Skoda Xanthi F.C.
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| Full name | Αθλητικός όμιλος Skoda Ξάνθη ΠΑΕ (Athletic Club Skoda Xanthi) |
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| Nickname(s) | Βασίλισσα της Θράκης (Queen of Thrace), AOXARA |
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| Founded | 1967, as A.C. Xanthi | ||
| Ground | Skoda Xanthi Arena Xanthi, Greece (Capacity: 7,422) |
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| Chairman |  Christos Panopoulos |
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| Manager | Kostas Konstantinidis (caretaker) |
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| League | Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα) |
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| 2008-09 | Super League Greece, 7th | ||
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Athletic Club Skoda Xanthi (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Skoda Ξάνθη Α.O.) 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 one of the best in Greece, especially in terms of their financial support and youth setup.[citation needed] 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 FC 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 drawm in the qaulifying rounds against Middlesbrough F.C. who went on to reach the UEFA cup final against seville. They drew bravely 0-0 in the second leg. With Emerson making a return to the Riverside Stadium
[edit] Staff
- Head Coach: Kostas Konstantinidis (caretaker)
- Assistant Coach: Panagiotis Goutzidis
- Goalkeeper Coach: Alekos Maladenis
- Physio: Karel Malis
[edit] Current squad
As of 31 August 2009[update]
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- For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2009.
[edit] Out on loan
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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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[edit] Notable players
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[edit] Former coaches
Kurt Jara (1996-1997)- Ioannis Matzourakis (1996-1999)
- Nikos Karageorgiou (2001-2005)
- Ioannis Matzourakis (2004-2006)
- Takis Lemonis (2006)
- Savvas Kofidis (2006-2007)
Jörn Andersen (2007)- Nikolaos Kechagias (2007)
Emilio Ferrera (2007)- Nikolaos Kechagias (2007-2008)
- Ioannis Matzourakis (2008)
- Georgios Paraschos (2008-2009)
Wolfgang Wolf (2009)
[edit] Former Personal
Co-Trainer
- Yiannis Ispirlidis (2000-2004)
- Marinos Ouzounidis (2004-2008)
Director of Sport
- Hannes Bongartz (2006-2007)
[edit] League history
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[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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