Anagennisi Karditsa
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Anagennisi Karditsa, or Anagennisi Karditsa 1904 , is a Greek
association football
club based in the city of Karditsa
, Greece
.
The club currently competes in Football League
.
city of Karditsa
as the football department of the multisport club ASA , the Anagennisi Athletic Association. The name of the club comes from the Greek word for Rebirth.
Playing in the independent Thessalian League from 1904 to 1962, it joined the newly-established Greek second division in time for Season 1962-63. When the Greek football league became professional in 1979, the football department of ASA was reformed as a Football Public Limited Company, or PAE (Greek
: ΠΑΕ - Ποδοσφαιρική Ανώνυμη Εταιρία / Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria) and continued to compete as PAE Anagennisi Karditsas (FC Anagennisi Karditsa).
One of the highlights in Anagennisi Karditsa
's history is the victory over Olympiakos Piraeus for the Greek Cup in 1993-94 as well as the win against Paniliakos F.C. for the Greek
semi-professional Cup final in 1981. In 2008 Anagennisi Karditsa
reach the Gamma Ethniki
play-off and beat Ilioupoli F.C.
2-0 in Athens
to win promotion to Beta Ethniki
.
Anagennisi Karditsa
is a well-supported club by regional football standards, and their passion is very well known. They hold the record for the most fans to ever attend an away game for Gamma Ethniki
in 2008, with 4.000 supporters in the play-off match against Ilioupoli
. In 2008-09 season Anagennisi Karditsa
had the fourth best average in attendance despite having only avoided relegation in the last fixture against Veria F.C.
.
, from the neighbouring city of Trikala
. For many years, Anagennisi also maintained a bitter local rivalry with AOK.
. In January 2010 the stadium capacity was extended to 9.500 seats. Club training facilities are located in the nearby southern borough of Rousso.
Trikala F.C.
Ionikos F.C.
A.O. Karditsa
Doxa Drama F.C.
Panetolikos F.C.
(1973-74) Georgios Paraschos
(1993) Vaios Karagiannis
(2006-08 & 2010-present)
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association football
Football (soccer)
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club based in the city of Karditsa
Karditsa
Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
The club currently competes in Football League
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
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History
One of the oldest clubs in Greek football, Anagennisi was formed in 1904 in the southwestern ThessalianThessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
city of Karditsa
Karditsa
Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...
as the football department of the multisport club ASA , the Anagennisi Athletic Association. The name of the club comes from the Greek word for Rebirth.
Playing in the independent Thessalian League from 1904 to 1962, it joined the newly-established Greek second division in time for Season 1962-63. When the Greek football league became professional in 1979, the football department of ASA was reformed as a Football Public Limited Company, or PAE (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ΠΑΕ - Ποδοσφαιρική Ανώνυμη Εταιρία / Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria) and continued to compete as PAE Anagennisi Karditsas (FC Anagennisi Karditsa).
One of the highlights in Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa, or Anagennisi Karditsa 1904 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Karditsa, Greece.The club currently competes in Football League.-History:...
's history is the victory over Olympiakos Piraeus for the Greek Cup in 1993-94 as well as the win against Paniliakos F.C. for the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
semi-professional Cup final in 1981. In 2008 Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa, or Anagennisi Karditsa 1904 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Karditsa, Greece.The club currently competes in Football League.-History:...
reach the Gamma Ethniki
Gamma Ethniki
Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
play-off and beat Ilioupoli F.C.
Ilioupoli F.C.
GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:...
2-0 in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
to win promotion to Beta Ethniki
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
.
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa, or Anagennisi Karditsa 1904 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Karditsa, Greece.The club currently competes in Football League.-History:...
is a well-supported club by regional football standards, and their passion is very well known. They hold the record for the most fans to ever attend an away game for Gamma Ethniki
Gamma Ethniki
Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
in 2008, with 4.000 supporters in the play-off match against Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli is a suburb in the south-southeastern part of metropolitan Athens, Greece.The area was made up of farmlands to the west and the central part and the rocky areas of the Hymettus to its east. Mixed farming was common in the western part. Much of the agricultural production that time was...
. In 2008-09 season Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa, or Anagennisi Karditsa 1904 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Karditsa, Greece.The club currently competes in Football League.-History:...
had the fourth best average in attendance despite having only avoided relegation in the last fixture against Veria F.C.
Veria F.C.
Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki...
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Rivalries
Anagennisi Karditsa's main rivals are Trikala F.C.Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
, from the neighbouring city of Trikala
Trikala
Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. It is the capital of the Trikala peripheral unit, and is located NW of Athens, NW, of Karditsa, E of Ioannina and Metsovo, S of Grevena, SW of Thessaloniki, and W of Larissa...
. For many years, Anagennisi also maintained a bitter local rivalry with AOK.
Stadium
Anagennisi Karditsa currently plays its home games at the Municipal Stadium of Karditsa (Δημοτικό Στάδιο Καρδίτσας), located in the eastern part of KarditsaKarditsa
Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...
. In January 2010 the stadium capacity was extended to 9.500 seats. Club training facilities are located in the nearby southern borough of Rousso.
Relationships
- Rivals:
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
Ionikos F.C.
A.O. Karditsa
- Friends:
Doxa Drama F.C.
Panetolikos F.C.
Panetolikos F.C.
Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion...
Roster 2010/2011
Notable coaches
Andreas StamatiadisAndreas Stamatiadis
Andreas Stamatiadis is a retired footballer who played as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. from 1950 until 1969, captain of the team in the latter years. During his career, he made 267 league appearances and scored 60 goals for AEK Athens...
(1973-74) Georgios Paraschos
Georgios Paraschos
Georgios Paraschos is a Greek football manager and former player.-Playing career:As a football player, he began his career from the youth academy of P.A.O.K in 1967. He became a professional player in 1971 and played with the Kastoria team until 1985, making appearances for the club in the Alpha...
(1993) Vaios Karagiannis
Vaios Karagiannis
Vaios Karagiannis is a former Greek football player and current manager of Anagennisi Karditsa.Karagiannis played almost whole his career for AEK Athens....
(2006-08 & 2010-present)
