Panetolikos F.C.

Panetolikos F.C.
Full name ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος
Nickname(s) Kanarinia (The canaries), Titormus
Founded 1926
Ground Panetolikos Stadium
Capacity 7,500
Owner Fotis Kostoulas
Chairman Fotis Kostoulas
Manager Makis Chavos
League Superleague Greece
2013–14 Superleague Greece, 9th
Website Club home page

Panetolikos F.C. (Greek: ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός) or with its full name Panetolikos Gymnastikos Filekpaideutikos Syllogos (Greek: Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος, Pan-Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club) is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historical clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division four times (1976, 1977, 2012 and 2014). Some of the most well known players that started their career in the club are Stratos Apostolakis, former Greek recordman in international caps (96), and Petros Michos. The club's motto is Τίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής, translated as Titormos the Etolian is another Hercules.

Stadium

Panetolikos Stadium

Panetolikos Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Παναιτωλικού -Gipedo Panetolikou) is a football stadium in Agrinio, Etoloakarnania prefecture, Greece. A UEFA 4 Star stadium, it is currently used for football matches, mainly as the home stadium of Panetolikos. It is located at Prousiotissis Street and it holds 7,500 people. Its highest attendance was 11,012 people during a match with Olympiacos CFP in 1977. There are plans to increase the seating capacity of the stadium to 8,800 spectators. Nowadays the average attendance is 6,000. Even though Agrinio is a small city, Panetolikos supporters known as "The Warriors" & "Guerreros" are known for their loyalty to their team.

Panetolikos Stadium has three stands. It has been used as a football ground since 1930, however the first stand (the small east one) was not constructed until the mid-1950s. The main west stand was built in the 1970s. Unfortunately, in the years that followed, little else happened to the stadium, which gradually fell into disrepair. This was the situation until 2005, when the new owner of the club, Fotis Kostoulas, revealed his plans for the complete reconstruction of the stadium.

Stadium Situation 2006 - September 2011

The stadium features plastic seats, the team's office, Panetolikos' boutique and a cafeteria.

2006 - The big stand was completely renovated, a brand new stand with a modern roof.

2010 - The small stand was renovated, in the center it was added a second level of seats with roof.

2011 - Works have begun after the promotion of the team to Superleague in order to increase the capacity of the stadium by 1400 seats approximately behind Prousiotissis Street goalpost (a Curva).

Additional lighting added.

Recently the lighting has finished, with the power of each light at 1600 lux, which oversatisfy the Greek Superleague and UEFA 4 stars (where a team can play UEFA Champions League games) requirements.

Titles

National (7)

Regional (2)

League performances – Greek Categories

Season Categ. & Pos. W–D–LGoalsPointsSeasonCateg. & Pos. W–D–L GoalsPointsSeasonCateg. & Pos. W–D–L GoalsPointsSeasonCateg. & Pos. W–D–L GoalsPoints
1962–63 Beta Ethniki 3rd 15–8–5 40–16 71 1979–80 Beta Ethniki 5th 17–5–16 56–36 39 1996–97 Beta Ethniki 4th 17–11–6 53–30 62 2013-14 Superleague 8th 11–9–14 32–33 42
1963–64 Beta Ethniki 6th 15–4–9 47–30 62 1980–81 Beta Ethniki 7th 14–10–14 36–34 38 1997–98 Beta Ethniki 6th 14–11–9 55–42 53
1964–65 Beta Ethniki 2nd 18–6–9 49–23 75 1981–82 Beta Ethniki 9th 15–11–12 44–36 41 1998–99 Beta Ethniki 13th 11–8–15 43–57 41
1965–66 Beta Ethniki 3rd 14–9–7 42–25 67 1982–83 Beta Ethniki 3rd 21–6–11 53–33 48 1999–00 Beta Ethniki 8th 14–8–12 43–34 50
1966–67 Beta Ethniki 7th 15–9–10 45–32 73 1983–84 Beta Ethniki 17th 13–9–16 39–40 35 2000–01 Beta Ethniki 11th 12–6–12 39–45 42
1967–68 Beta Ethniki 5th 12–8–10 39–30 62 1984–85 Gamma Ethniki 1st 21–14–5 64–28 56 2001–02 Gamma Ethniki 15th 6–7–17 24–46 25
1968–69 Beta Ethniki 7th 14–7–13 45–40 69 1985–86 Beta Ethniki 10th 14–9–15 49–53 37 2002–03 Delta Ethniki 2nd 23–6–1 68–8 76
1969–70 Beta Ethniki 6th 15–7–12 47–33 71 1986–87 Beta Ethniki 16th 13–10–15 39–56 36 2003–04 Delta Ethniki 1st 27–2–1 81–8 83
1970–71 Beta Ethniki 3rd 17–7–10 46–30 75 1987–88 Gamma Ethniki 9th 15–9–10 46–32 37 2004–05 Gamma Ethniki 9th 14–3–15 38–32 45
1971–72 Beta Ethniki 18th 11–11–16 28–40 71 1988–89 Delta Ethniki 1st 22–4–8 72–27 48 2005–06 Gamma Ethniki 7th 12–9–11 33–27 45
1972–73 Regional 1st 1989–90 Gamma Ethniki 8th 14–10–14 45–40 38 2006–07 Gamma Ethniki 4th 15–13–6 56–33 58
1973–74 Beta Ethniki 8th 17–8–13 47–31 42 1990–91 Gamma Ethniki 5th 13–11–10 32–28 37 2007–08 Gamma Ethniki 3rd 18–8–8 58–28 62
1974–75 Beta Ethniki 1st 22–10–6 75–27 54 1991–92 Gamma Ethniki 1st 19–8–7 50–27 46 2008–09 Gamma Ethniki 2nd 21–7–6 56–14 70
1975–76 Alpha Ethniki 15th 3–13–14 17–41 19 1992–93 Beta Ethniki 17th 10–8–16 31–46 38 2009–10 Beta Ethniki 7th 13–11–10 43–36 50
1976–77 Alpha Ethniki 17th 9–8–17 25–51 26 1993–94 Gamma Ethniki 8th 10–16–8 45–35 46 2010–11 Beta Ethniki 1st 23–6–5 47–19 75
1977–78 Beta Ethniki 15th 13–10–15 65–49 36 1994–95 Gamma Ethniki 8th 10–16–8 45–35 46 2011–12 Superleague 15th 7–7–16 23–37 28
1978–79 Beta Ethniki 5th 17–7–14 48–46 41 1995–96 Gamma Ethniki 1st 20–7–7 61–33 67 2012–13 Beta Ethniki 4th 20–13–7 55–23 73

2008/09 Season: Promotion to Second Division

Panetolikos won an epic play-offs tie against fellow third tier side Rodos to win promotion to the Beta Ethniki for the 2009–10 season. The tie was played in Athens at the Nea Smyrni Stadium, in front of full house, with 8,000 loyal fans traveling from Agrinion to support the team. After going down 1–0 early, the team staged an impressive fight back to win the game 2–1 with two goals in the last 5 minutes. Scenes of joy followed as one of the better supported teams in rural Greece won promotion. Now in the Football League, Panetolikos continue to get terrific support, both home and away.

2010/11 Season: Promotion to Super League

After terrific performances inside and outside Agrinio, Panetolikos managed to win the last three critical matches (Ethnikos- Panetolikos 0-1, Panetolikos-Diagoras Rodou 3-0 and Ilioupoli-Panetolikos 2-3) and promoted to Superleague. The team's 2010 performances have set new records for the Football League championship: point record (75 gathered after 34 games), away wins record (10 wins out of 23 total). Panetolikos had celebrated their promotion at home with a Friendly match against Panionios FC, a Superleague team, in 20 May 2011.

2011/12 Season: Demotion to Football League

After a very bad second round of results at Superleague, Panetolikos demoted to Football League. The chairman of the club, Mr. Kostoulas after seven years, resigned from his position. After this the whole board resigned. Most of the players left the club, said that they wanted to return at their countries, or they want to play for other teams with better contracts.

2012/13 Season: Promotion to SuperLeague

With Mr. Kostoulas again as a president, Panetolikos managed to get promoted to Superleague via playoffs after six difficult games, especially the last one with Olympiakos Volou, which Panetolikos won 1-2. After the end of the game the city of Agrinio celebrated the promotion until dawn.

2013/14 Season

The team had its most successful year so far in the First Division, finishing in the 8th place.

Supporters groups

Supporters can roughly be categorized to Gate 6 which represents the most radical and young part of the team's fanbase and other fan unions which attract less radical and older Panetolikos fans. First division promotion has set in motion more Panetolikos fan clubs in Aetoloakarnania and northern Greece (Thessaloniki). Up until now, the prestigious fan clubs of the team are:

Gate 6

Other fan clubs

Nicknames

Panetolikos was given the nickname The Canaries (Greek: Τα καναρίνια) in the 1960s, due to the team's colour. Panetolikos is very proud of its nickname, thus its mascot is a canary with the name PANETOS.

Panetolikos was also given the nickname Titormus, from the ancient hero.

Current squad

As of 20 January 2015[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Rafael
2 Greece DF Dimitris Koutromanos
3 Spain DF Kevin
4 Greece MF Panagiotis Konstantinopoulos
5 Greece DF Georgios Kousas
7 Argentina MF Sebastián Rusculleda
8 Bolivia MF Diego Bejarano
9 Brazil FW André Alves
10 Greece MF Giorgos Theodoridis
11 Netherlands FW Leandro Kappel
13 Greece DF Stelios Malezas
15 Argentina MF Fernando Godoy
16 Colombia FW Erik Moreno
No. Position Player
17 France DF Anthony Scaramozzino
18 Argentina MF Lucas Villafáñez
19 Greece FW Nikos Milios
20 Argentina MF Nicolás Martínez
21 Greece GK Manolis Stefanakos
22 Greece MF Giorgos Mygas
23 France DF William Edjenguélé
24 Greece GK Andreas Kolovouris
25 Romania MF Costin Lazar
28 Greece MF Stefanos Papoutsogiannopoulos
29 Greece FW Stylianos Vasileiou
32 Greece MF Georgios Fotakis
Peru MF Carlos Ascues

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Greece DF Simos Roumpoulakos (to Panegialios F.C. 30 until June 2015)
Greece DF Dimitris Chantakias (to Fokikos F.C. until 30 June 2015)
Greece MF Tasos Zarkadas (to Fokikos F.C. until 30 June 2015)

Notable former players

Greece
Algeria
  • Algeria Rais M'Bohli
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Canada
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
France
Liberia
Montenegro
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Senegal
Slovakia
Slovenia
former Yugoslavia / Serbia

Managerial history

  • Cyprus Panikos Georgiou (2001)
  • Serbia Dragan Simeunović (2004)
  • Greece Vasilis Xanthopoulos (2004–05)
  • Greece Stathis Stathopoulos (2005–06)
  • Greece Lysandros Georgamlis (2006–07)
  • Greece Vasilis Dalaperas (2007)
  • Greece Myron Sifakis (July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008)
  • Greece Christos Vasiliou (2008)
  • Greece Vasilis Dalaperas (2008)
  • Greece Spyros Maragos (2008)
  • Greece Vasilis Xanthopoulos (2008)
  • Greece Nikos Kechagias (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009)
  • Greece Vasilis Dalaperas (2009)
  • Serbia-Cyprus Siniša Gogić (July 1, 2009–Jan 20, 2010)
  • Greece Giannis Dalakouras (Jan 19, 2010–Jan 6, 2011)
  • Greece Babis Tennes (Jan 6, 2011–Feb 9, 2012)
  • Greece Takis Lemonis (Feb 9, 2012–April 11, 2012)
  • Greece Giannis Dalakouras (April 12, 2012–June 30, 2012)
  • Greece Nikos Karageorgiou (July 3, 2012–Jan 23, 2013)
  • Greece Makis Chavos (Jan 23, 2013–)


Personnel

Position Name
Head Coach Makis Chavos
Assistant Coach Paraschos Zouboulis
Fitness Coach Pavlos Gotsis
Goalkeepers Coach Kostas Nikolaidis
Team Manager Makis Belevonis
Head doctor Grigoris Zisis
Physio Dimitris Ioannou
Physio Christos Roussis
Physio Spyros Fylaktos

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1953–54 - -
1954–70 - -
1969–70 - -
1970–80 -
1980–90 -
1990–93 - -
1993–98 - -
1998–00 - -
2000–06 - -
2006–08 - -
2008–10 - -
2010–12 - -
2012 - -
2012–13 Hummel OPAP
2013–14 Umbro OPAP

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Panetolikos F.C. squad" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-12-20.