Kozani F.C.

Kozani Football Club (Greek: Φ.Σ. Κοζάνη) is a Greek football club from Kozani, Greece. The club was founded in April 1964 in Kozani, Greece following the merger between Makedonikos and Olympiakos Kozanis and since then it has won the Delta Ethniki a record 5 times. The club plays in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of Greek football. Kozani FC presently plays at the Kozani Stadium in Kozani.

Kozani
Full nameFilathlo Somateio Kozanis
Nickname(s)Sourdoi
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundKozani Municipal Stadium
Capacity4,000
PresidentChristos Petrocheilos
ManagerSakis Papavasiliou
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2021–22Gamma Ethniki–Group 2, 1st
WebsiteClub website

History

The football section of Kozani is one of the sections in sports that hasn't achieved a lot in the Greek football league for the city of Kozani, resulting the team to be 3 times champions in the Fourth Division (1995,1997 and 2004) and win the promotion to the Third Division with some good performances in the past years. The best recent year in the Third Division was actually in 1999-2000 where they finished 3rd, behind Akratito and Nafpaktiako who were promoted. They also finished 3rd three more times in 1988, 1990 and 1998 where they lost promotion in the last games. They haven't played in the Beta Ethniki though with the existing format, although the last time they participated in the Beta Ethniki was in 1982-83 when the second division had two groups of 20 teams each.

After the 2005-06 season, the club, was relegated to Delta Ethniki after failing to win the last game away at Drama. However, the crucial match tο avoid the relegation was against Polykastro at home where the team drew 1-1 instead of winning and staying in the division.

In the 2006-07 season, the club played in the Delta Ethniki where it finished in the 8th place. In the 2007-08 season, the club remained another year in the Delta Ethniki and finished 3rd. In the 2008-09 season, the club played again in the Delta Ethniki and won promotion to the Gamma Ethniki. In the 2009-10 season, the club finished 13th in the North Group and remained in the Gamma Ethniki. In the 2010–11 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to Delta Ethniki. In the 2011-12 season, the club played in the Delta Ethniki where it finished in the 4th place. In the 2012-13 season, the club won promotion to the Gamma Ethniki. During the 2013–14 season they competed in the Gamma Ethniki, where they gained the fourth position. The following year (2014–15) they were ranked 10th in the same championship. After a disappointing season, Kozani finished 10th in the 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki in the Group 1, and the club was relegated to Kozani FCA championship. In the 2019-20 seasaon, the club won the promotion to the Gamma Ethniki.

old logo of the team

Crest and colours

In the emblem the team kept the date both teams were founded in 1928 and took the colours of Olympiakos, the red and Makedonikos, the white. The emblem of Kozani is the big clock of the Town Hall on a red background.

Rivalries

Kozani has long-standing rival with Eordaikos, from the neighbouring city of Ptolemaida .

Stadium

Kozani Stadium

Kozani plays its home games at the Municipal Stadium of Kozani (Δημοτικό Στάδιο Κοζάνης), located in the southwest part of Kozani. The stadium holds 4,000 and was built in 1955. It also features projectors for night races.

Supporters

Kozani's fans named The Lions

Honours

Leagues

Cups

  • Greek Football Amateur Cup
    • Winner (1): 1992-93
  • Kozani FCA Cup
    • Winners (4): 1992-93, 1994-95, 2007–08, 2012-13
  • Kozani FCA Super Cup
    • Winner (1): 2020

Seasons in the 21st century

Season Category Position Cup
2000–01 Gamma Ethniki 11th GS
2001–02 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 4th -
2002–03 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 2nd -
2003–04 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2004–05 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 5th 1R
2005–06 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 15th 1R
2006-07 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 10th -
2007-08 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 3rd -
2008-09 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2009–10 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 13th 1R
2010–11 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 16th 4R
2011–12 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 4th -
2012–13 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2013–14 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 4th -
2014–15 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 10th -
2015–16 Gamma Ethniki (Group 1) 10th -
2016-17 Kozani FCA Championship 3rd -
2017-18 Kozani FCA Championship 2nd -
2018-19 Kozani FCA Championship 2nd -
2019-20 Kozani FCA Championship 1st -
2020–21 Gamma Ethniki (Group 3) 5th -
2021–22 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 1st 4R

Promotion in bold.

Key: GS = Group Stage, 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GRE Dimitrios Kyriakidis
GK  GRE Athanasios Bikos
GK  GRE Theofilos Profyllidis
DF  GRE Christos Sersemis
DF  GRE Thomas Piritzaous
DF  GRE Georgios Rongotis
DF  GRE Iordanis Papargyriou
DF  GRE Stelios Moysiadis
DF  ALB Klodian Duka
DF  GRE Vasilios Katsoulidis
DF  GRE Miltos Dinovitsis
MF  GRE Angelos Tsotsos
MF  GRE Nikolaos Bintsis
MF  GRE Stergios Psianos
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  SEN Ibrahima Niasse
MF  GRE Paraskevas Bakalis
MF  GRE Christos Tatsinas
MF  GRE Alexandros Karagiannis
MF  GRE Georgios Iordanidis
MF  GRE Georgios Kalaitzis
MF  ALB Tzengiz Kryemadhi
FW  GRE Vasilios Pallas
FW  ALB Valentino Baro
FW  GRE Leonidas Kostoulas
FW  GRE Dimitrios Arsenidis
FW  GRE Georgios Mavromatidis
FW  GRE Athanasios Spandonidis

Sponsorships

  • Great Shirt Sponsor: Kiefer
  • Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron

References

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