Achilleas Farsala F.C. Explained

Clubname:Achilleas Farsala
Ground:Farsala Municipal Stadium
Capacity:2,500
Chairman:Christos Basagiannis[1]
Manager:Evangelos Brisimis[2]
League:Larissa FCA
Season:2017-18
Position:Gamma Ethniki (Group 4) 11th relegated
Website:https://axilleasfarsalon.gr/
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Achilleas Farsala F.C. (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Α.Ο. Αχιλλέας Φαρσάλων), also known simply as Achilleas, A.O.F. or with its full name as A.O.F. Achilleus 1928 (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Φαρσάλων Αχιλλεύς), is a Greek football club, based in Farsala, a historical city near Larissa. The colour of the team's shirts is yellow and black.

History

Achilleas was founded on 1928 and is one of the most historical clubs in Greece and one of the most historical teams in Larissa. The team participates for several years in Larissa FCA championships, but it also took part at the past at Football League and Gamma Ethniki. Achilleas Farsala is proud to be the team with the most Larissa FCA cups, 7 in total. Some important players of Greek football have played at the team, like Nikolaos Kehagias, George Moustakas, Christos Dailianis at the past, Nikos Voulgaris, Apostolos Tsianakas, Vasilis Tsianakas, Christos Oikonomou, Kostas Nebegleras at the recent years. Also, the team had in its staff many famous coaches, like Horacio Morales.

Notable players

Notable coaches

Stadium

The Farsala Municipal Stadium has a capacity of about 2,500 people and is considered to be one of the largest courts in the prefecture after AEL FC Arena and Alcazar Stadium.

Supporters

The fans of the team, are called Myrmidons (Greek: Μυρμιδόνες), like the ancient Greek brave warriors from Farsala, trained by Achilles, support the team with passion and follow the team at home and away matches.

Honors

Domestic Titles and honors

Notes and References

  1. News: Αχιλλέας Φαρσάλων. www.liganews.gr. 28 September 2017. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022084842/http://www.liganews.gr/axilleas-farsalon. 22 October 2017. dead.
  2. News: "Αντιμετωπίζαμε το φαβορί για την άνοδο". www.liganews.gr. 18 October 2017 . 21 October 2017.
  3. News: Ιστορικά στοιχεία. axilleasfarsalon.gr. 28 September 2017. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711171435/https://axilleasfarsalon.gr/%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ac-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%ce%b9%cf%87%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1/. 11 July 2019. dead.