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{{Infobox football club
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|clubname=Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou <br>Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού
|clubname= Athlitiki Enosi Filikon <br>Αθλητική Ένωση Φιλικών
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|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1930|10|4}}
|ground= [[Tsirion Stadium]]<br />[[Limassol]], Cyprus
|ground= [[Tsirion Stadium]]<br />[[Limassol]], Cyprus
|capacity= 13,331
|capacity= 13,331
|chairman= [[Andгeas Sofocleous]]
|chairman= [[Andгeas Sofocleontas]]
|manager= [[Ivaylo Petev]]
|manager= [[Ivaylo Petev]]
| website = http://www.aelfc.com
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'''Αthlitiki Enosi Lemesou'' ({{lang-el|'''Α'''θλητική '''Έ'''νωση '''Λ'''εμεσού}}), commonly known as '''AEL Limassol''', is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[sports club|multisport club]] based in the city of [[Limassol]], the port of [[Cyprus]] and also out of the three sports clubs that are located there, AEL is the top of them.
'''Αthlitiki Enosi Lemesou'' ({{lang-el|'''Α'''θλητική '''Έ'''νωση '''Λ'''εμεσού}})commonly known as '''Η πουτάνα της Λεμεσού''' is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[sports club|multisport club]] based in the city of [[Limassol]], the port of [[Cyprus]] and also out of the three sports clubs that are located there.It is very famous from the '''friendly games''' that arranges on weekly basis. Their president is doing money laundry through this team. Huge amount of money goes to betting every game as they know the exact result before the match.
Currently AEL maintains a [[Association football|football]] team, men's and women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a newly established in 1976 Futsal team (1st year) and women's handball team (2nd year) and cricket.
Currently AEL maintains a [[Association football|football]] team, men's and women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a Futsal team and women's handball team and cricket.
AEL is considered as the most successful club of the island.<ref>[http://www.ael-limassol.net/ael/about/%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B1/ 96 trophies]</ref> (13 official football trophies plus some unofficial ones). The [[Proteas EKA AEL|basketball branch of AEL]] is the only team from Cyprus to have won a European title (the European Regional Challenge Cup).
AEL is considered as one of the most successful clubs of the island on '''fixed matches'''.[1] (13 official football trophies- including the fixed ones). Is the only team from Cyprus to have won the official European title of rabbits.
Due to the '''stupidity of their fans''' (also known as ''' 'ΠΡΟΒΑΤΑ' ''') they lost the championship on the 17/05/2014 against apoel nicosia.



'''ΣΤΗΜΕΝΟ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝ ΚΑΤΑΦΕΡΑΤΕ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΠΙΑΣΕΤΕ,'''
'''ΚαελΗΝΥΧΤΑ ΣΑΣ'''


==History==
==History==
[[File:Apollon-ael.avi.webm|thumb|Lagoudakia]]
The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas voted in as the club's first president.<ref name="AEL">{{cite web|url=http://www.aelfc.com/history.php|title=Ιστορία Συλλόγου|publisher=AEL Limassol}}</ref> The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol.<ref name="AEL"/> The club won its national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cyphist.html|title=Cyprus – List of Final Tables 1931–1998|publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> Later that year, AEL became one of the eight founding members of the [[Cypriot First Division]] for the [[1934–35 Cypriot First Division|1934–35]] season, the first official league of the country.<ref name="AEL"/><ref name="RSSSF"/>
The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas voted in as the club's first president.<ref name="AEL">{{cite web|url=http://www.aelfc.com/history.php|title=Ιστορία Συλλόγου|publisher=AEL Limassol}}</ref> The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol.<ref name="AEL"/> The club won its national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cyphist.html|title=Cyprus – List of Final Tables 1931–1998|publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> Later that year, AEL became one of the eight founding members of the [[Cypriot First Division]] for the [[1934–35 Cypriot First Division|1934–35]] season, the first official league of the country.<ref name="AEL"/><ref name="RSSSF"/>


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==Supporters==
==Supporters==
[[File:Aelakia.jpg|thumb|]]
For the cup final of 1985 against EPA Larnaca almost 10000 AEL fans followed their team in Nicosia.12 busses and thousands ix were used by AEL supporters.... For the cup final of 2009, 9500 AEL fans traveled to Nicosia for the game in GSP stadium. There were sold 10000 tickets at total, 7600 of which were sold in one day, something unusual for Cypriot standards. Also during 2007 more than 2500 AEL supporters followed their basketball team in larnaka(kitio) for the Championship final against APOEL.
For the cup final of 1985 against EPA Larnaca almost 10000 AEL fans followed their team in Nicosia.12 busses and thousands ix were used by AEL supporters.... For the cup final of 2009, 9500 AEL fans traveled to Nicosia for the game in GSP stadium. There were sold 10000 tickets at total, 7600 of which were sold in one day, something unusual for Cypriot standards. Also during 2007 more than 2500 AEL supporters 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) οtherwise known as Gate 3 .The latter name originated from the gate used to enter the East stand at [[Tsirion Stadium]] where AEL fans are seated. Organized fan groups of AEL also exist outside Cyprus worldwide. Notable fans include London Mayor – Boris Johnson, who upon a visit in 2011 said "What a jolly good football establishment you boys are running here, it is truly splendid."
The main supporter group of the team is '''SY.F.AEL''' (ΣΥ.Φ. – Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων) οtherwise known as Gate 0 .The latter name originated from the gate used to enter the East stand at [[Tsirion Stadium]] where AEL fans are seated. Organized fan groups of AEL also exist outside Cyprus worldwide. Notable fans include London Mayor – Boris Johnson, who upon a visit in 2011 said "What a jolly good football establishment you boys are running here, it is truly splendid."





==UEFA club coefficient ranking==
==UEFA club coefficient ranking==
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==Club World Ranking by IFFHS==
==Club World Ranking by IFFHS==
'''1st January 2013 - 31st December 2013'''
'''1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013'''
* 196 {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC København]] 91
* 196 {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[FC København]] 91
* '''198''' {{flagicon|Cyprus}} '''AEL Limassol 90,5'''
* '''198''' {{flagicon|Cyprus}} '''AEL Limassol 90,5'''
* 199 {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[CD Huachipato]] 90
* 199 {{flagicon|Chile}} [[CD Huachipato]] 90


[http://www.iffhs.de/index.php?10f42e00fa2d17f73702fa3016e23c17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6f28f53512 ''Full List'']
[http://www.iffhs.de/index.php?10f42e00fa2d17f73702fa3016e23c17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6f28f53512 ''Full List'']
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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SLO|pos=DF|name=[[Nejc Potokar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SLO|pos=DF|name=[[Nejc Potokar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=CPV|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares|Carlitos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=CPV|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares|Carlitos]]}}
⚫
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=[[Georgios Eleftheriou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=[[Georgios Eleftheriou]]}}
⚫
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Eduardo Marques Castro Silva|Edú]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Eduardo Marques Castro Silva|Edú]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=RWA|pos=DF|name=[[Edwin Ouon]]|other=[[Vice-Captain (football)|Vice-Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=RWA|pos=DF|name=[[Edwin Ouon]]|other=[[Vice-Captain (football)|Vice-Captain]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ANG|pos=MF|name=[[Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho|Dédé]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ANG|pos=MF|name=[[Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho|Dédé]]}}
{{Fs player|no=91|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[José Embalo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=91|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[José Embalo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ANG|pos=FW|name=[[Dijilly Arsene Dit Patrick Vouho]]}}
{{Fs player|no=94|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Ohene]]}}
{{Fs player|no=94|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Ohene]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Andrija Kaluđerović]]|other=on loan from [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Andrija Kaluđerović]]|other=on loan from [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]}}
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'''EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)'''
'''EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)'''
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Colautti]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Esteban Sachetti]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Esteban Sachetti]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Edmar Lacerda da Silva|Edmar]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Edmar Lacerda da Silva|Edmar]]
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* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (May 2001–Sept 02)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (May 2001–Sept 02)
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Matzourakis|Giannis Matzourakis]] (Sept 2002–Nov 03)
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Matzourakis|Giannis Matzourakis]] (Sept 2002–Nov 03)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaart]] (Nov 2003–Dec 31, 2004)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaart]] (Nov 2003–31 Dec 2004)
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Oleh Protasov]] (Dec 2004–March 05)
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Oleh Protasov]] (Dec 2004–March 05)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (March 2005–May 05)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (March 2005–May 05)
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bojan Prašnikar]] (July 1, 2005–Nov 30, 2005)
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bojan Prašnikar]] (1 July 2005 – 30 Nov 2005)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Loizos Mavroudis]] (Feb 2006–May 06)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Loizos Mavroudis]] (Feb 2006–May 06)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Panikos Orphanides]] (July 2006–Jan 07)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Panikos Orphanides]] (July 2006–Jan 07)
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Eli Guttman]] (Feb 2007–Dec 07)
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Eli Guttman]] (Feb 2007–Dec 07)
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Mariano Barreto]] (Dec 4, 2007–Feb 5, 2008)
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Mariano Barreto]] (4 Dec 2007 – 5 Feb 2008)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (Feb 2008–Dec 08)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (Feb 2008–Dec 08)
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mihai Stoichiță]] (Jan 26, 2009–May 20, 2009)
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mihai Stoichiță]] (26 Jan 2009 – 20 May 2009)
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Nir Klinger]] (Aug 1, 2009–Dec 1, 2009)
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Nir Klinger]] (1 Aug 2009 – 1 Dec 2009)
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Dušan Uhrin, Jr.]] (Jan 1, 2010–Sept 21, 2010)
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Dušan Uhrin, Jr.]] (1 Jan 2010–Sept 21, 2010)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pavlos Savva]] (Aug 2010–11)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pavlos Savva]] (Aug 2010–11)
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mihai Stoichiță]] (Sept 22, 2010–Feb 7, 2011)
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mihai Stoichiță]] (Sept 22, 2010–7 Feb 2011)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Raymond Atteveld]] (Feb 7, 2011–May 2011)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Raymond Atteveld]] (7 Feb 2011–May 2011)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pambos Christodoulou]] (March 24, 2011–Oct 22, 2012)
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pambos Christodoulou]] (24 March 2011 – 22 Oct 2012)
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Jorge Costa]] (Oct 24, 2012–May 22, 2013)
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Jorge Costa]] (24 Oct 2012 – 22 May 2013)
* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Lito Vidigal]] (July 1, 2013–Oct 22, 2013)
* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Lito Vidigal]] (1 July 2013 – 22 Oct 2013)
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petev]] (Oct 25, 2013–)
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petev]] (25 Oct 2013–)
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


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|-
|Championship titles:
|Championship titles:
|12
|13
|(1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013)
|(1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
|-
|-
|Cup titles:
|Cup titles:
|11
|12
|(1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009,2010, 2011,2012)
|(1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
|-
|-
|Super Cup titles:
|Super Cup titles:
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|'''Player'''
|'''Player'''
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Christos Krassas
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Christos Krassas
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Nikolas kleanthous
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Nikolas kleanthous
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Michalis Perikleous
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Michalis Perikleous
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Georgios Georgiou
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Georgios Georgiou
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Andros Kalogirou
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Andros Kalogirou
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Demetris Demetriou
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Demetris Demetriou
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Panikos Kleanthous
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|20px]]Panikos Kleanthous
|}
|}


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[[Category:Volleyball clubs in Cyprus]]
[[Category:Volleyball clubs in Cyprus]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1930]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1930]]
[[Category:Multi-sport clubs]]
[[Category:Multi-sport clubs in Cyprus]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Cyprus]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Cyprus]]

Revision as of 15:23, 19 May 2014

Athlitiki Enosi Filikon
Αθλητική Ένωση Φιλικών
File:Apollon-ael.avi.webm
Lagoudakia
Full nameAthlitiki Enosi Filikon
Founded4 October 1930; 94 years ago (1930-10-04)
GroundTsirion Stadium
Limassol, Cyprus
Capacity13,331
ChairmanAndгeas Sofocleontas
ManagerIvaylo Petev
LeagueCypriot First Division
2012–135th
Websitehttp://www.aelfc.com


'Αthlitiki Enosi Lemesou (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού)commonly known as Η πουτάνα της Λεμεσού is a Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Limassol, the port of Cyprus and also out of the three sports clubs that are located there.It is very famous from the friendly games that arranges on weekly basis. Their president is doing money laundry through this team. Huge amount of money goes to betting every game as they know the exact result before the match. Currently AEL maintains a football team, men's and women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a Futsal team and women's handball team and cricket. AEL is considered as one of the most successful clubs of the island on fixed matches.[1] (13 official football trophies- including the fixed ones). Is the only team from Cyprus to have won the official European title of rabbits. Due to the stupidity of their fans (also known as 'ΠΡΟΒΑΤΑ' ) they lost the championship on the 17/05/2014 against apoel nicosia. 


                                               ΣΤΗΜΕΝΟ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝ ΚΑΤΑΦΕΡΑΤΕ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΠΙΑΣΕΤΕ, 
                                                                  ΚαελΗΝΥΧΤΑ ΣΑΣ

History

File:Apollon-ael.avi.webm
Lagoudakia

The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas voted in as the club's first president.[1] The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol.[1] The club won its national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title.[2] Later that year, AEL became one of the eight founding members of the Cypriot First Division for the 1934–35 season, the first official league of the country.[1][2]

AEL Limassol celebrated its first official title success in 1941, beating out APOEL 4–3 in a two-legged championship play-off.[2] AEL fans had to wait 12 years until tasting title success again, as the club finally became champions of Cyprus again in 1953.[1][2] The club won its last major trophy in 1989, before the title success of 2012,[3] when it defeated city rivals Aris Limassol 3–2 after extra time in the Cypriot Cup final.[4][5]

In 2011 after disappointingly finishing 7th in the previous campaign, AEL hired Pambos Christodoulou,[6] who had a reputation of steering "modest sides away from relegation," to start the rebuilding process.[7] AEL Limassol secured the Cypriot league title for the first time since 1968 on Saturday 5 May 2012, ending 44 years without a Cypriot first division title.[8]

Christodoulou had a dream-like first season at the helm AEL, as his side was unbeaten and had not conceded any goals through the first five games. At the end of the second round AEL finished top of the table,[9] three points clear of the second placed team and had only conceded seven goals, the best defensive record of all the league teams. In the play-off round AEL battled with the top 4 teams for the championship winning it with one game to go conceding only nine goals. As Christodoulou has managed to bring AEL the championship crown,[10][11] which the team last won in 1968,[12][13] he was nicknamed by fans "Pambourinho", a combination of his name and of Jose Mourinho.

AEL received the championship trophy during a spectacular "fiesta" evening at the Tsirion Stadium on the evening of Saturday 12 May 2012. They followed this with an open-top bus parade through Limassol. Up to 12,000 AEL fans packed the stadium to watch the fiesta and trophy presentation. The club then turned their attention to the Cup Final of 16 May against Omonia Nicosia; and the chance to be crowned double winners for the first time in their history. However the club lost in the final 1–0 to a goal by Brazilian striker Andre Alves.[14]

Stadium

AEL FC plays in the 14000-seat 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 contributor and philanthropist Petros I. Tsiros, a benefactor and humanitarian of Cyprus, thus the name of the stadium.

Supporters

File:Aelakia.jpg

For the cup final of 1985 against EPA Larnaca almost 10000 AEL fans followed their team in Nicosia.12 busses and thousands ix were used by AEL supporters.... For the cup final of 2009, 9500 AEL fans traveled to Nicosia for the game in GSP stadium. There were sold 10000 tickets at total, 7600 of which were sold in one day, something unusual for Cypriot standards. Also during 2007 more than 2500 AEL supporters 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) οtherwise known as Gate 0 .The latter name originated from the gate used to enter the East stand at Tsirion Stadium where AEL fans are seated. Organized fan groups of AEL also exist outside Cyprus worldwide. Notable fans include London Mayor – Boris Johnson, who upon a visit in 2011 said "What a jolly good football establishment you boys are running here, it is truly splendid."



UEFA club coefficient ranking

Club Ranking for 2012/2013 Euro Season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

Full List

Club World Ranking by IFFHS

1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013

Full List

Current squad 2013-14

As of 13 February 2014.[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Morocco MAR Karim Fegrouche
5 MF Argentina ARG Esteban Sachetti
6 MF Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Genchev
7 MF Portugal POR Monteiro
8 MF Ghana GHA Ebo Andoh
11 MF Brazil BRA Edmar
12 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Nicolaou (Captain)
15 DF Cyprus CYP Christos Theophilou
20 MF Brazil BRA Luciano Bebê
21 DF Angola ANG Marco Airosa
22 DF Slovenia SVN Nejc Potokar
23 DF Cape Verde CPV Carlitos
27 MF Cyprus CYP Georgios Eleftheriou
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW Portugal POR Edú
29 DF Rwanda RWA Edwin Ouon (Vice-Captain)
30 GK Spain ESP Pulpo Romero
31 FW Netherlands NED Fouad Idabdelhay
40 GK Cyprus CYP Angelos Georgiou
45 DF Cyprus CYP Andreas Kyriacou
80 MF Spain ESP Edu Oriol
77 MF Angola ANG Dédé
91 FW Portugal POR José Embalo
77 FW Angola ANG Dijilly Arsene Dit Patrick Vouho
94 MF Ghana GHA Carlos Ohene
99 FW Serbia SRB Andrija Kaluđerović (on loan from Beijing Guoan)

On loan

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Angola ANG Miguel Quiame (on loan to Benfica Luanda)
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Rodolph Amessan (on loan to Ethnikos Achna)
— MF Ghana GHA Moustapha Quaynor (on loan to Alki Larnaca)

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2013.

Foreign players

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Under-21

Current staff

Technical staff
Director of Football Angola Rui Paulo Silva Júnior
Head coach Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev
Assistant coach CyprusMarios Neophytou
Goalkeeping coach Cyprus Nikos Konstandinidis
Physical fitness coach Serbia Dusan Stevic
Medical staff
Sports Physiologist Cyprus Dr. Giorgos Panayiotou
Head Doctor Cyprus Dr. Christos Patsalides
Physical Therapist Cyprus Michalis Xenofontos
Physical Therapist/Masseur Cyprus Giorgos Epiphaniou
Physical Therapist/Masseur Cyprus Kimonas Papamiltiadous

Managers history

Presidential history

Name From To
Stavros Pittas 1930 1932
Kriton Tornaritis 1932 1934
Yiangos Limanititis 1934 1953
Nikos Solomonides 1953 1971
Nikos Kountas 1971 1976
Georgios Tornaritis 1976 1982
Loris Lysiotis 1982 1996
Dimitris Solomonides 1996 2002
Giorgos Frantzis 2002 2003
Akis Ellinas 2003 2005
Agis Agapiou 2005 2006
Marios Herodotou 2006 2007
Zacharias Koundouros 2007 2008
Andгeas Sofocleous 2008 –

Honours

1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1968, 2012
1997
1939, 1940, 1948, 1985, 1987, 1989,
1953, 1968, 1985
  • Cyprus K.A. Severi Cup: 3
1953, 1955, 1956

European record

1R = First round, PR = Preliminary round, Q = Qualifying round, PO = play-off round.

Season Competition Round Country Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1968–69 European Cup 1R Spain Real Madrid 0–6 0–6 0–12
1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–2 0–4 2–6
1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup PR Czechoslovakia Dunajská Streda 0–1 1–5 1–6
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Austria Admira Wacker 0–3 0–1 1–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Hungary Ferencváros 0–4 2–1 2–5
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Northern Ireland Linfield 3–0 0–0 3–0
3Q Serbia Partizan 1–0 1–0 2–0
PO Belgium Anderlecht 2–1 0–2 2–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group C France Marseille 1–5 3–0 4th place
Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–1 0–2
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 0–2

U21 football team titles

  • Cypriot U21 Championship: 11
1940, 1951, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012

U17 football team titles

  • Cypriot U17 Championship: 4
2004, 2005, 2007, 2011
  • Cyprus U17 Cup: 1
1997

Basketball team (Proteas EKA AEL)

see full article Proteas EKA AEL

Women's basketball team (KV Imperial AEL)

Women Basketball Team Titles
Championship titles: 13 (1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Cup titles: 12 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
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)

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, 2012)
Cup titles: 28 (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, 2011)
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.

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 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
Nikolas kleanthous
Michalis Perikleous
Georgios Georgiou
Andros Kalogirou
Demetris Demetriou
Panikos Kleanthous
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.

References

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