ASIL Lysi

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 Second Division.

ASIL Lysi
Full nameAthletic Club Ischis Lysi
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
GroundDasaki Stadium, Dasaki Achnas
Capacity7,000
ChairmanGiorgos Kkailis
ManagerAngelos Efthymiou
LeagueSecond Division
2022–23Third Division, 2nd (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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 symbolisethe club's commitment to the olympic ideals and true sportsmanship.

Players

As of 30 September 2023

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
19FW  CYPAndreas Ilia
20FW  CYPChrysovalantis Kapartis
22DF  CYPAndys Nikolaou
23GK  POLKacper Chorazka
25DF  CYPRafael Anastasiou
26DF  CYPDimitrios Kyprianou
31FW  CYPMarios Fasouliotis
58FW  CYPAlexandros Sotirelis
77GK  CYPStylianos Konstantinou
90MF  ESPDidac Devesa
99MF  CYPJack Savvidis

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Angelos Efthymiou
Assistant coach vacant
Goalkeeper coach Alexandre Negri
Fitness coach Nikos 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


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