Panserraikos F.C.
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| Full name | Panserraikos F.C. (All-Serran Football Club) |
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| Nickname(s) | Leontaria (Lions) Erythrolefki (The red-whites) |
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| Founded | 1964 | |||
| Ground | Serres Municipal Stadium Serres, Greece (Capacity: 9,500) |
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| Chairman |  Petros Theodoridis |
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| Manager | Michalis Grigoriou |
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| League | Football League | |||
| 2010–11 | Super League Greece, 15th (relegated) | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Panserraikos F.C. (Greek: Π.Α.Ε. Πανσερραϊκός), the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern Greece, and had had a near-continuous presence in the First Division in the 60's and 70's.
Since their last relegation in 1992 the club had been struggling in the Beta Ethniki, and were even relegated to the Third Division twice, in 1993 and 1996, yet promptly returning to the second tier on both occasions. The club did come close to promotion a few times, missing out on 5 points in 1998 and on just one point in 2000.
In 2008, Panserraikos managed to end a 16-year wait, gaining promotion to the Greek Super League. Managed by Giannis Papakostas, the club had been leading the Second Division table for the most part of the season, even securing a top-three spot with two games to spare – though they had narrowly escaped another relegation in the previous two seasons.
On March 4, 2009, Panserraikos won a historic match against Panathinaikos FC in the Olympic Stadium in Athens for the Greek Cup quarter finals with a score of 3–2 after being up 3-0 for 71 minutes. The first match leg ended at a 0–0 score. This amazing result landed Panserraikos a spot in the final 4 of the Greek Cup where they played against AEK Athens FC for a spot in the finals. What made this result so special was that many starters for the team were either injured, or suspended. This was Panserraikos' first time in the semifinals of the Greek Cup. However, Panserraikos was relegated and played once again in the 2009-10 Beta Ethniki. Panserraikos finished 5th in 2009–10 Beta Ethniki, but took the 1st place in the Play-offs and gained the promotion to the 2010–11 Super League Greece.
After an indifferent start to their Beta Ethniki campaign, their season has now sparked into life after a surprise 3–1 win over giants Olympiakos in the Greek Cup making it one of their bigger wins in recent history.[1][2]
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[edit] Crest and colours
The club adopted the Lion of Amphipolis as their emblem, because it is one of the most important monuments in Serres Prefecture. Its position is next to the west bank of Strymon, close to the bridge of Strymon. It was restored on a pedestal in the position where it was discovered, after the completion of the excavation. It is an imposing marble lion in a position of a sited wildcat with its paws up. lt is erected just outside Nea Kerdylia, on the old national motorway between Thessaloniki and Kavala. According to some archaeologists, the devastation of the monument took place at the end of the 4th century B.C. It is possible that the monument was destroyed by the Roman conquerors, who in order to take it to Rome, they broke it into pieces. However, the most probable version, seems to be the one that the Lion was destroyed by the Bulgarians in 1204 A.C. Many different opinions have been expressed for the purpose or the cause of the monument’s construction. The most prevalent one was expressed by the Professor of Archeology, Oscar Broneer who believed that the Lion was erected in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, son of Larichus and trusty friend of Alexander the Great. French archaeologist J. Roger claimed that the monument was erected in honour of Nearchus, Admiral of Alexander the Great. Finally, according to another version, the Lion of Amfipolis was erected as a symbolic monument, in order to reflect the tower’s power, as it happened with the Lions of Delos.
The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one or the all-white one.
[edit] Current squad
As of 5 August 2011[update]
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] Managerial staff
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| Manager | Michalis Grigoriou |
| Assistant Manager | Akis Vavalis |
| General Director | Ioannis Bitzidis |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ioannis Kotsampasidis |
| Fitness Coach | Dimitrios Tsitos |
| Scouter | Pavlos Dimitriou |
| Team attendant | Stefanos Bidanakis |
| Physiotherapists | Giannis Tzintzis |
| Giannis Kotsabas |
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| Doctor | Tasos Christoforidis |
[edit] Managerial history
Panserraikos F.C. managers from 1994 onwards
[edit] Notable former players
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[edit] League history
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[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- Champions:
- Beta Ethniki: 1964–65, 1971–72, 1979–80, 2007–08
- Gamma Ethniki: 1993–94
[edit] Greek Cup
- Semi-finalists of 2008–09 Greek Cup
[edit] Club records
- Record Attendance: 14,200 v Larissa, Beta Ethniki, 25 June 1972
- Record League Home Victory: 6–1 v AEL Limassol, Alpha Ethniki, 1969
- Record League Away Victory: 9–4 v Levadiakos, Beta Ethniki, 29 March 1998
- Highest League Position: 8th in Alpha Ethniki, seasons 1969–1970 and 1980–1981
- Lowest League Position: 18th in Alpha Ethniki, season 1979–1980
[edit] Sponsors
The main sponsor of Panserraikos F.C. is OPAP – Pame Stihima, Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. (Greek: Ο.Π.Α.Π. – Οργανισμός Προγνωστικών Αγώνων Ποδοσφαίρου Α.Ε.)
[edit] References
- ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-08-07). "Greece – Final Tables 1959–1999". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grkhist.html.
- ^ Abbink, Dinant and Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Second Level Final Tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2hist.html.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-18). "Greece – List of Third Level Final Tables". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk3hist.html.
[edit] External links
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