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A.E. Kifisia F.C. (Greek: Α.Ε. Κηφισιάς) is a Greek professional football club based in Kifisia, Athens, Greece. Founded in 2012 after the merger of A.O. Kifisia and A.O.K. Elpidoforos. They compete in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football.

A.E. Kifisia

Full name	Athlitiki Enosi Kifisia
Founded	2012; 10 years ago (2012)
Ground	“Zirineio” Municipal Stadium of Kifissia
Capacity	1,330
Chairman	Christos Pritsas
Manager	Giorgos Petrakis
League	Super League Greece 2
2021–22	Super League Greece 2, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Players

Current squad

As of 22 July 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  GRE Michalis Agrimakis 2 DF  GRE Nikos Vafeas 3 DF  GRE Stelios Pozatzidis 4 DF  BRA Barbosa 5 DF  GRE Nikos Peios 6 MF  GRE Antonis Papasavvas 7 MF  GRE Panagiotis Pritsas 8 MF  FRA Madih Talal 9 FW  GRE Michalis Kouiroukidis 10 FW  GRE Andrews Tetteh 11 FW  GRE Vangelis Nikokyrakis 14 FW  GRE Efthymis Pavlakis 16 FW  GRE Giannis Iatroudis 18 DF  GRE Michalis Tolios

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  GRE Giannis Sotirakos 20 MF  ALB Damian Gjini 21 MF  GRE Leonidas Pozatzidis 22 DF  GRE Konstantinos Panagiotou 24 FW  BEL Dylan Seys 25 DF  GRE Manolis Sbokos 28 DF  GRE Vasilis Spinos 30 FW  GRE Giorgos Dimostheniadis 67 GK  GRE Stratos Daskalakis 86 DF  CMR Joseph Antoine Na'a 88 DF  GRE Kyriakos Mazoulouxis 90 MF  GRE Manolis Kallergis 99 GK  GRE Alexandros Anagnostopoulos

History

The first years of the new club

A.E. Kifisia F.C. was founded in 2012 after the merge of A.O. Kifisia and A.O.K. Elpidoforos so that the area of Kifissia has a competitive club that actively participates in the national categories.

In its first season 2012–13 as a newly formed club participated in the 8th Group of the 4th National Division, essentially taking the place of Elpidoforos, that finished in 2nd place with 42 points behind A.O. Egaleo and won the promotion to the then newly formed, after the merge of the professional 3rd Division Men's football and the amateur 4th Division Men's. They also won the cup EPSA 2012–13 from A.O. Egaleo at the stadium of Nea Smyrni, 1-1 during the regular season and 4–3 on penalties. In this match, an original scene prevailed on the stands as there were fans of Kifissia of Egaleo and Panionios, with the latter supporting the team of the northern suburbs.

The next three years were the worst for the team of Kifisia. In the period 2015-2016, their participation again in the 4th group of the 3rd division was essentially their first period that risked relegation after finishing one position above the relegation zone, specifically in 9th place and with 5 points difference from the 10th Asteras Varis. In the 2016-2017 season (3rd Division) they risked even more than the previous year after finishing 3 points above the relegation zone, while at the same time he reached again the semifinal phase of the 3rd division Cup from where they were knocked out by Achaiki in a penalty shootout that ended 5-4. The relegation of Kifisia finally came in the 2017–18 season (3rd Division) where they finished with 21 points in the 9th place of the 4th group of the 3rd division, 5 points less than the salvation of the 7th place. Kifisia was mathematically relegated in the penultimate game after the 5-0 away defeat by OF Ierapetra. Despite its relegation, in the same period Kifissia won once again the EPSA cup 2017–18, defeating this time 2-0 Agia Paraskevi at the Municipal Stadium of Peristeri.

In the next period of 2018-19, they easily won the championship of the A Division of EPSA with only one defeat in 30 matches and returned to the national categories.

The next season (2019-20) in the 3rd division they finished with 36 points in 26 games in the 4th place of the 5th group of the category.

The promotion that Kifisia was looking for in the last decade was finally achieved in the period 2020-21 where with 12 wins and just one defeat they won the first place of the 7th group with a difference of 8 points. It is worth noting that during that season, only the first round of the league was held due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. After winning the first place, Kifisia qualified for the promotion playoffs for the then newly formed Super League 2, where he made the absolute with 4 in 4 victories against Panionios, Zakynthos, Thyella Rafinas and Herodotus of Nea Alikarnassos with 0 passive goals in its first promotion in its history in the second national football category of Greece.

Facilities

Ground

The Ground of Kifisia FC is the Municipal Stadium of Kifissia "Zirineio", which is located at 192 Kifissias Avenue. Zirineio has two concrete stands along the stadium. The main (North) stand of Zirineio has a capacity of 1050 while the guest stand (South) 300. With the promotion of Kifisia in Super League 2, renovation work was done so that Zirineio to be able to host professional level matches. After 30 years, the existing turf will be removed and a new natural one will be installed, with faster regrowth and greater durability. Among the projects that are planned is the placement of seats in the stands, new fencing, the addition of commentary booths, and new leather seats on player benches. Work on the construction of the stadium began in 1929 and was completed in May 1932 at a total cost of 4,000,000 drachmas. During this time they stopped temporarily due to disagreements over its name, because at that time, stadiums were not named after individuals. Thus, Zirineio became the first stadium in Greece with the name of an individual person. A.E. Kifisia F.C. currently uses the Kaisariani Municipal Stadium “Michalis Kritikopoulos”, with a capacity of 4,851, as a home ground due to the renovation work taking place in Zirineio.

Training Facilities

Kifisia is one of the few amateur teams with a privately owned training center. Specifically, the training center of AE Kifisia is a property of AO Elpidoforos that passed to AE Kifisia with its merge with A.O. Kifisia, so the facilities are known as "Stadium of Elpidoforos." After the concession of the training center to A.E. Kifisia F.C., a plastic turf was installed and the surrounding railings were repaired. Generally, the training center is constantly upgraded. The training center of Kifisia houses the academies which are considered one of the largest in the region of Attica, with repeated appearances in the final phases of EPSA championships and continuous promotions of players in the respective departments of professional clubs.

Supporters and Rivalries

Supporters

Kifisia has a relatively small amount of supporters which are mostly from the northern part of Athens. There are two different supporters' groups of the club which actively attend games and show their support for the club, "KIFISSIA ULTRAS" and "Northistas Club".

"KIFISSIA ULTRAS" or "Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Κηφισιάς", are the main supporters' group of the club. The group is made up of supporters coming from Southern Kifisia, Northern Kifisia, Central Kifisia, Nea Kifisia, Nea Erythrea, and Ekali. Most fans come from the ultras group "Jokers", of AENK B.C. in Nea Kifisia, from older A.O.K. Elpidoforos supporters, but also from other local ultras groups. "KIFISSIA ULTRAS" share friendships with "Drosia Ultras Gate 3" and "Raptors Nea Erythrea Club". The group does not always attend games due to negotiations and disagreements with the club.

"Kifisia FC Northistas Club" are the second group of supporters of Kifisia. They were established in the year 2022 and actively support the club and attend games. The group is based in Kifisia and Ekali and supports different non-profit organizations like "The Smile of the Child" and the greek animal welfare company.

Rivalries

A.E. Kifisia F.C.'s main football rivals are smaller Athens football clubs like Kallithea F.C., Egaleo F.C., Fostiras F.C., Apollon Smyrnis F.C., Proodeftiki F.C., and more. The supporters' rivals are Pefki, Maroussi, Colonos, Irakleio, and Elefsina.

Course Over the Years

Season	League	Position	W. - D. - L.	Goals	Pts
2012–13	Delta Ethniki (4th Division)	2nd	13 - 3 - 4	31–16	32
2013–14	Gamma Ethniki (3rd Division)	2nd	16 - 6 - 6	59–31	54
2014–15	Gamma Ethniki (3rd Division)	2nd	12 - 10 - 4	35–19	46
2015–16	Gamma Ethniki (3rd Division)	9th	13 - 7 - 10	38–32	46
2016–17	Gamma Ethniki (3rd Division)	11th	7 - 9 - 12	30–36	30
2017–18	Gamma Ethniki (3rd Division)	9th	5 - 6 - 9	23–33	21
2018–19	Athens FCA (4th Division)	1st	22 - 5 - 1	74–21	71
2019–20	Gamma Ethniki (4th Division)	4th	11 - 3 - 9	26–22	36
2020–21	Gamma Ethniki (4th Division)	1st	11 - 0 - 1	28–5	33
2021–22	SuperLeague 2 (2nd Division)	6th	15 - 5 - 12	37–31	50
2022–23	SuperLeague 2 (2nd Division)	-	-	-	-

Honours

Domestic

• • Fourth Division League Champions: 1
    • 2020–21
  • Athens FCA League Champions: 1
    • 2018–19
  • Athens FCA Cup Winners: 3
    • 1990–91, 2012–13, 2017–18

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