Kerkyra F.C.
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| Full name | PAE A.O. Kerkyra (Athletic Club Kerkyra FC) |
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| Nickname(s) | Faiakes (Phaiakes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kérkyras Stadium , Kerkyra (Capacity 2,685) |
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| Chairman | Spyros Kalogiannis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Alexandros Alexandris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Second Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Super League Greece, 14th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 alongside 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. 2006-2007 was another failure in Alpha Ethniki or Super League Greece, with Kerkyra fighting bravely against relegation, but ending up relegated after a 2-2 tie on the last match against Panathinaikos F.C..
[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, Panetolikos and Tilikratis of Lefkada. The reason for the rivalry is that historically these clubs competed against each other in order to advance to higher leagues. PAS Giannina and Anagennisi Artas, especially, are from nearby Epirus and there is a historical and cultural, (usually friendly), rivalry between the islanders and their mainland neighbours that also extends to their respective football clubs and fans. Lefkada is part of the Ionian islands and being a smaller island than Corfu, any success against Kerkyra creates understandable anxiety among the fans of the Corfu team. Panetolikos is another mainland team from nearby Aetolia-Acarnania and the same rivalry logic applies as with the Epirus teams.
[edit] Current Roster
[edit] Goalkeepers
- 75.
Giannis Simeonidis - 88. Ilias Vouras
[edit] Defenders
- 03.
Fabrice Reuperne - 05. Stefanos Siontis (on loan from Panathinaikos FC)
- 14. Giannis Kolotouros
- 21.
Giorgos Pelagias - 24.
József Gáspár - 26. Panagiotis Drougas
- 33. Kostas Foufoulas
[edit] Midfielders
- 08.
Flavio Silveiro de Carvalho - 22. Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (on loan from Veria FC)
- 27.
Sasa Ranic (on loan from Veria FC) - 29. Platonas Karakatsanis (on loan from Veria FC)
- 42. Gustavo Nacarato Veronesi
- 90. Kostas Mamalos
[edit] Attackers
- 09. Labros Chaniotis (on loan from Levadiakos FC)
- 17. Alekos Kaklamanos
[edit] Manager
[edit] Historic presidents
- Dimitris Tsagkaratou, 1970
[edit] Historic players
- Brendanos, late 60s-1970s, great centre forward. Distinguished himself in many matches against PAS Giannina and Anagennisi Artas.
- Vikentios Parginos, 70s
- Zarifis, 70s
- Μarkou Michalis,1971-1977
- Michalis Klokidis, 2001-2003
- Fofonka Ederson, 2005-2006
- Vaggelis Koutsoures, 2005-2006
- Andreas Niniadis, 2004-2005
- Fillip Rodriguez da Silva, 2004-2007
[edit] External links
- (Greek) Official Website
- (Greek) Fans' website
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