Heraklion Football Clubs Association

The Heraklion Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ηρακλείου or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering football in the region of Heraklion. It is based in the city of Heraklion and is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation.[1] The association is responsible for organizing regional Championship and Cup competitions for both adult and youth teams playing in its divisions.

Heraklion Football Clubs Association
HFF
Founded1929
HeadquartersHeraklion
FIFA affiliationHellenic Football Federation
PresidentNikos Tzortzoglou
Websitehttp://epsirak.gr/ (in Greek)

The association is currently one of the largest Football Clubs Associations in Greece, consisting of over 85 clubs. Its colors are blue and white and its crest features a Griffin, the official seal of the Municipality of Heraklion.

History

During 1925−1929, Heraklion football was dominated by the two major sporting clubs of the time, EGOI (est. 1924) and OFI (est. 1925). In the autumn of 1926, the first football league in Heraklion was organized and held with a limited number of participants, mainly feeder clubs for EGOI and OFI. This first, informal competition was won by EGOI, and was organized again two years later in 1928, when it was won by OFI.[2] In the meantime, several initiatives for the establishment of football clubs that would compete with OFI and EGOI were carried out during 1928−1932.[2] This rapid establishment of football clubs during 1925−1931 (e.g. Ergotelis and Olympiakos Heraklion in 1929, Iraklis Heraklion in 1930 and Ermis in 1932) birthed the need to create a governing body for the coordination and organization of football clubs and competitions. Therefore, the Cretan Football Association was established in 1929.[2] Two years later, and after several disputes over administration issues among the founding members, the union was reformed into the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, which was granted the full administrative and organizational control over the football events in the regions of Heraklion and Lasithi. The association was officially recognized by the HFF in 1931.[3]

Football League System
Heraklion FCA Football Leagues
First season1928–29
Divisions4
Level on pyramid4–7
Promotion toGamma Ethniki
Domestic cup(s)Heraklion FCA Cup
Current championsPoros (1st title)
(2017–18)
Most championshipsOFI Crete (18 titles)
TV partnersKriti TV (Highlights)
Websitehttp://epsirak.gr/ (in Greek)
Current: 2019−20

The Heraklion FCA football league system consists of four divisions, namely the A1 Division (Greek: Α1 ΕΠΣΗ), the top-level football league in Heraklion (therefore also known as the Heraklion FCA Championship), the Α2 Division (Greek: Α2 ΕΠΣΗ), second tier in the pyramid, the B Division (Greek: Β ΕΠΣΗ) comprising two Groups and constituting the third tier of the league system and finally the C Division (Greek: Γ ΕΠΣΗ), lowest regional division organized in Heraklion.

From its foundation to 1959 (they year of the foundation of the nationwide championship of the Alpha Ethniki), the Heraklion FCA organised a league that was considered the top tier of football in Crete, and later specifically the region of Heraklion (after Chania, Lasithi and Rethymno founded Football Clubs Associations of their own.[4]

2018−19 season

The following teams compete in the Heraklion FCA Championships during the 2018–19 season. The winner of the A1 Division Championship earns promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.

A1 Division
AEK
Agia Varvara
Almyros
Tympaki
Anthestion
Faistos
Gortys
Minoiki
Moires
Poros
Romanos
Tritonia
Tylissos
Zaros
Location of teams in 2018−19 Heraklion FCA A1 Division
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
A.E. KatsampasKarterosAEK StadiumN/AA1, 8th
Agia VarvaraAgia VarvaraAgia Varvara StadiumN/AA2, 2nd
AlmyrosGaziAlmyros StadiumN/AA1, 7th
AO TympakiTympakiTympaki Stadium1,000A1, 5th
AnthestionThrapsanoThrapsano StadiumN/AA1, 4th
FaistosVoroiVoroi StadiumN/AA1, 14th
GortysAgioi DekaAgioi Deka StadiumN/AA1, 9th
Minoiki HeraklionFortetsaHeraklion University StadiumN/AA1, 3rd
MoiresMoiresMoires StadiumN/AA1, 6th
P.A.O. KrousonasKrousonasKrousonas Municipal Stadium1,500A1, 13th
PANO MaliaMaliaMalia StadiumN/AA1, 2nd
AO PorosPoros, HeraklionNikos Kazantzakis Stadium600A2, 1st
Romanos EliaEliaElia StadiumN/AA1, 11th
Tritonia AstritsiAstritsiAstritsi StadiumN/AA2, 3rd
TylissosTylissosTylissos StadiumN/AA1, 11th
ZarosZarosZaros StadiumN/AA1, 10th

Informal (prior to the FCA)
Season Champion(s)
1925−26EGOI
1926−27Not held
1927−28OFI
1928−29OFI
1929−30EGOI

Formal FCA Championship (1930−1959)
Season Champion(s)
1930−31OFI
1931−32OFI, EGOI
1932−33OFI
1933−34EGOI
1934−35OFI
1935−36Not held
1936−37Iraklis Heraklion
1937−38EGOI
1938−39Νo data available
1939−40Not finished due to World War II
Season Champion(s)
1940−41Not held
1941−42Not held
1942−43Not held
1943−44Not held
1944−45Not held
1945−46Iraklis Heraklion
1946−47Νo data available
1947−48OFI[5]
1948−49OFI[6]
1949−50Ergotelis
Season Champion(s)
1950−51EGOI
1951−52OFI
1952−53Ergotelis
1953−54OFI
1954−55OFI
1955−56OFI
1956−57OFI
1957−58OFI
1958−59OFI

FCA Championship A1 Division (1959−current)
Season Champion(s)
1959−60OFI
1960−61OFI
1961−62OFI[7]
1962−63Atsalenios[8]
1963−64Ergotelis[9]
1964−65Irodotos[10]
1965−66Atsalenios[11]
1966−67No data available
1967−68Ergotelis
1968−69Irodotos
1969−70Ergotelis
1970−71Atsalenios
1971−72Irodotos
1972−73N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1973−74Atsalenios
Season Champion(s)
1974−75Ergotelis
1975−76Irodotos
1976−77Ergotelis
1977−78No data available
1978−79No data available
1979−80AO Agios Nikolaos1
1980−81N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1981−82No data available
1982−83EGOI
1983−84N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1984−85Atsalenios, AO Tympaki
1985−86N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion, Tylissos
1986−87Minoiki Heraklion
1987−88Atsalenios
1988−89N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
Season Champion(s)
1989−90EGOI
1990−91A.E. Katsampas
1991−92AO Tympaki
1992−93Olympiakos Chersonissos
1993−94AO Tympaki
1994−95Atsalenios
1995−96PANO Malia
1996−97Atsalenios
1997−98PANO Malia
1998−99OFI '94
1999−2000Olympiakos Chersonissos
2000−01Irodotos
2001−02Irodotos
2002−03Minoiki Heraklion
2003−04A.E. Katsampas
Season Champion(s)
2004−05AO Tympaki
2005−06P.A.O. Krousonas
2006−07Mochos
2007−08Asites
2008−09Rouvas
2009−10Asites
2010−11Zaros
2011−12A.E. Katsampas
2012−13Zaros
2013−14Zaros
2014−15Rouvas, Atsalenios
2015−16Irodotos, Atsalenios
2016−17Irodotos
2017−18Giouchtas
2018−19Poros

Performance by club (1925−)
Club Titles Years
OFI181928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Atsalenios91963, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 2016
EGOI81926, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1951, 1983, 1990
Ergotelis71950, 1953, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977
Irodotos1965, 1969, 1972, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2017
N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion51973, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989
A.E. Katsampas31991, 2004, 2012
AO Tympaki1992, 1994, 2005
Zaros2011, 2013, 2014
Iraklis Heraklion21937, 1946
Minoiki Heraklion1987, 2003
Olympiakos Chersonissos1993, 2000
PANO Malia1996, 1998
Asites2008, 2010
Rouvas2009, 2015
AO Agios Nikolaos111980
OFI '941999
P.A.O. Krousonas2006
Mochos2007
Giouchtas2018
Poros2019

Source:[2][4]

1.^ Currently a member of the Lasithi Football Clubs Association.

Cup
Heraklion FCA Cup
Founded1971
Related competitionsGreek Football Amateur Cup
Current championsAtsalenios (12th title)
Most successful club(s)Atsalenios (12 titles)
Television broadcastersKriti TV (Highlights)
2019−20

The Heraklion FCA Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο ΕΠΣΗ) is a football competition in which the clubs competing in any of the Heraklion FCA Football Leagues participate. The competition was founded in 1971, and has since been held annually. As of 2018, the winner of the FCA Cup becomes eligible to participate in next year's Greek Football Cup competition.[12]

Format

The current format features a minimum of 60 clubs. Participation of the teams competing in the A1 and A2 FCA Divisions along with the registered members of the FCA competing in the Gamma Ethniki is mandatory. Optionally, clubs competing in the FCA B and C Division may also participate, along with amateur outfits of professional registered members of the FCA. Teams are drawn at random to compete in single knockout matches, in which the club being drawn first is declared the home team. In case of a match-up between clubs playing at different competition levels, the club playing in the lower Division is declared the home team instead. This format is followed until the Semi-finals of the competition.

The Semi-finals are contested in double knock-out matches between the 4 remaining teams, and match-ups are determined by random draw. The two pairs of teams play each other home and away. In this case, away goals rule is in effect on the qualification, without however excluding the possibility for extra time or penalty shootout in the second leg.

The competition Final is contested by the qualifying teams of the Semi-finals. The Final is single match. In case of a draw, extra time is not held, but the winner is declared in an immediate penalty shootout.

List of Heraklion FCA Cup Winners
Season Champion(s)
1971−72N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1972−73N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1973−74N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1974−75Atsalenios
1975−76Irodotos
1976−77Ergotelis
1977−78Atsalenios
1978−79EGOI
1979−80AO Agios Nikolaos1
1980−81Ergotelis
1981−82Ergotelis
1982−83Ergotelis
1983−84Atsalenios
1984−85Ergotelis
1985−86Atsalenios
1986−87Atsalenios
Season Champion(s)
1987−88Minoiki Heraklion
1988−89EGOI
1989−90N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion
1990−91Atsalenios
1991−92AO Asimi
1992−93AO Asimi
1993−94AO Asimi
1994−95Irodotos
1995−96Ergotelis
1996−97Atsalenios
1997−98Atsalenios
1998−99Olympiakos Chersonissos
1999−00PANO Malia
2000−01Atsalenios
2001−02Irodotos
2002−03Atsalenios
Season Champion(s)
2003−04OFI Amateurs
2004−05Almyros
2005−06Irodotos
2006−07PANO Malia
2007−08Irodotos
2008−09Giouchtas
2009−10Giouchtas
2010−11Rouvas
2011−12Patouchas Viannos
2012−13Irodotos
2013−14Almyros
2014−15Atsalenios
2015−16Irodotos
2016−17Irodotos
2017−18PANO Malia
2018−19Atsalenios

Performance by Club (1971−)
Club Titles Years
Atsalenios121975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2019
Irodotos81976, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017
Ergotelis61977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1996
N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion41972, 1973, 1974, 1990
AO Asimi31992, 1993, 1994
PANO Malia2000, 2007, 2018
EGOI21979, 1989
Almyros2005, 2014
Giouchtas2009, 2010
ΑΟ Agios Nikolaos111980
Minoiki Heraklion1988
Olympiakos Chersonissos1999
OFI Amateurs2004
Rouvas2011
Patouchas Viannos2012
1.^ Currently a member of the Lasithi Football Clubs Association.

Source:[13][14][15]

Super Cup
Heraklion FCA Super Cup
SportFootball
Founded2010
No. of teams2
CountryGreece
Most recent
champion(s)		Atsalenios (3rd title)
Most titlesAtsalenios (3 titles)

The Heraklion FCA Super Cup (Greek: Σούπερ Καπ ΕΠΣΗ) is a football one match competition, which is contested annually by the Heraklion FCA A1 DIvision champion, and the winners of the Heraklion FCA Cup. In case of a double winner, the Super Cup is contested between the winner and runner-up of the FCA Cup.

The matches
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
2010 Giouchtas 2–1 Asites Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium
2011 Rouvas 4–1 Zaros Moires Stadium
2012 A.E. Katsampas 2–1 Patouchas Viannos Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium
2013 Irodotos 3–1 Zaros Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium
2014 Zaros 2–2 (5-3 pen.) Almyros Atsalenios Stadium
2015 Atsalenios 1–0 Rouvas Nea Alikarnassos Municipal Stadium
2016 Atsalenios 2–1 Irodotos Pankritio Stadium
2017 Irodotos 2–1 Zaros Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium
2018 PANO Malia 1–1 (4-2 pen.) Giouchtas Arkalochori Municipal Stadium
2019 Atsalenios 3–2 Poros Damasta Municipal Stadium

Source:[16]

Heraklion FCA Clubs National Titles & honours

Contemporary

Defunct

Heraklion FCA clubs in European competitions
Club UEFA Champions League (Since 1955–56) UEFA Europa League (Since 1971–72) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960–1999) UEFA Intertoto Cup (1961–2008) Balkans Cup (1961–1994) Total Last appearance
OFI Crete 0 4 1 2 2 9 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Total 0 4 1 2 2 9

Heraklion FCA Clubs European Titles & honours

Defunct

References
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