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Kallithea
File:Kallithéa FC Logo.png
Full nameΠ.Α.Ε. Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα
Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s)Blues
Founded1966
GroundGregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Capacity4,200 [1]
ChairmanGreece Nikos Salevris
ManagerGreece Lysandros Georgamlis
LeagueFootball League
2011-12Football League, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

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

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

Notable former players

Current squad

As March 2, 2013

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 Athanasios Katsoulis
2 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Kassos
3 MF Greece GRE Giannis Charontakis
4 DF Greece GRE Anastasios Christofileas
5 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Arvanitis
6 MF Greece GRE Anastasios Rousakis
7 MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Atmatzidis
8 MF Greece GRE Nikolaos Kaltsas
9 FW Greece GRE Mattheos Maroukakis
10 FW Brazil BRA Dacol
11 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Trecarichi
13 DF Greece GRE Pantelis Theologou
14 DF Spain ESP Miguel Villarejo
19 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Frangis
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Greece GRE Ilias Stavrou
21 FW Greece GRE Lefteris Matsoukas
22 DF Greece GRE Nikolaos Chatzopoulos
23 GK Greece GRE Athanasios Michelis
24 MF Chile CHI José Silva
25 GK Greece GRE Giannis Afouxenidis
31 DF Greece GRE Georgios Sebekos
40 DF Brazil BRA Marcio Piccolo
44 FW Senegal SEN Ablaye Faye
55 MF Greece GRE Pavlos Moustafidis
77 MF Cameroon CMR Guy Feutchine
77 FW Serbia SRB Dušan Grebović
88 MF Greece GRE 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

Kallithaiikos (before 1966)

Season Ath 1st Ath A2 Ath 2nd Ath 3rd Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.
1946-47[16] 1 32 10 1
1947-48[17] 8 35 17 33 27 0.89
1948-49[18] 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

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[19] 12 33 22 20 32 non-participant

Historic results

References

  1. ^ http://www.kallitheafc.gr/index.php?file=texts&title=Εγκαταστάσεις&menu=Η ΠΑΕ
  2. ^ "Greece - Mergers and name changes". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Greece - List of second level final tables". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Greece - Cup data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF.
  5. ^ a b "Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium". Stadia.gr.
  6. ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece - Final Tables 1959-1999". RSSSF.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece - List of Third Level Final Tables". RSSSF.
  9. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1949-50 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  10. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1950-51 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  11. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1951-52 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  12. ^ a b ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1954-55 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  13. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1955-56 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  14. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1956-57 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  15. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1957-58 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  16. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1946-47 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  17. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1947-48 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  18. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1948-49 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
  19. ^ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1967-68 - Greek Wikipedia Template:El
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