Egaleo FC
Encyclopedia
Egaleo F.C. is a Greek
football club based in Egaleo
, a suburb of Athens
. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in Greece's fourth division, holding home matches at Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
, with a 14,000-seat capacity.
Club colours are blue and white.
in 1961.
In the 2003-04 season, Egaleo managed its best ever classification, fourth, playing UEFA Cup for the first time in 2004–05, appearing in the group stages (after defeating Gençlerbirliği
of Turkey
2–1 score on aggregate) with FK Partizan
, S.S. Lazio
, Middlesbrough
and Villarreal CF
, which ended with the conquest of just one point. In the league, the club finished sixth, trailing PAOK F.C. by just one point.
After a disappointing 2006–07, Egaleo was relegated back to the second level
. Another relegation
followed in the next year, and a third in 2008–09.
In August 2009, a merger between Egaleo and Ilisiakos F.C.
took place, as the other club participated in the second division, with the purchase being made effective by Egaleo's owner Thomas Mitropoulos; the new club, which took Ilisiakos' place, was renamed Egaleo A.O.
At the end of the 2009-2010 season, due to the merger being declared illegal by the Greek Council of State
, Egaleo F.C. was relegated to the Delta Ethniki.
Giorgos Barkoglou
Eleftherios Poupakis
Giannis Skopelitis
Antonis Petropoulos
Victor Mitropoulos
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Agustin Kola
Marko Marić
Danijel Cesarec
Daniel Edusei
Bennard Yao Kumordzi
Faraz Fatemi
Olivier Makor Mahamadou Sidibè
Srđan Kljajević Aleksandar Stojanović
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
football club based in Egaleo
Egaleo
Aegaleo, commonly Aigaleo or Egaleo is a municipality west of Athens, Greece, situated west of the Cephissos river and southeast of Mount Egaleo...
, a suburb of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in Greece's fourth division, holding home matches at Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium is a football stadium in Egaleo, Athens, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football games and is the home stadium of Egaleo FC. it has an effective capacity of 8,217 people. It was built in 1968 and named after Stavros Mavrothalassitis mayor of Egalo in the...
, with a 14,000-seat capacity.
Club colours are blue and white.
History
Egaleo was founded in 1931 by Demetrios Haniotis and Georgios Aronis, as Athletic Union of Ierapolis (Αθλητική Ένωση Ιεραπόλεως - Athlitiki Enosis Ieropoleos). In 1946, four clubs in the district merged with Ierapoleos to form Athletic Club Egaleo (Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αιγάλεω - Athlitikos Omilos Egaleo), which managed to reach for the first time the first divisionSuper League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
in 1961.
In the 2003-04 season, Egaleo managed its best ever classification, fourth, playing UEFA Cup for the first time in 2004–05, appearing in the group stages (after defeating Gençlerbirliği
Gençlerbirligi
Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,...
of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
2–1 score on aggregate) with FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
, S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
and Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, which ended with the conquest of just one point. In the league, the club finished sixth, trailing PAOK F.C. by just one point.
After a disappointing 2006–07, Egaleo was relegated back to the second level
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
. Another relegation
Gamma Ethniki
Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
followed in the next year, and a third in 2008–09.
In August 2009, a merger between Egaleo and Ilisiakos F.C.
Ilisiakos F.C.
Ilisiakos is an Ilisia-based football club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, et al.. Ilisiakos spent the majority of its later history in the Greek second division however the footballing arm of the club merged with Egaleo F.C...
took place, as the other club participated in the second division, with the purchase being made effective by Egaleo's owner Thomas Mitropoulos; the new club, which took Ilisiakos' place, was renamed Egaleo A.O.
At the end of the 2009-2010 season, due to the merger being declared illegal by the Greek Council of State
Council of State (Greece)
In Greece, the Council of State is the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.-Organization:...
, Egaleo F.C. was relegated to the Delta Ethniki.
National
- Second DivisionBeta EthnikiFootball League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
: 1960–61, 1964–65, 1976–77, 1982–83, 2000–01 - Third DivisionGamma EthnikiFootball League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
: 1998–99 - Fourth Division: 1995–96
Local
- Third Division: 1947–48
- Second Division: 1949–50
- A2 Division: 1953–54
- Athens Football Clubs AssociationAthens Football Clubs AssociationAthens Football Clubs Association is one of the oldest amateur Greek association football clubs associations, representing teams from Athens Prefecture.- History :It was founded in 1924 in Athens, Greece...
: 1959–60, 1960–61
Notable former players
Anestis AgritisAnestis Agritis
Anestis Agritis is a Greek footballer currently playing for Kerkyra F.C. as a forward and as a winger. He formerly played for Aegeas Plomariou, Egaleo, Kickers Offenbach, Iraklis Thessaloniki and OFI Crete....
Giorgos Barkoglou
Giorgos Barkoglou
Giorgos Barkoglou is a Greek football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Levadiakos FC.-External links:*...
Eleftherios Poupakis
Eleftherios Poupakis
Eleftherios Poupakis is a retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for Egaleo F.C., Olympiacos F.C., Panathinaikos FC and Apollon Smyrnis F.C. He earned 6 caps for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.-References:...
Giannis Skopelitis
Giannis Skopelitis
Giannis Skopelitis is a Greek football player. He plays for Cypriot football club AEK Larnaca.-Premier League:...
Antonis Petropoulos
Antonis Petropoulos
Antonis Petropoulos is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC.He was also part of Greece U-21 team.-Aiolikos:...
Victor Mitropoulos
Victor Mitropoulos
Victor Mitropoulos , is a Greek former football defender.He played for Egaleo FC and transferred to PAO FC in 1968. He was 1971 European Cup runner up but didn't play at the final because Ferenc Puskas sent him back to Athens...
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Agustin Kola
Agustin Kola
Agustin Kola is a former Albanian footballer. His former teams are SK Tirana, where he played all but one season of his career with SK Tirana as he has one season in Greece with Egaleo F.C. in the 1991-1992 season...
Marko Marić
Marko Maric
Marko Marić is a Croatian footballer.-Europe:Marić began his career with Croatia's NK Zagreb and in two years at the club appeared in 35 league matches. In 2005 he joined Greek First Division side Egaleo FC. In two years in Greece Marić appeared in 41 league matches and scored one goal...
Danijel Cesarec
Danijel Cesarec
Danijel Cesarec is a Croatian footballer currently playing for Greek football team Aris Thessaloniki F.C..-NK Marsonia:Cesarec started his career in NK Marsonia. H e played there 2 years , making 40 apparances and scoring 6 league goals...
Daniel Edusei
Daniel Edusei
Daniel Edusei is a Ghanaian International football defender who played for Ethnikos Achna in Cypriot First Division.- Career :...
Bennard Yao Kumordzi
Bennard Yao Kumordzi
Bennard Yao Kumordzi is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Superleague Greece club Panionios in Greece and the Ghana national team as a midfielder...
Faraz Fatemi
Faraz Fatemi
Faraz Fatemi is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Mes in the Iranian Premier League.-Club career:He has played for a few clubs in Iran, including F.C. Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal F.C. and F.C. Zob Ahan, as well as Egaleo F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki...
Olivier Makor Mahamadou Sidibè
Mahamadou Sidibè
Mahamadou Sidibé is a Malian footballer. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for AC Omonia of Cyprus.He has previously played for PAS Giannia, Egaleo and Athinaikos...
Srđan Kljajević Aleksandar Stojanović
Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar "Dika" Stojanović is a Serbian football goalkeeping manager and former goalkeeper. He got 2 caps for Yugoslavia.-Career:...
Technical staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Thomas Grafas |
Manager |
| Stelios Aspradakis |
Assistant Manager |
| Christos Maimanis |
Trainer |
European matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
3rd Round |  Fulham F.C.Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| 2003-04 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
3rd Round |  FC KoperFC Koper FC Koper is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Koper. The club is one of only three football clubs in the country, the others being Maribor and former Olimpija, that won all three domestic competitions . The team plays its matches on Bonifika stadium that was built in 2010 and has a... |
2–3 | 2-2 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1st Round |  Gençlerbirliği |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Group Stage (Group E) |
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
0–1 | |||
 Partizan BelgradeFK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
0–4 | ||||
 LazioS.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
2–2 | ||||
 VillarrealVillarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
0–4 | ||||
| 2005-06 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
3rd Round |  FK Žalgiris VilniusFK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white... |
1-3 | 3-2 |
Sources
- "Απ' τις λαμαρίνες στα σαλόνια της Ευρώπης" (Nikos D. Nikolaidis, "Embryo" Publications)