Atromitos Football Club (, ''PAE APS Atromitos Athinon''), also simply known as Atromitos (literally meaning "Fearless"), is a Greek professional football club based in

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, that plays in the Super League. It was founded in 1923 and its home ground is

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. In recent years, Atromitos has established itself as one of the most competitive and strong clubs in Greece. They were

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of the

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in 2011 and

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and have had breakthrough runs in the league, finishing 4th in 2011–12, 3rd in

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, 4th in 2013–14 and 4th as well in 2014–15 and 2018–19. Their best performance in the league has been third place, which they have achieved in the

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and

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seasons of the

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History

Early years

Atromitos was officially founded on 31 May 1923 when Kalomvounis, Petos, Glykofridis, Stathopoulos, Synodinos, Rigopoulos, Stamatopoulos, and other students living in Victoria Square, (which was then called Kyriakou Square) decided to form a

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. That same year, Vaggelis Stamatis, a mathematics teacher and member of the Panhellenic football league, joined Atromitos' administration board – because of his prominence in pre-war Greek football history, Stamatis' involvement increased the new team's stature in Athenian football.

First league steps

In 1924, Atromitos was accepted into the Greek football league. At the time, Atromitos played at Aris Park, which was the home ground of Panellinios and Panathinaikos. During their first season in the league's first division, they ended in third place behind Panathinaikos and

AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

. In 1928, they defeated

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4–3 in the final game at Rouf Stadium to become champions of

. That same year, they took part in the first

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as Athens champions, which was organised by the HFF. On 24 May 1928, they were beaten 3–1 by

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...

(who later became champions) in an away game, and were defeated again on 3 June by

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

(5–0). On 10 June, they managed a draw at home against Ethnikos (1–1), before losing again to Aris 3–1 seven days later. Overall in the national championship, Atromitos finished third. During the following two years, Atromitos stayed in the upper part of the first division of Athens, and in 1929, they finished third behind Panathinaikos and

. They repeated the feat in 1930 but they were relegated from the first division of Athens in 1931, as they came last with only one point.

Move to Peristeri

In 1932, Ioseph Chourouktsoglou and Nikolaos Epioglou decided to move Atromitos to

. Earlier, it was located in the same area as Panathinaikos, and they had found it hard to establish a large fan base or develop a unique identity. There, they formed a merger with the local team of ''Astir Peristeriou'' (meaning "Star"), from which comes the crest of Atromitos, a blue star. Before occupation of Greece, they played again in Panhellenic championship in the season of 1938–39. Atromitos played in the

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until May 1972 when, under the coaching of Savvas Papazoglou, they were re-promoted to the first level. It proved a change too hard to handle, and they were demoted the following year. In 1975, a better-prepared Atromitos returned to the first division with a large fanbase, and ended the year in 13th place, securing their spot in the top flight. In 1976, they improved to end the season in 9th place, the best in the club's history. But, they were relegated in 1977. By 1981, Atromitos had succeeded in attracting renowned players such as Stylianopoulos, Álvarez, Toskas and Athanasopoulos. However, despite high expectations, the club finished last in the top flight, and once more returned to the lower divisions. After years of playing in the third division, Atromitos won promotion back to the second division in May 2002 by beating

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at Patras Stadium. The team played again in the top flight between 2005 and 2008 by merging with

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and returned to the top flight after playing one season in the second division in 2008–09. In the 2010–11 season, Atromitos made a historic run to the Greek Cup Final. However, they lost 3–0 to AEK.

Recent years

2012–13 season

Atromitos finished the 1st half of the season in 4th place, together with

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and 14 points from the top, but 4 points from 6th place, that doesn't redirect to the playoffs. On 6 January 2013, at the debut of

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in the coaching position and the Portuguese footballer Fabio, Atromitos beat

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2–0, with two headers. From Sokratis Fytanidis at the 26th minute and from Stathis Tavlaridis at the 31st minute. In other words, the win was awarded to the team by the two centre backs. The team stayed in 4th with

, but now 6 points from the 6th place. One matchday later, they managed to get the 0–0 from PAOK at

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, retaining the 6 points difference from

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. On Matchday 18, they beat Platanias 1–0, getting to be only 3 points from 2nd place. The goal was scored by Eduardo Brito.

2015–16 season

For the 2015–16 season, Atromitos has achieved an important qualification to the

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playoffs after recording two wins against

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, 3–1 in the first game in Sweden and 1–0 in the rematch at Peristeri Stadium. There they faced highly rated Fenerbahçe S.K. of Turkey. They lost 0–1 in the first match at Peristeri Stadium and 0–3 in the rematch in Turkey and were eliminated.

Damir Canadi's era

At 21 June 2017, Atromitos announced Damir Canadi as the new head coach of the club. At 23 October 2017, Atromitos won AEK 0–1 in an away game and then recognition began. Atromitos finished 4th at the 2017–18 season. On 20 March 2017, announced that Canadi will manage the club also for the 2018–19 season.

Crest and colours

Crest evolution

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Kit evolution

First Alternative

Facilities

Stadium

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The home ground of Atromitos was once well-maintained but has been recently neglected. In its early days, Peristeri had grown to become the fourth largest municipality in Greece. The first club home ground was the grounds of "Bravery", which was located beyond the last shanty town of Evangelistria. In 1953, Atromitos moved to their present location, which contained only central stands for the spectators; the changing rooms consisted of a small room at the end of the stands. Much later, a larger stand was built with a capacity of 6,000 spectators. It was also used for non-football purposes, such as musical performances. During the chairmanship of Victor Mitropoulos in EPAE, blue and white plastic seats were installed in the central stand. Before the Athens Olympics, Atromitos installed floodlights and renovated the running track so the ground could be used as a coaching facility during the

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. Under the football ground there are spaces and facilities for activities such as

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and

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. Repairs to fragile parts of the stadium due to humidity and earthquake damage are expected to be carried out.

Training ground

Since summer of 2007, Atromitos possesses a modern Sports Complex, located in the center of

. During the summer of 2004, this same Sports Complex has been used as the

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and includes a 3,000 spectators main pitch, an auxiliary pitch as well as a 5-a-side pitch, such as the club's offices. Plus, Atromitos possess installations situated on NATO Avenue, in the Aspropyrgos area. The Aspropyrgos training center includes a football pitch, dressing rooms, a fully equipped gym and a massage area. The Aspropyrgos football pitch is also being used by the Atromitos U-21 and U-17 youth teams.

Supporters

Atromitos are based in western Athens and their main supporters club is called "Fentagin". Founded in 1980, they have a space underneath the stands. They are dedicated to support the local football club and their anti-fascist and anti-racist ideas and actions. The younger element of the support are known as the "Little Atoms".

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours and achievements

Honours

Leagues

* Football League (Second Division) : Winners (3): 1971–72, 1979–80, 2008–09 *

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

(Third Division) : Winners (1):

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(Fourth Division) : Winners (1):

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*Athens FCA Regional Championship : Winners (2):

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Achievements

Leagues

* Super League : ''Third place (2):'' 1927–28,

Cups

: ''Runners-up (2):''

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, 2011–12

Seasons in the 21st century

Best position in bold. Key: 1R = First Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-up.

Personnel

Ownership and current board

Executives

Administration Department

Football Department

Coaching staff

Medical staff

Former managers

* Alekos Sofianidis (1999) *

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(1999–2000) *

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(1 Jul 2002 – 9 Jan 2007) * Dragan Kokotović (11 Jan 2007 – 9 Jul 2007) * Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (10 Jul 2007 – 26 Mar 2008) * Paulo Campos (28 Mar 2008) * Dragan Kokotović (30 Mar 2008 – 25 Apr 2009) * Vasilis Vouzas (2009) *

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(1 Jul 2009 – 30 May 2012) *

Dušan Bajević Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; gr, Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as the most succes ...

(2 Jun 2012 – 23 Dec 2012) *

(30 Dec 2012 – 7 Apr 2013) *

(8 Apr 2013 – 22 Sep 2014) *

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(23 Sep 2014 – 5 Feb 2015) *

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(6 Feb 2015 – 12 Jun 2015) *

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(14 Jun 2015 – 3 Nov 2015) * Traianos Dellas (8 Nov 2015 – 19 Sept 2016) * Georgios Korakakis (19 Sep 2016 – 6 Feb 2017) *

(6 Feb 2017 – 12 Jun 2017) * Damir Canadi (21 Jun 2017 – 5 May 2019) * Giannis Anastasiou (24 May 2019 – 16 Nov 2019) * Georgios Korakakis (17 Nov 2019 – 5 Dec 2019) *

Savvas Pantelidis Savvas Pantelidis ( gr, Σάββας Παντελίδης; born 7 April 1965) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Playing career Pantelidis played for club Doxa Vyronas from 1988 until 1997 before playing for Proodef ...

(5 Dece 2019 – 20 Jul 2020) * Damir Canadi (29 Jul 2020 – 4 Feb 2021) *

(5 Feb 2021 – 30 Jun 2021) * Ángel López (1 Jul 2021 – 25 Sept 2021) *

(25 Sept 2021 – 19 Dec 2021) * Georgios Korakakis (17 Nov 2021 – 26 Nov 2021) * Panagiotis Goutsidis (26 Nov 2021 – 29 Nov 2021) * Chris Coleman (7 Jan 2022 – Present)

European competitions record

''Last update: 14 August 2019'' ;Notes * 1R: First round * 2Q: Second qualifying round * 3Q: Third qualifying round * PO: Play-off round

Sponsorships

*Great Shirt Sponsor: NetBet *Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Capelli *Gold Sponsor:

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*Official Sponsor: Athens Medical Group

References

External links

Official websites
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