Panionios Water Polo Club

Panionios Water Polo Club
Founded 1985 (refounded)
League Greece A1 Ethniki Water Polo
Based in Nea Smyrni, Greece
Arena Nea Smyrni naratorioum
Colors          
President Greece
Head coach Greece
Website http://www.pgss.gr/
Departments of
Panionios G.S.S.
Football
Basketball
Basketball Women's
Volleyball
Waterpolo
Handball
Athletics
Gymnastics
Swimming
Cycling
Judo
Chess

Panionios Water Polo Club is the water polo team of Panionios multi sport club. It has got teams both men and women. Men's team of Panionios plays in A1 Ethniki (first division) and women's team plays in A2 Ethniki (second division).

Men's team

Panionios had had a water polo team by the period it had based in Smyrna, before 1922. It kept up the team when it had come in Athens but some time later it was dissolved. The water polo team of Panionios was refounded again in 1985, after the building of natatorium in Nea Smirni. In season 1994-95, Panionios won the championship of A2 Ethniki (second division) and promoted in A1 Ethniki (first division). Since 2005, Panionios stars in the championship, finishing in the first places every year.[1] Soonly it had successes in European competitions. It played two times in the final of LEN Euro Cup (2009 and 2011) but was defeated. Panionios had played five times in the final of Greek cup but has been defeated in all matches.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2001-02A2 Ethniki 1stPromoted to A1
2002-03A1 Ethniki 8th
2003-04A1 Ethniki 4th
2004-05A1 Ethniki 3rd
2005-06A1 Ethniki 3rdFinalist Greek Cup
2006-07A1 Ethniki 5th
2007-08A1 Ethniki 3rdFinalist Greek Cup
2008-09A1 Ethniki 2ndFinalist Greek Cup, Finalist Len Euro Cup
2009-10A1 Ethniki 2ndFinalist Greek Cup
2010-11A1 Ethniki 4thFinalist Greek Cup, Finalist Len Euro Cup
2011-12A1 Ethniki 5th
2012-13A1 Ethniki 9th
2013-14A1 Ethniki 8th
2014-15A1 Ethniki11th Relegated to A2

Honours

Women's team

The women team of Panionios was founded in 1988. In season 1993-94 played in first division (A1 Ethniki) but it relegated. It played again in first division from season 2009-10 to 2011-12. In the last season (2012–13) played in A2 Ethniki and finished in second place.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2007-08A2 Ethniki 2nd
2008-09A2 Ethniki 1stPromoted to A1
2009-10A1 Ethniki 6th
2010-11A1 Ethniki 7th
2011-12A1 Ethniki 8th Relegated to A2
2012-13A2 Ethniki 2nd

References

  1. "Panionios Water Polo History". pgss.gr. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

External links


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