# Wellington Olympic AFC

Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand association football club based in Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes in the Central League, through which they can qualify for the New Zealand National League.

## Club history

The club was formed in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC (CYFC) in 1959, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage.

## 2024 squad

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 | NZL | Scott Basalaj |
| 2 | DF | FIJ | Gabrieli Matanisiga |
| 3 | DF | NZL | Adam Supyk |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Dylan Wood |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Justin Gulley (vice-captain) |
| 6 | MF | NZL | Tor Davenport-Petersen |
| 8 | FW | NZL | Eddie Wilkinson |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Hamish Watson |
| 10 | FW | NZL | Oliver Colloty |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Kailan Gould |
| 12 | GK | NZL | Christopher Kotrotsos |
| 13 | MF | NZL | William Vincent |
| 14 | FW | NZL | Jack-Henry Sinclair |
| 15 | DF | COK | Ben Mata (captain) |
| 16 | MF | NZL | Joshua Apaapa-Preston |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NZL | Devon Thurston |
| 18 | DF | NZL | Luke Tongue |
| 19 | MF | NZL | Samuel Mitrakas |
| 20 | DF | NZL | Tamupiwa Dimairo |
| 21 | MF | NZL | Isa Prins |
| 22 | MF | NZL | Lukas Halikias |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Gavin Hoy |
| 24 | FW | NZL | Jonty Roubos |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Joel Coustrain |
| 26 | FW | NZL | Oliver Davies |
| 27 | FW | NZL | Kaelin Nguyen |
| 28 | FW | NZL | Joshua Rudland |
| 41 | GK | NZL | Alex Britton |
| 42 | GK | NZL | Matthew King |

## 2024 staff

* Head coach: Paul Ifill
* Assistant coaches: Ekow Quainoo, Taylor-Hall Jones

## Performance in OFC competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2023 | OFC Champions League | National PO | Auckland City | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–6 |
| 2024 | OFC Champions League | National PO | Auckland City | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 |

## Honours
### National

* New Zealand National Football League
       Winners (1): 2023
* ASB Charity Cup
       Winners (1): 2024
* Chatham Cup
       Winners (2): 2009, 2024

### Regional

* Central League
       Winners (5): 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
| Season(s) | Achievement |
| 1970 | Joined the Central Region League (Division Two) |
| 1991 | Central Region League (Division One) winners |
| 1994 | Chatham Cup runners-up |
| 1994 | National U19s Youth Championships winners |
| 1995 | SuperClub Plate winners |
| 2009 | Winners |
| 2010 | Men's Central League winners |
| 2010 | 2016 | Men's Central League winners |
| 2021 | Men's Central League winners |
| 2022 | Men's Central League winners |

## League records

Most appearances
* Harry Kotsapas, 377 games, 1973–1993
* Nick Halikias, 354 games, 1975–1993
* Alkis Ioannou, 260 games, 1975–1992
* Chris Christie, 252 games, 1977–2002
* Spiros Androutsos, 231 games, 1972–1995
Most goals in a season
* Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004
Most goals overall
* Harry Kotsapas, 132 goals, 1973–1993
* Chris Christie, 98 goals, 1977–2002
* Imre Foldi, 87 goals, 1990–1999
* Spiros Androutsos, 84 goals, 1972–1995
* Jimmy Haidakis, 83 goals, 2003-2009

## Notable players

* Leo Bertos
* Kosta Barbarouses
* Simon Elliott
* Raf de Gregorio
* Stu Jacobs
* Clayton Lewis