Wellington Olympic AFC

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]

Full nameWellington Olympic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Greeks
Founded1953 as Apollon AFC
GroundWakefield Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanPaul Kotrotsos
ManagerPaul Ifill
LeagueCentral League
2023Central League, 1st of 10 (champions)
National League, 1st of 10 (champions)

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Staff

For 2024 season

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

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

Honours

National
Champions (9): 2023
Champions (1): 2024
Champions (1): 2009

Regional
Champions (5): 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
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. "About Olympic". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Our full squad for the 2024 season". Wellington Olympic. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. "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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