AEL News: AEL Limassol, officially known as Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou, is one of Cyprus’s oldest and most successful football clubs, founded in 1930 and based in Limassol. The team, nicknamed “The Blue-Yellows” and “The Lions,” plays its home matches at the Alphamega Stadium. AEL has a proud history with six Cypriot First Division titles, seven Cypriot Cups, and four Super Cups, and it remains a central figure in Cypriot football.

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Remands after football violence, more people sought
Four people arrested over violence that broke out at a football match in Limassol at the weekend were remanded for seven days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court.
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President calls on CFA to take responsibility for match violence
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) should take responsibility over the violence which unfolded ahead of an Ael-Apollon match and not try to hide behind ...

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Ael-Apollon match called off amid violent clashes, three police officers injured
Clashes between Ael fans and police ahead of a highly anticipated but ‘high risk’ game with Apollon prompted authorities to call off the match.
The decision was met with only ...

Justice minister urges fans to behave ahead of Apollon-Ael game
Football is a healthy sport and games should not be turned into a hotbed of conflict, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Sunday ahead of an Apollon-Ael match deemed high ...

Police beefing up security measures for Apollon – Ael match
Police on Friday announced strict measures were in place for the upcoming Apollon – Ael match slated for Sunday at 7pm at the Alphamega stadium.
The force called on all fans ...

TVs smashed in hooligan tit-for-tat
A total of four televisions fell victim to hooligan vandalism on Thursday night in Limassol during tit-for-tat aggression between fans of local sports clubs Apollon and Ael.
Limassol police said ...

Football clubs fined for stadium violence
Sports judge Aristotelis Vryonides of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has levied a slew of fines concerning complaints involving clubs, footballers, and team officials.
Apollon Limassol was fined after incidents ...

Police seeking man who fired flare at helicopter
Police were on Friday are searching for the identity of a man who shot a flare at a low-flying police helicopter shortly before the Ael-Omonia cup final at GSP stadium ...

Ael clubhouse opening reconsidered following further hooliganism
A group of around 50-60 hooligans in Limassol attacked police with rocks, Molotov cocktails and flares in another hooliganism incident following Wednesday night’s Omonia-Ael football match.
Police had already ...

Six arrested ahead of Ael-Omonia match
Police arrested six individuals on Wednesday attempting to enter the Ael-Omonia football match carrying prohibited items.
According to police, the five of the individuals found to be holding firecrackers and ...

Third fan charged with violence at football match
A 26-year-old man became the third to be charged in writing on Tuesday over violent incidents during a football match last week.
The case concerns a fight among football fans ...

Two charged in writing after football violence
Two men, aged 30 and 31, who were arrested over violent incidents during a football match this week, have been charged in writing, police said on Saturday.
The case concerns a fight ...

Apollon denounce CFA’s decision to reject appeal
Apollon on Thursday slammed the decision of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to reject the appeal filed by the club over the decision to hold the derby against Ael behind ...

CFA rejects Apollon appeal against Ael (Update)
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Tuesday rejected the appeal filed by Apollon over the decision to hold the derby against Ael behind closed doors following the incidents provoked by ...

Football teams fined, fans banned from games after violent incidents
Cyprus football association (CFA) on Wednesday banned the football fans of AEL, Apollon, Apoel and Anorthosi from attending their next away game following recent violent incidents.
The four first division ...

Officer burned by a flare after police postponed Apollon-AEL match (Update 3)
AEL lashed out at police on Monday over the decision to postpone a derby with Apollon citing safety reasons after football fans started throwing rocks and firecrackers on the pitch.
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Basketball player taken off ventilator a week after beating
AEL’s Corey Manigault, 23, was taken off a ventilator at the ICU of the Nicosia general hospital where he is treated after he was beaten during a brawl outside a ...

Two more arrested over assault on basketball player
Police said Tuesday they arrested two more suspects in the beating of a professional basketball player outside a Nicosia club early on Sunday that left him in critical condition.
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Football fans to face criminal charges next week after Ael attack
Four people arrested in relation to a violent incident at the Ael football clubhouse in Limassol ten days ago will face charges at the criminal court, police said on Tuesday.
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Three more arrests following attack at Ael clubhouse (updated)
Police arrested three more people on Tuesday following an attack on Sunday night by 20 hooded men, allegedly Apollon supporters, against Ael fans in Limassol.
According to Limassol CID, arrest warrants ...

Man remanded after Ael clubhouse attacked (updated)
Limassol district court on Monday issued an eight-day detention order against a 20-year-old man arrested following an attack by 20 hooded men against an Ael clubhouse on Sunday night in Limassol.
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Fourth suspect arrested in connection with football violence
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of participating in clashes between AEL and Apollon football fans that saw eight vehicles damaged and one destroyed by fire.
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Omonia and AEL’s war of words continues in the aftermath of the derby
It all started on Friday night, March 12, when Apollon defeated AEK away in Larnaca with a final score of 0-2. While this win did not result in Apollon moving up ...

Omonia remain on top after Apollon and AEL’s goalless draw
Omonia was the inadvertent winner of the goalless stalemate between Limassol rivals Apollon and AEL on Monday night.
Though both sides had opportunities to score throughout the game neither Apollon ...