Akropolis IF
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| Full name | Akropolis Idrottsförening | ||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Grimsta IP Spånga, Stockholm | ||
| Capacity | 300 | ||
| Chairman | Lambros Mitsis | ||
| Manager | Giannis Christopoulos | ||
| League | Superettan | ||
| 2019 | Division 1 Norra, 1st  | ||
| Website | www.akropolisif.com | ||
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Akropolis IF is a Swedish football club located in Spånga, formed by Greek immigrants in 1968.[1]
The club is named after the Acropolis of Athens, and Parthenon is pictured in its badge.
Background
Akropolis IF is a sports club which was founded in Stockholm in the spring of 1968. Basketball started in the autumn 1968 followed by football in the spring of 1969. Youth activities commenced in 1975.
The club have had close affiliations with other Stockholm football clubs such as AIK and BP, however both cooperations have been terminated.
In 1987, Akropolis advanced for their first time to Division 3. In 2006 the club made it to the second division, where they have stayed since. 2012 Akropolis was relegated to Division 2, where they stayed until 2013 when they were once again promoted. In 2014 Akropolis was promoted from Division 2 to Division 1 again. As newcomers in Division 1 Akropolis secured qualifiers to Superettan in their second last game against IFK Luleå.[2]
Season to season
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[3] [4] [5] |
Attendances
In recent seasons Akropolis IF have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[6] |
Current squad
- As of 3 August 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Name | Role |
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 Giannis Christopoulos
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Head coach |
 Georgios Gogas
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Director of football |
 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
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Goalkeeping coach |
 Jamie Steel
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Fitness coach |
| Petter Isaksson
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Physiotherapist |
| Doston Tojiboev
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Equipment manager |
Footnotes
- ^ "Akropolis IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Akropolis IF – Föreningens historia". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta -Akropolis IF". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Södra Svealand - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2010.