Apollon Ladies F.C.

Apollon Ladies
Full name Apollon Ladies Football Club
Founded 2007
Ground Tsirion Stadium,
Limassol
League Cypriot First Division
2016–17 1st

Apollon Ladies FC is a women's football team from 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.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Elizabeth Stout
2 United States MF Michaela Hahn
3 Mexico DF Janelly Farias
4 Cyprus DF Margarita Sofocleous (captain)
5 Sweden DF Therese Björk
7 Cyprus DF Kostantina Pafiti
8 Greece MF Danai-Eleni Sidira (vice-captain)
9 Romania FW Laura Rus
10 Italy MF Alyssa Lagonia
11 Hungary FW Loretta Németh
No. Position Player
14 England FW Ashleigh Bullock
15 Cyprus MF Maria Zachariou
17 Cyprus DF Krystina Iordanou
18 Italy DF Martina Capelli
21 Sweden DF Julia Molin
23 Greece MF Kyriaki Kynossidou
25 Cyprus GK Mandalena Christou
99 Cyprus GK Antouaneta Chrysanthou
97 England Aimee Leigh Dagnall

Former internationals

For details of current and former players, see Category:Apollon Limassol FC Ladies players.

Former non-international professional players

UEFA Competitions History

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

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. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ένατος σερί τίτλος για Apollon Ladies (Apollon win ninth title in a row)" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Κυπελλούχος Γυναικών στα πέναλτι οι Apollon Ladies" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.


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