Kallithea F.C.

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Kallithea FC
Kallithea.png
Full name Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα
Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s) Blues, England
Founded 1966
Ground Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Kallithea, Athens, Greece
(Capacity: 4,200 [1])
Chairman Greece Nikos Salevris
Manager Greece Periklis Amanatidis
League Football League
2010-11 Football League, 13th
Website (Greek) Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Kallithea F.C. (Greek: Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα) is a Greek professional football club based in Kallithea, currently competing in the Football League (see Greek football league system).

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[edit] Background

The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Kallithea (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Καλλιθέα), meaning Gymnastic Club of Kallithea, which is shortened to G.S. Kallithea (Greek: Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα).

The club was founded on 18 August 1966, from the merger of five local clubs: Esperos, Iraklis, AE Kallitheas, Kallithaikos, and Pyrsos.[2]

The five stars in Kallithea's club logo represent the five founding clubs.

[edit] History

[edit] League

Kallithea's first season of competitive football was in 1966-67 in the third tier of Greek football. In 1969, the club earned promotion to the second division, for the first time.

In 2002 Kallithea achieved promotion to top flight, for the first time. The first match there in the club's history was a 1-0 loss to Olympiacos at Georgios Kamaras Stadium, on 25 August 2002. The club's first win in the competition came on 14 September, a 3-2 upset of PAOK F.C. at Toumba Stadium, thanks to two goals from Theofanis Gekas.

After a 9th place finish in 2004-05, Kallithea was relegated back the following season. In 2006-07 and 2007-08, the club finished 7th and 6th in the second level, respectively.[3]

[edit] Cup

Kallithea has reached as far as the quarterfinal stage of the Greek Cup on five occasions: in 1969-70 (eliminated by Aris Thessaloniki), in 1978-79 (eliminated by Panachaiki FC), in 1986-87 (by OFI Crete, who won the competition that year),in 2001-02 (ousted by Olympiacos) and in 2009-10 (eliminated by Panathinaikos,who won the double that year).[4]

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium

Kallithea plays its home matches at Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium in Kallithea. The stadium was built in 1970, and currently has a seating capacity of 4,250.[5]

The ground is commonly referred to by its nickname, El Paso. The site of the stadium used to be a quarry, explaining the tall rock lining the north end of the stadium. When the stadium was being built in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns were very popular in Greece, and the stadium's nickname is a reference to Eastwood's 1965 film For a Few Dollars More (which had the Greek title Duel in El Paso), as the stadium's backdrop reminded people of the scenery in the movie.[5]

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Current squad 2011 / 2012

As of 29 January, 2012

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

No. Position Player
1 Greece GK Athanasios Katsoulis
2 Romania DF Florin Pripu
3 Greece DF Georgios Vidalis
4 Greece DF Andreas Iraklis
5 Greece DF Dimitrios Arvanitis
6 Greece MF Anastasios Rousakis
7 Greece FW Giannis Katsaros
8 Greece MF Nikolaos Kaltsas
9 Greece FW Mattheos Maroukakis
11 Brazil FW Paolo Farinola
13 Greece DF Georgios Koutroumbis
14 Greece MF Markos Fountoukidis
No. Position Player
17 Greece MF Ilias Michalopoulos
19 Greece DF Dimitrios Parianos
20 Greece MF Ilias Stavrou
21 Greece FW Lefteris Matsoukas
22 Greece GK Konstantinos Maniatis
23 Greece GK Giannis Takidis
24 Greece MF Konstantinos Stoubos
25 Greece GK Athanasios Rousiamanis
40 Burkina Faso FW Abdul Diallo
44 Greece FW Klearchos Dimitriou
77 Greece DF Christos Arkoudas

[edit] League history

Sources: [6][7][8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.kallitheafc.gr/index.php?file=texts&title=Εγκαταστάσεις&menu=Η ΠΑΕ
  2. ^ "Greece - Mergers and name changes". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk-names.html. 
  3. ^ "Greece - List of second level final tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2hist.html. 
  4. ^ "Greece - Cup data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grkcuphistfull.html. 
  5. ^ a b "Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium". Stadia.gr. http://www.stadia.gr/kallithea/kallithea.html. 
  6. ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece - Final Tables 1959-1999". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grkhist.html. 
  7. ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece - List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2hist.html. 
  8. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece - List of Third Level Final Tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk3hist.html. 

[edit] External links
2011–12 teams
Seasons
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