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Ground Capacity
  
7,000

Chairman
  
Fotis Kostoulas

Manager
  
Makis Chavos

League
  
Superleague Greece

Owner
  
Fotis Kostoulas

Arena/Stadium
  
Panetolikos Stadium

Location
  
Agrinio, Greece

Founded
  
1926

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Full name
  
ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος

Nickname(s)
  
Kanarinia (Canaries) Titormus Cyanokitrinoi (Cyan-Yellows)

Ground
  
Panetolikos Stadium Agrinio, Greece

Panetolikos F.C. (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, having participated so far in the Greek First Division six times (1976, 1977, 2011,2013, 2014, and 2015). 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.

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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.

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

  • 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 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 Season

    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.

    Panetolikos Stadium

    Panetolikos Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Παναιτωλικού -Gipedo Panetolikou) is a football stadium in Agrinio, 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 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.

    Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

    Current sponsorships:

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

    As of 6 February 2017

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

    Out on loan

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

    References

    Panetolikos F.C. Wikipedia


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