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Veria
Veria NFC logo.svg
Full nameΠ.Α.Ε. Ν.Π.Σ. Βέροια 2019
(NPS Veria 2019)
Nickname(s)Vasilissa tou Vorra (Queen of The North)
Founded17 July 2019; 2 years ago (2019-07-17)
Ground Veria Municipal Stadium
Capacity7,000
OwnerBikas Group
PresidentChristos Bikas
Head coachPavlos Dermitzakis
LeagueSuper League Greece 2
2020–21Football League (1st, promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Veria New Football Club (Greek: Νέος Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Βέροια 2019 Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Veria, Greece. It was founded in 2019. The club plays in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football. It plays its home matches at the Veria Municipal Stadium.[1]

History[]

Foundation[]

Veria NFC was established on July 17, 2019. During the summer transfer window in 2019, Veria's board achieved to sign some significant players like Giannis Pasas and the Argentian midfielder Marcelo Penta as their goal was to achieve promotion to Super League 2. Veria participated in the third tier championship of Greek football, Football League during 2019–20 season and finished 6th as the championship was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic and didn't allow them to compete for the promotion in the remaining fixtures. [2] Veria's head coach at the time was Kostas Georgiadis who succeed Theodosis Theodosiadis who was fired mid season due to club's poor performance in the league.[3] Georgiadis and Veria terminated the contract in consensus on 23 June 2020. [4]

2020–21: Promotion to Super League 2[]

On 28 July 2020, Veria signed the experienced Greek coach Pavlos Dermitzakis as the club's new manager.[5] During 2020–21, Veria participated again in Football League championship as the one league, two groups plan for Super League 2 didn't go through due to a court order by the referee judges' court.[6] Veria competed in north group where they finished 1st and won the promotion to Super League 2 for next season as champions. In the summer transfer window prior to the championship beginning and having as a goal to win the league, the club signed some significant players including Apostolos Skondras, Michalis Boukouvalas and Markos Vellidis that helped to achieve the club's goal.

2021–22: Super League 2[]

After winning the promotion to Super League 2, the club announced the renewal of Pavlos Dermitzakis' contract as head coach for the club in July 7th, 2021.[7] During the 2021 summer transfer window, Veria announced some significant players including Giannis Mystakidis, Petros Orfanidis and Thanasis Dinas. During the winter transfer window of the same season Veria signed the Albanian midfielder Ergys Kace.[8]

Crest and colours[]

The "B" in crest stands of the city of Veria while the crown stands for "Queen of the North", 2019 indicates the year of the club's foundation. The club's colours are black, white, gold, and gray. Black represents the dynamic of the team, white stands for the pure moral values and the financial stability of the club, while gray represents the fans, the soul of the club. Last but not least, gold represents the radiance of the club. [9]

Kit evolution[]

2019–20
2020–21
2021–22

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2021 GSA Sport thefoodballer
2021– Nike Dacristo

Stadium[]

Main article: Veria Stadium

Veria Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Veria, Greece. It is used for football matches, and is the home stadium of the club. It was built in 1925 by members of music and gymnastics association Megas Alexandros. The stadium holds about 7,000. It is situated 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) off the city centre. It is the headquarters of Veria NFC since the founding of the club in 2019.

Support[]

The club's official supporters group is known as Club of Fans of Veria "Gate 4" and it's been supporting the club since day one.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

League[]

Football League

Season to season[]

Season Played Greek League Clubs competed Position finished Points W – D – L
2019–20 Football League 14 7th 31 9 – 7 – 7
2020–21 Football League 10 1st 38 11 – 5 – 2
2021–22 Super League 2 18 TBD TBD TBD

League Participation[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 9 February 2022[10]

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 Markos Vellidis
2 DF Greece GRE Michalis Boukouvalas
3 DF Greece GRE Stavros Petavrakis
5 DF Greece GRE Stelios Marangos
6 MF Greece GRE Angelos Oikonomou
7 MF Greece GRE Giorgos Bletsas
8 MF Greece GRE Vasilis Gavriilidis
9 FW Greece GRE Petros Giakoumakis
10 FW Greece GRE Stelios Pozoglou
11 FW Ghana GHA Ishmael Baidoo
12 DF Greece GRE Anastasios Tasiopoulos
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Manssou Fofana
19 FW Greece GRE Giannis Pasas
20 FW Greece GRE Petros Orfanidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Greece GRE Manolis Perdikis
22 FW Greece GRE Savvas Mourgos
23 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Isaakidis
26 DF Greece GRE Asterios Mouchalis
27 FW Greece GRE Giannis Mystakidis
28 MF Albania ALB Ergys Kaçe
33 DF Greece GRE Stergios Dimopoulos
34 MF North Macedonia MKD Ali Adem (on loan from Aris Thessaloniki)
37 GK Greece GRE Vasilis Tsimopoulos
44 DF Greece GRE Apostolos Skondras
87 GK Greece GRE Giannis Papadopoulous
93 DF Greece GRE Tasos Papachristos
97 FW Belgium BEL Charles Kwateng (on loan from Ergotelis)
99 FW Greece GRE Antonis Kapnidis

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
— MF Greece GRE Antonis Pertsiounis (at Megas Alexandros Trikala until 30 June 2022)
— FW Greece GRE Giorgos Vasiltsis (at Megas Alexandros Trikala until 30 June 2022)

Notable former players[]

Greece

Albania

  • Albania Ergys Kace

Argentina

Brazil

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Coaching staff
Greece Pavlos Dermitzakis Head Coach
Greece Alexandros Vergonis Assistant Coach
Greece Giannis Mantziaridis Coach
Greece Christos Vorgiazidis Fitness Coach
Greece Theodoros Gkitkos Goalkeeping Coach
Greece Anastasios Pantelidis Physiotherapist
Greece Fotis Konstantakos Physiotherapist
Greece Sakis Voulgaris Caretaker
Greece Kosmas Rouzintsis Caretaker
Sport management and organisation
Greece Panagiotis Tsalouchidis General Director
Greece Thomas Troupkos Team Manager

Source: Veria NFC

Managerial history[]

Management[]

Position Name
Ownership Bikas Group
President Greece Christos Bikas
Vice President & CEO Greece Achilleas Bikas
Member of the Board Greece Konstantinos Bikas
Member of the Board Greece Dimitrios Ntellas
Member of the Board Greece Apostolos Ntellas
Communication & Press Officer Greece Zisis X. Patsikas

Former presidents[]

Name Period
Greece Christos Bikas 2019–present

References[]

  1. ^ "ΝΕΟΣ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ 2019 ΠΑΕ (Ν.Π.Σ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ)" (in Greek). superleague2.gr.
  2. ^ "Διακόπτεται η Φούτμπολ Λιγκ - Αναδιάρθρωση του χρόνου" (in Greek). kingsport.gr.
  3. ^ "Τέλος ο Σάκης Θεοδοσιάδης από τη Βέροια" (in Greek). kerkidasport.gr.
  4. ^ "Και επίσημα παρελθόν από τη Βέροια ο προπονητής Κώστας Γεωργιάδης" (in Greek). laosnews.gr.
  5. ^ "Δερμιτζάκης: Ο νέος προπονητής της Βέροιας" (in Greek). to10.gr.
  6. ^ "Super League 2: Δεκτή η προσφηγή των Χανίων" (in Greek). sport24.gr.
  7. ^ "Ανανέωσε ο Δερμιτζάκης" (in Greek). Veria NFC.
  8. ^ "Απόκτηση ποδοσφαιριστή Ergys Kace" (in Greek). Veria NFC.
  9. ^ "Βέροια: Έγινε πάλι ΠΑΕ, άλλαξε έμβηλα και χρώματα" (in Greek). sport24.gr.
  10. ^ "Team". verianfc.gr. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

External links[]

Official websites

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