Anagennisi Karditsa F.C.

History

Anagennisi was formed on October 16, 1904, in the southwestern Thessalian city of Karditsa as the football team of the multisport club ASA (), the Athletic Association Anagennisi. The statute of the club was signed personally by Crown Prince Constantine I.

The first Olympic Games in Greece, in 1896, created the conditions for the creation of an athletic club in the city of Karditsa.

From its inception in 1904, the football team of Anagennisi was not officially recognized as a distinct entity within the organization. As more of the club's athletes began to show interest in the sport, the football team began to train and play locally organized games in the stadium of central Karditsa, which later became Pavsilipo Park. With the sport's expanding popularity in Greece in the following decades, in 1924 the football team was finally given its department within ASA. Playing in the independent, regional Thessalian League from 1929 to 1962, it joined the newly established Greek second division in time for the 1962–63 season. When the Greek football league became professional in 1979, the football department of ASA was reformed as FC a Football Public Limited Company, or PAE ([Greek: ΠΑΕ - Ποδοσφαιρική Ανώνυμη Εταιρία / Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria) and continued to compete as PAE Anagennisi Karditsas (FC Anagennisi Karditsa)].

One of the highlights in Anagennisi Karditsa's history is the victory over Olympiacos for the Greek Cup in 1993–94, as well as the win against Paniliakos for the Greek semi-professional cup final in 1981. In 2008, Anagennisi Karditsa reached the Gamma Ethniki play-off and beat Ilioupoli 2–0 in Athens to win promotion to Beta Ethniki, which was the second tier league until 2019.

Anagennisi Karditsa holds the record for the most fans to ever attend an away game for Gamma Ethniki in 2008, with 2,000 supporters in the play-off match against Ilioupoli. In the 2008–09 season, Anagennisi Karditsa had the fourth best average in attendance, despite having only avoided relegation in the last fixture against Veria.

In December 2021, for the first time in its history, the club reached the Greek Cup quarterfinals, commonly referred to as the "eight" of the Greek Cup.

On 16 October 2024, Anagennisi Karditsa FC celebrated the 120th anniversary of its foundation.

Anagennisi Karditsa participated in Super League 2 for the 2025–26 season.

Name

The team took the name "Anagenisi" (renaissance) because the city of Karditsa was freed in 1881 from the Ottoman Empire. 24 years later, the team was created.

Seasons in the 21st century

Key: 1R = First Round, 2R = Second Round, 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals.

Supporters and rivalries

Anagennisi Karditsa's main rivals are Trikala, from the neighbouring city of Trikala, and Ionikos. For many years, Anagennisi also maintained a bitter local rivalry with AOK. The fans have friendly relations with fans of Doxa Drama, Panetolikos, and Agroticos Asteras.

Stadium

Since 1949, Anagennisi Karditsa has played its home games at the Municipal Stadium of Karditsa "Antigoni Ntrismpioti", located in the eastern part of Karditsa. In January 2010, the stadium capacity was extended to 9,500 seats. Club training facilities, and the football academy, are located in the nearby southern borough of Stavros. The training center has taken the name 'Georgios Mpazis'.

Honours

Leagues

• Third Division
  • Winners (3): 1992–93, 1996–97, 2024–25
    • Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 2007–08, 2012–13
• Fourth Division
  • Winners (3): 1991–92, 2011–12, 2020–21
    • Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2003–04
• Greek Football Amateur Cup
  • Winner (1): 1980–81
• Thessaly FCA Championship
  • Winners (2): 1961–62, 1962–63

Cups

• Karditsa FCA Cup
  • Winners (4): 1980–81, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2011–12
• Karditsa FCA Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2024–25

Players

Current squad

Notable players

• Greece Pavlos Dermitzakis
• Greece Vaios Karagiannis
• Greece Sakis Tsiolis
• Greece Georgios Vakouftsis
• Greece Sokratis Boudouris
• Uruguay Julio Mozzo (2010)
• Brazil Dos Santos Goncalves Wellington Daniel (2010)

Records and statistics

Information correct as of the match played on 4 May 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.

The tables refer to Anagennisi Karditsa's players in Second Division Greece, Greek Football Cup and Third Division Greece.

Top 10 Most Capped Players

Top 10 Goalscorers

Notable coaches

• Greece Andreas Stamatiadis (1973–74)
• Greece Georgios Paraschos (1994–95)
• Greece Vaios Karagiannis (2006–08, 2010–11, 2013)
• Greece Giannis Mangos (2016–17)
• Greece Periklis Amanatidis (2009–10)

References

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