Panserraikos Football Club (Greek: Πανσερραϊκός 1946), the All-Serres Football Club, is a Greekfootball club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern Greece and had a near-continuous presence in the First Division in the 1960s and 70s. The club currently play in Super League Greece, the top tier of Greek football.
Panserraikos
Full name
Panserraikos Football Club
Nickname(s)
Liontaria (Lions) Kokkinoi (Reds) To Liontari (The Lion)
Panserraikos was formed in 31 May 1964 in Serres, when two local clubs, Apollon and Iraklis, merged. Evangelos Chatziathanasiadis was the first president of Panserraikos, with Angelos Angelousis as honorary president and Theodoros Athanasiadis as vice president. The colors of the club were red and white, which symbolized the great power that came from this historic merger. Leo of Amphipolis was chosen as the brand that showed the strength and warlike virtues of the people of Serrai. Panserraikos participated in the national championships for the first time in the 1964–65 season. Then, they played in the Beta Ethniki, since both Apollon and Iraklis were playing in this category last season. The dynamics of the newly formed club was huge and so Panserraikos immediately won its promotion to the Alpha Ethniki, finishing first with a difference of 11 points from the second MENT.
Since their last relegation in 1992 the club had been struggling in the Beta Ethniki, and were even relegated to the Third Division twice, in 1993 and 1996, yet promptly returning to the second tier on both occasions. The club did come close to promotion a few times, missing out on 5 points in 1998 and on just one point in 2000.
In 2008, Panserraikos managed to end a 16-year wait, gaining promotion to the Greek Super League. Managed by Giannis Papakostas, the club had been leading the Second Division table for the most part of the season, even securing a top-three spot with two games to spare – though they had narrowly escaped another relegation in the previous two seasons.
On 4 March 2009, Panserraikos won a historic match against Panathinaikos in the Olympic Stadium in Athens for the Greek Cup quarter finals with a score of 3–2 after being up 3–0 for 71 minutes. The first match leg ended at a 0–0 score. This amazing result landed Panserraikos a spot in the final 4 of the Greek Cup where they played against AEK Athens for a spot in the finals. What made this result so special was that many starters for the team were either injured, or suspended. This was Panserraikos' first time in the semifinals of the Greek Cup. However, Panserraikos was relegated and played once again in the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki. After an indifferent start to their Beta Ethniki campaign, their season has now sparked into life after a surprise 3–1 win over giants Olympiakos in the Fourth Round of 2009–10 Greek Cup making it one of their bigger wins in recent history.
Panserraikos finished 5th in 2009–10 Beta Ethniki, but took the 1st place in the play-offs and gained the promotion to the 2010–11 Super League. For one more season in Super League Panserraikos didn't escape the relegation to 2011–12 Football League. After a disappointing season, Panserraikos finished 7th in 2011–12 Football League, and played in Football League for the second consecutive season. Panserraikos finished 8th in 2012–13 Football League, but was relegated to the new amateur 3rd Greek Division due to financial problems, after the death of its chairman Petros Theodoridis and a controversial and unsuccessful attempt by his son Lazaros Theodoridis to sell the club to Russian investor Mr. Konstantin Vostrikov, a self-declared business tycoon who was claiming to construct a 10,000-seat stadium. Mr. Vostrikov's faults as president and CEO together with the amateur handlings of his associate Dimitris Troshkov (member of the board) are considered to be the main and only causes of the club's relegation to the amateur 3rd Greek Division.
Crest and coloursEdit
Panserraikos' previous crest
The club adopted the Lion of Amphipolis as their emblem, because it is one of the most important monuments in Serres regional unit. Its position is next to the west bank of Strymon, close to the bridge of Strymon. It was restored on a pedestal in the position where it was discovered, after the completion of the excavation. It is an imposing marble lion in a position of a sited wildcat with its paws up. It is erected just outside Nea Kerdylia, on the old national motorway between Thessaloniki and Kavala. According to some archaeologists, the devastation of the monument took place at the end of the 4th century B.C. It is possible that the monument was destroyed by the Roman conquerors, who in order to take it to Rome, they broke it into pieces. However, the most probable version, seems to be the one that the Lion was destroyed by the Bulgarians in 1204 A.C. Many different opinions have been expressed for the purpose or the cause of the monument's construction. The most prevalent one was expressed by the Professor of Archeology, Oscar Broneer who believed that the Lion was erected in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, son of Larichus and trusty friend of Alexander the Great. French archaeologist J. Roger claimed that the monument was erected in honour of Nearchus, Admiral of Alexander the Great. Finally, according to another version, the Lion of Amfipolis was erected as a symbolic monument, in order to reflect the tower's power, as it happened with the Lions of Delos.
The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one or the all-white one.
The headquarters of Panserraikos are the Serres Municipal Stadium. As its name implies, it belongs to the Municipality of Serres and has been assigned to the group for its needs. It is one of the oldest courts. It was originally built in 1926 and had a dirt terrain, while there was only one ramp on the west side. The capacity at that time did not exceed the 3,000 standing viewers. After 1964 when Panserraikos was basically founded, the team's need for a better pitch became more imperative. It was preceded in 1972 when the Municipal Stadium of Serres had a record audience of 14,200 in a match of Panserraikos with AEL. That year our team competed in the Football League and claimed the rise with the Thessalian team. That game had ended with a 1–1 draw, but Panserraikos was the one who eventually became champion. In 1976, the stadium took its current form in the stands. This year, work was done to build a turf. The stadium of Serres at that time contained 15,000 upright spectators. The facelift continued in an attempt to hide his age in 2005. It was then that 9,500 plastic seats were placed in all the stands. This brought down its capacity as it was natural. Finally, after years of waiting, headlights were installed.
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
As of 27 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Official website (in Greek)
October 17, 2023
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Panserraikos Football Club Greek Panserraikos 1946 the All Serres Football Club is a Greek football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia Greece Panserraikos is one of the most important and well supported clubs in northern Greece and had a near continuous presence in the First Division in the 1960s and 70s The club currently play in Super League Greece the top tier of Greek football PanserraikosFull namePanserraikos Football ClubNickname s Liontaria Lions Kokkinoi Reds To Liontari The Lion Founded31 May 1964 59 years ago 1964 05 31 GroundSerres Municipal StadiumCapacity9 500OwnerTasos KaziasChairmanTasos KaziasManagerPablo GarciaLeagueSuper League Greece2022 23Super League Greece 2 1st of 15 North Group promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Crest and colours 3 Stadium 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 5 Honours 5 1 Greek League 6 League history 7 Club records 8 Notable managers 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditPanserraikos was formed in 31 May 1964 in Serres when two local clubs Apollon and Iraklis merged Evangelos Chatziathanasiadis was the first president of Panserraikos with Angelos Angelousis as honorary president and Theodoros Athanasiadis as vice president The colors of the club were red and white which symbolized the great power that came from this historic merger Leo of Amphipolis was chosen as the brand that showed the strength and warlike virtues of the people of Serrai Panserraikos participated in the national championships for the first time in the 1964 65 season Then they played in the Beta Ethniki since both Apollon and Iraklis were playing in this category last season The dynamics of the newly formed club was huge and so Panserraikos immediately won its promotion to the Alpha Ethniki finishing first with a difference of 11 points from the second MENT Since their last relegation in 1992 the club had been struggling in the Beta Ethniki and were even relegated to the Third Division twice in 1993 and 1996 yet promptly returning to the second tier on both occasions The club did come close to promotion a few times missing out on 5 points in 1998 and on just one point in 2000 nbsp The Lion of AmphipolisIn 2008 Panserraikos managed to end a 16 year wait gaining promotion to the Greek Super League Managed by Giannis Papakostas the club had been leading the Second Division table for the most part of the season even securing a top three spot with two games to spare though they had narrowly escaped another relegation in the previous two seasons On 4 March 2009 Panserraikos won a historic match against Panathinaikos in the Olympic Stadium in Athens for the Greek Cup quarter finals with a score of 3 2 after being up 3 0 for 71 minutes The first match leg ended at a 0 0 score This amazing result landed Panserraikos a spot in the final 4 of the Greek Cup where they played against AEK Athens for a spot in the finals What made this result so special was that many starters for the team were either injured or suspended This was Panserraikos first time in the semifinals of the Greek Cup However Panserraikos was relegated and played once again in the 2009 10 Beta Ethniki After an indifferent start to their Beta Ethniki campaign their season has now sparked into life after a surprise 3 1 win over giants Olympiakos in the Fourth Round of 2009 10 Greek Cup making it one of their bigger wins in recent history Panserraikos finished 5th in 2009 10 Beta Ethniki but took the 1st place in the play offs and gained the promotion to the 2010 11 Super League For one more season in Super League Panserraikos didn t escape the relegation to 2011 12 Football League After a disappointing season Panserraikos finished 7th in 2011 12 Football League and played in Football League for the second consecutive season Panserraikos finished 8th in 2012 13 Football League but was relegated to the new amateur 3rd Greek Division due to financial problems after the death of its chairman Petros Theodoridis and a controversial and unsuccessful attempt by his son Lazaros Theodoridis to sell the club to Russian investor Mr Konstantin Vostrikov a self declared business tycoon who was claiming to construct a 10 000 seat stadium Mr Vostrikov s faults as president and CEO together with the amateur handlings of his associate Dimitris Troshkov member of the board are considered to be the main and only causes of the club s relegation to the amateur 3rd Greek Division Crest and colours EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Panserraikos F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Panserraikos previous crestThe club adopted the Lion of Amphipolis as their emblem because it is one of the most important monuments in Serres regional unit Its position is next to the west bank of Strymon close to the bridge of Strymon It was restored on a pedestal in the position where it was discovered after the completion of the excavation It is an imposing marble lion in a position of a sited wildcat with its paws up It is erected just outside Nea Kerdylia on the old national motorway between Thessaloniki and Kavala According to some archaeologists the devastation of the monument took place at the end of the 4th century B C It is possible that the monument was destroyed by the Roman conquerors who in order to take it to Rome they broke it into pieces However the most probable version seems to be the one that the Lion was destroyed by the Bulgarians in 1204 A C Many different opinions have been expressed for the purpose or the cause of the monument s construction The most prevalent one was expressed by the Professor of Archeology Oscar Broneer who believed that the Lion was erected in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene son of Larichus and trusty friend of Alexander the Great French archaeologist J Roger claimed that the monument was erected in honour of Nearchus Admiral of Alexander the Great Finally according to another version the Lion of Amfipolis was erected as a symbolic monument in order to reflect the tower s power as it happened with the Lions of Delos The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes and red shorts and socks The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club for example with thin or wider stripes The second most common kit is the all red one or the all white one Stadium EditMain article Serres Municipal Stadium nbsp Serres Municipal StadiumThe headquarters of Panserraikos are the Serres Municipal Stadium As its name implies it belongs to the Municipality of Serres and has been assigned to the group for its needs It is one of the oldest courts It was originally built in 1926 and had a dirt terrain while there was only one ramp on the west side The capacity at that time did not exceed the 3 000 standing viewers After 1964 when Panserraikos was basically founded the team s need for a better pitch became more imperative It was preceded in 1972 when the Municipal Stadium of Serres had a record audience of 14 200 in a match of Panserraikos with AEL That year our team competed in the Football League and claimed the rise with the Thessalian team That game had ended with a 1 1 draw but Panserraikos was the one who eventually became champion In 1976 the stadium took its current form in the stands This year work was done to build a turf The stadium of Serres at that time contained 15 000 upright spectators The facelift continued in an attempt to hide his age in 2005 It was then that 9 500 plastic seats were placed in all the stands This brought down its capacity as it was natural Finally after years of waiting headlights were installed Players EditCurrent squad Edit As of 27 September 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp SVK Adrian Chovan2 DF nbsp CYP Kostas Pileas3 DF nbsp GRE Stavros Petavrakis vice captain 4 DF nbsp GRE Telis Karasalidis captain 5 DF nbsp GRE Anastasios Avlonitis third captain 6 MF nbsp GRE Angelos Ikonomou7 MF nbsp URU Adrian Colombino8 MF nbsp GRE Konstantinos Thymianis9 FW nbsp SWE Admir Bajrovic10 MF nbsp UZB Jaloliddin Masharipov11 MF nbsp URU Mathias Tomas13 GK nbsp GRE Panagiotis Katsikas14 MF nbsp SRB Kosta Aleksic17 MF nbsp GRE Alexandros Maskanakis18 MF nbsp GRE Zisis Chatzistravos20 GK nbsp GRE Alexandros Tsobanidis21 MF nbsp GRE Savvas Mourgos No Pos Nation Player22 MF nbsp ENG Kaiyne Woolery23 MF nbsp GRE Marios Sofianos25 DF nbsp GRE Nikos Gotzamanidis26 MF nbsp GRE Paschalis Staikos27 DF nbsp SUR Damil Dankerlui28 MF nbsp GRE Dimitrios Anakoglou29 DF nbsp GRE Panagiotis Tsagalidis31 DF nbsp SWE Emil Bergstrom37 DF nbsp CZE Tomas Hajek40 DF nbsp GRE Vangelis Papakonstantinou41 MF nbsp GRE Zacharias Papadimitriou64 DF nbsp GRE Panagiotis Deligiannidis69 DF nbsp URU Maximiliano Moreira72 MF nbsp BFA Ismahila Ouedraogo75 GK nbsp GRE Apostolos Tsilingiris92 FW nbsp GRE Georgios Papavasiliou98 MF nbsp MDA Victor StinăHonours EditGreek League Edit Second Division 5 1964 65 1971 72 1979 80 2007 08 2022 23 Third Division 2 1993 94 2014 15 Fourth Division 1 2019 20League history Edit1964 1965 Division 2 1965 1971 Division 1 1971 1972 Division 2 1972 1979 Division 1 1979 1980 Division 2 1980 1984 Division 1 1984 1985 Division 2 1985 1986 Division 1 1986 1987 Division 2 1987 1988 Division 1 1988 1989 Division 2 1989 1992 Division 1 1992 1993 Division 2 1993 1994 Division 3 1994 1995 Division 2 1995 1996 Division 3 1996 2008 Division 2 2008 2009 Division 1 2009 2010 Division 2 2010 2011 Division 1 2011 2013 Division 2 2013 2015 Division 3 2015 2018 Division 2 2018 2019 Division 3 2019 2020 Division 4 2020 2021 Division 3 2021 2023 Division 2 2023 present Division 1Sources 1 2 3 Club records EditRecord Attendance 14 200 vs Larissa Beta Ethniki 25 June 1972 Record League Home Victory 6 1 vs AEL Limassol Alpha Ethniki 1969 Record League Away Victory 9 4 vs Levadiakos Beta Ethniki 29 March 1998 Highest League Position 8th in Alpha Ethniki seasons 1969 1970 and 1980 1981 Lowest League Position 18th in Alpha Ethniki season 1979 1980Notable managers Edit nbsp Oană 1969 1971 nbsp Vladimir Taborsky nbsp Ioannis Gounaris nbsp Christos Archontidis nbsp Nikos Anastopoulos 1999 2000 nbsp Makis Katsavakis nbsp Konstantinos Iosifidis nbsp Dusan Mitosevic nbsp Lajos Detari 2005 nbsp Giannis Papakostas nbsp Hugo Broos 2008 2009 nbsp Angel Pedraza nbsp Guillermo Angel Hoyos 2009 2010 nbsp Dragan Kokotovic nbsp Momcilo Vukotic nbsp Josu Uribe nbsp Michalis Grigoriou nbsp Kostas Vasilakakis nbsp Paulo Campos nbsp Pavlos DermitzakisReferences Edit Abbink Dinant amp Mastrogiannopoulos Alexander 7 August 2003 Greece Final Tables 1959 1999 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Abbink Dinant amp Mastrogiannopoulos Alexander 18 May 2005 Greece List of Second Level Final Tables Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Mastrogiannopoulos Alexander 18 May 2005 Greece List of Third Level Final Tables Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panserraikos FC Official website in Greek Panserraikos supporters Che Guevara club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Panserraikos F C amp oldid 1180056679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
