Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα; lit.'Athletic Club Kerkyra') is a Greekfootball club based on the island of Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece.
It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Aris Kerkyras" est 1924, "Helespontos" est 1923 and "Asteras Kerkyras" est 1926). These three teams alongside "Olympos Kerkyras" were dominating Corfu Local Championship before the creation of Greek National Leagues in 1967. In order to represent Corfu in the National B' Class League the three teams decided to merge in 1967. Due to some players' dispute with "Olympos Kerkiras" in 1968 the team had to change its name to "A.O. Kerkyra".[1]
Colors, emblem and groundedit
The club's colors are Maroon and Blue, depicting the colors of the island and its emblem is the ancient Corfiot's ("Faiakes") trireme, which is the island's emblem. The National stadium of the town of Corfu, "E.A.K.K.", (built in 1955) hosts A.O. Kerkyra since its foundation.
Golden ageedit
After 36 years in lower divisions A.O. Kerkyra managed to reach top-level Alpha Ethniki in 2004. The long effort to success was inspired by chairman Spyros Kalogiannis who took control in 1999 and managed to climb three divisions in 4 years. Though the long-awaited "Alpha Ethniki" didn't end up as expected as the club was relegated, taking the last place in the final table. After a successful year in B' Ethniki, 2005–06 season ended with Kerkyra celebrating another chance in Alpha Ethniki. 2006-2007 was another failure in Alpha Ethniki or Super League Greece, with Kerkyra fighting bravely against relegation, but ending up relegated after a 2–2 tie on the last match against Panathinaikos FC. In the 2009–2010 season in Beta Ethniki they secured promotion to the super league on 2 May 2010 with a 0–0 draw against Panetolikos. The next years were the best for the Corfiot team managing to remain at Alpha Ethniki for three consecutive years.
Seven years of inactivityedit
In 2012–2013 season A.O. Kerkyra was relegated (16th place) to Beta Ethniki. At the same time another team from the island of Corfu, A.O. Kassiopi was promoted from third tier to Beta Ethniki and proposals for a merge were made. The, so called, merge, amidst protests from fans and veteran players[2] deemed necessary that A.O. Kerkyra would cease to exist[3] and that A.O. Kassiopi would be renamed to "Kerkyra". Efforts to revive the club even at Amateur level never fruited[4][5] and the club's administration was controlled by the shareholders of A.O. Kassiopi.[6][7]
Revivaledit
In 2020 after 7 years of courtroom efforts A.O. Kerkyra was revived with a probate appointed administration,[8] consisted of veteran players and fans. The team now participates in the A League of local amateur championship of EPS Kerkyras.[9]
A.O. Kerkyra's longest rivalry is with local club Olympos Kerkiras, though due to A.O. Kerkyra's high division presence, the two teams don't play often against each other. Kerkyra also have long rivalries with nearby Epirus clubs as PAS Giannina, Anagennisi Artas, Panetolikos and Tilikratis of Lefkada. The reason for the rivalry is that historically these clubs competed against each other in order to advance to higher leagues. PAS Giannina and Anagennisi Artas, especially, are from nearby Epirus and there is a historical and cultural, (usually friendly), rivalry between the islanders and their mainland neighbours that also extends to their respective football clubs and fans. Panetolikos is another mainland team from nearby Aetolia-Acarnania and the same rivalry logic applies as with the Epirus teams.
Biggest Attendance 5,000 (AO Kerkyra v PAS Giannina 1974)
The stadium has two stands, the main one has a roof and is where the players and officials emerge from. The second stand is situated directly opposite and is a famous and very hostile terrace during big games. This is also where a lot of the Vourligans will watch from. This stand was constructed in 1973.[10]
Current squadedit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External linksedit
(in Greek) Official Website
May 02, 2024
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Not to be confused with PAE Kerkyra This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A O Kerkyra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra Greek A8lhtikos Omilos Kerkyra lit Athletic Club Kerkyra is a Greek football club based on the island of Corfu Kerkyra Greece AO KerkyraFull nameAthlitikos Omilos Kerkyra Athletic Club Kerkyra Nickname s Faiakes Phaiakes Founded1968 56 years ago 1968 GroundKerkyra StadiumCapacity2 685ChairmanGiorgos KolytasManagerGiannis XondrogiannisLeagueCorfu FCA First Division2022 23Corfu FCA First Division 7thWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Colors emblem and ground 3 Golden age 4 Seven years of inactivity 5 Revival 6 Fans 7 Rivalries 8 Stadium 9 Current squad 10 Technical team 11 Managers 12 Historic presidents 13 AO Kerkyra season performances 1969 present 13 1 Notable wins 14 References 15 External linksHistory editIt was formed in 1967 as Kerkyraikos F C following a merge of three Corfu clubs Aris Kerkyras est 1924 Helespontos est 1923 and Asteras Kerkyras est 1926 These three teams alongside Olympos Kerkyras were dominating Corfu Local Championship before the creation of Greek National Leagues in 1967 In order to represent Corfu in the National B Class League the three teams decided to merge in 1967 Due to some players dispute with Olympos Kerkiras in 1968 the team had to change its name to A O Kerkyra 1 Colors emblem and ground editThe club s colors are Maroon and Blue depicting the colors of the island and its emblem is the ancient Corfiot s Faiakes trireme which is the island s emblem The National stadium of the town of Corfu E A K K built in 1955 hosts A O Kerkyra since its foundation Golden age editAfter 36 years in lower divisions A O Kerkyra managed to reach top level Alpha Ethniki in 2004 The long effort to success was inspired by chairman Spyros Kalogiannis who took control in 1999 and managed to climb three divisions in 4 years Though the long awaited Alpha Ethniki didn t end up as expected as the club was relegated taking the last place in the final table After a successful year in B Ethniki 2005 06 season ended with Kerkyra celebrating another chance in Alpha Ethniki 2006 2007 was another failure in Alpha Ethniki or Super League Greece with Kerkyra fighting bravely against relegation but ending up relegated after a 2 2 tie on the last match against Panathinaikos FC In the 2009 2010 season in Beta Ethniki they secured promotion to the super league on 2 May 2010 with a 0 0 draw against Panetolikos The next years were the best for the Corfiot team managing to remain at Alpha Ethniki for three consecutive years Seven years of inactivity editIn 2012 2013 season A O Kerkyra was relegated 16th place to Beta Ethniki At the same time another team from the island of Corfu A O Kassiopi was promoted from third tier to Beta Ethniki and proposals for a merge were made The so called merge amidst protests from fans and veteran players 2 deemed necessary that A O Kerkyra would cease to exist 3 and that A O Kassiopi would be renamed to Kerkyra Efforts to revive the club even at Amateur level never fruited 4 5 and the club s administration was controlled by the shareholders of A O Kassiopi 6 7 Revival editIn 2020 after 7 years of courtroom efforts A O Kerkyra was revived with a probate appointed administration 8 consisted of veteran players and fans The team now participates in the A League of local amateur championship of EPS Kerkyras 9 Fans editTheir nickname is Vourligans a portmanteau of Vourlismenos crazy in corfiot dialect and Hooligans Rivalries editA O Kerkyra s longest rivalry is with local club Olympos Kerkiras though due to A O Kerkyra s high division presence the two teams don t play often against each other Kerkyra also have long rivalries with nearby Epirus clubs as PAS Giannina Anagennisi Artas Panetolikos and Tilikratis of Lefkada The reason for the rivalry is that historically these clubs competed against each other in order to advance to higher leagues PAS Giannina and Anagennisi Artas especially are from nearby Epirus and there is a historical and cultural usually friendly rivalry between the islanders and their mainland neighbours that also extends to their respective football clubs and fans Panetolikos is another mainland team from nearby Aetolia Acarnania and the same rivalry logic applies as with the Epirus teams Stadium editMain article Kerkyra Stadium Built in 1961 Capacity of 2 685 all seated Biggest Attendance 5 000 AO Kerkyra v PAS Giannina 1974 The stadium has two stands the main one has a roof and is where the players and officials emerge from The second stand is situated directly opposite and is a famous and very hostile terrace during big games This is also where a lot of the Vourligans will watch from This stand was constructed in 1973 10 Current squad editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerTechnical team editManager nbsp Giannis XondrogiannisManagers edit nbsp Nikos Pantelis 1996 nbsp Babis Tennes 2003 nbsp Nikos Anastopoulos July 1 2003 Jan 11 2005 nbsp Giorgos Foiros Jan 25 2005 April 21 2005 nbsp Babis Tennes July 1 2005 Feb 12 2008 nbsp Nikos Pantelis Dec 1 2008 May 31 2009 nbsp Babis Tennes July 27 2009 Nov 30 2010 nbsp Bozidar Bandovic Nov 30 2010 Nov 9 2011 nbsp Javi Gracia Nov 14 2011 March 28 2012 nbsp Timos Kavakas March 28 2012 June 30 2012 nbsp Apostolos Mantzios July 1 2012 Feb 6 2013 nbsp Giannis Papakostas Feb 7 2013 April 29 2013 nbsp Giannis Xondrogiannis April 2020 Historic presidents editDimosthenis Tsagaratos 1970 Spiros Kalogiannis 2000 10 AO Kerkyra season performances 1969 present edit1969 70 B National A Group 11th 1970 71 B National A Group 17th 1971 72 B National A Group 14th 1972 73 B National A Group 16th 1973 74 B National A Group 14th 1974 75 B National A Group 20th Relegation 1975 76 After the fall of the Second national AOK is in the First Division of the Football Association of Corfu 1976 77 A Division of F A Corfu 1977 84 A Division of F A Corfu 1984 85 C National South Group 14th 1985 86 C National South Group 11th 1986 87 C National South Group 12th 1987 88 C National South Group 12th Relegation 1988 89 D National 4th Promotion 1989 90 C National South Group 16th Relegation 1990 91 D National 3rd 1991 92 D National 1st Promotion Finalist in Greek Amateur Cup 1992 93 C National South Group 14th Relegation 1993 94 D National 7th 1994 95 D National 3rd 1995 96 D National 1st Promotion 1996 97 C National South Group 9th 1997 98 C National South Group 12th Relegation 1998 99 D National 5th 1999 00 D National 3rd 2000 01 D National 1st Promotion 2001 02 C National 1st Promotion 2002 03 B National 5th 2003 04 B National 1st Historical Promotion to A National 2004 05 A National 16th Relegation 2005 06 B National 2nd Promotion 2006 07 Super League 14th Relegation 2007 08 B National 7th 2008 09 B National 5th 2009 10 B National 2nd Promotion 2010 11 Super League 12th 2011 12 Super League 13th 2012 13 Super League 16th Relegation 2020 21 Corfu FCA Second Division The season was abandoned after 3rd round 2021 22 Corfu FCA Second Division 2nd 2022 23 Corfu FCA First Division 7th Note A National Super League B National Football League C National Gamma Ethniki Notable wins edit Season Match Score 2003 04 Kerkyra Olympiacos friendly match 1 0 2011 12 Olympiacos Kerkyra 0 1 2004 05 Kerkyra Panathinaikos 2 0 2006 07 Kerkyra Panathinaikos 3 1 2010 11 Kerkyra AEK Athens 2 1 2010 11 Kerkyra PAOK 2 1 2011 12 Kerkyra Aris 1 0References edit A O Kerkyra Istoria aokerkyra com Archived from the original on 5 November 2020 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Diafwnoyn me th sygxwneysh aokerkya com Archived from the original on 20 October 2021 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Oristika telos gia fetos h omada aokerkyra com Archived from the original on 1 November 2020 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Prwtoboylia gia th megalh epistrofh aokerkyra com Archived from the original on 27 August 2018 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Oi 11 eklegentes twn eklogwn parwdia ston Erasitexnh AO Kerkyra Facebook Vourligans AO Kerkyra Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Eklogikh parwdia ston Erasitexnh AO Kerkyra corfucorner gr Archived from the original on 16 March 2022 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Kerkyra 3ypnhse o gigantas fosonline gr Archived from the original on 30 August 2020 Retrieved 29 October 2020 H nea proswrinh dioikhsh toy erasitexnh AO Kerkyra sto podosfairo Enimerosi Archived from the original on 29 April 2020 Retrieved 13 April 2020 A ERASITEXNIKH PRWTA8LHMA 2os OMILOS EPS Kerkyras EPS Kerkyras Archived from the original on 31 October 2020 Retrieved 29 October 2020 Stadio Kerkyras stadia gr Archived from the original on 15 January 2021 Retrieved 29 October 2020 External links edit in Greek Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A O Kerkyra amp oldid 1207563212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
