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{{Ionikos Nikaias sections}}Ionikos Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Nikaia, Greece, currently competing in the Super League Greece 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system.From 1989 to 2007 Ionikos spent 16 out of 18 seasons in the Super League.NEWS, 2003-08-03, RSSSF,weblink Greece â€“ Final Tables 1959–1999, During that span Ionikos finished as high as 5th-place in the league (on two occasions),NEWS,weblink RSSSF, Greece −1997/98, NEWS,weblink RSSSF, Greece 1998/99, was a finalist in the Greek Cup,NEWS,weblink Greek Cup Finals, Hellenic Football Federation, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081003182502weblink">weblink 2008-10-03, and participated in the UEFA Europa League.NEWS,weblink UEFA Europa League Season 1999–2000 First Round, UEFA.com, The club's colours are blue and white.

History

Foundation

Ionikos was established in 1965, from a merger of local clubs Nikaia Sports Union and Aris Piraeus, with Alex Meraklidis as new club's first president.NEWS,weblink History, Ionikos F.C., 2009-07-16,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090421203558weblink">weblink 2009-04-21, dead, The club's early years were not easy, but, with the support of its fans, Ionikos slowly improved through the 1970s and 1980s and eventually reached the top division in 1989.The club's first promotion to the top flight was accompanied by unexpected problems{{emdash}}Dimitris Melissanidis withdrew as chairman, and the club needed 50 million drachmas to participate in the championship. Businessman Nikolaos Kanellakis stepped forward to provide the needed sum and become the club's new chairman.

Nikos Kanellakis

Kanellakis' arrival would be the beginning of the club's greatest era{{emdash}}from the 1989 promotion, Ionikos would spend 16 of the next 18 seasons in the Greek top flight, up until 2007, and during that time the team would finish as high as 5th-place in the league (on two occasions), reach a Greek Cup Final, and compete in the UEFA Europa League.

Greek Cup Final 2000

Ionikos' UEFA Cup appearance came in the 1999–00 season{{emdash}}the opposition was French side Nantes, and Ionikos lost both home and away matches, 1–3 and 0–1, respectively. Ionikos reached the Greek Cup Final later that same season, where they came up against traditional power AEK, and, despite a valiant Ionikos effort, AEK won the match, 3–0.On 21 April 2004 Ionikos experienced the most tragic moment of his history, when Nikolaos Kanellakis, the club's chairman for 14 years, died. Hundreds of Ionikos supporters{{emdash}}as well as other sports fans{{emdash}}attended Kanellakis' funeral, where the flag of Ionikos covered the coffin of the late chairman. Nikolaos' son Christos took his father's place as chairman.

Relegation to Second League

Ionikos' long run in the top flight ended in the 2006–07 season, when the team finished in 16th-place in the Super League and was relegated back to Beta Ethniki. Ionikos has spent the last two seasons in Beta Ethniki, finishing 5th and 4th place, respectively, as the club tries to rejoin the top flight.

Return to the Top League

For the upcoming season, 2021–22, they will compete once again in the Greek top league, 2021–22 Super League Greece, having gained promotion, and after successfully getting licensed to compete in the top league's new season.WEB,weblink "Στη φυσική μας θέση": Η ευχαριστήρια απάντηση του Ιωνικού στο "καλώς ήρθες" της Super League, "In our natural position": The thank-you response of Ionikos to Super League's "Welcome back", Sport-FM.gr, 8 June 2021, 8 June 2021, el,

Stadium

Ionikos plays its home matches at Neapolis Public Stadium (), located in Nikaia, a suburb of Piraeus. The stadium was completed in 1965, and had its latest redevelopment in 2000.NEWS,weblink Neapoli Stadium, Stadia.gr, It currently has a seating capacity of 5,500, but record attendance is 6,565 for a match against Olympiacos in 1990.Ionikos' organized supporters gather in Gate 3 at Neapoli Stadium.

Supporters and rivals

While Ionikos was competing in the lower divisions there were two main supporters' groups{{emdash}}the Association of Ionikos Supporters and the Fan Club of Agios Georgios.NEWS,weblink Rangers History, Rangers Club, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080109225755weblink">weblink 2008-01-09, On Ionikos's promotion to the top division the Association of Ionikos Supporters Rangers Club was formed{{emdash}}or Rangers Club, for short{{emdash}}with headquarters in Elefterias Square in Korydallos. Before Ionikos's first match in the top flight the Rangers Club organised a parade of 2,000 supporters from outside Rangers' headquarters to Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium, where Ionikos played its first three home matches of the 1989–90 season. Two years later the supporters' club offices moved to Neapolis, and then in 1996 to Nikaia, before returning to Neapolis in 1999. A second branch was established in Nikaia in 2004.Ionikos fans have a rivalry with the fans of the other topic club of Nikaia, Proodeftiki.Ionikos fans have rivalries too with other nearby clubs, Egaleo, and Atromitos.

The Derby of Kokkinia

The football matches between Ionikos and Proodeftiki are called «The Derby of Kokkinia»

Players

Current squad

{{updated|3 February 2024}}WEB, Ρόστερ ΠΑΕ Ιωνικός,weblink ionikosfc.gr, 6 August 2023, Online, el, {{Fs start}}{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=GRE|name=Panagiotis Bitzinis}}{{Fs player|no= 2|pos=DF|nat=ALB|name=Franc Ymeralilaj}}{{Fs player|no= 3|pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Christos Tasoulis}}{{Fs player|no= 4|pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Konstantinos Tsirigotis}}{{Fs player|no= 5|pos=MF|nat=AUT|name=David Cancola}}{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat=ARM|name=Vasilios Poghosyan}}{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=FW|nat=PAR|name=Richard Salinas}}{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=GRE|name=Giannis Ikonomidis}}{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat=NGA|name=Abiola Dauda}}{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=GRE|name=Panagiotis Linardos}}{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=GRE|name=Petros Giakoumakis}}{{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=SVN|name=Matic Kotnik}}{{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=BUL|name=Ivan Goranov}}{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=ARG|name=Matías Iglesias}}{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=GRE|name=Dimitrios Serpezis}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=Damian Gjini}}{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=GRE|name=Christos Ioannidis}}{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Antonis Ikonomopoulos}}{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=Nico Petras}}{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=POR|name=Hugo Sousa}}{{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=URU|name=Gerónimo Bortagaray}}{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=Michael Gardawski}}{{Fs player|no=30|pos=FW|nat=GRE|name=Ierotheos Dritsas}}{{Fs player|no=32|pos=MF|nat=GHA|name=Alhassan Wakaso}}{{Fs player|no=33|pos=GK|nat=GRE|name=Georgios Christodoulis}}{{Fs player|no=35|pos=GK|nat=GRE|name=Ioannis Gelios}}{{Fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=ISR|name=Or Zahavi}}{{Fs player|no=75|pos=FW|nat=GRE|name=Filippos Papanastasiou}}{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Juan Camilo Salazar}}{{Fs player|no=93|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Arley Rodríguez}}{{Fs end}}

Former players

• {{flagicon|UKR}} Dmytro ChigrinskiyWEB, Στον Ιωνικό ως το 2024 ο Ντμίτρο Τσιγκρίνσκι,weblink www.ionikosfc.gr, 6 July 2022,
• {{flagicon|UKR}} Eduard Stoyanov
• {{flagicon|AND}} Ildefons Lima
• {{flagicon|AND}} Toni Lima
• {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Brewster
• {{flagicon|IND}} Gurjinder SinghWEB,weblink Player summary – Club career: Gurjinder Singh, WorldFootball.net, 26 March 2023,weblink 26 March 2023,

List of managers

Ionikos managers from 1992 and henceforth.{|{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"1992–93{{flagiconNikos Alefantos{{flagicon>Germany}} Gerhard Prokop{{flagicon|Greece}} Sokratis Gemelos1993–94{{flagicon|Greece}} Sokratis Gemelos1994–95{{flagiconHristo Bonev{{flagicon>Ukraine}} Oleg Blokhin1995–96{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleg Blokhin1996–97{{flagiconOleg Blokhin{{flagicon>Greece}} Sokratis Gemelos{{flagicon|Poland}} Jacek Gmoch1997–98{{flagicon|Poland}} Jacek Gmoch1998–99{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Sergio Markarián1999–00{{flagiconKostas Polychroniou{{flagicon>Greece}} Sokratis Gemelos{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleg Blokhin{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"2000–01{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleg Blokhin2001–02{{flagiconOleg Blokhin{{flagicon>Greece}} Sokratis Gemelos2002–03{{flagiconJean-Michel Cavalli{{flagicon>Poland}} Jacek Gmoch2003–04{{flagiconMiloje Kljajević{{flagicon>Greece}} Vangelis Vlachos2004–05{{flagiconVangelis Vlachos{{flagicon>Uruguay}} Alejandro Cáceres2005–06{{flagicon|Greece}} Sakis Tsiolis2006–07{{flagiconSakis Tsiolis{{flagicon>Portugal}} Augusto Inácio{{flagicon|Greece}} Giannis Chatzinikolaou2007–08{{flagiconJorge Barrios (footballer)>Jorge Barrios{{flagiconGeorgios Vazakas {{flagicon>Greece}} Nikos Anastopoulos{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"2008–09{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Goulis2009–10{{flagiconGreece}}Stratos Voutsakelis {{flagicon|Greece}} Vasilis Vouzas2010–11{{flagiconGiannis Petrakis{{flagicon>Greece}} Leonidas Tsigaridas{{flagiconMiodrag Ćirković{{flagicon>Greece}} Nikos Maronitis2011–12{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Maronitis2012–13{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Frousos2013–14{{flagiconMarkos Dimos{{flagicon>Greece}} Konstantinos Partheniou2014–15{{flagiconGreece}} Stavros Iliopoulos{{flagicon|Greece}} Lefteris Vasiliadis2015–16{{flagiconGreece}} Margaritis Chatzialexis{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"2016–17{{flagiconGreece}} Loukas Karadimos2017–18{{flagiconLoukas Karadimos{{flagicon>Greece}} Margaritis Chatzialexis{{flagiconGreece}} Margaritis Chatzialexis{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Maronitis2018–19{{flagiconKonstantinos Anyfantakis{{flagicon>Greece}} Dimitrios Arnaoutis2019–20{{flagiconDimitrios Arnaoutis{{flagicon>Greece}} Apostolos Charalampidis2020–21{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Spanos2021–22{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Spanos2022–23{{flagiconDimitrios Spanos{{flagicon>Greece}} Michalis Grigoriou2023–24{{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Simos

Honours

Domestic

League titles

• Super League 2 (Second Division)

• Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)

• Delta Ethniki (Fourth Division)

• Piraeus FCA Championship (Local Championship)

Cups

• Greek Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1999–00
• Piraeus FCA Cup (Local Cup)

Season-by-season

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• 1965–66: Beta Ethniki 5th (1)
• 1966–67: Beta Ethniki 5th (2)
• 1967–68: Beta Ethniki 11th (3)
• 1968–69: Beta Ethniki 17th (4)
• 1969–70: Beta Ethniki 14th (5)
• 1970–71: Beta Ethniki 5th (6)
• 1971–72: Beta Ethniki 16th (7)
• 1972–73: Beta Ethniki 9th (8)
• 1973–74: Beta Ethniki 8th (9)
• 1974–75: Beta Ethniki 9th (10)
• 1975–76: Beta Ethniki 18th (11)
• 1976–77: Piraeus FCA (1)
• 1977–78: Beta Ethniki 9th (12)
• 1978–79: Beta Ethniki 18th (13)
• 1979–80: Gamma Ethniki 11th (1)
• 1980–81: Gamma Ethniki 5th (2)
• 1981–82: Gamma Ethniki 1st (3)
• 1982–83: Beta Ethniki 15th (14)
• 1983–84: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (4)
• 1984–85: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (5)
• 1985–86: Beta Ethniki 15th (15)
• 1986–87: Beta Ethniki 7th (16)
• 1987–88: Beta Ethniki 13th (17)
• 1988–89: Beta Ethniki 3rd (18)
• 1989–90: Alpha Ethniki - 14th (1)
• 1990–91: Alpha Ethniki - 16th (2)
• 1991–92: Beta Ethniki 2nd (19)
• 1992–93: Alpha Ethniki 17th (3)
• 1993–94: Beta Ethniki 1st (20)
• 1994–95: Alpha Ethniki 15th (4)
• 1995–96: Alpha Ethniki 8th (5)
• 1996–97: Alpha Ethniki 8th (6)
• 1997–98: Alpha Ethniki 5th (7)
• 1998–99: Alpha Ethniki 5th (8)
• 1999–2000: Alpha Ethniki 10th (9)
• 2000–01: Alpha Ethniki 6th (10)

• 2001–02: Alpha Ethniki 12th (11)
• 2002–03: Alpha Ethniki 14th (12)
• 2003–04: Alpha Ethniki 9th (13)
• 2004–05: Alpha Ethniki 10th (14)
• 2005–06: Alpha Ethniki 12th (15)
• 2006–07: Super League Greece 16th (16)
• 2007–08: Beta Ethniki 5th (21)
• 2008–09: Beta Ethniki 4th (22)
• 2009–10: Beta Ethniki 15th (23)
• 2010–11: Football League 16th (24)
• 2011–12 : Delta Ethniki 4th (1)
• 2012–13 : Delta Ethniki 1st (2)
• 2013–14: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (6)
• 2014–15: Gamma Ethniki 3rd (7)
• 2015–16: Gamma Ethniki 7th (8)
• 2016–17: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (9)
• 2017–18: Gamma Ethniki 7th (10)
• 2018–19: Gamma Ethniki 2nd (11)

• 2019–20: Football League 2nd (25)
• 2020–21: Super League Greece 2 1st (26)
• 2021–22: Super League Greece 1 7th (17)
• 2022–23: Super League Greece 1 13th (18)

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Since 1965–66:

• 18 seasons in Super League Greece 1
• 26 season in Super League Greece 2
• 11 seasons in Gamma Ethniki
• 2 seasons in Delta Ethniki
• 1 season in Piraeus Football Clubs Association

Club records

Alpha Ethniki / Super League 1

Last Update 19 May 2023

• First participation: 1989–90
• Total participations: 18
• Wins: 169
• Draws: 157
• Losses: 242
• Goals Scored: 620
• Goals Conceded: 821
• Record Win: Ionikos 5–0 OFI Crete in 1997–98
• Record Loss: AEK Athens 6–0 Ionikos in 1995–96, Olympiacos 6–0 Ionikos in 2002–03, PAOK 6–0 Ionikos in 2022–23

Beta Ethniki / Super League 2

• First participation: 1965–66
• Total participations: 26
• Wins: 299
• Draws: 224
• Losses: 259
• Goals Scored: 925
• Goals Conceded: 849
• Record Win: Ionikos 8–0 Bizani in 1966–67, Ionikos 8–0 Anagennisi Artas in 1974–75
• Record Loss: Vyzas 7–0 Ionikos in 1971–72

Individual records

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Goals{| class"wikitable"

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Crest and colors

Crest evolution

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European record{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: left; font-size:95%" style"background:#ccf;"

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References

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External links

• {{official websiteweblink}} {{in lang|el}}
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090727074613weblink">Rangers â€“ Supporters' club site {{in lang|el}} (archived 27 July 2009)
• Neapolis Public Stadium at stadia.gr {{in lang|el}}

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