Messiniakos

Messiniakos
Full nameMessiniakos Football Club
Founded1888
GroundMessiniakos Stadium, Kalamata
Capacity5,613
ChairmanPanagiotis Stasinopoulos
ManagerStavros Christopoulos
LeagueMessinia B Local
2018-19Messinia B Local 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1888,[1][2] Messiniakos Gymnastic Club (Greek: Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green and white and in 1924 adopted as symbol a platanus foil.

Messiniakos has made a name of itself in many sports (football, volleyball, athletics, weight-lifting etc.) and has produced very good athletes, such as OFI's Brazilian footballer Davidson and Louis Tsatoumas in track and field, who is one of the biggest hopes for Greek athletics. The club used to be home to the Papaflessia international athletics meeting. The volleyball team had excellent appearances in the First Division, but is not participating at the current time.

  1. ^ "ιστορία". messiniakos.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Μεσσηνιακός 1888-2014... Η "πράσινη" ιστορία". sportstonoto.gr. Retrieved 5 January 2016.[permanent dead link]