AO Chania F.C.
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Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Chania Kissamikos | |||
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Founded | 1945 | |||
Dissolved | 2017 | |||
Ground | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | |||
Capacity | 4,527 | |||
Owner | Antonis Rokakis | |||
Chairman | Antonis Rokakis | |||
League | Football League | |||
2016–17 | Football League, 17th Relegated | |||
Website | http://aoxania.gr | |||
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AO Chania Kissamikos, short for Athlitikos Omilos Chania Kissamikos (Template:Lang-el, transliterated Athletic Club of Chania Kissamikos), was 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 merged with neighboring club Kissamikos in 2017 to form AO Chania Kissamikos F.C..[1]
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.
Club officials
Sponsorships
- Great Shirt Sponsor: OPAP
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Legea
- Official Sponsor: ANEK Lines
References
- ^ "Επίσημο: Συγχωνεύθηκαν Κισσαμικός και ΑΟ Χανιά (Greek)". sport-fm.gr.