Kozani F.C.

Kozani Football Club (Greek: Φ.Σ. Κοζάνη) is a Greek football club from Kozani, Greece. The club was founded in April 1964 in Kozani, Greece following the merger between Makedonikos and Olympiakos Kozanis and since then it has won the Delta Ethniki a record 5 times. The club plays Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football. Kozani FC presently plays at the Kozani Stadium in Kozani.

Kozani
Full nameFilathlo Somateio Kozanis
Nickname(s)Sourdoi
Erythrolefki (Red-Whites)
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundKozani Municipal Stadium
Capacity4,000
PresidentChristos Petrocheilos
ManagerAngelos Digozis
LeagueSuper League Greece 2
2022–23Gamma Ethniki (Group 2), 1st (promoted)

History

The football section of Kozani is one of the sections in sports that hasn't achieved a lot in the Greek football league for the city of Kozani, resulting the team to be 5 times champions in the Fourth Division (1995,1997,2004,2009 unbeaten and 2013) and win the promotion to the Third Division with some good performances in the past years. They also finished 3rd three more times in 1988, 1990 and 1998 where they lost promotion in the last games.

After the 2005-06 season, the club, was relegated to Delta Ethniki after failing to win the last game away at Drama. However, the crucial match tο avoid the relegation was against Polykastro at home where the team drew 1-1 instead of winning and staying in the division.

In the 2006–07 season, the club played in the Delta Ethniki where it finished in the 8th place. In the 2007–08 season, the club remained another year in the Delta Ethniki and finished 3rd. In the 2008–09 season, the club played again in the Delta Ethniki and won promotion to the Gamma Ethniki. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished 13th in the North Group and remained in the Gamma Ethniki. In the 2010–11 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to Delta Ethniki. In the 2011–12 season, the club played in the Delta Ethniki where it finished in the 4th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club won promotion to the Gamma Ethniki. During the 2013–14 season they competed in the Gamma Ethniki, where they gained the fourth position. The following year (2014–15) they were ranked 10th in the same championship. After a disappointing season, Kozani finished 10th in the 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki in the Group 1, and the club was relegated to Kozani FCA championship. In the 2019-20 season, the club won the promotion to the Gamma Ethniki. In 2023, Kozani participated in the promotion play-offs of Gamma Ethniki, after winning their respective group, and won promotion to Super League Greece 2.

Crest and colours

In the emblem the team kept the date both teams were founded in 1928 and took the colours of Olympiakos, the red and Makedonikos, the white. The emblem of Kozani is the big clock of the Town Hall on a red background.

Rivalries

Kozani has long-standing rival with Eordaikos, from the neighbouring city of Ptolemaida .

Stadium

Kozani Stadium

Kozani plays its home games at the Municipal Stadium of Kozani (Δημοτικό Στάδιο Κοζάνης), located in the southwest part of Kozani. The stadium holds 4,000 and was built in 1955. It also features projectors for night races.

Supporters

Kozani's fans named The Lions

Honours

Leagues

  • Third Division
    • Winners (3): 1980–81, 2021–22, 2022-23
  • Fourth Division
    • Winners (5): 1994–95, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2012–13
  • Kozani FCA Championship
    • Winner (1): 2019–20

Cups

  • Greek Football Amateur Cup
    • Winner (1): 1992-93
  • Kozani FCA Cup
    • Winners (5): 1992–93, 1994–95, 2007–08, 2012-13, 2022-23
  • Kozani FCA Super Cup
    • Winner (1): 2020

Seasons in the 21st century

Season Category Position Cup
2000–01 Gamma Ethniki 11th GS
2001–02 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 4th -
2002–03 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 2nd -
2003–04 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2004–05 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 5th 1R
2005–06 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 15th 1R
2006–07 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 10th -
2007–08 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 3rd -
2008–09 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2009–10 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 13th 1R
2010–11 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 16th 4R
2011–12 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 4th -
2012–13 Delta Ethniki (Group 3) 1st -
2013–14 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 4th -
2014–15 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 10th -
2015–16 Gamma Ethniki (Group 1) 10th -
2016–17 Kozani FCA First Division 3rd -
2017–18 Kozani FCA First Division 2nd -
2018–19 Kozani FCA First Division 2nd -
2019–20 Kozani FCA First Division 1st -
2020–21 Gamma Ethniki (Group 3) 5th -
2021–22 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 1st 4R
2022–23 Gamma Ethniki (Group 2) 1st 3R
2023–24 Super League 2

Promotion in bold.

Key: GS = Group Stage, 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Anastasios Karagiozis
2 DF Greece GRE Xenofon Panos
4 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Itsios
5 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Souliotis
6 MF Greece GRE Theocharis Psaltis
7 MF Greece GRE Manolis Kallergis
8 DF New Zealand NZL Themistoklis Tzimopoulos
9 FW Greece GRE Athanasios Kanoulas
10 FW Greece GRE Savvas Siatravanis
11 MF Greece GRE Georgios Apostolidis
13 DF Greece GRE Thomas Tsimpoukas
14 DF Greece GRE Adam Koufas
15 GK Greece GRE Athanasios Bikos
19 MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Voriazidis
20 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Grammenos
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Greece GRE Giannis Papadopoulos
22 FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Katanas
23 FW United States USA Alex Zarikos
26 GK Greece GRE Prodromos Blatsiotis
27 DF Greece GRE Vangelis Anastasopoulos
28 MF Greece GRE Spyros Natsos
30 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Aslampaloglou
31 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Tatsis
34 DF Greece GRE Nikos Korovesis
44 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Doris
66 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Trompoukis
77 FW Netherlands NED Adham El Idrissi
88 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Karagiannis
93 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Slaviša Bogdanović
99 FW Greece GRE Theocharis Pozatzidis

Notable Players

Sponsorships

  • Great Shirt Sponsor: Kiefer
  • Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron

References

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