A.S. Rouvas Gergeri, short for Athlitikós Sýllogos Roúvas Gérgeris ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ρούβας Γέργερης, translated ''Athletic Club Rouvas of Gergeri''), and more commonly known simply as Rouvas, is a

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football club, based in

Gergeri Gergeri ( el, Γέργερη) is the seat of Rouvas municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,440 in 2011. Gergeri's location is at a region called "Pano Riza" of Psiloreiti's, and in that regio ...

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. The club was founded in December 1961.Quarterly newspaper «η Γέργερη» p.9 no. 121, 2011 (in Greek)
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Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

, the third tier of the

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, for the first time in their history by finishing 1st in Group 10 of the 2010–11 Delta Ethniki. The club currently competes in the amateur Heraklion FCA Α2 Division, and hosts its home games at the Gergeri Municipal Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 600 spectators.

History

The club was founded in 1961 as ''Athlitikos Omilos Rouvas'', and mostly played friendly matches due to lack of a home ground. In 1968, the

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shut down the club as "inactive", as a result of it not being registered in any regional league of the

Heraklion Football Clubs Association The Heraklion Football Clubs Association ( el, Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ηρακλείου or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering football in the region of Heraklion. It is based in the ci ...

. The club remained inactive throughout 1974−1985, occasionally playing friendly matches only. In 1985, the club was re-established and participated for the first time in the Heraklion FCA Championship. The club has since been competing at regional level, with a short break during 1992−94. During the 2008−09 season, Rouvas was crowned Heraklion FCA Champion and was promoted to the

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, the fourth tier of the

for the first time in their history. Two years later, the club won the 2010–11 Delta Ethniki Group 10 championship, achieving promotion to the

. The same year, the club won the Heraklion FCA Cup for the first time in their history. As a result of their promotion, a professional football club was established as ''Rouvas F.C. − Nera Rouvas''. The club spent three seasons in the

, spanning from 2011 and until 2014, when they were relegated to the Heraklion FCA A1 Division, due to the

being discontinued by the

Hellenic Football Federation The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), also known as the Greek Football Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία; ΕΠΟ, translit=Ellinikí Podosferikí Omospondía; EPO) is the governing body of footbal ...

. Rouvas immediately won the division title, but failed to promote to the

finishing 2nd in the

Greek FCA Winners' Championship The FCA Winners' Championship ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Πρωταθλητριών Ε.Π.Σ.) was a Greek football league competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all local Football Clubs' Associations championships in Greece. ...

. They were later expelled from to the Α1 Division and demoted to the Α2 Division due to financial issues.

Titles & honours

Domestic

(4th National Division) **Winners (1): 2010–11

Regional

* Heraklion FCA Championship **Winners (2): 2008−09, 2014−15 * Heraklion FCA Cup **Winners (1): 2010−11

References

External links

Official website
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