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Apollon Ladies
Full nameApollon Ladies FC
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
GroundParekklisia Community Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAndreas Marangos
ManagerLaurent Fassotte
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24First Division, 1st

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.

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

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As of 17 October 2024.[3]

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 Cyprus CYP Maria Matthaiou
3 DF United States USA Kacey LaBoda
4 DF Haiti HAI Chelsea Surpris
5 DF Germany GER Rachel Avant
6 DF England ENG Steffi Hardy
7 MF Cyprus CYP Eleni Giannou
8 MF Cyprus CYP Filippa Savva
9 MF Cyprus CYP Antriana Tsoukka
10 FW Belgium BEL Celien Guns
11 FW England ENG Natasha Hudson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Cyprus CYP Georgia Katsonouri
13 GK Spain ESP Marta Alemany
14 DF Ghana GHA Elizabeth Oppong
17 DF Cyprus CYP Marilena Georgiou
21 FW Cyprus CYP Krystyna Freda
22 FW Cyprus CYP Estela Eleutheriou
23 MF United States USA Francesca Frericks
26 DF Cyprus CYP Elena Michail
27 Cyprus CYP Charalampia Epameinonda
30 DF Cyprus CYP Theofano Chrysanthou

Notable players

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Former internationals

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For details of current and former players, see Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players.

Former non-international professional players

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UEFA Competitions History

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Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2009–10 Champions League Qualifying Stage 4–0 Israel Maccabi Holon
0–1 Russia Rossiyanka
2–0 Republic of Ireland St. Francis
2010–11 Champions League Qualifying Stage 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
4–1 Sweden Umeå
3–0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 32 1–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Russia Zvezda Perm
2011–12 Champions League Qualifying Stage 14–0 Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn
8–0 Wales Swansea City
2–1 Ukraine Lehenda Chernihiv
Round of 32 2–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Czech Republic Sparta Praha
2012–13 Champions League Qualifying Stage 7–0 Faroe Islands Klaksvík
21–0 Albania Velipojë
3–0 Ukraine Kharkiv
Round of 32 2–3 (H), 1–3 (A) Italy Torres
2013–14 Champions League Qualifying Stage 2–0 Slovakia Nové Zámky
1–0 Moldova Goliador Chişinău
3–0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 32 1–2 (H), 1–1 (A) Austria Neulengbach
2014–15 Champions League Qualifying Stage 3–1 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
0–0 Albania KF Vllaznia Shkodër
3–1 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Round of 32 1–0 (H), 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Denmark Brøndby IF
2015–16 Champions League Qualifying Stage 2–0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
8–0 Malta Hibernians
0–2 Iceland Stjarnan
2016–17 Champions League Qualifying Stage 5–0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
1–0 Kosovo Hajvalia
3–3 Greece PAOK
Round of 32 1–1 (H), 2–3 (A) Czech Republic Slavia Praha
2017–18 Champions League Qualifying Stage 4–0 Bulgaria NSA Sofia
6–0 Moldova Noroc Nimoreni
4–1 Austria Sturm Graz
Round of 32 0–1 (H), 0–3 (A) Sweden Linköping
2019–20 Champions League Qualifying Stage 10–0 Latvia Rīgas FS
0–1 Portugal Braga
7–2 Austria Sturm Graz
2020–21 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Wales Swansea City
2QR 1–2 Poland Górnik Łęczna
2021–22 Champions League 1QR 2–0 (a.e.t.) Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk
2–1 Russia CSKA Moscow
2QR 1–2 (H),
1–3 (A)
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
2022–23 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Latvia Rīgas FS
0–1 Switzerland Zürich
2023–24 Champions League 1QR 9–0 North Macedonia Ljuboten
3–0 Georgia (country) Samegrelo
2QR 0–7 (H),
0–4 (A)
Portugal Benfica
2024–25 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Armenia FC Pyunik
2–3 Slovenia ŽNK Mura

Honours

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  • Cypriot First Division
    • Champions (14): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19,[6] 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24[7]
  • Cypriot Cup
    • Winners (12): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,[8] 2021–22, 2022–23[9]
  • Cypriot Super Cup
    • Winners (9): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023

References

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  1. ^ Παλμαρές. Apollon Ladies FC (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Apollon humble Umeå on goal-filled day". UEFA. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ "APOLLON LADIES". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Απονομή τίτλου στην πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα Apollon Ladies". cfa.com.cy. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Στις Apollon Ladies το Κύπελλο, 1-0 την Ομόνοια στον τελικό" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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