OFI Crete W.F.C.
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| Full name | Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου Ómilos Filáthlon Heraklíou (Heraklion Fans' Club) |
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| Short name | OFI |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ground | Vardinoyianneio Sports Center |
| Chairman | Akis Georgakakos |
| Manager | Alexandros Katikaridis[1] |
| League | Greek A Division |
| 2024–25 | A Division, 3rd |
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
[edit | edit source]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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] Their top goal scorer was Slovak Nikola Rybanská who scored 24 goals.[6] They also reached the semifinals of the 2024 Greek Cup, where they lost to PAOK.[7]
Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 15 September 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit | edit source]Management
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
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| President | GreeceCanada Akis Georgakakos |
| Vice President | Greece Stavros Perakakis |
| Technical Director | Greece Andreas Xydakis |
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Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Greece Alexandros Katikaridis |
| Assistant coach | Greece Danai Sidira |
Managerial history
[edit | edit source]| Name | Years |
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| Greece Zafiris Latsoudis | 2015–2017 |
| Greece Kostas Pantzaridis | 2017–2018 |
| Greece Dimitris Chomatas | 2018–2020 |
| Greece Petros Marinakis | 2020 |
| Greece Stamatis Mamatzakis | 2020–2023 |
| Greece Kostas Pantzaridis | 2023–2024 |
| Greece Antonis Androulakis | 2024–2025 |
| Greece Alexandros Katikaridis | 2025– |
Season to season
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | Cup | UWCL | Top scorer[11] | ||||||||||
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| Div | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name(s) | File:Soccerball shade.svg | ||||
| 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 | — | Greece Lena Nikitara Greece Vasso Kydonaki Greece Maria Christaki |
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| 2017–18 | A | 10th | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 10 | — | Greece Vasso Kydonaki | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | B | 1st (Gr:IV) | 14 | 47 | 7 | 32 | — | Greece Maria Araviaki | 17 | |||||
| 2019–20 | A | 6th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 19 | — | Greece Vasso Kydonaki | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | A | 7th (Gr:II) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | — | Greece Vasso Kydonaki | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | A | 3rd (Gr:II) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 36 | — | Estonia Gerli Israel | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | A | 4th | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 40 | — | Slovakia Nikola Rybanská | 17 | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 2nd | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 17 | 62 | Semifinals | — | Slovakia Nikola Rybanská | 24 | |
| 2024–25 | A | 3rd | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 50 | Quarterfinals | — | Slovakia Nikola Rybanská | 22 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Greek B Division (2): 2016/17, 2018/19
- Greek C Division (1): 2015/16
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