AEL Limassol
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| Full name | Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού Athletic Union of Limassol |
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| Nickname(s) | " Λέοντες" (The Lions), ΙΣΟΒΙΤΕΣ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Tsirion Stadium, Lemesos, Cyprus |
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| Capacity | 13,152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Marios Irodotou |
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| Manager |  Eli Guttman |
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| League | Cyprus First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AEL Limassol (Greek:ΑΕΛ;Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού;Athletic Union of Limassol) is a cypriot multisport club based in Limassol, Cyprus. AEL sports club maintains not only the football team (something very common in the country), but tries to give equal opportunities to all sports.
At present, AEL Limassol sports club maintains football, basketball, and volleyball teams that participate in their corresponding domestic leagues as well as in international competitions.
AEL (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού;Athletic Union of Limassol) Founded in 1930: (04/10/1930).
AEL football 1931: AEL Limassol play their first match against EPA Larnaca which they lose 1-6.
AEL football 1932: AEL Limassol appoint Greek coach Argiris Gavalas. He was the first non-Cypriot figure in local football.
AEL football 1934: The Cyprus Football Association is formed. The founding members were AEL Limassol, Trust Nicosia, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, Apoel Nicosia, Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü, Anorthosis Famagusta, and Epa Larnakas.
AEL football 1939: AEL Limassol beat APOEL Nicosia 3-1 and win the Cyprus Cup for the first time and last time.
AEL football 1941: The mighty Yellows are crowned League Champions for the first time.
AEL basketball 1966: The Cyprus Basketball Association is formed with AEL Limassol among its founding members.
AEL football 1968: AEL Limassol win the League Championship for the 5th time in their history and participate in the Greek First Division League.
AEL basketball 1974: AEL Limassol win their first basketball Championship.
AEL Volleyball 1976: The Cyprus Volleyball Association is formed. AEL Limassol participate in the first Championship and win the title.
AEL basketball 1977: AEL Limassol become the first Cypriot basketball club to participate in a European competition.
AEL basketball 1983: AEL Limassol crash Ethnikos 177-39.
AEL football 1987: The Yellows win the Cyprus Cup for the 5th time in their history by beating Apollon Limassol 1-0.
AEL football 1989: The Yellows win the Cyprus Cup for the 6th time in their history by beating Aris Limassol 1-0.
AEL football 1989: AEL Limassol achieve their first international triumph by beating Austrian side Admira Wacker 1-0 at Tsirion Stadium.
AEL basketball 1994: AEL Limassol are relegated to the 2nd division for the first time in their history.
AEL football 1996: AEL Limassol are relegated to the 2nd division for the first time in their history.
AEL football 1997: AEL Limassol win the Second Division Championship.
AEL basketball 2003: AEL Limassol win the FIBA Regional Challenge Cup (South region).
AEL basketball 2007: AEL Limassol reaches the FIBA EuroCup quarter finals.
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[edit] Football team
[edit] Titles Football team
Championship titles: 5 (1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1968)
Cup titles: 6 (1939, 1940,1948, 1985, 1987, 1989)
Super Cup titles: 3 (1953, 1968, 1985)
[edit] Current Squad
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[edit] Basketball Team (DTL EKA AEL)
| Nicknames | Βασίλισσα (Greek) Queen (English) |
| Arena | Nicos Solomonidis, Limassol 2,500 |
| Team Colors | All Yellow With Blue Streaks |
| President | Michael Loizidis |
| Head Coach | Miglinieks Igors |
| League | A1 Championship - Cyprus |
| Season | 2005-2006 |
| Position | 1 |
EKA AEL (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού;Athletic Union of Limassol, Cyprus)
AEL club founded: 1930
Home arena: LTV - Nikos Solomonides, Limassol
AEL is from the founding members of Cyprus Basketball Federation. With coach one of the schoolteachers of the sport in Cyprus, Michalaki Nikolaidi, the AEL began coward-coward with the beginning of official championships in 1967. It is established as the “queen” of Cyprus Basketball. Beyond the 12 championships, the 7 Cups and the 4 Super Cups that gained, AEL is also the only Cypriot team that ever took part at the Europe Cup. On 27 March 2006, for the fourth consecutive year, EKA AEL Lemesos have won the Cyprus championship. EKA AEL has become the first team in the Cyprus league to win four titles in a row.
[edit] European Compaigns
In 2003 the “queen” wore also her European crown after she accomplished she conquers at the newly established Regional Challenge Cup (South Conference). There was a triumph that was completed with the astonishing record 10 victories in games equal in number.
That was the beginning of the European success of AEL Limassol which continues until today. After winning the Regional Challenge Cup, AEL participated as Cypriot champions the following year in the new FIBA EuroCup and qualified from the group phase in the round of 16. In the Group phase, AEL eliminated teams like Peristeri and Paris Basket Racing. They were eliminated in the round of 16 by Hapoel Tel Aviv. They were very close to do the same achievement in the same competition in 2004-05 but in 2005-06, when the competition changed formation AEL achieved to pass the first group round by finishing second, eliminating PAOK BC and Kallev Tallin and reached the second round (round of 16) where they finished last in their group.
The effort to reach the in 2004 and 2006, it was achieved in 2006-07 eventhough that this time AEL had tougher opponents than the previous years. Being in the same group at the first round with former European Champions Virtus Bologna, the famous ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne and the Astronauts Amsterdam, very few would believe that AEL had chance to qualify. However, those expectations didn't become truth and after the suprized victory against Virtus Bologna with a score 88-83. Also at home they crushed the french giants Villeurbanne 84-58 and at the end with four victories and two defeats, AEL qualified as second to the second round elimiting Villeurbanne.
Unlike the previous year, when AEL finished with 0 points in the second round, being in the same group with CB Estudiantes, with the Liege Basket and BC Šiauliai, they finished second with 5 victories and 1 defeat same with the pioneering Estudiantesbecause of the matches between those teams. AEL beat Estudiantes 63-62. AEL reached the quarter finals but the dream to reach the final four didn't become truth after they were eliminated by the Ukrainian team Azovmash 2-1 in victories. AEL won at home 85-79 but was beaten away 88 - 63 and 97 - 69.
[edit] Current roster
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| Roye Berkowitz |
Playmaker | 1.80 | |
| Efthymios Panayiotou |
Forward | 2.04 | |
| 5 |  \ Roberts Jeron |
Forward | 1.94 |
| 6 |  Zydrunas Urbonas |
Forward | 1.98 |
| 7 |  Milutin Aleksic |
Forward | 2.02 |
| 10 | Giorgos Palalas |
Playmaker | 1.85 |
| 11 | Chrysostomos Chrystodoulou |
Forward | 1.98 |
| 12 | Antonio Michael King |
Guard | 1.91 |
| 13 |  Remon Van de Hare |
Centre | 2.22 |
| 14 | Christos Spyrou |
Playmaker | 1.83 |
| 15 |  Mihal Hlebowicki |
Forward | 2.03 |
| 16 | Ryan Randle |
Center | 2.06 |
- Coach
- Igor Miglinieks
[edit] DTL-EKA AEL Titles
Cyprus Basketball Men's League – Division 1 Titles: 12 (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Cup titles: 7 (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004)
Super Cup titles: 4 (1985, 1988, 2003, 2005)
FIBA Regional Challenge Cup (South region): 1 (2003)
[edit] Titles basketball team (women)
Championship titles: 5 (1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006)
Cup titles: 6 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006)
Super Cup titles: 1 (1998)
[edit] Titles volley team (women)
AEL Women's Volleyball team founded: 1976 Championship titles: 24 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,2005)
Cup titles: 27 (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Super Cup titles: 23
[edit] Titles cycling team
Genearal cup (2004) Road cup - 2(2004,2005) Masters - 2 (2004,2005)
[edit] Titles bowling team
Cup - 3 (2003,2004,2005)
[edit] External links
Official Websites
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