Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
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Apollon Smyrnis Football Club (Greek: Απόλλων Σμύρνης) is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Greek Gamma Ethniki.
Football club
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| Full name | Απόλλων Σμύρνης (Apollon Smyrnis Football Club) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ελαφρά Ταξιαρχία (Light Brigade) Κυανόλευκοι (Blue-Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1891; 132 years ago (1891) | ||
| Ground | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 14,200 | ||
| Chairman | Panagiotis Katavelos | ||
| Manager | Rónald Gómez | ||
| League | Gamma Ethniki | ||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2, 3rd, relegated | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), a sports society that was founded in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, by Anatolian Greeks in 1891 and is one of the oldest Hellenic sports clubs.[1][2] Following the compulsory population exchange between Greece and Turkey the club was re-established in Athens in 1923 and is also known as Apollon Athens.
Apollon Smyrnis has also departments basketball, volleyball, water polo and other sports.[3]