Elpis F.C.

Elpis FC (Greek:Ελπίς, meaning Hope), is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. The colours of the club were blue and white as in the Greek flag.

History
Elpis FC was founded in 1904 in Kadıköy district of Istanbul by the local Greeks and the team was completely made up by Greek footballers. The football club was dissolved in 1912. Elpis FC was refounded again and participated in the 1921-22 Sunday League (Turkish: Pazar Ligi) but re-dissolved again in 1924.

Matches
20 March 1910 Fenerbahçe SK – Elpis FC: 1–1

League tables
Constantinople Football League:


 * 1904–05 Istanbul Football League: 1) HMS Imogene FC 2) Moda FC 3) Cadi-Keuy FC 4) Elpis FC


 * 1905–06 Istanbul Football League: 1) Cadi-Keuy FC 2) HMS Imogene FC 3) Moda FC 4) Elpis FC


 * 1906–07 Istanbul Football League: 1) Cadi-Keuy FC 2) Moda FC 3) HMS Imogene FC 4) Galatasaray SK 5) Elpis FC


 * 1907–08 Istanbul Football League: 1) Moda FC 2) Cadi-Keuy FC 3) Galatasaray SK 4) Elpis FC 5) HMS Imogene FC

Notable managers

 * 🇬🇷 Yani Vasiliadis