PAE G.S. Diagoras 1905 ( el, ΠΑΕ Γ.Σ. Διαγόρας 1905) is a hellenic professional

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club based in

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

city founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's ancient athlete Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912 and then under the italian occupation of the island. No matches at all were held during the

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and the team played only with other local teams until the

Dodecanese The Dodecanese (, ; el, Δωδεκάνησα, ''Dodekánisa'' , ) are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited. ...

joined with the rest of Greece in 1948.

History

The club demonstrated rich social, cultural, sporting and especially patriotic activities, because of which was dissolved by the occupying Fascist Italian authorities in 1929. Diagoras reconstituted in 1945, just prior to the liberation of Rhodes and the union with the rest of Hellas. He first joined the Beta Ethniki (2nd national division) in its creation in 1962-'63. They played in Alpha Ethniki (1st national division) between 1986-1989. In 1987, the club reached the semi-finals of the Greek Cup, losing to OFI. Diagoras returned to Beta Ethinki in 2008 until 2012. In the 2019–2020 season, Diagoras finished in third place of the

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(3rd tier) and was promoted to the

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(Beta Ethniki), the second tier of the professional football in Hellas.

Players

Current squad

League Participation

* First Division (3): 1986–1989 *

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(22): 1962–1968, 1974–1975, 1980–1986, 1989–1992, 2008–2012, 2020–present *

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(9): 1978–1980, 1992–1993, 2005–2008, 2017–2020 *Fourth Division (5): 1993–1994, 2002–2005, 2012–2013 *Local Championships (8): 1998–2002, 2013–2017

Honours

Domestic

Leagues: *

** Winners (1): 1985–86 ***Runners-up (4): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1982–83 *

** Winners (3): 1974, 1979–80, 2007–08 *** Runners-up (1): 2018–19 *Fourth Division ** Winners (1): 2004–05 *Dodecanese FCA Championship (Local Championship) ** Winners (17): 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1973–74, 1978–79, 2001–02, 2016–17 Cups: *Dodecanese FCA Cup (Local Cup) ** Winners (13): 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974, 2004, 2017, 2018 *Dodecanese Super Cup: Winners 2019 Rivalries: A.S. Rodos 1968

References

External links

Official Website
{{Football in Greece Association football clubs established in 1905 Rhodes (city) Football clubs in South Aegean 1905 establishments in Greece Sport in Rhodes Multi-sport clubs in Greece Super League Greece 2 clubs