Asteras Tripolis F.C.
Full name | Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Αστέρας Τρίπολης (Athletic Gymnastics Society Asteras Tripolis) | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Yellow-Blues Arkádes (Arcadians) | ||
Founded | 26 March 1931 | ||
Ground | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | ||
Capacity | 7,616 | ||
Owner(s) | Dimitris Bakos Giannis Kaimenakis | ||
Chairman | Georgios Borovilos | ||
Manager | Savvas Pantelidis | ||
League | Super League | ||
2017–18 | Super League, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Asteras Tripolis Football Club (Greek: Αστέρας Τρίπολης, transliterated "Asteras Tripolis", translated "Star of Tripoli") is a Greek football club from the town of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The club was founded on 26 March 1931 and since the 2007–08 season, they have been in the Super League, the top professional league in Greece.
History
Early years
Asteras was founded in 1931, in the area near Tripoli's railway station and was formally recognised forthwith. However, the club stayed inactive and during 1932 all football clubs in Tripoli were temporarily dissolved. At the same time, Minas Tsavdaris founded a football club and named it "Keramikos" after his home area.[1] Despite his efforts, Keramikos was never formally recognised, and in 1938 Tsavdaris decided to transfer all of the club's players to Asteras Tripolis, which was still legally recognised.[1] This signified the revival of the club and Asteras managed to compete in the inaugural season (1939–40) of the regional Arcadian League. However, the subsequent German occupation of Greece ended all league competitions abruptly and the club was dissolved once again.
Post-World War II
After World War II, Asteras was reformed under the name "Neos Asteras" and was accordingly recognised by Tripoli's courts on 23 June 1947.[1] Asteras won five consecutive titles in the Arcadian League (1957–62). The team won consecutive promotions and managed to play for two seasons in the Greek Second Division (1961–63), thus becoming the first team from Tripoli to ever participate in such a high division.[1] In the summer of 1963, Asteras merged with Aris–Atromitos and the new team was named "Athlitikos Omilos Tripolis" (Athletic Club of Tripoli, AOT). AOT's function was based in Asteras' statute and the new club continued its activities until 1968, when it was dissolved once again and was subsequently merged with Arcadikos to form Panarkadikos.
Recent history and era of success
Asteras was reformed again in 1978.[1] The club participated in the regional Arcadian League until 2003. At 2001 the club entered a new era and led an outstanding streak of performances. They remained unbeaten at home for over 5 years (from 2001 to November 2006) and they managed to move up four divisions, earning the promotion for the Greek Super League as Second Division champions on 12 May 2007.
Asteras made a spectacular start in their first season in the Super League. Their first ever win was against Panathinaikos (1–0[2] in Tripoli) and their first away win against OFI in Crete (3–0).[3] The season was marked by some outstanding performances with the most memorable being the 1–0 home victory against champions Olympiacos. They also managed to win 2–1 against AEK Athens and 2–0 against PAOK at home. Asteras Tripolis became the first and only newly promoted Superleague team that managed to beat Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK (home and away) and AEK Athens in its first ever appearance in the top division.
Coach Paulo Campos left Asteras on 24 February 2008 with assistant manager Panagiotis Tzanavaras taking over for the rest of the 2007–08 season. Asteras finally ended 7th, missing the European spot in the last games. In the summer of 2008 Asteras announced Carlos Carvalhal as their new manager. He was sacked in mid-season due to poor results which led the team near the relegation zone.[4] He was succeeded by former AEK Athens caretaker manager, Nikos Kostenoglou. In 2009 Asteras signed the Argentine former Internazionale assistant Mario Gómez as their new coach.
The 2012–13 season was the most successful in Asteras' history. They finished third in the Super League (and fourth in the play-offs), securing a place for the 2013–14 Europa League. Meanwhile, they reached the first Greek Cup final in their history, losing 1–3 to Olympiacos after extra time.[5]
Crest and Historical kits
Emblem versions
First
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2008–09 Greek Cup Semi-finals[13]
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2009–12[14]
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First match in UEFA Europa League qualifying phase[15]
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2013–14[16]
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2016–17
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Alternative
1978[19]
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2005–06[20]
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2009–10
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2013–14
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First match in UEFA Europa League group stage[25]
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2016–17
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Kit suppliers
Kit provider | Period |
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Umbro | 2003–06 |
Lotto | 2006–12 |
Nike | 2012–17 |
Macron | 2017–
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Stadium
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium (formally Asteras Tripolis Stadium) is a privately owned football stadium in Tripoli, Greece. Its capacity is 7,600. The stadium was renamed on 22 November 2012 in honour of the hero of the Greek War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis. Also, the club has proposed a new stadium, the New Asteras Tripolis Stadium.
Super League record
Season | League | ||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | |
2007–08 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 44 |
2008–09 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
2009–10 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 36 |
2010–11 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
2011–12 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 45 |
2012–13 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 56 |
2013–14 | 1st | 5 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 58 |
2014–15 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 59 |
2015–16 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 41 |
2016–17 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 28 |
2017–18 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 24 | 45 |
Notable wins
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European record
UEFA club coefficient ranking
As of 2 August 2018, Source: uefa.com
Rank | Team | Points |
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119 | Östersund | 10.000 |
120 | Apollon Limassol | 9.500 |
121 | Asteras Tripolis | 9.500 |
122 | Dinamo Minsk | 9.000 |
123 | HJK | 9.000 |
By season
Last update: 27 July 2018
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Inter Baku | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (4–2 p) | |
3Q | Marítimo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | |||
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Rapid Wien | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | RoPS | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | |
3Q | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||
PO | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) | |||
Group C | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3rd place | |||
Beşiktaş | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||
Partizan | 2–0 | 0–0 | |||||
2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | Group K | Schalke 04 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3rd place | |
APOEL | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||
Sparta Prague | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||
2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 |
- Notes
- 1R: First round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Notable wins
Season | Match | Score |
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2014–15 | Asteras Tripolis – Mainz 05 | 3–1 |
2014–15 | Asteras Tripolis – Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 |
2014–15 | Asteras Tripolis – Partizan | 2–0 |
2015–16 | Asteras Tripolis – APOEL | 2–0 |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Super League
- Third place (1): 2014–15
- Greek Cup
- Football League
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Gamma Ethniki
- Winners (1): 2005–06
- Delta Ethniki
- Winners (1): 2005
- Arcadian Championship
- Winners (8): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1988, 1990, 2003
- Arcadian Cup
- Winners (4): 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005
- Arcadian Double
- Winners (1): 1990
International competitions
- UEFA Europa League
- Group Stages (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Qualifiers (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- The club will participate in the 2018–19 Europa League, starting from the 2nd qualifying round.
Divisional history in national level
- 12 seasons in Super League.
- 3 seasons in Second Division.
- 1 season in Third Division.
- 5 seasons in Fourth Division.
Players
Current squad
- As of 3 September 2018[26]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Historical squads
Affiliated clubs
Personnel
Executive | |
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Majority owners | Dimitrios Bakos & Giannis Kaimenakis |
Chairman | Georgios Borovilos |
1st Vice-President | Nikos Bakos |
2nd Vice-President | Alexandra Kaimenaki |
Technical staff | |
Head coach | Savvas Pantelidis |
Assistant coach | Vangelis Dissios |
Goalkeeper coach | Christos Tseliopoulos |
Medicine manager | Kostas Dimitrakopoulos |
Physiotherapist | Kostas Diamantopoulos |
Managerial history
- Giannis Petrakis (2004 – Jan 06)
- Lysandros Georgamlis (Jan 2006 – May 06)
- Giannis Papakostas (June 2006 – Dec 06)
- Paulo Campos (Nov 29, 2006 – Feb 2, 2008)
- Panagiotis Tzanavaras (Feb 25, 2008 – May 13, 2008)
- Carlos Carvalhal (May 14, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008)
- Nikos Kostenoglou (Nov 20, 2008 – May 18, 2009)
- Mario Gómez (July 1, 2009 – Oct 25, 2009)
- Vangelis Vlachos (Oct 26, 2009 – Jan 17, 2011)
- Pavlos Dermitzakis (Jan 21, 2011 – May 17, 2011)
- Óscar Fernández (June 15, 2011 – Sept 19, 2011)
- Horácio Gonçalves (Sept 19, 2011 – Nov 7, 2011)
- Sakis Tsiolis (Nov 9, 2011 – Sept 30, 2013)
- Staikos Vergetis (Oct 2, 2013 – Jan 29, 2016)
- Dimitris Terezopoulos (Jan 30, 2016 – Feb 28, 2016)
- Makis Chavos (Feb 29, 2016 – Sept 26, 2016)
- Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (Sept 27, 2016 – Feb 18, 2017)
- Apostolos Charalampidis (Feb 19, 2016 – March 8, 2017)
- Staikos Vergetis (March 9, 2017 – September 10, 2017)
- Savvas Pantelidis (September 10, 2017 – Present)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Asteras Tripolis history" (in Greek). asterastripolis.gr. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
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- ^ "Asteras give Carvalhal the boot". goal.com.
- ^ "Asteras sees off PAOK to face Olympiakos in Cup final". ekathimerini.com.
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- ^ "Ομαδα". Ομαδα.
External links
- Official websites
- Official website Template:En icon Template:El icon
- Asteras Tripolis at Super League Template:En icon Template:Gr icon
- Asteras Tripolis at UEFA
- Asteras Tripolis at FIFA
- Other
- Asteras Tripolis stadium at stadia.gr Template:El icon