Veria F.C.
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| Full name | Veria Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
Vasilissa tou Vorra (Queen of the North) Rossoblu (The Blue-Reds) |
| Founded | 12 September 1960 |
| Ground |
Veria Stadium Veria, Greece |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Owner | Konstantinos Papadopoulos |
| Chairman | Konstantinos Papadopoulos |
| Manager | Ratko Dostanić |
| League | Superleague Greece |
| 2015–16 | Superleague Greece, 14th |
| Website | Club home page |
Veria Football Club is a football club based in Veria, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in September 1960 when two local teams (Hermes and Vermion) merged. The club has competed in Superleague Greece since 2012. It has the nicknames "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu".
Veria, PAOK and Iraklis are the only clubs left representing the region of Macedonia in the top-tier championship, a region with long tradition and contribution in the Greek football.
In 1960 two local teams of Imathia, Hermes and Vermion, merged when their founders decided that this was the way to create a more competitive club and unite the local fans. Veria's first appearance in professional football championships came in 1962–63, when it finished sixth in the fourth group of Beta Ethniki. Four years later, the club had a breakthrough, finishing first in the third group of Beta Ethniki and then second in the play-offs to gain its first promotion to Alpha Ethniki. Because of this accomplishment, Veria was nicknamed "Queen of the North".
In their first appearance in Alpha Ethniki (season 1967–68), Veria finished in joint tenth position with PAOK and Panionios and two points behind the privileged fifth position which would have made them eligible for an appearance in the Balkans Cup. The following season (1968–69) saw Veria underperform and be relegated after three play-off matches against Olympiakos Volou. Despite the relegation, Veria achieved promotion the next season, again finishing first in Group C of Beta Ethniki.
Veria finished 13th in Alpha Ethniki in the 1970–71 season, during which they suffered a heavy 8–2 defeat by AEK Athens. The following season saw them finish 15th and be relegated again. Despite the relegation, Veria celebrated some notable wins such as against AEK Athens with a score 1–0, Olympiacos with a score 2–1 and against PAOK with another 1–0 score.
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