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The Athletic and Football Council of Erani () is a sporting club in
Filiatra Filiatra (), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a muni ...
,
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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
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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