Edessaikos F.C.

Edessaikos
Full name	Athlitikos Syllogos Edessaikos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εδεσσαϊκός)
Founded	1960; 64 years ago
Ground	Municipal Stadium of Edessa
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Nikolaos Kiourtzidis
Manager	Sergio Tsolakovic
League	Pella FCA Second Division
2023–24	Pella FCA First Division, 14th (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Edessaikos Football Club (Greek: Εδεσσαϊκός) is a Greek football club based in Edessa, Greece currently playing in the Gamma Ethniki (third tier). Edessaikos was founded in 1960 and has won the Gamma Ethniki a record 4 times (1977, 1983, 1987, 1989). Edessaikos also won the Balkans Cup in 1993.

History

Edessaikos is a football club based in Edessa Greece. It was founded in 1960 when three local clubs – Aris, Iraklis, Ethnikos – merged.^[1] Edessaikos was a founding member of the Pella Football Clubs Association in 1971.^[2] The club has participated in the Greek Football A Division between 1993 and 1997. From 2010 to 2017, Edesaikos competed in the A1 League of Pella (fifth tier overall), after getting relegated from Delta Ethniki during the 2009–10 season. Edessaikos also has a well-organised youth academy system. Edessaiko's academies the season 2011–2012 was champions of the 1st group of Pella on 98–97 ages.

On 21 May 2017, Edessaikos won the Championship by winning 1–0 at the final. Since then, the team competes in Gamma Ethniki.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 September 2019

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GRE	Stathis Vasiliadis
—	DF	GRE	Angelos Kiortsis
—	DF	GRE	Andreas Charavitidis
—	DF	GRE	Giannis Papadimitriou
—	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Mavropoulos
—	DF	GRE	Panagiotis Avramidis
—	DF	GRE	Argyris Toufas
—	DF	GRE	Grigoris Kasapidis
—	DF	GRE	Christos Konstantinidis
—	MF	GRE	Anastasios Papoutzidis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GRE	Vasilios Poupis
—	MF	GRE	Lefteris Karatzaoglou
—	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Passalis
—	FW	GRE	Georgios Mylonas
—	FW	GRE	Dimitrios Sfetkos
—	FW	GRE	Vangelis Petkos
—	FW	GRE	Giannis Tsolakidis
—	FW	GRE	Giannis Pantelidis
—	FW	GRE	Georgios Karadimos
—	FW	GRE	Dimitrios Ypsilos

Honours

Domestic

Second Division
- Winners (2): 1962–63 (Group 4), 1964–65 (Group 4)
Third Division
- Winners (3): 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89
Greek FCA Winners' Championship
- Winners (1): 1977
Pella FCA First Division
- Winners (6): 1975–76, 1976–77, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2016–17
Pella FCA Cup
- Winners (8): 1981–82, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2018–19

International

Balkans Cup
- Winners (1): 1993

Notable wins

Season	Match	Score
1994–93	Edessaikos – Panathinaikos	2–0
1994–95	Edessaikos – AEK Athens	2–1
1992–93	Edessaikos – PAOK	3–1
1993–94	Edessaikos – PAOK	2–0
1994–95	Edessaikos – PAOK	1–0
1995–96	PAOK – Edessaikos	0–1
1992–93	Edessaikos – Aris	2–1
1993–94	Edessaikos – Aris (for Greek Cup)	1–0
1994–95	Edessaikos – Aris (for Greek Cup)	1–0
1994–95	Aris – Edessaikos (for Greek Cup)	0–1
1996–97	Edessaikos – Aris	1–0

Colours and badge

Traditionally the club's colours are green and white. Edessaikos' badge consists of a trident, together with the name of the club placed above the trident. Edessaikos fans aren't many, but they are passionate. Their nickname is "WaterBoys".

References

^ "Greece – Mergers and Name Changes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
^ Ιστορία της Ένωσης (in Greek). Pella Football Clubs Association official site. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

External links

Ένωση Ποδοσφαρικών Σωματείων Πέλλας-Pella Football Clubs Association (in Greek)

[1] "Greece – Mergers and Name Changes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

[2] Ιστορία της Ένωσης (in Greek). Pella Football Clubs Association official site. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

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