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| Full name | Athlitiki Enosis Lemesou Greek: Aθλητική Ένωσις Λεμεσού | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Leontes (Lions) Basilissa (Queen) | |||
| Founded | 4 October 1930 | |||
| Ground | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | |||
| Chairman |  Andreas Sofokleous | |||
| Manager |  Mihai Stoichiţă | |||
| League | Cypriot First Division | |||
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Athlitiki Enosis Lemesou (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Λεμεσού) commonly known as AEL Limassol (Greek: ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού), is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Lemesos, the port of Cyprus. Currently AEL maintains a football team, men's and women's basketball teams, women's volleyball team and a newly established Futsal team (1st year) and women's handball team (2nd year). AEL is considered to be the biggest club in Cyprus and the most successful, numbering more than 239 trophys (239 official trophys plus some unofficials). The basketball branch of AEL is the only team from Cyprus to have won a European tittle (the European Regional Challenge Cup).
AEL FC plays in the 13,331 seater, Tsirion Stadium, also known as the Olympia Stadium (G.S.O). Tsirion Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is mostly used for football matches and is also the home ground of Apollon Limassol and Aris Limassol. The stadium was built in 1975 with the help of the generous contributor and great philanthropist, Mr. Petros Tsiros, thus the name of stadium.
Supporters
AEL has the 3rd biggest fanbase in Cyprus and in terms of tickets is the 3rd club of all times.[citation needed] For the cup final of 1985 against EPA Larnaca almost 15000 AEL fans followed their team in Nicosia(record). For the cup final of 2009 more than 14000 AEL fans traveled to Nicosia for the game in GSP stadium. There were sold 12919 tickets at total (of which 9300 were sold in 6 hours, something unusual for Cypriot standards. Also during 2007 more than 4000 AEL supporters(record) followed their basketball team in larnaka(kitio) for the Championship final against APOEL. The main supporter group of the team is SY.F.AEL (ΣΥ.Φ. - Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων) otherwise known as Gate 3. The latter name originated from the gate used to enter the East stand at Tsirion Stadium where AEL fans are sited. Organized fan groups of AEL also exist outside Cyprus in countries like Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra,Kastoria), the United Kingdom and Russia.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Cypriot football transfers winter 2010–11
For summer transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2010.
Out On loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
| Technical staff | |
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| Director of Football | Marios Agathokleous
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| Head coach | Mihai Stoichiţă
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| Assistant coach | Mihai Stoica
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| Goalkeeping coach | Picu Dragos Dorian
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| Physical fitness coach | Costas Ioannou
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| Sports Physiologist | George Panayiotou
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| Physiotherapist | Constantinos Soutzis
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| Masseur | Stefanos Aristodimou
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| Kit and Equipment Manager | Michalis Kladas
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| Assistant Kit & Equipment Manager | Cristian Martinez
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Transfers 2010/11
Summer Transfer In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Winter Transfer In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Summer Transfer Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Winter Transfer Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Managerial history
Presidential history
Honours
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U21 football team titles
U17 football team titles
Basketball team (Proteas EKA AEL)
- see full article Proteas EKA AEL
Women's basketball team (KV Imperial AEL)
| Women Basketball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 9 | (1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010) |
| Cup titles: | 9 | (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009,2010) |
| Super Cup titles: | 5 | (1998, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009) |
| Women U21 Basketball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 8 | (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008) |
| Women U17 Basketball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 1 | (2005) |
| Cup titles: | 1 | (2005) |
KV Imperial AEL roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height (m) |
| Αννα Μιχαήλ
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Center | 1.75 | |
| Ερση Κυριάκου
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Centre | 1.82 | |
| Κάλια Παπαδοπούλου
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Play Maker | 1.66 | |
| Χριστιάνα Μενελάου
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Play Maker | 1.59 | |
| Αφροδίτη Σαρκά
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Shooting Guard | 1.69 | |
| Λουκία Λάρκου
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Shooting Guard | 1.71 | |
| Στάλω Φαίδωνος
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Forward | 1.76 | |
| Δωρίνα Ιωαννίδου
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Forward | 1.70 | |
| Γιάννα Κλεάνθους
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Forward | 1.70 | |
 Biljana Pavicevic
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Centre | 1.92 | |
| Marija Petrovic
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Shooting Guard | 1.75 | |
| Andrea Pinter
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Guard | 1.74 | |
| Ancuta Stoenescu
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Guard | 1.71 | |
 Andrea Gardenale
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Forward | 1.96 | |
 Gardner-Combs Andrea
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Center | 1.91 | |
| Betty Lennox
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Center | 1.59 | |
| Λίνος Γαβριήλ
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Coach | ||
| Χρίστος Σπύρου
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Assistant Coach |
Women volleyball team (Tranbunker Danoi ΑΕΛ)
| Fullname | Tranbunker Danoi ΑΕΛ |
| Nicknames | Βασίλισσα (Greek) Queen (English) |
| Tranbunker Danoi ΑΕΛ founded | 1976 |
| Team Colors | Yellow With Blue |
| Arena | Nicos Solomonidis |
| Arena Nickname | Το κλουβί (Greek) The Cage (English) |
| Arena Capacity | 3000 |
| Women Volleyball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 27 | (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006) |
| Cup titles: | 27 | (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) |
| Super Cup titles: | 10 | (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Women U21 Volleyball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 9 | (1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008) |
| Cup titles: | 3 | (2000, 2002, 2004) |
| Women U17 Volleyball Team Titles | ||
| Championship titles: | 9 | (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
| Cup titles: | 1 | (2000) |
A Founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation in 1976, AEL's women team has dominated in the Cypriot volleyball. The team's achievements are phenomenal; Out of the 32 seasons played so far in Cyprus since the commencement of the women's volleyball league, the team won the Championship 27 times. Out of the 31 cups they won it 27 times, 24 consecutive times, from 1980 until 2003. Also they have won the Championship 15 consecutive times, from 1977 until 1991. They have also the amazing records of winning the Double 12 times from 1980 until 1991 and 9 times from 1993 until 2001. In the past the club had also a men's team for 10 years which participated in the Cypriot Championship.
Tranbunker Danoi ΑΕΛ Roster
| Number | Player |
| 1 |  Marina Christophorou
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| 11 |  Mayia Deprova
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| 3 | Marina Pepekou
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| 4 | Skevi Ioannidou
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| 5 | Oxana Pavlou
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| 6 | Sotia Papakyriakou
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| 9 |  Marina Isova
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| 10 | Cesara Ruxadoyu
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| 2 | Manolina Costantinidou
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| 14 | Josephine Socratous
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| 15 | Dora Yiallouri
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| 16 | Tania Tomihova |
| Coach | Roula Katchambi
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Bowling team
The bowling club was founded in 1999 and the same year became a member of the Limassol District Federation. In 2001, the team participated in the Cypriot Championship as one of the two representatives of the Limassol District Federation. In 2003 the team won its first trophy by winning the Limassol District Federation Cup and in 2006 its first Championship by winning the Limassol District Federation Championship. The home of the team is the Galaktika Bowling Center.
| Player | |
| Christos Krassas
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| Nikolas kleanthous
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| Michalis Perikleous
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| Georgios Georgiou
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| Andros Kalogirou
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| Demetris Demetriou
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| Panikos Kleanthous
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| Bowling Team Titles | ||
| Limassol Championship: | 3 | (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| Limassol Cup: | 5 | (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) |
Cycling team
The cycling team was founded in 2001 and the same year became a member of the Limassol District Federation. The first men's cycling team consisted of the following : Ομηρος Χριστοφόρου, Παντελής Τίμινης, Μιχάλης Τσουλόφτας, Ηρόδοτος Κυριάκου, Σωτήρης Σκουταρίδης, Δημήτρης Αραούζος
| Cycling Team Titles | ||
| General - Road cup: | 3 | (2004, 2005, 2006) |
| Men - Road cup: | 3 | (2004, 2005, 2006) |
| Masters 1 - Road cup: | 1 | (2006) |
| Masters 2 - Road cup: | 2 | (2004, 2005) |
Defunct sports departments
Apart from the currently active sports departments, AEL had in the past some other sports departments, which today are defunct. Despite this, these currently not active departments had all won titles for AEL when they were active.
Field hockey
In the past AEL Limassol had a field hockey team which is currently not active. The team had plenty of victories led by its star player Renos Antoniadis. In 1931, AEL won the Cup in a match which was played in Larnaca. One year later, the team became Cypriot Champions. The team consisted of the following players: Antoniadis, Pareas, Frangos, Christophides, Michaelides, Kalogirou, Victor Mousteris, Anastasiadis and Williamson. However, there were no further hockey competitions in Cyprus afterwards, as the other teams hockey teams of the era closed down their hockey departments because of financial problems.
Handball
Another AEL sport department that currently does not exist is the handball. The team was active for a small period of time but that did not stop the team from adding another trophy to the hundreds that AEL won in various other sports. On 11 June 1989, a day after the football team of the club won the Cypriot Cup, the handball team won the Cypriot Cup in handball by beating Youth Centre Larnaca 23-19 in the final which was played in Lefkotheo Indoor Hal, Nicosia.
Men's volleyball
AEL maintains 3 teams for women's volleyball but does not currently have a men's Volleyball team.
Waterpolo
AEL was also active in maritime sports, especially those that needed team articipation. AEL pioneered in Regattas in 1932, 1933 and 1934 in the Cyprus Regatta Games. The members of the team were Nearchos Pieris, Christakis Dixon, Andreas Araouzos, Sotiris Antoniades and Maximos Morides. The club had also a waterpolo team which was unbeaten Cypriot Champions. The team achieved a noted victory against a selected team of the Royal Navy which were then Mediterranean Champions. Apart from the Cypriot Championships, AEL won the Mediterranean Naval Cup.