Edessaikos F.C.

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Edessaikos
Full nameAthlitikos Syllogos Edessaikos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εδεσσαϊκός)
Founded1959; 63 years ago (1959)
GroundMunicipal Stadium of Edessa
Capacity6,000
ChairmanPetros Passalis
ManagerParis Zouboulis
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2019–20Gamma Ethniki, 5th
WebsiteClub website

Edessaikos Football Club (Greek: Εδεσσαϊκός) is a Greek football club based in Edessa, Greece currently playing in the Gamma Ethniki (third tier). Edessaikos was founded in 1959 and has won the Gamma Ethniki a record 4 times (1977, 1983, 1987, 1989).

History[]

Edessaikos is a football club based in Edessa Greece. It was founded in 1959 when three local clubs – Aris, Iraklis, Ethnikos – merged.[1] Edessaikos was a founding member of the Pella Football Clubs Association in 1971.[2] The club has participated in the Greek Football A Division between 1993 and 1997. From 2010 to 2017, Edesaikos competed in the A1 League of Pella (fifth tier overall), after getting relegated from Delta Ethniki during the 2009–10 season. Edessaikos also has a well-organised youth academy system. Edessaiko's academies the season 2011–2012 was champions of the 1st group of Pella on 98–97 ages.

On 21 May 2017, Edessaikos won the Championship by winning 1–0 at the final. Since then, the team competes in Gamma Ethniki.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 24 September 2019

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 Greece GRE Stathis Vasiliadis
— DF Greece GRE Angelos Kiortsis
— DF Greece GRE Andreas Charavitidis
— DF Greece GRE Giannis Papadimitriou
— DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Mavropoulos
— DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Avramidis
— DF Greece GRE Argyris Toufas
— DF Greece GRE Grigoris Kasapidis
— DF Greece GRE Christos Konstantinidis
— MF Greece GRE Anastasios Papoutzidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Vasilios Poupis
— MF Greece GRE Lefteris Karatzaoglou
— MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Passalis
— FW Greece GRE Georgios Mylonas
— FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Sfetkos
— FW Greece GRE Vangelis Petkos
— FW Greece GRE Giannis Tsolakidis
— FW Greece GRE Giannis Pantelidis
— FW Greece GRE Georgios Karadimos
— FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Ypsilos

Honours[]

  • Greek Cup
Semi-finals: 1995–96
Winners (1): 1993

Colours and Badge[]

Traditionally the club's colours are green and white. Edessaikos' badge consists of a trident, together with the name of the club placed above the trident. Edessaikos fans aren't many, but they are passionate. Their nickname is "WaterBoys".

References[]

  1. ^ "Greece – Mergers and Name Changes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ Ιστορία της Ένωσης (in Greek). Pella Football Clubs Association official site. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

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