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

Capacity

4,200 ^[1]

Chairman

Konstantinos Salevris

Manager

Loukas Karadimos

League

Football League

2014–15

Football League, 8th (South Group)

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

Main article: Gregoris Lambrakis 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 24 January, 2016.

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
2	DF	Ilias Evangelou
3	DF	Petros Leventis
4	FW	Serxhio Llambraj
5	DF	Stefanos Mouchtaris
7	MF	Vasilios Bouzas (on loan from Panionios)
8	MF	James Stamopoulos
9	FW	Fiorin Durmishaj (on loan from Panionios)
10	FW	Michalis Frangos
11	MF	Alexandros Smyrlis
12	DF	Jackson
13	GK	Nestoras Gekas
17	FW	Macena
18	DF	Tryfon Tsonis

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Konstantinos Tegousis
20	MF	Ilias Stavrou
21	FW	Andreas Tsipras
22	MF	Dionysis Belis
23	GK	Athanasios Michelis
24	DF	Christos Nonis
25	GK	Nikolaos Stavrianos
28	MF	Damian Gjini (on loan from Panionios)
30	FW	Ilias Ignatidis
31	FW	Darko Lukanovic
32	MF	Savvas Iliadis
40	DF	Marcio Piccolo
44	MF	Ricardinho
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.

Diff.

Greek Cup

1967–68^[26]

non-participant

1975–76^[27]

1 (G1)

unknown

2009–10

2 (S)

unknown

Historic results

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

References

↑ http://www.kallitheafc.gr/index.php?file=texts&title=Εγκαταστάσεις&menu=Η ΠΑΕ
↑ "Greece – Mergers and name changes". RSSSF.
↑ "Greece – List of second level final tables". RSSSF.
↑ "Greece – Cup data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF.
1 2 "Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium". Stadia.gr.
↑ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece – Final Tables 1959–1999". RSSSF.
↑ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF.
↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Third Level Final Tables". RSSSF.
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1949–50 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1950–51 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1951–52 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1954–55 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1955–56 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1956–57 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1957–58 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1958–59 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1959–60 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1960–61 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1961–62 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1963–64 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1964–65 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
1 2 ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1965–66 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1946–47 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1947–48 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1948–49 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1967–68 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)
↑ ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1975–76 – Greek Wikipedia (Greek)

External links

Football League

2015–16 teams	Acharnaikos Agrotikos Asteras Anagennisi Karditsa Apollon Smyrni Chania ~~Ergotelis~~* Kerkyra Kallithea Kissamikos Lamia Larissa ~~Olympiakos Volos~~* Panachaiki Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Panserraikos Trikala Zakynthos *withdrew during the season

Seasons	1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Superleague Greece teams

Current (2016–17)	AEK Athens Asteras Tripoli Atromitos Iraklis Levadiakos Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panetolikos Panionios PAOK PAS Giannina Platanias Skoda Xanthi Veria

Former	AEL AE Kavala Akratitos Apollon Kalamaria Apollon Smyrni Aris Aspida Xanthi Athinaikos Atromitos Piraeus Chalkida Chalkidona Diagoras Doxa Drama Edessaikos Egaleo Ergotelis Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Athens^* Ethnikos Piraeus Fostiras Filippoi Kavala Goudi Athens Ionikos Iraklis Serron Kalamata Kallithea Kalloni Kastoria Kavala Kerkyra Korinthos Makedonikos Megas Alexandros Megas Alexandros Katerini Naoussa Niki Volos OFI Olympiakos Chalkida Olympiakos Volos Panachaiki Panargiakos Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Paniliakos Panserraikos Panthrakikos Peiraikos Syndesmos^* Pierikos Proodeftiki Rodos Thermaikos Thessaloniki Thrasyvoulos Trikala Vyzas Megara *only in pre-HFF championships

Former (from Cyprus)	AEL Limassol APOEL EPA Larnaca Olympiakos Nicosia Omonia Nicosia

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