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.
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. 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.
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. 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 as 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 Ioanna Chamalidou, Maria Paterna and Nasia Peiou that have represented Greece at international level, as well as footballers from abroad, like Gerli Israel, Nikola Rybanská, Victoria Kaláberová, Andrea Gurtner and Aqsa Mushtaq.
In the 2023-24 season, OFI finished second, the highest ranking in their history. Their top goal scorer was Slovak Nikola Rybanská who scored 24 goals. They also reached the semifinals of the 2024 Greek Cup, where they lost to PAOK.
Current squad
Personnel Management
Position Name President Vice President Technical Director
Coaching staff
Position Name Head coach Giannis Chatzisevastos Assistant coach Danai Sidira Goalkeeping coach Giorgos Kalaitzakis Fitness coach Giannis Kotis
Managerial history Name Years Zafiris Latsoudis 2015–2017 Kostas Pantzaridis 2017–2018 Dimitris Chomatas 2018–2020 Petros Marinakis 2020 Stamatis Mamatzakis 2020–2023 Kostas Pantzaridis 2023–2024 Antonis Androulakis 2024–2025 Alexandros Katikaridis 2025–2026 Giannis Chatzisevastos 2026–
Season to season SeasonLeagueCupUWCLTop scorerAll league goals scored, including playoff games Name(s) 2015–16 C 1st (Gr:VII) 10 10 0 0 48 1 30 — — 2016–17 B 1st (Gr:II) 8 8 0 0 25 1 24 First round — Lena Nikitara Vasso Kydonaki Maria Christaki 4 2017–18 A 10th 22 3 4 15 10 48 10 — Vasso Kydonaki 5 2018–19 B 1st (Gr:IV) 14 47 7 32 — Maria Araviaki 17 2019–20 A 6th 14 6 1 7 21 26 19 — Vasso Kydonaki 10 2020–21 A 7th (Gr:II) 10 3 4 3 11 12 13 — Vasso Kydonaki 3 2021–22 A 3rd (Gr:II) 16 11 3 2 34 12 36 — Gerli Israel 8 2022–23 A 4th 20 12 4 4 50 15 40 — Nikola Rybanská 17 2023–24 A 2nd 26 20 2 4 53 17 62 Semifinals — Nikola Rybanská 24 2024–25 A 3rd 22 16 2 4 50 15 50 Quarterfinals — Nikola Rybanská 22 2025–26 A 4th 26 15 4 7 49 20 49 Third round — Peace Efih 9
Honours Greek B Division (2): 2016–17, 2018–19 Gamma Ethniki (1): 2015–16
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