Thyella Patras F.C.

The first version of this article has been based in the text of Θύελλα Πατρών of the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.

Thyella Patras

Founded	14 June 1930; 93 years ago (1930-06-14)
Ground	Fotis Aravantinos Stadium
Chairman	Takis Thanopoulos
Manager	Sakis Pefanis
League	Achaea FCA
2020–21	Gamma Ethniki, 11th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Thyella ("Storm")(Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Θύελλα A.P.S. Thyella) is an athletic club in Patras in the Achaia prefecture.

History

The 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

• Beta Ethniki: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
• Gamma Ethniki: 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Delta Ethniki: 1985, 1987, 2002, 2003

Achievements

• Achaea FCA League: 7:

1951, 1952, 1953, 1974, 1984, 1986, 2001

• Delta Ethniki: 1:

2003

• Achaea Cup 1

1973

• Second and Third Division Youth Championships: 1

2005

References

• 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

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 27 March 2023, at 15:42