Pierikos F.C.

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Pierikos

Full name

SFK (Syndesmos
Filathlon Katerinis) Pierikos

Nickname(s)

Melanolefkoi
(meaning Black and Whites)

Founded

1961

Ground

Municipal Stadium of Katerini
Katerini, Greece
(Capacity 6200(all seated))

Chairman

Ioannis Dumos

Manager

Thomas Kost

League

Second Division
Β΄ Εθνική

2006-07

1st (Third Division) (promoted)





Home colours





Away colours

Pierikos is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.

1 History of the club
2 Notable players (International Caps/International Goals)
3 Current squad 2007/08
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History of the club

[edit] The foundation

The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros (meaning Alexander the Great) Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis. Megas Alexandros had played in the 1st Division of Greek football in its first season (1959-60) but finished in the 15th position and thus relegated in the 2nd Division.Neither Megas Alexandros nor Olympos gained promotion in the following season. Unification of the two clubs has seen as the only way for the city of Katerini to have a team in the 1st Division. Therefore Pierikos was born.

[edit] The 1960s (The Golden Era)

In its first season (1961-62) Pierikos took the place of Megas Alexandros in the 2nd Division.It played in the Group of Western and Central Macedonia and finished 1st. Therefore it was able to play in the 2nd Division play-offs. In the final Pierikos won 2-0 in a match against Olympiakos Kozanis and gained promotion to the 1st Division.In this season Pierikos scored 108 goals and conceded 28.
In its first season (1962-63)in the 1st division Pierikos finished in the 9th position scoring 36 goals and conceding 37. His biggest win was a 4-0 against Aris Salonica FC. Pierikos also Played in the Greek Cup final this season.The club suffered a 3-0 defeat by Olympiacos CFP.
In the 1963-64 season Pierikos finished in the 7th position. Its biggest wins were, a 5-1 against Doxa Dramas and a 4-0 against Ethnikos Piraeus.The club scored 34 and conceded 42 goals.
The 1964-65 season is, probably, the best season in the History of Pierikos. Pierikos finished in the 5th position scoring 39 and conceding 39. Its biggest win was a 4-0 against Niki Volou.
In the 1965-66 season Pierikos finished in the 8th position. Its biggest win was a 5-1 against AO Trikala. The club scored 40 and conceded 40 goals.
In the 1966-67 season Pierikos finished in the 14th position. Its biggest win was a 4-1 against Vyzas Megaron. The club scored 36 and conceded 51 goals.
In the 1967-68 season Pierikos finished in the 5th position. Its biggest win was a 9-1 against Olympiakos Nicosia.This is the biggest victory of the club, in the 1st Division, ever. The club scored 42 and conceded 46 goals.
In the 1968-69 season Pierikos finished in the 9th position. Its biggest win was a 5-1 against Apollon Smyrnis(Athinas). The club scored 31 and conceded 37 goals.

[edit] The 1970s

In the 1969-70 season Pierikos finished in the 7th position. Its biggest win was a 3-0 against Olympiakos Nicosia. The club scored 45 and conceded 44 goals.
In the 1970-71 season Pierikos finished in the 12th position. The club didn't manage to win any single game by more than one goal. The club scored 31 and conceded 43 goals.The club started showing signs of fatigue.
And these signs became totally clear in the 1971-72 season. Pierikos finished in the 16th position(out of 18 clubs) and thus relegated from the 1st Division. Its biggest wins were a 3-0 against Olympiakos Nicosia, a 3-0 against Panionios and a a 3-0 against Olympiakos Volou. The club scored 26 and conceded 48 goals.
In the 1972-73 season Pierikos participated in the Northern Group of the 2nd Division (the 2nd division was then divided into 3 groups). The club finished in the 4th position of the group managing to score 49 goals and conceding 32.
In the 1973-74 season Pierikos participated in the Northern Group of the 2nd Division again. The club finished in the 2th position of the group. Its biggest win was a 6-0 versus Doxa Dramas.
In the 1974-75 season Pierikos participated in the 2nd division and gained promotion to the 1st Division.
In the 1975-76 season Pierikos participated in the 1st Division. The club finished in the 11th position. It scored 26 and conceded 38 goals.Its biggest wins were a 3-0 against PAS Giannina and a 4-1 against Iraklis Thessalonikis.
In the 1976-77 season Pierikos finished in the 12th position. Its biggest wins were a 4-1 against Aris Thessalonikis, a 4-1 against Panserraikos and a 5-2 against Apollon Smyrnis(Athinas).
In the 1977-78 season Pierikos finished in the 17th position and relegated from the 1st Division. Its biggest wins were a 4-0 against Panachaiki GE and a 4-0 against AO Egaleo. In this season Pierikos scored 46 goals and conceded 56. The club had the 4th best offense in the division but also the worst defense by far.
The 1978-79 season is a black page in the history of the club. Pierikos plays in the Northern Group of the 2nd Division (the 2nd Division was then divided in two groups, each one having 20 clubs). The club finished in the 1st position scoring an amazing 93 goals in 38 games and conceding only 24 goals. In that season Pierikos also scored a fantastic 10-1 victory against Makedonikos Thessalonikis.But in the end of the season Pierikos was accused of bribing players of Niki Volou in a 3-0 away victory. After these claims the club was relegated to the National Amateur Division (3rd Division) instead of getting promotion to the 1st Division.

[edit] The 1980s

In the 1979-80 season Pierikos played in Group D of the National Amateur Division (3rd Division). The club finished in the 1st position of Group D and gained promotion to the 2nd Division. In that season Pierikos won 12-0 in a home game against AO Artaki, which is the biggest league victory of the club ever. In the Greek Cup scores an amazing 16-0 against minnows Arahos. This is the biggest victory of the club ever.
In the 1980-81 season Pierikos played in the Northern Goup of the 2nd Division. Unfortunately for Pierikos, Iraklis Thessalonikis played in the same group. Iraklis is one of the biggest clubs in Greece, and that was the only season that Iraklis didn't played in the 1st Division. Iraklis was relegated because of accusations of bribing. Pierikos finally finished in the 2nd position with 58 points. In that season Pierikos scored 50 and conceded 34 goals. Its biggest win was a 4-0 against Agrotikos Asteras.
In the 1981-82 season played in the 2nd Division.
In the 1982-83 season Pierikos played in the 2nd Division. The club finished in the 5th position scoring 52 goals and conceding 42.
In the 1983-84 season Pierikos played in the 2nd Division. Pierikos finished in the 2nd position and got promoted to the 1st Division. The club collected 49 points out of 38 games by winning 22 of its 38 games, drawing 5 and losing 11. It collected the same points with Panachaiki GE but Panachaiki won the title on aggregate. The club scored 71 goals and conceded 45.
In the 1984-85 season Pierikos plays in the 1st Division. The never managed to play near an acceptable level through the whole season. It only managed to win 3 games in 30 games and finally it finished in the 16th (and last) position and got relegated It scored 29 and conceded 77 goals.
In the rest of the decade the club managed nothing more than midde-table mediocrity in the 2nd Division. In some seasons the club managed to avoid relegation in the last match.

[edit] The 1990s

In the 1989-90 season Pierikos had another mediocre season in the 2nd Division.
But in the 1990-91 season the club finished in the 3rd position of the 2nd Division and won promotion to the 1st Division. The club grabbed the 3rd position on the last mathday of the championship, after a 3-0 home win against Proodeftiki. In that season Pierikos scored 52 and conceded 31 goals. The club managed to win 15 of its games drawn 10 and lost 10. The season-high win was a 8-0 home win against AO Kavalas.
In the 1991-92 season the club finished in the 11th position in the 1st Division. The club scored 41 and conceded 56, while collecting 30 points out of 34 games.
In the 1991-92 season the club finished in the 16th position' in the 1st Division and thus relegated. Pierikos won its last game by a 3-2 scoreline against AO Skoda Xanthi. Edessaikos, another relegation candidate club, also won its last match against AS PAOK Salonica in the home of PAOK. It was PAOK's first home defeat of the season.
In the rest of the 1990s Pierikos experienced, midde-table mediocrity in the 2nd Division and even managed to get relegated to the 3rd Division by the end of the decade.

[edit] Modern History

In the 2001-02 season Pierikos was relegated from the 3rd division for the first time in the history of the club.
The next three seasons Pierikos played in the Regional Championship (4th Division - 10 Groups) and struggled to get promotion to the 3rd Division. The club finally made it in the 2004-05 season when it finished 1st in the 3rd Group (football clubs from Florina, Grevena, Imathia, Kozani, Kastoria and Pieria) of the Regional Championship and won promotion to the 3rd Division.
In the 2005-06 season Pierikos played in the Northern Group of the 3rd Division. The club finished in the 4th position of the group.
In the 2006-07 season Pierikos played in the Northern Group of the 3rd Division. The club finished in the 1st position of the group and after collecting 75 points out of 32 games. The club got promoted to the 2nd division. The biggest win of the season was a 4-0 encounter against title contenders Lamia AS. The club scored 64 goals and conceded 23.

[edit] Notable players (International Caps/International Goals)

Yiannis Christoforidis (2/0)
Nikos Pantazis (1/0)
Dinos Kampas (3/0)
Nikos Kalampakas (3/0)
Lakis Papaioannou (38/2)
Yiorgos Kostikos (35/3)
Asteris Giotsas (3/0)
Kostas Konstantinidis (38/1)
Thomas Kyparissis (14/2)
Janez Pate (6/3)
Yiorgos Chatzizisis (2/0)

[edit] Current squad 2007/08

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Athanasios Tolios
2	DF	Georgios Chatzizisis
3	DF	Vaios Stoumpos
4	MF	Stratos Garozis
5	DF	Kostas Apostolidis
6	MF	Vladan Vukovic
7	FW	Dimitris Kalabakas
8	MF	Serginho
12	GK	Lachezar Dimitrov Sotirov
14	MF	Diego Hernan Martinez
15	GK	Apostolos Itsios
16	FW	Dimitris Dimopoulos
17	DF	Yiannis Tsigianis
18	FW	Juan Manuel Perillo
19	MF	Georgi Georgiev Filipov
20	DF	Panayiotis Yiazitzoglou

No.	Position	Player
22	MF	Athanasios Dermitzoglou
23	DF	Georgios Tasidis
24	DF	Yiorgos Terzis
25	DF	Ioannis Christou
26	DF	Sergio Ariel Paez
30	GK	Georgios Dinopoulos
	GK	Georgios Lazaridis (on loan from Veria FC)
	DF	Nikolaos Chatzopoulos
	DF	Dimitrios Zelios
	MF	Joakeim Mavridis
	MF	Athanassios Panteliadis
	MF	Stiga
	FW	Karim Mouzaoui
	FW	Salif Keita
	FW	Anastasios Thanos