Panelefsiniakos F.C. ( el, Πανελευσινιακός Α.Ο.), the ''Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club'', is a

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club based in the city of

Elefsina Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of i ...

, 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 Alpha Ethniki, three times (

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1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

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

Beta Ethniki The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) 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 Lea ...

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

West Attica West Attica ( el, Δυτική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the western part of the agglomeration of Athens, and the area to its west. Administration The region ...

championships. In 2013, the team promoted in the

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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 (2): 1961, 1967 *

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

:: 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

* 7 seasons in Delta Ethniki * 5 seasons in the

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League history

Notable former players

; Greek players * Ioannis Kalitzakis *

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Manolis Psomas Manolis Psomas ( el, Μανώλης Ψωμάς; born 11 November 1978) is a football player who plays for Cretan club based in Rethymno, Episkopi Psomas began his career with Panelefsiniakos F.C. and made 15 Alpha Ethniki appearances for the c ...

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Nikolaos Platanos Nikolaos Platanos (or Nikos Platanos) ( el, Νικόλαος Πλάτανος; born 12 April 1984) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Football League 2 side Panelefsiniakos. Career Platanos began his pro career with Panelefsiniakos ...

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; Foreign players * Oleh Protasov *

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* Ivan Rusev *

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References

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