Asteras Tripolis Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.
Asteras Tripolis has been competing in Super League Greece, the Greek top professional league, since the 2007–08 season. They were runners-up of the Greek Football Cup in 2013 and have reached the semi-finals of the competition overall four times.
Asteras Tripolis has competed in the UEFA Europa League group stage for two seasons and has a total of five seasons in the competition. The club ranks 10th among the 19 Greek clubs with contribution of points for the UEFA country ranking.
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History
Early years
Asteras Tripolis was founded on 26 March 1931, in the area near Tripoli's railway station and was formally recognised forthwith. However, the club stayed inactive and during 1932 all football clubs in Tripoli were temporarily dissolved. At the same time, Minas Tsavdaris founded a football club and named it "Keramikos" after his home area. Despite his efforts, Keramikos was never formally recognised, and in 1938 Tsavdaris decided to transfer all of the club's players to Asteras Tripolis, which was still legally recognised. This signified the revival of the club and Asteras Tripolis managed to compete in the inaugural season (1939–40) of the regional Arcadian League. However, the subsequent German occupation of Greece ended all league competitions abruptly and the club was dissolved once again.
Post-World War II
After World War II, Asteras Tripolis was reformed under the name "Neos Asteras" and was accordingly recognised by Tripoli's courts on 23 June 1947. Asteras Tripolis won five consecutive titles in the Arcadian League (1957–62). The team won consecutive promotions and managed to play for two seasons in Second National Division (1961–63), thus becoming the first team from Tripoli to ever participate in such a high division.
In the summer of 1963, Asteras Tripolis merged with Aris–Atromitos and the new team was named "Athlitikos Omilos Tripolis" (Athletic Club of Tripoli, AOT). AOT's function was based in Asteras Tripolis' statute and the new club continued its activities until 1968, when it was dissolved once again and was subsequently merged with Arkadikos to form Panarkadikos.
Recent history and era of success (2003–present)
Asteras Tripolis was reformed again in 1978. The club participated in the regional Arcadian League until 2003. At 2001 the club entered a new era and led an outstanding streak of performances under the leadership of Dimitris Bakos and
Giannis Kaimenakis. They remained unbeaten at home for over 5 years (from 2001 to November 2006) and they managed to move up four divisions, earning the promotion for the Super League Greece as Second Division champions on 12 May 2007.
Asteras Tripolis made a spectacular start in their first season in Super League, under the technical leadership of Paulo Campos. Their first ever win was against Panathinaikos (1–0 in Tripoli) and their first away win against OFI in Crete (3–0). The season was marked by some outstanding performances with the most memorable being the 1–0 home victory against champions Olympiacos. They also managed to win 2–1 against AEK Athens and 2–0 against PAOK at home. Asteras Tripolis became the first and only newly promoted Super League team that managed to beat Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK (home and away) and AEK Athens in its first ever appearance in the top division. It is remarkable that the team of that season made Asteras Tripolis popular in Greek fans as "Boca" because of its Argentinian players (Lucio Filomeno, Horacio Cardozo, Mauro Milano, Israel Damonte, Carlos Massara) and the mutual colours of the club with the famous Boca Juniors.
Coach Paulo Campos left Asteras Tripolis on 24 February 2008 with assistant manager Panagiotis Tzanavaras taking over for the rest of the 2007–08 season. Asteras Tripolis finally ended 7th, missing the European spot in the last games. In the summer of 2008, Asteras Tripolis announced Carlos Carvalhal as their new manager. He was sacked in mid-season due to poor results which led the team near the relegation zone. He was succeeded by former AEK Athens caretaker manager, Nikos Kostenoglou. Despite the unfortunate results in Super League, the team managed to remain focused on the goal of the Greek Cup, reaching the semi-finals for the first time in its history, where finally eliminated by Olympiacos. In 2009, Asteras Tripolis signed the Argentinean former Inter Milan assistant Mario Gómez as their new coach.
After a season with moderate results that led Asteras Tripolis to 12th-place finish in Super League, the next season was coming to get worse the status of the club. In the 2010–11 season, after some wrong player choices and a disappointing 2nd round, Asteras Tripolis dealt relegation hammer blow. However, on 19 May 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Iraklis guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window. Therefore, the club was automatically put at the end of the league table and demoted to the Football League. This development resulted in Asteras Tripolis remaining in Super League.
Crest and colours
Crest evolution
The first crest of the club was a star symbol in the traditional colours of the team, blue, yellow and white. Blue symbolizes trust, faith, and self-confidence. Yellow, which is associated with energy and creation, symbolizes ambition. While white is considered the colour of perfection and hope, and signifies safety and cleanliness. In the following decades, various versions of the crest were introduced with minor changes. In 2009, the version that was to be associated with the club's most recent glorious days appeared for the first time, until the summer of 2020.
On 21 July 2020, with the motto "The story has no end", the club presented a new crest. The star symbol maintained in the highest position, as the symbol with which the club traveled through time, since 1931. Also, the new crest connects the club with the most special monument of Tripoli, the statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, the Greek general and pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence. The statue, located in Areos Square since September 1971, was made to present Theodoros Kolokotronis in battle and his bones are kept there. At the same time, with the phrase "ET IN ARCADIA EGO" written on it, the new crest seals the relationship of the club with the whole of Arcadia.
Kit evolution
Asteras Tripolis has undergone several changes in the design of its home kit since its founding, but the home colours have mainly remained blue and yellow, forming the club's identity. Over the years, the designs have ranged from traditional patterns to more modern, dynamic styles. The club through its kits has tried to convey various messages and reflect its history and values. They have also used black, pink, orange, white and a light green in recent seasons for their alternate kits.
Uniforms worn by the team:
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
The following table shows in detail Asteras Tripolis kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
Stadium
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium (formally Asteras Tripolis Stadium) is a privately owned football stadium in Tripoli, Greece. Its capacity is 7,600. The stadium was built in 1979. After the team's promotion in the Football League in 2005, the stadium was renovated and its capacity expanded, including the east stand, which also houses the club's offices, a gym and changing rooms, a lounge, etc. In 2007, with the rise of Asteras Tripolis in the Super League, the western theater was built, housing the journalists and VIP posts, and a small square on the south side was also added for use mainly by the fans of the hosted team. In 2008, the northern beam was constructed. In 2010, the southern beam was reconstructed and expanded.
In 2015, on the occasion of the Asteras Tripolis team's participation in the Europa League (2015–16) groups, for the second time in its history and the second consecutive parallel but also the fourth consecutive year of the group's presence in general (the first two only in the qualifiers), several remarkable renovations were carried out on the stadium, mainly in its interior, such as changing rooms and the press room, etc.
On 27 November 2011, in the match between Asteras Tripolis and Olympiacos for the 11th season of the championship (2011–12), the spectators arrived at the stadium with 6,150 tickets.
The stadium was renamed on 22 November 2012 in honour of the hero of the Greek War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis.
Also, the club has proposed a new stadium, the New Asteras Tripolis Stadium.
Domestic record
Divisional history
19 seasons in Super League Greece.
3 seasons in Second Division Greece.
1 season in Third Division Greece.
5 seasons in Fourth Division Greece.
European record
By season
As of 24 February 2026
Notes
1R: First round
2Q: Second qualifying round
3Q: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
Honours
Domestic
Greek Football Cup
Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Second Division Greece
Winners (1): 2006–07
Third Division Greece
Winners (1): 2005–06
Fourth Division Greece
Winners (1): 2004–05
Regional
Arcadian Championship
Winners (8): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2002–03
Arcadian Cup
Winners (4): 1988–89, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05
Players
Current squad
As of 29 July 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Records and statistics
Information correct as of the match played on 1 July 2026. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
The tables refer to Asteras Tripolis' players in Super League Greece, Greek Football Cup, Second Division Greece, Third Division Greece and UEFA Europa League.
Personnel
Coaching history
Giannis Petrakis (2004 – 6 January 2006)
Lysandros Georgamlis (January 2006 – 6 May)
Giannis Papakostas (June 2006 – 6 December)
Paulo Campos (29 November 2006 – 2 February 2008)
Panagiotis Tzanavaras (25 February 2008 – 13 May 2008)
Carlos Carvalhal (14 May 2008 – 15 October 2008)
Nikos Kostenoglou (20 November 2008 – 18 May 2009)
Mario Gómez (1 July 2009 – 25 October 2009)
Vangelis Vlachos (26 October 2009 – 17 January 2011)
Pavlos Dermitzakis (21 January 2011 – 17 May 2011)
Óscar Fernández (15 June 2011 – 19 September 2011)
Horácio Gonçalves (19 September 2011 – 7 November 2011)
Sakis Tsiolis (9 November 2011 – 30 September 2013)
Staikos Vergetis (2 October 2013 – 29 January 2016)
Dimitrios Terezopoulos (30 January 2016 – 28 February 2016)
Makis Chavos (29 February 2016 – 26 September 2016)
Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (27 September 2016 – 18 February 2017)
Apostolos Charalampidis (19 February 2016 – 8 March 2017)