A.O. Levante F.C.

A.O. Levante
Full nameAthlitikos Omilos Levante
Αθλητικός Όμιλος Λεβάντε
Founded5 May 1991 (1991-05-05)[1]
GroundMachairado Municipal Stadium
ChairmanDionysios Kalandrias[2]
ManagerChristos Gerolymatos[3]
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2025–26Zakynthos FCA First Division, 2nd (admitted to Gamma Ethniki)
Websitehttps://ao-levante.blogspot.com/

Athlitikos Omilos Levante is a Greek association football club representing Agioi Pantes and Galaro on the island of Zakynthos. Founded on 5 May 1991, the club competes in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system. It returned to national competition for the 2026–27 season and was assigned to Group 6.[4]

History

Levante was founded on 5 May 1991 and represents the villages of Agioi Pantes and Galaro. The club lists red and blue as its official colours.[1]

In 2014–15, Levante won the Zakynthos FCA First Division for the first time and also won the association cup, completing a local double.[5][6]

The club qualified for the Gamma Ethniki through the 2015 promotion play-offs and made its debut in the national competition in 2015–16.[7] It finished twelfth in Group 3 and was relegated after one season.

Levante won its second Zakynthos FCA First Division championship in 2022–23.[5]

In 2024–25, the club finished as runner-up behind Thyella Ampelokipon. The championship was decided after Levante drew 1–1 with A.O. Katastariou on the fifth matchday of the play-offs.[8]

Levante again finished second in 2025–26, behind champions Thyella Ampelokipon.[9] After Thyella did not enter the Gamma Ethniki, the Zakynthos Football Clubs Association invited the runner-up to take its place.[10] Levante accepted the invitation and was subsequently placed in Group 6 for the 2026–27 season.[2][4]

Ground

For the 2026–27 season, the Hellenic Football Federation's official fixture list designates Machairado Municipal Ground as the venue for Levante's home matches.[11]

Colours and crest

The club's official colours are red and blue.[1] Its crest includes red-and-blue stripes, the map of Zakynthos, and a bat, and local sports media commonly refer to the team as “the Bats”.[12] The club shares colours and crest with namesake Spanish club Levante UD, which uses the bat as it is associated with its hometown, Valencia. Valencia CF also carries the same bat.

Honours

  • Zakynthos FCA First Division
    • Winners (2): 2014–15, 2022–23[5]
    • Runners-up (2): 2024–25, 2025–26[8][10]
  • Zakynthos FCA Cup
    • Winners (1): 2014–15[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ιστορικό. A.O. Levante Zakynthos (in Greek). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Ο Διονύσιος Καλανδρίας στο «El Clasico» του Ερμή 91.8. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 29 June 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  3. ↑ ΑΟ Λεβάντε: Με τον Χρήστο Γερολυμάτο στην τεχνική ηγεσία. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 4 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 Γ΄ Εθνική: οι όμιλοι της σεζόν 2026–27 (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Έκανε το «ριφιφί» της χρονιάς και σήκωσε τη 2η κούπα της ιστορίας του ο απίθανος Α.Ο. Λεβάντε. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 36ος τελικός Κυπέλλου: ΑΟ Λεβάντε–ΑΠΣ Ζάκυνθος 1961. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Μπαράζ Ανόδου στην Γ' Εθνική: Τα αποτελέσματα και οι βαθμολογίες σε όλους τους ομίλους. Thrakisports (in Greek). 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  8. 1 2 Α΄ ΕΠΣ Ζακύνθου: Πρωταθλήτρια και τυπικά η Θύελλα Αμπελοκήπων μετά την ισοπαλία του Λεβάντε με ΑΟΚ. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 5 April 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Άξια πρωταθλήτρια για τρίτη σερί χρονιά η Θύελλα Αμπελοκήπων. Imera Zakynthou (in Greek). 4 April 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  10. 1 2 Γ΄ Εθνική—Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής: Δεν απάντησε η Θύελλα Αμπελοκήπων, η ΕΠΣ Ζακύνθου προσκάλεσε τον ΑΟ Λεβάντε. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Γ' Εθνική – Πρόγραμμα Αγώνων (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  12. ↑ ΑΟ Λεβάντε: Θωράκισε τα μετόπισθεν με παίκτη από Γ΄ Εθνική. Ionian Sports (in Greek). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.


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