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| Full name | Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου Ómilos Filáthlon Heraklíou (Heraklion Fans' Club) | |||
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| Nickname(s) | O Ómilos (The Club) | |||
| Short name | OFI | |||
| Founded | 1925 | |||
| Ground | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 7,323[1] | |||
| President | Michael Bousis | |||
| Head coach | Milan Rastavac | |||
| League | Super League Greece | |||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece, 10th of 14 | |||
| Website | https://www.oficretefc.com | |||
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OFI Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου 1925, Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is part of the OFI multi-sports club. The team competes in the Super League Greece, the top division of the Greek football league system, and hosts home games at the Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium in Heraklion, Crete.
OFI Crete is the most successful Cretan club and the only one from the island to have participated in European competitions. It is distinguished as the team outside the two major urban centers of Athens and Thessaloniki with the most continuous appearances in the Greek first division, boasting 48 appearances as of 2024 since its debut in the first division in 1968-69. Despite having faced a short-term relegation, OFI remains a formidable competitor, aiming to recreate its past glories.[2] The club has secured one Greek Cup (1986–87) and one Balkans Cup (1989), and has competed seven times in UEFA competitions, distinguishing it as the premier team outside Athens and Thessaloniki.
- ^ "Γήπεδο "Θ. Βαρδινογιάννης"". oficretefc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Οι δέκα κορυφαίες επαρχιακές ομάδες σε συμμετοχές στην Α' Εθνική". 2024.