Apollon Ladies FC is a

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football team from

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

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, established in 2007. It is the leading club in the country, having won nine consecutive doubles. It is associated with men's side

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Div ...

. Apollon made headlines after beating two-times European champion

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in their second appearance in the Champions League. This is regarded as one of the biggest surprises in European

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. Apollon reached the Round of 32, where it was knocked out by

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. Apollon again progressed past the qualifying stage in the 2011–12, 2012–13 and the 2013–14 season.

Current squad

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Former internationals

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

: Skevi Antoniou, Stavriana Antoniou,

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Loucretia Chrysostomou Loucretia Chrysostomou (born 10 October 1992) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Division club Lefkothea Latsion and the Cyprus women's national team. Career Chrysostomou has been capped for the Cyprus national team, ...

Marilena Georgiou Marilena Georgiou ( el, Μαριλένα Γεωργίου; born 19 June 1996) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cyprus women's national team. Club career On 25 September 2008, Georgiou joined Apollon Ladies FC. Internat ...

Eleni Giannou Eleni Giannou (born 16 September 1993) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder and the Cyprus women's national team. Career Giannou has been capped for the Cyprus national team, appearing for the team during the UEFA Women's Euro 202 ...

Maria Ioannou Maria Ioannou (born 24 November 1991) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a defender for Apollon Ladies F.C. and the Cyprus women's national team. Career Ioannou has been capped for the Cyprus national team, appearing for the team during the ...

Antria Michail Antria Michail (born 19 December 1991) is a Cypriot Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division (women), First Division club Lefkothea Latsion and the Cyprus women's national football team, Cyprus women's ...

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Margarita Sofocleous Margarita Sofocleous ( el, Μαργαρίτα Σοφοκλέους; born 16 December 1986) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a defender. She has been a member of the Cyprus women's national team. Club career On 13 July 2009, Sofocleous joine ...

Christiana Solomou Christiana Solomou "Solo" is a Cypriot football midfielder, who played for Sparta Prague in the Czech First Division. Early life Born to Nikolas and Meropi in Paphos, Cyprus. Solomou was raised with her two older brothers (Kostas and Kyriak ...

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, Mirela Ganea, Olga Iordachiusi,

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, Eniko Kadar, Andreea Laiu,

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Former non-international professional players

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, Gina DiMartino,

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, Ashley Nick,

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, Hanna Terry,

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UEFA Competitions History

Honours

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus official ...

** Champions (12): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19,

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, 2021–22 *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club te ...

** Winners (11): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is u ...

** Winners (8): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021

References

External links

* * Women's football clubs in Cyprus Apollon Limassol Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-footyclub-stub