Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
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| Full name |
Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης (Athletic Club Aris) |
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| Founded | 25 March 1914 as Aris Thessalonikis Football Club |
| Ground |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Capacity | 22,800 |
| Owner | Irene Karipidi |
| Chairman | Theodoros Karipidis |
| Manager | Nikos Anastopoulos |
| League | Football League |
| 2015–16 | Gamma Ethniki (Group 1), Champion 1st (Promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
Aris F.C., or with its full name Aris Thessaloniki (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης, Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki) or Aris Thessaloniki FC (in European competitions), is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, part of the major Greek multi-sports club A.C. Aris Thessaloniki.
Created in 1914 as Aris Thessaloniki Football Club, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation. The colours of the club are yellow of glory, dominant colour in the culture of Macedonia, such as reminiscent of the Byzantine heritage of Thessaloniki, and black. It is named after Ares, the ancient Olympian "God of War", associated also with courage and masculinity, whose image is portrayed on the club's logo as depicted in the Ludovisi Ares sculpture.
Aris was also one of the most popular and strongest teams in Greece during the Interwar period. They have been champions of Greece three times (1927–28, 1931–32, 1945–46), they have won the Greek Cup once (1970), and they have remained undefeated at home in European competitions since 1968 for 26 home matches The team's home ground is the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.
The club was established as a football club ("Podosferikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis") by a group of 22 young friends in a coffee bar in Votsi area on 25 March 1914 and given the name Aris from Ares, the ancient god of war. Its nickname was inspired by the two Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, when Greece fought against the Ottoman Empire before engaging in a war with Bulgaria. In Greek mythology, Aris was a deity who was in conflict with Heracles, the mythological character after which Aris's rival football team, Iraklis, was named. Aris holds a fierce rivalry with paok and Olympiakos. In the beginning the club was based on a near the Arch and Tomb of Galerius, but after the accession of two minor football clubs in 1919 and 1921 the club's base was moved near to Flemming Street. The first stadium was built on the site where Mars Field Park currently lies on Stratou Avenue. Quickly the club became very popular and soon new teams apart from football were established.
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