Edessaikos Football Club ( el, Εδεσσαϊκός) is a Greek football club based in

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currently playing in the

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(third tier). Edessaikos was founded in

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and has won the

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4 times (1977, 1983, 1987, 1989).

History

Edessaikos is a football club based in

. It was founded in 1960 when three local clubs – Aris, Iraklis, Ethnikos – merged. Edessaikos was a founding member of the ''Pella Football Clubs Association'' in 1971. The club has participated in the Greek Football A Division between 1993 and 1997. From 2010 to 2017, Edesaikos competed in the A1 League of Pella (fifth tier overall), after getting relegated from

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during the 2009–10 season. Edessaikos also has a well-organised youth academy system. Edessaiko's academies the season 2011–2012 was champions of the 1st group of Pella on 98–97 ages. On 21 May 2017, Edessaikos won the Championship by winning 1–0 at the final. Since then, the team competes in

Players

Current squad

Honours

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

:''Semi-finals: 1995–96'' *

Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...

:Winners (1): 1993

Colours and badge

Traditionally the club's colours are green and white. Edessaikos' badge consists of a

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, together with the name of the club placed above the trident. Edessaikos fans aren't many, but they are passionate. Their nickname is "WaterBoys".

References

External links

Ένωση Ποδοσφαρικών Σωματείων Πέλλας-Pella Football Clubs Association
{{Super League Greece teamlist Football clubs in Central Macedonia Association football clubs established in 1960 1960 establishments in Greece Edessa, Greece Gamma Ethniki clubs