# Apollon Ladies F.C.

Apollon Ladies FC is a women's professional football team from Limassol, Cyprus, established in 2007. It is the leading club in the country, having won nine consecutive doubles. It is associated with men's side Apollon Limassol.
Apollon made headlines after beating two-times European champion Umeå IK in their second appearance in the Champions League. This is regarded as one of the biggest surprises in European women's football. Apollon reached the Round of 32, where it was knocked out by Zvezda Perm. Apollon again progressed past the qualifying stage in the 2011–12, 2012–13 and the 2013–14 season.

## Current squad

    As of 17 October 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CYP | Maria Matthaiou |
| 3 | DF | USA | Kacey LaBoda |
| 4 | DF | HAI | Chelsea Surpris |
| 5 | DF | GER | Rachel Avant |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Steffi Hardy |
| 7 | MF | CYP | Eleni Giannou |
| 8 | MF | CYP | Filippa Savva |
| 9 | MF | CYP | Antriana Tsoukka |
| 10 | FW | BEL | Celien Guns |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Natasha Hudson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | CYP | Georgia Katsonouri |
| 14 | DF | GHA | Elizabeth Oppong |
| 17 | DF | CYP | Marilena Georgiou |
| 21 | FW | CYP | Krystyna Freda |
| 22 | FW | CYP | Estela Eleutheriou |
| 23 | MF | USA | Francesca Frericks |
| 26 | DF | CYP | Elena Michail |
| 27 | | CYP | Charalampia Epameinonda |
| 30 | DF | CYP | Theofano Chrysanthou |

## Notable players
### Former internationals

For details of current and former players, see Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players.
* Cyprus: Skevi Antoniou, Stavriana Antoniou, Mandalena Christou, Loucretia Chrysostomou, Marilena Georgiou, Eleni Giannou, Maria Ioannou, Antria Michail, Sophia Nearchou, Margarita Sofocleous, Christiana Solomou, Antri Violari, Victoria Zampa
* Bulgaria: Liliana Kostova, Petya Petkova
* England: Lianne Sanderson
* Greece: Danai-Eleni Sidira
* India: Manisha Kalyan
* Jamaica: Tiffany Cameron
* Mexico: Cecilia Santiago
* Netherlands: Marije Brummel
* Poland: Nikki Krzysik
* Portugal: Mónica Mendes
* Romania: Cristina Costa, Teodora Drăgoescu, Mirela Ganea, Olga Iordachiusi, Alexandra Iusan, Eniko Kadar, Andreea Laiu, Corina Olar, Laura Rus, Florentina Spanu, Ana Maria Stanciu
* Russia: Yekaterina Gokhman
* Scotland: Frankie Brown, Ifeoma Dieke, Hayley Lauder
* United States: Danesha Adams, Yael Averbuch, Joanna Lohman, Tina DiMartino

### Former non-international professional players

* Michelle Betos, Taylor Comeau, Michelle Cruz, Gina DiMartino, Sinead Farrelly, Kelly Henderson, Haley Kopmeyer, Ashley Nick, Paige Nielsen, Mollie Pathman, Hanna Terry, Zaneta Wyne

## UEFA Competitions History

| Season | Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent |
| 2009–10 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 4–0 | Maccabi Holon |
| 2009–10 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 0–1 | Rossiyanka |
| 2009–10 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 2–0 | St. Francis |
| 2010–11 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 6–1 | Sarajevo |
| 2010–11 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 4–1 | Umeå |
| 2010–11 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–0 | ASA Tel Aviv |
| 2010–11 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 1–2 (H), 1–2 (A) | Zvezda Perm |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 14–0 | Progrès Niedercorn |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 8–0 | Swansea City |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 2–1 | Lehenda Chernihiv |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 2–2 (H), 1–2 (A) | Sparta Praha |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 7–0 | Klaksvík |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 21–0 | Velipojë |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–0 | Kharkiv |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 2–3 (H), 1–3 (A) | Torres |
| 2013–14 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 2–0 | Nové Zámky |
| 2013–14 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 1–0 | Goliador Chişinău |
| 2013–14 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–0 | ASA Tel Aviv |
| 2013–14 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 1–2 (H), 1–1 (A) | Neulengbach |
| 2014–15 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–1 | Gintra Universitetas |
| 2014–15 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 0–0 | KF Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 2014–15 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–1 | KÍ Klaksvík |
| 2014–15 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 1–0 (H), 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A) | Brøndby IF |
| 2015–16 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 2–0 | KÍ Klaksvík |
| 2015–16 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 8–0 | Hibernians |
| 2015–16 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 0–2 | Stjarnan |
| 2016–17 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 5–0 | KÍ Klaksvík |
| 2016–17 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 1–0 | Hajvalia |
| 2016–17 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 3–3 | PAOK |
| 2016–17 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 1–1 (H), 2–3 (A) | Slavia Praha |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 4–0 | NSA Sofia |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 6–0 | Noroc Nimoreni |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 4–1 | Sturm Graz |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 0–1 (H), 0–3 (A) | Linköping |
| 2019–20 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 10–0 | Rīgas FS |
| 2019–20 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 0–1 | Braga |
| 2019–20 | Champions League | Qualifying Stage | 7–2 | Sturm Graz |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | 1QR | 3–0 | Swansea City |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | 2QR | 1–2 | Górnik Łęczna |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | 1QR | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo-BGU Minsk |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | 1QR | 2–1 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2021–22 | Champions League | 2QR | 1–2 (H), 1–3 (A) | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | 1QR | 3–0 | Rīgas FS |
| 2022–23 | Champions League | 1QR | 0–1 | Zürich |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | 1QR | 9–0 | Ljuboten |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | 1QR | 3–0 | Samegrelo |
| 2023–24 | Champions League | 2QR | 0–7 (H), 0–4 (A) | Benfica |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | 1QR | 3–0 | FC Pyunik |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | 1QR | 2–3 | ŽNK Mura |

## Honours

* Cypriot First Division
** Champions (14): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Cypriot Cup
** Winners (12): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Cypriot Super Cup
** Winners (9): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023