en AEL Limassol B.C. (women)

AEL Limassol WBC
AEL Limassol WBC
Nickname	Vasilissa (The Queen) ; (Greek: Βασίλισσα)
Leagues	Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A
Founded	1989; 36 years ago
Arena	Nicos Solomonides Arena
Capacity	2,500
Location	Limassol, Cyprus
Team colors	Yellow and Blue ;
President	Antonis Tomazos
Head coach	Giorgos Palalas
Assistant(s)	Michalis Kounounis
Championships	17 Cypriot Championships; 16 Cypriot Cups; 11 Cypriot Super Cups
Home	Away

AEL Limassol Women Basketball Club (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, romanized: Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou, lit. 'Athletic Union of Limassol'), commonly referred to as AEL (Greek: ΑΕΛ), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Limassol. The women's section of the Basketball club is also nicknamed The Queen and since the introduction of women's professional basketball on the island, AEL women has developed into one of the most successful teams in Cyprus.

The women's basketball club competes in the Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A and is one of the most successful clubs in Cyprus. The club holds the record for the most national championships (17) and most Cypriot Cups won (16).^[1]^[2] The club's most recent championship came during the 2023–24 Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A, after having defeated Annagennisi Germasogeias BC . The club has regularly participated in multiple European competitions such as the Women Eurocup 2024-25 .

Honours


Honour	No.	Years
Championship titles:	17	1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024
Cup titles:	16	1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024^[2]
Super Cup titles:	11	1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024

Players

Sole Mare By The Sea AEL WBC Current roster 2024/25

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Νο.	Name	Ht.
SG	2	Konstandinou, Maria	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
G	3	Miesha Morehouse, Tishara	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
G/F	4	Papadouri, Anthia	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
C	7	Mandic, Jovana	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
CG	9	Stylianidi, Sofia	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PF	11	Orlovic, Petra	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG	12	Mavroudi, Eleni	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G	13	Antoniou, Rafaella	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F	18	Raca, Tijana	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
C	21	Papalla, Dimitra	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G	32	Skachkova, Milana	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
F	44	Oikonomidou, Eleni	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Head coach

Michalis Kounounis

Assistant coach(es)

Team Manager

Legend

Petra Orlovic (C) Team captain

Women's European campaigns

Season	Competition	Games	Won/Lost	Win %
1994	FIBA Women European Cup	2	0/2	0%
1996	FIBA Women European Cup	2	0/2	0%
2007	FIBA Women EuroCup	6	0/6	0%
2008	FIBA Women EuroCup	10	4/6	40%
2009	FIBA Women EuroCup	10	6/4	60%
2010	FIBA Women EuroCup	12	7/5	58.34%
2024	FIBA Women EuroCup
Total		42	17/25	40.48%

References

^ "ΤΙΤΛΟΙ". 26 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Katsaros, Antonis (18 February 2024). "Τρομερή ΑΕΛ σήκωσε το 16ο κύπελλο της ιστορίας της!". Cyprus Basket (in Greek). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

Fans and supporters:

[1] "ΤΙΤΛΟΙ". 26 November 2023.

[:1-2] Katsaros, Antonis (18 February 2024). "Τρομερή ΑΕΛ σήκωσε το 16ο κύπελλο της ιστορίας της!". Cyprus Basket (in Greek). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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