9 years of drought, Aris managed to remain in the First Division in the 2015–16 season, finishing in 10th place. This season, Aris was the only team which played more than 6 Cypriot players in every match. After three seasons in the First Division, Aris was relegated and spent another three seasons in the Second Division, before being promoted once more in the 2020-21 season. In Summer 2021, a new era began for Aris, with the Russian investor Vladimir Federov, who intends to transform Aris into one of the elite clubs of Cyprus. The following season, Aris finished fourth in the league, meaning the club had qualified for the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, the first time the club had ever qualified for European football. They made their European debut in the second qualifying round against Neftçi Baku, and despite a 2-0 win at home, Aris lost 3-0 in the second tie, and was eliminated. Supporters Aris has a smaller number of fans compared to other Limassol clubs, but these are very committed to their club. Choir The Aris choir was established in 1938 by the conductor and composer Solon Michaelides who remained its conductor until 1956. In 1962, the choir returned the direction of Marinos Mitellas and remains one of the best-known Hellenic choirs performing in Cyprus, Greece and internationally. Players For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2022 Out on loan Active International players Foreign players Technical and medical staff Managerial history Tadeáš Kraus (1976–80), (1983–85) Andreas Michaelides (1986–91) Jerzy Engel (1997) Milenko Špoljarić (2004–05) Andreas Michaelides (2006–07) Henk Houwaart (1 September 2007 – 30 November 2007) Mihai Stoichiţă (2007–08) Akis Agiomamitis (2008–09) Marios Constantinou (17 May 2009 – 18 January 2010) Stéphane Demol (21 Feb 2010 – 30 June 2010) Dušan Mitošević (18 July 2011 – 30 June 2012) Demetris Ioannou (1 July 2012 – 22 June 2013) Tasos Kyriacou (1 July 2012 – 22 October 2013) Ton Caanen (23 Oct 2013 – 11 May 2014) Giorgos Polyviou (16 Jun 2014 – 14 October 2014) Akis Agiomamitis (14 Oct 2014 – 14 September 2015) Eugen Neagoe (15 September 2015 – 7 February 2016) Kostas Kaiafas (8 Feb 2016 – 15 May 2016) Thalis Theodoridis (24 Jun 2016 – 24 October 2016) Frederik Vanderbiest (1 Nov 2016 – 3 January 2017) Nicolas Martides (Jan 2017 – 3 October 2017) Giannis Christopoulos (4 Oct 2017 –