Anagennisi Ierapetra
Wikipedia - Anagennisi Ierapetra F.C.
A.O. Anagennisi Ierapetra, short for Athlitikos Omilos Anagennisi Ierapetra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αναγέννηση Ιεράπετρας) and more commonly known as Anagennisi Ierapetra or simply Anagennisi, is a Greek association football club based in Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete. The club was founded in 1979. The club currently competes in the regional Lasithi FCA A Division Championship, the top-level amateur football division in Lasithi, and host their home games at the «Manos frantzikinakis» Stadium in Ierapetra. Their greatest accomplishments to date include their promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system in 2014, and reaching the Semi-Finals of the Greek Football Amateur Cup in 1993.
History
Anagennisi Ierapetra was established in 1979. Between 1979 and 1982, the club celebrated three promotions, from the B Division of the Lasithi FCA regional league system to the Delta Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. During the 1992−93 season, Anagennisi reached the Greek Football Amateur Cup Semi-Finals for the first time in their history, but were eliminated by eventual competition winners Kozani during penalty shootout. In 2014, they achieved promotion to the Gamma Ethniki for the first time in club history, but were instantly relegated at the end of the season.
Anagennisi Ierapetra har vunnet to regionale cuper, Kreta-cupen i 1999 og 2021. Klubbens hjemmebane er Ierapetra Municipal Stadium, som har en kapasitet på 1 500 tilskuere.
Klubbens mest kjente spillere inkluderer Giorgos Samaras, som har spilt for Manchester City og Celtic, og Antonis Simoes, som har 13 kamper for det greske landslaget.
Anagennisi Ierapetra er kjent for sin lidenskapelige fanskare, som ofte fyller stadion på hjemmekamper. Klubben har også en sterk ungdomsavdeling, som har produsert flere talentfulle spillere de siste årene.