ΑΟ Ermis Zoniana
Full nameΑθλητικός Όμιλος Ερμής Ζωνιανών
Athlitikós Ómilos Ermís Zonianón
(Athletic Club Ermis Zoniana)
Short nameErmis Zoniana
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
GroundZoniana Municipal Stadium
Capacity500
ChairmanIoannis Kavvalos
ManagerStathis Gaganis
LeagueRethymno FCA A Division
2017−18Gamma Ethniki (Group 8), 11th relegated
WebsiteClub website

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.

History

Ermis Zoniana was founded in 1964 by a group of residents in the village of Zoniana and originally took part in Rethymno regional competitions.[1] 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.[1]

The club failed to avoid relegation in its inaugural season in the competition,[2] but managed to make a swift return by once again winning the 2014−2015 Rethymno FCA Championship.[3] 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.[4]

Honors

Domestic titles and honors

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

References

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