# Eleftheroupoli F.C.

Eleftheroupoli F.C., officially known as A.E. Eleftheroupoli (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Ελευθερουπόλεως, Athlitiki Enosi Eleftheroupoleos), the "Athletic Union of Eleftheroupoli", is a Greek association football club based in Nea Ionia, a suburban town in the Athens prefecture, Greece. The club currently competes in the Athens Second Division.

## History

A.E. Eleftheroupoli is one of the oldest Greek football clubs and was established in 1929 by A. Neofytou, L. Dimitropoulos, A. Konstantinidis, N. Nikolaou, Ch. Theodorou, L. Konstantinidis, Th. Kiriakou, A. Nikolaou, G. Stefanidis, D. Kountouris, P. Tsakonas, and P. Tevekelis. The team managed to win the local municipality championship three times from 1932 to 1935 and was recognized by the court of Athens as an official club. The club gained many new fans due to that success. In the 1936–37 season, the club was merged with Hope of Nea Ionia football club to form a stronger team. In 1939, the club was recognized by the Hellenic Football Federation and the Athens Football Clubs Association, while at the same time, it competed in the Gamma Ethniki. Also, it participated in the national second division, Beta Ethniki, in the early 60s. Over the years the club's reputation deteriorated, due to its perennial presence in the regional leagues. The club produced many talented players, such as Stelios Skevofilakas, Stelios Panagiotidis, Georgios Magiras, Emmanouil Kountouris, Konstantinos Mavridopoulos, Ioannis Vlantis, Georgios Sevastiadis, Athanasios Mitilinaios, Tryfon Tzanetis, and others, that were later transferred to higher reputation football clubs of Greece.

## Stadium

The club's home ground is located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia is the home ground for Eleftheroupoli F.C. from the day of its foundation. It was built in 1962. In 2004, the whole stadium was extensively renovated, and the pitch was replaced with a turf system of the very last generation. The dressing rooms were renovated in 2007. The new facilities and stands that were built in 2015 were fully sponsored by the government of Greece. The stadium is also the home ground for A.O. Nea Ionia F.C. and P.A.O. Alsoupolis. The main entrance of the stadium is situated at Olympias Street.
Part of the dramatic film 'The Striker with Number 9', directed by Pantelis Voulgaris, was filmed in this stadium.

## Honours and achievements
### Domestic competitions

* Beta Ethniki (Second-tier)
** Participation (2): 1961–62, 1962–63 (Group 1)

### Regional competitions

* Athens FCA Third Division
** Winners (5): 1947–48, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2005–06

### Local competitions

* Nea Ionia Municipal Championship
** Winners (3): 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35

## Notable former players by stint and club transfer
### Ottoman Empire/Kingdom of Greece

* - Tryfon Tzanetis (?) → AEK Athens
* - Georgios Magiras (1936–38) → AEK Athens

### Kingdom of Greece

* Ilias Mpoulmpasis (1936–?) → AEK Athens
* Konstantinos Pavlis (1936–?) → Apollon Smyrnis
* Konstantinos Karampournis (1936–?) → Apollon Smyrnis
* Ioannis Vlantis (?–1945) → AEK Athens
* Konstantinos Karagkiaouris (1936–45) → AEK Athens
* Emmanouil Kountouris (?–1947) → AEK Athens
* Georgios Sevastiadis (?–1949) → AEK Athens
* Konstantinos Tzoras (?) → Apollon Smyrnis
* Athanasios Mitilinaios (?) → Apollon Smyrnis
* Georgios Filippou (?–1953) → Panathinaikos
* Stelios Lianos (?–1955) → AEK Athens
* Stelios Skevofilakas (1958–61) → AEK Athens
* Stelios Panagiotidis (?–1962) → Panathinaikos
* Konstantinos Mavridopoulos (?) → Olympiacos
* Aris Mavridopoulos (?–1966) → PAS Giannina
* Athanasios Mpazimas (?) → AEK Athens
* Aristeidis Mavrofrydis (?) → Egaleo
* Theodoros Pantazopoulos (?) → Olympiacos
* Athanasios Chelmis (?) → Ethnikos Piraeus
* Ioannis Polychronopoulos (?) → AEK Athens
* Dimitris Kotanidis (?) → AEK Athens

### Greece

* Georgios Iordanidis (2007–08) → IFA Blackpool

## Personnel
### Current Board

| Position | Staff |
| President | Ioannis Xousos |
| Vice President A | Ioannis Anthis |
| Vice President B | Ioannis Polychronopoulos |
| General Secretary | Swtirios Skevofilakas |
| Secretary | Efthymios Petrou |
| Chief Financial Officer | Lazaros Pappas |
| Deputy General Manager | Georgios Karypidis |
| Academy Operations Manager | Evangelos Cheinoporos |