A.O. Nea Ionia F.C.
A.O. Nea Ionia F.C, officially known as Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, Athlitikos Omilos Neas Ionias), the "Athletic Union of New Ionia", is a Greek association football club based in the city of Nea Ionia, Greece.[2] The club currently compete in the Athens First Division.
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| Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Neas Ionias (Athletic Union of New Ionia) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Κυανοκίτρινοι (Yellow-Blues) | ||
| Founded | 16 May 1939 (merged three times in 1967,1988 and 2001) | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium of Nea Ionia | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Konstantinos Tsikrikas | ||
| Head Coach | Giorgos Karatzas | ||
| League | Athens First Division | ||
| 2017–18 | 10th[1] | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
At the end of the first decade of the previous century, the town of Nea Ionia had a lot of football clubs, each one with its separate football history. This in relation to its inhabitants' love of sport and especially football made the town known to the rest of Athens. A.O.Nea Ionia is today's most representative club of this refugee town, which is a merge product from football clubs of the town with the latter one having been accomplished in 2001. The basic colours of the team are yellow and blue. The football club was relegated from the Greek Football League 2 in 2014–2015 season, they finished 13th in Group 4 of the league table system. A change of ownership and a lot of financial problems find the club in the local championships for the new 2015–2016 football season.
Stadium
The club home ground was located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia[3] is the home ground for A.O.Nea Ionia from the day of its foundation. It was built in 1962. In 2004 the whole stadium was extensively renovated and the pitch was replaced with a turf system of the very last generation. The dressing rooms have been renovated for the last time in 2007. The new facilities and stands built in 2015 were sponsored by the Greek government. The stadium is also used by A.E. Eleftheroupoli and P.A.O. Alsoupolis. The main entrance of the stadium is located at Olympias street in Nea Ionia, Athens.[4]
Players
Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former coaches
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Personnel
Current Board
| Position | Staff |
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| President |  Kostas Tsikrikas |
| Vice President A | Prodromos Papadopoulos |
| Vice President B | Giorgos Kirkimbesis |
| General Secretary | Dimitrios Padagias |
| Secretary | Manolis Bogatsas |
| Chief Financial Officer | Giannis Sarris |
| Deputy General Manager | Savvas Chatzicharalambous |
| Academy Operations Manager | Aimilios Konstas |
References
- Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνών beta. Βαθμολογία Περιόδου 2017-2018 Α Κατηγορία 1ος Όμιλος. epsath.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνών beta. ΝΕΑ ΙΩΝΙΑ. epsath.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Foursquare. "Γήπεδο Ίκαρου". foursquare.com. Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Google Maps. "Ολυμπίας 6, Νέα Ιωνία, 142 33". google.com/maps/dir. Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Official Website
- A.O. Nea Ionia FC (in Greek)
Other Websites
- Facebook webpage (in Greek)