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AO Chania F.C.

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Ground Capacity
  
3,700

Chairman
  
Iraklis Nyktaris

League
  
Football League

Founded
  
1945

Owner
  
Iraklis Nyktaris

Manager
  
Sakis Papavasiliou

Location
  
Chania, Greece

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Full name
  
Athlitikos Omilos Chania

Ground
  
Perivolia Municipal Stadium Chania, Greece

Arena/Stadium
  
Perivolia Municipal Stadium

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.

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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 18 February, 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Sponsorships

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

    AO Chania F.C. Wikipedia