Proodeftiki F.C.
| Full name |
Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία (Athletic Club Proodeftiki Neolea) | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Vyssini ("The Crimsons") Vasilissa tou Peiraia ("The Queen of Piraeus") | ||
| Short name | Proodeftiki | ||
| Founded | 11 January 1927 | ||
| Ground |
Nikaia Municipal Stadium, Nikaia, Greece | ||
| Capacity | 5.500 | ||
| Chairman |
 Vasilis Katsaros | ||
| Manager |
Fotis Thanellas | ||
| League | First Division of Piraeus F.C.A | ||
| 2015-16 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Proodeftiki F.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Προοδευτική), also known simply as Proodeftiki, Proodeftiki Nikaia, Proodeftiki Piraeus or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", Athletic Club Progressive Youth), is a greek football club, part of the major multi-sport club A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea, based in Nikaia, Piraeus - Attica.
The club has a longstanding presence in Super League. Have participated so far in the Super League 15 times( 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 ).
History
Foundation
Founded in 1927, in Palea Kokkinia, which is the older name of Nikaia. Club founded after idea of D.Korrai, N.Vertzopoulos and I.Metaxas, a few years later by the «Asia Minor Catastrophe». Palea Kokkinia, the older name of Nikaia, inhabited mainly by Greeks and Armenians refugees who inhabited the coast of Asia Minor.
Emblem and Colours
The motto of the club's emblem is the mythical long-lived bird, the Phoenix.
The colours of the club are crimson and white.
Recently
The 2006-2007 was one of the worst seasons in the club's history and would be relegated to the Football League 2. However, due to bankruptcy, relegated to the Greek Fourth Division for first time in club's history. In 2013-2014 Proodeftiki relegated from Group 5 of Football League 2 and this year the football club is playing in the First Division of Piraeus Football Clubs Association, which is the worst season in history of Proodeftiki.
Titles
National
- Champions of Football League (2nd Group) 1963 - 1964
- Champions of Football League 2 (South Group) 1989 - 1990
- Champions of Greek Fourth Division (9th Group) 2010 - 2011
Topic
- Champion of First Division of Piraeus Football Clubs Association (2nd Group) 2015 - 2016
- Piraeus Cup 2010 - 2011, 2014 - 2015
- Champion of Second Division of Piraeus Football Clubs Association 1938 - 1939
Honours
- Best club's position: 4th in Super League 1964 - 1965
- Greek Cup Semi-finals 1959 - 1960, 1964–1965
- Greek Cup Quarter-finals 1963 - 1964, 1982–1983, 2003–2004
Stadium
Proodeftiki plays its home matches at Nikaia Municipal Stadium(Greek: Δημοτικό Γήπεδο Νίκαιας), located in Nikaia, a suburb of Piraeus. The stadium was complete in 1937 and its latest refresh done in 2000. It currently has a seating capacity of 5,500.
The Derby of Kokkinia
The football matches between Proodeftiki F.C. and Ionikos F.C. are called «The Derby of Kokkinia» or «The Derby of Nikaia».
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Greece
- Lakis Glezos
- Lakis Glezos
- Stamatis Vourdamis
- Giannis Frantzis
- Panagiotis Skoufos
- Christos Xanthopoulos
- Panagiotis Ikonomopoulos
- Christos Aivaliotis
- Dionisios Chiotis
- Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
- Konstantinos Frantzeskos
- Filippos Grigoropoulos
- Sotirios Leontiou
- Evaggelos Moras
- Anastasios Pantos
- Paraskevas Andralas
Albania
Syria
Ali Al-Sheikh Dib- Mohammad Nasser Afash
- Said Bayazid
- Ahmed Kurdughli
- Khaled Al Zaher
Other countries
Oliver Makor
Oleh Protasov
Stepan Atayan
John Yaw Rush
External links
References
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