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Kōrero: Greeks – the Hellenic community

The Olympic Football Club, Wellington, 1963

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The Olympic Football Club, Wellington, 1963

A lack of recreational opportunities for Greek youth led Greek Orthodox priest Father Ilias Economou to establish the Olympic Football Club (originally called the Christian Youth Football Club) in 1958. The team, which gradually built a formidable reputation, later included non-Greek players.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Greek Orthodox Community of Wellington and Suburbs Collection (PAColl 4924)

Reference: 1/2-1772931; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Greeks – the Hellenic community – Settlement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/149/the-olympic-football-club-wellington-1963 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.