Chalkida F.C.

Athletic Club Chalkis (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Χαλκίς), also known as A.C. Chalkida, is an association football club based in Chalkida, Greece. The club was founded in 1967 upon its merger with Olympiakos Chalkida and Evrypos Chalkida. Its colours are black and blue and its symbol is the nymph Arethusa.

AC Chalkis
Full nameAthletic Football Club of Chalkida
Nickname(s)Μπλε (Blue)
Νερατζούρι (Nerazzurri)
Κυανόμαυροι (Cyan-Blacks)
Short nameAOH
Founded22 July 1967 (1967-07-22)
GroundMunicipal Stadium of Chalkida
Capacity1,694
ChairmanVasilis Tarnanas
ManagerPanagiotis Tokpasidis
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2017–18Gamma Ethniki (Group 7), 2nd
WebsiteClub website

Their greatest honour was winning the Beta Ethniki in 1968 and playing in the 1968–69 Alpha Ethniki. They currently play in the Group 3 of Gamma Ethniki.

History

Before the merger

A.C. Chalkis was founded in 1967 after a merger between the biggest clubs in the city, Olympiakos Chalkida and Evrypos, who were both competing in the Greek Second Division at the time, with Olympiakos finishing 4th and Evrypos 9th.[1]

Due to a law by the regime of the Colonels which ruled Greece since April 1967, athletic clubs that were based in the same city were forced to merge with each other.[2][3] As a result, Olympiakos Chalkida and Evrypos were merged in summer 1967 and the resulting club was named A.C. Chalkis[4] in order to represent the city of Chalkis as a whole.

A.C. Chalkis

In the following 1967–68 season and first one after the merger, Chalkida finished 1st in Beta Ethniki's Northern Group and was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki for the first time.[5] However, they were immediately relegated after one season, as they finished 17th in the 1968–69 Alpha Ethniki, second last only to AEL Limassol.[6]

Until 1989 the team competed in the Beta and Gamma Ethniki championships, without repeating the success of their first season, although they won 2 Gamma Ethniki championships in 1977 and 1987.[7][8] From 1989 to 1996 the team was competing in the lower Gamma and Delta Ethniki championships, and from 1996 to 2003 only in the Delta Ethniki.

Decline

In 2003 A.C. Chalkis returned to the national championships after seven years, participating in the 2003–04 season of Gamma Ethniki and finishing 11th.[9] Although having finished in a safe mid-table position, the team was in a financial turmoil; the entire squad was released [10] and negotiations with potential investors were unsuccessful.[11] After a planned merger with local club Doxa Prokopiou was not implemented, Chalkida decided to pull out of every championship, remain inactive for a year and re-appear at the local Evia Football Club Association leagues for the 2005–06 season.[12]

A.C. Chalkis finished 1st in the A1 Division of Evia and was promoted to the Delta Ethniki in 2010.[13] The club also won the Evia Amateur Cup six times and finished as runners-up once, with their last victory being in 2012.[14]

Achievements
  • Beta Ethniki
    • Winners (1): 1967–68
  • Gamma Ethniki
    • Winners (1): 1986–87
  • Delta Ethniki
    • Winners (3): 1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03
  • Evia FCA Championship
    • Winners (3): 1976-77, 2009–10, 2014–15
  • Evia FCB Championship
    • Winners (1): 2007-08
  • Evia FCA Cup
    • Winners (7): 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2018
    • Runners-up (1): 2000

League and cup history
Season Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6 Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff. Greek Cup
1967-19681 (G1)Round of 16
1968-196917did not participate
1969-19703 (G2)did not participate
1970-19719 (G2)Round of 16
1971-19728 (G2)did not participate
1972-19733 (G2)Round of 64
1973-19744 (G2)Round of 16
1974-19752 (G1)First Round
1975-197619 (S)Round of 16
1976-19771 (G5)did not participate
1977-19787 (S)Round of 64
1978-197914 (S)Round of 32
1979-19802 (S)did not participate
1980-19815 (S)Round of 64
1981-19825 (S)Round of 32
1982-19834 (S)Round of 64
1983-198420 (S)Round of 64
1984-19852 (S)Round of 64
1985-19865 (S)Round of 16
1986-19871 (S)Round of 64
1987-198818Round of 64
1988-1989 3 (Group 14)
1989-1990did not participate
1990-1991did not participate
1991-19921 (G4)did not participate
1992-1993 4 (Group 2)
1993-1994 did not participate
1994-19952 (Group 4)
1995-1996 4 (Group 4)
1996-1997did not participate
1997-1998did not participate
1998-1999did not participate
1999-2000did not participate
2000-2001did not participate
2001-20026 (G2)did not participate
2002-20031 (G6)did not participate
2003-200411Round of 64
2005-200616did not participate
2006-2007did not participate
2007-20081did not participate
2008-20095did not participate
2009-20101did not participate
2010-20115 (G7)did not participate
2011-20122 (G7)did not participate
2012-20135 (G7)did not participate
2013-201411 (G3)did not participate

Cup results history

Greek Cup

Evia Cup
  • 1993-94: A.C. Chalkis 3-2 Tamynaikos (1-1 aet)
  • 1996-97: A.C. Chalkis 2-0 Tamynaikos
  • 1997-98: A.C. Chalkis 3-1 A.E.K. Chalkida
  • 1998-99: A.C. Chalkis 2-1 Doxa Prokopi
  • 1999-00: Lilas Vassiliko 1-0 A.C. Chalkis
  • 2010-11: A.C. Chalkis 2-0 APKO Drosia
  • 2011-12: A.C. Chalkis 1-0 Loukissi
  • 2012-13: A.C. Chalkis 2-0 Pantriadikos (0-0 aet)

Players

Current squad
As of 16 May 2017 [15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Georgios Monos
— GK  GRE Georgios Barolas
— DF  GRE Athanasios Gounaris
— DF  GRE Anastasios Pastos
— DF  GRE Christos Patsatzoglou
— DF  GRE Antonios Nikolaou
— DF  GRE Vasilios Petsis
— DF  GRE Kyriakos Tsiggros
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Kallimanis
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Tavlaridis
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Tourlas
— DF  GRE Orestis Nikolopoulos
— DF  GRE Spyridon Gitsalis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Vasilios Bakris
— MF  GRE Georgios Giogios
— MF  GRE Georgios Kalogeropoulos
— MF  GRE Erwin Birbilis
— MF  GRE Ioannis Thomas
— MF  GRE Loukas Karakatsanis
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Lekkas
— MF  GRE Panagiotis Taftaridis
— MF  GRE Renos Tsoutis
— MF  GRE Christos Maniatis
— FW  GRE Aggelos Giokas
— FW  GRE Michalis Kafantaris
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References
  1. Abbink, Dinant; Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - List of Second Level Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. "Η ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΥΠΟΔΕΙΚΝΥΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΣΥΓΧΩΝΕΥΣΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΩΝ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΞΙΟΠΟΙΗΣΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΘΛΗΤΩΝ (The General Secretary points towards merger of clubs for athletes' benefit)". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). Athens. 10 June 1967.
  3. "Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ευβοίας, Οι πρώτες ομάδες (Evia Football Clubs Association, the first clubs)" (in Greek). Evia Football Clubs Association. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - Mergers and Name Changes". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. Abbink, Dinant; Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - List of Second Level Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. Abbink, Dinant; Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - Final Tables 1959-1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  7. Vazogiannis, M. (15 June 1977). "Η Χαλκίδα κάνει σήμερα τον γύρο του θριάμβου (Chalkida performs the victory march today)". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  8. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - List of Third Level Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  9. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece Third Level 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  10. "Χαλκίδα: Οργή και απογοήτευση (Chalkida: Anger and disappointment)". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). 3 August 2004.
  11. ""Βουλιάζει" η Χαλκίδα (Chalkida "sinking")". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). 26 July 2004.
  12. "Χαλκίδα: Τέλος εποχής (Chalkida: End of an era)". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). 6 September 2006.
  13. "Evia FCA competitions, 2009–10 standings" (in Greek). Evia Football Clubs Association. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  14. "ΤΕΛΙΚΟΙ ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟΥ (Amateur Cup finals)" (in Greek). Evia Football Clubs Association. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  15. "AO Chalkis squad". aoxalkisfc.gr. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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