Eleftheroupoli F.C.
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Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos (Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Κίτρινο/Μαύροι (Yellow-Blacks) | ||
| Founded | 1 November 1929 | ||
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Δημοτικό Στάδιο Νέας Ιωνίας Municipal Stadium of Nea Ionia Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece | ||
| Capacity | 1000 | ||
| Chairman | Athanasios Garidas | ||
| Head Coach | Leonidas Bakoyianis | ||
| League | League 4 | ||
| 2012-2013 | 7th, League 4 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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A.E. Eleftheroupoli, officially known as Eleftheroupoli (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Ελευθερουπόλεως, Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos), the "Athletic Union Eleftheroupoli", is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. The club currently competes in the League 4.
History
A.E. Eleftheroupoli [1] is one of the oldest Greek sports clubs, established in 1929 by A. Neofytou, L. Dimitropoulos, A. Konstantinidis, N. Nikolaou, Ch. Theodorou, L. Konstantinidis, Th. Kiriakou, A. Nikolaou, G. Stefanidis, D. Kountouris, P. Tsakonas and P. Tevekelis. The club dominated in the national second division from the 1950s until the early 1960s. During the last twenty years the club has decayed and nowadays they are playing in the lower Athens championships.[2] In the years gone by the club brought out many players that were transferred to the higher rank football teams of Athens such as Stelios Skevofilakas, Panagiotidis, Giorgos Mageiras, Kountouris, Xenos, Mavridopoulos, Vlantis, Sevastiadis, Mitilinaios, Tryfon Tzanetis and others. In the last 20 years even though the club has had many economic problems they have managed to have a respectful presence in Athens football championships outstanding with ethos and high competitive spirit.
Route
Success started early in 1933, a year which found Eleftheroupoli FC at the top of the action as the team managed to win the local municipality championships for the next three consecutive years (1933-1935) and was recognized by the court of Athens as an official club. The successes came one after the other and the team began to conquer territory in sporty feelings of local residents. 1937 was a year of innovation for the club as it was merged with a strong team called Hope of Nea Ionia chaired by S. Stavridis. With the continuous and untiring efforts of the 1939 board, the club was recognized by the Hellenic Football Federation and the Athens Football Clubs Association, while at the same time the team is competing in the Football League 2.
Stadium
The club home ground was located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia [3] is the home ground for A.E. Eleftheroupoli<ref name=Πληροφορίες=Anonymous2007-2013>Anonymous. "ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ". Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αθηνών (in Greek). Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer & UnScrupulous. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2007-2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. </ref> from the day of its foundation. It was built in 1962. In 2004 the whole stadium was extensively renovated and the pitch was replaced with a turf system of the very last generation.The dressing rooms have been renovated for the last time in 2007. The stadium is also used by A.O.Nea Ionia F.C and P.A.O. Alsoupolis.
Trophies and Achievements
They have won the Athens C local championship a few times (1947, 1982, 1990, 1992, 2006). But the club's greatest achievement is the participation in the Football League in the early 1960s. League table:
- 1.Ολυμπιακός Χαλκίδας 70 28 18- 6- 4 49:17 +32
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- 2.Ροδιακός Ρόδου 68 28 19- 2- 7 47:23 +14
- 3.Παναιτωλικός 66 28 15- 8- 5 40:18 +22
- 4.Ατρόμητος Αθηνών 65 28 17- 5- 6 48:30 +18
- 5.Παναχαική Πάτρας 64 28 14- 8- 6 55:26 +29
- 6.Λεβαδειακός 59 28 12- 7- 9 45:38 + 7
- 7.Διαγόρας Ρόδου 59 28 14-11- 3 49:30 +19
- 8.Αστέρας Αθηνών 59 28 10-10- 8 32:29 + 3
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- 9.Σαφράμπολη 58 28 11- 9- 8 44:32 +12 --
- 10.Αθηναϊκός Βύρωνα 56 28 10- 8-10 32:30 + 2
- 11.Πατραϊκός Πάτρας 52 28 7-10-11 35:43 - 8
- 12.Ελευθερούπολη 48 28 8- 4-16 32:49 -17
- 13.Εύριπος Χαλκίδας 47 28 5- 7-16 30:48 -18
- 14.Μικρασιατική 35 28 3- 1-24 17:92 -75
- 15.Άρης Μυτιλήνης 16 28 2- 1-25 11:61 -51
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves squad
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Notable former players
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Personnel
Board
- President: Athanasios Garidas
- Vice Presidents: Ioannis Anthis, Kostantinos Kounouvelis
- Secretary Director: Konstantinos Tombeas, Dimitrios Parsalis
- General Directors: Ioannis Athinaios, Konstantinos Tselios
- Financial Director: Georgios Karupidis
- Public Relations: Athanasios Kousas
- Academy Director: Haralambos Traikopoulos
- Caretaker: Stylianos Mpinis
- Physiotherapist: Dimitrios Pelekanos
References
- ↑ Anonymous. "Ελευθερούπολη". erasitexnikopodosfairo.gr (in Greek). p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ ΚΟΥΚΑΣ, ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ. "Βαθιά ανάσα η Ελευθερούπολη". SENTRAGOAL (in Greek). "Goal". p. 1. Archived from the original on 11/3/2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Anonymous. "Δημοτικό Στάδιο Νέας Ιωνίας". erasitexnikopodosfairo.gr (in Greek). Ερασιτεχνικό Ποδόσφαιρο. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.