Aiolikos F.C.

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Aiolikos
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Current season
Full name Aiolikos Mytilene Football Club
Nickname(s) Αίο (Aio)
Founded August 17, 1975
Ground Mytilene Stadium
Mytilene
Lesbos
Greece
(Capacity 5,000)
Chairman TBA
Manager TBA
League Gamma Ethniki (South Group)
2007-08 Gamma Ethniki (South Group), 6th
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Aiolikos Mytilene Football Club (Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Αιολικός Μυτιλήνης) is a Greek association football club, based in the city of Mytilene.

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[edit] History

The club was established in 1975 after a merger of two local teams - Atlantas and Apollon. The name Aiolikos was inspired by the Aeolians, the name by which the Greek inhabitants of Lesbos and nearby Aeolis, Anatolia, have been known since antiquity.

Incidentally, there was also a Greek football club called Aiolikos that was based in Smyrna (Izmir), around 1890, which would often play matches against teams of visiting British sailors. With the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), many of the Greek inhabitants of the region emigrated to Lesbos, taking their sporting traditions and clubs with them.

In 1976, Aiolikos participated for first time in Lesbos Football Clubs Associations Championship. Ιn 1978, was promoted in National Amateur Division (today Gamma Ethniki) and in 1982 participated in Beta Ethniki. In 1985, Aiolikos contested the promotion to Alpha Ethniki, but finally did not accomplish.

Until 1991, Aiolikos participated alternately in Gamma and Delta Ethniki. From 1991 to 1999, Aiolikos played unfailingly in Gamma Ethniki championship. Certain problems, mainly economic, led in 2000 the team again to the Lesbos Football Clubs Associations Championship for one season.

In 2001, Aiolikos was promoted in Delta Ethniki. The 2001-02 season was not good for Aiolikos, but they won in May 25, 2002, the Amateur Cup, afterwards the victory against Almopos Aridaia, final score 4-2. This is the biggest achievement ever for Aiolikos.

In 2005, Aiolikos promoted in Gamma Ethniki and returned to professional championships.

[edit] First-team squad

As of 8 June 2008

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Greece GK Michalis Karavasilis
2 Flag of Greece MF Dhimitris Zouliotis
4 Flag of Greece DF Miltos Gkougkoulakis
5 Flag of Greece DF Ntinos Konstantakis
6 Flag of Greece DF Kostas Chatzikyriakos
7 Flag of Greece MF Nikos Ghalas
8 Flag of Greece MF Panayiotis Chronis
9 Flag of Greece FW Yiorghos Manousos
10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Branislav Nikić
16 Flag of Cameroon FW Alain Michel Ekoue
18 Flag of Greece MF Theaghenis Dionysatos (captain)
19 Flag of Greece FW Petros Dhalambekis
20 Flag of Greece FW Aris Xevghenis
No. Position Player
21 Flag of Greece FW Yiorghos Vourghountzis
22 Flag of Greece DF Dhimitris Yiovanakis
23 Flag of Bulgaria DF Marian Gospodinov
24 Flag of Greece DF Apostolos Tsianakas
25 Flag of Greece DF Kyriakos Samaras
27 Flag of Greece MF Nikos Krotsidhas
31 Flag of Greece GK Yiorghos Evaggelinos
32 Flag of Greece DF Stelios Maistrellis
38 Flag of Greece MF Panayiotis Sofianis
50 Flag of Greece GK Vaggelis Pitkas
59 Flag of Greece MF Nikos Kalafatis
88 Flag of Greece DF Tasos Pappas

[edit] Sponsorship

Companies that Aiolikos currently have sponsorship deals with include:

[edit] Stadium

Municipal Stadium of Mytilene
Tarlas
Location Mytilene
Lesbos
Greece
Opened 1920s
Owner Municipality of Mytilene
Operator Municipality of Mytilene
Construction cost (unknown)
Architect (unknown)
Tenants Aiolikos (1975-present)
Capacity 5,000

Municipal Stadium of Mytilene is a multi-use stadium in Mytilene, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aiolikos. The stadium holds 5,000 people.

Stadium's nickname is Tarlas (Greek: Ταρλάς), which is inspired by the old name of the settlement where stadium is built. The word is originated from another Turkish word, which means tract or field.

The stadium has four gates. It has also one big stand and track. The stand is separated in 5 sections, while there are 100 seats for VIP. In 2001 was put projectors and seats have been placed on all the stand. Until then, only a little section of the stand had seats. On the occasion of 2004 Olympic Games, have been more important projects to changing rooms and other rooms below the stand. Although had been decided in 2005 the placement of a shelter, it have not been constructed yet.

Older, it was used from other teams of city, such as Pallesviakos, A.E. Mytilene and Apollon. From those teams, other have been dissolved, other incorporated later and other continue existing, however with history of smaller importance and participating in Lesbos Football Clubs Associations Championships.

[edit] Honours

[edit] League

[edit] Cups

[edit] Club records

  • Record Fourth Division: 12-0 v F.C. Kaspakas Limnos, October 2004
  • Record Third Division (National Amateur Division era): 14-1 v Anagennisi Chania, 1980
  • Record Second Division: 5-1 v Ethnikos Asteras, September 1982
  • Record home win: 14-1 v Anagennisi Chania, 1980
  • Record 'Home' attendance: 12,000 v Athinaikos, Third Division (National Amateur Division era), Municipal Stadium of Mytilene, 2 May 1982
  • Most goals scored: 134 - Yiannis Manousos
  • Most goals in a season: 35 - Yiannis Manousos, Third Division (National Amateur Division era), 1983-84
  • Most goals in a season in all competitions: 35 - Yiannis Manousos, 1983-84
  • Most goals scored in a match: 6 - Yiannis Manousos v Anagennisi Chania, 1980



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