Apollon Ladies FC is a women's football team from Limassol, Cyprus, established in 2007. It is the leading club in the country, having won nine consecutive doubles.[1] It is associated with men's side Apollon Limassol.
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| Full name | Apollon Ladies FC | ||
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| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Parekklisia Community Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Andreas Marangos | ||
| Manager | Laurent Fassotte | ||
| League | First Division | ||
| 2023–24 | First Division, 1st | ||
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Apollon made headlines after beating two-times European champion Umeå IK in their second appearance in the Champions League. This is regarded as one of the biggest surprises in European women's football.[2] Apollon reached the Round of 32, where it was knocked out by Zvezda Perm. Apollon again progressed past the qualifying stage in the 2011–12, 2012–13 and the 2013–14 season.
Current squad
edit- As of 17 October 2024.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
editFormer internationals
editFor details of current and former players, see Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players.
Cyprus: Skevi Antoniou, Stavriana Antoniou, Mandalena Christou, Loucretia Chrysostomou, Marilena Georgiou, Eleni Giannou, Maria Ioannou, Antria Michail, Sophia Nearchou, Margarita Sofocleous, Christiana Solomou, Antri Violari, Victoria Zampa
Bulgaria: Liliana Kostova, Petya Petkova
England: Lianne Sanderson
Greece: Danai-Eleni Sidira
India: Manisha Kalyan[4][5]
Jamaica: Tiffany Cameron
Mexico: Cecilia Santiago
Netherlands: Marije Brummel
Poland: Nikki Krzysik
Portugal: Mónica Mendes
Romania: Cristina Costa, Teodora Drăgoescu, Mirela Ganea, Olga Iordachiusi, Alexandra Iusan, Eniko Kadar, Andreea Laiu, Corina Olar, Laura Rus, Florentina Spanu, Ana Maria Stanciu
Russia: Yekaterina Gokhman
Scotland: Frankie Brown, Ifeoma Dieke, Hayley Lauder
United States: Danesha Adams, Yael Averbuch, Joanna Lohman, Tina DiMartino
Former non-international professional players
editUEFA Competitions History
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Honours
edit- Cypriot First Division
- Cypriot Cup
- Cypriot Super Cup
- Winners (9): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023
References
edit- ^ Παλμαρές. Apollon Ladies FC (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Apollon humble Umeå on goal-filled day". UEFA. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "APOLLON LADIES". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ 19:37 IST, TEAM SPORTSTAR (3 July 2022). "Manisha Kalyan joins Apollon Ladies, to become first Indian to play in UEFA Women's Champions League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Watch: Manisha Kalyan Becomes First Indian To Play In UEFA Women's Champions League". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. Press Trust of India. 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Ένατος σερί τίτλος για Apollon Ladies (Apollon win ninth title in a row)" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Απονομή τίτλου στην πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα Apollon Ladies". cfa.com.cy. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Κυπελλούχος Γυναικών στα πέναλτι οι Apollon Ladies" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Στις Apollon Ladies το Κύπελλο, 1-0 την Ομόνοια στον τελικό" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
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