Fixtures

Cyprus Division 1 01/02 17:00 16 AEL Limassol vs Apollon Limassol - View
Cyprus Division 1 01/06 17:00 17 Pafos FC vs AEL Limassol - View
Cyprus Division 1 01/12 17:00 18 AEL Limassol vs Omonia Nicosia - View
Cyprus Division 1 01/19 14:00 19 Ethnikos Achnas vs AEL Limassol - View
Cyprus Division 1 01/25 17:00 20 AEL Limassol vs Nea Salamis Famagusta - View
Cyprus Division 1 02/01 17:00 21 AEK Larnaca vs AEL Limassol - View

Results

Cyprus Division 1 12/22 15:00 15 [11] Omonia Aradippou v AEL Limassol [8] D 2-2
Cyprus Division 1 12/14 15:00 14 [8] AEL Limassol v Omonia 29is Maiou [14] D 1-1
Cyprus Division 1 12/08 15:00 13 [8] AEL Limassol v Karmiotissa [11] W 4-0
Cyprus Cup 12/04 15:00 8 Ayia Napa v AEL Limassol W 1-4
Cyprus Division 1 11/30 15:00 12 [12] Enosis Paralimni v AEL Limassol [8] D 0-0
Cyprus Division 1 11/24 17:00 11 [7] AEL Limassol v Aris Limassol [2] L 0-3
Cyprus Division 1 11/10 17:00 10 [4] Apoel Nicosia v AEL Limassol [7] L 4-0
Cyprus Division 1 11/04 17:00 9 [11] Anorthosis Famagusta v AEL Limassol [7] L 1-0
Cyprus Cup 10/30 17:00 7 PO Achyronas Onisilos v AEL Limassol W 0-2
Cyprus Division 1 10/27 17:00 8 [7] AEL Limassol v AEK Larnaca [3] D 1-1
Cyprus Division 1 10/21 16:00 7 [13] Nea Salamis Famagusta v AEL Limassol [7] W 0-2
Cyprus Division 1 10/05 16:00 6 [8] AEL Limassol v Ethnikos Achna [10] W 5-2

Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 46 20 26
Wins 16 9 7
Draws 15 6 9
Losses 15 5 10
Goals for 76 39 37
Goals against 77 33 44
Clean sheets 7 3 4
Failed to score 10 2 8

Wikipedia - AEL Limassol

Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, lit. 'Athletic Union of Limassol') is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.

AEL Limassol also maintains a men's and women's basketball teams, a women's volleyball team and a (newly established in 1976) Futsal team, a women's handball team as well as a cricket team. AEL Limassol is one of the oldest and most decorated football clubs on the island and the most successful club in Limassol with 17 official football trophies consisting of 6 first division championships, 7 cups and 4 super cups. The sponsor of the club is Meridian Sport.

History

The club was founded on 4 October 1930, with Stavros Pittas serving as the club's first president. The football section of the club competed in its first game on 6 January 1931 against PSC, winning 6–1 in Limassol. The club won the national championship in 1934 though this is not credited as it is an unofficial title. Later that year, AEL became one of the eight founding members of the Cypriot First Division for the 1934–35 season, the first official league of the country.

AEL Limassol celebrated its first official title success in 1941, defeating APOEL 4–3 in a two-legged championship play-off. AEL fans had to wait 12 years until tasting title success again, as the club finally became champions of Cyprus again in 1953. AEL would twice repeat this success, winning back-to-back league championships in 1955 and 1956.

The club won its last major trophy in 1989 – before the title success of 2012 – when it defeated city rivals Aris Limassol 3–2 after extra time in final of the Cypriot Cup.

In 2011, after disappointingly finishing in seventh-place in the previous campaign, AEL hired Pambos Christodoulou, who had a reputation of steering "modest sides away from relegation", to start the club's rebuilding process. AEL Limassol secured the Cypriot league title for the first time since 1968 on 5 May 2012, ending a 44-year drought without a Cypriot first division title.

Christodoulou had a dream-like first season at the helm AEL, as his side was unbeaten and had not conceded any goals through the first five games. At the end of the second round, AEL finished top of the table, three points clear of the second placed team and had only conceded seven goals, the best defensive record of all the league teams. In the play-off round, AEL battled with the top four teams for the championship, winning it with one game to spare and conceding only nine goals. As Christodoulou has managed to bring AEL the championship crown, he was nicknamed by fans "Pambourinho", a combination of his name and of esteemed manager José Mourinho.

AEL received the championship trophy during a spectacular "fiesta" evening at the Tsirio Stadium on the evening of Saturday 12 May 2012. They followed this with an open-top bus parade through Limassol. Up to 12,000 AEL fans packed the stadium to watch the fiesta and trophy presentation.

The club then turned their attention to the Cup Final of 16 May against Omonia and the chance to be crowned double winners for the first time in club history; the club, however, lost 1–0 in the final. The following year, AEL made it to the group stage of a UEFA tournament for the first time, finishing last and picking up four points in their UEFA Europa League group.

On 22 October 2013, Angolan manager Lito Vidigal was sacked after just over three months in charge. Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev was appointed as AEL's manager on 25 October, having previously guided Ludogorets Razgrad to promotion to the A Group as well as two A Group titles, a Bulgarian Cup win as well as a triumph in the Bulgarian Super Cup. Petev signed an initial deal to stay at AEL until the end of the 2014–15 season.

At the end of the 2013–14 season, AEL finished in first place in the initial phase of the competition. Going into the championship match against APOEL on 17 May 2014, AEL needed only a draw to secure their second league title in three years. The match, however, was abandoned (at 0–0) after 52 minutes when firecrackers thrown by AEL fans struck APOEL player Kaká. The match was replayed behind closed doors at a neutral stadium on 31 May 2014, and APOEL achieved to win their second consecutive league title after beating AEL 1–0, courtesy of a Cillian Sheridan goal. On 6 June 2014, the Cyprus Football Association's (CFA) disciplinary committee – acting as an appeals board – unanimously cancelled on the CFA council's decision to repeat the 17 May championship final, awarding the match to APOEL with a 0–3 score. AEL winger Jorge Monteiro finished the season as joint-top scorer in the league with 18 goals, and the former Porto academy product was voted player of the year by the CFA. AEL finished in the 4th place of the championship of 2016–2017 and as a result the team won a place in the first qualifying round of Europa League. Furthermore, AEL achieved to go up to third qualifying round from a not fair play game from the referee Artyom Kuchin and the players of Austria Wien. The referee had shown the white dot of the penalty for a ghost foul outside of the box of AEL and a red card for AEL defender Marco Airosa in the twenty second minute. AEL had fight for the win for the whole game to achieve two goals that send her in the play-offs but the score finished 1–2.

AEL Limassol is a professional soccer team based in Limassol, Cyprus. The club was founded in 1930 and has a rich history in Cypriot football. AEL Limassol has a strong fan base and plays their home matches at the Tsirion Stadium, which has a capacity of 13,331 spectators.

The team's colors are yellow and blue, and their mascot is a lion. AEL Limassol has a fierce rivalry with fellow Limassol-based team Apollon Limassol, with matches between the two clubs known as the Limassol Derby.

AEL Limassol has won multiple Cypriot First Division titles and has also had success in domestic cup competitions. The team has also competed in European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

The club has a reputation for developing young talent and has produced several players who have gone on to have successful careers in European football. AEL Limassol is known for their attacking style of play and passionate fan base, making them a formidable opponent in Cypriot football.