A seven-and-a-half year long winless streak for Omonia came to an end on 7 December 2020.
The derby originates from 1948 when the board of APOEL FC sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.
), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended.
Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL.
1In 2008-09, the two teams faced four times but their last match was interrupted due to riots.