Athinaikos FC
Athinaikos FC (Greek: Αθηνα'ι'κός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος, Athinaikos Ethniki Syllogos or Athinaikos Athletic Association) is a Greek football club, formed in 1917. It was a founder amongst other Greek teams of the Hellenic Football Federation.
Colours: Red and Yellow
Stadium: Vyrona Stadium (capacity 4,340)
The team has played in the Greek Football A Division the following years:
- 1991: 6th place
- 1992: 11th place
- 1993: 10th place
- 1994: 12th place
- 1995: 11th place
- 1996: 9th place
- 1997: 12th place
- 1998: 18th place - relegated
In 1991, Athinaikos surprised the Greek football world by securing a place in the final of the Greek Cup, however, the Vyrona club lost the two-game final to Panathinaikos. Nevertheless, they represented Greece in the European Cup-Winners Cup as Panathinaikos had achieved a Champions' Cup berth. They were drawn against Manchester United and managed home and away regulation time draws before conceeding 2 goals in extra time at Old Trafford.
Players
- Giorgos Dafkos
- Tasos Hadjiangelis
- Theodoros Boutsoukas
- Dimitris Thanopoulos
- Kostas Theodorakos
- Kostas Tsironis
- Salvatore Katsaj
- Danir Spica
- Miroslav Bong
- Jimmy Patikas
- Vasilis Tzalakostas
- Giorgos Kaffes
- Giorgos Zotalis
- Milos Dabic
- Milan Tepic
- Christos Vellis
- Makis Sidiropoulos
- Giorgos Anastasiou
- Michalis Alvertis
- Tasos Tasiopoulos
- Kostas Theodorakos
- Giorgos Koltsos
- Sotiris Mavromatis
- Antonis Spinoulas
- Alekos Kaklamanos
- Kostas Tsanas
- Makis Rafailidis
- Dimitris Moutas
- Pantelis Koumbis
- Periklis Papapostolou
- Yiannis Dimitriadis
- Aggelos Pliotas