Panelefsiniakos F.C.

Panelefsiniakos
Full name Πανελευσινιακός Αθλητικός Όμιλος
(Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club)
Nickname(s) Stachyoforoi
Founded 1931
Ground Municipal Stadium of Eleusina
Capacity 1,800
Owner Dimopoulos Bros
Chairman Spyros Dimopoulos
Manager Vacant
League Gamma Ethniki
2016–17 Football League, 15th (relegated)
Logo of the team until 2015

Panelefsiniakos F.C. (Greek: Πανελευσινιακός Α.Ο.), the Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club, is a football club based in the city of Elefsina, Greece. The club currently competes in Football League. The team was formed in 1931.

History

Panelefsiniakos was formed in 1931.[1] The club has played in the top level of Greek football, the Alpha Ethniki, three times (1962, 1968 and 1999), but was relegated after each season. The club has also played in the second level, Beta Ethniki, for 25 seasons.[2]

After a series of relegations, the club is played for a lot of years in the local West Attica championships.[3] In 2013, the team promoted in the Football League 2 after 11 years. The new administrators of the team give hope for the future to the fans, signed experienced players from Football League and well-known players in Greece, such as Wellington Gonçalves and Ivan Rusev, who played a lot of years in the Greek Superleague.

Stadium

The current stadium of Panelefsiniakos is the Municipal Stadium of Elefsina (capacity 1,800) located in Elefsina, which built in 1978 and opened in 1981. Next to the stadium, there is the fitness center, which constitutes a part of the athletic center. It also has seats for journalists and beaten path. The old stadium of the team was "Evangelos Doukas Stadium".

Honours and achievements

Winners (2): 1961, 1967
Winners (1): 2015
  • Association Football Clubs West Attica
Winners (3): 2004, 2009, 2012
  • First Division of Piraeus Local Championship
Winners (1): 1961
  • Second Division of Piraeus Local Championship
Winners (1): 1947
  • Third Division of Piraeus Local Championship
Winners (1): 1946

Current squad

As of 2 July 2017

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

No. Position Player
1 Greece GK Spyros Stergiotis
14 Greece MF Aggelos Pournos
17 Greece MF Efthymios Orfanidis
18 Greece DF Theodoros Kotsokolos
22 Greece MF Nikos Dimopoulos
24 Greece FW Konstantinos Paleologos

Professional history

League history

Notable Former Players

Greek players
Foreign players

References

  1. ↑ "Ιστορία Πανελευσινιακού (Panelefsiniakos history)" (in Greek). paneleusiniakosfc.gr. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2004-03-21). "Greece Club Directory 2003/04". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ "A Division standings" (in Greek). West Attica FCA. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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