- The first version of this article has been based in the text of Θύελλα Πατρών of the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.
Thyella ("Storm")(Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Θύελλα A.P.S. Thyella) is an athletic club in Patras in the Achaia prefecture.
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| Founded | 14 June 1930 | ||
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| Ground | Fotis Aravantinos Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Takis Thanopoulos | ||
| Manager | Sakis Pefanis | ||
| League | Achaea FCA | ||
| 2020–21 | Gamma Ethniki, 11th (relegated) | ||
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History
editThe club is one of the most popular in the entire prefecture of Achaea. The team was first created on June 14, 1930 and in the same year, the team entered the third division. Until 1938, the team reached the first category and played a protagonistic role and conquered many titles. In 1959 the team played under the Olympiacos name and played in the second division in the 1960–61 season, they played in the same division by renaming the club back to Thyella. Its colours are blue and white. They belong to the Achaea Football Clubs Association and won the Achaea championship two times.
The team entered the fourth division. For many years, the team played in the Prosfyghika Stadium and today plays in the same stadium which constructed after the games of the former president and player Fotis Aravantinou and Dimitris Andresas and the president Panagiotis Thanopoulos. It has a central field along with two others, two of them plays in grass.
Participation
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- Beta Ethniki: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
- Gamma Ethniki: 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Delta Ethniki: 1985, 1987, 2002, 2003
Achievements
edit- 1951, 1952, 1953, 1974, 1984, 1986, 2001
- Delta Ethniki: 1:
- 2003
- 1973
- Second and Third Division Youth Championships: 1
- 2005
References
edit- This article is mostly translated and incorporated from the Greek Wikipedia
- Main Archive
- Patras Press Museum
- Proodos newspaper
- Newspapers: Peloponnisos, I Imera, I Gnomi, Patra Spor
- Lefkoma 100 Chronia Patraiko Podosfairo (100 Years of Football (Soccer) in Patras), City of Patras, 2006
- Book: Fostiras 35 Chronia poreias (Fostiras: 35 Years) Vasilios Kyriazis 2005
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070320150933/http://www.axaioi3.gr/
- Thyella