiotis Gkogkits and Anorthosis took second victory over the Bulgarians together and qualification. In the