Wellington Olympic AFC

Wellington Olympic AFC

Full name	Wellington Olympic AFC
Nickname(s)	The Greeks
Founded	1953 as Apollon AFC
Ground	Wakefield Park
Chairman	Nick Halikias
Manager	Dave Graham
League	Lotto Men's Central League
2014	Lotto Men's Central League, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Wellington Olympic AFC is an semi-professional association football (soccer) club in Wellington, New Zealand. The club's premier team competes in the Central Premier League and won the Chatham Cup in 2009.

Club history

The club was formed in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC in 1958, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage.

Season(s)	Achievement
1970	Joined the Central Region League (Division Two)
1991	Promoted to the Premier Division
1993	6th in the National League
1999	10th in the newly revamped North Island League
2000–2004	Competed in the Capital Premier Division
2005	2nd in the Central Premier League
2006	4th in the Central Premier League
2009	Winner of 2009 Chatham Cup Lotto Men's Central League Runner Up
2010	Club Team of the Year (2009) - Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2010 Lotto Men's Central League Winners

League Records

Most Appearances

• Harry Kotsapas, 338 games, 1973–1993
• Nick Halikias, 320 games, 1975–1993
• Alkis Ioannou, 251 games, 1975–1992
• Chris Christie, 229 games, 1977–2002
• Spiros Androutsos, 227 games, 1972–1995

Most Goals in a Season

• Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004

Most Goals Top 5 Overall

• Harry Kotsapas, 126 goals, 1973–1993
• Chris Christie, 94 goals, 1977–2002
• Imre Foldi, 86 goals, 1990–1999
• Spiros Androutsos, 75 goals, 1972–1995
• Geoff Brown, 58 goals, 2004–2006

Players 2012 Season

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 Nicholas van Hattum 3 DF Scott Robson 4 DF Jamie O'Connor 6 DF Raf de Gregorio 9 DF Barry Lewis 12 DF Ryan Edwards 14 DF Paul Kothroulas 15 DF John Carras 20 DF Abraham McPherson 16 DF Diego Soares de Carvalho 7 MF Mikey Halikias 5 MF Enrico Meirelles

No. Position Player 8 MF Hicham Kamri 10 MF Jimmy Haidakis 13 MF Chaz Lawrence 22 MF Matheus De-cnop 17 MF Johnny Gerondis 22 MF Daniel Minshull 23 MF John Brooks 11 FW Miroslav Malivuk 18 FW Jared Curtis 19 FW Adam Church 21 FW Anthony Neonakis

Notable players

• Leo Bertos - ( Possibly the most well-known player to come out of the club in recent years. Signed professional terms with Barnsley FC in England before spells with Rochdale FC, Worksop Town FC and then Perth Glory before signing with local professional team Wellington Phoenix FC in 2008. Represented New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup. )
• Kosta Barbarouses - ( Now with Panathinaikos. Formerly with Wellington Phoenix FC, Brisbane Roar FC )
• Jeremy Christie - ( Now with FC Tampa Bay. Represented New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup. )
• Simon Elliott - ( Represented New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup. )
• Raf de Gregorio
• Panayotis Todorya - ( Represented New Zealand at u-20 level in 1982 before becoming one of the first New Zealanders to play professionally on the European continent in the mid-1980's. Formerly with Club Brugge KV, Fenerbahçe S.K., S.C. Farense, then clubs in Greece. Now runs a sports goods manufacturing business in China. )

External links

• Wellington Olympic AFC Website
• The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website