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| Full name | Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού Athletic Union of Limassol | ||
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| Nickname(s) | " Λέοντες" (The Lions), ΙΣΟΒΙΤΕΣ | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Pampos Charalambous Nikos Kyprianou | ||
| Manager |  Eli Guttman | ||
| League | Cyprus First Division | ||
| Club Titles | 194 | ||
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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.
Football team
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)
Κ.Α.Σεβέρη Cup titles: 3 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56)
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous Managers
Former Players
Basketball Team (Proteas EKA AEL)
| Nicknames | Βασίλισσα (Greek) Queen (English) |
| Arena | Nicos Solomonidis, Limassol 3000 |
| 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
Arena nickname:Το κλουβί(The Cage)
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 13 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 2007, for the fifth (5th) consecutive year, EKA AEL Lemesos have won the Cyprus championship. EKA AEL has become the first team in the Cyprus league to win five (5) titles in a row.
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. a 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 surprise 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 Estudiantes because 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. DTL EKA AEL finished unbeaten at Home
Current roster(PROTEAS EKA AEL)
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| ? | Χρίστος Σπύρου
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Playmaker | 1.83 |
| ? | Αλέξης Λιάτσος
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Forward | 2.00 |
| ? | Κωνσταντίνος Περεντός
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Forward | 1.98 |
| ? | Γιώργος Παλάλας
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Playmaker | 1.85 |
| ? |  Rade Kamarace
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Forward | 1.92 |
| ? | Milutin Aleksic
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Forward | 2.02 |
| ? |  Aleksandar Radojević
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Center | 2.21 |
| ? |  Alen Trepalovac
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Center | 2.15 |
| ? | Sasa Cuic
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Power Forward | 2.15 |
| ? |  Vasiliy Zavoruev
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Forward | 2.02 |
| ? |  Souchu Karim
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Forward | 1.98 |
| ? |   Olivie Ilunga
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Play Maker | 1.85 |
| ? |  Arseni Kuchinsky
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Forward | 2.02 |
| ? |  Duane Woodward
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Guard | 1.91 |
| ? | Ryan Randle
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Center | 2.06 |
- Coach
Igors Miglinieks
- Assistant Coach
Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος
2006-2007 roster (DTL EKA AEL)
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| Efthymios Panayiotou
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Forward | 2.04 | |
| 5 | \ Jeron Roberts
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Forward | 1.94 |
| 6 |  Zydrunas Urbonas
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Forward | 1.98 |
| 7 | Milutin Aleksic
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Forward | 2.02 |
| 10 | Giorgos Palalas
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Playmaker | 1.85 |
| 11 | Chrysostomos Chrystodoulou
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Forward | 1.98 |
| 12 | Antonio Michael King
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Guard | 1.91 |
| 13 |  Remon Van de Hare
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Centre | 2.22 |
| 14 | Christos Spyrou
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Playmaker | 1.83 |
| 15 |  Mihal Hlebowicki
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Forward | 2.03 |
| 16 | Ryan Randle
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Center | 2.06 |
- Coach
- Igors Miglinieks
EKA AEL Titles
Cyprus Basketball Men's League – Division 1 Titles: 13 (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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)
Women's Basketball Team(KV Imperial AEL)
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 4 | Tamara Ruzic
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Forward | 1.81 |
| Latoya Bond
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Forward | 1.73 | |
| Eleni Artimata
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Centre | 1.82 | |
| 5 | Aphroditi Sarka
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Shooting Guard | 1.69 |
| 6 | Andria Hatdjimichael
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Forward | 1.70 |
| 7 | Loukia Larkou
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Shooting Guard | 1.71 |
| 8 | Kallia Papadopoulou
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Playmaker | 1.66 |
| 9 | Anna Michael
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Centre | 1.75 |
| 10 | Biliana Bisevic
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Centre | 1.92 |
| 11 | \ Petra Orlovic
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Forward | 1.76 |
| 12 |  Laura Auntere
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Forward | 1.91 |
| 13 | Christiana Menelaou
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Playmaker | 1.59 |
| 14 | Chris Merkouri
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Centre | 1.82 |
| Yianna Kleanthous
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Forward | 1.70 | |
| Keysi Rost
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Guard | 1.70 |
- Coach
Marios Thrasyvoulidis
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)
Volleybal team (women)
Founding member of Cyprus Volleyball Federation in 1976, the volleybal department for AEL is only a women's team and dominated the Cypriot women's volleyball. The team's achievements are a phenomenon; in 32 seasons, that the competitions took place in Cyprus, the team won the Championship 25 times, which means only 7 times they were not champions). In 31 seasons that Cup is played, they won 27 times the Cup. Also they have won the Championship 15 consecutive times, from 1977 until 1991. They have also the amazing record of 24 consecutive Cups from 1980 until 2003 and the Double 12 times from 1980 until 1991 and 9 times from 1993 until 2001. In the past the club had also a men team for 10 years which participated in the Cypriot Championship.
Roster
| Number | Player |
| 1 |  Marina Christophorou
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| 2 |  Mayia Deprova
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| 3 | Marina Pepekou
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| 4 | Skevi Ioannidou
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| 5 | Oxana Pavlou
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| 6 | Sotia Papakyriakou
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| 9 |  Marina Isova
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| 10 |  Cesara Ruxadoyu
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| 14 | Josephine Socratous
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| 15 | Dora Yiallouri
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| 16 | Tania Tomihova |
| Coach | Roula Katchambi
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Titles volley team (women)
AEL Women's Volleyball team founded: 1976 Championship titles: 25 (1977, 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: 9 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Bowling
The bowling club was founded in 1999 and the same year became a member of the Limassol District Federation. In 2001, the team participated in the Cypriot Championship as one of the two representers of Limassol District Federation. In 2003 the team won its first trophy by winning the Limassol District Federation Cup and in 2006 its first Championship by winning the Limassol District Federation Championship. The home of the team is the Limassol Bowling Center.
Players
- Christos Krassas
- Michalis Loizidis
- Michalis Perikleous
- Georgios Georgiou
- Andros Kalogirou
- Pampos Stamataris
Titles bowling team
Limassol Championship - 1 (2006) <br\> Limassol Cup - 4 (2003,2004,2005,2007)
Titles cycling team
Genearal cup (2004) <br\> Road cup - 2(2004,2005) <br\> Masters - 2 (2004,2005)
Defunct Sports departments
Except the currently active departments, AEL had in the past some other departments, which today are defunct. However, even as not active departments, the years they existed, all of them added titles for AEL.
In the past the AEL Limassol had a field hockey team which is currently not active. The team had plenty of victories by having its player Renos Antoniadis leading the team. In 1931, AEL won the Cup in a match which was played in Larnaca. One year later, the team became Cypriot Champions. The team was consisted by Antoniadis, Pareas, Frangos, Christophides, Michaelides, Kalogirou, Victor Mousteris, Anastasiadis and Williamson. However, there were no more competitions after, because the other teams of those years folded their hockey departments because of financial problems.
Another AEL sport department that currently not exist is the handball. The team was active for small period but that was not problem for the team to add another trophy in the hundred that they have by other various sports. On June 11, 1989, a day after the football team of the club won the Cyprus Cup, the handball team won the Cyprus Cup in handball by beating Youth Centre Larnaca 23-19 in the final which was played in Lefkotheo Indoor Hal, Nicosia.
Another ΑΕΛ sport department that currently not exist is the mens Volleybal team
In sea sports, AEL had reach activities, in those who could be competed via clubs. AEL pioneered in Regattas in 1932, 1933 and 1934 in the Cyprus Regatta Games. The members of the team were Nearchos Pieris, Christakis Dixon, Andreas Araouzos, Sotiris Antoniades and Maximos Morides. The club had also a waterpolo team which was uncompetent and unbeaten Cypriot Champions. The team achieved a noted victory against a selected team of British Navy which were Mediterranean Champions. Except the Cypriot Championships, AEL won the Mediterranean Naval Cup.