AO Palaiochoras
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- Greece Football League 2 46 Hellas - Amatørcup 5 Hellas - Cup 1 Hellas - Gamma Ethniki 1
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Wikipedia - Paleochora F.C.
A.O. Paleochora F.C., short for Athlitikos Omilos Paleochora Football Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παλαιόχωρας, lit. 'Palaiochora Athletic Club') and also simply known as Paleochora or Palaiochora, is a Greek football club, based in Palaiochora, Chania, Crete. The club was established in 1982, and its traditional colors are yellow and blue. The club currently competes in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.
History
Despite being founded in 1982, Paleochora made its official Chania FCA League debut during the 1990−91 season, when they instantly won the C regional Division title and earned promotion to the B Division. Afterwards, they played for three seasons in the B Division, achieving promotion to the Chania FCA A Division during the 1993-94 season, after finishing 3rd in the B League and winning the promotion play-off match vs. Ikaros Tavronitis.
Paleochora featured in 11 consecutive editions of the Chania FCA A Division, achieving its best finish in 2002 (5th), the same year it reached the Chania FCA Cup Final. They were relegated to the B Division three years later, where they spent again three seasons before briefly resurfacing in the A Division in 2006. In 2010, the club was once again promoted to the A Division and hasn't been relegated ever since.
In 2017, Paleochora won its first ever Chania FCA A Division championship, managing instant promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.
AO Palaiochoras' hjemmebane er Municipal Stadium of Palaiochora, som har en kapasitet på 1 500. Klubbens farger er blå og hvit.
Lagets største suksess kom i 2014 da de vant Gamma Ethniki og rykket opp til Beta Ethniki. De tilbrakte imidlertid bare én sesong i den andre divisjonen før de rykket ned igjen.
AO Palaiochoras er kjent for sin lidenskapelige fanskare, som skaper en fantastisk atmosfære på hjemmebane. Laget har også et sterkt ungdomssystem, som har produsert en rekke talentfulle spillere.
I sesongen 2022-23 konkurrerer AO Palaiochoras i Gamma Ethnikis gruppe 4. De håper å gjøre en god figur og kjempe om opprykk til Beta Ethniki igjen.