Skoda Xanthi F.C.
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| Full name | PAE Skoda Xanthi Athlitikos Omilos (F.C. Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club) |
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| Nickname(s) | Vasilissa Tis Thrakis (Queen of Thrace) AOXARA (Mighty AOX) |
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| Founded | 1967, as A.C. Xanthi | |||
| Ground | Skoda Xanthi Arena Xanthi, Greece (Capacity: 7,422) |
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| Owner | Christos Panopoulos | |||
| Chairman | Pialoglou Aris | |||
| Manager | Marinos Ouzounidis | |||
| League | Super League Greece | |||
| 2010-11 | Super League Greece, 9th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Skoda Xanthi F.C. (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Skoda Ξάνθη Αθλητικός Όμιλος – PAE Skoda Xanthi Athlitikos Omilos), or F.C. Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club, is a Greek football club, based in the city of Xanthi. The club currently competes in the Super League Greece.
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[edit] History
The club was formed in 1967 from the merger of two local clubs, Aspida and Orfeas. The name of the team was Xanthi Athletic Club, officially up to 1992. In 1991, Viamar S.A., the official importer of Skoda vehicles in Greece, bought the club from its previous owner and renamed it to Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club.
The club is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth setup. FC Skoda Xanthi participated in the UEFA Cup in 2001–02, 2005–06, and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2004–05 season, Skoda Xanthi finished fourth in the First Division (today Super League), the club's best performance in many years.
Xanthi first played in the first division in 1989.
[edit] Stadium
Xanthi left their old stadium, the Skoda Xanthi Stadium (capacity 9,500), located in near the centre of the city, for the Skoda Xanthi Arena in 2004. Their new stadium sited 8 km outside the city, near Pigadia village, has a capacity of 7,422, however only has 3 stands. When the final stand is finally built, the new capacity will be around 9,000 seats.
Their appearance in the UEFA Cup saw them drawn in the qualifying rounds against English club Middlesbrough, who went on to reach the UEFA Cup final against Sevilla. Xanthi drew bravely 0–0 in the second leg, with Emerson making a return to the Riverside Stadium.
[edit] Staff
- Head coach: Marinos Ouzounidis
- Assistant coach: Paris Zouboulis
- Goalkeeper coach: Alekos Maladenis
- Physio: Karel Malis
[edit] Current squad
As of 18 April 2011[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2011
[edit] Retired Number
- 13 – in honour of Olubayo Adefemi a Skoda Xanthi player that died in 2011 in a car accident.
[edit] Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Foreign players
Only five non-EU nationals can be registered in the Greek Super League. Foreign players with an EU passport are registered as EU nationals.
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EU nationals (Dual citizenship)
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Non-EU nationals |
[edit] Notable former players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
- See also Category:Skoda Xanthi F.C. players.
[edit] Former coaches
Kurt Jara (1996–97)
Ioannis Matzourakis (1996–1999)- Nikos Karageorgiou (2001–05)
- Ioannis Matzourakis (2004–06)
- Takis Lemonis (2006)
- Savvas Kofidis (2006–07)
Jörn Andersen (2007)- Nikolaos Kechagias (2007)
Emilio Ferrera (2007)- Nikolaos Kechagias (2007–08)
- Ioannis Matzourakis (2008)
- Georgios Paraschos (2008–09)
Wolfgang Wolf (2009)- Kostas Konstantinidis (int.) (2009)
- Ioannis Matzourakis (2009–10)
- Nikolaos Kechagias (2010)
- Giorgos Paraschos (2010)
- Nikolaos Papadopoulos (2010–11)
- Marinos Ouzounidis (2011-
[edit] Former personnel
Co-trainer
- Yiannis Ispirlidis (2000–04)
- Marinos Ouzounidis (2004–08)
Director of Sport
- Hannes Bongartz (2006–07)
[edit] League history
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[edit] European matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | 1st Round |  Lazio |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1st Round |  Middlesbrough |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2006-07 | UEFA Cup | 1st Round |  Dinamo Bucureşti |
3–4 | 1–4 |
[edit] References
- ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece – Final Tables 1959–1999". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grkhist.html.
- ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2hist.html.
[edit] External links
Official Sites
- Official website (Greek)
- Skoda Xanthi TV channel from Goal4Replay.net (English) (Greek)
Other
- (Greek) Skoda Xanthi E-fan club
- (Greek) Blog about Skoda Xanthi's foreign players
- (Greek) Skoda Xanthi: Auto company
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