Agia Paraskevi Football Club, unofficially known as Santa (, ''Athlitikos Omilos Agias Paraskevis'') is a

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association football club based in the city of

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. Their home ground facilities are based in "Notou Street" at

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. The club also has basketball, volleyball and futsal departments.

History

It is affectionally known as ''Santa'' or ''Agia'' and contains a strong rivalry with Nea Ionia F.C. “Santa-Fans” is a supporters fan group with more than 15 years history from Aghia Paraskevi. In 1992, they won both the championship and the cup of the Athens Football Clubs Association. In 1995, volleyball team was also created. In 1996, team was create football futsal team. In 2008, they promoted to Third Division, South Group. They were ranked 15th during the 2010-11 season. In 2009, SANTA's women's football team was also created. Together with Rouf, it is the only team in Athens to have three cup titles. Since 2013, the club is run by the

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descent entrepreneur, James Avgoustidis who wants to bring the team back to the top divisions.

Honours and achievements

* * Shared record

Season by season in the higher divisions

The best result is highlighted in bold. Key: 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, C = Champion, P = Promotion, R = Relegation.

Players

Current squad

Notable former coaches

Youth academy

First team

Notable former players

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(2009–10) * - Ivan Nedeljković (2008–09) ;Americas * - Andreas Chronis (2009–10)

References

External links

Agia Paraskevi F.C.
at Flashscore
Agia Paraskevi F.C.
at Sofascore
Agia Paraskevi W.F.C.
– Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Agia Paraskevi Association football clubs established in 1931 Football clubs in Attica Agia Paraskevi