Apollon Smyrnis F.C.

Apollon Smyrnis Football Club (Greek: Απόλλων Σμύρνης) is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Greek Gamma Ethniki.

Apollon Smyrnis
Full nameΑπόλλων Σμύρνης
(Apollon Smyrnis Football Club)
Nickname(s)Ελαφρά Ταξιαρχία (Light Brigade)
Κυανόλευκοι (Blue-Whites)
Founded1891 (1891)
GroundGeorgios Kamaras Stadium
Capacity14,200
ChairmanPanagiotis Katavelos
ManagerGiannis Georgaras
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2022–23Super League Greece 2, 3rd (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), a sports society that was founded in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, by Anatolian Greeks in 1891 and is one of the oldest Hellenic sports clubs. Following the compulsory population exchange between Greece and Turkey the club was re-established in Athens in 1923 and is also known as Apollon Athens.

Apollon Smyrnis has also departments basketball, volleyball, water polo and other sports.

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