Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.

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Ethnikos
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Full nameEthnikos Piraeus 1923
(Εθνικός Πειραιώς 1923)
Nickname(s)Κυανόλευκοι (The Blue-whites)
Πινέζες (Drawing pins)
Founded21 November 1923;101 years ago (1923-11-21)
GroundKeratsini Municipal Stadium, Keratsini, Greece
Capacity1,500
ChairmanIoannis Patlakas
ManagerIlias Kolovos
League Gamma Ethniki
2023–24 Gamma Ethniki (Group 4), 2nd
Website https://www.ethnikos.gr/

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.

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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. Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (2010).JPG
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:

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:

Stadiums

Karaiskakis Stadium (1923–2000)

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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.

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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

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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

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1923–24
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1932–33
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1955–56
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1956–57
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1987–88
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Rivalries

Piraeus derby (football)

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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

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]


Since 1927–28:

Records and statistics

Most appearances (A' Ethniki)

RankNameApps
1 Flag of Greece.svg Aggelos Kremmydas (1964–1977)383
2 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Chatziioannoglou 367
3 Flag of Greece.svg Stelios Nikiforakis 320
4 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kottidis 300
5 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Moutafis 246
6 Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Armodoros 169

Most appearances by a foreign player (A' Ethniki)

RankNameApps
1 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Masengo Ilunga (1982–1988)161
2 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Rohrbach 72
3 Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Cape Verde.svg Daniel Batista 67
4 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Abid Kovacevic 66
5 Flag of Cameroon.svg Joël Epalle 53
6 Flag of Norway.svg Roy Wassberg 46
7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Georgi Denev 42

Most goals (A' Ethniki)

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

Most goals by a foreign player (A' Ethniki)

RankNameGoals
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Washington Calcaterra (1975, 1977–1980)27
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Zoran Jovicic 19
3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Georgi Denev 18
4 Flag of Greece.svg Daniel Batista 15
5 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Masengo Ilunga 12
6 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Rohrbach 11

Top scorers by season

SeasonNameGoalsLeague
1931-1932 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Bourletidis9 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1933-1934 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Lapatas9 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1934-1935 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Choumis 15 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1935-1936 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Choumis 15 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1955-1956 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Christos Karaoulanis 6 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1956-1957 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Christos Karaoulanis 8 Panhellenic Championship (first tier)
1962-1963 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Andreas Antonatos 13 A' Ethniki
1968-1969 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Kritikopoulos 13 A' Ethniki
1969-1970 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Kritikopoulos 15 A' Ethniki
1970-1971 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Kritikopoulos 12 A' Ethniki
1971-1972 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Christos Chatziioannidis7 A' Ethniki
1972-1973 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Kritikopoulos 11 A' Ethniki
1973-1974 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Mousouris9 A' Ethniki
1974-1975 Flag of Uruguay.svg Washington Calcaterra 20 A' Ethniki
1975-1976 Flag of Greece.svg Totis Filakouris 13 A' Ethniki
1976-1977 Flag of Greece.svg Thanasis Intzoglou 22 A' Ethniki
1977-1978 Flag of Greece.svg Tasos Mitropoulos 8 A' Ethniki
1978-1979 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Karaiskos 10 A' Ethniki
1979-1980 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Labrinos 9 A' Ethniki
1980-81 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Seitaridis 10 A' Ethniki
1981-82 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kottidis 6 A' Ethniki
1982-83 Flag of Greece.svg Takis Pittas 7 A' Ethniki
1983-84 Flag of Greece.svg Thanasis Liolios / Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Batsinilas 9 A' Ethniki
1984-85 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Batsinilas 12 A' Ethniki
1985-86 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Tsouktsos 5 A' Ethniki
1986-87 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Tsouktsos 7 A' Ethniki
1987-88 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kottidis 8 A' Ethniki
1988-89 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kottidis / Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Lyris 5 A' Ethniki
1989-90 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kottidis 5 A' Ethniki
1990-91 Flag of Greece.svg Charis Sofianos 14 B' Ethniki
1991-92 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Anastasiou 6 A' Ethniki
1992-93 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Xanthis 9 B' Ethniki
1994-95 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Kamitsis 8 A' Ethniki
1995-96 Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Niniadis 12 A' Ethniki
1997-98 Flag of Greece.svg Lysandros Georgamlis 5 A' Ethniki
1998-99 Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis Koubis / Flag of Ireland.svg Dominic Foley 3 A' Ethniki
1999-00 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Papandreou 12 B' Ethniki
2000-01 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Vaitsis 14 G' Ethniki
2001-02 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kiourkos 10 G' Ethniki
2002-03 Flag of Greece.svg Mitsis15 G' Ethniki
2003-04 Flag of Greece.svg Klinakis10 D' Ethniki
2004-05 Flag of Greece.svg Stathis Karamalikis 11 G' Ethniki
2005-06 Flag of Greece.svg Stathis Karamalikis 12 G' Ethniki
2006-07 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Nalitzis 5 B' Ethniki
2007-08 Flag of Chile.svg José Luis Jerez 6 B' Ethniki
2008-09 Flag of Chile.svg José Luis Jerez / Flag of Portugal.svg Marco Ferreira 4 B' Ethniki
2009-10 Flag of Brazil.svg Chumbinho / Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo13 B' Ethniki
2010-11 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Pereira 6 B' Ethniki
2011-12 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Skaftouros9 D' Ethniki
2012-13 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Pavlopoulos18Piraeus Regional Championship
2013-14 Flag of Greece.svg Argyris Samios 20Piraeus Regional Championship
2014-15 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Lazanas 5 G' Ethniki
2015-16 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Souflas 12 G' Ethniki
2016-17 Flag of Greece.svg Makis Pavlakis9 G' Ethniki
2017-18 Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Katsikokeris 10 G' Ethniki
2018-19 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Manalis 8 G' Ethniki
2019-20 Flag of Albania.svg Aurel Gjeci5 G' Ethniki
2020-21 Flag of Greece.svg Makridis / Pechlivanidis2 G' Ethniki
2021-22 Flag of Greece.svg Charis Samios7 G' Ethniki
2022-23 Flag of Greece.svg Charis Samios5 G' Ethniki
2023-24 Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Georgousis14 G' Ethniki
2024-25 Flag of Greece.svg Themis Potouridis22 G' Ethniki

Coaches by season (1960–)

NamePeriodLeague
Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Harry Aurednik 1962-63 A'Ethniki
Flag of Austria.svg Franz Rybicki 1966-67 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Vic Buckingham 1968 A'Ethniki
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miljan Zeković 1969-70 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg John Mortimore 1971-72 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Vic Buckingham 1973-75 A'Ethniki
Flag of Italy.svg Amos Mariani 1976-77 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Frank Blunstone 1979-80 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Bob Hatton 1980 A'Ethniki
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Höher 1980 A'Ethniki
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Manol Manolov 1980-81 A'Ethniki
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Manol Manolov 1981 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Stribelis 1981-82 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Alan Dicks 1982-83 A'Ethniki
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velibor Vasović 1983 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Antonatos 1983 A'Ethniki
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Gorski 1983-85 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Richie Barker 1985-86 A'Ethniki
Flag of Austria.svg Walter Skocik 1986 A'Ethniki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pietr Packert 1986-88 A'Ethniki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pietr Packert 1988 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Antonis Georgiadis 1988 A'Ethniki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pietr Packert 1989 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Kyrastas 1990-91 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Livathinos 1990-91 B'Ethniki
Flag of Austria.svg Walter Skocik 1991-92 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Livathinos 1992-93 B'Ethniki
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nenad Starovlah 1994 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Kyrastas 1994-95 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Kyrastas 1995-96 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Tsagkalidis 1996 A'Ethniki
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Zahnleiter 1996 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Stathis Aslanoglou 1996 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Pathiakakis 1997 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Stathis Stathopoulos 1997 A'Ethniki
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Todor Veselinović 1997-98 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Alefantos 1998 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Ioakeimidis 1998 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Christos Papachristou 1998 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Lysandros Georgamlis 1998 A'Ethniki
Flag of England.svg Howard Kendall 1998–99 A'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Georgaras2003-04 D'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Gaitatzis 2003-04 D'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Gaitatzis 2004-05 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Makis Vavilis2004-05 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2004-05 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2005-06 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2006-07 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Lysandros Georgamlis 2006-07 B'Ethniki
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gjoko Hadzievski 2006-07 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2006-07 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2007-08 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Topoliatis 2007-08 B'Ethniki
Flag of Portugal.svg Eurico Gomes 2008-09 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Grigoriou 2009-10 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Goulis 2010-11 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Markos Dimos 2010-11 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Savvas Pantelidis 2010-11 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Pantelis 2010-11 B'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Margaritis Chatzialexis2012-13Piraeus Regional Championship
Flag of Greece.svg Margaritis Chatzialexis2012-14Piraeus Regional Championship
Flag of Greece.svg Thymios Georgoulis2014-15 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Nentidis 2017-18 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Kourbanas 2017-18 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Loukas Karadimos 2018-19 G'Ethniki
Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Greece.svg Murat Seropian2019-20 G'Ethniki
Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Greece.svg Murat Seropian2020-21 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Paris Konstantakopoulos2020-21 G'Ethniki
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Flag of Greece.svg Daniel Batista2020-21 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Theofilos Kalyvas2021-22 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Petros Dimitriou2021-22 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Theofilos Kalyvas2022-23 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Sotiris Tzoumerkiotis2022-23 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Vaggelis Chantes2022-23 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Vaggelis Chantes2023-24 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Vaggelis Chantes2024-25 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Pantelis 2024-25 G'Ethniki
Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Kolovos2025-26 G'Ethniki

Notable players

Notable coaches

Chairmen

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