Erani Filiatra

Football (soccer)

The football team has participated in the championship role of the Messinia FCA and won the prefectural championship several times. Its most wins are in the Messinia Cup with six titles and nine participations in the finals. From 1989-90, the team participated many times in the Fourth Division and in the Third Division during the 1993-94 season. In recent years and the 2009-10 season, they currently play in the Fourth Division.

Notable footballers who played for Erani include the Liberopoulos cousins and Nikos Froussos. Nikos Liberopoulos played for Panathinaikos, AEK, and in Germany. Sotiris Liberopoulos played for the Greek under-21 team and appeared many times in the First Division. Nikolaos Frousos played for Ionikos, PAOK, and Anorthosis.

Erani entered the Messinia Cup final in 1990, losing 2-1 to Miltiadis; in 1992 they lost 2-1 to Apollon Kalamata; and in 1993 they lost 2-1 to Messini. Their first cup title came in 1995 with a 3-0 win over Omonoia Kalamata. They won their second in 2001, beating Messiniakos 3-2; their third by defeating Pamissos Messini 2-0; their fourth against the same team, tied after regulation but won on penalties; their fifth against Sperchogeia 1-0; and their sixth and most recent title was a 1-0 win over Messiniakos.

The club has also won the Messinia Football Clubs Association title in 1987, 1989, 2002, 2006, and 2023. As of the 2008-09 season, the squad included players such as Adamopoulos, Alexandropoulos, Anastasopoulos, Andreopoulos, Anestopoulos, Assimakopoulos, Athanassopoulos, Haralambos Diniotis, Ilias Diniotis, Giannis, Giannakopoulos, Varouchas Hatzipanagiotis, Kollias, Korbis, Mantzavinos, Mouhikas, Nikolopoulos, Panagiotakopoulos, Panagiotidis, Pinchioni, Tsonis, and Zokos.