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Panetolikos

Full name	ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος (Pan-Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club)
Nickname(s)	Kanarínia (Canaries) Títormos (Titormus) Kyanokítrinoi (Cyan-Yellows)
Founded	9 March 1926; 98 years ago (1926-03-09)
Ground	Panetolikos Stadium
Capacity	7,321
Owner	Fotis Kostoulas
Chairman	Gerasimos Belevonis
Manager	Traianos Dellas
League	Superleague Greece
2016–17	Superleague Greece, 11th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Panetolikos Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panaetolikos Gymnastikos Philekpaideutikos Syllogos (Greek: Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος, Pan-Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club), is an association football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historical clubs in Greece, currently participating at Greek First Division. Some of the most well 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 symbol is Titormus, the ancient Aetolian hero and their motto is Τίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής, translated as Titormus the Aetolian is another Heracles.

History

In the season 1954-55, Panetolikos participated for the first time in his history at the Pan-Hellenic Championship, as he finished in the first position of the southern group of the regional championship as one of the six teams that took part in his final stage. It followed for about twenty years where it was in the smallest category to return to the period 1975-76. In the first class he remained in the following year (1976-77), but then returned to the lower classes where he remained for more than 30 years.

Kostoulas era

In the summer of 2005, the new Greek owner Fotis Kostoulas, coming from Sweden and wanting to take the reins of the city team from which he came, presented his plans for the future of the club and followed a radical refurbishment of the stadium . More specifically, the following projects were completed by the end of 2006: new turf, construction of a shelter above the western pit, renovation of the interior (changing rooms, cafe-bar, clubs, boutique shops), construction of new newspapers and suites, On the two platforms, regeneration of the surrounding area. In addition, in 2009, a new roofed frieze was built with a capacity of about 120 distinct seats above the small east stand.

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 Agrinio 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, a Superleague team, on 20 May 2011.

2011/12 Season: Demotion to Football League

After a very bad second round of results at Superleague, Panetolikos demoted to Football League. The chairman of the club, Mr. Kostoulas after seven years, resigned from his position. After this the whole board resigned. Most of the players left the club, said that they wanted to return at their countries, or they want to play for other teams with better contracts.

2012/13 Season: Promotion to SuperLeague

With Mr. Kostoulas again as a president, Panetolikos managed to get promoted to Superleague via play-offs after six difficult games, especially the last one with Olympiakos Volou, which Panetolikos won 1–2. After the end of the game the city of Agrinio celebrated the promotion until dawn.

2013/14 & 2014/15 Seasons

The team had its most successful year so far in the First Division, finishing in the 8th place. In 2014–15 season, form of the team improved and finished First Division as 7th.

2015/16 & 2016/17 Seasons

Panetolikos finished in the 11th place in 2016 as well as in 2017.

Facilities

Panetolikos Stadium

File:Panetolikos Stadium.jpg

Panetolikos Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Παναιτωλικού -Gipedo Panetolikou) is a football stadium in Agrinio, Greece. 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 against Olympiakos in 1977. There are plans to increase the seating capacity of the stadium to 8,800 spectators. Nowadays the average attendance is 6,000.

Panetolikos Stadium has three stands. It has been used as a football ground since 1930, however the first stand (the small 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: 2006–2011

The stadium features plastic seats, the club's offices, Panetolikos' boutique and coffee shops.

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. Plus, additional lighting was added. Recently the lighting has finished, with the power of each light at 1600 lux, which oversatisfy the Greek Superleague and UEFA's 4 stars (where a team can play UEFA Champions League games) requirements.

Supporters

Even though Agrinio is a small city, Panetolikos supporters known as "The Warriors" & "Guerreros" are known for their loyalty to their team. 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)

Nicknames

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

Panetolikos was also given the nickname Titormus, from the ancient hero.

Crest and colours

Panaitolikos crest depicts Titormus, the ancient hero of Aetolia. The club's motto (also depicted on the crest) is Τίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής, translated as Titormus the Aetolian is another Heracles. The colours of the team are yellow and blue or cyan.

Crest evolution

• Older
  Older
• 
  Current

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
1982–83	Diadora	OPAP
1983–86	New Balance	New Balance
1989–91	Asics	OPAP
1991–92		Katsikis Keramopiia
1992–93	Lotto	National Insurance Company
1993–94	Puma
1994–95	Adidas	—
1995–96	Pony
1996–98	Umbro
1998–00	Adidas
2000–01	Diadora	Interamerican
2001–03	Puma	OPAP
2003–04	Nike	—
2004–05	Puma	Politeia Newspaper
2005–07		NEBB
2007–08	Lotto	NBGI Private Equity
2008–11		OPAP
2011–13	Hummel	Go Lucky
2013–14	Umbro	—
2014–15	Tempo	Joker
2015–00	Joma	Pame Stoixima

Current sponsorships:

• Great Shirt Sponsor: Pame Stoixima
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Joma
• Golden Sponsor: Cosmote

Players

Current squad

As of 23 August 2017^[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  ITA Luigi Cennamo 4 DF  POR Miguel Rodrigues 6 DF  ARG Federico Bravo (4th captain) 7 MF  ARG Franco Mazurek 8 MF  BRA Farley Rosa 10 FW  MOZ Clésio 11 MF  URU Jorge Díaz 12 GK  GRE Angelos Stamatopoulos 16 MF  BOL Danny Bejarano 17 MF  BRA Marcos Paulo (vice-captain) 18 DF  GRE Vangelis Moras 19 MF  GRE Tasos Tsokanis 20 DF  POR Luís Rocha

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  GRE Nikos Marinakis 22 DF  GRE Giorgos Mygas (3rd captain) 23 FW  GRE Giorgos Vakrakos 24 GK  GRE Nikos Kousiadis 26 MF  GRE Dimitris Dalakouras 28 DF  GRE Alexandros Parras 33 FW  GRE Stathis Vasiloudis 44 DF  GRE Dimitris Chantakias 66 DF  ALB Enea Mihaj 70 MF  BRA Diego Lopes (on loan from Benfica) 73 FW  ROU Vlad Morar 77 FW  GRE Ilias Gianniotis 82 GK  GRE Dimitris Kyriakidis (captain)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  GRE Alexandros Malis (at Neos Amfilochos F.C.)

Club staff

Executive
Majority owner	Fotis Kostoulas
Chairman	Gerasimos Belevonis
Vice-President	Thomas Spyrou
Board Member	Kostas Takos
Board Member	Georgios Sotiropoulos
Board Member	Kostas Giotopoulos
Board Member	Panagiotis Kapsalis
First team staff
Sport director	Makis Belevonis
Head coach	Makis Chavos
Assistant coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Kostas Nikolaidis
Sports science & medicine manager	Grigoris Zisis
Strength & conditioning coach	Vacant
Physiotherapist	Dimitris Ioannou
Physiotherapist	Christos Roussis
Physiotherapist	Spyros Fylaktos
Football analyst	Vacant
Under-20s & academy coaching staff
Academy manager	Giannis Dalakouras
Academy goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Under 20s lead coach	Georgios Tarasis
Under 17s lead coach	Dimitris Theodosiou
Under 15s lead coach	Alexandros Rigas

Honours

National (7)

• Beta Ethniki (Second Division)
  • Championships (2): 1975, 2011
• Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
  • Championships (3): 1985, 1992, 1996
• Delta Ethniki (Fourth Division)
  • Championships (2): 1989, 2004

Regional (2)

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

League performances

Season

Categ. & Pos.

W–D–L

Goals

Points

Season

Categ. & Pos.

W–D–L

Goals

Points

Season

Categ. & Pos.

W–D–L

Goals

Points

Season

Categ. & Pos.

W–D–L

Goals

Points

1962–63

Beta Ethniki 3rd

15–8–5

40–16

71

1979–80

Beta Ethniki 5th

17–5–16

56–36

39

1996–97

Beta Ethniki 4th

17–11–6

53–30

62

2013–14

Superleague 8th

11–9–14

32–33

42

1963–64

Beta Ethniki 6th

15–4–9

47–30

62

1980–81

Beta Ethniki 7th

14–10–14

36–34

38

1997–98

Beta Ethniki 6th

14–11–9

55–42

53

2014–15

Superleague 7th

14–10–10

41–28

52

1964–65

Beta Ethniki 2nd

18–6–9

49–23

75

1981–82

Beta Ethniki 9th

15–11–12

44–36

41

1998–99

Beta Ethniki 13th

11–8–15

43–57

41

2015–16

Superleague 11th

9–8–13

30–46

35

1965–66

Beta Ethniki 3rd

14–9–7

42–25

67

1982–83

Beta Ethniki 3rd

21–6–11

53–33

48

1999–00

Beta Ethniki 8th

14–8–12

43–34

50

2016–17

Superleague 11th

8–7–15

29–40

31

1966–67

Beta Ethniki 7th

15–9–10

45–32

73

1983–84

Beta Ethniki 17th

13–9–16

39–40

35

2000–01

Beta Ethniki 11th

12–6–12

39–45

42

1967–68

Beta Ethniki 5th

12–8–10

39–30

62

1984–85

Gamma Ethniki 1st

21–14–5

64–28

56

2001–02

Gamma Ethniki 15th

6–7–17

24–46

25

1968–69

Beta Ethniki 7th

14–7–13

45–40

69

1985–86

Beta Ethniki 10th

14–9–15

49–53

37

2002–03

Delta Ethniki 2nd

23–6–1

68–8

76

1969–70

Beta Ethniki 6th

15–7–12

47–33

71

1986–87

Beta Ethniki 16th

13–10–15

39–56

36

2003–04

Delta Ethniki 1st

27–2–1

81–8

83

1970–71

Beta Ethniki 3rd

17–7–10

46–30

75

1987–88

Gamma Ethniki 9th

15–9–10

46–32

37

2004–05

Gamma Ethniki 9th

14–3–15

38–32

45

1971–72

Beta Ethniki 18th

11–11–16

28–40

71

1988–89

Delta Ethniki 1st

22–4–8

72–27

48

2005–06

Gamma Ethniki 7th

12–9–11

33–27

45

1972–73

Regional 1st

1989–90

Gamma Ethniki 8th

14–10–14

45–40

38

2006–07

Gamma Ethniki 4th

15–13–6

56–33

58

1973–74

Beta Ethniki 8th

17–8–13

47–31

42

1990–91

Gamma Ethniki 5th

13–11–10

32–28

37

2007–08

Gamma Ethniki 3rd

18–8–8

58–28

62

1974–75

Beta Ethniki 1st

22–10–6

75–27

54

1991–92

Gamma Ethniki 1st

19–8–7

50–27

46

2008–09

Gamma Ethniki 2nd

21–7–6

56–14

70

1975–76

Alpha Ethniki 15th

3–13–14

17–41

19

1992–93

Beta Ethniki 17th

10–8–16

31–46

38

2009–10

Beta Ethniki 7th

13–11–10

43–36

50

1976–77

Alpha Ethniki 17th

9–8–17

25–51

26

1993–94

Gamma Ethniki 8th

10–16–8

45–35

46

2010–11

Beta Ethniki 1st

23–6–5

47–19

75

1977–78

Beta Ethniki 15th

13–10–15

65–49

36

1994–95

Gamma Ethniki 8th

10–16–8

45–35

46

2011–12

Superleague 15th

7–7–16

23–37

28

1978–79

Beta Ethniki 5th

17–7–14

48–46

41

1995–96

Gamma Ethniki 1st

20–7–7

61–33

67

2012–13

Beta Ethniki 4th

20–13–7

55–23

73

• Point system: 1959–60 to 1972–73: 3–2–1. 1973–74 to 1991–92: 2–1–0. 1992–93 onwards: 3–1–0.

Notable former players

• 
  David Addy
• 
  Angelos Charisteas

Managerial history

See also

• Aetoloacarnania Football Clubs Association

External links

• PANETOLIKOS A.C.
• Official Website
• Independent fans
• official fans website(gate 6)

Media

• Official YouTube channel

References