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2016–17 Super League Greece
The 2016–17 Super League Greece was the 81st season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the eleventh under its current title. The season started on 10 September 2016 and ended in June 2017. The league comprised fourteen teams from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Football League. Teams Two teams were relegated from the 2015–16 season. Panthrakikos and AEL Kalloni will play in Football League for the 2016–17 season. Two teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Football League, champions AEL and Kerkyra. Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes Regular season League table Postponement The Greek Super League was originally scheduled for 20 August 2016 but Greece's Sports minister Stavros Kontonis decided it would be postponed due to fears of violen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Greece
The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of the Greek league system. The members of the cooperative are the Football Limited Companies (P.A.E.) that have the right to participate in the Super League 1 championship. The president of Super League 1 is Evangelos Marinakis, Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by 6-game Championship play-offs to decide the champions. As of April 2025, Super League Greece is ranked 12th in the UEFA coefficient, UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927, only six clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Greece
Football is the most popular sport in Greece, followed by basketball. History of Greek football The Ancient Greeks are known to have played many ball games, some of which involved the use of the feet. The Roman game ''harpastum'' is believed to have been adapted from a Greek team game known as "ἐπίσκυρος" (''Episkyros'')''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2007 Edition: "In ancient Greece a game with elements of football, episkuros, or harpaston, was played, and it had migrated to Rome as harpastum by the 2nd century BC". or "φαινίνδα" (''phaininda''),φαινίνδα Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library which is mentioned by a Greek playwright, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa
Larissa (; , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens. The municipality of Larissa has inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of (). Legend has it that Achilles was born here. Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece. The city straddles the Pineios river and N.-NE. of the city are the Mount Olympus and Mount Kissavos. Mythology According to Greek mythology, it is said that the city was founded by Acrisius, who was killed accidentally by his grandson, Perseus. There l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyridon Louis, Spyros Louis" (, ''Olympiakó Stádio Athinón "Spýros Loúis"'') is a sports stadium in Marousi, in the north section of Athens, Greece. With a total capacity of 75,000, it is the largest sports venue in Greece. It is a part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) and is named after the first modern Olympic Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon gold medalist in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896, Spyridon Louis, Spyros Louis. The stadium served as the main stadium during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies.It is the current home ground of Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos. Built in 1982 for the 1982 European Athletics Championships and the Hellenic Football Federation's host bid for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, it became the list of national stadiums, national stadium of Greece. In its original iteration, it served as the home ground for footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marousi
Marousi or Maroussi (), also known as Amarousio (), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was ''Athmonum, Athmonon'' () and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main ancient temple, where Amarysia Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was adored. Consequently the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess, ''Amarysia'', which denotes the origin of the worship back in Amarynthos, Euboea. Its mayor is Theodoros Ampatzoglou, re-elected in 2023.Municipality of Maroussi, Municipal elections – October 2023 Ministry of Interior Geography Marousi is situated ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levadiakos F
Levadiakos Football Club (officially romanized: ''Levadeiakos'' ) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, after ten seasons in minor divisions in the 2005–06 season, as runner-up of the Football League in 2004–05. It was then relegated to the Beta Ethniki again in 2006–07 and returned to the top tier in 2007–08. The club finished one level above relegation that year but was relegated back to the second division by finishing 14th in 2009–10. The club most recently won promotion back into the Super League Greece after winning the Super League Greece 2 in 2023–24. History Levadiakos started in 1961, when local clubs Trofonios and Pallevadiaki merged into a greater club. Straight after, Levadiakos played in the second division being close to relegation in almost every season. In the 1980s, the team was upgraded and in May 1987, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanias F
Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani. Platanias (and the neighbouring village of Agia Marina) is a popular tourism village with beaches, several hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and souvenir shops. The area is especially popular with Scandinavian tourists with the season running from April to October. Not far from the coast is the island of Agioi Theodoroi. Municipality The municipality Platanias was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Kolymvari * Mousouroi *Platanias * Voukolies The municipality has an area of , the municipal unit . It lies within the Chania regional unit and is numbered 6 on the map of the Chania region. It is on the north coast, forming the eastern shore of Kissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAS Giannina F
PAS or Pas may refer to: Companies and organizations * Pakistan Academy of Sciences * Pakistan Administrative Service * Pan Am Southern, a freight railroad owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX * Pan American Silver, a mining company in Canada * Paradox Access Solutions, a construction company * Percussive Arts Society, percussion organization * Petroleum Air Services, an Egyptian airline operating helicopter services to support the oil industry * Poetry Association of Scotland * Polish Academy of Sciences * Port Auxiliary Service, formerly the British Admiralty Yard Craft Service * Production Automotive Services, an American specialty vehicle manufacturer Political parties * Malaysian Islamic Party, Malaysia * Partido Alianza Social, Mexico * Party of Action and Solidarity, Moldova Places * The Pas (electoral district), in Manitoba, Canada * The Pas, town in Canada * Le Pas, commune in France * Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (Port Autonome de Sihanoukville), Cambodia S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panetolikos F
Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrinio, Greece. Panetolikos was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historical clubs in Greece, currently participating in the Greek First Division. Some of the most well known players that started their career in the club are Stratos Apostolakis, former Greek recordman in international caps (96), and Petros Michos. Team colors are yellow and blue. The club's symbol is Titormus, the ancient Aetolian hero and their motto is "''Τίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής"'' (''Títormos'' ''Etolós Oútos Állos Iraklís),'' translated as '' Titormus the Aetolian is another Heracles''. History Formation and early years Panetolikos was founded on Tuesday March 9, 1926 with the purpose, as stated in its stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League (Greece)
The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier and it was eventually abolished in 2021 when the 2021–22 Super League 2 went from a 12 team to a 36 team league, absorbing most of the clubs from the Football League. History As the Second National Division (1962–2019) As the second tier of the Greek football league system, the Beta Ethniki was formally established in the fall of 1962, replacing the informal Greek FCA Winners' Championship, which at the time had tried various experimental formats towards establishing a second national football Division. All participating clubs had to disengage from their local football clubs associations' championships as a prerequisite for eligibility. In its early years, the competition format was frequently altered each season. The competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEL Kalloni F
AEL may refer to: * Acute eosinophilic leukemia, a form of leukemia * AEL Limassol (Athlitiki Enosi Limassol), a Cypriot sports club, most known for its football section ** AEL Limassol B.C., a Cypriot basketball club * AEL (motorcycle), an early-20th century motorcycle maker in Coventry, England * African Explosives AEL Mining Services is a company based in Johannesburg. The company's principal activity is the manufacture of explosives. It serves the mining and construction industries throughout Africa. Its original name, African Explosives Limited, is ab ..., a mining services company headquartered in Johannesburg * Ambele language of Cameroon, ISO 639-3 code ael * American Electronics Laboratories, former parent of Mooney International Corporation * Arab European League, in Belgium and the Netherlands * Asiatic Exclusion League, in the US and Canada * Association Electronique Libre * Athletic Union of Larissa (Athlitiki Enosi Larissa 1964), Greek sports club ** A.E.L. 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
