Apollon Ladies F.C.

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Apollon Ladies
Apollon Ladies FC logo.png
Full nameApollon Ladies FC
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
GroundParekklisia Community Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAndreas Marangos
Manager Laurent Fassotte
League First Division
2024–25 First Division, 1st

Apollon Ladies FC is a women's professional 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.

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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

As of 17 October 2024. [3]

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

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

Notable players

Former internationals

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

Former non-international professional players

UEFA Competitions History

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2009–10 Champions League Qualifying Stage4–0 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Holon
0–1 Flag of Russia.svg Rossiyanka
2–0 Flag of Ireland.svg St. Francis
2010–11 Champions League Qualifying Stage6–1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo
4–1 Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå
3–0 Flag of Israel.svg ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Flag of Russia.svg Zvezda Perm
2011–12 Champions League Qualifying Stage14–0 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Progrès Niedercorn
8–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City
2–1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lehenda Chernihiv
Round of 322–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Praha
2012–13 Champions League Qualifying Stage7–0 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klaksvík
21–0 Flag of Albania.svg Velipojë
3–0 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kharkiv
Round of 322–3 (H), 1–3 (A) Flag of Italy.svg Torres
2013–14 Champions League Qualifying Stage2–0 Flag of Slovakia.svg Nové Zámky
1–0 Flag of Moldova.svg Goliador Chişinău
3–0 Flag of Israel.svg ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–1 (A) Flag of Austria.svg Neulengbach
2014–15 Champions League Qualifying Stage3–1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Gintra Universitetas
0–0 Flag of Albania.svg KF Vllaznia Shkodër
3–1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík
Round of 321–0 (H), 1–3 ( a.e.t. ) (A) Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby IF
2015–16 Champions League Qualifying Stage 2–0 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík
8–0 Flag of Malta.svg Hibernians
0–2 Flag of Iceland.svg Stjarnan
2016–17 Champions League Qualifying Stage 5–0 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík
1–0 Flag of Kosovo.svg Hajvalia
3–3 Flag of Greece.svg PAOK
Round of 32 1–1 (H), 2–3 (A) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Praha
2017–18 Champions League Qualifying Stage 4–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg NSA Sofia
6–0 Flag of Moldova.svg Noroc Nimoreni
4–1 Flag of Austria.svg Sturm Graz
Round of 32 0–1 (H), 0–3 (A) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping
2019–20 Champions League Qualifying Stage 10–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Rīgas FS
0–1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Braga
7–2 Flag of Austria.svg Sturm Graz
2020–21 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City
2QR 1–2 Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Łęczna
2021–22 Champions League 1QR 2–0 ( a.e.t. ) Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo-BGU Minsk
2–1 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
2QR 1–2 (H),
1–3 (A)		 Flag of Ukraine.svg Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
2022–23 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Rīgas FS
0–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich
2023–24 Champions League 1QR 9–0 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Ljuboten
3–0 Flag of Georgia.svg Samegrelo
2QR 0–7 (H),
0–4 (A)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
2024–25 Champions League 1QR 3–0 Flag of Armenia.svg FC Pyunik
2–3 Flag of Slovenia.svg ŽNK Mura

Honours

References

  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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