Larisaikos F.C.
| Full name | Larisaikos Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1930 as Larisaikos A.F.C. | ||
| Dissolved | 1964 (refounded 1969/officially in 1976 as Larisaikos F.C.) | ||
| Ground | Viologiko Ground, Nea Smirni, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece | ||
| Chairman |  Mihalis Kokkinos | ||
| Manager | Giorgos Hatzis | ||
| League | Larissa FCA | ||
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Larisaikos F.C. (Greek: Ο Λαρισαϊκός ή Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Λάρισας "Λαρισαϊκός")
History
Larisaikos F.C. was founded in 1930, by Achilles Karanasios.[2][3] in the Larissa district of Souflaria (today knows as Agioi Saranta). The precursor club which was replaced by Larisaikos was called Athina. Larisaikos' first official matches took place during the 1932-33 season in the Cup of the Cities under the umbrella of Thessaly Football Clubs Association. The club was inactive from 1933 until 1938 returning to action just two years before Greece entered the WW II. After the World War II the club resumed its operations once more and started participating again in the Thessaly Football Clubs Association leagues.
The Greens were the last champion of the
Classification in Beta Ethniki[5]
1959-60
|
7th (Group Central) |
1960-61
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8th (Group Central) |
1961-62
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1st (Group 5) and then 5th (Final Group) |
1962-63
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7th (Group 4) |
1963-64
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13d (Group 4) |
Larisaikos as part of the new club: AEL
In May/June 1964 Larisaikos participated in the new club AEL Larissa F.C with a plenty of its players. These were the following: Lakis Delizonas, Giorgos Kyriakos, Vassilis Kyriakos, Dimitris Zampas, Mihalis Karelias (new club's captain 1964-70), Hatzidis, Papakonstantinou, Kyriakidis, Giatsios, Gialamas, all footballers who had played in the Greek second division. After that it was merged with another local club called Pelasgikos Nea Smirni (founded in 1958) [6] to re-activate A.O. Pelasgiotis,[7] a club existing until today with its football, basketball and volleyball departments.
1969: Larisaikos was refounded
In the late 60's a new club was founded again under the name A.O. Larisaikos and subsequently won promotion just 6 years after its dissolution. However as it states in its emblem the official year of the "re-establishment" is 1976, and the new club is considered the continuation of the original club. In 1984 Larisaikos won the first division of Larissa Football Clubs Association after beating old rivals Toxotis Larissa in the play-off final and won promotion in Delta Ethniki the following season.
Classification in Delta Ethniki
| Season | Classification [8] | Group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 16th | Group 5 | |
Stadium
Larisaikos used Alcazar Stadium, the biggest stadium of the town of Larissa for its home games for almost 30 years until its initial dissolution. After the 1969 re-establishment they play their home games in Viologiko Ground,[9] located in their historic district of Nea Smirni.
Honours
- Winners (3): 1960-61, 1961-62, 1983-84
- Beta Ethniki:
- Group Winners (1): 1961-62
Notable players
Dimitris Zampas [11]- Mihalis Karelias
- Georgios Plitsis
- Nikos Plitsis
- Giorgos Liapis [12]
Notable coaches
- Christos Andreoudis
- Feraios Giannakos
Notable chairmen
- Thodoris Kourtis
Reference section
- ^ eleftheria.gr ΕΠΣΛ: 50 χρόνια ζωής
- ^ Βάσος Καλογιάννης ,Εφημερίδα Ελευθερία Λάρισας , 18/11/1964 έως 17/1/1965
- ^ "Η Β Κατηγορία της Ε.Π.Σ.Θ." (in Greek). toxotisvolou.ucoz.com. 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Ίδρυση της ΑΕΛ".
- ^ "Greek second division tables".
- ^ eleftheria.gr Η Λάρισα μαθαίνει… μπάλα
- ^ «Ιστορική Διαδρομή» Ιστοσελίδα συλλόγου Α.Ο. Πελασγιώτις
- ^ "Larisaikos: Greek fourth division tables".
- ^ "ΓΗΠΕΔΑ ΤΟΥ Ν. ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ".
- ^ "Η "χρυσή βίβλος" των πρωταθλητών Α' Κατηγορίας ΕΠΣ Ν.Λάρισας".
- ^ ""Ιερά τέρατα" του ποδοσφαίρου σήμερα στο Αλκαζάρ".
- ^ "AEL squad 2002-03".
Sources
Koltsidas, Vangelis (2018). ΤΟ ΕΡΑΣΙΤΕΧΝΙΚΟ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ ΣΤΟ ΝΟΜΟ ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ (PDF) (in Greek). p. 82.