Full name | Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία (Athletic Club Proodeftiki Neolea) |
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Nickname(s) |
Vyssini ("The Crimsons") Vasilissa tou Peiraia ("The Queen of Piraeus") |
Short name | Proodeftiki |
Founded | 11 January 1927 |
Ground |
Nikaia Municipal Stadium, Nikaia, Greece |
Capacity | 5.500 |
Chairman | Vasilis Katsaros |
Manager | Paraskevas Andralas |
League | First Division of Piraeus F.C.A |
2015-16 | 1st |
Website | web |
Proodeftiki F.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Προοδευτική), also known simply as Proodeftiki, Proodeftiki Nikaia, Proodeftiki Piraeus or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", Athletic Club Progressive Youth), is a greek football club, part of the major multi-sport club A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea, based in Nikaia, Piraeus - Attica.
The club has a longstanding presence in Super League. Have participated so far in the Super League 15 times( 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 ).
Founded in 1927, in Palea Kokkinia, which is the older name of Nikaia. Club founded after idea of D.Korrai, N.Vertzopoulos and I.Metaxas, a few years later by the «Asia Minor Catastrophe». Palea Kokkinia, the older name of Nikaia, inhabited mainly by Greeks and Armenians refugees who inhabited the coast of Asia Minor.