Erani Filiatra
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The Athletic and Football Council of Erani is a sporting club in Filiatra
, Greece
. It includes football (soccer)
, basketball
and chess
.
and was fully recognized in 1947
. Its colours are green and white. Its name came from Erana
, an ancient city in the area of Triphylia
.
and won the prefectural championship several times. It most wins are in the Messinia Cup
with six titles and nine participations in the finals.
From 1989-90, the team participated in many times in the Fourth Division and the Third Division
in the 1993-94 season. In recent years and the 2009-10 season, they currently play in the Fourth Division.
, their luck for their first title failed as they lost 2-1, then again Erani lost 2-1 with Messini the following year. Their first cup was not achieved until 1995 when they bet Omonoia Kalamata 3-0. In 2001, they won their second beating Messiniakos 3-2, their third beating Pamissos Messini 2-0 and their fourth with the same team but tied apiece but won by penalty kicks. Their fifth was with another rival Sperchogeia beating them 1-0. Their sixth and recent title was won when the Erani beat over Messiniakos with 1-0.
Filiatra
Filiatra , is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9 and is located south of Kyparissia and Pyrgos, W of Kalamata and...
, Greece
Greece
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. It includes football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
.
Informative sources
Erani was founded in 19351935 in sports
-American football:* Detroit Lions defeat 26–7 New York Giants for the NFL championship* SMU Mustangs national college football champions* First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago...
and was fully recognized in 1947
1947 in sports
-American football:* Chicago Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 to win the NFL championship.-Association football:England* First Division – Liverpool win the 1946-47 title.* FA Cup – Charlton Athletic beat Burnley 1-0 after extra time...
. Its colours are green and white. Its name came from Erana
Erana
Erana can refer to:* Erana : an ancient city in Messenia built in the area of present day Filiatra.* List of Quest for Glory characters#Erana: a fictional character in the Quest for Glory computer game series....
, an ancient city in the area of Triphylia
Triphylia
Triphylia was an area of the ancient Peloponnese. Strabo and Pausanias both describe Triphylia as part of Elis, and it fell at times under the domination of the city of Elis, but Pausanias claims they reckoned themselves Arcadian, not Elean. They fell under the rule of Elis in the 8th century BC,...
.
Football (soccer)
In football (soccer), they had participated in the championship role in the organizations of the Messinia FCAMessinia Football Clubs Association
The Messinia Football Clubs Association is part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football teams in the Messinia prefecture.-History:...
and won the prefectural championship several times. It most wins are in the Messinia Cup
Messinia Cup
The Messinia Cup is an annual football cup that is held by the Messinia Football Clubs Association.-Information sources:The organization of the Messinia Cup began to carry out from the MFCA in the mid 1980s. Its council rights had the famous teams from the prefecture...
with six titles and nine participations in the finals.
From 1989-90, the team participated in many times in the Fourth Division and the Third Division
Gamma Ethniki
Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
in the 1993-94 season. In recent years and the 2009-10 season, they currently play in the Fourth Division.
Players
From Erani featured many famous footballers or soccer players which played in teams at the first and second division. The most famous of these were the Liberopoulos brothers:- Nikos Liberopoulos, played with his great career at PAO, AEKAEKAEK may refer to:*Apple Extended Keyboard, a computer keyboard*Athletic Union of Constantinople, also known as AEK Athens, a sports club based in Athens, Greece*AEK Athens F.C., an association football club based in Athens, Greece...
and in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - Sotiris LiberopoulosSotiris LiberopoulosSotiris Liberopoulos is a Greek footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Skoda Xanthi.-Biography:Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in Filiatra in western Messinia and began his career from the local team Erani along with his famous cousin Nikos....
, played for the Greek team under 21 and played many times in the First Division.
Playoff history
The time that Erani entered the finals was in 1990 and challenged Miltiadis and lost 2-1, their next chance was in 1992 and challenged with Apollon KalamataApollon Kalamata
Apollon Kalamata is a football club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia First Division.-History:The club was founded in 1928. Its colors are white and black and its emblem is a plant. During the prewar period, the players was raised mainly in the royalist part of the...
, their luck for their first title failed as they lost 2-1, then again Erani lost 2-1 with Messini the following year. Their first cup was not achieved until 1995 when they bet Omonoia Kalamata 3-0. In 2001, they won their second beating Messiniakos 3-2, their third beating Pamissos Messini 2-0 and their fourth with the same team but tied apiece but won by penalty kicks. Their fifth was with another rival Sperchogeia beating them 1-0. Their sixth and recent title was won when the Erani beat over Messiniakos with 1-0.
Achievements
- Messinia Football Clubs AssociationMessinia Football Clubs AssociationThe Messinia Football Clubs Association is part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football teams in the Messinia prefecture.-History:...
:
- 1989
- Messinia CupMessinia CupThe Messinia Cup is an annual football cup that is held by the Messinia Football Clubs Association.-Information sources:The organization of the Messinia Cup began to carry out from the MFCA in the mid 1980s. Its council rights had the famous teams from the prefecture...
(6):
- Messinia Cup
- 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
- Messinia Cup (finalist) (3):
- 1990, 1992, 1993
Current players
As of the 2008-09 season:- Adamopoulos
- Alexandropoulos
- Anastasopoulos
- Andreopoulos
- Anestopoulos
- Assimakopoulos
- Athanassopoulos
- Haralambos Diniotis
- Ilias Diniotis
- Giannis
- Giannakopoulos
- Varouchas Hatzipanagiotis
- Kollias
- Korbis
- Mantzavinos
- Mouhikas
- Nikolopoulos
- Panagiotakopoulos
- Panagiotidis
- Pinchioni
- Tsonis
- Zokos
Basketball
The team plays locally in the EKASKENOP championships.. In the 2007-08 season, Erani plays in the third division.External links
- Municipality of Filatra Official website of Erani