AO Palaiochoras
Wikipedia - Paleochora F.C.
A.O. Paleochora F.C., short for Athlitikos Omilos Paleochora Football Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παλαιόχωρας, lit. 'Palaiochora Athletic Club') and also simply known as Paleochora or Palaiochora, is a Greek football club, based in Palaiochora, Chania, Crete. The club was established in 1982, and its traditional colors are yellow and blue. The club currently competes in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.
History
Despite being founded in 1982, Paleochora made its official Chania FCA League debut during the 1990−91 season, when they instantly won the C regional Division title and earned promotion to the B Division. Afterwards, they played for three seasons in the B Division, achieving promotion to the Chania FCA A Division during the 1993-94 season, after finishing 3rd in the B League and winning the promotion play-off match vs. Ikaros Tavronitis.
Paleochora featured in 11 consecutive editions of the Chania FCA A Division, achieving its best finish in 2002 (5th), the same year it reached the Chania FCA Cup Final. They were relegated to the B Division three years later, where they spent again three seasons before briefly resurfacing in the A Division in 2006. In 2010, the club was once again promoted to the A Division and hasn't been relegated ever since.
In 2017, Paleochora won its first ever Chania FCA A Division championship, managing instant promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.
Das Heimstadion von AO Palaiochoras ist das Stadion Palaiochora, das eine Kapazität von 1.000 Zuschauern hat. Die Vereinsfarben sind Weiß und Blau.
AO Palaiochoras hat eine Rivalität mit dem nahe gelegenen Verein AS Minoa. Die beiden Vereine treffen in einem lokalen Derby aufeinander, das als das "Derby von Palaiochora" bekannt ist.
AO Palaiochoras hat eine Reihe bemerkenswerter Spieler hervorgebracht, darunter Nikos Nioplias, der für die griechische Nationalmannschaft spielte.
Der Verein hat in seiner Geschichte eine Reihe von Erfolgen erzielt, darunter den Gewinn des Kreta-Pokals im Jahr 2008. AO Palaiochoras ist auch für seine Jugendarbeit bekannt und hat eine Reihe talentierter junger Spieler hervorgebracht.