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.