Athens Kallithea F.C.

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Kallithea
File:Gsfckallithea.png
Full nameΠ.Α.Ε. Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα
Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s)"England"
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
GroundGrigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Capacity4,200 [1]
ChairmanSpyros Papadopoulos
ManagerVacant
LeagueFootball League Greece
2019–20Gamma Ethniki, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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

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.

History

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]

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]

Crest and colours

Crest

The first emblem of Kallithea consisted of four circles representing the four groups of the merger of 1966. With the addition of Pyrsos in 1967 the circles became five, which caused problems with the Hellenic Olympic Committee. So a new mark was introduced: the shield of an ancient Greek warrior and the five stars in a diagonal line. The emblem of Kallithea reflects the unification of five clubs in the region in 1966, from which the current team emerged. The five teams were Esperos Kallitheas, Iraklis Kallitheas, SA Kallithea, Kallithaikos and Pyrsos Kallitheas. Their twinning and portrayal of the team signifies the peaceful coexistence of all groups but also the tranquility in the area. The glitter of stars adds strength and glamor to the team's effort.

Colours

As far as the selection of colours is concerned, they could not be anything other than white and blue, the Greek colours, since the initial movement of the local clubs aimed at the dynamic presence, which was easier to do under the blue-white flag. Of course, it is worth noting that both the white and the blue were the colors of the two main groups of the merger, ie Esperos Kallitheas and Iraklis Kallitheas.

Stadium

Main article: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium

Kallithea plays its home matches at Grigoris 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]

Honours

Domestic

Players

Current squad

As of 12 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Anastasios Kourepinis
— GK Greece GRE Thanasis Pantos
— DF Greece GRE Theodoros Oikonomou
— DF Greece GRE Georgios Kalyvas
— DF Greece GRE Tryfon Tsonis
— DF Albania ALB Ireneo Zezaj
— DF Greece GRE Alexandros Veletis
— DF Greece GRE Georgios Kritikos
— DF Greece GRE Gerasimos Papangelis
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Vasiliou
— DF Greece GRE Giannis Vidalis
— DF Greece GRE Pavlos Moustafidis
— MF Greece GRE Georgios Kaftiranis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Braima Candé
— MF Greece GRE Petros Kalimeris
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Kostas
— MF Armenia ARM Davit Gizgizyan
— MF Greece GRE Ilias Stavrou
— MF Greece GRE Dionysis Belis
— MF Albania ALB Gertin Hoxhalli
— MF Greece GRE Christoforos Karagiannis (on loan from Lamia)
— FW Greece GRE Mattheos Maroukakis
— FW Greece GRE Stelios Vasiliou
— FW Greece GRE Konstantinos Krevvatas
— FW Greece GRE Christodoulos Christou
— FW Greece GRE Alexandros Kavvadias (on loan from Panetolikos)

Season to season

Sources:[6][7][8]

AE Kallithea (before the 1970s)

  • 1954–55: Division 3 – Group B (Athens FCA)

League and cup history

Iraklis Athens (before 1966)

Season Ath 1st Ath A2 Ath 2nd Ath 3rd Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.
1949–50[9] 4 36 19 31 16
1950–51[10] 12 36 19 22 35
1951–52[11] 12 33 19 26 32
1954–55[12] 10 43 21 31 28
1955–56[13] 1 61 23 59 26
1956–57[14] 12 30 22 28 49
1957–58[15] 13 42 26 29 49
1958–59[16] 9 51 26 34 28
1959–60[17] 7 61 26
1960–61[18] 19 64 42 40 82
1961–62[19] 14 47 30 41
1963–64[20] 7 52 26 28
1964–65[21] 2 60 26 48 25
1965–66[22] 12 50 28 34 46

Kallithaiikos (before 1966)

Season Ath 1st Ath A2 Ath 2nd Ath 3rd Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.
1946–47[23] 1 32 10 1
1947–48[24] 8 35 17 33 27 0.89
1948–49[25] 15 32 18 36 44
1949–50[9] 20 21 19 13 47
1950–51[10] 13 36 19 24 27
1951–52[11] 19 28 19 20 36
1954–55[12] 22 6 22 1 64

AE Kallitheas (before 1966)

Season Ath 1st Ath A2 Ath B1 Ath B2 Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.
1960–61[18] 7 36 29
1963–64[20] 9 57 30 58 67
1964–65[21] 9 63 30 45 40
1965–66[22] 12 62 34 53 73

After the merger

Season Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 7 Tier 8 Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff. Greek Cup
1967–68[26] 12 33 22 20 32 non-participant
1975–76[27] 1 (G1) 55 30 70 16 unknown
2009–10 2 (S) unknown

Historic results

  • Athens FCA Cup:

References

  1. ^ http://www.kallitheafc.gr/index.php?file=texts&title=Εγκαταστάσεις&menu=Η ΠΑΕ
  2. ^ "Greece – Mergers and name changes". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Greece – List of second level final tables". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Greece – Cup data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF.
  5. ^ a b "Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium". Stadia.gr.
  6. ^ Abbink, Dinant; Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece – Final Tables 1959–1999". RSSSF.
  7. ^ Abbink, Dinant; Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF.
  8. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Third Level Final Tables". RSSSF.
  9. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1949–50 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  10. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1950–51 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  11. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1951–52 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  12. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1954–55 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  13. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1955–56 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  14. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1956–57 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  15. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1957–58 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  16. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1958–59 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  17. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1959–60 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  18. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1960–61 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  19. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1961–62 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  20. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1963–64 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  21. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1964–65 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  22. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1965–66 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  23. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1946–47 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  24. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1947–48 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  25. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1948–49 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  26. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1967–68 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
  27. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1975–76 – Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)

External links

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