Asil Lysis
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Wikipedia - 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.
History
one of the best club in cyprus overall 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.
Stadionul clubului este Stadionul Comunal Lapatos, care are o capacitate de 1.000 de locuri. Culorile tradiționale ale clubului sunt alb-negrul.
Asil Lysis nu a câștigat niciodată un trofeu major, dar a ajuns în finala Cupei Ciprului în sezonul 1983-1984, unde a pierdut cu 3-1 în fața lui APOEL Nicosia.
Clubul este cunoscut pentru academia sa de tineret, care a produs mai mulți jucători care au continuat să joace pentru echipa națională a Ciprului.
Antrenorul actual al lui Asil Lysis este Panikos Orphanides, iar căpitanul echipei este Marios Antoniou.