AO Chania F.C.

AO Chania

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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	http://aoxania.gr
Home colours Away colours Third colours

AO Chania, short for Athlitikos Omilos Chania (Template:Lang-el, transliterated Athletic Club of Chania), is an association football club based in Chania on the island of Crete. It was officially founded in 1945, and has consistently represented the city in various levels of the Greek football league system, most notably the Football League (2nd National Division). The club currently operates on amateur status, as its professional football department merged with neighboring club Kissamikos in 2017 to form AO Chania Kissamikos F.C..

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	GRE	Georgios Afratis
19	FW	GRE	Lefteris Mero
20	MF	GRE	Michalis Paraskevopoulos
21	DF	GRE	Nikolaos Kozakis
22	DF	GRE	Pantelis Theologou

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	GRE	Andreas Georgakopoulos
60	DF	GRE	Manolis Krasoudakis
71	MF	GRE	Georgios Moudios
96	DF	GRE	Vasilios Miliotis
99	GK	CAN	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