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{{short description|Cypriot football club}}
{{short description|Cypriot football club}}
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| fullname = Άρης Λεμεσού<br>Aris Limassol Football Club
| nickname = {{lang|el|Ελαφρά Ταξιαρχία}} (The Light Brigade)
| nickname = {{lang|el|Ελαφρά Ταξιαρχία}} (The Light Brigade)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1930}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1930|10|03}}
| ground = [[Tsirion Stadium]],<br>[[Limassol]], Cyprus
| ground = [[Alphamega Stadium]]
| capacity = 13,331
| capacity = 11,000
| chairman = Vladimir Federov
| chairman = Vladimir Fedorov
| manager = [[Aleksey Shpilevsky]]
| manager = [[Aleksey Shpilevsky]]
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'''Aris Limassol''' ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a [[Cyprus|Greek Cypriot]] [[association football|football]] club based in [[Limassol]] and one of the founder members of [[Cyprus Football Association]]. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the [[Tsirion Stadium]]. Aris Limassol is one of the most historic football clubs of Limassol dated since 1930.
'''Aris Limassol''' ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[association football|football]] club based in [[Limassol]] and one of the founder members of [[Cyprus Football Association]]. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the [[Alphamega Stadium]]. Founded in 1930, Aris Limassol is one of the most historic football clubs of [[Limassol]].

The club also maintains teams in other sports including basketball, table tennis and chess. The Aris chess team dominated Cypriot chess in the 1980s.


==History==
==History==
One of the founder members of [[Cyprus Football Association]], and was around between 5th and 7th position in the 1930s. During the 1940s, the team didn't compete in the [[Cypriot First Division]], however, they returned in the Cypriot Championship in 1954 and they were the first team to be relegated to the Second Division after finishing last in the table. The following season they became Champions in the Second Division and returned to be relegated again. Returning to the First Division, where after a good appearance in the First Division, they gained the fourth position.
One of the founder members of the [[Cyprus Football Association]], Aris competed in the first five seasons of the [[Cypriot First Division]], with their league placement ranging from 5th to 7th. The club ceased operation in 1939 due to financial difficulties, and returned in 1952, competing in the [[Cypriot Second Division|Second Division]]. Aris returned to the First Division in 1954, but finished last and was relegated. The following season they won the Second Division and returned to the top-tier league, only to be relegated again. Aris returned to the First Division once in 1958, placing 4th.


Being one of the weakest teams in the First Division during the 1960s, they were finally relegated in 1969–70 as 12th and remained for two seasons in the Second Division. The situation changed for Aris between 1975 and 1980 when the team won again the fourth position in 1976–77 and 1978–79. Two years after winning the fourth position, in 1981 the team were relegated again after finishing last (14th) but returned as runners up the following season and finished 5th in 1985–86.
Being one of the weaker teams in the First Division during the 1960s, they were finally relegated in the 1969–70 season, placing 12th, and spent two years in the Second Division. The situation improved for Aris, with the team finishing 4th in the First Division, in the 1976–77 and 1978–79 seasons. In 1981, they were relegated again after finishing last but returned as runner-ups the following season. In 1989, the team qualified to the final of the [[Cypriot Cup]], where they lost to [[AEL Limassol]]. The following season, Aris signed [[Oleh Blokhin]], the 1975 [[European Footballer of the Year]]. At the end of the season, Blokhin ended his career playing for Aris Limassol.


Following relegation in 1993, Aris won the Second Division for the third time in the club's history. From 1997 until 2006, the team would alternate between the First and Second Division. This situation ended in the [[Cypriot First Division 2006-07|2006–07]] season, when the team managed to remain in the First Division, placing 8th. However, the following season Aris was relegated once more, and the trend returned. After 9 years of drought, Aris managed to remain in the First Division in the 2015–16 season, finishing in 10th place. This season, Aris was the only team which played more than 6 Cypriot players in every match. After three seasons in the First Division, Aris was relegated and spent another three seasons in the Second Division, before being promoted once more in the 2020–21 season.
The greatest success of the club was in 1989 when the team qualified to the Cyprus Cup final, where they were beaten by [[AEL Limassol]] 2–3. The following season, in 1989–90, the club signed the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Oleh Blokhin]], the 1975 [[European Footballer of the Year]], and helped them to win for another time the fourth position, which was the club's greatest position. After the end of the season, Blokhin ended his career playing for Aris Limassol.


In Summer 2021, a new era began for Aris, with the Russian investor Vladimir Fedorov, who intends to transform Aris into one of the elite clubs of Cyprus. The following season, Aris finished fourth in the league, meaning the club had qualified for the [[2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League]], the first time the club had ever qualified for European football. They made their European debut in the second qualifying round against [[Neftçi PFK|Neftçi Baku]], and despite a 2–0 win at home, Aris lost 3–0 in the second tie, and was eliminated.
After the relegation in 1992–93, the team won the following season for the third time the Second Division Championship. Since 1996–97, when the club was in [[Cypriot First Division]], the team was then every year [[Relegation|relegated]] to the [[Cypriot Second Division]] and the following year was [[Promotion (sports)|promoted]] to the [[Cypriot First Division]]. That situation ended in [[Cypriot First Division 2006-07|2006–07]], when the team finished 8th in the championship and managed to remain in the [[Cypriot First Division]]. Aris was relegated to the [[Cypriot Second Division]] in 2008–09, the team finished in 2nd place and played in the [[Cypriot First Division]] in 2009–10 but was relegated again. In 2009–10 it reached the Cyprus Cup semi-final. In the next season 2010–11 the club was again promoted but finished 3rd from bottom in the 2011–12 season and was yet again relegated. In 2012–13 Aris won the Cypriot Second Division and was again promoted to the [[Cypriot First Division]] only to be relegated again after the 2013–14 season. In 2014–15 Aris finished third in the second division and was promoted to the [[Cypriot First Division]].


Aris' greatest success to date came in the 2022–23 season, as the team won the Cypriot First Division for the first time in their history, earning a place in the 2023–24 Champions League qualifying rounds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solutions |first=BDigital Web |title=Πρωταθλητής Κύπρου ο Άρης! |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/aris/protathlitis-kyproy-o-aris |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=24sports.com.cy |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521181246/https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/aris/protathlitis-kyproy-o-aris |url-status=live }}</ref> Four of the club's players made the Team of the Season at the PASP awards, including goalkeeper [[Vaná|Vana Alves]], and the team's top goalscorer [[Aleksandr Kokorin]], who was also voted as the most valuable player of the season. Aris' head coach [[Aleksey Shpilevsky]] was voted as the best coach of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Βραβεία ΠΑΣΠ: Ο MVP της σεζόν, ο καλύτερος προπονητής και η κορυφαία ενδεκάδα {{!}} AlphaNews.Live |url=https://www.alphanews.live/sports/brabeia-pasp-o-mvp-tis-sezon-o-kalyteros-proponitis-kai-i-koryfaia-endekada |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=alphanews.live |language=el |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521181248/https://www.alphanews.live/sports/brabeia-pasp-o-mvp-tis-sezon-o-kalyteros-proponitis-kai-i-koryfaia-endekada |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2023–24 season, Aris became the seventh Cypriot club to qualify for the group stage of a [[UEFA competitions|European competition]] as they finished fourth in Group C of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].
After 9 years of drought, Aris Limassol managed to remain in the [[Cypriot First Division]] in 2015–16 finishing in 10th place. Also, it was the only team that used more than 6 Cypriot players on the pitch in every match.


== Supporters ==
In the 2020–21 season, Aris was promoted to the [[Cypriot First Division]] after 3 consecutive seasons in the [[Cypriot Second Division]].
Aris has a smaller number of fans compared to other Limassol clubs, but these are very committed to their club.
A new era of Aris Limassol started with the Russian investor Vladimir Federov, who wants to transform the club into one of the elite clubs on the island of Cyprus.
In The 2021-22 Season, Whilst Finishing 4th In The First Division, Aris Qualified For European Football For The First Time Ever, The [[2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League]] Being The Competition They Have Qualified For. Aris Were Drawn Alongside [[Neftchi Baku]] In Their European Debut

===Supporters===
Aris has a smaller number of fans than other Limassol clubs, but these are very committed to their club. As a result, they are often referred to as "the 300 of Leonidas", in reference to the famous 300 Spartan soldiers that delayed the Persian army at Thermopylae.

In 1989–90 season, the club signed Ukrainian player [[Oleg Blokhin]], who was awarded as the European player of the year in 1975. Oleg propelled the club to secure another fourth position in the First Division, the club’s greatest result until now.

===Other Sport Departments===
Although the football team forms the centre of sporting activity for Aris, the club has over the years-maintained teams in other sports including basketball, table tennis and chess. The Aris chess team dominated Cypriot chess during the 1980s.


===Choir===
===Choir===
The Aris choir was established in 1938 by the famous conductor and composer Solon Michaelides who remained its conductor until he left in 1956 to undertake the direction of the National Orchestra of Salonica, Greece. In 1962, the choir made a new start under the direction of Marinos Mitellas and remains one of the best-known Hellenic choirs performing in Cyprus, Greece and internationally.
The Aris choir was established in 1938 by the conductor and composer Solon Michaelides who remained its conductor until 1956. In 1962, the choir returned the direction of Marinos Mitellas and remains one of the best-known Hellenic choirs performing in Cyprus, Greece and internationally.


==Players==
==Players==
{{updated|1 July 2022}}
{{updated|9 September 2024}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs Player|no= 1|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Vaná]]}}
{{Fs Player|no=1|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Vaná]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Caju (footballer, born 1995)|Caju]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Caju (footballer, born 1995)|Caju]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=[[Andreas Andreou (footballer, born 2002)|Andreas Andreou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=GAB|pos=DF|name=[[Alex Moucketou-Moussounda]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=[[Kostas Pilea]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Eric Boakye]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Leo Bengtsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Leo Bengtsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Morgan Brown (English footballer)|Morgan Brown]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Morgan Brown (footballer, born 1999)|Morgan Brown]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Sikorski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=RUS|pos=FW|name=[[Aleksandr Kokorin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=[[Matija Špoljarić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=[[Giorgi Kvilitaia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=CPV|pos=DF|name=[[Delmiro]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=[[Yannick Gomis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=[[Yannick Gomis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=CYP|pos=FW|name=[[Ermos Lysandrou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Aboubacar Loucoubar}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Miłosz Matysik]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Connor Goldson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Mamadou Sané}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=BFA|pos=DF|name=[[Steeve Yago]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=BFA|pos=DF|name=[[Steeve Yago]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Mihlali Mayambela]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Mihlali Mayambela]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Veljko Nikolić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=[[Karol Struski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=[[Karol Struski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Šlogar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Alex Opoku Sarfo}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=[[Neofytos Stylianou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=Anastasios Pisiias}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=GAB|pos=DF|name=[[Alex Moucketou-Moussounda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Zakaria Sawo}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Dennis Gaustad|other={{small|on loan from [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]]}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Franz Brorsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Marios Theocharous}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=BUL|pos=FW|name=[[Ivano Pankov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Dimitris Karagezov}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=SVK|pos=MF|name=[[Július Szöke]]}}
{{Fs player|no=66|nat=SUR|pos=FW|name=[[Jaden Montnor]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=[[Antonis Mitsis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Edi Semedo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=58|nat=BLR|pos=MF|name=[[Yevgeny Yablonsky]]}}
{{Fs player|no=72|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=[[Slobodan Urošević]]}}
{{Fs player|no=65|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Yanis Dede-Lhomme]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=[[Anderson Correia (footballer)|Anderson Correia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=[[Michalis Papastylianou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=90|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=Éllinas Sofroníou}}
{{Fs player|no=72|nat=GAB|pos=MF|name=[[Floriss Djave]]}}
{{Fs player|no=91|nat=CRO|pos=GK|name=Mislav Zadro}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=GAB|pos=MF|name=[[Shavy Babicka]]}}
{{Fs player|no=87|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=[[Angelos Kombos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=89|nat=CYP|pos=FW|name=[[Theodoros Iosifidis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=90|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=[[Ellinas Sofroniou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=CMR|pos=DF|name=[[Ismael Yandal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=NGR|pos=DF|name=[[Odera Peter Ofornadu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Kévin Monnet-Paquet]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=[[Jean Marc Loukou Konan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos Hidalgo Expósito]]}}

{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}

''For recent transfers, see [[List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2022]]''


===Out on loan===
===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=SLE|pos=FW|name=[[Osman Koroma]]|other=at [[AEZ Zakakiou]] until 30 June 2023}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Andréas Dimitríou|other={{small|at [[Omonia Aradippou]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=John Ruiz|other={{small|at [[Puntarenas FC]] until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=CMR|pos=DF|name=Ismael Yandal|other={{small|at [[ENY Digenis Ypsona]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SLE|pos=FW|name=Osman Koroma|other={{small|at [[ENY Digenis Ypsona]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=Milan Kovacev|other={{small|at to [[ENY Digenis Ypsona]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}

===Active International players===
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'''International Cypriot Players<br>'''
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Matija Špoljarić]]
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'''International Foreign Players<br>'''
* {{flagicon|BFA}} [[Steeve Yago]]
* {{flagicon|CPV}} [[Delmiro]]
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'''International Youth Cypriot Players <br>'''
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Michalis Papastylianou]] ([[Cyprus national under-21 football team|U-21]])
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'''International Youth Foreign Players<br>'''
* {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Jean Marc Loukou Konan]]
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===Foreign players===
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'''EU Nationals<br>'''
* {{flagicon|ESP}} {{flagicon|EUR}} [[Manu García (footballer, born 1986)|Manu García]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} {{flagicon|EUR}} [[Mariusz Stępiński]]
* {{flagicon|CRO}} {{flagicon|EUR}} [[Gordon Schildenfeld]]
* {{flagicon|ROM}} {{flagicon|EUR}} [[Gabriel Simion]]
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'''Dual citizenship players'''
* {{flagicon|BFA}}{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Steeve Yago]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}}{{flagicon|ITA}}[[Facundo Roncaglia]]
* {{flagicon|RWA}}{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Kévin Monnet-Paquet]]
* {{flagicon|AUT}}{{flagicon|POL}}[[Daniel Sikorski]]

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'''Non-EU Nationals<br>'''
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Vitaliy Kvashuk]]
* {{flagicon|CPV}} [[Delmiro]]
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vaná]]
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Caju (footballer, born 1995)|Caju]]

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'''Under-23 Foreign Players<br>'''
* {{flagicon|SLE}} [[Osman Koroma]]
* {{flagicon|GAB}} [[Shavy Warren Babicka]]
* {{flagicon|GAB}} [[Alex Moucketou-Moussounda ]]

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'''Under-23 EU Players<br>'''
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Martin Šlogar]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Morgan Brown (Scottish footballer)|Morgan Brown]]
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===Technical and medical staff===
===Technical and medical staff===
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==Managerial History==
==Managerial history==
* {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Tadeusz Kraus]] (1976–80), (1983–85)
* {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Tadeáš Kraus]] (1976–80), (1983–85)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (1986–91)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Michaelides]] (1986–91)
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Engel]] (1997)
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Engel]] (1997)
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* {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frederik Vanderbiest]] (1 Nov 2016&nbsp;– 3 January 2017)
* {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frederik Vanderbiest]] (1 Nov 2016&nbsp;– 3 January 2017)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicolas Martides (Jan 2017 – 3 October 2017)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicolas Martides (Jan 2017 – 3 October 2017)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Christopoulos]] (4 Oct 2017 – 22 January 2018)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Christopoulos (footballer, born 1972)|Giannis Christopoulos]] (4 Oct 2017 – 22 January 2018)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nicos Panayiotou]] (22 Jan 2018 – 13 March 2018)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Nicos Panayiotou]] (22 Jan 2018 – 13 March 2018)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Chrysis Michael]] (26 Apr 2018 – 13 January 2019)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Chrysis Michael]] (26 Apr 2018 – 13 January 2019)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicolas Martides (13 Jan 2019 – 31 May 2019)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicolas Martides (13 Jan 2019 – 31 May 2019)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Liasos Louka]] (11 Jul 2019 – 26 February 2022)
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Liasos Louka]] (11 Jul 2019 – 26 February 2022)
* {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Aleksey Shpilevsky]] (26 Feb 2022 – )
* {{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[Aleksey Shpilevsky]]''' (26 Feb 2022 – )
Aris Limassol won the [[2022–23 Cypriot First Division]] with [[Aleksey Shpilevsky]] for the first time in the history of the team.


==Honours==
==Honours==
* '''[[Cypriot First Division]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2022–23 Cypriot First Division|2022–23]]
* '''[[Cypriot Cup]]'''
* '''[[Cypriot Cup]]'''
**''Runners-up'' (1): [[1988–89 Cypriot Cup|1988–89]]
**''Runners-up'' (1): [[1988–89 Cypriot Cup|1988–89]]
* '''[[Cypriot Super Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2023
* '''[[Cypriot Second Division]]'''
* '''[[Cypriot Second Division]]'''
**'''Winners (5):''' [[1953–54 Cypriot Second Division|1953–54]], [[1955–56 Cypriot Second Division|1955–56]], [[1993–94 Cypriot Second Division|1993–94]], [[2010–11 Cypriot Second Division|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Cypriot Second Division|2012–13]]
**'''Winners (5):''' [[1953–54 Cypriot Second Division|1953–54]], [[1955–56 Cypriot Second Division|1955–56]], [[1993–94 Cypriot Second Division|1993–94]], [[2010–11 Cypriot Second Division|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Cypriot Second Division|2012–13]]


==European record==
==European record==
Aris Limassol Have Only Played One Season In European Football, As Described Below.
===Matches===
===Matches===
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| rowspan="2"| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1"| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| rowspan="1"| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| | [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Neftçi PFK|Neftçi Baku]]
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Neftçi PFK|Neftçi Baku]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–3
| style="background-color:#CFF" style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[Template:2023–24 in European football (UEFA)|2023–24]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 6–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 5–3
| style="text-align:center;"| '''11–5'''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Raków Częstochowa]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1–3'''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 6–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| '''7–4'''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="3" rownspan="3" | [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|GS]]
| {{fbaicon|SCO}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]{{flagicon|}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| 1–1
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''4th'''
| rowspan="3"|[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–4
|-
| {{fbaicon|CZE}} [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 2–3
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.twitter.com/ArisLimassol Aris Limassol official Twitter Page]
* [https://twitter.com/aris_limassol Aris Limassol Fans] on Twitter
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 29 November 2024

Aris Limassol
Full nameΆρης Λεμεσού
Aris Limassol Football Club
Nickname(s)Ελαφρά Ταξιαρχία (The Light Brigade)
Founded3 October 1930; 94 years ago (1930-10-03)
GroundAlphamega Stadium
Capacity11,000
ChairmanVladimir Fedorov
ManagerAleksey Shpilevsky
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24First Division, 4th
Websitehttps://arisfc.com/

Aris Limassol (Greek: Άρης Λεμεσού) is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Alphamega Stadium. Founded in 1930, Aris Limassol is one of the most historic football clubs of Limassol.

The club also maintains teams in other sports including basketball, table tennis and chess. The Aris chess team dominated Cypriot chess in the 1980s.

History

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One of the founder members of the Cyprus Football Association, Aris competed in the first five seasons of the Cypriot First Division, with their league placement ranging from 5th to 7th. The club ceased operation in 1939 due to financial difficulties, and returned in 1952, competing in the Second Division. Aris returned to the First Division in 1954, but finished last and was relegated. The following season they won the Second Division and returned to the top-tier league, only to be relegated again. Aris returned to the First Division once in 1958, placing 4th.

Being one of the weaker teams in the First Division during the 1960s, they were finally relegated in the 1969–70 season, placing 12th, and spent two years in the Second Division. The situation improved for Aris, with the team finishing 4th in the First Division, in the 1976–77 and 1978–79 seasons. In 1981, they were relegated again after finishing last but returned as runner-ups the following season. In 1989, the team qualified to the final of the Cypriot Cup, where they lost to AEL Limassol. The following season, Aris signed Oleh Blokhin, the 1975 European Footballer of the Year. At the end of the season, Blokhin ended his career playing for Aris Limassol.

Following relegation in 1993, Aris won the Second Division for the third time in the club's history. From 1997 until 2006, the team would alternate between the First and Second Division. This situation ended in the 2006–07 season, when the team managed to remain in the First Division, placing 8th. However, the following season Aris was relegated once more, and the trend returned. After 9 years of drought, Aris managed to remain in the First Division in the 2015–16 season, finishing in 10th place. This season, Aris was the only team which played more than 6 Cypriot players in every match. After three seasons in the First Division, Aris was relegated and spent another three seasons in the Second Division, before being promoted once more in the 2020–21 season.

In Summer 2021, a new era began for Aris, with the Russian investor Vladimir Fedorov, who intends to transform Aris into one of the elite clubs of Cyprus. The following season, Aris finished fourth in the league, meaning the club had qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, the first time the club had ever qualified for European football. They made their European debut in the second qualifying round against Neftçi Baku, and despite a 2–0 win at home, Aris lost 3–0 in the second tie, and was eliminated.

Aris' greatest success to date came in the 2022–23 season, as the team won the Cypriot First Division for the first time in their history, earning a place in the 2023–24 Champions League qualifying rounds.[1] Four of the club's players made the Team of the Season at the PASP awards, including goalkeeper Vana Alves, and the team's top goalscorer Aleksandr Kokorin, who was also voted as the most valuable player of the season. Aris' head coach Aleksey Shpilevsky was voted as the best coach of the season.[2] In the 2023–24 season, Aris became the seventh Cypriot club to qualify for the group stage of a European competition as they finished fourth in Group C of the Europa League.

Supporters

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Aris has a smaller number of fans compared to other Limassol clubs, but these are very committed to their club.

Choir

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The Aris choir was established in 1938 by the conductor and composer Solon Michaelides who remained its conductor until 1956. In 1962, the choir returned the direction of Marinos Mitellas and remains one of the best-known Hellenic choirs performing in Cyprus, Greece and internationally.

Players

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As of 9 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Vaná
3 DF Brazil BRA Caju
5 DF Gabon GAB Alex Moucketou-Moussounda
6 DF Ghana GHA Eric Boakye
7 MF Sweden SWE Leo Bengtsson
8 MF England ENG Morgan Brown
9 FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Kokorin
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kvilitaia
14 FW Senegal SEN Yannick Gomis
15 DF Senegal SEN Aboubacar Loucoubar
17 DF Poland POL Miłosz Matysik
18 DF England ENG Connor Goldson
19 DF Senegal SEN Mamadou Sané
20 DF Burkina Faso BFA Steeve Yago
21 FW South Africa RSA Mihlali Mayambela
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Nikolić
23 MF Poland POL Karol Struski
24 MF Ghana GHA Alex Opoku Sarfo
26 GK Cyprus CYP Anastasios Pisiias
27 FW Sweden SWE Zakaria Sawo
29 FW Norway NOR Dennis Gaustad (on loan from Ranheim)
30 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Theocharous
33 DF Cyprus CYP Dimitris Karagezov
66 FW Suriname SUR Jaden Montnor
70 FW Portugal POR Edi Semedo
72 DF Serbia SRB Slobodan Urošević
77 DF Cyprus CYP Anderson Correia
90 GK Cyprus CYP Éllinas Sofroníou
91 GK Croatia CRO Mislav Zadro

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Cyprus CYP Andréas Dimitríou (at Omonia Aradippou until 30 June 2025)
— DF Costa Rica CRC John Ruiz (at Puntarenas FC until 30 June 2025)
— DF Cameroon CMR Ismael Yandal (at ENY Digenis Ypsona until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Sierra Leone SLE Osman Koroma (at ENY Digenis Ypsona until 30 June 2025)
— FW Serbia SRB Milan Kovacev (at to ENY Digenis Ypsona until 30 June 2025)

Technical and medical staff

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Position Staff
Team manager Greece Kostas Tsironis
Head coach Belarus Aleksey Shpilevsky
Assistant coach Latvia Vitālijs Astafjevs
Assistant coach B Germany Tommy Jähnigen
Fitness coach Greece Christos Papadopoulos
Assistant fitness coach / Analyst Germany Ömer Erbay
Goalkeeper coach Cyprus Takis Taki
Physiotherapists Cyprus Constantinos Soutzis
Cyprus Alexis Marcou
Cyprus Andreas Sylvestros
Nutritionist Cyprus Evagoras Christofides

Managerial history

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Aris Limassol won the 2022–23 Cypriot First Division with Aleksey Shpilevsky for the first time in the history of the team.

Honours

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European record

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Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku 2–0 0–3 2–3
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 2Q Belarus BATE Borisov 6–2 5–3 11–5
3Q Poland Raków Częstochowa 0–1 1–2 1–3
UEFA Europa League PO Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6–2 1–2 7–4
GS Scotland Rangers 2–1 1–1 4th
Spain Real Betis 0–1 1–4
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–3 2–3

References

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  1. ^ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Πρωταθλητής Κύπρου ο Άρης!". 24sports.com.cy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Βραβεία ΠΑΣΠ: Ο MVP της σεζόν, ο καλύτερος προπονητής και η κορυφαία ενδεκάδα | AlphaNews.Live". alphanews.live (in Greek). Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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