Eleftheroupoli F.C.
| Full name | Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos (Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Κιτρινόμαυροι (Yellow-Blacks) | ||
| Founded | 1 November 1929 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium of Nea Ionia | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ioannis Xousos | ||
| Head Coach | Markopoulos Panagiotis | ||
| League | Athens Second Division | ||
| 2022–2023 | 5th[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.eleftheroupolifc.com/ | ||
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Eleftheroupoli F.C., officially known as A.E. Eleftheroupoli (Template:Lang-el, Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos), the "Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli", is a Greek association football club based in Nea Ionia, a suburban town in the Athens prefecture, Greece.[2] The club currently competes in the Athens Second Division.[3]
History
A.E. Eleftheroupoli is one of the oldest Greek football clubs and was established in 1929 by A. Neofytou, L. Dimitropoulos, A. Konstantinidis, N. Nikolaou, Ch. Theodorou, L. Konstantinidis, Th. Kiriakou, A. Nikolaou, G. Stefanidis, D. Kountouris, P. Tsakonas, and P. Tevekelis.[4] The team managed to win the local municipality championship three times from 1933 to 1936 and was recognized by the court of Athens as an official club.[5] The club gained many new fans due to that success. In 1937, the club was merged with Hope of Nea Ionia football club to form a stronger team. In 1939, the club was recognized by the Hellenic Football Federation and the Athens Football Clubs Association, while at the same time, it competed in the Football League 2. Also, it dominated the national second division from the late 50s until the early 60s. Over the years the club's reputation deteriorated, due to its perennial presence in the regional Athens leagues.[6] The club produced many talented players, such as Stelios Skevofilakas, Panagiotidis, Giorgos Mageiras, Kountouris, Xenos, Mavridopoulos, Vlantis, Sevastiadis, Mitilinaios, Tryfon Tzanetis, and others, that were later transferred to higher reputation football clubs of Athens.[7]
Stadium
The club's home ground is located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia[8] is the home ground for A.E. Eleftheroupoli from the day of its foundation. It was built in 1962. In 2004, the whole stadium was extensively renovated, and the pitch was replaced with a turf system of the very last generation. The dressing rooms were renovated in 2007. The new facilities and stands that were built in 2015 were fully sponsored by the government of Greece. The stadium is also the home ground for A.O.Nea Ionia F.C and P.A.O. Alsoupolis. The main entrance of the stadium is situated at Olympias Street.[9]
Part of the dramatic film "The Striker with Number 9", directed by Pantelis Voulgaris, was filmed in this stadium.[10]
Honours and achievements
Domestic competitions
- Beta Ethniki (Second-tier)
- Participation (2): 1961, 1962
Regional competitions
- Athens FCA Third Division
Winners (5): 1947, 1982, 1990, 1992, 2006
Personnel
Current Board
| Position | Staff |
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| President |  Ioannis Xousos
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| Vice President A | Ioannis Anthis
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| Vice President B | Ioannis Polychronopoulos
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| General Secretary | Swtirios Skevofilakas
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| Secretary | Efthymios Petrou
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| Chief Financial Officer | Lazaros Pappas
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| Deputy General Manager | Georgios Karypidis
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| Academy Operations Manager | Evangelos Cheinoporos
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References
- ^ Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αθηνών. "Βαθμολογία Περιόδου 2022-2023 Β΄ Κατηγορία 2ος Όμιλος". epsath.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Μπράτσος, Νάσος (21 January 2017). "Α.Ο. Νέας Ιωνίας: Συνεχής προσφορά στον ερασιτεχνικό αθλητισμό". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Έτσι προέκυψε ο Α.Ο. Νέας Ιωνίας. Βεβαίως η πόλη έχει πλούσια ποδοσφαιρική ιστορία με τον θρυλικό Ίκαρο, τον ΠΑΟ Καλογρέζας, τον ΟΦΝΙ, τη Σαφράμπολη και πολλές άλλες ομάδες που δεν υπάρχουν πια, ενώ στην πόλη λειτουργούν η Αλσούπολη και η Ελευθερούπολη, που συμπληρώνουν την τριάδα των τοπικών ποδοσφαιρικών ομάδων
- ^ Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνών beta. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ. epsath.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Μπράτσος, Νάσος (26 December 2020). "Α.Ε. Ελευθερούπολης 1929: Με Μικρασιατική ρίζα σε μια διαδρομή προσφοράς μέχρι σήμερα". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Ως ιδρυτικά στελέχη αναφέρονται οι Α. Νεοφύτου, Λ. Δημητρόπουλος, Α. Κωνσταντινίδης, Ν. Νικολάου, Χ. Θεοδώρου, Λ. Κωνσταντινίδης, Θ. Κυριάκου, Α. Νικολάου, Γ. Στεφανίδης, Δ. Κουντούρης, Π. Τσάκωνας και Π. Τεβεκέλης
- ^ Μπράτσος, Νάσος (19 December 2020). "Τα πρώτα αθλητικά βήματα των Μικρασιατών προσφύγων στη Ν. Ιωνία Αττικής (Γ' μέρος)". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
24/8/1936 αναφορά σε αποτελέσματα που έφερε "η αρίστη ομάς της ΑΕ. Ελευθερουπόλεως, πρωταθλήτρια Ν. Ιωνίας
- ^ ΚΟΥΚΑΣ, ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ. Βαθιά ανάσα η Ελευθερούπολη. Goal (in Greek). p. 1. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Μπράτσος, Νάσος (12 December 2020). "Τα πρώτα αθλητικά βήματα των Μικρασιατών προσφύγων στη Ν. Ιωνία Αττικής (B' μέρος)". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Στο δημοσίευμα της 21/11/1934 αναφέρεται η νίκη της Α.Ε.Ελευθερούπολης σε βάρος του Παμβυζαντινού Καλογραίζης με 2-0, σε αγώνα που έγινε στο γήπεδο της Σαφραμπόλεως. Η σύνθεση των νικητών ήταν: Τσάκωνας, Μάγειρας, Πιρένης, Ψυχιώτης, Μανώλης, Μπούλπασης, Νικήτας, Καραπουρνής, Τζανετής, Ηρακλής και Τσαγανός. Ο συντάκτης επισημαίνει: "Δέον να σημειωθή το άριστο παιχνίδι των μικροσκοπικών παικτών της Ενώσεως Ελευθερουπόλεως, Τζανετή, Μάγειρα και Τσαγανού, οι οποίοι εξελίσσονται εις αρίστους παίκτες
- ^ Foursquare. "Γήπεδο Ίκαρου". foursquare.com. Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Ολυμπίας 6, Νέα Ιωνία, 142 33". google.com/maps/dir. Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Μπράτσος, Νάσος (5 December 2020). "Τα πρώτα αθλητικά βήματα των Μικρασιατών προσφύγων στη Ν. Ιωνία Αττικής (Α' μέρος)". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Στο σημερινό δημοτικό γήπεδο της Νέας Ιωνίας γυρίστηκε μέρος της ταινίας "Η φανέλα με το 9", είναι η τρίτη φωτο.
External links
- Eleftheroupoli FC at Official Website (in Greek)
- Eleftheroupoli FC at Facebook (in Greek)