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Foundation of Benitses Football Club

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Last updated on October 6th, 2023 at 08:07 am

The Benitses football club - 2014
The Benitses football club – 2014

This is a page dedicated to F.C Benitses, the Athletics football club of Benitses.

The foundation of Benitses football club

It was the early 70’s in Benitses when the first embankment in a portion of the old harbor with a view to transferring the old highway to its present location, was almost completed.The huge space that was created was available for the first time to young people and too many children of the time, this place transformed quickly into a football vacant lot, it was an area of about 60 by 40 meters large, enough space for the children to exercise their football skills all day.

Then the idea for a football team dropped by some, it did not take much thought, some people agreed and after some discussions, they decided to establish a sports club with football as the main sporting activity.

The first general meeting of the founding members was at 30 of January 1971 in which among other things they decided to establish an athletic club under the name: “ATHLETIC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF BENITSES”, the statutes were also approved by the General Assembly at November 30, 1971
Also appointed that the club celebrates on the 12th of December!
Validation of the Statute in the Court of Corfu took place the 10/5/1972!

The 25 founding members of the club were:

  • KONTOS  NIKOLAOS of BASILEIOS
  • KAPSOKAVADIS  MICHAEL of KONSTANTINOS
  • KONTOS ANDREAS of ANASTASIOS
  • SPINOULAS GEORGE of APOSTOLOS
  • SPINOULAS GEORGE of ANTONIOS
  • SPINOULAS SPIROS of ANTONIOS
  • MEGALOGENIS THANASIS of NIKOLAOS
  • GIANOULIS GERASIMOS of STEFANOS
  • PAGRAKIOTIS PETROS of PISISTRATOS
  • POULIS SPIROS of NIKOLAOS
  • ZOHIOS KOSTAS of ALEXANDROS
  • ZOHIOS SPIROS of MICHAEL
  • ZOHIOS KOSTAS of NIKOLAOS
  • ASPIOTIS ANDREAS of GEORGE
  • MORAITIS JOHN of THEOFANIS
  • MANESSIS STEFANOS of PETROS
  • LITSARDOPOULOS THEODOROS of THEMISTOKLES
  • ATSALIS ANTONIOS of ATHANASIOS
  • ANDRIOTIS SOTIRIOS of SPIRIDON
  • SPINOULAS GEORGE of THEOCHARIS
  • STRATHGOS NAPOLEON of ANASTASIOS
  • SPINOULAS KOSTAS of THEOCHARIS
  • POULIS DIMITRIOS of CHRISTODOULOS
  • KOK GABRIEL
  • RALF AUGUST

We collect and will soon add historical details on the progress of the team from 1971 until today, in which categories have taken place, which persons have served as presidents of the team, what distinctions and championships the team has won, and how after several years of inactivity the club became active again in 2012, winning after an excellent performance during the first competitive year (2012-13) the anode to the local A division.

The administration of the team is always in direct contact with the supporters who love the team, also the team maintains websites in social networks (Facebook, etc. ) with which those who live away from home are informed about the results and the efforts of the club.

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