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'''Panachaiki Football Club''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Παναχαϊκή) is a professional football club based in [[Patras]], [[Greece]]. Founded in 1891, they currently play in the [[Football League (Greece)|Greek second division]] and are one of the most successful countryside [[List of football clubs in Greece|Greek]] [[football team|football clubs]]. They have reached the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] semi-finals twice ([[Greek Cup 1978-79|1979]], [[Greek Cup 1996-97|1997]]) as well as the quarter-finals on ten occasions. Moreover, they were the first Greek club outside [[Athens]] and [[Thessaloniki]] to represent Greece in a [[UEFA|European competition]], the [[UEFA Cup 1973-74|1973-74 UEFA Cup]].
'''Panachaiki Football Club''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Παναχαϊκή) is a football club based in [[Patras]], [[Greece]]. Founded in 1891, they played the 2013–14 season in the [[Football League (Greece)|Greek second division]] and are one of the most successful countryside [[List of football clubs in Greece|Greek]] [[football team|football clubs]], until the club's president [[Alexis Kougias]] announced they would leave every professional league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panachaikifc.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=562:2014-02-24-20-21-27&catid=77&Itemid=468|publisher=www.panachaikifc.gr|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> They have reached the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] semi-finals twice ([[Greek Cup 1978-79|1979]], [[Greek Cup 1996-97|1997]]) as well as the quarter-finals on ten occasions. Moreover, they were the first Greek club outside [[Athens]] and [[Thessaloniki]] to represent Greece in a [[UEFA|European competition]], the [[UEFA Cup 1973-74|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]].
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]].

Revision as of 21:51, 24 February 2014

Panachaiki F.C.
Panachaiki F.C. crest
Full namePanachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi
(Translated: Panachaean Gymnastic Union)
Nickname(s)Great Lady of Peloponnese
The Red-Blacks
Founded14 June 1891 (122 years ago)
GroundPampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece
Capacity23,588
PresidentGreece Alexis Kougias
Head coachGreece Nikos Papadopoulos
LeagueFootball League 2 (Greece)
2013–14Football League, 6th (withdrew)
Websitehttp://www.panachaikifc.gr/site/

Panachaiki Football Club (Greek: Παναχαϊκή) is a football club based in Patras, Greece. Founded in 1891, they played the 2013–14 season in the Greek second division and are one of the most successful countryside Greek football clubs, until the club's president Alexis Kougias announced they would leave every professional league.[1] 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 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.[2] It was only in 1923 that both clubs came to an agreement and decided to merge, forming Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.

The football department was found 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.[3]

Stadium

Kostas Davourlis Stadium.
Kostas Davourlis Stadium tickets sold-out, Panachaiki vs A.S. Rodos in 2009 for Gamma Ethniki.

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, the capacity of which is 23.588 seats.

Honours and achievements

Domestic competitions

European competitions

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

Current Squad

As of 11 February, 2014.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Nikolaos Stavrianos
6 MF Senegal SEN Cheikh Gadiaga
7 MF Greece GRE Stavros Vasilantonopoulos
9 FW Greece GRE Evangelos Kontogoulidis
11 FW Guinea GUI Pato
13 DF Greece GRE Giannis Litsis
17 DF Greece GRE Spyros Spinoulas
18 DF Greece GRE Giannis Kostopoulos
22 FW Albania ALB Gertin Hoxhalli
23 DF Greece GRE Stratos Chintzidis
25 MF Greece GRE Kostas Plegas
26 MF Greece GRE Kostas Kiassos
28 DF Greece GRE Stavros Vangelopoulos
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Greece GRE Christos Labakis
31 DF Greece GRE Georgios Kokkinis
33 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Villafañe
50 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel
69 MF Albania ALB Antoni Fatjon
70 FW Greece GRE Konstantinos Apostolopoulos
77 GK Greece GRE Kleanthis Papadopoulos
85 MF Brazil BRA Balú
88 MF Portugal POR Filipe da Costa
93 MF Albania ALB Andreas Husa
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Foufoulas
— DF Greece GRE Giannis Sentementes

Notable players

European matches

Ticket from 1973 match Grazer AK - Panachaiki (0-1).
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1973-74 UEFA Cup First round Austria Grazer AK 2–1 1-0 3-1
Second round Netherlands FC Twente 1–1 0–7 1–7
1997-98 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 5 Norway Stabæk IF 1-1 4th
Russia FC Dynamo Moscow 1-2
Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 4-2
Belgium K.R.C. Genk 2-4

Notes

  1. ^ . www.panachaikifc.gr http://www.panachaikifc.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=562:2014-02-24-20-21-27&catid=77&Itemid=468. Retrieved 24 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Refences

  • 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
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