Fostiras FC

Fostiras team crest

Fostiras FC are a historic club based in the southwestern Athens suburb of Tavros. They were founded in 1926 and arose to Athens' A' Division in 1953, in the days of local championships. Their ability to upset bigger clubs soon won them their nickname: Giant Killers (Φονεύς των γιγάντων).

Colours: Yellow and black. Stadium: "Spyros Yialambidis" (capacity 4,000)

In the days of the National championship (1959 - present), they managed to compete in the A' Division between 1961 - 1963 and 1970 - 1974. In 2003 they were demoted from the B' Division to D' Division due to financial difficulties. In 2007, they won promotion to the C' Division.

As of 2018, they are playing in the C' Division.

Star Players

40s - 60s

Yiannis Adamidis Dimitris Aidiniotis Anastasios Andreou Yiannis Arseniadis Thanasis Bebis Giorgos Deimezis Kostas Eleftherakis

Charalambos Hadjidimou Dimitris Georgalas Charalambos Kenanoglou Antonis Kontopantelis Giorgos Kremmydas Giorgos Liolios Mantalopoulos "Bebis" Nikolopoulos

Vangelis Pavlidis Stamatis Tsiskakis Stavros Tsochos Paraschos Vayiannis Panayiotis Ventouris Nikos Volikas Spyros Yialambidis

70s - Present

Alvertos Arvanitis Arzenis Zacharias Avayiannelis Bartzis Bitounis Charalambidis Christodoulou Giorgos Fakis Gerakis

Babis Hantzos Kapiris Karagiannopoulos Andreas Karakidis Dinos Katanias Kefalianos Lazos Makris Giorgos Memos Yiannis Natsis

Panagiotou Agis Panopoulos Thanasis Rellis Dimitris Remoundos Michalis Synanidis Nikos Tsatouchas

Coaches

• Costas Linoxilakis