The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in
Filiatra
Filiatra ( el, Φιλιατρά), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...
,
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 Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
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 in ...
. Its colours are green and white. Its name came from
Erana, an ancient city in the area of
Triphylia
Triphylia ( el, Τριφυλία, ''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 Eli ...
.
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 part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football (soccer) teams in the Messenia regional unit.
History
Its first attempt to run their own football (soccer) union in Messinia happened with th ...
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:
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Nikos Liberopoulos
Nikolaos "Nikos" Liberopoulos ( el, Νίκος Λυμπερόπουλος; born on 4 August 1975) is a retired Greek former professional international footballer who played as a forward. He is famous for his aim-to-goal shot, his innate in-pla ...
, played with his great career at
PAO,
AEK
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...
and in
Germany
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.
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Sotiris Liberopoulos, played for the Greek team under 21 and played many times in the
First Division.
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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 ( el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division.
History
The club was founded in 1927. Its colors are white and black and its embl ...
, 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 ( el, Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green ...
3-2, their third beating
Pamissos Messini
The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki.
History
The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
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
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Messinia Football Clubs Association
The Messinia Football Clubs Association is part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football (soccer) teams in the Messenia regional unit.
History
Its first attempt to run their own football (soccer) union in Messinia happened with th ...
:
:1989
*Messinia Cup (6):
:1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
*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