AEL LimassolThe history of AEL Limassol (Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou) dates back to 4 October 1930, and the club has remained one of the most important sporting symbols of Limassol and Cyprus for decades. Just a year after its founding, the team won its debut match 6–1 against PSC on 6 January 1931, and in 1934 it became one of the eight founding members of the Cypriot First Division, the island's first official league. The club's first officially recognised championship came in the 1940–41 season, when AEL defeated fierce rival APOEL 4–3 in a two-legged title play-off.
Known as I Leontes (The Lions) and recognised by their traditional yellow-and-blue colours, AEL is among Cyprus's most successful football clubs, having won six league titles — in 1940–41, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1967–68 and 2011–12 — along with seven Cypriot Cups and four Super Cups. The club also has a proud multi-sport tradition, including a basketball section whose women's team holds the national record for domestic championships.
For most of its history AEL played its home matches first at the GSO Stadium (until 1975) and then at the iconic Tsirio Stadium, which for nearly half a century served as the stage for the city's most important football occasions. In December 2022 the club moved to the modern Alphamega Stadium in Kolossi, near Limassol, built jointly by the city's three leading clubs — AEL, Apollon and Aris — who also co-own the venue. The UEFA Category 4-compliant stadium has become the regular home ground for all three teams, embodying both the historic rivalries and the shared, rich footballing tradition of Limassol.