Gate 7 () is the most popular association of organized fans of

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History

There is no exact date for the establishment of ''Θύρα 7''. It took its name from the homonymous gate 7 of

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, in

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, from where its hard-core fans watched the Olympiacos games. Sometime in the early 1970s, the then hardliners moved to this port from gate 13, due to the more affordable ticket prices. Earlier, "SAFOP" (Association of Athenian Olympiacos Piraeus Fans) was created on Socratous Street and the "Red and White Army" behind Karaiskaki. Even earlier, in 1957, there was the "SFOP" (Association of Fans of Piraeus Olympiacos) with an organized presence on trips to Drama and Thessaloniki, but also to other cities in Greece.

Main members

* '' First generation '' :: Gotzila, Ekodomos, Girapas, Papachimonas, Liofagos, Niro, Hamodrakas, Kondylopoulos, Halas, Timpestia. * '' Second generation '' :: Voukelatoi, Chroumbes, Ozi, Chocolate, Bekakos, Submariner, Acrobat, Akis, Clone, Poet, Charos, Korakis, Pagratiotis, {{Cite web, url=https://www.fosonline.gr/podosfairo/article/89038/gkirapas-h-zontani-istoria-tis-thyras-7-sto-fos-vid-16-foto, title="Γκιράπας": Η ζωντανή ιστορία της Θύρας 7 στο ΦΩΣ (vid, 16 φωτό), first=Θέμης, last=Σινάνογλου, website=Fosonline.gr, date=29 March 2020

Gate 7 today

After the demolition of the Karaiskakis Stadium and the construction of New Karaiskakis Stadium the association has established its Gate 7. It has a total of 156 sub-links in various parts of the world, in

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. The main Club of Gate 7 is "Kaminia". Some Clubs also are "Moschato", "Misfits" (Kallithea), "Brahami-Ilioupoli", "Koridallos", "Nea Liosia", "Pagrati".

References

External links

The chronicle of the incident
at the Olympiakos website
Gate 7 fans Website

Gate7.gr
Photo Tribute

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History

Main members

Gate 7 today

See also

References

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