The Limassol derby () refers to Limassol's local derby, football matches played between any two of AEL, Apollon and Aris, all played at Alphamega Stadium. It is widely regarded as one of the fiercest football rivalries in Cyprus due to continuous fights and riots amongst the teams' fans.
The main derby is between Apollon and AEL, due to the large number of supporters the clubs have, the titles that both clubs have won in the past, and the historical rivalry between the two clubs.
Background
The rivalry is most intense in matches involving AEL and Apollon as they historically play in the same division. The rivalry as a whole, however, had formed mostly due to all teams sharing the same home stadium, although recent league competitiveness also played an important role in its formation.
Records and statistics
Summary Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against AEL 51 22 13 16 71 60 Apollon 47 22 9 16 69 63 Aris 28 5 6 17 26 23 Total 126 49 28 49 163 146
Statistics by competition
Apollon-AEL CompetitionPlayedApollonDrawsAELFirst Division3011Cypriot Cup8314Total3514816
Apollon-Aris CompetitionPlayedApollonDrawsArisFirst Division12813Cypriot Cup0000Total12813 Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
AEL-Aris CompetitionPlayedAELDrawsArisFirst Division14941Cypriot Cup2011Total16952 Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Results "Domestic League" results only refer to matches played within the first phase of the season and do not include any after season play-off matches Apollon-AEL
Domestic league Note: list only includes last ten matches 2010-11First Division8th Round30.10.2010Apollon2010-11First Division21st Round12.02.2011AEL2011-12First Division12th Round03.12.2011Apollon2011-12First Division25th Round18.03.2012AEL2012-13First Division3rd Round24.09.2012Apollon2012-13First Division16th Round05.01.2013AEL2013-14First Division10th Round23.11.2013Apollon2013-14First Division23rd Round22.02.2014AEL2014-15First Division4th Round22.09.2014AEL2014-15First Division15th Round03.01.2015Apollon Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Other competitions Note: list only includes last ten matches 2008-09Cypriot CupSemi-finals15.04.2009Apollon2008-09Cypriot CupSemi-finals06.05.2009AEL2009-10Cypriot CupSemi-finals14.04.2010AEL2009-10Cypriot CupSemi-finals28.04.2010Apollon2010-11First Division Group B1st Round02.04.2011AEL2010-11First Division Group B5th Round07.05.2011Apollon2012-13Cypriot CupFinal22.05.2013AEL2013-14First Division (Championship group)3rd Round05.04.2014Apollon2013-14First Division (Championship group)8th Round07.05.2014AEL TBD Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Apollon-Aris
Domestic league Note: list only includes last ten matches 2006-07First Division5th Round23.09.2006Apollon2006-07First Division18th Round28.01.2007Aris2007-08First Division12th Round08.12.2007Apollon2007-08First Division25th Round15.03.2008Aris2009-10First Division3rd Round19.09.2009Aris2009-10First Division16th Round09.01.2010Apollon2011-12First Division11th Round27.11.2011Aris2011-12First Division24th Round11.03.2012Apollon2013-14First Division13th Round16.12.2013Aris2013-14First Division26th Round19.03.2014Apollon Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Other competitions Note: list only includes last ten matches Season Competition Stage Date Hosts Score TBD Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
AEL-Aris
Domestic league Note: list only includes last ten matches 2006-07First Division12th Round26.11.2006Aris2006-07First Division25th Round28.04.2007AEL2007-08First Division6th Round21.10.2007AEL2007-08First Division19th Round03.02.2008Aris2009-10First Division9th Round15.11.2009AEL2009-10First Division22nd Round21.02.2010Aris2011-12First Division5th Round01.10.2011Aris2011-12First Division18th Round28.01.2012AEL2013-14First Division7th Round27.10.2013AEL2013-14First Division20th Round05.02.2014AEL Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Other competitions Note: list only includes last ten matches 2007-08First Division (Relegation Group)2nd Round05.04.2008Aris2007-08First Division (Relegation Group)6th Round10.05.2008AEL2010-11Cypriot CupRound of 1612.01.2011AEL2010-11Cypriot CupRound of 1626.01.2011Aris TBD Source: World FootballLast updated: 15 March 2015
Notes: 1 Won after extra time.
See also Sports Rivalry Local derby List of association football rivalries in Europe
References