Xanthi F.C.
| Full name | Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ξάνθη (Athletic Club Xanthi) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Akrítes (Frontiersmen) | ||
| Short name | AOX | ||
| Founded | 4 June 1967 | ||
| Ground | Xanthi FC Arena | ||
| Capacity | 7,244 | ||
| Chairman | Konstantinos Psomas | ||
| Manager | Nikos Anthopoulos | ||
| League | Xanthi FCA First Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Xanthi FCA First Division, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | aoxanthi | ||
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Xanthi Football Club (Greek: Α.Ο. Ξάνθη) is a Greek football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena
Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth setup. Xanthi participated in the UEFA Cup / Europa League in 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2013–14 seasons. In the 2004–05 season, Xanthi finished fourth in the Alpha Ethinki (First Division, today Super League), the club's all-time best performance.
Xanthi's first appearance in the first division was in 1989, and the club remained in the top flight until its relegation in 2020.
On 19 September 2022, Xanthi FC announced its withdrawal from the Super League 2 championship, putting an end to its presence in the professional categories, as it failed to address the financial and administrative problems it was facing. Since then, the team has been undergoing dissolution, with only the amateur club AOX continuing to exist.
Starting from the 2023-24 season, AOX restarted from the amateur leagues of the Xanthi Football Clubs Association participating in the Second Division. It won all 24 matches and was promoted to the above division. In the First Division of Xanthi FCA, where it competed the following season (2024-25), it again won the title undefeated and participated in the special promotion championship, in which it won promotion to the national divisions after 3 full years. In the upcoming year, Xanthi will compete in 2025–26 Gamma Ethniki.