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Wikipedia - Keratsini FC
Keratsini Football Club (Greek: Α.Π.Ο. Κερατσίνι) is a Greek football club based in Keratsini, Greece. It plays in Piraeus local championship (EPS Piraeus).
History
Keratsini was founded in 1926 by Mpiskos and Diatsigkos with the name AO Neapoli, who later became ESKO IE, one of the Union Clubs Keratsini Orfeas. It was one of the four founding clubs of Piraeus FCA. In 1926, the team settled in Keratsini, renamed Athletic Football Club (Keratsini). The Club took its final form in 1968 by merging with AO Amfiali.
In 1991, the Keratsini first reached the Fourth Division and in 1994 in Gamma Ethniki. In 1994, the team lost the Greek Amateur Cup final on penalties (5–4). From 1997–2000 and 2004–2006, it again reached Gamma Ethniki League.
For the 2006–2007 season, it competed in Regional League (Fourth Division) and it relegated to the local league. For the season 2007–2008, it won the local championship with a record of 25 wins in 26 games and reached the Fourth division. For the seasons 2008–2013, it was one of the best teams of fourth Division and played twice in Piraeus Cup Final(2010–2012). It won the Piraeus Cup 6 times, in 1990, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2016 and 2017.
APO Keratsini har en lång historia i grekisk fotboll och har spelat i den grekiska Super League, den högsta divisionen i landet, vid flera tillfällen. Klubben har också deltagit i den grekiska cupen och vann den 1990.
På senare år har APO Keratsini spelat i de lägre divisionerna i grekisk fotboll. Laget spelar för närvarande i Gamma Ethniki, den tredje divisionen i landet.
APO Keratsini är en välkänd och stödd klubb i Attika-regionen. Klubben har en stark ungdomsakademi och har fostrat många spelare som har gått vidare till att spela i högre divisioner.