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	Takis Gonias
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

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 Vasilis 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 18 DF Tryfon Tsonis 19 MF Konstantinos Tegousis

No. Position Player 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 35 GK Panagiotis Dounis (on loan from AEK) 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.

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

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

External links

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