Full name | APS Atromitos Athens Football Club Π.Α.Ε. Α.Π.Σ. Ατρόμητος Αθηνών |
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Nickname(s) | Atromitos (Fearless) |
Founded | 1923 |
Ground |
Peristeri Stadium, Peristeri, Athens |
Capacity | 10,300 |
Owner | Georgios Spanos |
President | Georgios Spanos |
Manager | Ricardo Sá Pinto |
League | Superleague Greece |
2015–16 | Superleague Greece, 8th |
Website | Club home page |
Atromitos Athens Football Club (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Α.Π.Σ. Ατρόμητος Αθηνών, PAE APS Atromitos Athinon, literally meaning "Fearless") is an association football club based in Peristeri, Athens that plays in the Superleague Greece. It was founded in 1923 and its home ground is Peristeri Stadium.
In recent years, Atromitos has been established itself as one of the most competitive and strong clubs in Greece. They were runners-up of the Greek Cup in 2011 and 2012 and since the 2011–12 Superleague season, the club has never finished below the five top teams at the table, finishing 4th in 2011–12, 3rd in 2012–13, 4th in 2013–14 and 4th as well in 2014–15 season. Their best performance in the league has been the third place, which they have achieved in the 1928 and 2013 seasons of the Greek Championship.
Atromitos FC was officially founded in May 1923 when Kalomvounis, Petos, Glykofridis, Stathopoulos, Synodinos, Rigopoulos, Stamatopoulos, and other students living in Victoria Square (which was then called Kyriakou Square) decided to form a football team. That same year, Vaggelis Stamatis, a mathematics teacher and member of the Panhellenic football league, joined Atromitos' administration board – because of his prominence in pre-war Greek football history, Stamatis' involvement increased the new team's stature in Athenian football.