Greek American AA
Full name | New York Greek American Atlas Astoria Soccer Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Atlas, The Greeks | ||
Founded | 1946 | ||
Stadium | Metropolitan Oval, Maspeth, New York | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Founder | Tom Laris | ||
Chairman | Nick Arvanitis[1] | ||
General Manager | Tony Drizis | ||
Coach | Stavros Zomopoulos (Head coach) | ||
League | Eastern Premier Soccer League Cosmopolitan Soccer League | ||
2013–14 | Champions | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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NY Greek American Atlas Astoria, commonly known as New York Greek American, is an American
History
Greek American Atlas Astoria, formally New York Greek American Atlas Astoria Soccer Club, was formed in 1941. The team currently plays in the 5th tier of the
National Cup success
The Greek Americans have won America's nationwide domestic soccer tournament, the
While the club had not qualified for the Open Cup since 2005, it returned to the tournament in
The Greeks won re-entry to the Open Cup again in 2014 thanks to their USASA Amateur Cup regional championship,[8] being seeded in the second round. They won their first game against PDL opponents, Ocean City Nor'easters, 2–0.[9] before falling to Richmond Kickers in the 3rd round.[10] In 2014, after appearing in three consecutive National Cup finals, Atlas would finally lift the trophy for the first time in their history after defeating Guadalajara FC 4–2 in the final.[11]
Honors
- National Challenge Cup winners: 4
- 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974
- National Challenge Cup runners-up: 1
- 1989
- US National Cup Champions: 1
- 2013–14
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League Champions: 5
- 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2016-17
- Participations in
- Participations in CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1995 (withdrew)
National Challenge Cup finals
- 1967: Greek American Atlas Astoria - Orange County Soccer Club 4-2 (John Kosmides 2, Denis Nanos, Peter Tsalouhidis - George Rabus, Larry Radulski), Stadium: Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens, Att: 2,500
- 1968: Greek American Atlas Astoria - Chicago Olympic 1-1 (Denis Nanos 48΄, Alex Naltanis 89΄) & 1-0 (Bob Hatzos 50΄), Stadiums: Hanson Stadium, Chicago and Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens
- 1969: Greek American Atlas Astoria - Montabello Armenians 1–0, in Los Angeles
- 1974: Greek American Atlas Astoria - Chicago Croatian 2–0, Stadium: Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens
- 1989: St. Petersburg Kickers - Greek American Atlas Astoria 2-1 (Garth Pollonais 46΄, Gordon Singleton 119΄- John Lignos 80΄), Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park, St.Louis, Att: 6,200
References
- ^ Atlas Hit Vistula For Seven Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2012 Meet the USASA:Four-time US Open Cup champion New York Greek American Atlas SC". TheCup.us. May 11, 2012. Retrieved Sep 16, 2012.
- ^ "N.Y. Atlas Soccer Marks 67th Year". 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Ethnic Soccer Teams Drift Toward Diversity". The New York Times. May 7, 2011. Retrieved Sep 16, 2012.
- ^ Michael Spanos (12 May 2023). "The Greatest Soccer Rivalries between New York's Hellenic Clubs". The National Herald.
- ^ "2012 US Open Cup Qualifying: NY Greek American Atlas dispatch first-timers Battery Park Gunners in Region I opener". TheCup.us. April 4, 2012. Retrieved Sep 16, 2012.
- ^ "Reading United soccer team beats Greek Americans, advances in U.S. Open Cup". bctv.org. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved Sep 16, 2012.
- ^ Michael Berton (June 17, 2013). "New USASA qualifying deadline for US Open Cup: Greek American Atlas, Icon FC first to qualify for 2014". TheCup.us. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ J.T. Alwin (May 7, 2014). "2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Results". Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "RICHMOND 2, NY GREEK AMERICANS 1 - Richmond Kickers". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ "CSL Team Greek-Americans Win National Amateur Cup | First Touch". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-09-15.