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Apollon Limassol (Greek: Απόλλων Λεμεσού) is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams.
[edit] History
Apollon F.C. was founded in Limassol, Cyprus on the 13th of February 1954. The Club applied for a membership to the Cyprus F.A. and was accepted as a second division club on October 16th, 1955.The emblem of the newly formed club was that of the ancient Greek god of sun "Apollonas" (Apollo).
[edit] Volleyball team
Founded member of Cyprus Volleyball Federation, the women's team participated in three Championship finals (1999, 2001, 2003) and in five Cup finals (1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003) but lost all of them by AEL Limassol. In 2003, the team lost both Championship and Cup finals by AEL again, however since AEL won the double, they participated in the Super Cup and on September 23, 2003 they won their first trophy, the Super Cup in their own Stadium by beating AEL Limassol 3-0.
[edit] Stadium
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The team's current stadium is the 14,400 seater, Tsirion Stadium, also known as the Olympia Stadium (G.S.O). Tsirion Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Apollon Limassol, AEL Limassol and Aris Limassol. The stadium was built in 1975 with the help of the generous contributor and great philanthropist, Mr. Petros Tsiros, thus the name of the stadium. Apollon Limassol currently uses the West Stand of the stadium but most of the times is overcrowded therefore also use the East Stand of the stadium.
Apollon has its own Indoor Hall, the Apollon Stadium, with capacity of 2,600 and as it was said it hosted the Southern European Regional Challenge Cup Final Four. In the Cup Final, AEL Limassol beat KK Igokea 82-92 and became the first Cypriot team to win a European Trophy. It is home of Apollon's basketball and volleyball team.
[edit] Trophies
[edit] Football
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- 1991, 1994, 2006
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- 1966, 1967, 1986, 1992, 2001
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- 2006
[edit] Basketball
- Cypriot Basketball Cup: 1
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- 2002
[edit] Volleyball (women)
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- 2003
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Transfers 2008/09
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[edit] Club officials
[edit] Board of Directors
- Chairman and Press Representative: Frixos Savvides
- Honorary Chairman: Phivos Vakis
- Vice president - Head of Football Team and Planning Department: Nicos Kirzis
- Vice President - Head of Financial Department: Kyriakos Panagides
- Vice President - Head of New Stadium Committee: Theodoros Antoniou
- Marketing Department and Public Relations: Charis Kimonos
- Marketing Department and Public Relations: Giorgos Pitsillides
- Administration of Personnel Department: Kostas Polidorides
- Responsible for projects: Charalambos Antoniou
- Responsible of Medical Team: Yiannos Ioannou
- Legal Advisor: Yiannis Christodoulou
- Legal Advisor and assistant to the Press Representative: Pavlos Aristodimou
[edit] Coaching Staff
- Technical Manager: Christakis Christoforou
- Manager: Svetozar Šapurić
- Assistant Manager: Vassos Melanarkitis
- Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Nicolaou
- Fitness Coach: Andreas Nicolaou
- Assistant Fitness Coach: Constantinos Papaconstantinou
- Team Supervisor: Christos Iosifides
- Team Supervisor: Sokratis Sokratous
- Safety and Athletic Equipment Officer: Kyriakos Vassiliou
[edit] Medical Staff
- Club Doctor: Dr. Yiannos Ioannou
- Assistant Club Doctor: Dr. Savvas Chronis
- Orthopedist: Dr. Stephen Iosifides
- First Team Physiotherapist: Panayiotis Georgiades
- Assistant First Team Physiotherapist: Tomas Toward
[edit] Sponsorship
- Official Shirt Sponsor - Columbia Ship Management Ltd
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Jako
- Official Athletism Sponsor - Libra Holidays Group
- Official Stadium Sponsor - Sisamos Group of Companies
- Official Communication Sponsor - MiVision
- Official Sport Drink - Gatorade
[edit] Other Sponsors
[edit] Notable Former Managers
[edit] Former Players
[edit] External links
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Gerard van der Lem
Jerzy Engel
Ilie Dumitrescu
Martti Kuusela
Toni Savevski
Bernd Stange
Momčilo Vukotić
Ronnie Whelan
Nenad Starovlah
Yossi Mizrahi
