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Apollon Ladies F.C.

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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.

Apollon Ladies
Full nameApollon Ladies FC
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
GroundParekklisia Community Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAndreas Marangos
ManagerLaurent Fassotte
LeagueFirst Division
2024–25First Division, 1st

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CYP Maria Matthaiou
3 DF  USA Kacey LaBoda
4 DF  HAI Chelsea Surpris
5 DF  GER Rachel Avant
6 DF  ENG Steffi Hardy
7 MF  CYP Eleni Giannou
8 MF  CYP Filippa Savva
9 MF  CYP Antriana Tsoukka
10 FW  BEL Celien Guns
11 FW  ENG Natasha Hudson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  CYP Georgia Katsonouri
14 DF  GHA Elizabeth Oppong
17 DF  CYP Marilena Georgiou
21 FW  CYP Krystyna Freda
22 FW  CYP Estela Eleutheriou
23 MF  USA Francesca Frericks
26 DF  CYP Elena Michail
27  CYP Charalampia Epameinonda
30 DF  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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SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2009–10Champions LeagueQualifying Stage4–0Israel Maccabi Holon
0–1Russia Rossiyanka
2–0Republic of Ireland St. Francis
2010–11Champions LeagueQualifying Stage6–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
4–1Sweden Umeå
3–0Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–2 (A)Russia Zvezda Perm
2011–12Champions LeagueQualifying Stage14–0Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn
8–0Wales Swansea City
2–1Ukraine Lehenda Chernihiv
Round of 322–2 (H), 1–2 (A)Czech Republic Sparta Praha
2012–13Champions LeagueQualifying Stage7–0Faroe Islands Klaksvík
21–0Albania Velipojë
3–0Ukraine Kharkiv
Round of 322–3 (H), 1–3 (A)Italy Torres
2013–14Champions LeagueQualifying Stage2–0Slovakia Nové Zámky
1–0Moldova Goliador Chişinău
3–0Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–1 (A)Austria Neulengbach
2014–15Champions LeagueQualifying Stage3–1Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
0–0Albania KF Vllaznia Shkodër
3–1Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Round of 321–0 (H), 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A)Denmark Brøndby IF
2015–16Champions LeagueQualifying Stage2–0Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
8–0Malta Hibernians
0–2Iceland Stjarnan
2016–17Champions LeagueQualifying Stage5–0Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
1–0Kosovo Hajvalia
3–3Greece PAOK
Round of 321–1 (H), 2–3 (A)Czech Republic Slavia Praha
2017–18Champions LeagueQualifying Stage4–0Bulgaria NSA Sofia
6–0Moldova Noroc Nimoreni
4–1Austria Sturm Graz
Round of 320–1 (H), 0–3 (A)Sweden Linköping
2019–20Champions LeagueQualifying Stage10–0Latvia Rīgas FS
0–1Portugal Braga
7–2Austria Sturm Graz
2020–21Champions League1QR3–0Wales Swansea City
2QR1–2Poland Górnik Łęczna
2021–22Champions League1QR2–0 (a.e.t.)Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk
2–1Russia CSKA Moscow
2QR1–2 (H),
1–3 (A)		Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
2022–23Champions League1QR3–0Latvia Rīgas FS
0–1Switzerland Zürich
2023–24Champions League1QR9–0North Macedonia Ljuboten
3–0Georgia (country) Samegrelo
2QR0–7 (H),
0–4 (A)		Portugal Benfica
2024–25Champions League1QR3–0Armenia FC Pyunik
2–3Slovenia ŽNK Mura

Honours

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  • Cypriot First Division
    • Champions (15): 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, 2024–25[7]
  • Cypriot Cup
    • Winners (14): 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] 2023-2024, 2024–25
  • Cypriot Super Cup
    • Winners (10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024

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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