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Edessaikos

Full name	Athlitikos Syllogos Edessaikos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εδεσσαϊκός)
Founded	1960; 64 years ago (1960)
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. Edessaikos was a founding member of the Pella Football Clubs Association in 1971. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

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.

External links

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

• Football clubs in Central Macedonia
• Association football clubs established in 1960
• 1960 establishments in Greece
• Edessa, Greece