Ermis Zoniana F.C.

AO Ermis Zoniana F.C., short for Athlitikos Omilos Ermis Zoniana Football Club and simply known as Ermis Zoniana, is a Greek association football club based in the village of Zoniana, located in the regional unit of Rethymno on the island of Crete. The club currently competes in the local Rethymno FCA A Division, having previously played for several seasons in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.

ΑΟ Ermis Zoniana
Full nameΑθλητικός Όμιλος Ερμής Ζωνιανών
Athlitikós Ómilos Ermís Zonianón
(Athletic Club Ermis Zoniana)
Short nameErmis Zoniana
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundZoniana Municipal Stadium
Capacity500
ChairmanIoannis Kavvalos
ManagerStathis Gaganis
LeagueRethymno FCA A Division
2017−18Gamma Ethniki (Group 8), 11th relegated
WebsiteClub website

History

club older crest (1964−2015).[1]

Ermis Zoniana was founded in 1964 by a group of residents in the village of Zoniana and originally took part in Rethymno regional competitions.[2] Over the years, the club ascended to the top-level Rethymno FCA Regional Championship, which the club won during the 2011−2012 season to earn promotion to its first ever national competition, the Delta Ethniki, which used to be the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. In what proved to be the final season in competition history (before the Delta and Gamma Ethniki were merged for the 2013−2014 season onward to form the new third level of the Greek football league pyramid), Ermis Zoniana earned a consecutive promotion to the reformed Gamma Ethniki, finishing 4th in the 2012−2013 Delta Ethniki Group 10 league table.[2]

The club failed to avoid relegation in its inaugural season in the competition,[3] but managed to make a swift return by once again winning the 2014−2015 Rethymno FCA Championship.[4] In the 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki season, the club finished 6th in Group 4, thus staying clear of relegation.

During the club's tenure in the Gamma Ethniki, Ermis has had the opportunity to play against Greek giants AEK Athens during its debut season, as well as historic Cretan ex-Superleague clubs OFI Crete and Ergotelis in later editions of the competition. Ermis actually managed to claim an impressive victory over OFI Crete during the 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki, recording a 1−0 home win on 22 November 2015.[5]

Honors

Domestic Titles and honors

  • Rethymno FCA Championship winners: 2
    • 2011−12, 2014−15
  • Rethymno FCA Cup Winners: 1
    • 2012−13

Current squad

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 Astrinos Andreadakis
GK  GRE Georgios Kollias
GK  GRE Michalis Zervos
DF  GRE Venizelos Anyfantakis
DF  GRE Konstantinos Georgoulis
DF  GRE Vasilios Plousis
DF  GRE Konstantinos Protogerakis
DF  GRE Menios Logothetis (on loan from OFI Crete)
DF  GRE Petros Chatzivasilis
MF  GRE Myronas Anogianakis
MF  GRE Myronas Giakoumakis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  GRE Giannis Kozyrakis
MF  GRE Dominikos Plousis
MF  GRE Vangelis Poulakis
MF  GRE Konstantinos Providakis (on loan from Irodotos)
MF  GRE Dimitrios Skoutelis
MF  GRE Konstantinos Tavladorakis
MF  BRA Fabinho
FW  GRE Alexandros Pasialis
FW  GRE Alexandros Shehollari
FW  GRE Athanasios Topouzis
MF  GRE Vangelis Christodoulou

References

  1. "Με νέο σήμα… ο Ερμής Ζωνιανών! (Greek)". www.goodnet.gr. 10 December 2015.
  2. "Ιστορία (Greek)". Ermis Zoniana Official Website. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. "Σωτηρία για ΠΑΟΚ, έπεσε ο Ερμής Ζωνιανών! (Greek)". www.crete2day.gr. 21 May 2014.
  4. "Πρωταθλητής ο Ερμής Ζωνιανών (Greek)". www.cretanmagazine.gr. 29 April 2015.
  5. "Ερμής Ζωνιανών - ΟΦΗ 1-0 (Greek)". www.gazetta.gr. 22 November 2015.
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