Heraklion Football Clubs Association
| HFF | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Heraklion |
| FIFA affiliation | Hellenic Football Federation |
| President | Nikos Tzortzoglou |
| Website | http://epsirak.gr/ (Greek) |
| First season | 1928–29 |
|---|---|
| Divisions | 4 |
| Level on pyramid | 4–7 |
| Promotion to | Gamma Ethniki (via the FCA Winners' Championship) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Heraklion FCA Cup |
| Website | http://epsirak.gr/ (Greek) |
| Founded | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Related competitions | Greek Football Amateur Cup |
The Heraklion Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ηρακλείου or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering football in the region of Heraklion. It is based in the city of Heraklion and is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation. The Association is responsible for organizing regional Championship and Cup competitions for both adult and youth teams playing in its divisions.
The Association is currently one of the largest Football Clubs Associations in Greece, consisting of over 85 clubs. Its colors are blue and white and its crest features a Griffin, the official seal of the Municipality of Heraklion.
The Heraklion FCA was founded in 1929 in Heraklion, and used to administer football in the regions of Heraklion and Lasithi. It was officially recognized by the HFF in 1931. Prior to the Association's foundation, Cretan football was administered by the Cretan Football Union, which was founded in 1927, also in Heraklion.
The Heraklion FCA football league system consists of four divisions, namely the A1 Division, the top-level football league in Heraklion (therefore also known as the Heraklion FCA Championship), the Α2 Division, second tier in the pyramid, the B Division comprising two Groups and constituting the third tier of the league system and finally the Gamma Division, lowest regional division organized in Heraklion.
From its foundation to 1959 (they year of the foundation of the nationwide championship of the Alpha Ethniki), the Heraklion FCA organised a league that was considered the top tier of football in Crete, and later specifically the region of Heraklion (after Chania, Lasithi and Rethymno founded Football Clubs Associations of their own.
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