Agia Paraskevi W.F.C.

Agia Paraskevi, commonly referred to as Santa, is the Greek women's association football department of Agia Paraskevi F.C. and competes in the Greek A Division.

History

The women’s football team of Agia Paraskevi was established in 2009 following initiatives by the club’s board to create a branch for the development of young female players. In its inaugural campaign, in 2010–11, the club finished second in the newly formed women’s third division and secured promotion after a playoff victory against AO Artas in Patras, winning 3–1.
In the 2011–12 season, Agia Paraskevi competed in the second division but was relegated after not registering a single win. Returning to the third division in 2012–13, the club finished second and, in 2013–14, it achieved its first league championship after defeating Olympiada Ymittou 2–0 in a promotion playoff. In 2014–15, the club finished second in the B Division and reached the second round of the Greek Cup where it was eliminated by Atromitos, while in 2015–16 it placed third in the league and was knocked out of the cup in the second round by Olympiada Ymittou. The 2016–17 season saw another second-place finish in the league, while Santa managed to reach the quarterfinals of the cup where they got eliminated by AO Trikala 2011. Vasiliki Petraki was the group's top scorer with 8 goals, while Sofia Parmaxi was the top scorer of the cup with 7 goals. Agia Paraskevi’s most notable success came in 2017–18, when the team won the B Division championship undefeated, with 13 wins and 1 draw in 14 matches, and earned promotion to the first division for the first time in its history. Vasiliki Petraki was the league's top scorer with 17 goals. The same year, the club was honored with the Fair Play Award at the 36th PSAPP Awards, after deliberately missing a wrongly awarded penalty in a league match against AO Chania.
In 2018–19, Agia Paraskevi competed in the Greek A Division. Despite competitive performances, the team was relegated back to the second division at the end of the season. In January 2019, Giannis Giannoglou, who had served as head coach since the club’s establishment, departed. He was briefly succeeded by Alexandros Skipos, who managed two matches before being replaced by Giannis Charalampidis. The following year, 2019–20, the club finished first in its group and secured an immediate promotion back to the top flight. Loukia Prifti was the group's top scorer with 7 goals. In 2020–21, Agia Paraskevi achieved its best performance in the top flight, finishing second in its group without a defeat. In the playoff match, the team lost 2–0 to AEL and ultimately placed fourth overall. Vasiliki Petraki was the team's top scorer with 6 goals. At the end of the season, Charalampidis departed to take charge of Panathinaikos' newly formed women's teamand the club appointed former Greek national team coach Dimosthenis Kavouras. However, he was replaced before the start of the new season by Giannis Giannoglou. In 2021–22, Santa recorded its poorest campaign in the top division, being relegated without registering a win. Giannoglou renewed his contract in the summer, but he was let go in November 2022 after the first match of the 2022–23 season and was replaced by Glykeria Gkatzogianni. She helped the team finish third in her first season, and in 2023–24, Santa topped their group with 16 wins in 16 games. In the promotion playoffs, the club won two of three matches to secure a return to the A Division. In the cup, they were eliminated by Panathinaikos in the first round.
In the 2024–25 season, Giannis Charalampidis returned as head coach and led Agia Paraskevi to a sixth-place finish. Following the final game of the season against REA, the club filed an appeal due REA fielding an ineligible player. The HFF disciplinary committee awarded the match to Agia Paraskevi with a result of 0–3. Jazmin Issa was the team's top scorer with three goals. Santa were eliminated from the cup in the third round by REA.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position

Name

Head coach

Honours

Greek B Division : 2019–20, 2023–24Greek C Division : 2013–14