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Wikipedia - S.F.K. Pierikos (football)
S.F.K. Pierikos (Greek: Σ.Φ.Κ. Πιερικός) is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club of the same name. Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club recently competed in the Super League 2 2021–22, at the Northern Group and got relegated to Gamma Ethniki.
History
History
In 1963, Pierikos played for the first time in the First National Division where he stayed for 9 whole years, while in the same year reached the final of the Greek Cup facing Olympiakos. Club's performances were often impressive, as it consistently finished in the top 10 of scoreboard of the league. In 1972 was demoted but returned soon. In 1975 the team got promoted to the First Division again and remained for 3 years. The club was then demoted again. Pierikos was promoted three more times to the First National, but never managed to establish itself again in the 1st Division. The biggest distinction of the club was to finish 3 times in the 5th place of the championship, but also the Cup final against Olympiakos in 1963 where it was defeated 3–0.
Domáce zápasy Pierikos hráva na štadióne Makedonikos Stadium, ktorý má kapacitu 10 500 miest. Hlavnými farbami klubu sú zelená a biela a ich prezývka je "Zlatí" (Ο Χρυσός).
Pierikos dosiahol svoj najväčší úspech v sezóne 1984-85, keď vyhral grécky pohár. Dosiahli tiež druhé miesto v gréckej lige v sezóne 1963-64 a boli finalistami gréckeho pohára v rokoch 1963 a 2018.
Medzi významných hráčov, ktorí hrali za Pierikos, patria:
* Kostas Frantzeskos
* Nikos Anastopoulos
* Giorgos Karagounis
* Vangelis Moras
* Dimitris Salpingidis
Pierikos má silnú a vášnivú základňu fanúšikov, ktorí sú známi svojou oddanosťou a podporou. Klub je tiež známy svojou rozsiahlou akadémiou pre mládež, ktorá vyprodukovala niekoľko talentovaných hráčov.