Edessaikos Football Club (Greek:Εδεσσαϊκός) is a Greekfootball club based inEdessa, Greece currently playing in the Pella FCA Second Division. Edessaikos was founded in 1960 and has won theGamma Ethniki arecord 4 times (1977, 1983, 1987, 1989). Edessaikos also won theBalkans Cup in 1993.
Edessaikos is a football club based inEdessaGreece. It was founded in 1960 when three local clubs – Aris, Iraklis, Ethnikos – merged.[1] Edessaikos was a founding member of thePella Football Clubs Association in 1971.[2] The club has participated in the Greek Football A Division between 1993 and 1997. From 2010 to 2017, Edesaikos competed in the A1 League of Pella (fifth tier overall), after getting relegated fromDelta Ethniki during the 2009–10 season. Edessaikos also has a well-organised youth academy system. Edessaiko's academies the season 2011–2012 was champions of the 1st group of Pella on 98–97 ages.
On 21 May 2017, Edessaikos won the Championship by winning 1–0 at the final. Since then, the team competes inGamma Ethniki.
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Traditionally the club's colours are green and white. Edessaikos' badge consists of atrident, together with the name of the club placed above the trident. Edessaikos fans aren't many, but they are passionate. Their nickname is "WaterBoys".
^Ιστορία της Ένωσης (in Greek). Pella Football Clubs Association official site. Archived fromthe original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved11 February 2011.
