Agia Paraskevi F.C.
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(Athletic Union of Agia Paraskevi)
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| Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Agias Paraskevis (Athletic Union of Agia Paraskevi) | ||
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| Nickname | Santa (Saint) | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium of Agia Paraskevi | ||
| Capacity | 2,800 | ||
| Chairman | Vaggelis Stathopoulos | ||
| Manager | Miltos Gkofas | ||
| League | Athens FCA First Division | ||
| 2024–25 | 9th[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.agiaparaskevifc.gr/ | ||
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Agia Paraskevi Football Club, unofficially known as Santa (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αγίας Παρασκευής, Athlitikos Omilos Agias Paraskevis) is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Their home ground facilities are based in "Notou Street" at Agia Paraskevi of Athens, Greece. The club also has basketball, volleyball and futsal departments.[2]
It is affectionally known as Santa or Agia and contains a strong rivalry with Nea Ionia F.C. “Santa-Fans” is a supporters fan group with more than 15 years history from Aghia Paraskevi.[3]
In 1992, they won both the championship and the cup of the Athens Football Clubs Association.
In 1995, volleyball team was also created.
In 1996, team was create football futsal team.
In 2008, they promoted to Third Division, South Group.[4] They were ranked 15th during the 2010-11 season.
In 2009, SANTA's women's football team was also created.
Together with Rouf, it is the only team in Athens to have three cup titles.
Since 2013, the club is run by the American–Canadian of Greek descent entrepreneur, James Avgoustidis who wants to bring the team back to the top divisions.
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
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| Domestic | Delta Ethniki (Fourth-tier) | 1 | 2007–08 (Group 8) | 2004–05 (Group 9), 2006–07 (Group 8) | |
| Regional | Athens FCA First Division | 2 | 1991–92, 2003–04 | ||
| Athens FCA Cup | 3s | 1991–92, 2004–05, 2007–08 | 2017–18 | ||
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Domestic performance
Season by season in the higher divisions
| Season | Category | Position | Points | GF \ GA | Cup | Ref. |
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| 2004–05 | Delta Ethniki (Group 9) | 3rd | 52 | 42—23 | — | [5] |
| 2005–06 | Delta Ethniki (Group 8) | 4th | 52 | 59—26 | — | [6] |
| 2006–07 | Delta Ethniki (Group 8) | 3rd | 56 | 58—31 | — | [7] |
| 2007–08 | Delta Ethniki (Group 8) | 1st (C) (P) | 56 | 51—14 | — | [8] |
| 2008–09 | Gamma Ethniki (Southern Group) | 8th | 46 | 43—43 | First Round | |
| 2009–10 | Gamma Ethniki (Southern Group) | 8th | 44 | 33—29 | — | |
| 2010–11 | Football League 2 (Southern Group) | 15th (R) | 14 | 13—62 | Second Round | |
| 2011–12 | Delta Ethniki (Group 8) | 12th (R) | 29 | 31—31 | — | |
| 2022–23 | Gamma Ethniki (Group 5) | 6th | 37 | 29—22 | — | |
| 2023–24 | Gamma Ethniki (Group 4) | 17th (R) | 17 | 26—82 | — | |
The best result is highlighted in bold.
Key: 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, C = Champion, P = Promotion, R = Relegation.
The Greek Cup campaigns
| Season | Round | Venue | Opponent | Home | Away | Qual. | Ref. |
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| 1962–63 | First Round | Ethnikos Psychiko | 3–2 | – |  |
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| Second Round | Athinais | – | 1–6 | | |||
| Third Round | Ag. Paraskevi Municipal Stadium | PAO Ag. Dimitrios | 5–0 | – | |
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| Fourth Round | Ag. Paraskevi Municipal Stadium | Doxa Vyrona | 1–2 | – |  |
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| 1963–64 | First Round | – | Bye | – | – | – | |
| Second Round | Vyronas National Stadium | Doxa Vyrona | – | 4–3 | |
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| 2008–09 | First Round | Ag. Paraskevi Municipal Stadium | Fokikos | 0–1 | – | |
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| 2010–11 | First Round | Ag. Paraskevi Municipal Stadium | AO Chania | 3–2 | – | |
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| Second Round | Ag. Paraskevi Municipal Stadium | Ethnikos Asteras | 0–1 | – | |
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- Matches are classified as home or away depending on the team's allocation established after the Hellenic Football Federation's competition draw. Home and away games may not always take place at the designated home venue of the respective team.
Players
Current squad
- As of 8 November 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former coaches
Youth team
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First team
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List of former players
Greece
Georgios Iordanidis (1996–01)[19]- Georgios Daraklitsas (2004–06)
- Theodoros Koubaroulis (2005, 2006, 2009–11)[20]
- Panagiotis Kouros (2006–10)
- Georgios Provatas (2007–08)
- Giannis Loukinas (2007–09)[13][21][22]
- Spyros Dorovinis (2007–10)[23]
- Andreas Archontakis (2008–10)[24][25]
- Nikos Iordanidis (2008–10)[26]
Michael Banias (2009–10)- Sokratis Petrou (2009–10)
- Thanasis Staikos (2009–10)[27][28]
- Avgerinos Katranas (2009–10)[29]
- Panagiotis Bris (2009–10)[30][31]
- Konstantinos Mamalos (2009–10)[32]
- Nikolaos Karpontinis (2009–11)[33]
- Vasilios Papadopoulos (2009–11, 2013)
- Christos Gromitsaris (2010)
- Panagiotis Vasilakos (2010)[34]
- Thomas Makris (2010–11)
- Stratos Michelis (2010–11)[35]
- Nikitas Tournas (2010–11)[36][37]
- Giannis Sotirhos (2012–14)[38]
- Agisilaos Pasas (2014–15)[39]
- Leonidas Panagopoulos (2020)[40][41]
- Dimitrios Sialmas (2020)[42][43]
- Giannis Arabatzis (2022–24)[44][45]
- Panagiotis Kontoes (2022–24)[46]
- Thanasis Dimitroulas (2023–24)[47]
Rest of Europe
André Heinisch (2009)
Luigi Barbieri (2023)[48][49]
Doriano Kortstam (2023–24)[50]
Sandro Semedo (2023)[51][52][53][54]
Nikos Barboudis (2009–10)[55]
Ivan Nedeljković (2008–09)
Americas
Andreas Chronis (2009–10)[56]
