Nafpaktiakos Asteras () is a Greek
football
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club based in the town of
Nafpaktos
Nafpaktos () or Naupactus, is a town and a former municipality in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos.
It is named for Naupaktos (, Latini ...
, Greece.
History
It was formed by the conjunction of two former clubs of the city: Nafpaktiakos and Asteras Nafpaktou, in 1958. The club's (full name: "Papacharalambeios Athlitikos Syllogos Nafpaktiakos Asteras"), as well as the team's home stadium (Papacharalabeio Ethniko Stadio), are named in the honour of Dimitrios Papacharalambous, a benefactor of the city.
Playing matches in local leagues until 1981, the club was promoted to the National Amateur Division - one below
Beta Ethniki
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at that time - where it remained for a period of 3 years, only to be relegated again into local leagues, where in its turn remained for 10 years.
In 1991, Nafpaktiakos Asteras gained promotion to
Delta Ethniki
Delta Ethniki () was the fourth level of Greek football championship. During the period of its existence, it was the lowest national division of the Greek championship. It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, ...
. After 6 years, it gained promotion to
Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki (, C National Division) is the Greek football league system, third highest football league in Greece.
History
The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional. Although no ...
. Following 3 years in that division, the club reached
Beta Ethniki
The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...
, but only to remain there for a year. Then, in the 2002–03 season, it was relegated to
Delta Ethniki
Delta Ethniki () was the fourth level of Greek football championship. During the period of its existence, it was the lowest national division of the Greek championship. It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, ...
. In the 2006–07 season it competed in
Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki (, C National Division) is the Greek football league system, third highest football league in Greece.
History
The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional. Although no ...
, but it was relegated finishing 16th. In the summer of 2011, Nafpaktiakos Asteras merged with Akadimia Nafpaktou and the new club competed in the local A1 league for 2011–12 season. In the 2016–17 season, it went out third in a group to rise to Greece's third category.
Most of its footballers not only originate from Naupactus, which offers them an extra motive to play, but also are of a young age, offering the club continuity and bright future.
Nafpaktos
Association football clubs established in 1958
Football clubs in Central Greece
1958 establishments in Greece
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