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Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση - Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi), the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

multisport club based in the city of Patras

Patras

Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

History

The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, when Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos was founded. In 1894, a rival sports club, Gymnastiki Eteria Patron, was founded in Patras by former Panachaikos' members.
It was only in 1923 that both clubs came to an agreement and decided to merge, forming Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.

Panachaiki is a multisport club, whose athletes have won several Olympic medals. Emblematic figures in Panachaiki's history are weightlifter Dimitrios Tofalos

Dimitrios Tofalos

Dimitrios Tofalos was a Greek weightlifter. He was a member of both Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron and Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos, that merged in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi...

and Kostas Davourlis

Kostas Davourlis

The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Κώστας Δαβουρλής of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.Kostas Davourlis , popularly nicknamed The Black Prince, was a former Greek footballer born in Agyia, Patras...

, leader of the great football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and took part in the 1974 UEFA Cup, eliminating Austrians Grazer AK

Grazer AK

Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...

before losing to Dutch team Twente

FC Twente

FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...

Titles

National (7)

Beta Ethniki (Second Division)
- Championships (6): 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1987
Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
- Championship (1): 2011

Stadium

The team's privately owned arena is the Kostas Davourlis Stadium

Kostas Davourlis Stadium

Kostas Davourlis Stadium is a stadium in Patras, Greece. It is the home of Panachaiki GE. Work on the grounds started in 1935. Originally called Panachaiki Stadium, it has been officially renamed Kostas Davourlis in 1992 after the great footballplayer who died the same year.-History:It was...

, the capacity of which is 11.321 seats. Despite that Panachaiki has also been using the much bigger Pampeloponnisiako Stadium from time to time.

Squads 2011-12

Notable football players

Kostas Andriopoulos

Konstantinos Andriopoulos was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-External links:*...

Thanasis Lachaniotis Themis Rigas

Themis Rigas

Themis Rigas , popularly nicknamed The Train, is a former Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.He died in a...

Kostas Davourlis

Vassilis Stravopodis

The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Βασίλης Στραβοπόδης of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.Vassilis Stravopodis , popularly nicknamed The Wizard, is a former Greek footballer born in Patras...

Dimitris Spentzopoulos

Dimitris Spentzopoulos , is a former Greek footballer born in Patras. He was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and participated in the 1974 UEFA Cup....

Petros Leventakos

Petros Leventakos is a former Greek footballer .-Career:He started his career in Panachaiki before being transferred to Ethnikos Piraeus in the 1965-66 season...

Andreas Michalopoulos

The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Ανδρέας Μιχαλόπουλος of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.Andreas Michalopoulos , is a former Greek footballer born in Patras...

Manolis Pappas

Manolis Pappas , is a former Greek footballer . He was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup....

Christos Apostolidis

Christos Apostolidis , is a former Greek footballer and coach.He started his career as an amateur in A.O. "KERAVNOS" Vathis and played professionally for Ethnikos Piraeus before being transferred to Panachaiki in the 1976-77 season...

Grigoris Georgatos Kostas Katsouranis

Kostas Katsouranis

Konstantinos "Kostas" Katsouranis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC and the Greek national team as a defensive midfielder.-Panachaiki:...

Takis Ikonomopoulos Paris Georgakopoulos

Paris Georgakopoulos

Paris Georgakopoulos is a Greek former international footballer who played professionally as a midfielder.-Club career:Georgakopoulos began his career with Panachaiki GE in 1982, before moving to Panathinaikos in 1986. Georgakopoulos represented Panathinaikos in the 1989 Greek Super Cup...

Joël Epalle Nicolas Dikoume

Nicolas Dikoume

Nicolas Dikoumé is a former professional Cameroonian footballer, who last playing for Canon Yaoundé.-Career:In 2005 after two seasons in Cyprus and seven seasons in Greece, he came he back to his home club Canon Yaoundé....

Raymond Kalla

Raymond Koned Kalla Nkongo , known as Kalla, is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a central defender....

Walter Wagner

Walter Wagner (footballer)

Walter Wagner was a German football striker during the 1970s and 1980s.Wagner played for Eintracht Frankfurt between 1969 and 1971...

Mihail Majearu

Mihail Majearu is a former Romanian football right back, who played for Steaua Bucureşti, FCM Galaţi, FC Inter Sibiu, Panachaiki Patra, Gloria Bistriţa, Corvinul Hunedoara, CFR Timişoara and won the European Cup with Steaua Bucureşti in 1986, despite missing his penalty in the shootout in the final...

Björn Morgan Enqvist

Björn Morgan Enqvist is a Swedish footballer. last playing for Aris Limassol FC in the 2nd division in Cyprus.-Early life:...

Olivier Makor

Famous athletes

Nikolaos Andriakopoulos

Nikolaos Andriakopoulos was a Greek gymnast. He was a member of Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, that merged in 1923 with Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.-Olympics performances:...

Antonios Pepanos

Antonios Pepanos was a Greek swimmer. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, which merged with Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi....

Stephanos Christopoulos

Stephanos Christopoulos was a Greek wrestler. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.Christopoulos competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens...

Dimitrios Tofalos

Dimitrios Tofalos was a Greek weightlifter. He was a member of both Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron and Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos, that merged in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi...

Themistoklis Diakidis

Themistoklis Diakidis , was a Greek high jump athlete.Diakidis was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi....

Konstantinos Kozanitas

Konstantinos Kozanitas was a Greek gymnast. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi....

Louis Zutter

Jules Alexis Louis Zutter was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

European matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
1973–74	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	1st Round	Grazer AK Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...	2-1	1–0
		2nd Round	FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...	1-1	0-7
1997	UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...	Group 5	Stabæk IF	1–1
			FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...		1–2
			B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...	4–2
			K.R.C. Genk K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...		2-4

External links

Official sites Panachaiki F.C. - Official website Panachaiki Amateur Departments - Official website

Unofficial sites

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