Full name | Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Αστέρας Τρίπολης (Athletic Gymnastic Club Asteras Tripolis) | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Yellow-Blues Arkádes (Arcadians) | ||
Founded | 26 March 1931 | ||
Ground | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | ||
Capacity | 7,442 | ||
Owner(s) | Dimitrios Bakos Giannis Kaimenakis | ||
President | Georgios Borovilos | ||
Head coach | Savvas Pantelidis | ||
League | Super League Greece | ||
2023–24 | Super League Greece, 8th of 14 | ||
Website | http://www.asterastripolis.gr/ | ||
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Asteras Tripolis Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), also known as Asteras AKTOR (Greek: Αστέρας ΑΚΤΩΡ) for commercial reasons, but commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Founded on 26 March 1931, their badge has Theodoros Kolokotronis on his horse and they have yellow and blue worn as home kit. Its home ground is the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, a 7,442-capacity stadium in Tripoli.
In domestic football, Asteras Tripolis has been in Super League, the Greek top professional league, since the 2007–08 season. They were runners-up of the Greek Cup in 2013 and have reached the semi-finals of the competition overall four times.
Asteras Tripolis has also competed two seasons in the UEFA Europa League group stage and overall five seasons in the competition. The club is in 10th place between the 19 teams with contribution of points in European football for Greece.