PAS Giannina (Greek: Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα - Panipeirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina), the Panepirotic Athletic Association of Giannina, is a Greek association football club based in the town of Ioannina, the capital of Greece’s Epirus region. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα /yanena/ or Γιάννινα /yanina/; anglicized to Yanina, see also: other names of Ioannina) is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of approximately 100,000. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links body of kit template - modified to include white stripes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα /yanena/ or Γιάννινα /yanina/; anglicized to Yanina, see also: other names of Ioannina) is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of approximately 100,000. ... Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος, Ípiros), is a periphery in northwestern Greece. ...

After the 2005-6 football season, the team was promoted to Greece’s Second Division. The club is probably best known among Greek football spectators for its fervent support and the rebellious anti-establishment attitude of many of its fans.

History

The Rise of the 'Ajax of Epirus'

PAS was formed in 1966 as a result of the union of the two local teams - Atromitos and Averof. During its 1970s and early 1980s prime, the provincial club was bolstered by the acquisition of six Argentine players of Greek descent (Oscar Alvarez, Edouardo Rigani, Juan Montez, Jose Pasternac, Alfredo Glasman and Edouardo Lisa, with De Faria as coach) and procured several finishes near the top of the National Division table, often earning victories over Greece’s more established big city teams such as Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK and PAOK. The club’s effective and spirited play during the 1970s drew flattering comparisons with that of the renowned Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam, and the moniker “Ajax of Epirus” has stuck with the team ever since. In 1980 former Poland national team coach Jacek Gmoch took the helm of the Epirote club for what was a brief but reasonably successful tenure. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Oscar Marcelino Alvarez (born April 25, 1948 is an Argentine former professional player. ... The Super League (Greek: ) is the highest professional football league in Greece. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is a large and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος,  ), widely known both as Panathinaikos or PAO, is a Greek multisport club based in Athens, Greece. ... ... PAOK FC (Greek: ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikeios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton), the Pan-Thessalonikan Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans, is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Jacek Gmoch (born January 13, 1939 in Pruszków) was a Polish footballer, who later became a trainer and selector of the Polish National Team. ...

In the Doldrums: Mid 1980s and 1990s

The period following the club's aforementioned peak years generally marked a sharp decline in the club's fortunes as many of its top stars moved on or retired outright without being satisfactorily replaced. PAS languished in the lower rungs of Greek football from the mid 1980s onwards, having only managed to stubbornly climb back up to the top flight for a single season in 1990 before being immediately demoted. The club would spend the remainder of the 1990s in the lower divisions.

Bumpy Ride: 2000 to present

PAS has experienced a fair degree of instability in recent years. Under the stewardship of businessman Manthos Kolempas, the club showed signs of a mild resurgence by managing to be promoted to the National Division twice since 2000. The club was relegated, however, from the top flight after the 2000-1 season following a controversial 3-game playoff with OFI Crete and again after the 2002-3 season following sanctions of 65 points imposed on it by the Greek football association (EPO) due to outstanding debts. Related administrative and financial issues threatened to cause the club to be stripped of its professional status and relegated to the amateur division indefinitely. This was ultimately averted and the club's control switched over to attorney Alexis Kouyias, who has up to this point overseen the promotion of the team from the Tertiary Division (Gamma Ethniki) to the Second Division (Beta Ethniki). The Alpha Ethniki (Greek: ; First National Division) is the highest professional football league in Greece. ... OFI Crete, or more commonly OFI (Greek: ΟΦΗ - Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου - Omilos Filathlon Irakleiou), the Fans Club of Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Heraklion, on the Greek island of Crete. ... The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) (Greek: Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία) is the governing body of football in Greece. ...

Honors and Distinctions

Over the years, PAS has competed in the National Division for a total of 15 seasons. The club has never won the National Championship or the Greek Cup, but it has won lower division titles throughout its history and represented the Greek football league in the 1978-9 and 1993-4 Balkans Cup tournaments. During its peak years in the National Division, the club twice finished in the 5th place position (1975-6, 1977-8 seasons) and once in the 6th place spot (1979-80 season). The most famous player to have donned the blue and white PAS jersey in recent years is defender Giourkas Seitaridis, who later played for Panathinaikos, FC Porto, Dynamo Moscow, and Atlético Madrid as well as the triumphant Euro 2004 Greece squad. On January 31st, 2007, PAS clinched a spot in the Greek Cup semifinals by virtue of an extra-time goal from Evangelos Kontogoulidis before a hostile crowd in Karaiskaki Stadium. With an aggregate score of 3-2, PAS also became the first ever lower division club to eliminate Olympiacos from the Greek Cup tournament. The Greek football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Greek football. ... In 1961, a Balkans Cup for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. ... Yourkas Seitaridis, also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas is his grandfathers name, which he uses in both national team and FC Porto shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country, Greece. ... See also: Panathinaikos PAE Panathinaikos AO (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club (also known as PAO), is the football team of Panathinaikos, the Athens-based Greek sport club. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium is located near Piraeus in the Faliro area of Athens, Greece. ...

• National Division
  • 1975-76, 5th place: 30 games, 36 points, 15 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses, goals 40-33
  • 1977-78, 5th place: 34 games, 38 points, 14 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses, goals 45-39
  • 1979-80, 6th place: 34 games, 37 points, 14 wins, 9 draws, 11 losses, goals 50-44
• Second division
  • 1973-74, second division champion
  • 1985-86, second division champion
  • 2001-02, second division champion

Rivalries

PAS fans harbor a deep antipathy for the "establishment" teams from Athens-Piraeus, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK. They also hold a grudge against OFI Crete based on the events surrounding their 2001 playoff. In contrast, derby matches against the upstart city team AE Giannina and nearby AO Kerkyra are competitive in the sporting sense but do not evoke the same feelings of enmity from PAS supporters. In recent years, PAS Giannina have developed a rivalry against fellow provincial club Veroia FC mainly due to the questionable behind-the-scenes methods Veroia F.C. are believed to have employed in order to achieve success on the pitch. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Kerkyra FC, or A.O. Kerkyra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα - Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra), the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek football club based in Corfu or Kerkyra Island. ...

Notable Former Players

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Top Scorers

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Current roster

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External links

• Supporter site pas.gr
• Pagouromania
• The hymn and songs of PAS Giannina (Greek)