Panionios

Panionios GSS (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης - Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis), the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna, is a Greek multi sport club founded in 1890. Originally based in Smyrna/Izmir, the club was uprooted in the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922. It is now based in the Athenian suburb of Nea Smyrni, (New Smyrna) in Greece, where many of the refugees from Smyrna settled.

The Panionios football team has won the Greek Cup twice (1979, 1998) while the Panionios basketball team won the Greek Cup in 1991.

Panionios has a long tradition of raising talented athletes in many sports (e.g. Fanis Christodoulou, Thomas Mavros, Nikos Anastopoulos, Thanasis Saravakos, etc.)

Departments

• Panionios F.C., football
• Panionios B.C., basketball
• Panionios V.C., volleyball
• Panionios Gymnastics
• Panionios Swimming
• Panionios Water Polo
• Panionios Chess
• Panionios Track and field
• Panionios Handball
• Panionios Judo

- Older Departments not currently operating -

• Cycling
• Rowing
• Weightlifting

Titles

• Panionios F.C.
  • 2 Greek Cups: 1979, 1998
  • 1 Balkans Cup: 1971

• Panionios B.C.,
  • 1 Greek Cup: 1991
  • 1 Greek basketball women's Championship: 2007

• Panionios Track and field
  • 19 Greek women's Track and field championships: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974

• Panionios Water Polo
  • European LEN Trophy Finalist 2009

Famous Supporters

• Alexander Onassis, Greek businessman.
• Isidoros Kouvelos, Greek businessman, Minister Dora Bakoyanni's husband.
• Demetrios S. Giannaros, Greek-American, vice president of Connecticut parliament.
• Alexi Giannoulias, Greek-American, Treasurer of Illinois.