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Panetolikos (Greek: Παναιτωλικός) 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 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion (2010-11). 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 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-'50s. 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 began 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)
Beta Ethniki (Second Division)
Championships (2): 1975, 2011
Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
Championships (3): 1985, 1992, 1996
Delta Ethniki (Fourth Division)
Championship (1): 1989
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
1962–63 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 75
1977–78 Beta Ethniki 15th 13-10-15 65-49 36 1994–95 Gamma Ethniki 8th 10-16-8 45-35 46
1978–79 Beta Ethniki 5th 17-7-14 48-46 41 1995–96 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 60's, due to the team color. Panetolikos is very proud of its nickname, thus its Mascot is a Canary with the name PANETOS.
Current Squad 2011/12
As of October 4, 2011: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Luigi Cennamo
2 Greece DF Dimitris Koutromanos
3 Greece DF Vasilis Golias
4 Greece DF Anestis Anastasiadis
5 Greece DF Georgios Kousas
6 Greece MF Hussein Mumin
7 Greece DF Makis Belevonis
8 Brazil DF André Rocha
9 Senegal FW Mouhamadou Seye
10 Greece MF Giorgos Theodoridis (Captain)
11 Cameroon MF Olivier Boumale
13 Greece MF Giannis Pasas
17 Cameroon MF Valéry Mézague
19 Greece DF Thanasis Paleologos
20 Greece MF Tasos Dentsas
21 Greece FW Angelos Charisteas
No. Position Player
22 Greece FW Giorgos Kapnopoulos
23 France DF William Edjenguélé
26 France FW Habib Bamogo
27 Slovakia DF Peter Doležaj
30 Greece MF Pavlos Mitropoulos
32 Greece FW Stathis Karamalikis
33 Montenegro GK Srđan Blažić
51 Greece DF Stefanos Siontis
60 Ghana DF David Addy
77 Senegal FW Henri Camara
80 Greece MF Georgios Smiltos
89 Greece GK Nikos Babaniotis
90 Greece FW Vasilis Metaxoulis
92 Greece FW Charilaos Pappas
94 Greece DF Alexandros Zeris
Squad Changes for 2011/12 season
In:
Senegal Henri Camara (Signed on a free transfer from Atromitos F.C. )
Greece Dimitris Koutromanos (Signed on a free transfer from AEK Athens )
Greece Hussein Mumin (Signed on a transfer from PAOK F.C. )
Greece Stefanos Siontis (Signed on a transfer from Kavala F.C. )
Greece Angelos Charisteas (Signed on a transfer from FC Schalke 04 )
Senegal Mouhamadou Seye (Signed on a transfer from Dukla Banská Bystrica )
Montenegro Srđan Blažić (Signed on a transfer from Standard Liege )
Ghana David Addy (Signed on a loan from F.C. Porto )
France Habib Bamogo (Signed on a transfer from OGC Nice )
Cameroon Valéry Mézague (Signed on a transfer from Vannes OC )
Out:
Turkey Deniz Baykara (Transferred to Panthrakikos)
Albania Mario Gurma (Transferred to Reggiana )
Montenegro Nemanja Vuković (Released on a free transfer)
Greece Vaggelis Kaounos (Transferred to Ethnikos Asteras)
Greece Giorgos Poniros (Transferred to Diagoras)
Greece Michalis Bakakis (Transferred to Chania)
Greece Dimitris Roussis (Released on a free transfer)
Notable players
Algeria
Algeria Rais M'Bohli
Brazil
Brazil Rodriguez Ademar
Greece
Greece Stratos Apostolakis
Greece Angelos Charisteas
Greece Filipos Darlas
Greece Christos Dimopoulos
Greece Michalis Kousoulas
Greece Nikos Koutsogiannis
Greece Petros Michos
Greece Giorgos "Gallos" Papadopoulos
Greece Dionysis Tsamis
Greece Giorgos Tsifoutis
Greece Christos Vasileiou
Greece Giorgos Zacharopoulos
Greece Vasilis Starakas
Liberia
Liberia George Gebro
Norway
Norway Jarl André Storbæk
former Yugoslavia / Serbia
Serbia Dušan Jovanović
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 ETNIKI 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 ETNIKI P&K Chrimatistiriaki
2008-2009 Lotto OPAP
2009-2010 Lotto OPAP
2010-2011 Lotto LOTTO
2011-2012 Hummel GO LUCKY
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