Chalkidona Football Club (today A.O. Chalkidona, former Chalkidona-Near East F.C.) is a Greek football club based in
Nikaia
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...
, in the neighbourhood Chalkidona. The club achieved to play in
A Ethniki for two seasons (
2003-04 and
2004-05). At the end of the season 2004-05, Chalkidona merged with
Atromitos F.C.
Atromitos Football Club (, ''PAE APS Atromitos Athinon''), also simply known as Atromitos (literally meaning "Fearless"), is a Greek professional football club based in Peristeri, Athens, that plays in the Super League. It was founded in 1923 ...
In fact, Atromitos absorbed Chalkidona and replaced it in the championship.
Next, Chalkidona restarted as amateur club and it plays in local Piraeus championship (EPSP).
The team's colours are yellow and black (or sometimes blue) and the emblem is the Double-headed eagle.
History
Chalkidona was founded in 1930, originally under the name PAO Chalkidon. At the post war period the club merged with Near East Nikaia and was named Chalkidona Near East.
[ The first success was the season 1960-61 when the club played in B Ethniki (second tier) but relegated immediately. The history of the club changed in the middle of 1990s when the club was bought by businessman Giorgos Spanos.][ In 1997 Chalkidona promoted to Delta Ethniki (fourth tier). Two years later, in 1999, it promoted to ]Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece.
History
The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...
(third tier), in 2001 it promoted to Beta Ethniki
The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...
and in 2003 promoted to A Ethniki for first time in history.[ The club played two seasons in A Ethniki until merging with ]Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to:
* Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Athens, Greece
* Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece
* Atromitos Yeroskipou, a football team curr ...
. Its presence was successful, since Chalkidona finished in 7th and 8th place of standings, above the middle of standings. Despite the successful presence, Chalkidona hadn't many fans. So, at the end of the season 2004-05 the administration of the club agreed with the most commercial club Atromitos the merge of two clubs.[ Chalkidona continued as amateur club after merging with the club Proteas Nikaias. In 2010, the club restarted from the lowest local division of Piraeus Championship (EPSP). It achieved to promote in B and after in A local division, one tier lower from the national championships.][
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Honours
Domestic
*Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
**Winners (1): 2002-03
* Delta Ethniki
** Winners (1): 1998-99
Notable players
*Thanasis Intzoglou
Thanasis Intzoglou (22 August 1945 – 25 July 2020) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Intzoglou played at the youth level with Chalkidona. In 1962, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Panionios, and was the league's t ...
* Nikos Nioplias
*Dimosthenis Manousakis
Dimosthenis Manousakis (Greek: Δημοσθένης Μανουσάκης; born 19 January 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer.
Career
Manousakis began his professional career by signing with Skoda Xanthi F.C. in July 1998. He nev ...
*Christos Mikes
Christos Mikes ( gr, Χρήστος Μικές; born 23 September 1971) is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Mikes started his career with Zavlani. In 1989, he moved to Panachaiki, in where he played the n ...
*Anderson de Lima Freitas
Anderson de Lima Freitas (born November 12, 1979 in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), known as just Anderson Lima or just Anderson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Football career
He started his career at the local football club, A ...
*Wander dos Santos Machado
Wander dos Santos Machado, commonly known as Formiga, (born 25 April 1976) is a retired footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Brazil, Albania and Greece.
Club career
Born in Goiânia, Formiga began playing football with Goiás Esporte ...
* Pierre Ebéde
References
External links
Official Site
{{football in Greece
Football clubs in Attica
Football clubs in Athens
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in Greece
Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis