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Full name | Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Λαίλαπας (Lailapas Football Club) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Λιοντάρια (Lions) | ||
Founded | 1925; refounded in 2009 | ||
Ground | Fafalion Stadium, Chios (town) | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
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Lailapas Football Club ( Greek: Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Λαίλαπας; transliterated Athlitikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Lailapas), is a Greek football club based in Chios, Greece currently competing in the Fourth Division of Greek football. The team play their home matches at the Fafalion Stadium in Vrontados. [1]
Having originally been founded as Λαίλαψ in 1925, F.C. Lailapas is one of Greece's oldest and formerly most competitive clubs. [2] Its period of greatest success came in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s during which it won an impressive number of titles. [3] In December 1930, Lailapas hosted the then champion of Izmir, Karşıyaka S.K. in a match of great historical significance, given the state of Greco-Turkish relations over the previous decade. [4] Due to bad weather however, the match was abandoned shortly after kick-off. [5] It was widely heralded as the first meeting between Greek and Turkish football teams, competitive or otherwise in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. [6]
In the post-war period, Lailapas experienced a period of decline and was eventually forced to close down following financial difficulties in the mid-1950s. The club has since been re-founded on two occasions, most recently in 2009. [7]
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Full name | Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Λαίλαπας (Lailapas Football Club) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Λιοντάρια (Lions) | ||
Founded | 1925; refounded in 2009 | ||
Ground | Fafalion Stadium, Chios (town) | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
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Lailapas Football Club ( Greek: Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Λαίλαπας; transliterated Athlitikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Lailapas), is a Greek football club based in Chios, Greece currently competing in the Fourth Division of Greek football. The team play their home matches at the Fafalion Stadium in Vrontados. [1]
Having originally been founded as Λαίλαψ in 1925, F.C. Lailapas is one of Greece's oldest and formerly most competitive clubs. [2] Its period of greatest success came in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s during which it won an impressive number of titles. [3] In December 1930, Lailapas hosted the then champion of Izmir, Karşıyaka S.K. in a match of great historical significance, given the state of Greco-Turkish relations over the previous decade. [4] Due to bad weather however, the match was abandoned shortly after kick-off. [5] It was widely heralded as the first meeting between Greek and Turkish football teams, competitive or otherwise in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. [6]
In the post-war period, Lailapas experienced a period of decline and was eventually forced to close down following financial difficulties in the mid-1950s. The club has since been re-founded on two occasions, most recently in 2009. [7]