Anagennisi Arta F.C.

Anagennisi Arta

Full name	Γ.Α.Σ. Αναγέννηση Άρτας
Nickname(s)	Μαύρη Θύελλα (Black Storm)
Short name	ANA
Founded	1960 (1960)
Ground	Arta Stadium
Capacity	1,500
League	Gamma Ethniki
2022–23	Arta FCA First Division, 1st (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Anagennisi Arta Football Club (Greek: Γ.Α.Σ. Αναγέννηση Άρτας) is a Greek football club, based in Arta, in the North-West part of Greece. The club was established in 1960 from the union between local Arta clubs Panamvrakikos (1928), Aetos (1948) and Olympiacos (1957).

Honours

Domestic titles and honours

• Fourth Division: 2 (1982–83, 1990–91)
• Championship Arta: 5 (1999–2000, 2001–02, 2013–2014, 2018–19, 2022-23)
• Cup Arta: 10 (1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• Championship Epirus: 3 (1963–64, 1968–69, 1975–76)
• Cup Epirus: 2 (1975–76, 1977–78)

Supporters

The fans were never under a strong organisation. They used to form various groups like "black cannibals" or "black knights" but nothing official. There is no official fan club. Arta fans have a brotherhood with Palermo fans.

Crest and colours

The emblem of the team depicts the historical bridge of Arta.The colours of the club are Black-White.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 January 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	GRE	Christos Mitsios
—	GK	GRE	Nikos Bokos
—	GK	GRE	Konstantinos Panagiotidis
—	DF	GRE	Fotis Schismenos
—	DF	GRE	Nikos Pappas
—	DF	GRE	Periklis Krampis
—	MF	GRE	Konstantinos Kaznaferis
—	MF	GRE	Filippos Gartzonis
—	MF	GRE	Marios Chousos

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GRE	Georgios Dalakas
—	MF	ALB	Leli Korreshi
—	MF	GRE	Panagiotis Botsaris
—	MF	GRE	Theodoros Maniotis
—	MF	ALB	Alen Zotai
—	FW	GRE	Christos Sidiropoulos
—	FW	GRE	Angelos Parras
—	FW	GRE	Dimitrios Lekanis
—	FW	GRE	Gerasimos Revithis

Notable former players

The club has nurtured many great football players in the past such as Antonis Nikopolidis, Giorgos Vaitsis, Sotiris Balafas, Michalis Kapsis, Vangelis Kaounos and others.

See also

Handball

In addition to football, the Anagennisi club is well known for its successful women's handball team. It was founded in 1987. Since then it has won:

• 12 national championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• 10 national cups (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

The men's handball team isn't so successful. It has played in the second league for years.

Volleyball

The volleyball team was founded in 1980. It never managed to play the lead at a high level. However, it has won several titles in lower divisions for both men and women.

External links

• Football team's official website (in Greek)
• Fans' official website (in Greek)
• Women's handball (in Greek)