St. Panteleimon Football Club was a football club based in

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, England.

History

The club was founded on 16 May 2015, for the Greek Orthodox community in London. St. Panteleimon initially competed in the KOPA League, before joining the Middlesex Football League. The club entered the

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for the first time in 2018–19, beating

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3–1 in their first match in the competition on 1 September 2018. After winning the Premier Division of the Middlesex County League in 2018–19, the club were promoted to Division One of the

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. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division North of the

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based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. After a single season in the Combined Counties League, the club transferred back to the Spartan South Midlands League, joining the Premier Division. On 28 March 2024, St. Panteleimon chairman George Frangeskou announced the club would fold with immediate effect due to the "unsustainable" financial demands.

Ground

The club most recently groundshared with

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at Hertingfordbury Park, having previously played at

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's facilities and groundsharing with

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at Silver Jubilee Park.

Honours

*Middlesex County Leaguefootball.mitoo
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accessdate: January 20, 2020 **Premier Division Champions: 2018–19 **Division One (Central & East) champions: 2017–18 **The Alec Smith Premier Division Cup winners: 2018–19

Records

*Best league position: 6th in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 2022–23 *Best

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performance: Preliminary round, 2022–23 *Best

performance: Third round, 2022–23

References

External links

Official website
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