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Veroia FC
Veria Football Club () was a football club based in Veria, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in September 1960 when two local teams (Hermes and Vermion) merged. History 20th century 1960s In 1960 two local teams of Imathia, Hermes and Vermion, merged when their founders decided that this was the way to create a more competitive club and unite the local fans. Veria's first appearance in professional football championships came in 1962–63, when they finished sixth in the fourth group of Beta Ethniki. Four years later, the club had a breakthrough, finishing first in the third group of Beta Ethniki and then second in the play-offs to gain their first promotion to Alpha Ethniki. Because of this accomplishment, Veria were nicknamed "Queen of the North". In their first appearance in Alpha Ethniki (season 1967–68), Veria finished in joint tenth position with PAOK and Panionios and two points behind the privileged fifth position which would have made them eligible for an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veria NFC
Veria 1960 Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Veria, Greece. It was founded in 2018. It plays its home matches at the Veria Municipal Stadium. History Foundation Veria NFC was established on July 17, 2019. During the summer transfer window in 2019, Veria's board achieved to sign some significant players like Giannis Pasas and the Argentine midfielder Marcelo Penta as their goal was to achieve promotion to Super League 2. Veria participated in the third tier championship of Greek football, Football League during 2019–20 season and finished 6th as the championship was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic and didn't allow them to compete for the promotion in the remaining fixtures. Veria's head coach at the time was Kostas Georgiadis who succeed Theodosis Theodosiadis who was fired mid season due to club's poor performance in the league. Georgiadis and Veria terminated the contract in consensus on 23 June 2020. 2020–21: Promotion to Super Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Kadi
Matome Calvin Kadi (born 12 December 1987) is a retired South African professional footballer who lastly played for Bidvest Wits, as a striker. Career Born in Pietersburg, Kadi played youth football for Remember FC and the University of Pretoria before joining Jomo Cosmos in 2004. He later played for SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits, before signing on loan for a year with Portuguese club Portimonense in July 2010. In 2011, he moved to Greek club Veria, where he became the second top scorer of 2011–12 Football League with 20 goals, below José Emilio Furtado. On 22 July 2012, he returned to his former team Wits on a four-year contract. On 27 December 2012, Calvin Kadi was nominated for "Player of the Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is held on b ..." in the Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilisiakos F
Ilisiakos Football Club () is an Athens-based football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, ''et al.''. They played in Delta Ethiniki until 2003. Ilisiakos spent the majority of its later history in the Greek second division; however, the footballing arm of the club merged with Egaleo F.C. in August 2009 and was renamed as Egaleo. This merger was cancelled by Greek courts. History Ilisiakos is one of the oldest known sports clubs in Greece. It was founded in the last century, in 1927, with registration number in the HFF No. 15. Prior to the founding of Ilisiakos, Dafni Ilisia pre-existed in 1924, as an independent association which competed in an open space (plot), located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Kalaitzidis
Dimitris Kalaitzidis (; born 20 January 1957) is a Greek professional football manager. Coaching career Kalaitzidis started his managerial career in 1996 as he was appointed manager of Ampelokipoi F.C. Through his career he managed sixteen different clubs. He spent most of his career being the manager of Veria F.C. First steps Kalaitzidis began his managerial career when he was hired as the head coach of Ampelokoipoi F.C.. He later joined Levadiakos F.C. but he did not remain with the club for a long time. After being fired by Levadiakos, he joined Apollonas Kria Vrisi F.C., where he stayed for a season. After, Apollonas it was Poseidon N.Mixaniona F.C. who trusted the young coach. Kalaitzidis stayed in Chalkidi for a year. In 2000, he joined Leonidio F.C. but the team's poor performance led him to the exit. His first professional job came when Panetolikos F.C., who was participating in Gamma Ethniki, offered Kalaitzidis a contract. Kalaitzidis joined the club and he remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karditsa (regional Unit)
Karditsa (, ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its name is derived from its capital Karditsa, a town of approximately 56,000 people. Administration The regional unit Karditsa is subdivided into 6 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Argithea (2) * Karditsa (1) * Lake Plastiras (''Limni Plastiras'', 3) * Mouzaki (4) * Palamas (5) * Sofades (6) Prefecture Karditsa was created as a prefecture () in 1899, and again in 1947. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karditsa was created out of the former prefecture Karditsa. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. History Encompassing the ancient geographical region of Thessaliotis, one of the four ancient districts of Thessaly, the present day Karditsa regional unit was in the Kingdom of Macedonia and later t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofades
Sofades () is a town and municipality in Thessaly, central Greece belonging to the regional unit of Karditsa. Its 2011 census population was 6,056 people and 18,864 for the municipality, including a large Romani community. Its elevation is around 120 m above sea level, and the economy is mainly agricultural (cotton, corn). Sofades is located south of Palamas, southwest of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, northwest of Lamia and southeast of Karditsa and Trikala. The native Greek inhabitants of the region are commonly known as Karagounides (Καραγκούνηδες). History The modern town is very close to the site of the ancient city of Kierion () or Cierium, one of the most important cities of ancient Thessaly. The name "Sofades" was first recorded as "Sofou" (Σοφού) around 1454 AD. In the early 1800s the English traveler William Martin Leake described the town as an administrative center consisting of around 150 houses and belonging to Abdim Bey of Larissa, but payi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preveza F
Preveza (, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is the southern part of the region of Epirus. The Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel –the first, and so far only, undersea tunnel in Greece– was completed in 2002. The 1,570 m (5,150 ft) long immersed tunnel connects Preveza in the north, to Aktio of western Acarnania to the south. The ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis lie north of Preveza. Origin of the name Despite the fact that the name ''Preveza'' is attested in the ''Chronicle of the Morea'' (, , ), in the narratives referring to the suppression of the rebellious prince of the Despotate of Epirus, Nikephoros I, which occurred in 1290, this does not prove that the city existed in that period. The name is commonly regarded as deriving from the Slavic word , meaning 'passage', but transmitted via an Albanian form , 'tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Football Amateur Cup
Greek Amateur Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο Ερασιτεχνικών Ομάδων Ελλάδος) was the most known competitions for amateur AND semi-professional teams in Greece, organised by the Hellenic Football Federation . It was founded in 1971 and folded in 2018 featuring the winners of the prefectures Cups in a knock-out format. Despite the term ''amateur'' on its official name the competition always featured clubs from Delta Ethniki and later the third-tier Gamma Ethniki. History The competition started in the 1971-72 due to the high volume of teams competing in the Greek Football Cup . It was played in two stages: the prefectures with the local finals and the panhellenic which would decide the overall winner. With the Amateur Cup running in the 1971-72 season, the Greek Football Cup would only accept teams from the first three tiers for the years to come. After the introduction of the Gamma Ethniki Cup in 2013 the winner of the competition would play in the Amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsalenios F
P.O. Atsaleniou, short for Panathlitikos Omilos Atsaleniou (, translated ''Pan-athletic Club of Atsalenio'') and also known simply as Atsalenios or POA, is a Greek association football club based in the suburb ''Atsalenio'' of Heraklion, the largest city on the island of Crete. The club's short name Atsalenios can literally be translated ''made of steel'' (, being the Greek word for ''steel''). The club currently competes in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system. History Atsalenios was founded in 1951 as the ''Pan-athletic Club of Atsalenio'' by Asia minor refugees occupying the Atsalenio suburb, located in the southern area of the city of Heraklion, Crete. Since 1960, the club hosts its home games at the Atsalenios Stadium, a privately owned football stadium with a capacity of 1,500 spectators. In 1964, the club competed in the Beta Ethniki, the second tier of the Greek football league system for the first time in its history. Since 1976, Atsalen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
