Full name | Ethnikos Piraeus 1923 Εθνικός Πειραιώς 1923 |
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Founded | 1923 |
Ground | Municipal Ground of Moschato Moschato, Greece |
Capacity | 2.500 |
Chairman | Alexis Aggelopoulos |
Manager | Thimios Georgoulis |
League | Gamma Ethniki |
2015-16 | Gamma Ethniki (Group 4), 4th |
Website | Club home page |
Active departments of Ethnikos Piraeus |
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Football | Basketball | Volleyball |
Waterpolo | Swimming | Field Hockey |
Canoeing |
Ethnikos Piraeus 1923 F.C. (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus. They have had a turbulent recent history, and are currently competing in the third division Football League 2.
In 1923 the Piraeus-based football club Athletic and Football Club of Piraeus (Greek: Αθλητικός και Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Πειραιώς), winner of the 1924 Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship, split into two.
From the break-up, one group, led by Giorgos Chatziandreou, brothers Kostas and Dimitris Ferlemis, and Christos Peppas, ultimately formed Omilos Filathlon Piraeus – Faliro (Greek: Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς – Φαλήρου), meaning Fans' Club of Piraeus and Faliro in 1924, and then changed the name to Ethnikos O.F.P.F. in 1925 the other group, led by Yiannis Andrianopoulos and his five brothers, formed the club that evolved into Olympiacos CFP in 1925.
Ethnikos O.F.P.F., colloquially referred to as Ethnikos Piraeus, is a multi-sport club with teams competing in football,water polo,volleyball and basketball.
The club's most significant teams, in terms of history and success, are their football and water polo teams, though football is by far the more popular sport.
Prior to 1959–60 Greek football was played in regional championships (Athens, Piraeus, and Thessaloniki championships and/or North and South championships) and then the top teams from each region would advance to play for the National Championship. In some pre-War years a traditional Final match was played between 2 regional champions, but generally the Panhellenic Championship was played as a final round-robin between at least 3 teams.