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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
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.
De club werd opgericht in 1923 als "Orfeas Lysis" en nam in 1934 de naam "Asil Lysi" aan. De club speelde in de Cypriotische Tweede Divisie tot 1967, toen ze voor het eerst promoveerde naar de Eerste Divisie. Asil Lysi speelde acht seizoenen in de Eerste Divisie voordat ze in 1975 weer degradeerden. De club keerde terug naar de Eerste Divisie in 1980 en speelde daar tot 1988.
Sinds 1988 komt Asil Lysi uit in de Cypriotische Tweede Divisie. De club eindigde verschillende keren als tweede in de Tweede Divisie, maar slaagde er niet in om terug te keren naar de Eerste Divisie.
Asil Lysi heeft nog nooit een grote titel gewonnen. De club won wel de Cypriotische Beker in 1977.