Kastoria F.C. or AS Kastoria 1980 ( el, Α.Σ. Καστοριά 1980 - Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καστοριά 1980), the ''Athletic Club Kastoria 1980'', is a Greek

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club based in the city of

Kastoria Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Gree ...

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

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History

The club was established in 1963 when three local football clubs (Aris, Atromitos and Orestias) merged to form one stronger team representing the town. In 1974, Kastoria played for the first time in the A' Ethniki of the Greek National League. Kastoria have played in the A' Division from 1974–1983 and again in season 1996-1997. Kastoria FC won the

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 ...

in 1980 by defeating Iraklis.

Honours

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Winners 1: 1979–80 **

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Champions: 1 *** 1973–74 ** Third Division Champions: 2 *** 1994–95, 2003–04 ** FCA Kastoria Champions: 3 *** 2012–13, 2016–17, 2021-22 ** FCA Kastoria Cup Winners: 3 *** 2000–01, 2001–02, 2016–17

League history

Sources:

European matches

Notable players

* Kiriakos Karataidis *

Antonis Minou Antonis Minou ( el, Αντώνης Μήνου, born 4 May 1958) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Minou took his first football steps in Almopos Aridea and to Kastoria in 1980 and two years later ...

* Georgios Paraschos * Nikos Sarganis * Ioannis Dintsikos

Logos

File:Kastoria2.png, Old AGS Kastoria F.C. official logo.png, Until 2021 Kastoria 1980.png, From 2021

References

External links

Unofficial Team Webpage

{{Football in Greece Kastoria Football clubs in Western Macedonia Association football clubs established in 1963 1963 establishments in Greece