Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris FC (Greek: ΠΑΕ Άρης), commonly known as Aris Thessaloniki or simply Aris, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.It is one of the largest clubs in Greece. The club competes in the Super League Greece.
| Full name | Aris Thessaloniki Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Theós tou polémou (God of War) Kitrinomavroi (The Yellow-Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 25 March 1914 | |||
| Stadium | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 22,800 | |||
| Owner | Amani Swiss | |||
| Chairman | Irini Karipidis | |||
| Head coach | Akis Mantzios | |||
| League | Super League Greece | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece, 5th of 14 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1914, the club was a founding member of the Macedonian Football Clubs Association, as well as the Hellenic Football Federation. The colours of the club are golden/yellow, a dominant colour in the culture of Macedonia and reminiscent of the Byzantine heritage of Thessaloniki, and black. It is named after Ares, the ancient Olympian "God of War," associated also with courage and masculinity, whose image is portrayed on the club's logo as depicted in the Ludovisi Ares sculpture. It is considered as one of the biggest teams in Greece and is part of the multi-sports club Aris Thessaloniki.
Aris was also one of the strongest and most popular teams in Greece during the interwar period. They have won the Greek championship three times (1928, 1932, 1946), the Greek Cup once (1970), and they had an undefeated home record in European competitions for 28 matches from 1968 to 2020, when they lost to Kolos. The team's home ground is the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.