Agrotikos Asteras Football Club () is a

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-based

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club, currently playing in

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

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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

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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

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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

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(90 minutes and extra time finished by 1-1). Another win, this time against

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(2-0), granted them a spot in the quarter-finals, where Agrotikos Asteras played

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in a two-leg round. The away match ended 1-1 thanks to a goal by club captain

, 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

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, the third most decorated club of the competition. The away leg resulted in a 3-0 defeat (

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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

* {{Agrotikos Asteras F.C. Football clubs in Central Macedonia Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Greece Kordelio-Evosmos