Agrotikos Asteras Football Club ( el, Π.Μ.Α.Σ. Αγροτικός Αστήρ) is a

Evosmos Evosmos ( el, Εύοσμος, ''Évosmos''; before 1955: ''Neos Koukloutzas'' (Νέος Κουκλουτζάς, ''Néos Koukloutzás'')) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki ...

-based football club, currently playing in

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 ...

. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from

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History

Agrotikos Asteras was founded from Greek refugees from

, that formerly lived in Koukloutzas,

Smyrni Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...

, . The idea of the club's establishment was conceived by a group of teenagers living in Neos Koukloutzas,

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

and it was assisted by a Greek army officer Dimitris Kodikakis. Its statute was handed to Greek court on 10 January 1930. The most important season for the team's history was 2005-2006, when the club won the trophy of

and achieved the semi finals of the Greek Cup. The best players this season were Nikos Kyzeridis and Nikos Sakellaridis.

2005–06 season

League

2005–06 was the most successful season in history of the club. Agrotikos finished 1st in

and achieved promotion to Beta Ethniki for the first time in its history. The team had many wins with big scores (5-1 vs.

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, 6-0 vs.

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, many times won by 4-0, etc.). It had built many times consecutive wins with producing great football and many goals.

Cup

The entire Greek football world was talking about Agrotikos Asteras. ''A small team from Euosmos'' managed to reach the semi-finals of the Greek Cup, creating an amazing underdog story. In the second and third rounds, Agrotikos knocked out Vyzas Megaron (6-2) and Kastoria F.C. (3-1). In the fourth round, Agrotikos achieved a fantastic victory, winning 5-4 on penalties against Greek giants

PAOK FC P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Sports club, Athlet ...

(90 minutes and extra time finished by 1-1). Another win, this time against Ergotelis (2-0), granted them a spot in the quarter finals, where Agrotikos Asteras played

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. ( el, Γ.Α.Ο. Εθνικός Aστέρας, the ''National Star'') is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the ...

in a two-leg round. The away match ended 1-1 thanks to a goal by club captain Nikos Kyzeridis, while Agrotikos won the home leg by 4-0 (scorers: Kalliakis, Iordanidis 2, Bekiaris). With an aggregate score of 5-1, Agrotikos Asteras was through to the semi finals! Then, the club drew

AEK Athens 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 ...

, the third most decorated club of the competition. The away leg resulted in a 3-0 defeat ( Liberopoulos, Moras and Sapanis scored), while the 1-0 home victory wasn't enough to grant the club from Thessaloniki a place in the final.

Honours

**Winners (3): 2005–06, 2013–14, 2021–22 *

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**Winners (1): 1993–94

Players

Current squad

References

External links

Official website
{{Gamma Ethniki teamlist Football clubs in Central Macedonia Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Greece Gamma Ethniki clubs