OFI Crete W.F.C.

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OFI
Full nameΌμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου
Ómilos Filáthlon Heraklíou
(Heraklion Fans' Club)
Short nameOFI
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
GroundKrousonas Municipal Stadium
ChairmanDimitris Manousakis
ManagerKostas Pantzaridis
League Greek A Division
2022–23 A Division, 4th

OFI Crete Women Football Club, or simply OFI, is a Greek women's association football club based in Heraklion, Greece and part of the professional football club O.F.I.. The club was founded in 2015 and currently competes in the Greek A Division.

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History

O.F.I. established a women's football department in the 2015–16 season, which started its journey from the Greek third division. In their first season, they went unbeaten in their group thus winning promotion to the second division. [1] In 2016–17, OFI continued their undefeated streak, winning all eight of their games to get promoted to the Greek A Division for the first time. [2]

During the 2017-18 Greek A Division season, they only won 3 out of 22 matches, resulting in their relegation back to the B Division. [3] In 2018–19, they managed to top their group and bounce back to the first tier with the help of Maria Araviaki, who scored 18 goals, as well Greek internationals Vasso Kydonaki, Maria Kokotsaki and Elisavet Apostolaki.

Since the 2019–20 season, they have been competing in the top tier of Greek football and in recent years they have become one of the best teams in the league. OFI have signed some notable players like Katerina Lagiou, Ioanna Chamalidou, Maria Paterna and Galini Zachariou that have represented Greece at international level, as well as footballers from abroad, like Gerli Israel, Nikola Rybanská, Victoria Kaláberová, Theano Karalouka and Katarzyna Siejka.

In the 2022-23 season, OFI finished in fourth place, the highest ranking in their history. [4] Their most valuable player was Slovak Nikola Rybanská who scored 17 goals and made 8 assists. [5] [6]

Current squad

As of 22 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Andrea Gurtner
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Elisavet Apostolaki
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Alexandra Staninou
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Katirtsidou
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Paraskevi Koniotaki
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Aggeliki Koukoulaki
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Paterna
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioanna Sifaki
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Thenia Zerva
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantina Xylouri
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sofia Gounaki
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantina Platania
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Rodanthi Aeraki
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vasso Kydonaki
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nasia Peiou
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleftheria Drakogiannaki
FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Victoria Kaláberová
FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Nikola Rybanská
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Aqsa Mushtaq
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Antonia Briana
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Dafermou
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleni Papakonstanti

Coaching staff

As of 4 February 2024
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Pantzaridis
Assistant coach Flag of Greece.svg Charalampos Ntagkinis
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kalaitzakis

Managerial history

NameYears
Flag of Greece.svg Zafiris Latsoudis2015–2017
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Pantzaridis2017–2018
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Chomatas2018–2020
Flag of Greece.svg Petros Marinakis 2020
Flag of Greece.svg Stamatis Mamatzakis2020–2023
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Pantzaridis2023–

Honours

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