Wellington Olympic AFC
Wellington Olympic AFC is an amateur association football club in Wellington, New Zealand. The club's premier team competes in the Central League.
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 in 1958, 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.Season | Achievement |
1970 | Joined the Central Region League |
1991 | Promoted to the Central Region League |
1994 | Chatham Cup Runner Up National U19s Youth Championships Winners |
2009 | Winners of the 2009 Chatham Cup Lotto Men's Central League Runner Up |
2010 | Lotto Men's Central League Winners Club Team of the Year - Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2010 |
2016 | Lotto Men's Central League Winners. |
Current Squad
''Squad for the 2020 Central Premier LeagueStaff
- Head Coach: Martin García
Honours
- Chatham Cup
- *Champions : 2009
- Central Premier League
- *Champions : 2010, 2016
League Records
- Harry Kotsapas, 338 games, 1973–1993
- Nick Halikias, 320 games, 1975–1993
- Alkis Ioannou, 251 games, 1975–1992
- Chris Christie, 229 games, 1977–2002
- Spiros Androutsos, 227 games, 1972–1995
- Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004
- 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
- Leo Bertos - '
- Kosta Barbarouses - '
- Simon Elliott - '
- Raf de Gregorio
- Panayotis Todorya - '