Eleftheroupoli F.C.

A.E.Eleftheroupoli
Α.Ε. Ελευθερούπολη
Full name Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos
(Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli)
Nickname(s) Κιτρινόμαυροι (Yellow-Blacks)
Founded 1 November 1929 (1929-11-01)
Ground Δημοτικό Στάδιο Νέας Ιωνίας
Municipal Stadium of Nea Ionia
Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
Ground Capacity 1000
Chairman Greece Theodoros Douridas
Head Coach Greece Vlasis Chatzianastasiou
League Athens Second Division
2015–2016 5th[1]
Website Club home page

Eleftheroupoli F.C., officially known as A.E. Eleftheroupoli (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Ελευθερουπόλεως, Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos), the "Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli", is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. The club currently competes in the Athens Second Division.

History

A.E. Eleftheroupoli [2] is one of the oldest Greek sports clubs, established in 1929 by A. Neofytou, L. Dimitropoulos, A. Konstantinidis, N. Nikolaou, Ch. Theodorou, L. Konstantinidis, Th. Kiriakou, A. Nikolaou, G. Stefanidis, D. Kountouris, P. Tsakonas and P. Tevekelis. The club dominated in the national second division from the 1950s until the early 1960s. During the last twenty years the club has decayed and nowadays they are playing in the lower Athens championships.[3] In the years gone by the club brought out many players that were transferred to the higher rank football teams of Athens such as Stelios Skevofilakas, Panagiotidis, Giorgos Mageiras, Kountouris, Xenos, Mavridopoulos, Vlantis, Sevastiadis, Mitilinaios, Tryfon Tzanetis and others. In the last 20 years even though the club has had many economic problems they have managed to have a respectful presence in Athens football championships outstanding with ethos and high competitive spirit.

Route

Success started early in 1933, a year which found Eleftheroupoli FC at the top of the action as the team managed to win the local municipality championships for the next three consecutive years (1933–1935) and was recognized by the court of Athens as an official club. The successes came one after the other and the team began to conquer territory in sporty feelings of local residents. 1937 was a year of innovation for the club as it was merged with a strong team called Hope of Nea Ionia chaired by S. Stavridis. With the continuous and untiring efforts of the 1939 board, the club was recognized by the Hellenic Football Federation and the Athens Football Clubs Association, while at the same time the team is competing in the Football League 2.

1933 squad

Stadium

The club home ground was located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia [4] is the home ground for A.E. Eleftheroupoli[5] from the day of its foundation. It was built in 1962. In 2004 the whole stadium was extensively renovated and the pitch was replaced with a turf system of the very last generation.The dressing rooms have been renovated for the last time in 2007. The new facilities and stands which are expected to be completed at the end of 2015 were sponsored by the Greek government. The stadium is also used by A.O.Nea Ionia F.C and P.A.O. Alsoupolis.

Trophies and Achievements

They have won the Athens Third Division a few times (1947, 1982, 1990, 1992, 2006). But the club's greatest achievement is the participation in the Football League in the early 1960s. League table:

Players

Current squad

As of 4 December 2015.[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 Greece GK Kyriakos Lesgidis
22 Greece GK Ioannis Chatzakis
12 Greece GK Kostas Athanasopoulos
6 Greece DF Ioannis Mpinis (captain)
3 Greece DF Zacharias Politseris
4 Greece DF Aggelos Fatouros (vice-captain)
5 Greece DF Alexis Tomboulidis
14 Greece DF Theodoros Drymonitis
18 Greece DF Sotirios Gouletas
19 Greece DF Manolis Tsoutsoudakis
23 Greece DF Ioannis Bartsiokas
No. Position Player
24 Greece MF Vangelis Vlachos
26 Greece MF Kostas Makris
10 Greece MF Thanasis Tzimas
7 Greece MF Leonidas Tsoukas
9 Greece MF David Kimon
8 Greece MF Liatis Kimon
11 Greece FW Kostas Sparos
15 Greece FW Alexandros Pilios
44 Greece FW Lefteris Chalas
52 Greece FW Giorgos Moukidis

Personnel

Current Board

Position Staff
President Greece Theodoros Douridas
Vice President A Greece Christos Charizanou
Vice President B Greece Sotirios Skeuofylakas
General Secretary Greece Athanasios Xanthos
Secretary Greece Dimitrios Karvouniaris
Chief Financial Officer Greece Euthymios Petrou
Deputy General Manager Greece Dimitrios Drymonitis
Academy Operations Manager Greece Ioannis Chousos

References

  1. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών. Βαθμολογία Περιόδου 2015–2016 Β Κατηγορία – 3ος Όμιλος (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Anonymous. Ελευθερούπολη (in Greek). p. 1. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ↑ ΚΟΥΚΑΣ, ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ. Βαθιά ανάσα η Ελευθερούπολη (in Greek). "Goal". p. 1. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Anonymous. Δημοτικό Στάδιο Νέας Ιωνίας (in Greek). Ερασιτεχνικό Ποδόσφαιρο. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Anonymous. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ (in Greek). Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer & UnScrupulous. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Παπακουνάδης Σωτήριος. "Α.Ε. Ελευθερούπολης, ΡΟΣΤΕΡ 2015–2016" (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

External links

Official Website

Anthem Website

Other Websites

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