Panachaiki
| Full name | Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi (Pan-Achaean Athletic Union) |
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| Nickname(s) | Megali Kyria tis Peloponnisou (Great Lady of Peloponnesus) Rossoneri |
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| Founded | 1891 | |||
| Ground | Kostas Davourlis Stadium, Agyia Patras, Greece (Capacity: 11.400) |
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| President |  Alexis Kougias |
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| Head coach | Vasilis Vouzas |
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| League | Football League | |||
| 2010-11 | Football League 2, 1st (South Group) (promoted) | |||
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Panachaiki GE (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi, "Pan-Achaean Athletic Union") is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.
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[edit] History
The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, when Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos was founded. In 1894, a rival sports club, Gymnastiki Eteria Patron, 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.
Panachaiki is a multisport club, whose athletes have won several Olympic medals. Emblematic figures in Panachaiki's history are weightlifter Dimitrios Tofalos and Kostas Davourlis, leader of the great football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and took part in the 1974 UEFA Cup, eliminating Austrians Grazer AK before losing to Dutch team Twente.[2]
[edit] Titles
National (7)
- Beta Ethniki (Second Division)
- Championships (6): 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1987
- Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
- Championship (1): 2011
[edit] Stadium
The team's privately owned arena is the Kostas Davourlis Stadium, the capacity of which is 11.321 seats. Despite that Panachaiki has also been using the much bigger Pampeloponnisiako Stadium from time to time.
[edit] Season to season
[edit] Current Squad
As of 28 February, 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Notable football players
Kostas Andriopoulos- Themis Rigas
- Kostas Davourlis
- Vassilis Stravopodis
- Dimitris Spentzopoulos
- Petros Leventakos
- Andreas Michalopoulos
- Manolis Pappas
- Christos Apostolidis
- Grigoris Georgatos
- Kostas Katsouranis
- Takis Ikonomopoulos
- Paris Georgakopoulos
Joël Epalle- Nicolas Dikoume
- Raymond Kalla
Walter Wagner
Krzysztof Nowak
Mihail Majearu
Björn Morgan Enqvist
Olivier Makor
Amaechi Ottiji
[edit] Famous athletes
- Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
- Antonios Pepanos
- Stephanos Christopoulos
- Dimitrios Tofalos
- Themistoklis Diakidis
- Konstantinos Kozanitas
Louis Zutter
[edit] European matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
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| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | 1st Round |  |
Grazer AK | 2-1 | 1–0 |
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FC Twente | 1-1 | 0-7 | ||
| 1997 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 5 |  |
Stabæk IF | 1–1 | |
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FC Dynamo Moscow | 1–2 | ||||
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B36 Tórshavn | 4–2 | ||||
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K.R.C. Genk | 2-4 |
[edit] References
- Polites, N.G. (1994). Sports in Patras, Tome A, The fist decade 1891-1900. Patras: Achaikes Ekdoseis. ISBN 960-7164-91-1.
- Polites, 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.
- Rsssf, website about football statistics[2]
- Municipality of Patras, 100 years of football in Patras, 2006
- Kokkovikas, K. , The sports past of Achaia, 2004
[edit] Notes
- ^ Patras' sports history Polites, N.G. (1994). Sports in Patras, Tome A, The fist decade 1891-1900. Patras: Achaikes Ekdoseis. ISBN 960-7164-91-1.
- ^ Rsssf, website about football statistics.[1]
[edit] External links
- Official sites
- (Greek) Panachaiki F.C. - Official website
- (Greek) Panachaiki Amateur Departments - Official website
- Unofficial sites
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