Ethnikos Alexandroupoli F.C. Explained

Clubname:Ethnikos Alexandroupoli
Fullname:Mousikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Nickname:Ethnikos
Ground:Fotis Kosmas Stadium
Founded:1927
1973 (refounded)
1999 (refounded)
Capacity:5,000
Chairman:Valsamidis Panagiotis
Manager:Konstantinos Vourdoglou
League:Gamma Ethniki
Season:2015-16
Position:Gamma Ethniki (Group 1) 15th, Relegated
Website:http://www.ethnikos-mgs.gr
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Ethnikos Alexandroupoli F.C. (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εθνικός Αλεξανδρούπολης) is an association football club based in Alexandroupoli, a city in the Evros prefecture of northern Greece. It was established in 1927.

History

Ethnikos participated 7 times in the Beta Ethniki between 1963 and 1974,[1] 8 times in the Gamma Ethniki between 1983 and 1994[2] and in the 1972 Greek Amateur Cup final as G.S. Alexandroupoli, where it lost against Fivos Kremasti at Karaiskaki Stadium.[3]

In 1969, due to a law by the regime of the Colonels which ruled Greece at the time,[4] Ethnikos was merged with Doxa Alexandroupoli to form G.S. Alexandroupoli. In 1973, Ethnikos re-established its football department and in 1995 it was merged with A.O. Alexandroupoli, a club formed by G.S. Alexandroupoli and Kyklopas Makris, to form Orfeas Alexandroupoli, which in 1999 it was renamed Enosi Thraki.[5] In the same year, Ethnikos Alexandroupoli was re-established at the local Evros championships,[6] where it currently plays.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greece - List of Second Level Final Tables. Abbink. Dinant. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. 18 May 2005. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Greece - List of Third Level Final Tables. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 18 May 2005. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Greece - Amateur Cup Finals. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 4 Jun 2005. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2012.
  4. News: Η ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΥΠΟΔΕΙΚΝΥΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΣΥΓΧΩΝΕΥΣΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΩΝ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΞΙΟΠΟΙΗΣΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΘΛΗΤΩΝ (The General Secretary points towards merger of clubs for athletes' benefit). 10 June 1967. Athlitiki Echo. Greek. Athens.
  5. Web site: Greece - Mergers and Name Changes. https://archive.today/20120525145925/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk-names.html. live. May 25, 2012. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 18 Aug 2004. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2012.
  6. Web site: Greece Club Directory 2003/04. https://archive.today/20120908120638/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk04clubs.html. live. September 8, 2012. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 21 Mar 2004. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2012.