P.A.O. Krousonas F.C., short for Podosfairikos Athlitikos Omilos Krousona (, translated Football Athletic Club of Krousonas) and also known simply as PAOK or Krousonas, is a Greek football club, based in Krousonas, Heraklion. The club was founded in 1968, and its colors are black and white. They currently compete in the Heraklion FCA ÃÂ1 Division and host their home games in the Krousonas Municipal Stadium.
Krousonas is a member of the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, and has been competing in local competitions until 2006, when they won the Heraklion FCA Championship and earned promotion to the (now defunct) Delta Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. Krousonas played for seven straight seasons in the fourth division, until 2012âÂÂ13, when the competition merged with the Gamma Ethniki, the country's third football division. They played for three straight seasons in the Gamma Ethniki during 2013âÂÂ16, but were relegated at the end of the 2015âÂÂ16 seasons and returned to local competitions after a decade in the nationals.