Athlitikos Omilos Glyfadas ( el, Α.Ο. Γλυφάδας), formerly Keravnos Glyfada, is a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
football
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 c ...
club, based in
Glyfada
Glyfada ( el, Γλυφάδα, ) is a suburb in South Athens located in the Athens Riviera along the Athens coast. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens' Urban Area. The area stretches from the foot of the Hymettus mountain to the Sar ...
,
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, currently competing in the second category of the EPS Athens (Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνών) championship.
[
]
History
The association was founded, according to the old club logo, in 1976, as Keravnos Glyfada. The new logo of the association shows as year of foundation 1926, without any explanation.
In the summer of 2009 the management of the club, under George Kalogeropoulos, accounted the Themostokli Egaleo
Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.
Ge ...
that had financial troubles and the 2008–09 season fought in Delta Ethniki. So the Keravnos promoted to regional championship taking the place of Themistocles and projecting as a name abbreviated as "PAOK Glyfada". In the new emblem of the association as marked, founded in 1926. In his first season in the W. National Keravnos finished in fourth position. The second year won the title in speech and climbed to the Triti Ethniki for the first time in history.
In 2011, they promoted to Football League 2 and renamed to A.O. Glyfada. The move was made after a referendum did the club among fans, who "demanded" the rename in order to be more available to the municipality with the new name.
In 2012–2013 season the team played in the first Group of Football League 2 and came 9th with 8 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses; they were promoted to the Football League. In 2013–2014 season the team played in the South Group of Football League and came 13th with 2 wins, 3 draws and 21 losses; they were relegated to Gamma Ethniki. In 2014–2015 season they played in the 4th group of Gamma Ethniki and came seventh with 10 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses. In 2015–2016 season the team played in the 4th group of Gamma Ethniki and came 15th with 3 wins, 4 draws and 23 losses; they were relegated to the EPS championship. In 2016–2017 season they played in the first group of the first category of the EPS Athens (Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνών) championship and came 16th with 2 wins, 5 draws and 23 losses;
Crest History
References
External links
Ε.Π.Σ.Αθηνών: ΑΟ ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ ΓΛΥΦΑΔΑΣ
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glyfada
Football clubs in Attica
Association football clubs established in 1976
1976 establishments in Greece
Glyfada