Edessaikos
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- Greece Football League 2 54 Grécko - Gamma Ethniki 26 Grécky pohár 4
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Wikipedia - Edessaikos F.C.
Edessaikos Football Club (Greek: Εδεσσαϊκός) is a Greek football club based in Edessa, Greece currently playing in the Gamma Ethniki (third tier). Edessaikos was founded in 1960 and has won the Gamma Ethniki a record 4 times (1977, 1983, 1987, 1989).
History
Edessaikos is a football club based in Edessa Greece. It was founded in 1960 when three local clubs – Aris, Iraklis, Ethnikos – merged. Edessaikos was a founding member of the Pella Football Clubs Association in 1971. The club has participated in the Greek Football A Division between 1993 and 1997. From 2010 to 2017, Edesaikos competed in the A1 League of Pella (fifth tier overall), after getting relegated from Delta Ethniki during the 2009–10 season. Edessaikos also has a well-organised youth academy system. Edessaiko's academies the season 2011–2012 was champions of the 1st group of Pella on 98–97 ages.
On 21 May 2017, Edessaikos won the Championship by winning 1–0 at the final. Since then, the team competes in Gamma Ethniki.
Edessaikos pôsobil väčšinu svojej histórie v nižších gréckych divíziách. V sezóne 2015-16 klub postúpil do gréckej tretej ligy, kde pôsobil jednu sezónu. V sezóne 2017-18 Edessaikos vypadol do gréckej štvrtej ligy, kde hrá dodnes.
Najväčším úspechom Edessaikosu je víťazstvo v gréckom regionálnom pohári v roku 1983. Klub sa tiež zúčastnil gréckeho národného pohára niekoľkokrát, ale nikdy nepostúpil ďalej ako do štvrtého kola.
Edessaikos je známy svojimi vernými fanúšikmi, ktorí sú známi ako "Tígri". Klub má tiež rivalitu s neďalekým klubom Apollon Kalamarias.