FC Platanias

A.Ο. Platanias Chania was founded in 1931 by Antonis Varouxakis as an official member of the EPO. with registration number 742 and participated in the local championship with the other teams Talos, Atlantis, Ionia, Asteras, Club etc.). It was the evolution of the “Yardanos” club (like the homonymous river in the area), which in addition to the football team maintained a shooting team, a weightlifting department and other sports.

Α.Ο. Platanias Chania

  • In 1942 – 43 A.O. Platanias played in the Cup final with the traditional club Talos, but having significant absences such as those of the weak goalkeepers Kouroupi and Ladakis and Galanis, who suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Although Platanias lost the match, this final was of particular importance due to the costumes of his players. Their shirts were made from flags that had been stolen from the warehouses of the Germans, residents of the area and had been turned into sportswear by the seamstresses of the village! From this event, probably, the red color was introduced in the team’s jerseys. In the same uniform, they even fought against groups of German soldiers, who even showed athleticism in cases where they lost.
  • In 1945 the team faded due to intense immigration and the civil war, which forced many players to leave their homeland.
  • Around 1958 it was re-established on the initiative of Manolis Mathioulakis and the first president was the doctor Manolis Kallitsakis and was competing in the third local category. At that time Platanias became a member of the Association of Football Clubs (EPS) of Chania and in the very first year team was promoted, where remained until 1969.
  • In 1970 team played for the first time in the A ‘local category.
  • In 1971 Platanias played in an important game with Anagennisi Chania (today’s Ionia), but due to the political situation of the time, the team was wronged, there was a conflict on the field, it was punished and remained inactive until 1975.
  • After the coup, in 1975, FC Platanias re-established, competing in the C ‘local category, where remained for two years and then was promoted to B’, where competed for another two years to end up competing in the A ‘category.
  • From 1980 begins the upward course of Platanias, who participated in the National Amateur Championship (equivalent to the current Third National) competing throughout Greece.
  • After the first two games, the team was relegated and then a radical renewal took place, with players – residents of Platanias.
  • In 1985 team was promoted to the category (4th National), but was relegated the same year. For three years team played in the A ‘local championship of Chania.
  • In 1989  promoted to the Fourth National Division for two seasons.
  • In 1993, after her relegation, team competed for a year in the Regional Championship when won it. After her relegation, played in the local championship until 2002.
  • Won championships in 1980, 1985, 1989 and 1993.
  • From 2002 until the period 2008 – 2009 PLATANIAS played in the Regional Championship of Crete having a leading role and collecting 305 points in total! Ο Α.Ο. Until that time, Platanias was the second most dynamic team in Crete, after Hersonissos.
  • The best, until then, football year in the history of A.O. Platanias, was in 2008 – 2009 as after an amazing season emerges champion of the regional championship.
  • The next year (2010 – 2011) Platanias makes excellent appearances and manages to finish in 5th place. However, a series of conjunctures eventually lead the team to the Football League for the first time in its history.
  • The season 2011 – 2012 starts with the best conditions for Platanias , who manages to stand out from the beginning and even wins the title of “winter champion”. The last game finds Platanias in 5th place in the standings with 60 points, while in the playoffs the team of Chania making excellent appearances manages, with competitive maturity, to take first place and move up to the Super League , in which he played in the 2012 season. – 2013, for the first time in its history, but also in general in the history of Hanioti football, occupying, in fact, the 9th place! For the next two seasons (2013–14 and 2014–15) Platanias finished in 14th and (again) 9th place respectively, renewing all the time her stay in the category.
  • In the 2015-16 season, Platanias finished 9th, however, losing in the details his placement in a better position. Finally, the 2016-17 season was the best in the years of Platanias’ presence in the big category, as he managed to finish in 7th place, having a record of 11 wins, 9 draws and 10 defeats.

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