Apollon Ladies F.C.

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 Ladies
Full nameApollon Ladies FC
Founded2007 (2007)
GroundParekklisia Community Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAndreas Marangos
ManagerLaurent Fassotte
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24First 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
As of March 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
2 MF  USA Courtney Sebazco
3 DF  USA Trinity Watson
6 DF  ENG Steffi Hardy
7 MF  CYP Maria Panagiotou
8 MF  CYP Filippa Savva
10 MF  POR Joana Dantas
11 MF  CYP Eleni Giannou
12 FW  IND Manisha Kalyan
13 GK  USA Abbie Faingold
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  GHA Elizabeth Oppong
15 FW  GHA Elshaddai Acheampong
16 DF  USA Savannah Taylor
17 DF  CYP Marilena Georgiou
18 FW  UGA Juliet Nalukenge
19 FW  USA Kaytlin Brinkman
21 FW  CYP Krystyna Freda
30 DF  POR Carolina Beckert
33 MF  GHA Olivia Anokye

Notable players

Former internationals

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

Former non-international professional players

UEFA Competitions History
SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2009–10Champions LeagueQualifying Stage4–0 Maccabi Holon
0–1 Rossiyanka
2–0 St. Francis
2010–11Champions LeagueQualifying Stage6–1 Sarajevo
4–1 Umeå
3–0 ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Zvezda Perm
2011–12Champions LeagueQualifying Stage14–0 Progrès Niedercorn
8–0 Swansea City
2–1 Lehenda Chernihiv
Round of 322–2 (H), 1–2 (A) Sparta Praha
2012–13Champions LeagueQualifying Stage7–0 Klaksvík
21–0 Velipojë
3–0 Kharkiv
Round of 322–3 (H), 1–3 (A) Torres
2013–14Champions LeagueQualifying Stage2–0 Nové Zámky
1–0 Goliador Chişinău
3–0 ASA Tel Aviv
Round of 321–2 (H), 1–1 (A) Neulengbach
2014–15Champions LeagueQualifying Stage3–1 Gintra Universitetas
0–0 KF Vllaznia Shkodër
3–1 KÍ Klaksvík
Round of 321–0 (H), 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Brøndby IF
2015–16Champions LeagueQualifying Stage2–0 KÍ Klaksvík
8–0 Hibernians
0–2 Stjarnan
2016–17Champions LeagueQualifying Stage5–0 KÍ Klaksvík
1–0 Hajvalia
3–3 PAOK
Round of 321–1 (H), 2–3 (A) Slavia Praha
2017–18Champions LeagueQualifying Stage4–0 NSA Sofia
6–0 Noroc Nimoreni
4–1 Sturm Graz
Round of 320–1 (H), 0–3 (A) Linköping
2019–20Champions LeagueQualifying Stage10–0 Rīgas FS
0–1 Braga
7–2 Sturm Graz
2020–21Champions League 1QR3–0

Swansea City

2QR1–2 Górnik Łęczna
2021–22Champions League1QR2–0 (a.e.t.)

Dinamo-BGU Minsk

2–1 CSKA Moscow
2QR1–2 (H),
1–3 (A)		 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
2022–23Champions League1QR3–0 Rīgas FS
0–1 Zürich
2023–24Champions League1QR9–0 Ljuboten
3–0 Samegrelo
2QR– (H),
– (A)		Benfica

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
  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. "ROSTER 2023/24". apollonladies.com. Retrieved 31 March 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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