Panelefsiniakos F.C.

For the basketball club, see Panelefsiniakos B.C.

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.

Panelefsiniakos

Full name	Πανελευσινιακός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club)
Nickname(s)	Stachyoforoi (Spikelets)
Founded	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
Ground	Municipal Stadium of Elefsina
Capacity	1,800
Chairman	Kostas Athanasiou
League	West Attica FCA First Division
2023–24	Gamma Ethniki (Group 3), 14th (relegated)
Website	https://paneleusiniakosao.gr/
Home colours Away colours

Logo of the team (2015–2017)

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 has played for many 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 for many years in the Greek Super League.

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

• Football League

Winners (1): 1961 (Piraeus Group), 1967 (1st Group)

• Gamma Ethniki

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

Professional history

• 3 seasons in Super League
• 29 seasons in Football League
• 14 seasons in Football League 2
• 7 seasons in Delta Ethniki
• 5 seasons in the Regional Leagues

League history

1959 – 1961: Football League 1961 – 1962: Super League 1962 – 1967: Football League 1967 – 1968: Super League 1968 – 1983: Football League 1983 – 1988: Football League 2 1988 – 1989: Division 4 1989 – 1995: Football League 2 1995 – 1998: Football League 1998 – 1999: Super League 1999 – 2001: Football League 2001 – 2002: Football League 2 2002 – 2006: Division 4 2006 – 2008: Regional League 2008 – 2009: Division 4 2009 – 2012: Regional League 2012 – 2013: Division 4 2013 – 2015: Gamma Ethniki 2015 – 2017: Football League

Notable former players

Greek players

• Giannis Kalitzakis
• Thomas Kyparissis
• Kostas Fragolias
• Giorgos Barkoglou
• Alekos Rantos
• Manolis Psomas
• Alexandros Kaklamanos
• Giorgos Zacharopoulos
• Nikolaos Platanos
• Charalambos Economopoulos
• Lefteris Kouvidis
• Ioannis Evangelatos

Foreign players

• Oleh Protasov
• Koffi Amponsah
• Ivan Rusev
• Wellington