Panachaiki F.C.

Full name

ΠΑΕ Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση
(Panachaean Gymnastic Union)

Nickname(s)

Μεγάλη Κυρία της Πελοποννήσου (Old Lady of the Peloponnese)

Founded

14 June 1891 (122 years ago) as Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos

Ground

Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Patras, Greece

Capacity

11,321

Owner

Nikos Papadakis

President

Panagiotis Tsiribis

Head coach

Dimitris Spanos

League

Football League

2014–15

Football League (South Group), 2nd

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Departments of Panachaiki

Football	Basketball	Volleyball

Panachaiki F.C. (Greek: ΠΑΕ Παναχαϊκή) is a football club based in Patras, Greece. Founded in 1891, they play the 2015–16 season in the Greek second division. They have reached the Greek Cup semi-finals twice (1979, 1997) as well as the quarter-finals on ten occasions. Moreover, they were the first Greek club outside Athens (including Piraeus) and Thessaloniki to represent Greece in a European competition, the 1973-74 UEFA Cup.

Panachaiki F.C. is the football department of Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi (P.G.E.), a multi-sport club. In 1979, the department became professional and independent. They have played their home games in various grounds since their first official game in 1899, mainly the Kostas Davourlis Stadium, their traditional home ground, and the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium.

History

The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, when Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos (Pan-Achaean Gymnastic Club) was founded. In 1894, a rival sports club, Gymnastiki Eteria Patron (Gymnastic Company of Patras), was founded in Patras by former Panachaikos' members.^[1] It was only in 1923 that both clubs came to an agreement and decided to merge, forming Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.

The football department was founded in 1899 by the British Arthur Morphy and the same year the football team of Panachaiki played its first friendly game against a team of British sailors (winning 4-2). During the next years, the first players of the football team were athletes from the Club's other departments, members of the British community of Patras and Italian emigrates.

Panachaiki lived its greatest football glory in the early and mid 1970s, when a team led by Kostas Davourlis impressed Greece and took part in the 1974 UEFA Cup, eliminating Austrians Grazer AK before losing to Dutch team FC Twente.^[2] Former Manchester United Manager Wilf McGuiness took over at Head Coach for the 1974-75 season, before returning back to England 18 months later.

Stadium

Main articles: Kostas Davourlis Stadium and Pampeloponnisiako Stadium

The team's privately owned arena is the Kostas Davourlis Stadium, holding a capacity of 11.321 speactators.^[3] Panachaiki has also been using the, municipality operated, Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, which has a capacity of 23.588 seats.^[4]

Panachaiki used stadiums

Pampeloponisiako Stadium is also used for track and field events.

Kostas Davourlis Stadium in a sold-out match; Panachaiki vs Rodos for the 2008–09 Gamma Ethniki season.

Honours

Shirt of the team

National competitions

Football League
- Championships (6): 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1987
Gamma Ethniki (Third Division, current name Football League 2)
- Championship (1): 2011
Greek Cup
- Semi-finals (2): 1979, 1997

European competitions

UEFA Cup
- Second round (1): 1973–74

UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Group stage (1): 1997–98

European matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1973-74	UEFA Cup	First round	Grazer AK	2–1	1-0	3–1
1973-74	UEFA Cup	Second round	FC Twente	1–1	0-7	1–8

1997-98	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 5	Stabæk IF	1–1		4th
			FC Dynamo Moscow		1-2
			B36 Tórshavn	4–2
			K.R.C. Genk		2-4

Season to season

Season	Division	Pos.	Season	Division	Pos.	Season	Division	Pos.	Season	Division	Pos.	Season	Division	Pos.	Season	Division	Pos.
1960–61	Div 2	2nd	1970–71	Div 2	1st	1980–81	Alpha Ethniki	17th	1990–91	Alpha Ethniki	13th	2000-01	Alpha Ethniki	11th	2010–11	Div 3	1st
1961–62	Div 2	4th	1971–72	Alpha Ethniki	6th	1981–82	Div 2	1st	1991–92	Alpha Ethniki	15th	2001–02	Alpha Ethniki	13th	2011–12	Div 2	4th
1962–63	Div 2	5th	1972–73	Alpha Ethniki	4th	1982–83	Alpha Ethniki	16th	1992–93	Alpha Ethniki	11th	2002–03	Alpha Ethniki	15th	2012–13	Div 2	15th
1963–64	Div 2	1st	1973–74	Alpha Ethniki	6th	1983–84	Div 2	1st	1993–94	Alpha Ethniki	16th	2003–04	Div 2	16th	2013–14	Div 2	6th
1964–65	Div 2	4th	1974–75	Alpha Ethniki	7th	1984–85	Alpha Ethniki	14th	1994–95	Div 2	2nd	2004–05	Div 2	12th
1965–66	Div 2	8th	1975–76	Alpha Ethniki	10th	1985–86	Alpha Ethniki	16th	1995–96	Alpha Ethniki	15th	2005–06	Div 2	15th
1966–67	Div 2	2nd	1976–77	Alpha Ethniki	15th	1986–87	Div 2	1st	1996–97	Alpha Ethniki	15th	2006–07	Div 3	10th
1967–68	Div 2	6th	1977–78	Alpha Ethniki	10th	1987–88	Alpha Ethniki	16th	1997–98	Alpha Ethniki	16th	2007–08	Div 3	5th
1968–69	Div 2	1st	1978–79	Alpha Ethniki	15th	1988–89	Div 2	16th	1998–99	Div 2	2nd	2008–09	Div 3	3rd
1969–70	Alpha Ethniki	18th	1979–80	Alpha Ethniki	13th	1989–90	Div 2	2nd	1999–00	Alpha Ethniki	14th	2009–10	Div 3	3rd

Current Squad

As of 30 September, 2015

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Georgios Stretzos
2	DF	Fotis Papanikolaou
3	DF	Mark Asigba
4	DF	Giannis Kargas
5	MF	Andrea Hysa
8	MF	Thanasis Pindonis
11	MF	Miguel Pedro
18	MF	Vasilis Moukidis
20	MF	Antonis Roubatos

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Efstathios Rokas
25	MF	Nikos Trigas
26	MF	Vangelis Delekos
29	FW	Miltiadis Mitropoulos
31	DF	Iosif Labropoulos
52	DF	Georgios Lampropoulos
67	GK	Christos Voryllas
70	DF	Konstantinos Chartsias

Notable players

Sponsorships

Great Shirt Sponsor: Joker
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:

Notes

↑ Patras' sports history Politis, N.G. (1994). Sports in Patras, Tome A, The first decade 1891-1900. Patras: Achaikes Ekdoseis. ISBN 960-7164-91-1.
↑ The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
↑ "Γήπεδο Παναχαϊκής "Κώστας Δαβουρλής"" (in Greek). stadia.gr. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
↑ "Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο". stadia.gr. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

References

Papageorgiou, V.G., Patraikon Imerologion, 1906
Politis, N.G. (1994). Sports in Patras, Tome A, The fist decade 1891-1900. Patras: Achaikes Ekdoseis. ISBN 960-7164-91-1.
Ιkonomopoulos, V., Patras Sports Panorama, 1994
Politis, N.G. (1997). Sports in Patras, Tome B, From the Tofalos period to the foundation of Panachaiki. Patras: Achaikes Ekdoseis. ISBN 960-7164-92-X.
Kokkovikas, K., The sports past of Achaia, 2004
Patras Municipality, 100 years of football in Patras, 2006

External links

The Introduction Page of the RSSSF - The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Panachaiki F.C.

Players Managers Seasons

History	History of Panachaiki F.C

Stadium	Kostas Davourlis Stadium Pampeloponnisiako Stadium

Training ground	Patras

Other sports	Panachaiki B.C. Panachaiki V.C. Athletics Boxing

Parent Club	Panachaiki G.E.

Football League

2015–16 teams	Acharnaikos Agrotikos Asteras Anagennisi Karditsa Apollon Smyrni Chania ~~Ergotelis~~* Kerkyra Kallithea Kissamikos Lamia Larissa ~~Olympiakos Volos~~* Panachaiki Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Panserraikos Trikala Zakynthos *withdrew during the season

Seasons	1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Superleague Greece teams

Current (2015–16)	AEK Athens Asteras Tripoli Atromitos Iraklis Kalloni Levadiakos Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panetolikos Panionios Panthrakikos PAOK PAS Giannina Platanias Skoda Xanthi Veria

Former	AEL AE Kavala Akratitos Apollon Kalamaria Apollon Smyrni Aris Aspida Xanthi Athinaikos Atromitos Piraeus Chalkida Chalkidona Diagoras Doxa Drama Edessaikos Egaleo Ergotelis Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Athens^* Ethnikos Piraeus Fostiras Filippoi Kavala Goudi Athens Ionikos Iraklis Serron Kalamata Kallithea Kastoria Kavala Kerkyra Korinthos Makedonikos Megas Alexandros Megas Alexandros Katerini Naoussa Niki Volos OFI Olympiakos Chalkida Olympiakos Volos Panachaiki Panargiakos Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Paniliakos Panserraikos Peiraikos Syndesmos^* Pierikos Proodeftiki Rodos Thermaikos Thessaloniki Thrasyvoulos Trikala Vyzas Megara *only in pre-HFF championships

Former (from Cyprus)	AEL Limassol APOEL EPA Larnaca Olympiakos Nicosia Omonia Nicosia

Football in Greece

Overview	Hellenic Football Federation List of Unions Awards By number of titles List of clubs List of venues

National teams	Greece men U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 U-16 Greece women Greece Beach Soccer men Military football team

League competitions	Superleague Football League Gamma Ethniki Delta Ethniki Local Championships Football League System Panhellenic Championship (defunct) Champions Top goalscorers Superleague Football League Women's top division

Cup competitions	Greek Cup Super Cup League Cup (defunct) Gamma Ethniki Cup Amateurs' Super Cup Amateurs Cup Women's Cup

Miscellaneous	P.O.K. Koriopolis scandal 2015 Greek football scandal Greek football clubs in European competitions

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