A.E. Mylopotamos, short for ''Athletic Union of Mylopotamos'' () and also simply known as AEM, is a

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club, based in

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. Their colours are blue and yellow, and their crest is a star, a reference to the club's previous name Asteras Perama (''Perama Star'', ). The club currently competes in the regional Rethymno FCA A Division, having previously played in the third tier of the

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History

The club was founded as ''Athlitiki Enosi Astir Peramatos'' and was commonly known as ''Asteras Perama'' until 2015, when the club's board of directors decided to reach out to the entire Mylopotamos' community and rename the club as ''A.E. Mylopotamos'' to represent the whole region. The club managed to win the Rethymno FCA A Division Championship in the 2016−17 season, thus managing promotion to the

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, the third tier of the

for the first time in club history.«Γλέντησε την κούπα... ο Μυλοπόταμος» (Greek)
, 7 January 2018.

Titles & honours

Regional

*Rethymno FCA Championship **Winners (5): 1988–89, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2018–19 *Rethymno FCA Cup **Winners (7): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2013–14, 2014–15

References

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