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Ionikos Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Ιωνικός) or Ionikos Nikaia is a Greek professional football club based in Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece, currently competing in the Super League Greece, the top-tier of the Greek football league system.

Ionikos

Full name	Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ιωνικός Νίκαιας
Nickname(s)	Κυανόλευκοι (Cyan-Whites)
Founded	1965
Ground	Neapolis Public Stadium
Capacity	6,000
Owner	Giannis Tsirigotis
Chairman	Thodoris Tsirigotis
Manager	Dimitrios Spanos
League	Super League Greece
2021–22	Super League Greece, 7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Departments of Ionikos Nikaias
Football Basketball Water Polo

From 1989 to 2007 Ionikos spent 16 out of 18 seasons in the Super League.[1] During that span Ionikos finished as high as 5th-place in the league (on two occasions),[2][3] was a finalist in the Greek Cup,[4] and participated in the UEFA Cup.[5]

The club's colours are blue and white.

History

Foundation

Ionikos was established in 1965, from a merger of local clubs Nikaia Sports Union and Aris Piraeus, with Alex Meraklidis as new club's first president.[6] The club's early years were not easy, but, with the support of its fans, Ionikos slowly improved through the 1970s and 1980s and eventually reached the top division in 1989.[6]

The club's first promotion to the top flight was accompanied by unexpected problems—Dimitris Melissanidis withdrew as chairman, and the club needed 50 million drachmas to participate in the championship.[6] Businessman Nikolaos Kanellakis stepped forward to provide the needed sum and become the club's new chairman.[6]

Nikos Kanellakis

Kanellakis' arrival would be the beginning of the club's greatest era—from the 1989 promotion, Ionikos would spend 16 of the next 18 seasons in the Greek top flight, up until 2007, and during that time the team would finish as high as 5th-place in the league (on two occasions), reach a Greek Cup Final, and compete in the UEFA Cup.[6]

Greek Cup Final 2000

Ionikos' UEFA Cup appearance came in the 1999–00 season—the opposition was French side Nantes, and Ionikos lost both home and away matches, 1–3 and 0–1, respectively.[6] Ionikos reached the Greek Cup Final later that same season, where they came up against traditional power AEK, and, despite a valiant Ionikos effort, AEK won the match, 3–0.[6]

On 21 April 2004 Ionikos experienced the most tragic moment of his history, when Nikolaos Kanellakis, the club's chairman for 14 years, died.[6] Hundreds of Ionikos supporters—as well as other sports fans—attended Kanellakis' funeral, where the flag of Ionikos covered the coffin of the late chairman. Nikolaos' son Christos took his father's place as chairman.

Relegation to Second League

Ionikos' long run in the top flight ended in the 2006–07 season, when the team finished in 16th-place in the Super League and was relegated back to Beta Ethniki. Ionikos has spent the last two seasons in Beta Ethniki, finishing 5th and 4th place, respectively, as the club tries to rejoin the top flight.

Return to the Top League

For the upcoming season, 2021–22, they will compete once again in the Greek top league, 2021–22 Super League Greece, having gained promotion, and after successfully getting licensed to compete in the top league's new season.[7]

Stadium

Ionikos plays its home matches at Neapolis Public Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Νεάπολης), located in Nikaia, a suburb of Piraeus. The stadium was completed in 1965, and had its latest redevelopment in 2000.[8] It currently has a seating capacity of 4,999, but record attendance is 6,565 for a match against Olympiacos in 1990.[8]

Ionikos' organized supporters gather in Gate 3 at Neapoli Stadium.

Supporters and rivals

While Ionikos was competing in the lower divisions there were two main supporters' groups—the Association of Ionikos Nikaias Supporters and the Fan Club of Agios Georgios.[9]

On Ionikos's promotion to the top division the Association of Ionikos Nikaias Supporters Rangers Club was formed—or Rangers Club, for short—with headquarters in Elefterias Square in Korydallos.[9] Before Ionikos's first match in the top flight the Rangers Club organised a parade of 2,000 supporters from outside Rangers' headquarters to Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium, where Ionikos played its first three home matches of the 1989–90 season.[9] Two years later the supporters' club offices moved to Neapolis, and then in 1996 to Nikaia, before returning to Neapolis in 1999.[9] A second branch was established in Nikaia in 2004.[9]

Ionikos fans have a rivalry with the fans of the other topic club of Nikaia, Proodeftiki.

Ionikos fans have rivalries too with other nearby clubs, Egaleo, Atromitos and Kallithea.

The Derby of Kokkinia

The football matches between Ionikos and Proodeftiki are called «The Derby of Kokkinia» or «The Derby of Nikaia».

Players

Current squad

As of 24 October 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALB Armando Përlleshi 3 DF  POR Hugo Sousa 4 DF  GRE Konstantinos Tsirigotis 5 MF  GHA Raman Chibsah 6 MF  FRA Fabien Antunes 7 MF  GER Reagy Ofosu 8 MF  FRA Zinédine Machach 9 FW  GRE Nikolaos Ioannidis 10 MF  ARG Javier Mendoza 11 FW  GRE Sotirios Kokkinis 16 DF  UKR Dmytro Chigrinskiy 18 DF  GRE Georgios Servilakis 21 MF  GRE Vasilios Poghosyan 22 DF  GRE Georgios Mygas

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  GRE Christos Ioannidis 24 MF  TOG Alaixys Romao (captain) 25 DF  ARG Federico Milo 30 GK  GRE Georgios Christodoulis 34 MF  ARG Maximiliano Lovera (on loan from Olympiacos) 66 DF  AUT Emanuel Šakić 75 MF  FRA Bandiougou Fadiga (on loan from Olympiacos) 77 MF  SYR Aias Aosman 87 MF  ESP José Cañas 91 MF  GRE Christos Eleftheriadis 92 MF  BRA Sebá 94 GK  GRE Lefteris Choutesiotis 99 FW  GRE Vasilios Mantzis

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GRE Vangelis Platellas

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 MF  SYR Aias Aosman

Former players

• Eduard Stoyanov
• Ildefons Lima
• Toni Lima
• Craig Brewster

List of managers

Ionikos managers from 1992.

1992–93 Nikos Alefantos Gerhard Prokop Sokratis Gemelos 1993–94 Sokratis Gemelos 1994–95 Hristo Bonev Oleg Blokhin 1995–96 Oleg Blokhin 1996–97 Oleg Blokhin Sokratis Gemelos Jacek Gmoch 1997–98 Jacek Gmoch 1998–99 Sergio Markarián 1999–00 Kostas Polychroniou Sokratis Gemelos Oleg Blokhin

2000–01 Oleg Blokhin 2001–02 Oleg Blokhin Sokratis Gemelos 2002–03 Jean-Michel Cavalli Jacek Gmoch 2003–04 Miloje Kljajević Vangelis Vlachos 2004–05 Vangelis Vlachos Alejandro Cáceres 2005–06 Sakis Tsiolis 2006–07 Sakis Tsiolis Augusto Inácio Giannis Chatzinikolaou 2007–08 Jorge Barrios Georgios Vazakas Nikos Anastopoulos

2008–09 Nikos Goulis 2009–10 Giannis Ioannou Stratos Voutsakelis Vasilis Vouzas 2010–11 Giannis Petrakis Leonidas Tsigaridas Miodrag Ćirković Nikos Maronitis 2011–12 Nikos Maronitis 2012–13 Nikos Frousos 2013–14 Markos Dimos Konstantinos Partheniou 2014–15 Ilias Kalopitas Stavros Iliopoulos Lefteris Vasiliadis 2015–16 Lefteris Vasiliadis Margaritis Chatzialexis

2016–17 Ilias Kalopitas Loukas Karadimos 2017–18 Loukas Karadimos Margaritis Chatzialexis Vangelis Laiveras Margaritis Chatzialexis Nikos Maronitis 2018–19 Konstantinos Anyfantakis Dimitrios Arnaoutis 2019–20 Dimitrios Arnaoutis Apostolos Charalampidis 2020–21 Dimitrios Spanos 2021–22 Dimitrios Spanos 2022–23 Dimitrios Spanos

Honours

Domestic

League titles

• Super League 2 (Second Division)

Winners (2): 1993–94, 2020–21

• Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)

Winners (2): 1976–77, 1981–82 (Group 1)

• Delta Ethniki (Fourth Division)

Winners (1): 2012–13 (Group 9)

• Piraeus FCA Championship (Local Championship)

Winners (1): 1976–77

Cups

• Greek Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1999–00
• Piraeus FCA Cup (Local Cup)

Winners (1): 1981–82

Season-by-season

1965–66: Beta Ethniki 5th (1) 1966–67: Beta Ethniki 5th (2) 1967–68: Beta Ethniki 11th (3) 1968–69: Beta Ethniki 17th (4) 1969–70: Beta Ethniki 14th (5) 1970–71: Beta Ethniki 5th (6) 1971–72: Beta Ethniki 16th (7) 1972–73: Beta Ethniki 9th (8) 1973–74: Beta Ethniki 8th (9) 1974–75: Beta Ethniki 9th (10) 1975–76: Beta Ethniki 18th (11) 1976–77: Piraeus FCA (1) 1977–78: Beta Ethniki 9th (12) 1978–79: Beta Ethniki 18th (13) 1979–80: Piraeus FCA (2) 1980–81: Piraeus FCA (3) 1981–82: Piraeus FCA(4) 1982–83: Beta Ethniki 15th (14)

1983–84: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (1) 1984–85: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (2) 1985–86: Beta Ethniki 15th (15) 1986–87: Beta Ethniki 7th (16) 1987–88: Beta Ethniki 13th (17) 1988–89: Beta Ethniki 3rd (18) 1989–90: Alpha Ethniki - 14th (1) 1990–91: Alpha Ethniki - 16th (2) 1991–92: Beta Ethniki 2nd (19) 1992–93: Alpha Ethniki - 17th (3) 1993–94: Beta Ethniki 1st (20) 1994–95: Alpha Ethniki - 15th (4) 1995–96: Alpha Ethniki - 8th (5) 1996–97: Alpha Ethniki - 8th (6) 1997–98: Alpha Ethniki - 5th (7) 1998–99: Alpha Ethniki - 5th (8) 1999–2000: Alpha Ethniki - 10th (9) 2000–01: Alpha Ethniki - 6th (10)

2001–02: Alpha Ethniki - 12th (11) 2002–03: Alpha Ethniki - 14th (12) 2003–04: Alpha Ethniki - 9th (13) 2004–05: Alpha Ethniki - 10th (14) 2005–06: Alpha Ethniki - 12th (15) 2006–07: Super League Greece - 16th (16) 2007–08: Beta Ethniki 5th (21) 2008–09: Beta Ethniki 4th (22) 2009–10: Beta Ethniki 15th (23) 2010–11: Football League 16th (24) 2011–12 : Delta Ethniki 4th (1) 2012–13 : Delta Ethniki 1st (2) 2013–14: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (3) 2014–15: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (4) 2015–16: Gamma Ethniki 7th (5) 2016–17: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (6) 2017–18: Gamma Ethniki 7th (7) 2018–19: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (8)

2019–20: Football League 2nd (25) 2020–21: Super League Greece 2 1st (1) 2021–22: Super League Greece - 7th (17) 2022–23: Super League Greece - (18)

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Since 1965–66:

• 18 seasons in Super League Greece
• 1 season in Super League Greece 2
• 25 seasons in Football League Greece
• 8 seasons in Gamma Ethniki
• 2 seasons in Delta Ethniki
• 4 seasons in Piraeus Football Clubs Association

Club records

Alpha Ethniki / Super League

Last Update 14 November 2022

• First participation: 1989–90
• Total participations: 17
• Wins: 164
• Draws: 152
• Losses: 232
• Goals Scored: 606
• Goals Conceded: 794
• Record Win: Ionikos 5–0 OFI Crete in 1997–98
• Record Loss: AEK Athens 6–0 Ionikos in 1995–96, Olympiacos 6–0 Ionikos in 2002–03

Beta Ethniki

• First participation: 1965–66
• Total participations: 23
• Wins: 299
• Draws: 224
• Losses: 259
• Goals Scored: 925
• Goals Conceded: 849
• Record Win: Ionikos 8–0 Bizani in 1966–67, Ionikos 8–0 Anagennisi Artas in 1974–75
• Record Loss: Vyzas 7–0 Ionikos in 1971–72

Individual records

Appearances

Player	Matches
Giannis Xanthopoulos	318
Georgios Daraklitsas	290
Nikolaos Frousos	217
Mohammad Afash	196
Oliver Makor	164

Goals

Player	Goals
Kostas Kottakis	top scorer
Nikolaos Frousos	64
Craig Brewster	45
Oliver Makor	43
Giannis Xanthopoulos	24

Crest and colors

The emblem of the club is a resting star and its colors are blue and white.

Original & Alternative strips & colours

This section contains an unencyclopedic or excessive gallery of images.

Original kit

Ionikos's first home colours 1965

Ionikos's first away colours 1965

Ionikos's first Goalkeeper kit 1965

Kit evolution

1965

1978

1980

1989

1991

1993

1997

1999

2001–03

2003 (2nd kit)

2004

2005

2007–09

2008 (2nd kit)

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
1992–93	Lotto	Energized
1993–96		None
1996–98		Telestand
1998–00		Casino Xanthi
2000–04	Puma	Filmnet
2004–05	Mitre Sports International	Nectar S.A.
2005–09		OPAP
2009–11	Puma
2011–12		A.Hilios Pydroblasting

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
1999–00	UEFA Cup	1st Round	Nantes	1–3	0–1

References

External links

• Official website (in Greek)
• Rangers – Supporters' club site (in Greek)
• Neapolis Public Stadium at stadia.gr (in Greek)

На других языках

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[de] Ionikos Nikea

Der griechische Fußballverein PAE Ionikos (griechisch ΠΑΕ Ιωνικός Νίκαια) wurde 1965 gegründet und ist in Nikea, einem nördlichen Vorort von Piräus, beheimatet. In der Saison 2021/22 spielt man in der Super League Greece, der ersten griechischen Fußballliga.

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- [en] Ionikos F.C.

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[es] Ionikos de Nicea

El Ionikós F. C. (en griego, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ιωνικός Νικαίας, Athlitikós Ómilos Ionikós Nikeas, en español, Grupo Deportivo Ionikós de Nicea), es un club de fútbol griego del municipio de Nicea, en la Prefectura del Pireo. Fue fundado en 1965 y actualmente juega en la Superliga de Grecia. Disputa sus partidos en el Estadio Municipal Neápolis de Nicea. Entre sus mayores logros está la Clasificación de la Primera División Griega en 5º lugar durante dos temporadas consecutivas, en la 1997-98 y 1998-99 , accediendo a disputar la Copa de la UEFA en la temporada siguiente.

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[ru] Ионикос (футбольный клуб)

Ионикос (греч. Α.Ο. Ιωνικός) — греческий футбольный клуб из Никеи, ныне пригорода Афин, в настоящее время выступающий в Суперлиге Греции, первой в системе футбольных лиг Греции. Домашние матчи команда проводит на стадионе Неаполи, вмещающем около 4 999 зрителей.

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