Eordaikos 2007 (Εορδαϊκός 2007) (former Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi) is a
football club based in
Ptolemaida
Ptolemaida ( el, Πτολεμαΐδα, Ptolemaïda, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, ''Ptolemaïs'') is a town and a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of th ...
,
Greece
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.
History
The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of
Eordaikos
Eordaikos 2007 (Εορδαϊκός 2007) (former Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi) is a football club based in Ptolemaida, Greece.
History
The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of Eordaikos which is one of the better known football clu ...
which is one of the better known
football clubs in
Western Macedonia
Western Macedonia ( el, Δυτική Μακεδονία, translit=Ditikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen Modern regions of Greece, regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Located in north-western ...
. Eordaikos was created in 1978 from the merge of two Ptolemaida teams, the team of ''Aris Ptolemaidas'' with former presence in the
second division and ''Ptolemaios'', playing in the second and
third
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Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
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* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* Hi ...
division of the Greek tier and having successful runs in the
Greek cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most i ...
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In 1996, the club due to serious financial problems merged with Iraklis Ptolemaidas and renamed to PAS Ptolemaidas. PAS Ptolemaida merged then with Anagenisi Ptolemaidas to form A.S. Ptolemaida . In 2004 the Club changes its and name for another time to PAE Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi. Finally, in 2007, the administrative council decided to rename the Club to T.A.P. Eordaikos 2007.
Colours and Crest
The team colours are green and yellow, something unique in Greece.
Eordaikos' success opened a new chapter in the football history of the prefecture
Kozani
Kozani ( el, Κοζάνη, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmona ...
.
Stadium
National Stadium of
Ptolemaida
Ptolemaida ( el, Πτολεμαΐδα, Ptolemaïda, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, ''Ptolemaïs'') is a town and a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of th ...
- Emilios Theofanidis (In honour of
Emilios Theofanidis, footballer of
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 ...
and
PAOK in the late-1960s and early-1970s)
Past Highlights
*Appearances in the second division: 1978-83, 1989–91, 1992-1993
*Appearances in the third division: 1983-1989, 1991–92, 1993–95, 2007-today.
* 2008-2009
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 ...
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100930144824/http://www.eordaikosfans.gr/ -
he official website for Eordaikos Fans
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Association football clubs established in 2007
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