Omonia Nicosia fires coach Dusan Bajevic

Omonia Nicosia has fired coach Dusan Bajevic after failing to repeat as Cyprus champion.

Omonia made the announcement on its website Thursday. It comes after Sunday's 2-0 loss to crosstown rival APOEL, which clinched its 21st Cypriot league title.

The 62-year-old Bosnian Serb, whose two-decade career in Greece earned him eight championships, took over Omonia in October amid high hopes that he would turn the club's fortunes around following a bad run under Takis Lemonis.

But a string of lackluster performances, including four consecutive draws, ended the second-place club's chances of catching up to leader APOEL.

Omonia, however, is in the Cypriot Cup semifinals.