 Following a successful first season in the club, Giorgos Donis signed a one-year contract extension with APOEL on 26 June 2014.In August 2014, Donis led APOEL into the group stages of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, after eliminating HJK Helsinki (4–2 on aggregate) in the third qualifying round and trashing Aalborg BK 5–1 on aggregate in the play-off round of the competition.APOEL were drawn in Group F alongside Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax.