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Revision as of 12:37, 16 January 2024

Full nameWellington Olympic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Greeks
Gegründet1953 as Apollon AFC
GroundWakefield Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanPaul Kotrotsos
ManagerRupert Kemeys
LeagueCentral League
2023Central League, 1st of 10 (champions)
National League, 1st of 10 (champions)
Current season

Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand professional association football club based in Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes in the Central League through which they have qualified for the New Zealand National League.[1]

Club history

The club was formed in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC (CYFC) in 1959, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage.[2]

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 Central League[3][4]

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 Neuseeland NZL Scott Basalaj
2 DF Neuseeland NZL Harry Chote
4 DF Neuseeland NZL Dylan Wood
5 DF Neuseeland NZL Justin Gulley
6 Neuseeland NZL Tor Davenport-Petersen
7 MF Neuseeland NZL Jack-Henry Sinclair
9 Neuseeland NZL Seth Ward
10 FW Neuseeland NZL Gianni Bouzoukis
11 Neuseeland NZL Nathanael Hailemariam
12 GK Neuseeland NZL Christopher Kotrotsos
14 Neuseeland NZL Lukas Halikias
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 Cook Inseln COK Ben Mata (Captain)
19 Neuseeland NZL Samuel Mitrakas
21 England ENG Jared Cunniff
23 Northern Ireland NIR Rory McKeown
24 Neuseeland NZL Jamaya Shearer
28 England ENG Kailan Gould
29 Neuseeland NZL Theo Ettema
35 Neuseeland NZL Theo Jones
36 Neuseeland NZL Jaga Scott-Greenfield
42 GK Neuseeland NZL Toby Hunt

Staff

For 2022 season

  • Head coach: Rupert Kemeys
  • Assistant coach: England Jamie O'Connor[5]
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Republic of Ireland James Mac Aodhagáin[6]

Performance in OFC competitions

Season Competition Round Club Startseite Away Aggregate
2023 OFC Champions League National PO Neuseeland Auckland City 1–1 3–5 4–6
2024 OFC Champions League National PO Neuseeland Auckland City

Honours

Season(s) Achievement
1970[2] Joined the Central Region League (Division Two)
1991[7] Central Region League (Division One) winners
1994[7] Chatham Cup Runner-Up
National U19s Youth Championships Winners
1995[7] SuperClub Plate Champions
2009[2] Winners of the Chatham Cup
2010[2] Men's Central League Winners
Club Team of the Year (2009) - Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2010
2016[7] Men's Central League Winners
2021[8] Men's Central League Winners
2022 Men's Central League Winners

League records

Most Appearances[7]

  • Harry Kotsapas, 377 games, 1973–1993
  • Nick Halikias, 354 games, 1975–1993
  • Alkis Ioannou, 260 games, 1975–1992
  • Chris Christie, 252 games, 1977–2002
  • Spiros Androutsos, 231 games, 1972–1995

Most Goals in a Season[7]

  • Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004

Most Goals Top 5 Overall[7]

  • Harry Kotsapas, 132 goals, 1973–1993
  • Chris Christie, 98 goals, 1977–2002
  • Imre Foldi, 87 goals, 1990–1999
  • Spiros Androutsos, 84 goals, 1972–1995
  • Jimmy Haidakis, 83 goals, 2003-

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League?". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "About Olympic". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Western Suburbs v Wellington Olympic Line Up 8th August 2021". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "News » Wellington Olympic AFC". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ @wgtnolympic (25 March 2021). "🚨 Staff Announcement 🚨 We would like to welcome on board James Mac Aodhagain as Strength & Conditioning Coach and Kayla Casilang as Physio for the 2021 season. The club are thrilled to have you both on board" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Club Honours". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ Rollo, Phillip (15 August 2021). "Wellington Olympic claim Central League title with win over Miramar Rangers". Stuff.
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