Kerkyra FC
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| Full name | PAE Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra (Athletic Club Kerkyra FC) |
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| Nickname(s) | Faiakes (Faiakians) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kérkyras Stadium , Kerkyra |
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| Capacity | 2,685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Spyros Kalogiannis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Mpampis Tennes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Super League Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2nd (Second Division), promoted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kerkyra FC, also known as AO Kerkyra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα - Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra), the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek association football club based on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu), Greece.
The team currently competes in the Super League Greece.
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[edit] History
It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Aris Kerkyras" est 1924, "Helespontos" est 1923 and "Asteras Kerkyras" est 1926). These three teams alongside "Olympos Garitsas" where dominating Corfu Local Championship before the creation of Greek National Leagues in 1967. In order to represent Corfu in the National B' Class League the three teams decided to merge in 1967. Due to some players' dispute with "Olympos Garitsas" in 1969 the team had to change its name to "A.O. Kerkyra".
[edit] Colors, emblem and ground
The club's colors are Maroon and Blue, depicting the colors of the island and it's emblem is the ancient Corfiot's ("Faiakes") trireme, which is the island's emblem. The National stadium of the town of Corfu, "E.A.K.K.", (built in 1955) hosts A.O. Kerkyra since it's foundation. The ground is situated along side the airport which is ideal for passing tourists and visitors and is easy to find. The ground has had some work undertake over the summer which now means the ground has even more seats.
[edit] Current status
After 36 years in lower divisions A.O. Kerkyra managed to reach top-level "Alpha Ethniki" in 2004. The long effort to success was inspired by chairman Spyros Kalogiannis who took control in 1999 and managed to climb three divisions in 4 years. Though the long awaited "Alpha Ethniki" didn't end up as expected as the club was relegated, taking the last place in the final table. After a successful year in B' Ethniki, 2005-2006 season ended with Kerkyra celebrating another chance in Alpha Ethniki.
[edit] Fans
Fans of A.O. Kerkyra are always a loyal crowd. Their nickname is Vourligans, a portmanteau of Vourlismenos (crazy in corfiot dialect) and Hooligans.
[edit] Club Rivalries
A.O. Kerkyra's longest rivalry is with local club Olympos Garitsas, though due to A.O. Kerkyra's high division presence, the two teams don't play often against each other. Kerkyra also have long rivalries with nearby Epirus clubs as PAS Giannina, Anagennisi Artas, Panaitolikos and Tylikratis of Lefkada.
[edit] Current Roster
[edit] Goalkeepers
- 01.
Dino Seremet - 76.
Mahamadou Sidibè - 88.
Ilias Vouras
[edit] Defenders
- 02. Alexandros Vitouladitis
- 04.
Vance Sikov - 06. Xenophontas Moschogiannis
- 12. Anestis Anastasiadis
- 21.
Giorgos Pelagias - 22. Giorgos Tzavelas
- 24. Panagiotis Petras
- 39. Grigoris Toskas
[edit] Midfielders
- 07.
Fillip Rodriguez da Silva - 10. Loukas Karadimos
- 11. Christos Kagkiouzis
- 13. Gustavo Veronesi
- 14. Manolis Skoufalis
- 19.
Frank Manga Guella - 20. Flavio Silveiro de Carvalho
- 28. Christos Bourbos
[edit] Attackers
- 17.
Adam Foti - 18. Alexandre Joaquim D'Akol
- 89. Nikos Leptakis
[edit] Manager
[edit] Historic presidents
- Dimitris Tsagkaratou, 1970
[edit] Historic players
- Parginos, 1970s
- Zarifis, 1970s
- Michalis Klokidis,2001-2003
- Fofonka Ederson, 2005-2006
- Vaggelis Koutsoures, 2005-2006
[edit] External links
- (Greek) Official Website
