Panelefsiniakos F.C. (), the ''Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club'', is a

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club based in the city of

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, Greece. The club currently competes in

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. The team was formed in 1931.

History

Panelefsiniakos was formed in 1931. The club has played in the top level of Greek football, the

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, three times (

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

and

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

), but was relegated after each season. The club has also played in the second level,

Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...

, for 25 seasons. After a series of relegations, the club has played for many years in the local

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championships. 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

and well-known players in Greece, such as Wellington Gonçalves and Ivan Rusev, who played for many years in the

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Stadium

The current stadium of Panelefsiniakos is the Municipal Stadium of Elefsina (capacity 1,800) located in

, 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

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

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:: 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

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* 29 seasons in

* 14 seasons in Football League 2 * 7 seasons in

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* 5 seasons in the Regional Leagues

League history

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 *

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* Koffi Amponsah * Ivan Rusev *

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References

{{Super League Greece teamlist Football clubs in Attica 1931 establishments in Greece Elefsina