Ilisiakos F.C.
| Full name | Athletic Club Ilisiakos | ||
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| Nicknames | Ήλυ Κανάρια (Canaries) | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium of Zografou | ||
| Capacity | 2,716 (record 6,487) | ||
| Chairman | Iraklis Kolompatsos | ||
| Manager | Andreas Mantzounis | ||
| League | Gamma Ethniki | ||
| 2025–26 | Gamma Ethniki (Group 6), 9th | ||
| Website | http://www.ilisiakos.gr/ | ||
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Ilisiakos Football Club (Greek: Ηλυσιακός A.O.) is an Athens-based football club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, et al.. They played in Delta Ethiniki until 2003. Ilisiakos spent the majority of its later history in the Greek second division; however, the footballing arm of the club merged with Egaleo F.C. in August 2009 and was renamed as Egaleo. This merger was cancelled by Greek courts.
Ilysiakos has participated 17 times in the Beta Ethniki (Second National Division), but has never competed in the Alpha Ethniki (First National Division). In the Greek Cup, the club has reached as far as the quarter-finals. Ilysiakos has won the Athens FCA Championship (EPSA) six times and the Athens FCA Cup (EPSA) twice. Additionally, the club won the Delta Ethniki (Fourth National Division) championship in 2003.
In July 2020, following the team’s relegation to the local leagues, a committee was established to save the football department, with the goal of returning to the national divisions.
In the 2022–23 season, Ilysiakos finished in 1st place in the 3rd Group of the Athens Football Clubs Association (E.P.S. Athens) Championship and was subsequently crowned overall champion of E.P.S. Athens. In the special promotion championship, which involved the champion teams of the regional associations, Ilysiakos again finished in 1st place, securing the top privileged spot that leads to the Gamma Ethniki, achieving three consecutive first-place finishes in three different championships.
The following year (2023–24), in the Gamma Ethniki Championship, in a group featuring historic teams, Ilysiakos achieved its goal of swift survival, even finishing among the top five in the standings.
In the 2024–2025 season, although it initially appeared in the first half that the team would compete for promotion, it ultimately collapsed in the second half and secured its survival only in the final matches.
For the 2025–2026 season, Ilysiakos A.O. is participating in the Gamma Ethniki (Third National Division) of Greek football, competing in Group 6.