AE Kifisias

The first years of the new club

A.E. Kifisia was founded in 2012 after the merge of A.O. Kifisia and A.O.K. Elpidoforos, so that the area of Kifisia has a competitive club that actively participates in the national categories.

In its first season in 2012–13, as a newly formed club participated in the 8th Group of the 4th National Division, essentially taking the place of Elpidoforos, they finished in second place with 42 points behind A.O. Egaleo; this meant that they won the promotion to the then-newly formed league, after the merge of the professional 3rd Division Men's football and the amateur 4th Division Men's. They also won the Athens FCA cup 2012–13 from Egaleo at the stadium of Nea Smyrni, 1-1 during the regular season and 4–3 on penalties. In this match, an original scene prevailed on the stands as there were fans of Kifisia of Egaleo and Panionios, with the latter supporting the team of the northern suburbs, the club gained financial support from a number of fans, such as Vangelis Mitas financing the Kifisia's Security System and super-fan Ioannis Anestis' generous donation that financed Kifisia's kit and training equipment.

The next three years were the worst for Kifisia. In the period of 2015-2016, their participation again in the 4th group of the 3rd division was essentially their first period that risked relegation, after finishing one position above the relegation zone, specifically in ninth place and with five points difference from the tenth place Asteras Varis. In the 2016-2017 season, they were even more at risk than the previous year, after finishing three points above the relegation zone, while at the same time he reached again the semi-final phase of the 3rd division Cup, where they were knocked out by Achaiki in a penalty shootout that ended 5-4. The relegation of Kifisia finally came in the 2017–18 season, where they finished with 21 points in ninth place, five points less than the salvation of the seventh place. Kifisia was mathematically relegated in the penultimate game, after the 5-0 away defeat by Ierapetra. Despite their relegation, in the same period, Kifisia won once again the EPSA cup 2017–18, defeating Agia Paraskevi 2-0 at the Municipal Stadium of Peristeri.

In the next period of 2018-19, they easily won the championship of the A Division of EPSA with only one defeat in 30 matches and returned to the national categories.

The next season, they finished with 36 points in 26 games in the 4th place of the 5th group of the category.

The promotion that Kifisia was looking for in the last decade was finally achieved in the 2020-21 season, where with 12 wins and just one defeat they won the first place of the 7th group with a difference of eight points. It is worth noting that, during that season, only the first round of the league was held due to the coronavirus pandemic. After winning the first place, Kifisia qualified for the promotion playoffs for the then newly formed Super League 2, where he made the absolute with four in four victories against Panionios, Zakynthos, Thyella Rafinas and Herodotus of Nea Alikarnassos with in its first promotion in its history.

Kifisia in the professional divisions

The maiden participation of Kifisia in the professional categories was highly successful. In the Greek Cup, eliminating Apollon Smyrnis, they advanced to the round of 16 stage where they were drawn with AEK Athens. In the first game in OAKA, they lost with 4-0, but in the second leg, Kifisia managed to draw 1-1. In the league, Kifisia finished sixth in a group of 17 teams, even though they played away from home due to construction work at Zirineio Stadium. At the same time, the newly established U20 team of Kifisia reached the final of the U20 Super League 2, where they were defeated by Egaleo U20, in a relatively controversial game, losing 1-2.

Promotion to the first national division

In the 2022-23 season, Kifisia finished in first place of the south group of Super League 2 and secured promotion to the first national division of Greece (Super League 1) for the first time in their history. Kifisia secured the first place on June 11th, 2023, after the 1-1 draw against Kalamata at Zirineio Stadium.