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| Full name | Pan-Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Καναρίνια (Canaries) Τίτορμος (Titormus) | |||
| Founded | 9 March 1926; 99 years ago (1926-03-09) | |||
| Ground | Panetolikos Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 7,321 | |||
| Owner | Fotis Kostoulas | |||
| President | Gerasimos Belevonis | |||
| Head coach | Giannis Anastasiou | |||
| League | Super League Greece | |||
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece, 10th of 14 | |||
| Website | panetolikos.gr | |||
 Current season | ||||
Panetolikos Football Club (Greek:ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name officially romanized asPanaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (Greek:Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος; Pan-Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club), is a Greek professionalfootball club. It is based inAgrinio, Greece. Panetolikos was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historical clubs in Greece, currently participating in theGreek First Division. Some of the most well known players that started their career in the club areStratos Apostolakis, former Greek recordman in internationalcaps (96), andPetros Michos.
Team colors areyellow andblue. The club's symbol isTitormus, the ancient Aetolian hero and their motto is "Τίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής" (TítormosEtolós Oútos Állos Iraklís), translated asTitormus the Aetolian is another Heracles.[1]
Panetolikos was founded on Tuesday March 9, 1926 with the purpose, as stated in its statutes: "The development and intensification of Gymnastic and Racing, The -ETHIC- supervision and the possible after-school education of minors, through childhood and EASTERN or Sunday schools".People had the idea of creating the club they did the act: "Healthy mind in a healthy body". The unprecedented thought and goal of the founders, to provide education to the needy children through its Night Schools, added in its title the word "Educational Educator" and became an example to imitate all the Associations inGreece. Beyond sports, his social offer was enormous in very difficult times. Hundreds of poor children learned letters at Night Schools that worked and cared for themselves in society. This athletico-social organization has written glory pages for Agrinio. Sections of classic sports, volleyball, basketball, shooting, etc. were created although its football team was the one loved by Aetolians and Akarnans.
In the season 1954–55, Panetolikos participated for the first time in his history at the Pan-Hellenic Championship, as the club finished in the first position of the southern group of the regional championship as one of the six teams that took part in his final stage. In the 1960s, Panetolikos played in the Second National Championship and after relegation to the local (1972), he returned dynamically.[2][3] In the spring of 1975 celebrates the rise toAlpha Ethniki.[4] Panetolikos fought two seasons (1975–1977) and followed an unsuccessful return attempt. It followed for about twenty years where it was in the smallest category to return to the period 1975–76. In the first class, Panetolikos remained in the following year (1976–77), but then returned to the lower classes where the club remained for more than 30 years. Seven years later, Panetolikos was relegated from the 2nd and in the period 1984–85, Panetolikos conquered the championship ofGamma Ethniki.
Panetolikos winningDelta Ethniki's championship in 1989, Gamma Ethniki's championship in 1992 and 1996, and one year after Panetolikos touches the dream of returning to Alpha Ethniki, which the powerful of the season deprives him. The new millennium finds him on a downward course and is relegated to Delta Ethniki.[5]
In the summer of 2005, the new Greek owner Fotis Kostoulas,[6] coming fromSweden and wanting to take the reins of the city team from which he came, presented his plans for the future of the club and followed a radical refurbishment of the stadium.More specifically, the following projects were completed by the end of 2006: new turf, construction of a shelter above the western pit, renovation of the interior (changing rooms, cafe-bar, clubs, boutique shops), construction of new newspapers and suites, On the two platforms, regeneration of the surrounding area. In addition, in 2009, a new roofed frieze was built with a capacity of about 120 distinct seats above the small east stand.[7]
Panetolikos won an epic play-offs tie against fellow third-tier sideRodos to win promotion to theBeta Ethniki for the 2009–10 season.[8] The tie was played inAthens at theNea Smyrni Stadium, in front of full house, with 8,000 loyal fans traveling fromAgrinio to support the team.[9] 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.
After terrific performances inside and outside Agrinio, Panetolikos won the last three critical matches (Ethnikos-Panetolikos 0–1, Panetolikos-Diagoras Rodou 3–0 and Ilioupoli-Panetolikos 2–3) and promoted to Super League.[10] 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).[11] Panetolikos had celebrated their promotion at home with a Friendly match againstPanionios, a Super League team, on 20 May 2011.[12][13]
After a very bad second round of results at the Super League, Panetolikos demoted to the 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 to their countries, or they want to play for other teams with better contracts.
With Mr. Kostoulas again as a president, Panetolikos got promoted to the Super League via play-offs after six difficult games, especially the last one with Olympiacos Volos, which Panetolikos won 1–2.[14] After the end of the game, the city of Agrinio celebrated the promotion until dawn.[15]
The team had its most successful year so far in the First Division, finishing in the 8th place.[16] In 2014–15 season, form of the team improved and finished First Division as 7th.[17]
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Panetolikos finished in the 11th place in 2016[18] as well as in 2017.[19]
The team finished at 8th place with good performances.[20]
Panetolikos Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Παναιτωλικού -Gipedo Panetolikou) is a football stadium inAgrinio,Greece.[21] 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 Olympiacos in 1977. There are plans to increase theseating 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[22]
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 a second level of seats with a roof was added.
2011: Works have begun after the promotion of the team to Super League in order to increase the capacity of the stadium by 1,400 seats approximately. Plus, additional lighting was added. Recently the lighting has finished, with the power of each light at 1,600 lux, which more than satisfies the GreekSuper League andUEFA's 4 stars (where a team can playUEFA Champions League games) requirements.[23]
2017: Scoreboard is added, completing the current renovation plans.[24]
2019: Recently the Region of Western Greece has approved plans of further upgrade of the stadium, with the adding of exhibition centers, new seatingstands and many other features.
Panetolikos' training center, named "Emileon", in Municipal Apartment of Dokimi, Agrinio.[25][26][27] Emileon, the training center that escapes from Greek standards and is approaching the European. Α real jewel, not only for the "canaries", but also for Greek sports as a whole. A jewel made by the president of Panetolikos, Fotis Kostoulas. Soccer fields, swimming pools, courts, tennis, basketball and beach volleyball create a unique place. A place that is enjoyed not only by the football players, but also by the citizens of Agrinio.
Even thoughAgrinio is a small city, Panetolikos supporters known as"The Warriors"[28] &"Guerreros"[29] 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
Other fan clubs
Panetolikos was given the nicknameThe 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.[30]
Panetolikos was also given the nicknameTitormus, from the ancient hero.
Another nickname is Agriniotes, because the team is settled inAgrínio
| Season | Division | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Beta Ethniki | 1st |
| 2011–12 | Super League | 15th |
| 2012–13 | Beta Ethniki | 4th |
| 2013–14 | Super League | 8th |
| 2014–15 | Super League | 7th |
| 2015-16 | Super League | 11th |
| 2016–17 | Super League | 11th |
| 2017–18 | Super League | 8th |
| 2018–19 | Super League | 9th |
| 2019–20 | Super League | 13th |
| 2020–21 | Super League | 12th |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 11th |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 11th |
| 2023–24 | Super League | 9th |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 10th |
National (7)
Regional (2)
Panetolikos crest depictsTitormus, the ancient hero ofAetolia. The club's motto (also depicted on the crest) isΤίτορμος Αιτωλός Ούτος Άλλος Ηρακλής, translated asTitormus the Aetolian is anotherHeracles.[31] The colours of the team areyellow andblue orcyan.
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Diadora | OPAP |
| 1983–86 | New Balance | New Balance |
| 1989–91 | Asics | OPAP |
| 1991–92 | Katsikis Keramopiia | |
| 1992–93 | Lotto | National Insurance Company |
| 1993–94 | Puma | |
| 1994–95 | Adidas | — |
| 1995–96 | Pony | |
| 1996–98 | Umbro | |
| 1998–00 | Adidas | |
| 2000–01 | Diadora | Interamerican |
| 2001–03 | Puma | OPAP |
| 2003–04 | Nike | — |
| 2004–05 | Puma | Politeia Newspaper |
| 2005–07 | NEBB | |
| 2007–08 | Lotto | NBGI Private Equity |
| 2008–11 | OPAP | |
| 2011–13 | Hummel | Go Lucky |
| 2013–14 | Umbro | — |
| 2014–15 | Tempo | Joker |
| 2015–16 | Joma | Pame Stoixima |
| 2016–18 | LEGEA | Pame Stoixima |
| 2018–19 | Zeus | Emileon |
| 2019–2025 | Givova | |
| 2025– | Erreà | Novibet |
Current sponsorships:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Executive | |
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| Majority owner |  Fotis Kostoulas |
| Chairman | Gerasimos Belevonis |
| Vice-President | Thomas Spyrou |
| Board Member | Kostas Takos |
| Board Member | Georgios Sotiropoulos |
| First team staff | |
| Sport director | Makis Belevonis |
| Team manager |  Marko Markovski |
| Head coach | Giannis Anastasiou |
| Assistant head coach | Georgios Lagaditis |
| Fitness coach | Nikos Lekatsas |
| Goalkeeper coach | Panagiotis Bartzokas |
| Analyst | Alekos Psylias |
| Physiotherapist | Athanasios Zabaras |
| Physiotherapist | Labros Kosmas |
| Physiotherapist | Grigorios Katsiadas |
| Under-20s & academy coaching staff | |
| Academy manager | Anastasios Theos |
| Under 19s head coach | Christos Zapantis |
| Under 17s head coach | Dimitris Theodosiou |
| Under 15s head coach | Akis Belevonis |
| Season | Categ. & Pos. | W–D–L | Goals | Points | 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 | 2013–14 | Super League 8th | 11–9–14 | 32–33 | 42 | |
| 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 | 2014–15 | Super League 7th | 14–10–10 | 41–28 | 52 | |
| 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 | 2015–16 | Super League 11th | 9–8–13 | 30–46 | 35 | |
| 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 | 2016–17 | Super League 11th | 8–7–15 | 29–40 | 31 | |
| 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 | 2017–18 | Super League 8th | 9–8–13 | 31–40 | 35 | |
| 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 | 2018–19 | Super League 9th | 10–6–14 | 34–48 | 36 | |
| 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 | 2019–20 | Super League 12th | 6–11–16 | 30–48 | 29 | |
| 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 | 2020–21 | Super League 13th | 6–10–17 | 20–44 | 28 | |
| 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 | 45 | 2021–22 | Super League 11th | 10–7–16 | 32–48 | 37 | |
| 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 | 2022–23 | Super League 11th | 7–9–17 | 32–53 | 30 | |
| 1972–73 | Regional 1st | 1989–90 | Gamma Ethniki 8th | 14–10–14 | 45–40 | 38 | 2006–07 | Gamma Ethniki 4th | 15–13–6 | 56–33 | 58 | 2023–24 | Super League 9th | 9–9–15 | 36–49 | 36 | ||||
| 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 | 2024–25 | Super League 10th | 13–9–14 | 29–31 | 48 | |
| 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 | Football League 1st | 23–6–5 | 47–19 | 75 | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Beta Ethniki 15th | 13–10–15 | 65–49 | 36 | 1994–95 | Gamma Ethniki 8th | 10–16–8 | 45–35 | 46 | 2011–12 | Super League 15th | 7–7–16 | 23–37 | 28 | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Beta Ethniki 5th | 17–7–14 | 48–46 | 41 | 1995–96 | Gamma Ethniki 1st | 20–7–7 | 61–33 | 67 | 2012–13 | Football League 4th | 20–13–7 | 55–23 | 73 |
Information correct as of the match played on 22 May 2025.Bold denotes an active player for the club.
The tables refer to Panetolikos' players inSuper League Greece,Greek Football Cup,Second Division Greece andThird Division Greece.
| Rank | Player | Years | App |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Kousas | 2010–2017 | 210 |
| 2 |  Jorge Díaz | 2017–2023 | 171 |
| 3 | Georgios Liavas | 2018–2025 | 151 |
| 4 |  Frederico Duarte | 2019–2024 | 147 |
| 5 | Giorgos Theodoridis | 2009–2012 | 130 |
| 6 | Angelos Tsingaras | 2018–2024 | 129 |
| 7 | Michalis Bakakis | 2008–2011, 2012–2014, 2022–2025 | 128 |
| 8 |  Henri Camara | 2011–2014, 2015–2016 | 114 |
| 9 | Alexandros Malis | 2016–2024 | 113 |
| 10 | Georgios Mygas | 2012–2019 | 110 |
| Rank | Player | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgos Theodoridis | 2009–2012 | 34 |
| 2 | Henri Camara | 2011–2014, 2015–2016 | 29 |
| 3 | Nikos Karelis | 2021–2024 | 27 |
| 4 | Milan BojovićMarko Markovski | 2012–2014, 2015–2017 | 18 |
| 5 |  Vlad Morar | 2017–2019 | 16 |
| 6 | Nikos Vergos | 2020–2022 | 15 |
| 7 |  Farley Rosa | 2016–2018, 2020 | 14 |
| 8 |  Admir Bajrović | 2019–2020 | 13 |
| 9 | Georgios Trichias Lucas VillafáñezFranco MazurekFarley Rosa | 2000–2001, 2014–2016, 2017–2019, 2020–2021, 2016–2018, 2020 | 12 |
| 10 | João Pedro | 2022–2024 | 11 |
Nikos Anastopoulos (2000–01)
Panikos Georgiou (2001)Dragan Simeunović (2004) Vasilis Xanthopoulos (2004–05)Stathis Stathopoulos (2005–06)Lysandros Georgamlis (2006–07) Vasilis Dalaperas (2007)Myron Sifakis (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)Christos Vasiliou (2008) Vasilis Dalaperas (2008)Spyros Marangos (2008) Vasilis Xanthopoulos (2008)Nikos Kehagias (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009) Vasilis Dalaperas (2009)Siniša Gogić (July 1, 2009 – Jan 20, 2010)Giannis Dalakouras (Jan 19, 2010 – Jan 6, 2011)Babis Tennes (Jan 6, 2011 – Feb 9, 2012)Takis Lemonis (Feb 9, 2012 – April 11, 2012)Giannis Dalakouras (April 12, 2012 – June 30, 2012)Nikos Karageorgiou (July 3, 2012 – Jan 23, 2013)Makis Chavos (Jan 23, 2013 – May 18, 2015)Leonel Pontes (June 9, 2015 – Sept 28, 2015)Giannis Matzourakis (Oct 8, 2015 – Jan 17, 2017)Makis Chavos (Jan 19, 2017 – Jan 7, 2018)Traianos Dellas (Jan 11, 2018 – April 19, 2019)Luís Castro (May 30, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019)Makis Chavos (Oct 16, 2019 – Oct 28, 2020)Luciano (Oct 28, 2020 – Nov 10, 2020)Traianos Dellas (Nov 10, 2020 – Jun 5, 2021)Giannis Anastasiou (Jun 10, 2021 – Jun 30, 2023)Gabriel Schürrer (Jul 1, 2023 – Oct 3,2023)Giannis Petrakis (Oct 4, 2023 – Oct 6, 2025)Giannis Anastasiou (Oct 7, 2025 – present)
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