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A.O. Kerkyra

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Full name	Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra
Nickname(s)	Faiakes (Faiakians)
Founded	1969
Ground	Kérkyras Stadium , Kerkyra
Capacity	2,685
Chairman	Spyros Kalogiannis
Manager	Mpampis Tennes
League	Super League Greece
2005-06	2nd (Second Division), promoted
Home colours Away colours

Kerkyra FC, or A.O. Kerkyra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα - Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra), the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek football club based in Corfu or Kerkyra Island.

Club history

It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Aris Kerkyras" est 1924, "Helespontos" est 1923 and "Asteras Kerkyras" est 1926). These three teams alongside "Olympos Garitsas" where dominating Corfu Local Championship before the creation of Greek National Leagues in 1967. In order to represent Corfu in the National B' Class League the three teams decided to merge in 1967. Due to some players' dispute with "Olympos Garitsas" in 1969 the team had to change its name to "A.O. Kerkyra".

Colors, emblem and ground

The club's colors are Maroon and Blue, depicting the colors of the island and it's emblem is the ancient Corfiot's ("Faiakes") trireme, which is the island's emblem. The National stadium of the town of Corfu, "E.A.K.K.", (built in 1955) hosts A.O. Kerkyra since it's foundation. The ground is situated along side the airport which is ideal for passing tourists and visitors and is easy to find. The ground has had some work undertake over the summer which now means the ground has even more seats.

Current status

After 36 years in lower divisions A.O. Kerkyra managed to reach top-level "Alpha Ethniki" in 2004. The long effort to success was inspired by chairman Spyros Kalogiannis who took control in 1999 and managed to climb three division in 4 years. Though the long awaited "Alpha Ethniki" didn't end up as expected as the club was relegated, taking the last place in the final table. After a successful year in B' Ethniki, 2005-2006 season ended with Kerkyra celebrating another chance in Alpha Ethniki.

Fans

Fans of A.O. Kerkyra was always a loyal crowd. Their nickname is Vourligans.

Club Rivalries

A.O. Kerkyra's longest rivalry is with local club Olympos Garitsas, though due to A.O. Kerkyra's high division presence, the two teams don't play often against each other. Kerkyra also have long rivalries with nearby Epirus clubs as PAS Giannina, Anagennisi Artas, Panaitolikos and Tylikratis of Lefkada.

Current Roster

Goalkeepers

• 01. Dino Seremet
• 76. Mahamadou Sidibè
• 88. Ilias Vouras

Defenders

• 02. Alexandros Vitouladitis
• 04. Vance Sikov
• 06. Xenophontas Moschogiannis
• 12. Anestis Anastasiadis
• 21. Giorgos Pelagias
• 22. Giorgos Tzavelas
• 24. Panagiotis Petras
• 39. Grigoris Toskas

Midfielders

• 07. Fillip Rodriguez da Silva
• 10. Loukas Karadimos
• 11. Christos Kagkiouzis
• 13. Gustavo Veronesi
• 14. Manolis Skoufalis
• 19. Frank Manga Guella
• 20. Flavio Silveiro de Carvalho
• 28. Christos Mpourmpos

Attackers

• 17. Adam Foti
• 18. Alexandre Joaquim D'Akol
• 89. Nikos Leptakis

Manager

• Mpampis Tennes

Historic presidents

• Dimitris Tsagkaratou, 1970

Historic players

• Parginos, 1970s
• Zarifis, 1970s
• Michalis Klokidis,2001-2003
• Fofonka Ederson, 2005-2006
• Vaggelis Koutsoures, 2005-2006

External links

• Template:El icon Official Website