Wellington Olympic AFC

Full nameWellington Olympic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Greeks
Founded1953 as Apollon AFC
GroundWakefield Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanPaul Kotrotsos
ManagerPaul Ifill
LeagueCentral League
National League
2024Central League, 1st of 10 (champions)
National League, 6th of 10
Current season

Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand Amateur association football club based in Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes in the Central League through which they have qualified for the New Zealand National League.[1]

Club history

The club was formed in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC (CYFC) in 1959, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage.[2]

Current squad

As of 8 March 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Scott Basalaj
2 DF Fiji FIJ Gabrieli Matanisiga
3 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Supyk
4 DF New Zealand NZL Dylan Wood
5 DF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley (vice-captain)
6 MF New Zealand NZL Tor Davenport-Petersen
8 FW New Zealand NZL Eddie Wilkinson
9 FW New Zealand NZL Hamish Watson
10 FW New Zealand NZL Oliver Colloty
11 FW England ENG Kailan Gould
12 GK New Zealand NZL Christopher Kotrotsos
13 MF New Zealand NZL William Vincent
14 FW New Zealand NZL Jack-Henry Sinclair
15 DF Cook Islands COK Ben Mata (captain)
16 MF New Zealand NZL Joshua Apaapa-Preston
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW New Zealand NZL Devon Thurston
18 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Tongue
19 MF New Zealand NZL Samuel Mitrakas
20 DF New Zealand NZL Tamupiwa Dimairo
21 MF New Zealand NZL Isa Prins
22 MF New Zealand NZL Lukas Halikias
23 MF Canada CAN Gavin Hoy
24 FW New Zealand NZL Jonty Roubos
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joel Coustrain
26 FW New Zealand NZL Oliver Davies
27 FW New Zealand NZL Kaelin Nguyen
28 FW New Zealand NZL Joshua Rudland
41 GK New Zealand NZL Alex Britton
42 GK New Zealand NZL Matthew King

Staff

For 2024 season

  • Head coach: Barbados Paul Ifill
  • Assistant coaches: Ekow Quainoo, Taylor-Hall Jones[3]

Season by season record

Performance in OFC competitions

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023 OFC Champions League National PO New Zealand Auckland City 1–1 3–5 4–6
2024 OFC Champions League National PO New Zealand Auckland City 3–3 0–1 3–4

Honours

National

Champions (1): 2023
Champions (1): 2024
Champions (2): 2009, 2024

Regional

Champions (5): 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Season(s) Achievement
1970[2] Joined the Central Region League (Division Two)
1991[4] Central Region League (Division One) winners
1994[4] Chatham Cup Runner-Up
National U19s Youth Championships Winners
1995[4] SuperClub Plate Champions
2009[2] Winners of the Chatham Cup
2010[2] Men's Central League Winners
Club Team of the Year (2009) - Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2010
2016[4] Men's Central League Winners
2021[5] Men's Central League Winners
2022 Men's Central League Winners

League records

Most Appearances[4]

  • Harry Kotsapas, 377 games, 1973–1993
  • Nick Halikias, 354 games, 1975–1993
  • Alkis Ioannou, 260 games, 1975–1992
  • Chris Christie, 252 games, 1977–2002
  • Spiros Androutsos, 231 games, 1972–1995

Most Goals in a Season[4]

  • Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004

Most Goals Top 5 Overall[4]

  • Harry Kotsapas, 132 goals, 1973–1993
  • Chris Christie, 98 goals, 1977–2002
  • Imre Foldi, 87 goals, 1990–1999
  • Spiros Androutsos, 84 goals, 1972–1995
  • Jimmy Haidakis, 83 goals, 2003-

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League?". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "About Olympic". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Our full squad for the 2024 season". Wellington Olympic. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Club Honours". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (15 August 2021). "Wellington Olympic claim Central League title with win over Miramar Rangers". Stuff.
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