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Panetolikos G.F.S.
Full namePanetolikos Gymnastikos Filekpaideutikos Syllogos (Panetolikos Gymnastic Educational Club)
Nickname(s)The canaries (Τα καναρίνια), Titormos
Founded1926
GroundPanetolikos Stadium, Agrinio, Greece
Capacity7,200
ChairmanVacant
ManagerGiannis Dalakouras
LeagueFootball League
2011–12Superleague Greece, 15th
Websitehttp://www.panetolikos.gr/

Panetolikos (Template:Lang-el) is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976, 1976–1977 and 2011-2012. Some of the most 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 (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 lightning added.

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

Titles

National (6)

Regional (3)

  • Mainland Greece Championship
    • Championship (1): 1955
  • National Periphery League
    • Championship (1): 2004
  • Youth Team, South Greece championship, 2nd and 3rd National Division
    • Championship (1): 2007

League performances – Greek Categories

Season Categ. & Pos. W. – D. – L. Goals Points Season Categ. & Pos. W. – D. – L. Goals Points Season Categ. & Pos. W. – D. – L. Goals Points
1962–1963 Beta Ethniki 3rd 15–8–5 40–16 71 1979–1980 Beta Ethniki 5th 17–5–16 56-36 39 1996–1997 Beta Ethniki 4th 17-11-6 53-30 62
1963–1964 Beta Ethniki 6th 15-4-9 47-30 62 1980–1981 Beta Ethniki 7th 14-10-14 36-34 38 1997–1998 Beta Ethniki 6th 14-11-9 55-42 53
1964–1965 Beta Ethniki 2nd 18-6-9 49-23 75 1981–1982 Beta Ethniki 9th 15-11-12 44-36 41 1998–1999 Beta Ethniki 13th 11-8-15 43-57 41
1965–1966 Beta Ethniki 3rd 14-9-7 42-25 67 1982–1983 Beta Ethniki 3rd 21-6-11 53-33 48 1999-2000 Beta Ethniki 8th 14-8-12 43-34 50
1966–1967 Beta Ethniki 7th 15-9-10 45-32 73 1983–1984 Beta Ethniki 17th 13-9-16 39-40 35 2000–2001 Beta Ethniki 11th 12-6-12 39-45 42
1967–1968 Beta Ethniki 5th 12-8-10 39-30 62 1984–1985 Gamma Ethniki 1st 21-14-5 64-28 56 2001–2002 Gamma Ethniki 15th 6-7-17 24-46 25
1968–1969 Beta Ethniki 7th 14-7-13 45-40 69 1985–1986 Beta Ethniki 10th 14-9-15 49-53 37 2002–2003 Delta Ethniki 2nd 23-6-1 68-8 76
1969–1970 Beta Ethniki 6th 15-7-12 47-33 71 1986–1987 Beta Ethniki 16th 13-10-15 39-56 36 2003–2004 Delta Ethniki 1st 27-2-1 81-8 83
1970–1971 Beta Ethniki 3rd 17-7-10 46-30 75 1987–1988 Gamma Ethniki 9th 15-9-10 46-32 37 2004–2005 Gamma Ethniki 9th 14-3-15 38-32 45
1971–1972 Beta Ethniki 18th 11-11-16 28-40 71 1988–1989 Delta Ethniki 1st 22-4-8 72-27 48 2005–2006 Gamma Ethniki 7th 12-9-11 33-27 45
1972–1973 Regional 1st 1989–1990 Gamma Ethniki 8th 14-10-14 45-40 38 2006–2007 Gamma Ethniki 4th 15-13-6 56-33 58
1973–1974 Beta Ethniki 8th 17-8-13 47-31 42 1990–1991 Gamma Ethniki 5th 13-11-10 32-28 37 2007–2008 Gamma Ethniki 3rd 18-8-8 58-28 62
1974–1975 Beta Ethniki 1st 22-10-6 75-27 54 1991–1992 Gamma Ethniki 1st 19-8-7 50-27 46 2008–2009 Gamma Ethniki 2nd 21-7-6 56-14 70
1975–1976 Alpha Ethniki 15th 3-13-14 17-41 19 1992–1993 Beta Ethniki 17th 10-8-16 31-46 38 2009–2010 Beta Ethniki 7th 13-11-10 43-36 50
1976–1977 Alpha Ethniki 17th 9-8-17 25-51 26 1993–1994 Gamma Ethniki 8th 10-16-8 45-35 46 2010–2011 Beta Ethniki 1st 23-6-5 47-19 75
1977–1978 Beta Ethniki 15th 13-10-15 65-49 36 1994–1995 Gamma Ethniki 8th 10-16-8 45-35 46 2011–2012 Alpha Ethniki 15st 7-7-16 23-37 28
1978–1979 Beta Ethniki 5th 17-7-14 48-46 41 1995–1996 Gamma Ethniki 1st 20-7-7 61-33 67
  • Point system: 1959–60 to 1972–73: 3–2–1. 1973–74 to 1991–92: 2–1–0. 1992–93 onwards: 3–1–0.

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 the 20th of May 2011.

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

  • 1. WARRIORS (Fan club in Agrinio, since 1981)
  • 2. GUERREROS (Fan club in Athens)
  • 3. BROOKLYN (Fan club in Agrinio, area of St.Demetrius)

Other fan clubs

  • 4. LE.FI.PA. (Club of Panetolikos Fans in Agrinio )
  • 5. S.F.P (Club of Panetolikos Supporters in Agrinio)

Rivalries

Panetolikos fans feel deep rivalry towards the club of Panachaiki Patras. A clash between these teams is considered to be the Derby of Western Greece.

There is also old hostility against PAS Giannina rekindled this year after the events surrounding a goal that Giannina scored against Panetolikos. Giannina team was harshly criticized from all media because they did not respect the fair play, scoring a goal that was completely unethical.

Nicknames

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

Current squad

As of 2 May 2012[1]

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 Italy ITA Luigi Cennamo
2 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Koutromanos
3 DF Greece GRE Vasilis Golias
4 DF Greece GRE Anestis Anastasiadis
6 MF Greece GRE Hussein Mumin
7 DF Greece GRE Makis Belevonis
13 MF Greece GRE Giannis Pasas
19 DF Greece GRE Thanasis Paleologos
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Greece GRE Giorgos Kapnopoulos
30 MF Greece GRE Pavlos Mitropoulos
33 GK Montenegro MNE Srđan Blažić
51 DF Greece GRE Stefanos Siontis
80 MF Greece GRE Georgios Smiltos
89 GK Greece GRE Nikos Babaniotis
90 FW Greece GRE Vasilis Metaxoulis
94 DF Greece GRE Alexandros Zeris

Squad Changes

In:


Out:

Notable former players

Managers

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1982–1983 Diadora PRO-PO
1983–1984 New Balance New Balance
1984–1985 New Balance New Balance
1985–1986 New Balance
1989–1990 Asics PRO-PO
1990–1991 Asics PRO-PO
1991–1992 Asics PRO-PO
1992–1993 Lotto Ethniki Asfalistiki
1993–1994 Puma Ethniki Asfalistiki
1994–1995 Adidas Ethniki Asfalistiki
1995–1996 Pony Pony
1996–1997 Umbro
1997–1998 Umbro
1998–1999 Umbro
1999–2000 Adidas
2000–2001 Diadora Interamerican
2001–2002 Puma
2002–2003 PRO-PO
2003–2004 Nike
2004–2005 Puma
2005–2006 Puma NEBB
2006–2007 Puma NEBB
2007–2008 Lotto Ethniki P&K Chrimatistiriaki
2008–2009 Lotto OPAP
2009–2010 Lotto OPAP
2010–2011 Lotto LOTTO
2011–2012 Hummel GO LUCKY

References

  1. ^ "Panetolikos F.C. squad" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
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