Kallithea F.C.

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Kallithea
File:Kallithéa FC Logo.png
Full name Π.Α.Ε. Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα
Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s) Blues
Founded 1966
Ground Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Ground Capacity 4,200 [1]
Chairman Greece Konstantinos Salevris
Manager Greece Nikos Pantelis
League Football League
2013–14 Football League, 7th
Website Club home page

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

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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 September, 2015.

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 Athanasios Katsoulis
2 Greece DF Ilias Evangelou
3 Greece DF Petros Leventis
4 Albania FW Serxhio Llambraj
5 Cyprus DF Stefanos Mouchtaris
6 Greece MF Anastasios Rousakis
7 Greece MF Vasilios Bouzas (on loan from Panionios)
8 Canada MF James Stamopoulos
9 Greece FW Alexandros Arnarellis
10 Greece FW Michalis Frangos
11 Greece MF Alexandros Smyrlis
12 Brazil DF Jackson
13 Albania GK Nikolaos Peristeris
18 Greece DF Tryfon Tsonis
19 Greece MF Konstantinos Tegousis
No. Position Player
20 Greece MF Ilias Stavrou
21 Greece FW Andreas Tsipras
22 Greece MF Dionysis Belis
23 Greece GK Athanasios Michelis
24 Greece DF Christos Nonis
25 Greece GK Nikolaos Stavrianos
28 Albania MF Damian Gjini (on loan from Panionios)
30 Greece FW Ilias Ignatidis
31 Sweden FW Darko Lukanovic
Brazil FW Macena
32 Greece MF Savvas Iliadis
40 Brazil DF Marcio Piccolo
77 Greece DF Konstantinos Pagonis
88 Greece MF 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
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1949–50 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1950–51 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1951–52 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1954–55 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  13. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1955–56 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  14. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1956–57 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  15. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1957–58 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  16. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1958–59 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  17. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1959–60 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1960–61 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  19. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1961–62 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1963–64 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1964–65 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1965–66 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  23. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1946–47 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  24. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1947–48 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  25. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1948–49 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  26. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1967–68 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
  27. ↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1975–76 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)

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