AEL Limassol
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| Full name | Athli̱tikí̱ Éno̱si̱ Lemesou Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού |
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| Founded | 4 October 1930 |
| Ground |
Tsirion Stadium Limassol, Cyprus |
| Capacity | 13 331 |
| Chairman |
 Andгeas Sofocleous
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| Manager |
Dionisis Dionisiou
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| League | Cypriot First Division |
| 2015–16 | 7th |
| Website | Club home page |
| Active departments of AEL Limassol | |||||
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Football |
Basketball |
Futsal |
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Volleyball |
Bowling |
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Football
Basketball
Futsal
Volleyball
Bowling
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, "Athletic Union of Limassol"), commonly known as AEL , is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL 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 is considered as one of the most successful clubs of the island, with 13 official football trophies. The basketball branch of AEL is also well known, currently being the only team from Cyprus to have won a European title (the European Regional Challenge Cup). Limassol's official club mascot is a Lion, who was affectionately nicknamed the lions by their fans.
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 its 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.
AEL Limassol is the bigest team in Limassol.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.
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