Apollon Ladies F.C. Explained
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Fullname: | Apollon Ladies FC |
Ground: | Parekklisia Community Stadium |
Capacity: | 3,000 |
Chairman: | Andreas Marangos |
Manager: | Laurent Fassotte |
League: | First Division |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Position: | First Division, 1st |
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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.
Notable players
Former internationals
For details of current and former players, see .
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[3] [4]
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
Michelle Betos, Taylor Comeau, Michelle Cruz, Gina DiMartino, Sinead Farrelly, Kelly Henderson, Haley Kopmeyer, Ashley Nick, Paige Nielsen, Mollie Pathman, Hanna Terry, Zaneta Wyne
UEFA Competitions History
Honours
- 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,[5] 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24[6]
- Cypriot Cup
- Winners (12): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,[7] 2021–22, 2022–23[8]
- Cypriot Super Cup
- Winners (9): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023
Notes and References
- Web site: el:Παλμαρές . http://www.apollonladies.com/palmare . Apollon Ladies FC . 9 October 2014 . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014044903/http://www.apollonladies.com/palmare . 14 October 2014 .
- Web site: Apollon humble Umeå on goal-filled day. UEFA. 30 September 2011. 9 August 2010. 15 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015091610/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1507217.html. live.
- Web site: Manisha Kalyan joins Apollon Ladies, to become first Indian to play in UEFA Women's Champions League. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. TEAM SPORTSTAR. 19:37 IST. 3 July 2022. 3 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703150455/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/manisha-kalyan-apollon-ladies-two-year-deal-uefa-womens-champions-league/article38508384.ece. 3 July 2022.
- Web site: Watch: Manisha Kalyan Becomes First Indian To Play In UEFA Women's Champions League. sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. 19 August 2022. 19 August 2022. Press Trust of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819090118/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/manisha-kalyan-becomes-first-indian-to-play-in-uefa-womens-champions-league-watch-3267754. 19 August 2022.
- Web site: Ένατος σερί τίτλος για Apollon Ladies (Apollon win ninth title in a row) . cfa.com.cy . 19 March 2017 . 25 March 2017 . el . https://web.archive.org/web/20170624230954/http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/29859/2711042/240 . 24 June 2017 . dead .
- Web site: Απονομή τίτλου στην πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα Apollon Ladies. cfa.com.cy. 21 March 2024. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Κυπελλούχος Γυναικών στα πέναλτι οι Apollon Ladies . cfa.com.cy . 6 May 2018 . 6 May 2018 . el . 2 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902131914/https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/news/34093 . live .
- Web site: Στις Apollon Ladies το Κύπελλο, 1-0 την Ομόνοια στον τελικό . cfa.com.cy . 28 April 2023 . 28 April 2023 . el .