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Ampelokipoi Larissa F.C.
Ampelokipoi Larissa F.C. (Greek: ΑΟ Αμπελοκήπων) is a football club based in Larissa, Thessaly, Greece and currently competes in the Larissa FCA league. The colours of the club are red and white and the chairman is Vangelis Moras, an active footballer who also played for the Greece national football team. In January 2020 the club celebrated 50 years of continuous presence in greek football. History The club was founded in 1970 in the Ampelokipoi (formerly Tampakika) district of Larissa, on the banks of the Pineios river that crosses the town. Larissa's historic Alcazar Stadium is located in the Ampelokipoi neighbourhood too. The club was often called ''Tampakiakos'' started competing in the lowest division of the Larissa Football Clubs Association in the 1970-71 season. Ampelokipoi Larissa met great success in the 1990s when they played in Delta Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football pyramid, under the guidance of former AEL footballer, Nikos Vlachouli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa (regional Unit)
Larissa ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λάρισας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Larissa. Total population 269,151 (2021). Geography Larissa is the second largest regional unit in Greece, exceeded only by Aetolia-Acarnania. It covers about one-third of Thessaly. It borders the regional units of Kozani to the northwest, Pieria to the northeast, the Aegean Sea to the east, Magnesia to the southeast, Phthiotis to the south, Karditsa to the southwest and Trikala to the west. The tallest mountain in Greece, Mount Olympus (2,917 m) is situated in the northeastern part of the regional unit. Mount Ossa is situated in the east, at the Aegean coast. The lower stretch of the river Pineios flows through the Vale of Tempe, between Olympus and Ossa. The northern part is covered with forests, but most of the regional unit is fertile land, the Thessalian Plain. Climate Larissa has a mainly Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxotis Larissa
Toxotis Larissa (Greek: Π.Α.Ο. Τοξότης Λάρισας) is a football club based in Larissa, Greece. The colour of the club's jerseys are red and white. One of the greatest Greek midfielders of the 90s, Vassilis Karapialis, and prolific striker Theofanis Gekas, both started their career from the club. History The club was founded in 1943 during the Axis occupation of Greece and a few years later it started playing in the league of the Thessaly Football Clubs Association until 1960 and subsequently in the league of the Larissa Football Clubs Association until 1964. In that year, the club alongside other three local clubs from the town of Larissa formed AEL, and after merging with Panthessalikos (founded in 1959) the new club was renamed to Olympos Larissa F.C. Two years later in 1966, Toxotis under the new name of Olympos Larissa F.C., won the Larissa Football Clubs Association championship and gained promotion to Gamma Ethniki. In 1976 the club returned to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Thessaly
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Vlachoulis
Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English). People *Nikos Alefantos, Greek football coach *Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV host *Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer * Nikos Arabatzis, Greek footballer *Nikos Argiropoulos, Greek basketball player * Nikos Babaniotis, Greek footballer * Nikos Barboudis, Greek footballer *Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player *Nikos Beloyannis, Greek communist and resistance leader *Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player * Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer *Nikos Christodoulou, Greek conductor and composer *Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot politician *Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer * Nikos Dimitrakos, American ice-hockey player *Nikos Dimou, Greek writer *Nikos Ekonomou, Greek basketball player *Niko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannis Alexoulis
Giannis Alexoulis ( el, Γιάννης Αλεξούλης; born 22 April 1964) is a former Greek football player. Career He joined Larissa in 1982 from youth team, and stayed with the team until 1989, at which time he transferred to PAOK. He played with PAOK until 1992, when he returned to Larissa, He joined Ialysos the last team in his professional career, in 1996. Personal His daughter is the long jumper Haido Alexouli. Honours AEL Larissa * Greek Championship: 1988 * Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...: 1985 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexoulis, Giannis 1964 births Living people Greek men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Super League Greece players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players PAOK FC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Kolovos
Georgios Kolovos ( gr, Γεώργιος Κολοβός; born 9 October 1965) is a Greek former professional football player who played as a forward. Club career Kolovos started his career from Apollon Larissa playing in Delta Ethniki. In the summer of 1985 he was transferred to the 1985 Greek Cup winners AE Larissa alongside another young talent, Vassilis Karapialis, and under experienced Polish coach Andrzej Strejlau. Kolovos stayed at AEL for three years becoming a Greek champion in 1988. The following year, he was released by the club after not being in Marcin Bochynek's plans and he signed for fourth division side Toxotis. He subsequently joined Ampelokipoi Larissa playing with the club in Delta Ethniki under coach Nikos Vlachoulis and the Larissa FCA league alongside his former AEL teammate Babis Ntosas and future Greece international Vangelis Moras Vangelis Moras ( el, Βαγγέλης Μόρας; born 26 August 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babis Ntosas
Charalampos Dosas ( gr, Χαράλαμπος Ντόσας; born 11 December 1962) is a Greek former professional football player who played as a defender. Club career Dosas started his career from the now defunct amateur side Astir Neo Perivoli and he signed for 1982 Greek Cup runners-up AE Larissa in the summer of 1982 alongside also promising young players such as Georgios Mitsibonas and Sakis Tsiolis. They were all chosen by Polish coach Jacek Gmoch. Ntosas won the 1985 Greek Cup with AE Larissa, one of the strongest sides of Greek football in the 1980s. In 1986 he joined Toxotis Larissa in Delta Ethniki Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta") * Delta Air Lines, US * Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 Delta may also r ... and later Ampelokipoi Larissa where he became the club's captain and one of its most iconic players. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassilis Karapialis
Vassilis Karapialis ( el, Βασίλης Καραπιάλης; born 13 June 1965) is a Greek retired Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for AEL 1964, Larissa, Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos Piraeus and the Greece national football team. He is considered as one of the best Greek midfielders of the 1990s. Youth years at Toxotis Born in Ambelokipoi, Larissa Karapialis started off with street football and in 1979, aged 14, he joined Toxotis Larissa youth team where Giorgos Agorogiannis, later Karapialis's teammate at AEL 1964, AEL, was also playing. After a year, in 1980, thanks to his notable skills, he moved to Toxotis first team. He made some exceptional appearances with Toxotis at Larissa Prefecture Amateur League and many Alpha Ethniki, Top League's clubs got interested for him. In 1984, OFI Crete, OFI was paying Toxotis 2,1 million Greek drachma, Greek Drahmas (almost 6,200 Euro's) for him, but Karapialis did not want to leave his hometown and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943 and the Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie A was created for the 2010–11 season. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league. Serie A was the world's strongest national league in 2020 according to IFFHS, and is ranked fourth among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, and ahead of Ligue 1 – which is based on the performance of Italian clubs in the Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Greece
The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games. As of May 2022, Super League Greece is ranked 15th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927, only six clubs have won the title. The current champions are Olympiacos, based in Piraeus. History Origins Between 1905 and 1912, a Panhellenic Championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus. After the Balkan Wars and World War I, two football associations were form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haravgi Larissa F
''Haravgi'' ( el, Χαραυγή / "Dawn") is a Greek language newspaper published in Cyprus since 1956. It is one of the largest newspapers on the island and is affiliated to AKEL, the Progressive Party of Working People.{{cite book , last1=Christophorou , first1=Christophoros , last2=Şahin , first2=Sanem , year=2017 , chapter=The 'Others' in Peace Talks , editor-last1=Doudaki , editor-first1=Vaia , editor-last2=Carpentier , editor-first2=Nico , title=Cyprus and its Conflicts: Representations, Materialities, and Cultures , publisher=Berghahn Books , page=128 , isbn=9781785337253 ''Haravgi'' reports daily on political developments –both locally and internationally, financial issues, sports, culture, environment, entertainment etc. Its Sunday edition is highly regarded for its reviews on culture and new technologies while its Monday edition is mainly sports oriented. Once a month it includes a youth magazine given at no extra cost. See also List of newspapers in Cyprus This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntinos Pontikas
Ntinos Pontikas ( el, Ντίνος Ποντίκας; born 27 February 1982) is a Greek former footballer who played as a striker. He holds the record for the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick. Record On 21 September 1996, Pontikas became the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick at 14 years and 198 days. On his debut match with Haravgi he scored his team's all 3 goals, in their away 4–3 defeat to Ampelokipoi, in the fifth tier of the Greek championship. Opponents Ampelokipoi's squad in that match featured 1988 Greek champion Giorgos Kolovos, 1985 Cup winner and team captain Babis Ntosas, (both as AEL players), and also future Greece international defender Vangelis Moras, as an unused substitute. Pontikas recorded jaw-dropping scoring performances on two more occasions, but in friendly youth games. The first was in 1995 when he scored 13 goals, aged 13 and the second in 1997 with the youngster hitting the net 10 times. He also holds the national record for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
