ASIL Lysi (Greek: ΑΣΙΛ Λύσης) is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in the Second Division.

ASIL LysiΑ
ΣΙΛ Λύσης
Full nameAthletic Club Ischis Lysi
Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ισχύς Λύσης
Founded1932; 94 years ago (1932)
GroundGrigoris Auxentiou Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanGiorgos Kkailis
ManagerAngelos Efthymiou
LeagueSecond Division
2025–26Second Division, 7th of 16
Websiteasillysis.com

History

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The club was founded in Lysi, Famagusta on June 26, 1932. Club founders were Ch. Fokaides, Ch. Panayides, K. Rousi and N. Petrou. The choice for the club's name is attributed to Demetris Lambrou.

The club had its own stadium in Lysi. The stadium was called «Grigoris Afxentiou Stadium» as a memory of EOKA hero Grigoris Afxentiou who was born in Lysi and he was a player of ASIL. ASIL stadium was one of the first stadiums in Cyprus with grass. After the 1974 Turkish invasion, ASIL used Tsirion Stadium in Limassol as its ground and since 1978 the club is based in Larnaca. Since 1984 ASIL has a new stadium in Larnaca called «Grigoris Afxentiou Stadium». In 2019–20 season ASIL used AEK Arena as its ground and since 2020–21 season ASIL uses GSZ Stadium.

The best season for the club was 1968–69 in which they finished 6th in the first division.

Colours and badge

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The club colours are yellow and black. The emblem of the club is the discus thrower to symbolise the club's commitment to the olympic ideals and true sportsmanship.

Players

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As of 6 March, 2026

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. Nation Player
1 GK  CYP Kyprianos Andreou
3 MF  CYP Konstantinos Vrontis
4 DF  GRE Vangelis Tsiamis
5 DF  CYP Georgios Papathanasiou
8 MF  POR Diogo Neto
9 FW  CYP Apollonas Vasiliou
11 FW  CYP Marios Fasouliotis
12 DF  CYP Kyriakos Kyriakou
14 FW  CYP Georgios Katsiati
15 MF  CYP Nikos Katziis
20 DF  CYP Nikolas Kyriakidis
21 DF  CYP Andreas Kapsis
23 MF  CYP Nikolas Mina
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  CYP Efthymios Georgiou
31 GK  CYP Alexander Kavaleuskiy
33 GK  CYP Michalis Achilleos
45 FW  POR Fabinho Martins
50 DF  CYP Jack Fotis Charalampous
55 DF  CYP Lefteris Chatzikonstanti
75 MF  CYP Kyriakos Papastavrou
80 FW  CYP Leonidas Ruchwani
86 GK  GRE Kyriakos Stratilatis
93 GK  CYP Evangelos Mousikos
95 FW  GRE Anastasios Kontorouchas
98 DF  BRA Jean Prudente

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Cyprus Angelos Efthymiou
Assistant coach vacant
Goalkeeper coach BrazilCyprus Alexandre Negri
Fitness coach Cyprus Nikos Theophanous

League history

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The following table shows the progress of the team in time (for those seasons found data).

Season Division Place
2008–09 B 10th[1]
2009–10 B 9th[2]
2010–11 B 12th[3]
2011–12 C 4th[4]
2012–13 C 4th[5]
2013–14 B2 6th[6]
2014–15 C 2nd[7]
2015–16 B 11th[8]

Honours

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References

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