AEL Limassol B.C. (women)

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AEL Limassol WBC
PAYAB-EKA-AEL logo.png
NicknameVasilissa (The Queen)
(Greek: Βασίλισσα)
Leagues Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A
Founded1989;35 years ago (1989)
Arena Nicos Solomonides Arena
Capacity2,500
Location Limassol, Cyprus
Team colorsYellow and Blue
  
PresidentAntonis Tomazos
Head coach Giorgos Palalas
Assistant(s) Michalis Kounounis
Championships17 Cypriot Championships
16 Cypriot Cups
11 Cypriot Super Cups

AEL Limassol Women Basketball Club (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, romanized:Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou, lit.'Athletic Union of Limassol'), commonly referred to as AEL (Greek : ΑΕΛ), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Limassol. The women's section of the Basketball club is also nicknamed The Queen and since the introduction of women's professional basketball on the island, AEL women has developed into one of the most successful teams in Cyprus.

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The women's basketball club competes in the Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A and is one of the most successful clubs in Cyprus. The club holds the record for the most national championships (17) and most Cypriot Cups won (16). [1] [2] The club's most recent championship came during the 2023–24 Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A, after having defeated Annagennisi Germasogeias BC . The club has regularly participated in multiple European competitions such as the Women Eurocup 2024-25 .

Honours

HonourNo.Years
Championship titles:171993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024
Cup titles:161993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024 [2]
Super Cup titles:111998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024

Players

Sole Mare By The Sea AEL WBC Current roster 2024/25

PlayersCoaches
Pos.Νο.Nat.NameHt.
SG 2 Flag of Cyprus.svg Konstandinou, Maria 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Miesha Morehouse, Tishara 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
G/F 4 Flag of Cyprus.svg Papadouri, Anthia 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
C 7 Flag of Croatia.svg Mandic, Jovana 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
CG 9 Flag of Cyprus.svg Stylianidi, Sofia 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PF 11 Flag of Cyprus.svg Orlovic, Petra 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG 12 Flag of Cyprus.svg Mavroudi, Eleni 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 13 Flag of Cyprus.svg Antoniou, Rafaella 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 18 Flag of Cyprus.svg Raca, Tijana 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
C 21 Flag of Cyprus.svg Papalla, Dimitra 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 32 Flag of Cyprus.svg Skachkova, Milana 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
F 44 Flag of Cyprus.svg Oikonomidou, Eleni 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Flag of Cyprus.svg Michalis Kounounis
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Cyprus.svg
Team Manager
Legend
  • Petra Orlovic (C) Team captain

Women's European campaigns

SeasonCompetitionGamesWon/LostWin %
1994FIBA Women European Cup20/20%
1996FIBA Women European Cup20/20%
2007FIBA Women EuroCup60/60%
2008FIBA Women EuroCup104/640%
2009FIBA Women EuroCup106/460%
2010FIBA Women EuroCup127/558.34%
2024FIBA Women EuroCup
Total4217/2540.48%

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References

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  2. 1 2 Katsaros, Antonis (18 February 2024). "Τρομερή ΑΕΛ σήκωσε το 16ο κύπελλο της ιστορίας της!". Cyprus Basket (in Greek). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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