A.O. Agios Nikolaos F.C.

A.O. Agios Nikolaos Football Club, also known simply as AOAN, short for Athlitikós Ómilos Aghíou Nikoláou Krítis (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αγίου Νικολάου Κρήτης, translated Athletic Club of Agios Nikolaos Crete), is a Greek association football club based in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete.

AOAN
Full nameΑθλητικός Όμιλος Αγίου Νικολάου Κρήτης
Athlitikós Ómilos Aghíou Nikoláou Krítis
(Athletic Club of Agios Nikolaos Crete)
Short nameAOAN
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundAgios Nikolaos Municipal Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanDimitrios Skottis
ManagerNikos Sourgias
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2019–20Gamma Ethniki, 5th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1947.[1] Its crest is a star and its colors are blue and white.[1] They currently compete in the regional Lasithi FCA A Division Championship, the top-level amateur football division in Lasithi, and host their home games at the Agios Nikolaos Municipal Stadium. They have previously played in both the second and third levels of the Greek football league system.[1]

Honours

Domestic

Regional
  • Lasithi FCA Championship[1]
    • Winners (4): 1989−90, 2010−11, 2012−13, 2018−19
  • Lasithi FCA Cup[1]
    • Winners (9): 1983−84, 1984−85, 1985−86, 1986−87, 1987−88, 1988−89, 1989−90, 1993−94, 2004−05
  • Heraklion FCA Championship[2]
    • Winners (1): 1979−80
  • Heraklion FCA Cup[3]
    • Winners (1): 1979−80

Players

Current squad
As of 24 January 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Nikos Kousiadis
— GK  GRE Giannis Arabatzis
— GK  GRE Stavros Brokos
— DF  GRE Stelios Pytharoulis
— DF  GRE Georgios Pitharoulis
— MF  GRE Sotiris Zelios
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Dimitris Tsakmakis
— MF  GRE Ilias Kalogiannidis
— MF  GRE Efthymis Chatzopoulos
— FW  GRE Georgios Gekas
— FW  GRE Sotiris Theodoridis
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References
  1. Α.Ο.Α.Ν. − Ιστορία της Ομάδας (in Greek) epslasithiou.gr
  2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (5 June 2014). "Πρωταθλητές ΕΠΣ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ (ver.2) (Greek)". ellinikopodosfero, Greek Amateur Football blog.
  3. "H προϊστορία στο Κύπελλο ΕΠΣΗ (Greek)". mpalakritis.gr. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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