Panionios F.C.
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| Full name | ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ. (Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna) |
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| Nickname(s) |
Κυανέρυθροι (Blue-Reds) Ιστορικός (Historic) Πάνθηρες (Panthers) |
| Founded | 14 September 1890, as Orpheus Smyrni |
| Ground |
Nea Smyrni Stadium Athens, Greece |
| Capacity | 11,700 |
| Owner(s) | Nikos Zamanis (33.5%) Christos Daras (33.5%) |
| Chairman | Christos Daras |
| Head Coach | Vladan Milojević |
| League | Superleague Greece |
| 2015–16 | Superleague Greece, 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
Panionios G.S.S. FC (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), or with its full name Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna) is a Greek association football club based in Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens, part of Panionios G.S.S. multi-sport club. Founded in 1890 in Smyrna (current day İzmir) as Orpheus Smyrni, it is the oldest and one of the most historic Greek teams.
In the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Panionios was transferred to Athens. They have won two Greek Cups (in 1979 and 1998), while they were runners-up in the Greek Championship during the 1950–51 and 1970–71 seasons. They have won also the 1971 Balkans Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998–99 season.
The team currently competes in the Super League Greece. They play their home games in Nea Smyrni Stadium with a capacity of 11.700 seats.
The club was founded in 1890 in Smyrna (Σμύρνη) currently İzmir, under the name of "Orpheus Music and Sports Club" by part of the Greek population living in the city during the Ottoman era. In 1893 some Orpheus members keen on sports formed a separate organization, the "Gymnasion Club", and started holding yearly sports competitions. In 1898, Orpheus and Gymnasion merged again to form Panionios GSS. Members of the Panionios sports club represented Greece in all international track & field games until these developed in the modern Olympic Games.
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