style="font-size: larger;"|Panionios GSS

Full Name	Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis
Official Emblem
Founded	1890
Nicknames	Panthers
Titles	44
Anthem
Club colours	Blue and Red
Chairman	Gerasimos Ventouris
Websites	Official Website Official Football Club Website Official Basketball Club Website

Panionios GSS (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης - Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis), the Pan-Ionia

Ionia

Ionia is an ancient region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey, the region nearest İzmir, which was historically Smyrna. It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements...

n Gymnastic Association of Smyrna

Smyrna

Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...

, 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....

 multi sport club founded in 1890. Originally based in Smyrna/Izmir, the club was uprooted in the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922. It is now based in the Athenian

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 suburb of Nea Smyrni

Nea Smyrni

Nea Smyrni is a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. Nea Smyrni is located about 5 km SW of downtown Athens, about 5 km SW of Kifissias Avenue, W of Vouliagmenis Avenue, about 6 km E of Piraeus, and NE of Poseidonos Avenue....

, (New Smyrna) in Greece

Greece

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

, where many of the refugees from Smyrna settled.

The Panionios football team has won the Greek Cup twice (1979, 1998) while the Panionios basketball team won the Greek Cup in 1991.

Panionios has a long tradition of raising talented athletes in many sports (e.g. Fanis Christodoulou

Fanis Christodoulou

Theofanis Christodoulou, or Fanis Christodoulou , is a retired Greek professional basketball player...

, Thomas Mavros

Thomas Mavros

Thomas Mavros is a retired Greek international football player who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best players to play club football in Greece having scored a record number of goals there....

, Nikos Anastopoulos

Nikos Anastopoulos

Nikos Anastopoulos is a Greek former football player, one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the late 1970s and the 1980s. With 29 goals he is the all time highest scorer for the Greek national football team. Since retiring as a player he has become a football manager...

, Thanasis Saravakos, etc.)

Departments

• Panionios F.C., football
• Panionios B.C., basketball
• Panionios V.C., volleyball
• Panionios Gymnastics
• Panionios Swimming
• Panionios Water Polo
• Panionios Chess
• Panionios Track and field
• Panionios Handball
• Panionios Judo

- Older Departments not currently operating -

• Cycling
• Rowing
• Weightlifting

Titles

• Panionios F.C.
  • 2 Greek Cups
    Greek football Cup
    The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
    
    : 1979, 1998
  • 1 Balkans Cup
    Balkans Cup
    In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
    
    : 1971

• Panionios B.C.,
  • 1 Greek Cup
    Greek basketball Cup
    The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
    
    : 1991
  • 1 Greek basketball women's Championship: 2007

• Panionios Track and field
  • 19 Greek women's Track and field championships: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974

• Panionios Water Polo
  • European LEN Trophy Finalist 2009

Famous Supporters

• Alexander Onassis, Greek businessman.
• Isidoros Kouvelos, Greek businessman, Minister Dora Bakoyanni's husband.
• Demetrios S. Giannaros, Greek-American, vice president of Connecticut
  Connecticut
  Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
  
   parliament.
• Alexi Giannoulias
  Alexi Giannoulias
  Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias is an American politician who served as Illinois Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. A Democrat, Giannoulias defeated Republican candidate State Senator Christine Radogno in November 2006 with 54 percent of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in 12...
  
  , Greek-American, Treasurer of Illinois.