O.F.I. (sports club)

O.F.I.

Full name	Omilos Filathlon Irakliou Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου
Founded	1925
Colours	Black, White
Titles	2

Departments of OFI

Football	Basketball	Volleyball

Water Polo	Athletics

O.F.I. (full name Omilos Filathlon Irakliou/ Greek: Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου) is a Greek multi-sport club based in Irakleio, Crete. It was founded in 1925 and it has teams in football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, athletics and other sports. The most successful team of the club is the football team which is the only department which has won a Panhellenic title, one Greek Football Cup. The team's colours are black and white.

Departments

OFI Crete F.C., football team that plays in Gamma Ethniki (2015-16)
OFI Crete B.C., basketball team that plays in A2 Ethniki (2015-16)
OFI Crete V.C., volleyball team that plays in A2 Ethniki Volleyball (2015-16)
OFI Water Polo, Water Polo team that plays in A2 Ethniki Water Polo (2015-16)

History

OFI was founded in 1925 and originally it comprised football, athletics, wrestling and weightlifting departments. The football team became the most famous and the most popular of the club. OFI Football Club achieved to promote to A Ethniki in period 1967-68 for first time. After few years it was relegated but returned in A Ethniki again and it remained in the highest level for about 30 years. The football team is the only team of the club with Panhellenic title, since it has won the Greek cup in 1987. In recent years it is in a bad condition because of financial problems.

The basketball team won the championship of Greek C Basketball League (4th-tier) in 1998 and promoted to Greek B Basketball League. Later it was relegated in C League but returned in B League in 2008. The next year, OFI promoted to A2 Ethniki for first time. After a short fall in B League the club returned to A2 Ethniki and remained until 2015, when the club was withdrawn from the championship due to financial problems.^[1]

OFI has also water polo team with presence in A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier) and athletics team with successful presence in Pancretan Games.^[2]

Sport Facilities

The football team plays in Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium,^[3] known also as Yedi Kule. The other departments play in Vardinogiannis Sports Center (V.A.K.).

Honours

Football team

Greek Football Cup
- Winners (1): 1987
Balkans Cup
- Winners (1): 1989

References

↑ "Είπε «αντίο» ο ΟΦΗ!". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
↑ "Παγκρήτιοι Αναπτυξιακοί Αγώνες Στίβου 2015 – Αποτελέσματα". eas-segas-kritis.gr. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
↑ "Γήπεδο «Θ. Βαρδινογιάννης» Βαρδινογιάννειο Αθλητικό Κέντρο". ofifc.gr. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

External links

Greek A2 Basketball League 2015–16

A.C. Doukas Doxa Lefkadas Ethnikos Piraeus Evropi Pefkochori Faros Keratsiniou Filippos Veroias Iraklis Thessaloniki Kymi Livadeia Mahites Doxas Pefkon OFI Crete Pagrati Panerythraikos Peristeri Promitheas Patras Psychiko

A2 Ethniki Volleyball 2015–2016

1st Group	Pallini V.C. Panionios V.C. OPE Rethymnou Rodion Athlisis Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia AO Politeia AONS Milon AO Mitylinis OFI Crete V.C. Panellinios V.C.

2nd Group	APS Kyzikos EA Patras Iraklis Chalkis AEK Athens Ethnikos Pireaus AO Kalamata 1980 AON Argyroupolis AEP Olympias Apollon Smyrni V.C. AO Akritas Panerythraikos V.C. Koroivos V.C.

3rd Group	Pigasos Polichnis Makedonikos V.C. AS Elpis MGSAE Komotinis Niki Aiginiou GE Alexandroupolis AO Serres Aias Evosmou XAN Thessaloniki EA Larissa MENT VC AS Giannena AMS Nestor

A2 Ethniki Water Polo 2015–2016

1st Group	Panionios Ionikos Nikaias NO Rethymnou NO Chanion OFI Crete

2nd Group	GS Peristeriou GS Apollon Smyrnis NO Larissas NO Patras NO Chalkis

3rd Group	Iraklis Water Polo Ilisiakos AS Apollo NAO Kerkyras

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