Kallithea F.C.

Kallithea

Full name	Π.Α.Ε. Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα Gymasticos Syllogos Kallithea
Nickname(s)	Blues
Founded	1966
Ground	Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Ground Capacity	4,200 [1]
Chairman	Konstantinos Salevris
Manager	Stavros Iliopoulos
League	Football League
2013–14	Football League, 7th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Kallithea F.C. (Greek: Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα) is a Greek professional football club based in Kallithea, currently competing in the Football League (see Greek football league system).

Background

The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Kallithea (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Καλλιθέα), meaning Gymnastic Club of Kallithea, which is shortened to G.S. Kallithea (Greek: Γ.Σ. Καλλιθέα).

The club was founded on 18 August 1966, from the merger of five local clubs: Esperos, Iraklis, AE Kallitheas, Kallithaikos, and Pyrsos.^[2]

The five stars in Kallithea's club logo represent the five founding clubs.

History

League

Kallithea's first season of competitive football was in 1966-67 in the third tier of Greek football. In 1969, the club earned promotion to the second division, for the first time.

In 2002 Kallithea achieved promotion to top flight, for the first time. The first match there in the club's history was a 1-0 loss to Olympiacos at Georgios Kamaras Stadium, on 25 August 2002. The club's first win in the competition came on 14 September, a 3-2 upset of PAOK F.C. at Toumba Stadium, thanks to two goals from Theofanis Gekas.

After a 9th place finish in 2004-05, Kallithea was relegated back the following season. In 2006-07 and 2007-08, the club finished 7th and 6th in the second level, respectively.^[3]

Cup

Kallithea has reached as far as the quarterfinal stage of the Greek Cup on five occasions: in 1969-70 (eliminated by Aris Thessaloniki), in 1978-79 (eliminated by Panachaiki FC), in 1986-87 (by OFI Crete, who won the competition that year),in 2001-02 (ousted by Olympiacos) and in 2009-10 (eliminated by Panathinaikos,who won the double that year).^[4]

Stadium

Kallithea plays its home matches at Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium in Kallithea. The stadium was built in 1970, and currently has a seating capacity of 4,250.^[5]

The ground is commonly referred to by its nickname, El Paso. The site of the stadium used to be a quarry, explaining the tall rock lining the north end of the stadium. When the stadium was being built in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns were very popular in Greece, and the stadium's nickname is a reference to Eastwood's 1965 film For a Few Dollars More (which had the Greek title Duel in El Paso), as the stadium's backdrop reminded people of the scenery in the movie.^[5]

Honours

Domestic Titles and honours

• • Third Division: 3
    • 1976, 1993, 2010

Current squad

As of 9 January 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Athanasios Katsoulis 3 DF Petros Leventis 4 FW Serxhio Llambraj 5 DF Michalis Giannitsis 6 MF Anastasios Rousakis 7 FW Nikolaos Stamatakos 8 MF James Stamopoulos 9 FW Fiorin Durmishaj 12 MF Michalis Frangos 17 MF Ilias Michalopoulos 18 DF Tryfon Tsonis 19 MF Konstantinos Tegousis 21 FW Andreas Tsipras

No. Position Player 22 MF Dionysis Belis 23 GK Athanasios Michelis 30 MF Hugo Machado 32 FW Thomas Tsitas 33 GK Theodoros Moschonas 39 DF Ilias Evangelou 40 DF Marcio Piccolo 44 DF Stathis Syriopoulos 70 FW Athanasios Tsigas 71 MF Christos Arianoutsos 77 DF Konstantinos Pagonis 80 MF Alexandros Arnarellis 88 MF Georgios Katsikogiannis

Season to season

1966 – 69: Division 3 1969 – 82: Division 2 1982 – 87: Division 3 1987 – 90: Division 2 1990 – 93: Division 3 1993 – 94: Division 2 1994 – 97: Division 3 1997 – 02: Division 2 2002 – 06: Division 1 2006 – 09: Division 2 2009 – 10: Division 3 2010 – 14: Division 2

Sources:^[6][7][8]

AE Kallithea (before the 1970s)

• 1954-55: Division 3 - Group B (Athens FCA)

League and cup history

Iraklis Athens (before 1966)

Season	Ath 1st	Ath A2	Ath 2nd	Ath 3rd	Pts.	Pl.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Diff.
1949-50[9]				4	36	19	31	16
1950-51[10]			12		36	19	22	35
1951-52[11]			12		33	19	26	32
1954-55[12]			10		43	21	31	28
1955-56[13]			1		61	23	59	26
1956-57[14]		12			30	22	28	49
1957-58[15]		13			42	26	29	49
1958-59[16]		9			51	26	34	28
1959-60[17]		7			61	26
1960-61[18]		19			64	42	40	82
1961-62[19]		14			47	30				41
1963-64[20]		7			52	26	28
1964-65[21]		2			60	26	48	25
1965-66[22]	12				50	28	34	46

Kallithaiikos (before 1966)

Season	Ath 1st	Ath A2	Ath 2nd	Ath 3rd	Pts.	Pl.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Diff.
1946-47[23]			1		32		10	1
1947-48[24]			8		35	17	33	27				0.89
1948-49[25]			15		32	18	36	44
1949-50[9]			20		21	19	13	47
1950-51[10]			13		36	19	24	27
1951-52[11]			19		28	19	20	36
1954-55[12]			22		6	22	1	64

AE Kallitheas (before 1966)

Season	Ath 1st	Ath A2	Ath B1	Ath B2	Pts.	Pl.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Diff.
1960-61[18]			7		36	29
1963-64[20]			9		57	30	58	67
1964-65[21]		9			63	30	45	40
1965-66[22]		12			62	34	53	73

After the merger

Season

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 5

Tier 6

Tier 7

Tier 8

Pts.

Pl.

W

L

T

GS

GA

Diff.

Greek Cup

1967-68[26]

12

33

22

20

32

non-participant

1975-76[27]

1 (G1)

55

30

70

16

unknown

2009-10

2 (S)

unknown

Historic results

• Athens FCA Cup:
  • 1976: Lost to Rouf F.C. 3-2

References

External links

• Official Website (Greek)
• Desperados Kallithea's Fans (Greek)
• Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium (Greek)
• POK Esperos' website
• Unofficial site
• Kallithea Ultras Group

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