Panarkadikos F.C.

Panarkadikos
Full nameΠαναρκαδικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος
(Panarcadian Athletic Club)
Founded22 May 1927; 97 years ago (1927-05-22)
GroundPanarkadikos Stadium
Capacity4,000
ChairmanNikos Prountzos
ManagerSpyros Lagos
LeagueGamma Ethniki
2023–24Arcadia FCA First Division, 1st (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.panarkadikos.gr/
Panarkadikos stadium entrance

Panarkadikos Football Club (Greek: "Παναρκαδικός", transliterated "Panarcadikos" and meaning "Pan-Arcadian" i.e. "of all Arcadia") is a Greek football club based in Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece.

History

The history of Panarkadikos begins in 1927 when the Bacolods, nickname of a family from the Basiakos district, invite the Homer brothers to help them in the friendly fight they would give with the Green Birds of Kalamata. The group of footballers has the idea that the group should be named Pan-Αrκadikos, since the players originate from all parts of Arcadia. On 22 May 1927, the application was filed with the Court of First Instance for the official recognition of the association.[1]

Panarkadikos participated for many years in the championships of the 2nd and 3rd National Championship, without ever succeeding in his promotion to the National. The best time in his career is the 1975–76 season, when he was second in the South Group of the Nation. In the 1979–80 season, Panarkadikos reached the quarter-finals of the Greek Cup, where he was eliminated by Iraklis with a total score of 0–1. The same resumed the 1984–85 season, where in the quarter-finals he was eliminated from Levadiakos with a total score of 2–4. In 2013, Panarkadikos won his participation in the newly established Gamma Ethniki.

The most well-known footballers emerging from the ranks of his team are the international Giorgos Orphanides, Paul Chatzopoulos, Thomas Kyparissis. Thanasis Kalopisis is the player with the most participations and most goals in the team's history.

Panarkadikos stadium from above

Players

Current squad

As of 16 January 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Greece GRE Lefteris Zacharis
DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Diamantopoulos
DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Binioris
DF Greece GRE Fotis Bardos
DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Kremydas
MF Greece GRE Alexandros Tsanis
MF Russia RUS Vladimir Solovyev
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Greece GRE Giannis Kontogiannopoulos
MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Kesidis
MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Pantelidis
MF Senegal SEN Cheikh Gadiaga
MF Greece GRE Giannis Tsiolis
FW Greece GRE Georgios Kanavetas
FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Gioukoudis

Honours

Domestic

    • Arcadia Football Clubs Association Champions: 11 (record)
      • 1953–54, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2023-24
    • Arcadia Football Clubs Association Cup Winners: 10 (record)
      • 1972–73, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020-21, 2023-24

Other distinctions

Greek cup

References

  1. ^ History Archived 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine History of the team (in Greek)
  2. ^ Roster Panarkadikos roster (in Greek)