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.

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

History

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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

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Current squad

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As of 16 January 2020[2]

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

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

Honours

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Domestic

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    • 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

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Greek cup

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References

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