Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.

Ethnikos

Full name	Ethnikos Piraeus 1923 (Εθνικός Πειραιώς 1923)
Nickname(s)	Κυανόλευκοι (The Blue-whites) Πινέζες (Drawing pins)
Founded	21 November 1923;101 years ago (1923-11-21)
Ground	Keratsini Municipal Stadium, Keratsini, Greece
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Ioannis Patlakas
Manager	Ilias Kolovos
League	Gamma Ethniki
2023–24	Gamma Ethniki (Group 4), 2nd
Website	https://www.ethnikos.gr/
Home colours Away colours

Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. (Greek : Εθνικός Πειραιώς) or simply Ethnikos is a Greek football club based in Piraeus and its parent sports club is Ethnikos OFPF. The club was officially formed on 21 November 1923 as KeravnosPiraeus (English: Lightning Piraeus), but existed unofficially since 1922. One year later the club was renamed to Young Boys Titan, after some players' secession that formed Peiraikos Podosfairikos Omilos (English: Piraeus' Football Group). The club was renamed to Ethnikos (English: National) on 23 December 1924, after it merged with Peiraikos Podosfairikos Omilos.

Ethnikos Piraeus is one of the founding members of Hellenic Football Federation in 1928, and represented Piraeus to the finals of the Panhellenic Championship's inaugural season in 1927–28. Ethnikos ranks 10th all time in first division victories (427) despite last competing in the first tier back in 1998–99 season.

They have won the 1932–33 Greek Cup, thus they are one of the only 11 clubs that have won either the domestic championship or domestic the cup in Greece. Ethnikos was one of seven clubs, including AEK Athens, PAOK, Panathinaikos, Aris Thessaloniki, Olympiacos and Panionios, never to have been relegated from the league until 1990. They have also been involved in international football playing a number of friendlies against famous clubs such as Inter Milan, Galatasaray, and the great Hungary national football team in the 1950s, and participated in the Balkans Cup on two occasions. ^[1] They have had a turbulent recent history, and are currently competing in the third division Gamma Ethniki.

Background

Known as the club of the upper classes of Piraeus (whereas Olympiacos has always been the team of the lower classes), Ethnikos was established in 1923 from a merger of local sides - Peiraikos Omilos FC and elements of Omilos Filathlon Piraeus — as Omilos Filathlon Piraeus - Faliro (Greek: Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Φαλήρου) — meaning Fans' Club of Piraeus and Faliro — after the Piraeus-based football club Athletic and Football Club of Piraeus (Greek : Αθλητικός και Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Πειραιώς), winner of the 1924 Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship, ^[2] split into two. ^{[3] [4]}

From the break-up, one group, led by Giorgos Chatziandreou, brothers Kostas and Dimitris Ferlemis, and Christos Peppas, ultimately formed Omilos Filathlon Piraeus – Faliro (Greek : Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς – Φαλήρου), meaning Fans' Club of Piraeus and Faliro in 1924, and then changed the name to Ethnikos O.F.P.F. in February 1925 ^{[3] [4]} the other group, led by Yiannis Andrianopoulos and his five brothers, formed the club that evolved into Olympiacos CFP in March 1925. ^[5]

Ethnikos O.F.P.F., colloquially referred to as Ethnikos Piraeus, is a multi-sport club with teams competing in football, ^[6] water polo, ^[7] volleyball ^[8] and basketball. ^[9]

The club's most significant teams, in terms of history and success, are their football and water polo teams, though football is the more popular sport.

History

Panhellenic Championship years

Prior to 1959–60 Greek football was played in regional championships (Athens, Piraeus, and Thessaloniki championships and/or North and South championships) and then the top teams from each region would advance to play for the national championship. In some pre-War years a traditional Final match was played between 2 regional champions, but generally the Panhellenic Championship was played as a final round-robin between at least 3 teams. ^[2]

1920s–1930s

Ethnikos was Piraeus Champion in 1927–28, but lost the national championship to Aris. The following year Ethnikos was Piraeus Champion once again, but the national championship was not played.

In 1932–33 Ethnikos won the Greek Cup, the club’s only major title. Ethnikos eliminated A.E.K. in the second round, Apollon in the Quarterfinals and Olympiacos in the Semifinals before meeting Aris in the Final. Ethnikos and Aris played to a 2–2 draw in Thessaloniki, but Ethnikos won the replay 2–1 and took the Cup.

In 1934–35 Ethnikos was again Piraeus Champion, and then champion of the South Division, while Aris was champion of the North Division, but Ethnikos and Aris were prevented from playing each other for the national championship due to preparation of the national team for the Balkan Cup.

Ethnikos won another Piraeus Championship in 1938–39, but lost the South Division by 2 points, just missing out on a chance to play for the national championship.

Ethnikos reached the Semifinals of the Greek Cup in 1938–39 and 1939–40, but lost to PAOK and Panathinaikos, respectively.

1950s: the Puskás affair

The Ethnikos teams of the mid-to late 1950s are considered by many to be Ethnikos' greatest teams.

In 1955–56 Ethnikos finished 2nd in Greece, just 1 point behind champions Olympiacos.

In 1956–57 a scandal robbed Ethnikos of the national championship. With 4 matches left in the national championship, Ethnikos was favorite for the title, and next on the schedule was Olympiacos, who Ethnikos had already defeated earlier in the season. Prior to the Olympiacos match though, Ethnikos was disqualified from the championship, on the accusation of professionalism, as they had allegedly been in contact with Hungarian stars Ferenc Puskás, Zoltan Czibor and Sándor Kocsis. According to the press the club had an almost done deal with the Hungarian internationals. Ethnikos was docked 4 points and not allowed to play the final 4 matches of the season, and Olympiacos took the championship. ^[2]

Alpha Ethniki years

From 1959–60 the Greek championship changed to its modern form and the first division became known as Alpha Ethniki (usually noted as A' Ethniki). Since 1959–60 Ethnikos is tied for the 8th-most first division participations with 36, along with OFI and Apollon. Ahead of Ethnikos are traditional powers Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK and PAOK (all of whom have competed in the first division every season except AEK for two seasons recently) as well as Iraklis, Aris and Panionios. (In 2006–07 the first division was renamed from A' Ethniki to Super League).

1960s

During the 1960s Ethnikos’ best league finishes were 5th in 1962–63 and 6th in 1960–61 and 1967–68. From 1960–61 to 1968–69 Ethnikos never finished outside the top 10.

Ethnikos reached the Semifinals of the Greek Cup twice during the 1960s. In 1967–68 Ethnikos lost in the Semifinals to Panathinaikos. The following year Ethnikos came desperately close to another Cup Final– after defeating PAOK 5–4 in the Quarterfinals, Ethnikos lost to Olympiacos 4–3 after extra time in the Semifinals.

1970s

In 1974–75 Ethnikos made its best challenge for the league championship in the modern era. That season Ethnikos was winter champion, going undefeated through the first half of the season, but they could not keep up the pace and ultimately finished 4th (1 point behind PAOK for 3rd place and a UEFA Cup berth), while Olympiacos took the championship.

Though never making another legitimate challenge for the league championship, Ethnikos remained consistently competitive during the 1970s, never finishing outside of the top 10.

Ethnikos twice had the league’s top scorer during the 1970s: in the 1974–75 Roberto Calcadera’s total of 20 goals was tied for league-best with Panathinaikos’ Antonis Antoniadis and in 1976–77 Thanasis Intzoglou led the league with 22 goals.

Ethnikos’ two best runs in the Greek Cup in the 1970s were halted by PAOK. In 1972–72 Ethnikos lost to PAOK 3–2 in the Semifinals and in 1976–77 Ethnikos was defeated by PAOK in the Quarterfinals.

1980s

Ethnikos made decent 7th-place finishes in 1979–80 and 1980–81, but the team would mostly struggle through the rest of the 1980s.

In 1983–84 and 1985–86 Ethnikos reached the Quarterfinals of the Greek Cup but was then eliminated by Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, respectively. In 1983–84, Ethnikos eliminated Olympiacos in the round of 16 drawing both games (0–0 and 1–1) progressing through the away goals rule. Specifically, in the replay match, Ethnikos was playing roughly 60 minutes with 10 men and despite going 1–0 down at half time, managed to equalize at the last play of the match with a back header coming of the team's centre back Fotis Papadopoulos. It was a shock elimination of Olympiacos who was the heavy favorite of the tie.

In 1986–87 Ethnikos made a very mediocre 10th-place finish, but late in the season earned one of their more memorable results– winning 6–3 away to Panathinaikos. ^[10] It is Panathinaikos's worst championship home game defeat (since 1960), as no other team has ever scored six goals at Panathinaikos's ground.

The 1987–88 team was the last truly competitive Ethnikos team to date. That year Ethnikos tried to make a run at a UEFA Cup berth, but ultimately fell short and finished 7th. The 7th-place finish though was good enough to take some satisfaction from finishing ahead of Olympiacos, who finished 8th.

In the 1988–89 season Ethnikos made a good run in the Cup, reaching the Semifinals before being eliminated by Panathinaikos, but in the league the team finished in the bottom 3 and was relegated to Beta Ethniki for the first time in their history.

Relegation from Alpha Ethniki

1990s

After being relegated from Alpha Ethniki for the first time in 1989, Ethnikos bounced between A' and B' Ethniki throughout the 1990s. Since a last place finish in 1998–99 though, Ethnikos has not managed to return to A' Ethniki.

The Ethnikos teams of the 1990s included several young players who would leave the club and become star players elsewhere, such as Michalis Kapsis, Yannis Anastasiou and Andreas Niniadis.

2000s

Giovanni, played for Ethnikos in 2007 and considered one of the most prestigious players ever playing for the club.

After the 1999–00 season Ethnikos fell from Beta Ethniki to Gamma Ethniki for the first time. The club’s ultimate low point came when it fell from Gamma Ethniki and spent the 2003–04 season in Delta Ethniki.

In summer 2004 Ethnikos merged with A.O. Mani, the club maintained Ethnikos' logo and colors and continued to be based in Piraeus, but in name became Ethnikos Piraeus – A.O. Mani. ^[4] Ethnikos fans were very upset with the name change, but that problem was eventually solved, as the club was officially renamed Ethnikos Piraeus in 2007. ^[11]

In 2005–06 Ethnikos earned promotion back to Beta Ethniki in the final minute of the final match of the season. With time expiring, a free kick goal from Eduardo Sander Da Silva against Messiniakos made the final score 1–1 and gave Ethnikos the point needed for promotion. ^[12]

Their first season 2006–07 back in the second tier was successful and in the 2009–10 season they reached the promotion play-offs, but failed to win promotion. It was the first time since the 1999 relegation that the team claimed their return to the Greek football's top flight.

2010s

Next season after having been found guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window, the club was forcibly relegated to the Delta Ethniki for the 2011/12 season. Ethnikos were placed in the Group 9 and relegated to the local amateur leagues at the 5th level of the Greek football pyramid, the lowest in their history.

In the 2012/13 season they were crowned Piraeus champions and also reached the Piraeus Cup final, but failed to win promotion to the Football League 2 via the play-offs. Ethnikos won the double in the 2013/14 season (Piraeus champions and Cup winners), and finally managed to return to the third tier of Greek football through the promotion play-offs where they topped the Group 9. The 2014–15 Gamma Ethniki saw them 4th in the Group 4 and runners-up of the Football League 2 Cup. Last season they finished runners-up in the Group 6 of the 2021–22 Gamma Ethniki.

The club celebrated its centennial anniversary with a victory over Agios Nikolaos (1–0) on 19 November 2023.

Balkans Cup

1976 competition

After Ethnikos finishing 4th in the 1974–75 Greek League and losing out on a UEFA Cup spot, qualified for the Balkans Cup for the first time in its history. Ethnikos did manage to win only one game against Dinamo Zagreb, as the star player of the team Washington Calcattera had been injured. They finished bottom of the Group B. The results:

• March 17, 1976, Karaiskaki Stadium: Ethnikos - GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0
• April 14, 1976, Dinamo Stadium: FK Dinamo Tirana - Ethnikos 2–0
• April 26, 1976, Karaiskaki Stadium: Ethnikos - FK Dinamo Tirana 3–4
• April 28, 1976, Karaiskaki Stadium: GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Ethnikos 2–1

1992 competition

The Balkans Cup had been limited to just 6 teams. Ethnikos participated as newly promoted team (according to the competition new rule) and qualified automatically to the semifinals, but did not manage to secure a place in the final, though they came close to achieve it in the second leg. The results:

• November 7, 1991, Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium: Sarıyer S.K. - Ethnikos 5–0
• November 20, 1991, Karaiskaki Stadium: Ethnikos - Sarıyer S.K. 3–0

Stadiums

Karaiskakis Stadium (1923–2000)

Karaiskakis Stadium in 2004

Karaiskakis Stadium in the Faliro area of Piraeus, commonly referred to as Karaiskaki, is the traditional home of both Olympiacos and Ethnikos, ^[13] but only Olympiacos has played there since the stadium was leveled and rebuilt purely at Olympiacos' expenses ahead of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[14]

In 2002 Olympiacos President Socratis Kokkalis, in announcing the project to rebuild Karaiskakis, said, "It is our wish that [the new stadium] will also be used by Ethnikos F.C., as Karaiskaki is the historic home of both [Olympiacos and Ethnikos]". ^[15]

Despite that statement, all of the new stadium's seats were painted Olympiacos' red, ^[14] rather than a neutral color.

When the new Karaiskakis was completed in 2004, Ethnikos was struggling in Gamma Ethniki, and did not move into the stadium; the team instead continued to play most of its home matches in Nikaia Municipal Gymnasium (2002–2005), a small stadium in the Nikaia area of Piraeus, which is the traditional home of Proodeftiki F.C.

In 2005–06 Ethnikos moved to Georgios Kamaras Stadium in Rizoupoli (where Olympiacos played its home matches during the Karaiskakis renovations), ^[16] and played there one more season until the move to Elliniko in 2007.

Despite a clause in the contract of Olympiacos's long-term lease of the stadium, which states that Ethnikos may return to Karaiskaki whenever they wanted, but paying some fees for stadium-related maintenance costs, the team has opted not to return to Karaiskaki in the near future. The Chairman of Ethnikos has stated that whenever the team returns to the top division, the issue of returning to Karaiskaki will be revisited.

Karaiskakis Stadium is owned by the Hellenic Olympic Committee. ^[14]

Elliniko (2007–2014)

In August 2007 Ethnikos President Nikos Pirounias finalized a deal with the City of Ellinikon for use of the complex for 3 years with an option for a further 3 years. ^[17] The Olympic Baseball Centre's main stadium underwent renovations for football use, and Ethnikos began playing matches there during the 2007–08 season; the team played its first official match in its new home on October 20, 2007. ^[18] The facility became known as Elliniko Stadium, and is commonly referred to as Elliniko.

Hellinikon Stadium

Helliniko Olympic Complex in Ellinikon, ^[18] was located approximately 8 kilometres south of the center of Athens, near Glyfada on the Mediterranean coast. ^[19]

The complex was built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics, ^[19] and consisted of the following venues: Helliniko Indoor Arena (Basketball and Team handball); Helliniko Fencing Hall; Olympic Hockey Stadium (Field hockey); Helliniko Baseball Centre; Helliniko Softball Centre; and Helliniko Slalom Centre (Whitewater slalom). ^[20]

The complex also included new training pitches for both Ethnikos' first team and youth team. ^[18]

Ahead of the 2008–09 season renovations continued and seating capacity was increased to 9,000. ^[18] In 2013 AEK FC started talks with the Olympic Committee for using the stadium and increasing the capacity to 22.000, but there was no official offer. Ethnikos continued playing at Elliniko for one more season and then moved to Moschato ground with wooden stands and capacity of 2,500 (2014–2017). The Elliniko stadium is currently out of use, abandoned and has been used as a refugees camp point instead, having suffered severe damages which led to its closure.
During the 2017–2021 period Ethnikos moved to the Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium. For the 2021–22 season the club currently used the Agioi Anargyroi Municipal Stadium and for the 2022–23 season the Moschato Municipal Stadium.

In 2024, Ethnikos is scheduled to use as a home ground the renovated Peace And Friendship stadium (SEF) which is located in the Neo Faliro – Kastella area where Ethnikos was founded. The stadium will be used for third division matches and will have at first, a capacity of 1.500 spectators.

Peace and Friendship Stadium (2024–)

In 2024, Piraeus Municipality is renovating the Peace and Friendship Stadium for all amateur Piraeus clubs. Ethnikos was scheduled to use the stadium for the 2023–24 second half of the season, competing at the third-tier of Greek football. The stadium, planned to have a standing capacity of 1,600 spectators is yet to be renovated, thus leading Ethnikos in using the Keratsini Municipal Stadium (1,500 capacity) for its 2024–25 third division championship season.

Crest and colours

Previous crest (2012–2013)

Ethnikos' crest has changed through times. The original club logo was a white cross in a blue coloured badge with the monotype E in the middle of the cross depicting the Greek flag. Later it was replaced by one with five blue and four white stripes having the club's name on the top of the badge, again resembling the Greek flag. After the 2011 takeover of the club by Alexis Aggelopoulos, the logo was changed once again to a more "modern" looking one but with supporters's demand, the older one was restored. Throughout the entire club's history its colours were blue or cyan and white, to resemble the colours of the Greek flag.

Kit evolution

1923–24

1932–33

1955–56

1956–57

1987–88

1989–90

2016–17

Rivalries

Main article: Piraeus derby

Piraeus derby (football)

Ethnikos winner's cup team in 1933

Since the two clubs were established in the mid-1920s, Ethnikos' traditional local rival has been Olympiacos, one of the two most popular and successful multi-sport clubs in Greece along with Panathinaikos. ^{[21] [22]}

Ethnikos was founded on November 21, 1923 while Olympiacos was founded on March 10, 1925.

Olympiacos has never been relegated in football while Ethnikos has 4 relegations from the first division (1990, 1992, 1996, 1999)

In water polo Olympiacos has never been relegated while Ethnikos has been relegated twice (2009, 2012).

While a legitimate rivalry between Ethnikos and Olympiacos still exists in water polo (Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club has won the most Greek water polo championships of any club since 1958, while Olympiacos Water Polo Club has won the second-most), ^[23] that is no longer the case in football. In water polo, Ethnikos still holds an array of records and despite its last win against Olympiacos in 2008, Olympiacos has only managed to surpass him in head to head victories in 2016.

Ethnikos and Olympiacos were more or less evenly matched and had great battles for Piraeus supremacy in the 1920s and 1930s, ^[2] but thereafter Olympiacos became increasingly more powerful and successful; Ethnikos has not defeated Olympiacos in a league match since the 1985–86 season and has not finished above Olympiacos in the league standings since the 1987–88 season.

Olympiacos's biggest win is 5–0 twice (1966, 1968) while Ethnikos's is 4–2 twice (1929, 1939)

Since 1960 and the introduction of A' Ethniki, Olympiakos won 53 times, Ethnikos 4 times and 15 matches ended as a draw.

Last win for Ethnikos is in 1986 in Olympic Stadium (2–0) while Olympiacos's is the last match they played each other in 1999 (0–3 for Olympiacos).

A recent point of contention for Ethnikos fans has to do with Karaiskakis Stadium. Karaiskakis is the traditional home of both Olympiacos and Ethnikos, ^[13] but only Olympiacos has played there since the stadium was rebuilt for use in the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[14]

Honours

Domestic

• Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
  • Runners-up(2): 1928, 1956
• Greek Cup
  • Winners (1): 1933
  • Semi-finalists (7): 1939, 1940, 1950, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1989
• Piraeus Championship (Regional Championship, pre-Alpha Ethniki/Super League format)
  • Winners (4): 1928, 1929, 1935, 1939
  • Runners-up (12): 1925, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959
• Beta Ethniki (second tier league championship)
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Piraeus Championship (Regional Championship, after-Alpha Ethniki/Super League format)
  • Winners (2): 2013, 2014
• Gamma Ethniki Cup
  • Runners-up (1) : (2015)
• Piraeus Cup (Regional Championship, after-Alpha Ethniki/Super League format)
  • Winners (5): 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 ^[24]
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
• Greek Easter Cup
  • Winners (1) : 1937

Season-by-season

Panhellenic Championship years (until 1959) ^[2]

1924–25: Piraeus: 2nd 1925–26: Piraeus: Disqualified 1926–27: Piraeus: 2nd 1927–28: Piraeus: 1st / National: 2nd 1928–29: Piraeus: 1st 1929–30: Piraeus: 2nd 1930–31: Piraeus: 4th / National: 7th 1931–32: National: 4th 1932–33: South: 4th 1933–34: Piraeus: 2nd / South: 3rd 1934–35: Piraeus: 1st / South: 1st 1935–36: National: 6th

1936–37: Piraeus: 2nd 1937–38: Piraeus: 2nd 1938–39: Piraeus: 1st / National: 3rd 1939–40: South: 4th 1940–41: No championship 1941–42: No championship 1942–43: No championship 1943–44: No championship 1944–45: No championship 1945–46: Piraeus: 2nd 1946–47: Piraeus: 3rd 1947–48: Piraeus: 4th

1948–49: Piraeus: 2nd 1949–50: Piraeus: 2nd 1950–51: Piraeus: 2nd 1951–52: Piraeus: 2nd 1952–53: Piraeus: 2nd 1953–54: Piraeus: 2nd 1954–55: Piraeus: 2nd 1955–56: Piraeus: 2nd / National: 2nd 1956–57: Piraeus: 3rd / National: Disqualified 1957–58: Piraeus: 3rd / National: 10th 1958–59: Piraeus: 2nd / National: 2nd

(Note: National Championship not played in 1928–29 and 1934–35, seasons when Ethnikos won either the regional championship, or the South Greece championship, In 1928–29 and 1934–35 Ethnikos shared the regional title with Olympiacos)

Alpha Ethniki/Super League years (since 1959–60) ^[25]

1959–60 : A' Ethniki: 12th 1960–61 : A' Ethniki: 6th 1961–62 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1962–63 : A' Ethniki: 5th 1963–64 : A' Ethniki: 10th 1964–65 : A' Ethniki: 9th 1965–66 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1966–67 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1967–68 : A' Ethniki: 6th 1968–69 : A' Ethniki: 8th 1969–70 : A' Ethniki: 11th 1970–71 : A' Ethniki: 8th 1971–72 : A' Ethniki: 8th

1972–73 : A' Ethniki: 6th 1973–74 : A' Ethniki: 10th 1974–75 : A' Ethniki: 4th 1975–76 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1976–77 : A' Ethniki: 8th 1977–78 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1978–79 : A' Ethniki: 8th 1979–80 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1980–81 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1981–82 : A' Ethniki: 13th 1982–83 : A' Ethniki: 11th 1983–84 : A' Ethniki: 9th 1984–85 : A' Ethniki: 9th

1985–86 : A' Ethniki: 13th 1986–87 : A' Ethniki: 11th 1987–88 : A' Ethniki: 7th 1988–89 : A' Ethniki: 14th 1989–90 : A' Ethniki: 18th 1990–91 : B' Ethniki: 1st 1991–92 : A' Ethniki: 18th 1992–93 : B' Ethniki: 9th 1993–94 : B' Ethniki: 3rd 1994–95 : A' Ethniki: 13th 1995–96 : A' Ethniki: 18th 1996–97 : B' Ethniki: 3rd 1997–98 : A' Ethniki: 15th

1998–99 : A' Ethniki: 18th 1999–00 : B' Ethniki: 15th 2000–01 : Gamma Ethniki: 4th 2001–02 : Gamma Ethniki: 9th 2002–03 : Gamma Ethniki: 17th 2003–04 : Δ' Ethniki: 7th 2004–05 : Gamma Ethniki: 4th 2005–06 : Gamma Ethniki: 2nd 2006–07 : B' Ethniki: 6th 2007–08 : B' Ethniki: 9th 2008–09 : B' Ethniki: 13th 2009–10 : B' Ethniki: 4th 2010–11 : B' Ethniki: 16th

2011–12 : Δ' Ethniki: 10th 2012–13 : A' EPSP: 1st 2013–14 : A' EPSP: 1st 2014–15 : Gamma Ethniki: 5th 2015–16 : Gamma Ethniki: 4th 2016–17 : Gamma Ethniki: 4th 2017–18 : Gamma Ethniki: 1st Qualified for the Promotion Playoffs (failed to promote) 2018–19 : Gamma Ethniki: 3rd 2019–20 : Gamma Ethniki: 8th 2020–21 : Gamma Ethniki: 6th 2021–22 : Gamma Ethniki: 2nd 2022–23 : Gamma Ethniki: 5th 2023–24 : Gamma Ethniki: 2nd

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Since 1927–28:

• 49 seasons in First tier of Greek football (9th–most in Greece) (1928, 1931–1936, 1939–1940, 1956–1959, 1960–1990, 1992, 1995–1996, 1998–1999)
• 10 seasons in Second tier of Greek football (1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 2000, 2007–2011)
• 13 seasons in Third tier of Greek football (2001–2003, 2005–2006, 2015–2019, 2022–2024)
• 4 seasons in Fourth tier of Greek football (2004, 2012, 2020–2021)
• 2 seasons in Local tier of Piraeus football (2013, 2014)

Records and statistics

Most appearances (A' Ethniki)

Rank Name Apps 1 Aggelos Kremmydas (1964–1977) 383 2 Dimitris Chatziioannoglou 367 3 Stelios Nikiforakis 320 4 Panagiotis Kottidis 300 5 Dimitris Moutafis 246 6 Ilias Armodoros 169

Most appearances by a foreign player (A' Ethniki)

Rank Name Apps 1 Masengo Ilunga (1982–1988) 161 2 Thomas Rohrbach 72 3 Daniel Batista 67 4 Abid Kovacevic 66 5 Joël Epalle 53 6 Roy Wassberg 46 7 Georgi Denev 42

Most goals (A' Ethniki)

Rank	Name	Goals
1	Dimitris Chatziioannoglou (1960–1976)	102
2	Michalis Kritikopoulos	79
3	Andreas Antonatos	54
4	Panagiotis Kottidis	54
5	Kostas Batsinilas	36
6	Giorgos Karaїskos	30
7	Thanasis Intzoglou	28
8	Takis Eleftheriadis	27
9	Petros Leventakos	25
10	Tasos Mitropoulos	25

Most goals by a foreign player (A' Ethniki)

Rank Name Goals 1 Washington Calcaterra (1975, 1977–1980) 27 2 Zoran Jovicic 19 3 Georgi Denev 18 4 Daniel Batista 15 5 Masengo Ilunga 12 6 Thomas Rohrbach 11

Top scorers by season

Season	Name	Goals	League
1931-1932	Bourletidis	9	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1933-1934	Lapatas	9	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1934-1935	Kostas Choumis	15	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1935-1936	Kostas Choumis	15	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1955-1956	Christos Karaoulanis	6	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1956-1957	Christos Karaoulanis	8	Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1962-1963	Andreas Antonatos	13	A' Ethniki
1968-1969	Michalis Kritikopoulos	13	A' Ethniki
1969-1970	Michalis Kritikopoulos	15	A' Ethniki
1970-1971	Michalis Kritikopoulos	12	A' Ethniki
1971-1972	Christos Chatziioannidis	7	A' Ethniki
1972-1973	Michalis Kritikopoulos	11	A' Ethniki
1973-1974	Giannis Mousouris	9	A' Ethniki
1974-1975	Washington Calcaterra	20	A' Ethniki
1975-1976	Totis Filakouris	13	A' Ethniki
1976-1977	Thanasis Intzoglou	22	A' Ethniki
1977-1978	Tasos Mitropoulos	8	A' Ethniki
1978-1979	Giorgos Karaiskos	10	A' Ethniki
1979-1980	Panagiotis Labrinos	9	A' Ethniki
1980-81	Dimitris Seitaridis	10	A' Ethniki
1981-82	Panagiotis Kottidis	6	A' Ethniki
1982-83	Takis Pittas	7	A' Ethniki
1983-84	Thanasis Liolios / Kostas Batsinilas	9	A' Ethniki
1984-85	Kostas Batsinilas	12	A' Ethniki
1985-86	Konstantinos Tsouktsos	5	A' Ethniki
1986-87	Konstantinos Tsouktsos	7	A' Ethniki
1987-88	Panagiotis Kottidis	8	A' Ethniki
1988-89	Panagiotis Kottidis / Vassilis Lyris	5	A' Ethniki
1989-90	Panagiotis Kottidis	5	A' Ethniki
1990-91	Charis Sofianos	14	B' Ethniki
1991-92	Giannis Anastasiou	6	A' Ethniki
1992-93	Vasilis Xanthis	9	B' Ethniki
1994-95	Giannis Kamitsis	8	A' Ethniki
1995-96	Andreas Niniadis	12	A' Ethniki
1997-98	Lysandros Georgamlis	5	A' Ethniki
1998-99	Pantelis Koubis / Dominic Foley	3	A' Ethniki
1999-00	Giorgos Papandreou	12	B' Ethniki
2000-01	Giorgos Vaitsis	14	G' Ethniki
2001-02	Giorgos Kiourkos	10	G' Ethniki
2002-03	Mitsis	15	G' Ethniki
2003-04	Klinakis	10	D' Ethniki
2004-05	Stathis Karamalikis	11	G' Ethniki
2005-06	Stathis Karamalikis	12	G' Ethniki
2006-07	Dimitris Nalitzis	5	B' Ethniki
2007-08	José Luis Jerez	6	B' Ethniki
2008-09	José Luis Jerez / Marco Ferreira	4	B' Ethniki
2009-10	Chumbinho / Rodrigo	13	B' Ethniki
2010-11	Lucas Pereira	6	B' Ethniki
2011-12	Panagiotis Skaftouros	9	D' Ethniki
2012-13	Panagiotis Pavlopoulos	18	Piraeus Regional Championship
2013-14	Argyris Samios	20	Piraeus Regional Championship
2014-15	Giannis Lazanas	5	G' Ethniki
2015-16	Alexandros Souflas	12	G' Ethniki
2016-17	Makis Pavlakis	9	G' Ethniki
2017-18	Nikos Katsikokeris	10	G' Ethniki
2018-19	Giorgos Manalis	8	G' Ethniki
2019-20	Aurel Gjeci	5	G' Ethniki
2020-21	Makridis / Pechlivanidis	2	G' Ethniki
2021-22	Charis Samios	7	G' Ethniki
2022-23	Charis Samios	5	G' Ethniki
2023-24	Spyros Georgousis	14	G' Ethniki
2024-25	Themis Potouridis	22	G' Ethniki

Coaches by season (1960–)

Name	Period	League
Lukas Harry Aurednik	1962-63	A'Ethniki
Franz Rybicki	1966-67	A'Ethniki
Vic Buckingham	1968	A'Ethniki
Miljan Zeković	1969-70	A'Ethniki
John Mortimore	1971-72	A'Ethniki
Vic Buckingham	1973-75	A'Ethniki
Amos Mariani	1976-77	A'Ethniki
Frank Blunstone	1979-80	A'Ethniki
Bob Hatton	1980	A'Ethniki
Heinz Höher	1980	A'Ethniki
Manol Manolov	1980-81	A'Ethniki
Manol Manolov	1981	A'Ethniki
Nikos Stribelis	1981-82	A'Ethniki
Alan Dicks	1982-83	A'Ethniki
Velibor Vasović	1983	A'Ethniki
Andreas Antonatos	1983	A'Ethniki
Kazimierz Gorski	1983-85	A'Ethniki
Richie Barker	1985-86	A'Ethniki
Walter Skocik	1986	A'Ethniki
Pietr Packert	1986-88	A'Ethniki
Pietr Packert	1988	A'Ethniki
Antonis Georgiadis	1988	A'Ethniki
Pietr Packert	1989	A'Ethniki
Ioannis Kyrastas	1990-91	B'Ethniki
Spyros Livathinos	1990-91	B'Ethniki
Walter Skocik	1991-92	A'Ethniki
Spyros Livathinos	1992-93	B'Ethniki
Nenad Starovlah	1994	A'Ethniki
Ioannis Kyrastas	1994-95	B'Ethniki
Ioannis Kyrastas	1995-96	A'Ethniki
Kostas Tsagkalidis	1996	A'Ethniki
Timo Zahnleiter	1996	B'Ethniki
Stathis Aslanoglou	1996	B'Ethniki
Giannis Pathiakakis	1997	B'Ethniki
Stathis Stathopoulos	1997	A'Ethniki
Todor Veselinović	1997-98	A'Ethniki
Nikos Alefantos	1998	A'Ethniki
Giorgos Ioakeimidis	1998	A'Ethniki
Christos Papachristou	1998	A'Ethniki
Lysandros Georgamlis	1998	A'Ethniki
Howard Kendall	1998–99	A'Ethniki
Dimitris Georgaras	2003-04	D'Ethniki
Giannis Gaitatzis	2003-04	D'Ethniki
Giannis Gaitatzis	2004-05	G'Ethniki
Makis Vavilis	2004-05	G'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2004-05	G'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2005-06	G'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2006-07	B'Ethniki
Lysandros Georgamlis	2006-07	B'Ethniki
Gjoko Hadzievski	2006-07	B'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2006-07	B'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2007-08	B'Ethniki
Nikos Topoliatis	2007-08	B'Ethniki
Eurico Gomes	2008-09	B'Ethniki
Michalis Grigoriou	2009-10	B'Ethniki
Nikos Goulis	2010-11	B'Ethniki
Markos Dimos	2010-11	B'Ethniki
Savvas Pantelidis	2010-11	B'Ethniki
Nikos Pantelis	2010-11	B'Ethniki
Margaritis Chatzialexis	2012-13	Piraeus Regional Championship
Margaritis Chatzialexis	2012-14	Piraeus Regional Championship
Thymios Georgoulis	2014-15	G'Ethniki
Nikos Nentidis	2017-18	G'Ethniki
Nikos Kourbanas	2017-18	G'Ethniki
Loukas Karadimos	2018-19	G'Ethniki
Murat Seropian	2019-20	G'Ethniki
Murat Seropian	2020-21	G'Ethniki
Paris Konstantakopoulos	2020-21	G'Ethniki
Daniel Batista	2020-21	G'Ethniki
Theofilos Kalyvas	2021-22	G'Ethniki
Petros Dimitriou	2021-22	G'Ethniki
Theofilos Kalyvas	2022-23	G'Ethniki
Sotiris Tzoumerkiotis	2022-23	G'Ethniki
Vaggelis Chantes	2022-23	G'Ethniki
Vaggelis Chantes	2023-24	G'Ethniki
Vaggelis Chantes	2024-25	G'Ethniki
Nikos Pantelis	2024-25	G'Ethniki
Ilias Kolovos	2025-26	G'Ethniki

Notable players

Tasos Mitropoulos Michalis Kapsis Vasilis Tsiartas Lysandros Georgamlis Giannis Anastasiou Michalis Kritikopoulos Dimitris Seitaridis Totis Filakouris Dimitris Nalitzis Vasilis Vouzas Nikos Gioutsos Kostas Choumis Andreas Niniadis Kostas Tsanas Ilias Armodoros Petros Leventakos Thanasis Intzoglou Takis Persias Giorgos Peppes Petros Xanthopoulos Christos Kontis Manolis Papadopoulos Dionisis Chiotis Antonis Petropoulos Giorgos Papandreou Giorgos Vaitsis Kostas Pavlopoulos Giannis Zaradoukas Kostas Batsinilas Asterios Giotsas Vasilis Voutsinas Dimitris Sialmas Giorgos Tsifoutis Antonis Manikas Yiannis Chelmis Dimitrios Moutas Sotiris Liberopoulos

Thanasis Dimopoulos Giannis Skopelitis Michalis Grigoriou Giorgos Moukeas Stathis Mantalozis Daniel Batista Stavros Papadopoulos Andy Papoulias Foto Strakosha Arjan Bellaj Paolo Farinola Giovanni Armir Grimaj Masengo Ilunga Thomas Rohrbach Serge Honi Joël Epalle Georgi Denev Washington Calcaterra Zoran Jovičić Roy Wassberg Božidar Bandović Miodrag Medan Abid Kovačević Terry Eccles

Marek Chojnacki Baldwin Bazuaye Dominic Foley Solomon Grimes José Luis Jerez Marco Ferreira Anton Doboș Ciprian Prodan Guillermo Luis Quiroga Diego Romano Jurgen Aurednik Nordin Jbari Raïs M'Bolhi Jean-Paul Abalo Mamadou Zongo Filip Despotovski Artūras Rimkevičius

Notable coaches

• Nikos Alefantos
• Lysandros Georgamlis
• Lakis Petropoulos
• Ioannis Kyrastas
• Antonis Georgiadis
• Savvas Pantelidis
• Giannis Pathiakakis
• Spyros Livathinos
• Richie Barker
• Todor Veselinović
• Pietr Packert
• Manol Manolov
• Kazimierz Górski
• Nenad Starovlah
• Panos Markovic
• Walter Skocik
• Howard Kendall

Chairmen

• Dimitris Karellas: 1953–1988
• Misidis: 1988–Jan.1989
• Makis Zouboulidis: Jan.1989–1994
• Nikos Pateras / Alekos Giannakopoulos: 1994–1997
• Vasilis Tsiamakis: 1997–1999
• Makis Psomiadis: 1999
• Belitsios: Jan.2000–2002
• Delimanis: 2002–2003
• Nikos Pirounias: 2004–2011
• Alexis Aggelopoulos: 2011–2017
• Spyros Kotsopoulos: 2017–2019
• Ethnikos OFPF president: 2020–2021
• Dimitris Koulouris: 2021–2022
• Alekos Karydopoulos: 2023–2025

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External links

• (in Greek) Ethnikos Piraeus  – official site
• (in Greek) Ethnikos Piraeus  – official site
• (in Greek) Gate 14 Archived 2017-08-26 at the Wayback Machine  – supporters' club site and forum
• (in Greek) Ultras 14  – supporters' club site
• (in Greek) Ethnikos.gr  – independent news site