The Athletic and Football Council of Erani () is a sporting club in
Filiatra
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,
Greece
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. It includes
football (soccer)
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,
basketball
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and
chess
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.
Informative sources
Erani was founded in
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
and was fully recognized in
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
. Its colours are green and white. Its name came from
Erana, an ancient city in the area of
Triphylia
Triphylia (, ''Trifylia'', "the country of the three tribes") 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 ...
.
Football (soccer)
In football (soccer), they had participated in the championship role in the organizations of the
Messinia FCA
The Messinia Football Clubs Association is responsible for football in prefecture of Messinia. Its offices are housed in Kalamanta and it is a member of the part of the Hellenic Football Federation.
History
Its first attempt to run their own fo ...
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.
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 cousins and Nikos Froussos:
*
Nikos Liberopoulos, played with his great career at
PAO,
AEK and in
Germany
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.
*
Sotiris Liberopoulos
Sotiris Liberopoulos (; born 29 June 1977) is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Club career
Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in Filiatra in western Messinia ...
, played for the Greek team under 21 and played many times in the
First Division.
*
Nikolaos Frousos, played in Ionikos, PAOK and Anorthosis.
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 Kalamata
Apollon Kalamata ({{langx, el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division.
History
Founded in 1927, the club sports black and white colors and fea ...
, 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
Founded in 1888, Messiniakos Gymnastic Club () is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green and white and in 1924 adopted as symbol a platanus foil.
Messiniak ...
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 Association:
:1987, 1989, 2002, 2023
*Messinia Cup (7):
:1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2024
*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.
APOEL Molaoi
/ref> In the 2007-08 season, Erani plays in the third division.
References
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External links
Municipality of Filatra
Official website of Erani
Association football clubs established in 1935
Basketball teams in Greece
Sport in Messenia
Football clubs in Peloponnese (region)
1935 establishments in Greece