Doxa Vyronas ( el, Π.Α.Ο. Δόξα Βύρωνος - Glory of Vyronas) is a football club based in
Vyronas
Vyronas ( el, Βύρωνας) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous England, English poet and writer, who is a F ...
, an eastern suburb of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
. The club, established in 1945, and currently competes in
Delta Ethniki
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
Regional Championship. Doxa currently use Municipal Stadium of Vyronas as the venue for their home matches.
History
Doxa Vyronas was founded in 1945. Club's shirt colour is blue. Its founders were Holopoulos and Panagiotis Ioannou. The first home ground of the club’s football team was “Anagnostopoulos Ground” which lied in the district of Amygdalies, just behind the shooting-field. The club's first participation in the official local championships of Athens came in 1949-1950 (
EPSA
Epsa ( el, ΕΨΑ) is the name of a Greek non-alcoholic beverage company based in the city of Volos. It was founded in 1924.
Initially based on lemonades, today it produces various beverages and natural juices. It is one of the most historical ...
3d Division).
In 1963-64 it was the first time that Doxa promoted to
Beta Ethniki, with Patrinos being the club’s chairman. The most remarkable and historic win of that season was a 1-0 defeat of
Panachaiki
Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.
The history of Panachaiki began in 1891 ...
in Patras. It was not until 1974-75 that Doxa returned to
Beta Ethniki.
In 1980, under the guidance and financial support of chairman Staikos, Doxa managed to emerge from the amateur championships and gradually reach the
Beta Ethniki professional division in 1992-93 and from 1994 to 1999. Since then, and after the retreat of Staikos from the administration of the club causing severe financial problems, Doxa were rapidly relegated level after level all the way down to the lowest division of Athens Local Championships (
EPSA
Epsa ( el, ΕΨΑ) is the name of a Greek non-alcoholic beverage company based in the city of Volos. It was founded in 1924.
Initially based on lemonades, today it produces various beverages and natural juices. It is one of the most historical ...
3d Division).
Finally, after almost one decade in the amateur leagues of Athens, Doxa managed to take part in 2007-08 season of
Delta Ethniki
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
, after a successful merger with Proteas Palea Fokea. The club from
Palea Fokea, Southern Attica, was dissolved thus letting its league position to the “blues” from Vyronas.
External links
- Official Webpage
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Association football clubs established in 1945
1945 establishments in Greece