Apollon Ladies F.C.

Apollon Ladies
Full name	Apollon Ladies FC
Founded	2007; 17 years ago
Ground	Parekklisia Community Stadium
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Andreas Marangos
Manager	Laurent Fassotte
League	First Division
2023–24	First Division, 1st
Home colours	Away colours

Apollon Ladies FC is a women's 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 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

As of 17 October 2024.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
13	GK	ESP	Marta Alemany
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

Former internationals

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

Cyprus: Skevi Antoniou, Stavriana Antoniou, Mandalena Christou, Loucretia Chrysostomou, Marilena Georgiou, Eleni Giannou, Maria Ioannou, Antria Michail, Sophia Nearchou, Margarita Sofocleous, Christiana Solomou, Antri Violari, Victoria Zampa

Bulgaria: Liliana Kostova, Petya Petkova
England: Lianne Sanderson
Greece: Danai-Eleni Sidira
India: Manisha Kalyan^[4]^[5]
Jamaica: Tiffany Cameron
Mexico: Cecilia Santiago
Netherlands: Marije Brummel
Poland: Nikki Krzysik
Portugal: Mónica Mendes
Romania: Cristina Costa, Teodora Drăgoescu, Mirela Ganea, Olga Iordachiusi, Alexandra Iusan, Eniko Kadar, Andreea Laiu, Corina Olar, Laura Rus, Florentina Spanu, Ana Maria Stanciu
Russia: Yekaterina Gokhman
Scotland: Frankie Brown, Ifeoma Dieke, Hayley Lauder
United States: Danesha Adams, Yael Averbuch, Joanna Lohman, Tina DiMartino

Former non-international professional players

Michelle Betos, Taylor Comeau, Michelle Cruz, Gina DiMartino, Sinead Farrelly, Kelly Henderson, Haley Kopmeyer, Ashley Nick, Paige Nielsen, Mollie Pathman, Hanna Terry, Zaneta Wyne

UEFA Competitions History

Season	Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent
2009–10	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	4–0	Maccabi Holon
			0–1	Rossiyanka
			2–0	St. Francis
2010–11	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	6–1	Sarajevo
			4–1	Umeå
			3–0	ASA Tel Aviv
		Round of 32	1–2 (H), 1–2 (A)	Zvezda Perm
2011–12	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	14–0	Progrès Niedercorn
			8–0	Swansea City
			2–1	Lehenda Chernihiv
		Round of 32	2–2 (H), 1–2 (A)	Sparta Praha
2012–13	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	7–0	Klaksvík
			21–0	Velipojë
			3–0	Kharkiv
		Round of 32	2–3 (H), 1–3 (A)	Torres
2013–14	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	2–0	Nové Zámky
			1–0	Goliador Chişinău
			3–0	ASA Tel Aviv
		Round of 32	1–2 (H), 1–1 (A)	Neulengbach
2014–15	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	3–1	Gintra Universitetas
			0–0	KF Vllaznia Shkodër
			3–1	KÍ Klaksvík
		Round of 32	1–0 (H), 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A)	Brøndby IF
2015–16	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	2–0	KÍ Klaksvík
			8–0	Hibernians
			0–2	Stjarnan
2016–17	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	5–0	KÍ Klaksvík
			1–0	Hajvalia
			3–3	PAOK
		Round of 32	1–1 (H), 2–3 (A)	Slavia Praha
2017–18	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	4–0	NSA Sofia
			6–0	Noroc Nimoreni
			4–1	Sturm Graz
		Round of 32	0–1 (H), 0–3 (A)	Linköping
2019–20	Champions League	Qualifying Stage	10–0	Rīgas FS
			0–1	Braga
			7–2	Sturm Graz
2020–21	Champions League	1QR	3–0	Swansea City
2020–21	Champions League	2QR	1–2	Górnik Łęczna
2021–22	Champions League	1QR	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Dinamo-BGU Minsk
		1QR	2–1	CSKA Moscow
		2QR	1–2 (H), 1–3 (A)	Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
2022–23	Champions League	1QR	3–0	Rīgas FS
2022–23	Champions League	1QR	0–1	Zürich
2023–24	Champions League	1QR	9–0	Ljuboten
		1QR	3–0	Samegrelo
		2QR	0–7 (H), 0–4 (A)	Benfica
2024–25	Champions League	1QR	3–0	FC Pyunik
2024–25	Champions League	1QR	2–3	ŽNK Mura

Honours

Cypriot First Division
- Champions (14): 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^[7]
Cypriot Cup
- Winners (12): 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]
Cypriot Super Cup
- Winners (9): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023

References

^ Παλμαρές. Apollon Ladies FC (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ "Apollon humble Umeå on goal-filled day". UEFA. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ "APOLLON LADIES". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ 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)
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Απονομή τίτλου στην πρωταθλήτρια ομάδα Apollon Ladies". cfa.com.cy. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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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[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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