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Skoda Xanthi F.C.
File:Skoda Xanthi FC new logo.jpg
Full namePAE Skoda Xanthi Athlitikos Omilos
(F.C. Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club)
Nickname(s)Vasilissa Tis Thrakis (Queen of Thrace)
AOXARA (Mighty AOX)
Founded1967, as A.C. Xanthi
GroundSkoda Xanthi Arena
Xanthi, Greece
Capacity7,422
OwnerGreece Christos Panopoulos
ChairmanGreece Aris Pialoglou
ManagerGreece Nikos Karageorgiou
LeagueSuperleague Greece
2012–13Superleague Greece, 7th
WebsiteClub website

Skoda Xanthi F.C. (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Skoda Ξάνθη Αθλητικός Όμιλος – PAE Skoda Xanthi Athlitikos Omilos), or F.C. Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club, is a Greek football club, based in the city of Xanthi. The club currently competes in the Super League Greece.

History

The club was formed in 1967 from the merger of two local clubs, Aspida and Orfeas. The name of the team was Xanthi Athletic Club, officially up to 1992. In 1991, Viamar S.A., the official importer of Skoda vehicles in Greece, bought the club from its previous owner and renamed it to Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club.

The club is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth setup. FC Skoda Xanthi participated in the UEFA Cup in 2001–02, 2005–06, and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2004–05 season, Skoda Xanthi finished fourth in the First Division (today Super League), the club's best performance in many years.

Xanthi first played in the first division in 1989.

Stadium

Xanthi left their old stadium, the Skoda Xanthi Stadium (capacity 9,500), located in near the centre of the city, for the Skoda Xanthi Arena in 2004. Their new stadium sited 8 km outside the city, near Pigadia village, has a capacity of 7,422, however only has 3 stands. When the final stand is finally built, the new capacity will be around 9,000 seats.

Their appearance in the UEFA Cup saw them drawn in the qualifying rounds against English club Middlesbrough, who went on to reach the UEFA Cup final against Sevilla. Xanthi drew bravely 0–0 in the second leg, with Emerson making a return to the Riverside Stadium.

Staff

  • Head coach: Nikolaos Karageorgiou
  • Assistant coach: Paris Zouboulis
  • Goalkeeper coach: Alekos Maladenis
  • Physio: Karel Malis

Current squad

As of 5 January 2013 [1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Mozambique MOZ Paito
4 DF Greece GRE Manolis Bertos
5 DF Greece GRE Dimos Baxevanidis
7 MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Triadis
9 FW Algeria ALG Karim Soltani
11 MF Brazil BRA Marcelinho
14 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Tsamouris
16 MF Greece GRE Theodoros Vasilakakis
17 MF Greece GRE Vangelis Platellas
20 MF Greece GRE Petros Mantalos
21 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Fliskas (First vice-captain)
23 MF Greece GRE Dimitris Komesidis
25 DF Greece GRE Spyros Vallas (Captain)
28 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Goutas
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF Greece GRE Theodoros Toromanidis
39 MF France FRA Nicolas Marin
55 MF Greece GRE Athanassios Prittas
77 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serge Dié
80 FW Nigeria NGA Benjamin Onwuachi
91 GK Greece GRE Michalis Zaropoulos
94 FW Greece GRE Stelios Nakas
99 FW Greece GRE Antonis Ranos
— GK Greece GRE Dimitris Kyriakidis
— GK Spain ESP Chema
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Steve Gohouri
— FW Bulgaria BUL Daniel Kutev
— FW Argentina ARG Esteban Solari

For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2012

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Retired Numbers

13 – Nigeria Olubayo Adefemi, defender (2011) - posthumous honor to the player that died in 2011 in a car accident.

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

See also Category:Skoda Xanthi F.C. players.

Former coaches

Former personnel

Co-trainer

Director of Sport

League history

Sources:[2][3]

European matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Italy Lazio 0–0 0–4 0–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup First round England Middlesbrough 0–0 0–2 0–2
2006–07 UEFA Cup First round Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 3–4 1–4 4–8
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Northern Ireland Linfield – – –

References

  1. ^ "Skoda Xanthi squad" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece – Final Tables 1959–1999". RSSSF.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Official Sites

Other

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