Apollon Ladies F.C.
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| Full name | Apollon Ladies FC | ||
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| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Parekklisia Community Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Andreas Marangos | ||
| Manager | Laurent Fassotte | ||
| League | First Division | ||
| 2025–26 | First Division, 1st | ||
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Apollon Ladies FC is a women's professional 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. The club has won 16 league titles.
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.
Former players include Lianne Sanderson a Champions League winner with Arsenal and played with England at the 2015 Women's World Cup, Sinead Farrelly who played with Ireland at the 2023 World Cup, Mexican Goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago who played at the 2011 World Cup in Germany.
The club hold the record for the biggest win in Champions League history beating Albanian side Ada Velipojë winning 21–0 in 2012 with 4 players scoring hattricks (Liliana Kostova, Laura Rus, Sinead Farrelly, Florentina Spânu) they also hold the record for most goals scored in a game by one team.[3]
Current squad
- As of August 2026[4]Players listed on UEFA's website for the 2026/27 Champions League and UEFA Europa Cup campaign, Cypriot International Steffi Hardy captained the side against Polish side Czarni Sosnowiec.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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, Maria Matthaiou, 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[6][7]
Ireland: Sinead Farrelly
Jamaica: Tiffany Cameron
Mexico: Cecilia Santiago
Netherlands: Marije Brummel
Poland: Nikki Krzysik.svg.png)
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
Uganda: Juliet Nalukenge
United States: Danesha Adams, Yael Averbuch, Joanna Lohman, Tina DiMartino
Former non-international professional players
UEFA Competitions History
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Honours
- Cypriot First Division
- Cypriot Cup
- Cypriot Super Cup
- Winners (10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
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.
- ↑ "List of UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League records and statistics", Wikipedia, 2026-08-15, retrieved 2026-08-27
- ↑ https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/2600669--apollon-ladies/squad/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ UEFA.com. "Czarni | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ 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.
