Levadiakos F.C.
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| Full name | APO Levadiakos Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue-Greens | ||
| Short name | APOL | ||
| Founded | 1 December 1961 | ||
| Ground | Levadia Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,915 | ||
| Owner | Andreas Kolokythas | ||
| Chairman | Konstantinos Kolokythas | ||
| Manager | Giannis Taousianis | ||
| League | Super League Greece | ||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://www.levadiakosfc.gr/ | ||
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Levadiakos Football Club is a Greek professional football club from Livadeia, Greece. The club plays in the Super League Greece.
History
Levadiakos started in 1961 when local clubs Trofonios and Pallevadiaki connected to a greater club. Levadiakos played in the second division being close to relegation in almost every season. In May 1987 they were promoted to Alpha Ethniki . Levadiakos stayed there only for four seasons. After their second relegation the club even went to the 3rd division of Greece. After ten years in 2005 they were promoted again but was immediately relegated. In the next summer Levadiakos bought many expensive players and appointed Georgi Vasilev as manager. The team was promoted again. After relegation 2019 they came back in 2022.
Stadium
Levadiakos' stadium was built in 1952. The stadium is located in Livadeia, about 130 km north-west of Athens.
Seasons in the 21st century
| Season | Category | Position | Cup |
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| 2000–01 | Delta Ethniki (4th division) | 4th | — |
| 2001–02 | Delta Ethniki (4th division) | 1st | — |
| 2002–03 | Gamma Ethniki (3rd division) | 3rd | 1R |
| 2003–04 | Beta Ethniki (2nd division) | 8th | 2R |
| 2004–05 | Beta Ethniki (2nd division) | 2nd | 2R |
| 2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki (1st division) | 14th | 4R |
| 2006–07 | Beta Ethniki (2nd division) | 2nd | 4R |
| 2007–08 | Super League (1st division) | 11th | 4R |
| 2008–09 | Super League (1st division) | 13th | 4R |
| 2009–10 | Super League (1st division) | 14th | 5R |
| 2010–11 | Football League (2nd division) | 4th | 2R |
| 2011–12 | Super League (1st division) | 7th | 4R |
| 2012–13 | Super League (1st division) | 11th | QF |
| 2013–14 | Super League (1st division) | 9th | 2R |
| 2014–15 | Super League (1st division) | 14th | 3R |
| 2015–16 | Super League (1st division) | 10th | 3R |
| 2016–17 | Super League (1st division) | 14th | 3R |
| 2017–18 | Super League (1st division) | 10th | R16 |
| 2018–19 | Super League (1st division) | 15th | GS |
| 2019–20 | Super League 2 (2nd Division) | 4th | 4R |
| 2020–21 | Super League 2 (2nd Division) | 3rd | — |
| 2021–22 | Super League 2 (2nd Division) | 1st | R16 |
Best position in bold.
Key: 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals.
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager | Giannis Taousianis |  |
| Physical fitness coach | Thomas Giannitopoulos | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Kostas Toskas | |
| Physiotherapist | Loukas Karamanis | |
| Physiotherapist | Nikos Papathanasiou | |
| Masseur | Thanasis Nikolaou | |
| Masseur | Grigoris Ioannou | |
| Caregiver | Dimitris Papadas | |
References
- ↑ "levadiakos.gr". levadiakos.gr. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "History of Levadiakos" (in Greek). levadiakosfc.gr.
- ↑ "Akratitos, Larissa and Levadiakos promoted to Alpha Ethniki" (in Greek). in.gr. Retrieved 25 May 2005.
- ↑ "The incubus of 2006" (in Greek). ritorno2015.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "Levadiakos took over the Bulgarian Georgi Vasilev" (in Greek). in.gr. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
- ↑ "The stadium of Levadiakos" (in Greek). levadiakosnews.wordpress.com.
- ↑ "Roster". superleaguegreece.net. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
Other websites
- Official website (in Greek)
- Levadiakos Archived 2019-03-20 at the Wayback Machine at Super League (in English and Greek)
- Levadiakos at UEFA