Heraklion Football Clubs Association () is a governing body responsible for administering association football in Heraklion Prefecture. It is based in the city of Heraklion and is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation.ΝΟΜΟΣ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ (archive) epo.gr The association is responsible for organizing regional Championship and Cup competitions for both adult and youth teams playing in its divisions.

The association is currently one of the largest Football Clubs Associations in Greece, consisting of over 85 clubs. Its colors are blue and white and its crest features a Griffin, the official seal of the Municipality of Heraklion.

History During 1925−1929, Heraklion football was dominated by the two major sporting clubs of the time, EGOI (est. 1924) and OFI (est. 1925). In the autumn of 1926, the first football league in Heraklion was organized and held with a limited number of participants, mainly feeder clubs for EGOI and OFI. This first, informal competition was won by EGOI, and was organized again two years later in 1928, when it was won by OFI. In the meantime, several initiatives for the establishment of football clubs that would compete with OFI and EGOI were carried out during 1928−1932. This rapid establishment of football clubs during 1925−1931 (e.g. Ergotelis and Olympiakos Heraklion in 1929, Iraklis Heraklion in 1930 and Ermis in 1932) birthed the need to create a governing body for the coordination and organization of football clubs and competitions. Therefore, the Cretan Football Association was established in 1929. Two years later, and after several disputes over administration issues among the founding members, the union was reformed into the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, which was granted the full administrative and organizational control over the football events in the regions of Heraklion and Lasithi. The association was officially recognized by the HFF in 1931.Εφημερίδα Αθλητικά Νέα, από το ψηφιοποιημένο αρχείο της βουλής των Ελλήνων

Football League System

The Heraklion FCA football league system consists of four divisions, namely the A1 Division (), the top-level football league in Heraklion (therefore also known as the Heraklion FCA Championship), the Α2 Division (), second tier in the pyramid, the B Division () comprising two Groups and constituting the third tier of the league system and finally the C Division (), lowest regional division organized in Heraklion.

From its foundation to 1959 (they year of the foundation of the nationwide championship of the Alpha Ethniki), the Heraklion FCA organised a league that was considered the top tier of football in Crete, and later specifically the region of Heraklion (after Chania, Lasithi and Rethymno founded Football Clubs Associations of their own.

2018−19 season The following teams compete in the Heraklion FCA Championships during the 2018–19 season. The winner of the A1 Division Championship earns promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.

A1 Division

Team Location Stadium Capacity Last seasonA.E. Katsampas Karteros AEK Stadium N/A Agia Varvara Agia Varvara Agia Varvara Stadium N/A Almyros GaziAlmyros StadiumN/A AO Tympaki Tympaki Tympaki Stadium 1,000 Anthestion Thrapsano Thrapsano Stadium N/A Faistos Voroi Voroi Stadium N/A Gortys Agioi Deka Agioi Deka Stadium N/A Minoiki Heraklion Fortetsa Heraklion University Stadium N/A Moires Moires Moires Stadium N/A P.A.O. Krousonas Krousonas Krousonas Municipal Stadium 1,500 PANO Malia Malia Malia Stadium N/A AO Poros Poros, Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium 600 Romanos Elia Elia Elia Stadium N/A Tritonia Astritsi Astritsi Astritsi Stadium N/A Tylissos Tylissos Tylissos Stadium N/A Zaros Zaros Zaros Stadium N/A

A2 Division Club Name AO Asimi AO Damasta AO Dias AO Kaminia Athlopolis Diagoras Anopoli Elpides Karteros Iraklis Nipiditos Keravnos Heraklion Lido Marathon Kalesa Neoi Ergoteli O.F. Arkalochori Chersonissos PAO Gouves Rouvas

B Division Group 1Group 2 AO Garipa Agios Dimitrios AO Voni AO Metaxochori Charavgi Nea Alikarnassos AO Pyrgiotissa Doxa Heraklion Asites Dorieas Kastelli Chimaros Choustouliana Ethnikos Heraklion EGOI Ermis Atsalenio Dafnes Temenos Kanaria Ergoteli Neoi Almyros Mochos OFAM NA.PO Poseidon Heraklion Paliani 2008 Neoi Irodotou PAO Dilina Neoi Minoikis Rafkos Omonoia Kallithea Therissos 1978 Pigassos −

C Division Club Name Aetos Anogeia AO Ini AO Kounavoi AO Tiganitis Alogo MaleviziElpides Irodotou Giouchtas 2010 Koroivos Martinengo Neoi Moires PAO Rodia Panathinaikos Heraklion Patouchas Viannos

List of Champions Informal (prior to the FCA) Season Champion(s) 1925−26 EGOI 1926−27 Not held 1927−28 OFI 1928−29 OFI 1929−30 EGOI

Formal FCA Championship (1930−1959) Season Champion(s) 1930−31 OFI 1931−32 OFI, EGOI 1932−33 OFI 1933−34 EGOI 1934−35 OFI 1935−36 Not held 1936−37 Iraklis Heraklion 1937−38 EGOI 1938−39 Νo data available 1939−40 Not finished due to World War II Season Champion(s) 1940−41 Not held 1941−42 Not held 1942−43 Not held 1943−44 Not held 1944−45 Not held 1945−46 Iraklis Heraklion 1946−47 Νo data available 1947−48 OFI«Athlitiki Echo» newspaper, 17 July 1948, p.2 1948−49 OFI«Athlitiki Echo» newspaper, 28 July 1949, p.4 1949−50 Ergotelis Season Champion(s)1950−51 EGOI1951−52 OFI1952−53 Ergotelis1953−54 OFI1954−55 OFI1955−56 OFI1956−57 OFI1957−58 OFI1958−59 OFI

FCA Championship A1 Division (1959−current) Season Champion(s) 1959−60 OFI 1960−61 OFI 1961−62 OFI«Athlitiki Echo» newspaper, 5 January 1962, p.4 1962−63 Atsalenios«Kritikon Vima» newspaper, 8 June 1963, p.4 1963−64 Ergotelis«Kritikon Vima» newspaper, 30 May 1964, p.4 1964−65 Irodotos«Athlitiki Echo» newspaper, 3 June 1965, p.3 1965−66 Atsalenios«Athlitiki Echo» newspaper, 8 April 1966, p.3 1966−67 No data available 1967−68 Ergotelis 1968−69 Irodotos 1969−70 Ergotelis 1970−71 Atsalenios 1971−72 Irodotos 1972−73 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 1973−74 Atsalenios Season Champion(s) 1974−75 Ergotelis 1975−76 Irodotos 1976−77 Ergotelis 1977−78 No data available 1978−79 No data available1979−80 AO Agios Nikolaos1980−81 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion1981−82 No data available1982−83 EGOI1983−84 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion1984−85 Atsalenios, AO Tympaki1985−86 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion, Tylissos1986−87 Minoiki Heraklion1987−88 Atsalenios1988−89 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion Season Champion(s)1989−90 EGOI1990−91 A.E. Katsampas1991−92 AO Tympaki1992−93 Olympiakos Chersonissos1993−94 AO Tympaki1994−95 Atsalenios1995−96 PANO Malia1996−97 Atsalenios1997−98 PANO Malia1998−99 OFI '941999−2000 Olympiakos Chersonissos2000−01 Irodotos2001−02 Irodotos2002−03 Minoiki Heraklion2003−04 A.E. Katsampas Season Champion(s)2004−05 AO Tympaki2005−06 P.A.O. Krousonas2006−07 Mochos2007−08 Asites2008−09 Rouvas2009−10 Asites2010−11 Zaros2011−12A.E. Katsampas2012−13Zaros2013−14Zaros2014−15Rouvas, Atsalenios2015−16Irodotos, Atsalenios2016−17Irodotos2017−18Giouchtas2018−19Poros2019−20Damasta2020−21cancelled2021−22AO Tympaki2022−23Atsalenios2023−24AO Tympaki2024−25Irodotos2025−26Ergotelis

Performance by club (1925−) Club Titles YearsOFI 18 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962Atsalenios 11 1963, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 2016, 2023EGOI 8 1926, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1951, 1983, 1990Ergotelis 1950, 1953, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 2026Irodotos 1965, 1969, 1972, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2025N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 5 1973, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989AO Tympaki 1992, 1994, 2005, 2022, 2024A.E. Katsampas 3 1991, 2004, 2012Zaros 2011, 2013, 2014Iraklis Heraklion 2 1937, 1946Minoiki Heraklion 1987, 2003Olympiakos Chersonissos 1993, 2000PANO Malia 1996, 1998Asites 2008, 2010Rouvas 2009, 2015AO Agios Nikolaos 1 1980OFI '94 1999P.A.O. Krousonas 2006Mochos 2007Giouchtas 2018Poros 2019Damasta 2020

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1. Currently a member of the Lasithi Football Clubs Association.

Cup

The Heraklion FCA Cup () is a football competition in which the clubs competing in any of the Heraklion FCA Football Leagues participate. The competition was founded in 1971, and has since been held annually. As of 2018, the winner of the FCA Cup becomes eligible to participate in next year's Greek Football Cup competition.

Format The current format features a minimum of 60 clubs. Participation of the teams competing in the A1 and A2 FCA Divisions along with the registered members of the FCA competing in the Gamma Ethniki is mandatory. Optionally, clubs competing in the FCA B and C Division may also participate, along with amateur outfits of professional registered members of the FCA. Teams are drawn at random to compete in single knockout matches, in which the club being drawn first is declared the home team. In case of a match-up between clubs playing at different competition levels, the club playing in the lower Division is declared the home team instead. This format is followed until the Semi-finals of the competition.

The Semi-finals are contested in double knock-out matches between the 4 remaining teams, and match-ups are determined by random draw. The two pairs of teams play each other home and away. In this case, away goals rule is in effect on the qualification, without however excluding the possibility for extra time or penalty shootout in the second leg.

The competition Final is contested by the qualifying teams of the Semi-finals. The Final is single match. In case of a draw, extra time is not held, but the winner is declared in an immediate penalty shootout.

List of Heraklion FCA Cup Winners Season Champion(s) 1971−72 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 1972−73 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 1973−74 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 1974−75 Atsalenios 1975−76 Irodotos 1976−77 Ergotelis 1977−78 Atsalenios 1978−79 EGOI 1979−80 AO Agios Nikolaos 1980−81 Ergotelis 1981−82 Ergotelis 1982−83 Ergotelis 1983−84 Atsalenios 1984−85 Ergotelis 1985−86 Atsalenios 1986−87 Atsalenios Season Champion(s) 1987−88 Minoiki Heraklion 1988−89 EGOI 1989−90 N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 1990−91 Atsalenios 1991−92 AO Asimi 1992−93 AO Asimi 1993−94 AO Asimi 1994−95 Irodotos 1995−96 Ergotelis 1996−97 Atsalenios 1997−98 Atsalenios 1998−99 Olympiakos Chersonissos1999−00 PANO Malia2000−01 Atsalenios2001−02 Irodotos2002−03 Atsalenios Season Champion(s)2003−04 OFI Amateurs2004−05 Almyros2005−06 Irodotos2006−07 PANO Malia2007−08 Irodotos2008−09 Giouchtas2009−10 Giouchtas2010−11 Rouvas2011−12 Patouchas Viannos2012−13 Irodotos2013−14 Almyros2014−15 Atsalenios2015−16 Irodotos2016−17 Irodotos2017−18 PANO Malia2018−19 Atsalenios 2019–20 PANO Malia 2020–21 2021–22 Almyros 2022–23 PAO Krousonas 2023–24 Almyros 2024–25 Giouchtas 2025–26 Olympiakos Chersonissos

Performance by Club (1971−) Club Titles YearsAtsalenios 12 1975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2019Irodotos 8 1976, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017Ergotelis 6 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1996N.A.P.O. Poseidon Heraklion 4 1972, 1973, 1974, 1990PANO Malia 2000, 2007, 2018, 2020Almyros 2005, 2014, 2022, 2024Giouchtas 3 2009, 2010, 2025AO Asimi 1992, 1993, 1994EGOI 2 1979, 1989Olympiakos Chersonissos 1999, 2026ΑΟ Agios Nikolaos 1 1980Minoiki Heraklion 1988OFI Amateurs 2004Rouvas 2011Patouchas Viannos 2012PAO Krousonas 2023

1. Currently a member of the Lasithi Football Clubs Association.

Source: Η προϊστορία στο Κύπελλο ΕΠΣΗ (Greek) Κύπελλο: Φλας-μπακ στους 19 προηγούμενους τελικούς Focus στους 22 τελευταίους τελικούς του Κυπέλλου ΕΠΣΗ (Greek)

Super Cup

The Heraklion FCA Super Cup () is a football one match competition, which is contested annually by the Heraklion FCA A1 Division champion, and the winners of the Heraklion FCA Cup. In case of a double winner, the Super Cup is contested between the winner and runner-up of the FCA Cup.

The matches