ASIL Lysi () is a
Cypriot football club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
which was established in the town of
Lysi,
Famagusta.
After the
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...
in 1974, ASIL became a
refugee
A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
team and is temporarily based in
Larnaca. The club plays in the .
History
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
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...
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
The club colours are yellow and black.
The emblem of the club is the
discus throw
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er to symbolise
the club's commitment to the
olympic ideals and true sportsmanship.
Players
Technical staff
League history
The following table shows the progress of the team in time (for those seasons found data).
Honours
*
Cypriot Second Division
The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system.
Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...
**Champions (2):
1967
Events January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
,
1974
*
Cypriot Third Division
The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing ...
**Champions (1):
2001
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References
External links
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ASIL FC Official Website
Football clubs in Cyprus
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Cyprus
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