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AEL FC is a [[Cyprus|cypriot]] football club and one of the founding members of the [[Cyprus Football Association]]. The club has participated in all [[Cypriot First Division|first division]] leagues except the 1996-97 period <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ael-limassol.net/history_en.html|title=Club History|accessdate=2008-05-26}}</ref>. |
AEL FC is a [[Cyprus|cypriot]] football club and one of the founding members of the [[Cyprus Football Association]]. The club has participated in all [[Cypriot First Division|first division]] leagues except the 1996-97 period TO 96 DEN KSEXNW!! EKEI EKEI STH B ETHNIKI <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ael-limassol.net/history_en.html|title=Club History|accessdate=2008-05-26}}</ref>. |
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| Full name | Αθλητική Ένωσις Λεμεσού Athletic Union of Lemesos | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Λέοντες" (Lions), ΙΣΟΒΙΤΕΣ, Originals | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Tsirion Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 13,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Andreas Sofokleous | ||
| Manager |  Mihai Stoichiţă | ||
| League | Cypriot First Division | ||
| Club Titles | 205 | ||
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A. E. Lemesos (Athlitiki Enosis Lemesou - AEL, Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Λεμεσού - ΑΕΛ, Athletic Union of Lemesos) is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Lemesos, Cyprus'. AEL maintains not only the football team (something very common in the country), but tries to give equal opportunities to all sports.
At present, AEL maintains football, basketball, volleyball, Handball, Bawling and Cycling teams that participate in their corresponding domestic leagues as well as in international competitions.
Football team
AEL FC is a cypriot football club and one of the founding members of the Cyprus Football Association. The club has participated in all first division leagues except the 1996-97 period TO 96 DEN KSEXNW!! EKEI EKEI STH B ETHNIKI [1].
Stadium
AEL FC plays in the 14,400 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 the stadium.
Supporters
AEL has very dedicated followers. The main supporter group is SY.F.AEL (Greek: ΣΥ.Φ.ΑΕΛ Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων ΑΕΛ) 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 sitted. Organized fan groups of AEL also exist outside Cyprus in countries like Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki) and United Kingdom. Their nickname called by other fans in Cyprus is SKOULIKIA and PANAYRKA which means WORMS and CELEBRATIONS respectively. AEL fans are not as much as their rivals, APOLLON LIMASSOL, but they are the second most popular team in Limassol. They are a copy of APOLLON LIMASSOL fans, and their favorite anthem is "TO 96 DEN KSEXNW" (Which means I DO NOT FORGET 1996)
Current squad
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Transfers 2008/09
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Former Players
Presidential History
Managerial History
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Honours
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: | 7 | (1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Cup titles: | 7 | (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008) |
| Super Cup titles: | 3 | (1998, 2006, 2007) |
| 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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| Χρίστος Σπύρου
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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
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| 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.
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| 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: | 2 | (2006,2008) |
| 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 June 11, 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 oyal Navy which were then Mediterranean Champions. Apart from the Cypriot Championships, AEL won the Mediterranean Naval Cup.
References
- ^ "Club History". Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "ΣΤΑ ΓΑΛΑΖΟΚΙΤΡΙΝΑ ΚΑΙ Ο ΙΟΡΤΑΚΕ" (in Greek). ael.eu.com. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "ΠΑΡΑΜΕΝΕΙ ΓΑΛΑΖΟΚΙΤΡΙΝΟΣ Ο ΜΑΡΙΟΣ ΛΟΥΚΑ" (in Greek). ael.eu.com. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "...ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΣΗΜΑ ΤΟΡΑΟ" (in Greek). ael.eu.com. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-26.