Wellington Olympic AFC

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 1958, 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.

Squad for the 2020 Central Premier League[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Scott Basalaj 2 FW Daniel Minshull 3 DF Aleem Sheik 4 DF Dylan Wood 5 DF Sean Lane-Turnbull 6 DF Tor Davenport 7 MF Jack-Henry Sinclair 8 FW Ahmed Othman 9 FW Gianni Bouzoukis 10 MF Jimmy Haidakis 12 GK Shawn Bolton 13 MF Grant Baker

No. Position Player 14 DF Lukas Halikias 15 DF Benjamin Mata 17 MF Alex Palezevic 18 FW Seth Ward 19 FW Samuel Mitrakas 20 MF Mario Barcia 25 DF Patrick Tobin 29 MF Theo Ettema 30 DF Levi McFarlane 37 MF Ali Nazari 42 GK Toby Hunt

• Head Coach: Martin García

• Chatham Cup
  • Champions (1): 2009

• Central Premier League
  • Champions (2): 2010, 2016

Most Appearances

• Harry Kotsapas, 338 games, 1973–1993
• Nick Halikias, 320 games, 1975–1993
• Alkis Ioannou, 251 games, 1975–1992
• Chris Christie, 229 games, 1977–2002
• Spiros Androutsos, 227 games, 1972–1995

Most Goals in a Season

• Geoff Brown, 35 goals, 2004

Most Goals Top 5 Overall

• 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-

• Leo Bertos - ( Possibly the most well-known player to come out of the club in recent years. Signed professional terms with Barnsley FC in England before spells with Rochdale FC, Worksop Town FC and then Perth Glory before signing with local professional team Wellington Phoenix FC in 2008. Represented New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup. )
• Kosta Barbarouses - ( Now with Melbourne Victory FC. Formerly with Panathinaikos, Brisbane Roar FC, Wellington Phoenix FC)
• Simon Elliott - ( Represented New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup. )
• Raf de Gregorio
• Panayotis Todorya - ( Represented New Zealand at u-20 level in 1982 before becoming one of the first New Zealanders to play professionally on the European continent in the mid-1980s. Formerly with Club Brugge KV, Fenerbahçe S.K., S.C. Farense, then clubs in Greece. Now runs a sports goods manufacturing business in China. )

• Wellington Olympic AFC Website
• The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website