ASIL Lysi
ClubnameASIL LysiΑ
ΣΙΛ Λύσης
FullnameAthletic Club Ischis Lysi
Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ισχύς Λύσης
Founded1932 (age 94)
GroundGrigoris Auxentiou Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanGiorgos Kkailis
ManagerAngelos Efthymiou
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Websiteasillysis.com

ASIL Lysi (Greek: ΑΣΙΛ Λύσης) is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in the .

History

The club was founded in Lysi, Famagusta on June 26, 1932. Club founders were Ch. Fokaides, Ch. Panayides, K. Rousi and N. Petrou. The choice for the club's name is attributed to Demetris Lambrou.

The club had its own stadium in Lysi. The stadium was called «Grigoris Afxentiou Stadium» as a memory of EOKA hero Grigoris Afxentiou who was born in Lysi and he was a player of ASIL. ASIL stadium was one of the first stadiums in Cyprus with grass. After the 1974 Turkish invasion, ASIL used Tsirion Stadium in Limassol as its ground and since 1978 the club is based in Larnaca. Since 1984 ASIL has a new stadium in Larnaca called «Grigoris Afxentiou Stadium». In 2019–20 season ASIL used AEK Arena as its ground and since 2020–21 season ASIL uses GSZ Stadium.

The best season for the club was 1968–69 in which they finished 6th in the first division.

Colours and badge

The club colours are yellow and black. The emblem of the club is the discus thrower to symbolise the club's commitment to the olympic ideals and true sportsmanship.

Players

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coachAngelos Efthymiou
Assistant coachvacant
Goalkeeper coachAlexandre Negri
Fitness coachNikos Theophanous

League history

The following table shows the progress of the team in time (for those seasons found data).

SeasonDivisionPlace
2008–09B10th[1]
2009–10B9th[2]
2010–11B12th[3]
2011–12C4th[4]
2012–13C4th[5]
2013–14B26th[6]
2014–15C2nd[7]
2015–16B11th[8]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B' Κατηγορίας 2008–2009". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B' Κατηγορίας 2009–2010". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  3. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B' Κατηγορίας 2010–2011". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  4. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2011–2012". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  5. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ' Κατηγορίας 2012–2013". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  6. ^ "Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας 13/14 – B2". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 2015-09-25.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας 14/15". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  8. ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 15/16". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-15.