# A.O. Nea Ionia F.C.

A.O. Nea Ionia F.C, officially known as Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, Athlitikos Omilos Neas Ionias), the "Athletic Union of New Ionia", is a Greek association football club based in the city of Nea Ionia, Greece. The club currently compete in the Gamma Ethniki, the third division in the Greek football pyramid.

## History

At the end of the first decade of the previous century, the town of Nea Ionia had a lot of football clubs, each with its separate football history. The town was known to the rest of Athens for its sport-active inhabitants. A.O. Nea Ionia is a merged product of historic football clubs, last accomplished in 2001, and it's today's most representative club of this refugee town. The basic colours of the team are yellow and blue. The football club was relegated from the Greek Football League 2 in the 2014–15 season, as they finished 13th in Group 4 rankings. A change of ownership and severe financial problems led the club to the local championships in the new 2015-16 football season.
In 2018, the club appealed to the Hellenic Football Federation for the training compensation (€29.500) of Marios Ogboe's transfer from OFI Crete to Hamilton Academical and won the case.
In April 2024, the football club of Nea Ionia won its first regional cup against Aris Petroupolis in a final held at Georgios Kamaras Stadium.
On 11 September 2024, the football club of Nea Ionia defeated AER Afandou in the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 Greek Football Cup, recording its first win ever in the Greek Cup. On 15 September 2024, Nea Ionia defeated Anagennisi Artas breaking another record by advancing to the fourth qualifying round of the Greek Cup for the first time in its history. On 26 September 2024, the club was disqualified, in penalties (1-2), by Panionios football club and lost its chance to participate in the fifth round of the 2024–25 Greek Football Cup.

## Stadium

The club's home ground is located in Nea Ionia, Athens. The municipal stadium of Nea Ionia is the home ground for A.O. Nea Ionia 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 Eleftheroupoli 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

Leagues:
* Gamma Ethniki (Third-tier)
** Participation (3): 2013–14 (Group 5), 2014–15 (Group 4), 2024–25 (Group 4)
* Delta Ethniki (Fourth-tier)
** Participation (10): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Cups:
* Greek Cup
** Fourth Round (1): 2024–25
* Gamma Ethniki Cup
** First Round (2): 2013–14 (Group 5), 2014–15 (Group 4)

### Regional competitions

Leagues:
* Athens FCA First Division
** Winners (1): 2023–24 (Group 2)
Cups:
* Athens FCA Cup
** Winners (1): 2023–24

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 22 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GRE | Stratos Daskalakis |
| 2 | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Glotsos |
| 3 | GK | GRE | Georgios Droznt |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Panagiotis Alemis |
| 5 | DF | GRE | Gerasimos Fideos |
| 6 | DF | GRE | Panagiotis Xygoros |
| 7 | DF | GRE | Serafim Papaioannou |
| 8 | DF | GRE | Dimitris Raftopoulos |
| 9 | DF | GRE | Thomas Lampiris |
| 10 | MF | GRE | Paraskevas Kallitsounakis |
| 11 | MF | GRE | Vangelis Pissas |
| 12 | MF | GRE | Emmanouil Tserevelakis |
| 13 | MF | GRE | Oresti Xhamaj |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | GRE | Alexandros Lafkas |
| 15 | MF | GRE | Konstantinos Lampiris |
| 16 | MF | GRE | Theofanis Chatzigeorgiou |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Jacques Alberto Ngwem |
| 18 | MF | GRE | Sofoklis Tsoumpas |
| 19 | FW | GRE | Vangelis Platellas |
| 20 | FW | GRE | Konstantinos Nitsakis |
| 21 | FW | GRE | Marios Spyridakis |
| 22 | FW | GUI | Sekouba Fofana |
| 23 | FW | GRE | Christos Tsimpokas |
| 24 | FW | GRE | Georgios Pachos |
| 25 | FW | GRE | Vasilios Antonopoulos |
| 26 | FW | GRE | Nikolaos Dimitriadis |

### Retired numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | FW | GRE | Pantelis Pantelidis (posthumous) |

## Notable former coaches

* 2008–09 - Daniel Batista
* 2009–10 Giannis Petrakis

## Notable former and current players
### Kingdom of Greece

* Mimis Anastasiadis (1951–56)

### Greece

* Georgios Iordanidis (2006–07)
* Vangelis Kefalas (2008)
* Savvas Gentsoglou (2008)
* Xenofon Panos (2008–09)
* Lefteris Velentzas (2008–09)
* Dimitrios Ziogas (2009)
* Nikos Moustakis (2009–10, 2012–13)
* - Marios Ogkmpoe (2009–15)
* Georgios Provatas (2010–11)
* Kleopas Giannou (2013–14)
* Panagiotis Karachalios (2013–15)
* Georgios Barkoglou (2014–15)
* Giannis Chloros (2014–15)
* Alexandros Karachalios (2014–15)
* Antonis Lykouris (2022)
* - Enias Kalogeris (2021–23)
* Vangelis Platellas (2023–)
* - Oresti Xhamaj (2024)
* - Georgios Droznt (2024–)
* - Alexandros Lafkas (2025–)

### Rest of Europe

* Flosard Malçi (2013–14)
* - Stallone Limbombe (2024–25)
* Michael Andreas Odysseos (2024–25)
* Daniel Jackson (2024–25)
* - Michalis Tsamourlidis (2013–14)
* Fabio Tavares (2023–24)
* Sandro Semedo (2024)

### Americas

* Fernandinho (2023–24)
* Luisinho (2024–25)
* Agustín Liucci Quintana (2022)
* - Andreas Chronis (2007–09)

### Africa

* Jacques Alberto Ngwem (2025–)
* Sekouba Fofana (2024–)
* Cisse Ousmane (2022)

## Personnel
### Current Board

| Position | Staff |
| President | Anastasios Theodoridis |
| Vice President | Panagiotis Elmaloglou |
| General Secretary | Christos Grivas |
| Special Secretary | Iosif Papadakis |
| Chief Financial Officer | Ilias Argianas |
| Deputy General Manager | Makis Elmaloglou |
| General Manager | Ioanna Theodoridou |
| Board Member | Euthimios Vlaseros |
| Kit Manager | Georgios Choulis |

## Kit providers

Updated 10 May 2024
| Kit provider | Period |
| LUANVI | 2023– |