Volos Football Club (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Νέος Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in Volos, Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League, the first tier of football in Greece. Volos plays its home matches at the Panthessaliko Stadium.[1]
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| Full name | Volos New Football Club |
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| Founded | 2 June 2017 |
| Ground | Panthessaliko Stadium |
| Capacity | 22,700 |
| Chairman | Georgios Spiridopoulos |
| Manager | Kostas Bratsos |
| League | Super League Greece |
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece, 12th of 14 |
| Website | www |
History
editAfter years of unsuccessful efforts and negotiations between the two older football clubs of Volos (Niki and Olympiakos) to be merged to create a strong football club for the city, finally in April 2017 discussions and efforts by Achilleas Beos, mayor of Volos, led to the creation of a new football club. It was decided Pydna Kitros to be dissolved and renamed and thus, Volos New Football Club was created, the official presentation of which was held on June 2.
The team, which took the position of Pydna Kitros in Gamma Ethniki for the 2017–18 season, began its preparation with significant transcriptional movements. Volos eventually won first place in Group 4 and 2nd in Group 1 of the Promotion Play-Offs, and they were promoted to the Football League.
In the 2022–23 season, Volos had an excellent run in the Super League, finishing the regular season in fifth place in the Championship, but the inexperience of its players cost them and they finished the playoffs with only one point and a total of nine defeats and one draw. Paolo Fernandes was voted Volos' best player of the season, even though he only played 13 matches.
Stadium
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For its participations in the third and second division leagues, Volos NFC used the stadium located in the Neapoli area in Volos, at the edge of Neapoli. Neapoli Municipal Stadium was constructed several years ago, but in the summer of 2017 the Municipality of Volos refurbished it on behalf of Volos NFC who later used it as their seat.[2] It has a capacity of 2,500 tiers, while there is a roof on the northwest side.[citation needed]
After promotion to the Super League, the team uses the Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos, constructed for the 2004 Olympic Games, which has a capacity of 22,700.
Sponsorship
edit- Shirt Sponsor: Novibet
- Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Admiral
- Golden Sponsor: INTERKAT
Season to season
edit| Season Played | Greek League | Clubs competed | Position finished | Points | W – D – L |
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| 2017–18 | Gamma Ethniki | 13 | 1st | 63 | 20 – 3 – 1 |
| 2018–19 | Football League | 16 | 1st | 60 | 18 – 6 – 6 |
| 2019–20 | Super League | 14 | 11th | 31 | 8 – 7 – 18 |
| 2020–21 | Super League | 14 | 7th | 43 | 10 – 13 – 10 |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 14 | 10th | 40 | 10 – 10 – 13 |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 14 | 6th | 40 | 11 – 7 – 18 |
| 2023–24 | Super League | 14 | 12th | 33 | 8 – 9 – 16 |
Notable wins
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Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 21 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Kostas Bratsos
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| Assistant manager |  Antti Niemi
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| Fitness coach | Iason Vasiliadis
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| Goalkeeper coach | Filippos Bolovinis
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| Analyst | Stefanos Anagnostou
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Source: Volos F.C.
Honours
editDomestic
editLeagues:
- Football League (Second Division)
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
- Winners (1): 2017–18
Notable Players
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References
edit- ^ "Αλλάζει όψη το γήπεδο της Νεάπολης για χάρη του Βόλου Π.Σ." www.magnesiasports.gr. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Neapoli, home ground of Volos" (in Greek). taxydromos.gr. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
External links
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- Official website (in Greek)
Media
News sites