Full name | Gymnastikos Syllogos Ergotelis Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Εργοτέλης |
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Founded | 1929 |
Colours | Yellow, Black |
Chairman | Georgios Vrentzos |
Website | Club home page |
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The Gymnastics Club "Ergotelis" (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Εργοτέλης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), also known simply as Ergotelis (Greek: Εργοτέλης), is a Greek multi sport club based in Heraklion, Crete. The name of the club was inspired by that of the famous ancient Cretan expatriate Olympic runner Ergoteles of Himera. Officially founded in 1929, Ergotelis' colours are yellow and black. The club runs multiple football and basketball departments for both men and women playing in both regional and domestic competitions.
Ergotelis currently maintains multiple football departments. The men's Ergotelis Football Club is based in Heraklion and is the club's oldest and most successful department, officially established in 1929. The club currently competes in the Football League, the second tier of the Greek football league system, and hosts its home games at the Pankritio Stadium, the city's largest and most modern sports venue. Ergotelis F.C. is one of the two Heraklion-based football clubs to have competed in the Greek Superleague, the country's top-level football competition, having made a total of 9 appearances during 2004–2015. The club's best finish in the competition is 7th place during the 2013–14 season. It has also won the Beta Ethniki (second tier of the Greek football league system) once, in 2006, as well as the Greek Football Amateur Cup in 1983.