Jump to content

Athens Kallithea F.C.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2a02:587:3018:400:f898:6192:3a21:18f7 (talk) at 20:32, 21 November 2016 (→‎Current squad). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Kallithea
File:Kallithéa FC Logo.png
Full nameΠ.Α.Ε. Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα
Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s)Blues
Founded1966
GroundGregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Capacity4,200 [1]
ChairmanGreece Konstantinos Salevris
ManagerGreece Takis Gonias
LeagueFootball League
2014–15Football League, 8th (South Group)
WebsiteClub website

Kallithea F.C. (Greek: Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα) is a Greek professional football club based in Kallithea, 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]

Stadium

Main article: Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium

Kallithea plays its home matches at Gregoris 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 Titles and honours

Current squad

As of 24 January 2016.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Athanasios Katsoulis
2 DF Greece GRE Ilias Evangelou
3 DF Greece GRE Petros Leventis
4 FW Albania ALB Serxhio Llambraj
5 DF Cyprus CYP Stefanos Mouchtaris
7 MF Greece GRE Vasilis Bouzas (on loan from Panionios)
8 MF Canada CAN James Stamopoulos
9 FW Albania ALB Fiorin Durmishaj (on loan from Panionios)
10 FW Greece GRE Michalis Frangos
11 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Smyrlis
12 DF Brazil BRA Jackson
13 GK Greece GRE Nestoras Gekas
18 DF Greece GRE Tryfon Tsonis
19 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Tegousis
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Greece GRE Ilias Stavrou
21 FW Greece GRE Andreas Tsipras
22 MF Greece GRE Dionysis Belis
23 GK Greece GRE Athanasios Michelis
24 DF Greece GRE Christos Nonis
25 GK Greece GRE Nikolaos Stavrianos
28 MF Albania ALB Damian Gjini (on loan from Panionios)
30 FW Greece GRE Ilias Ignatidis
31 FW Sweden SWE Darko Lukanovic
32 MF Greece GRE Savvas Iliadis
35 GK Greece GRE Panagiotis Dounis (on loan from AEK)
40 DF Brazil BRA Marcio Piccolo
44 MF Brazil BRA Ricardinho
88 MF Greece GRE Georgios Katsikogiannis

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 Template:El icon
  10. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1950–51 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  11. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1951–52 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  12. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1954–55 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  13. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1955–56 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  14. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1956–57 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  15. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1957–58 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  16. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1958–59 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  17. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1959–60 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  18. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1960–61 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  19. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1961–62 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  20. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1963–64 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  21. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1964–65 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  22. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1965–66 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  23. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1946–47 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  24. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1947–48 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  25. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1948–49 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  26. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1967–68 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
  27. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1975–76 – Greek Wikipedia Template:El icon
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athens_Kallithea_F.C.&oldid=750784993"