AO Chania F.C.

Chania

Full name

Athlitikos Omilos Chania

Founded

1945

Ground

Perivolia Municipal Stadium
Chania, Greece

Capacity

4,000

Owner

Iraklis Nyktaris

Chairman

Iraklis Nyktaris

Manager

Thomas Grafas

League

Football League

2014–15

Football League, 4th (South Group)

Website

Club home page

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 professional football team.

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.

Current squad

As of 24 January, 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Erind Prifti
2	DF	Anestis Chatziliadis
3	DF	Anastasios Pagonis
5	DF	Charalampos Brilakis
6	MF	Jordan Sanderson
7	MF	Stelios Nakas
10	MF	Hugo Machado
11	FW	Thanasis Dinopapas
12	GK	Charis Abatzidis
13	MF	Antonis Rikka
17	MF	Michaladreas Nyktaris

No.	Position	Player
22	DF	Vasilios Ioannidis
23	FW	Giannis Gesios
28	MF	Petros Kaminiotis
30	DF	Dimitrios Triantafyllidis
32	DF	Vasilios Fyntikakis
41	DF	Alexandros Diamantopoulos
45	DF	Christos Kartsabas
71	MF	Alexandros Tsoutsis
--	GK	Manolis Kalogerakis
--	DF	Stelios Mountokalakis

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

2015–16 teams	Acharnaikos Agrotikos Asteras Anagennisi Karditsa Apollon Smyrni Chania ~~Ergotelis~~* Kerkyra Kallithea Kissamikos Lamia Larissa ~~Olympiakos Volos~~* Panachaiki Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Panserraikos Trikala Zakynthos *withdrew during the season

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

Football in Greece

Overview	Hellenic Football Federation List of Unions Awards By number of titles List of clubs List of venues

National teams	Greece men U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 U-16 Greece women Greece Beach Soccer men Military football team

League competitions	Superleague Football League Gamma Ethniki Delta Ethniki Local Championships Football League System Panhellenic Championship (defunct) Champions 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

A Ethniki Football Women 2014-2015

Amazones Dramas Aris Thessaloniki Atromitos Athens Chania Elpides Karditsas Ergotelis Ikarus Petrotou Odysseas Glyfadas PAOK Volos 2004

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