AO Chania F.C.

AO Chania

Full name

Athlitikos Omilos Chania

Founded

1945

Ground

Perivolia Municipal Stadium

Capacity

3,700

Owner

Iraklis Nyktaris

Chairman

Iraklis Nyktaris

Manager

Sakis Papavasiliou

League

Football League

2016–17

Football League, 17th relegated

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Athlitikos Omilos Chania (Athletic Club of Chania) is a football club founded in Chania in 1945. It is the city's oldest and only football team, although Platanias is located about 10km east.

History

The club has previously played in the Second and Third Divisions and from the year 2000 until 2010 competed in the Fourth Division. In 2010 the team managed to climb back up to the Third Division, by winning the championship 10th group of the Fourth Division in the 2009-10 season. In 1970 they played for the first time in history in the second highest tier, a feat they repeated in the 2013-2014 season, for the first time in 30 years after they were relegated in 1983.

Players

Current squad

As of 18 February 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
5	DF	Georgios Afratis
8	MF	Spyros Fourlanos
19	FW	Lefteris Mero
20	MF	Michalis Paraskevopoulos
21	DF	Nikolaos Kozakis
22	DF	Pantelis Theologou

No.	Position	Player
26	FW	Andreas Georgakopoulos
60	DF	Manolis Krasoudakis
71	MF	Georgios Moudios
96	DF	Vasilios Miliotis
99	GK	Amraj Lally

Technical staff
Head coach	Thomas Grafas
Assistant coach	Kostas Diallas
Goalkeeping Coach	Apostolos Lekidis
Fitness coach	Panagiotis Konomara
Physio	Giannis Katsanevakis
Physio	Adam Mpoutzoukas

Club officials

Perivolia Municipal Stadium

Board of Directors

Position	Staff
Owner	Iraklis Nyktaris
President	Iraklis Nyktaris
Chief Executive	Antonis Simaiakis
1st Vice-President	Konstantinos Tzouganakis
2nd Vice-President	Konstantinos Paraskakis
3rd Vice-President	Ioannis Karamousadakis
Member	Nikos Vagionakis
Member	Nikos Katsigiannis
Member	Sofoklis Katsigiannis
Member	Nektarios Malamadakis
Member	Eftychios Skouloudis
Member	Kontsantinos Tsouvalas
Member	Giannis Stagakis
Member	Konstantinos Gekas

Sponsorships

Great Shirt Sponsor: OPAP
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Legea
Official Sponsor: ANEK Lines

Football League

2016–17 teams

Seasons

1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18

Football in Greece
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League competitions	Superleague Football League Gamma Ethniki Delta Ethniki FCA Winners' Championship Local Championships Football League System Panhellenic Championship (defunct) Champions Youth Leagues Top goalscorers Superleague Football League Women's top division
Cup competitions	Greek Cup Super Cup League Cup (defunct) Gamma Ethniki Cup Amateurs' Super Cup Amateurs Cup Women's Cup
Miscellaneous	P.O.K. Koriopolis scandal 2015 Greek football scandal Greek football clubs in European competitions

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