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PAS Giannina
Full nameΠανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα 1966
(Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina 1966)
Nickname(s)Άγιαξ της Ηπείρου (Ajax of Epirus)
Short namePAS
Founded8 July 1966; 58 years ago (1966-07-08)
GroundZosimades Stadium
Capacity7,652
OwnersGiannis Christovasilis
Panagiotis Christovasilis
ChairmanPanagiotis Christovasilis
ManagerAriel Galeano
LeagueSuper League Greece 2
2023–24Super League Greece, 14th (relegated)
Websitehttp://pasgiannina.gr/
Current season

PAS Giannina Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (Greek: Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capital of Epirus region.

PAS Giannina was formed in 1966 as a result of the union of the two local teams – AO Ioanninon (union of Atromitos Ioanninon and Olympiacos Ioanninon in 1962) and PAS Averof.[1][2][3][4] As emblem of the new team was chosen the bull, as appeared on the ancient coin of the Epirote League. The club have competed several times in the Super League. The club's best finish in the competition is 5th place on three occasions (1975-76, 1977-78, 2012-13). They have reached the semi-finals of the Greek Cup overall three times (2006-07, 2009-10, 2020-21). They have competed once in UEFA competitions. Also, they participated in the Balkans Cup on two occasions.

The club is probably best known among Greek football fans for its loyal support and its status as the most successful football club in Epirus region.

History

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The beginning (1966–1971)

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Óscar Álvarez he played four years for PAS Giannina

The first official match was for the Greek Cup against Pindos Konitsas on 2 October 1966. The result was 4–0 for PAS Giannina.[5][6]

PAS Giannina was a mid-table club of the Second Division until 1971. In 1966–67, the club finished 6th.[7] In 1967–68, it finished 10th.[7] In 1968–69, it finished 5th.[7] In 1969–70, it finished 7th.[7] In 1970–71, it finished 13th.[7]

The rise of "Ajax of Epirus" (1971–1983)

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In 1971, the Portuguese Gómez de Faria[8][9] was signed as manager.[10] In 1971–72, PAS Giannina finished 13th.[7] In the middle of the season, three Argentine players were signed: Alfredo Glasman, Jose Pasternac and Eduardos Kontogeorgakis (who is Eduardo Rigani's son). At the end of the season, three more Argentine players were signed: Juan Montes, Oscar Alvarez[11] and Eduardo Lisa.[10] PAS Giannina was in the race for promotion. In 1972–73, the club finished second.[7] In 1973–74, it finished first[7] and was promoted to the First division.[12]

PAS Giannina was in the First Division for 10 years. The club finished several times near the top of the First Division table, often earning victories over more established Greek teams such as Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and PAOK. The effective and spirited play of the club during these years drew flattering comparisons with the famous Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam, and the moniker "Ajax of Epirus" has stuck with the team ever since.

In 1974–75, PAS Giannina finished 9th.[7] In 1975–76, PAS Giannina finished 5th for the first time.[7] This position is the record high for the club. In 1976–77, it finished 11th.[7] In 1977–78, the club finished 5th again.[7] The club qualified for the Balkans Cup for the first time in its history. In 1978–79, it finished 14th. In 1979–80, it finished 6th.[7] In the middle of the season, former Poland national team coach Jacek Gmoch was signed from the Epirote club.[13] It was a brief but a reasonably successful tenure. In 1980–81, it finished 11th.[7] In 1981–82, it finished 14th.[7] In 1982–83, it finished 9th.[7]

In the doldrums (1983–1997)

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The period following the aforementioned peak years of the club generally marked a sharp decline in the fortunes of it as many of its top stars moved on or retired outright without being satisfactorily replaced. In 1983–84, PAS Giannina finished 15th. It was in a tie with Panionios. There was a play out match in Larissa between the two clubs. Panionios won the match 2–0. PAS Giannina relegated in the Second Division.[14] In 1984–85, the club finished first[7] in the Second Division and was promoted to the First Division. In 1985–86, it finished 13th.[7] In 1986–87, it finished 16th and was relegated to the Second Division[7]

Giourkas Seitaridis international Euro 2004 Champion with Greece, played for PAS Giannina F.C. from 1998 to 2001

In 1987–88, it finished 12th.[7] In 1988–89, it finished 4th.[7] The club qualified for the promotion playoffs with Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Kalamarias, Korinthos, Diagoras and Veroia. It failed to get promoted.[15] In 1989–90, it finished third and got promoted to the First Division.[7][16] In 1990–91, the club finished 18th and was relegated to the Second Division.[7] In 1991–92, the club finished 14th.[7] In 1992–93, it finished 10th.[7] PAS Giannina qualified for the Balkans Cup for the second time in its history. In 1993–94, it finished 5th.[7] Also the club was runner up in the Balkans Cup 1993–94. In 1994–95, it finished 8th. In 1995–96, it finished 12th.[7] In 1996–97, it finished 16th.[7] PAS Giannina was relegated to the Third Division for the first time in its history.[17]

Comeback and a new crisis (1997–2004)

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PAS Giannina was in the Third Division for the first time in its history. In 1997–98, it finished first[7] and got promoted to the Second division.[18] In 1998–99, it finished 4th,[7] failing to get promoted to the First Division. In 1999–00, it finished third[7] and qualified for the promotion playoffs with Egaleo and Panserraikos. PAS Giannina won Panserraikos 3–1 and draw with Egaleo 1–1. After that the club promoted to the First Division.[19] In 2000–01, it finished 13th[7] and qualified to the relegation playoffs. The club relegated after a 3-game playoff with OFI Crete.[20] In 2001–02, PAS Giannina finished first and promoted to the First Division.[7]

PAS experienced a fair degree of instability in these years. In 2002–03, PAS Giannina finished 14th. After the penalty of 90 points the club finished 16th and relegated. The penalty of 90 points imposed on it by the Greek football association (EPO) for financial reasons.[21] There were a lot of financial problems in season 2003–04. The club finished 14th and qualified to playout with Ilisiakos. The club lost 3–1 and relegated in the Third division for the second time in its history. The club turned on a semi-professional status.

Semifinals Of Greek Cup (2004–2010)

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Christos Patsatzoglou, played for PAS Giannina F.C. from 2010 to 2013

The control of the club switched over to attorney Alexis Kougias. In 2004–05, the club finished second and failed to get promoted.[7][22] In 2005–06 it finished second and got promoted to Second Division.[22] In 2006–07, PAS Giannina finished 5th.[7] Also, PAS Giannina reached the semifinals of the Greek Cup 2006–07 against AEL. PAS Giannina lost 2–0 both home and away match. On the quarter-final PAS Giannina won Olympiacos, 2–0 at home and lost 2–1 in Karaiskakis Stadium of an extra-time goal from Evangelos Kontogoulidis before a hostile crowd.[23] PAS Giannina finished 4th in the Second Division in the 2007–08 season, failing to get promoted.

In the summer of 2008, ownership of the club was passed over to Giorgos Christovasilis, a businessman from Athens whose roots are from the Epirus region. He signed Guillermo Ángel Hoyos as manager[24] and some great players such as Luciano.[25] In the 2008–09 season, the club promoted as second in the Super League.

In the summer of 2009, the club signed players such as Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Ibrahima Bakayoko, Konstantinos Mendrinos, Ilias Kotsios.[26] In 2009–10, the club finished 15th and got relegated one more time.[7] On the other hand, the club was successful in the Greek Cup. PAS Giannina reached the semifinals for the second time in its history. In the quarter final PAS Giannina won PAOK 4–0 in Zosimades Stadium.[27][28] In the semifinals, the club lost from Panathinaikos on aggregate 2–4.

Road to UEFA Europa League (2010–2017)

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Tomás De Vincenti played for PAS Giannina F.C. from 2009 to 2013

In the 2010–11 season, PAS Giannina was promoted as second again to Super League.[7] The club takes part in Super League every year. In 2011–12, PAS Giannina finished 8th.[7] In 2012–13, PAS Giannina finished 5th and qualified for the playoffs with Atromitos, Asteras Tripolis and PAOK for the first time in its history.Also, Giannis Christopoulos won the best manager of the year award.[29]

It started with 2 wins but at the end it finished 4th. The club qualified for Europa League. PAS Giannina were not licensed to play in the Europa League and therefore were replaced by the next Europa League licensed team in the table, not already qualified for any European competition, which was Skoda Xanthi. In 2013–14, the club finished 11th, a safe mid-table position. In 2014–15, the club finished 6th. Also that year, there were awards for the manager and two players. Giannis Petrakis won the best manager of the year award. Charis Charisis won the best young player of Greek Super League award and Markos Vellidis won the best goalkeeper award.[30]

In 2015–16, the club finished 6th again.[31] PAS Giannina qualified for UEFA Europa League 2016–17 because Panionios was excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons.[32] The club qualified for European competitions, except Balkans Cup, for the first time in its history.

In 2016–17, the club takes part in the Super League. The club finished 9th. An important moment was the charity match for the refugees between the veterans of the club and FC Barcelona.[33] The charity match and activities were organized by the Barça Players Association in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and with the support of PAS Giannina FC.[34]

Relegation and rebuild from scratch (2017–2022)

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In 2017–18, the club finished 9th again in the Super League. Also, PAS Giannina reached the quarterfinals in the Greek Cup.[35]

In 2018–19, after an awful season, PAS Giannina finished 14th and relegated to the Super League 2. There were many changes at the club. Petrakis left the club after years and a new manager, Argiris Giannikis was hired. Some players, with many years at the club, left it as well. Michail, Tzimopoulos, Lila, Giakos left the club. Some young players like Liasos, Lolis, Naumets took part at first 11. Also, Giorgos Dasios returned to the club as Director of Football. PAS Giannina was first when the championship was suspended. On 22 June 2020, it was announced that the ranking on 12 March 2020 is the final ranking. PAS Giannina won the Super League Greece 2 in the season 2019–20 and been the first team to win the new competition and the club was promoted to Super League 1.[36]

In 2020-21, the club finished 8th on the regular season. It finished 9th after the end of play out. The team got into the semi-final of the Greek Cup in the season 2020-21 after beating Atromitos and Panathinaikos.[37][38][39][40] PAS Giannina reached semi finals for the third time in its history. In the semifinals, the club lost from Olympiacos on aggregate 2–4, the only team considered capable to beat the in-form PAS Giannina side at the time by the Greek fans, many of whom considered the Epirus side the favorite to win in the final against either AEK or PAOK if qualified. The team consisted mainly of debutant players who were performing at their best such as Alexandros Kartalis, Christos Eleftheriadis, Nicolae Milinceanu etc.

Legendary 2021–2022 season and change of playing style

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In the 2021–22 season, the club got 6th place in Super League Greece. In 2021-22 PAS Giannina finished 6th on the regular season and took part on play off round, finishing 6th, as well. This was one of the clubs most successful campaigns mostly due to the defensive style of play used by the coach Iraklis Metaxas, using the containing 4-4-2 double six formation. Rock solid defence was a result of great chemistry, athleticism, leadership, playing abilities and great passion from the goalkeeper, Yuri Lodygin who is regarded as the best goalkeeper to ever play for the Epirus side, and the defenders Peersman, Erramuspe, Kargas and Saliakas. Lodygin provided defensive security and stability, Erramuspe and Kargas displayed great leadership, fighting spirit, great aerial ability, and great ball playing skills, and with Peersman and Saliakas being two of the most consistent players throughout the whole season not only helped the team with their attacking runs, but were rock-solid on defence. On the midfield, PAS Giannina signing from Super League 2 club Levadiakos, Zisis Karachalios completed one of the best seasons of his career, alongside Domínguez for the first half of the season, and Caleb Stanko for the second half. Karachalios provided great support in defence, helping the team with his very high work rate, stamina, strength, interceptions and steals, being ranked as the player with the most steals in Super League 1.[41] Perea made a great season scoring 10 goals helping PAS Giannina on attack.

A historic match between PAS Giannina Veterans and Ajax Veterans took part on Zosimades Stadium, on July 6, 2022.[42]

Recent years (2022–present)

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In the 2022–23 season, Thanasis Staikos took over, after a rather controversial decision from the club president, signing an inexperienced coach. PAS Giannina finished 11th on the regular season and took part on play out round. It finished on 9th after the end of play out.

PAS, started the 2023-24 in a very promising way, after beating Kifisia 3–0 in the opening match, and an away draw against Panetolikos. However, lack of defensive stability, poor tactics and serious goalkeeper errors, PAS suffered shocking loses against Panseraikos, Volos, Lamia and Kifisia. Eventually, after a 13 games winless streak, Staikos resigned, becoming the first manager in 10 years to be replaced mid-season.After an awful season PAS Giannina finished on 14th and relegated to Super League Greece 2.

European competitions record

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During the 2016–17 season, PAS Giannina competed on the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds for the first time in the club's history. PAS Giannina finished 6th on the 2015–16 Super League Greece, which enabled him to participate, on the Second qualifying round.

PAS Giannina first european game

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On the 21st of July 2016, PAS Giannina faced Odds BK in a full Zosimades Stadium with a total attendance of 5.615 spectators, who completed a pre game parade towards the stadium, with thousands of fans and hooligans loudly signing chants. Players were greeted into the stadium by an unprecedented atmosphere which could be heard throughout the whole locality.

PAS Giannina captain Alexios Michail opened the score from inside the box after a corner kick taken by Noé Acosta on the 7th minute. PAS Giannina had total control of the game, and in the 31st minute Fonsi Nadales doubled his team lead with a great volley after a perfectly executed cross by Nikos Karanikas. On the second half, the goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis with a presice volley across the whole length of the pitch, spotted Dimitrios Ferfelis who took advantage of the opposition's defenders error and sprinted towards goal with Acosta trailing. Ferfelis' shot got blockeded by the goalkeeper, who couldn't handle the ball, and got served for Noé Acosta who scored to form the final score.

On the 2nd leg, about 500 PAS Giannina fans traveled to Norway to support their team. The away side managed to concede no goals on the first half, but conceded 3 goals on the second half, and the game was led to extra time. However, the Epirus side managed to score after a remarkable dribble fooling the opposition defenders from Christopher Maboulou†, who let the ball pass beside him after a pass from Karanikas, to reach Leonardo Koutris who beat the goalkeeper, and formed the final score of 3–1 after extra time, and eventually led PAS Giannina to the Third qualifying round for the first time in the club's history.[43]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 Europa League Second qualifying round Norway Odds BK 3–0 3–1 4–3
Third qualifying round Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1–2 1–0 1–3

Balkans Cup

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1979–80 Balkans Cup Group Stage Albania Partizani 3–0 0–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NK Rijeka 1–3 1–2
1993–94 Balkans Cup Semi-finals Albania Besa 2–0 3–1 5–1
Final Turkey Samsunspor 0–2 0–3 0–5

Stadium and facilities

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A graffiti outside of the stadium saying "Here is Zosimades" (Εδώ είναι Ζωσιμάδες)

PAS Giannina play in the home ground, Zosimades,[44] where they have played since its foundation. The capacity is 7,500 seats. The stadium is in the downtown of Ioannina. The highest attendance (14,557 fans) was in a match with Olympiacos in season 1974–75.[45]

Zosimades is a very historic and legendary stadium, and is decorated from the outside with many graffities depicting club legends, and former squads, combined with old buildings around the stadium with a great variety of graffities, a very good and atmospheric scenery is made. The identity of the club is highly intense throughout the hole stamium, making PAS Giannina one of the most difficult and challenging opponents for everyone to beat.

The training facilities are in PEAKI. There are three football fields and a car parking with capacity of 500 cars.[46]

Honours and distinctions

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Over the years, PAS has competed in the Super League for a total of 27 seasons (plus 2022–23) The club has never won the Super League or the Greek Cup, but it has won lower division titles throughout its history and represented Greece in the 1979–80 and 1993–94 Balkans Cup tournaments. During its history in the Super League, the club finished 3 times in the 5th position (1975–76, 1977–78, 2012–13 seasons) and 4 times in the 6th position (1979–80, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22 seasons).

On January 31, 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 Karaiskakis Stadium. With an aggregate score of 3–2, PAS Giannina also is the first ever lower division club that eliminated Olympiacos from the Greek Cup tournament.

The most famous player to have donned the blue and white PAS Giannina's 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.

Domestic competitions

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International

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Individual player and coach awards

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Supporters and nickname

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The team is well known for its passionate supporters, mainly from the city of Ioannina and the whole Epirus region. The first union was the fan club of square at 70s and 80s. A new fan club was founded on 1986. The name was the bulls (tavroi). The club was active until 2011. One more fan club was founded in the middle of 90s unofficial, Blue Vayeros. Officially it was founded on 2000.[48] Apei rotan was founded on 2008 and they were active until 2015.[49] Azzurra Familia was founded on 2013 and it was active for a short period.[50] PAS Giannina fan club was founded on 2018.[51]

There were fan clubs in Athens like Los Toros Locos (2001–2009) or Thessaloniki (Blue Vayeros Salonica (2006–2011). There are also groups in Greece or abroad.[52]

PAS Giannina was given the nickname Ajax of Epirus (Greek: Άγιαξ της Ηπείρου) in the 1970s, thanks to their impressive football style which was linked licentia poetica to the style of the famous Dutch club.[53]

Rivalries

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PAS Giannina fans feel deep antipathy towards the clubs from Athens: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.

There is a rivalry with OFI Crete based on the events surrounding their 2001 playoffs. In contrast, derby matches against AEL are competitive in the sporting sense but do not evoke the same feelings of enmity from PAS Giannina supporters. The other important rivals are Panachaiki, Panetolikos, AO Kerkyra.

In the past there were local derbies in Epirus. These were with Anagennisi Arta and PAS Preveza.

There was a rivalry with Panionios based on 1984 playout match.[54] This rivalry has been increased since the summer of 2016, when Panionios was not granted a license by UEFA to compete in the Europa League following a claim by PAS Giannina. UEFA ruled that PAS Giannina take Panionios’ place in the 2016 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.[55][56]

Crest and colours

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The colours of the team are blue or cyan and white. The crest depicts an ancient bull with an oak wreath, as appeared in an ancient coin (238–168 BC) of the Epirote League plus the word "ΑΠΕΙΡΩΤΑΝ" meaning "people of Epirus".

1968–69
1973–74
1985–86
2015–16 (third)
2016–17
2017–18

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1980–81 Asics Tiger
1981–82 turb jeans
1982–83 Hoval
1983–84 Le coq sportif Nec Hi-Fi
1984–85 Asics Tiger Freedom jeans/Macle jeans
1985–86 Puma Propo
1986–87
1987–88 Adidas
1988–89 Puma Propo
1989–90
1990–91 Adidas Dunlop
1991–93 Dodoni
1993–94 Nike
1994–95 Diadora Propo
1995–96 Lotto Propo/Filmnet
1996–97 Puma
1997–99 Umbro
1999–00 Laiko Lacheio
2000–01 Puma Pindos
2001–02 Umbro
2002–04 Joma
2004–05 Nike Tzoker
2005–06 Adidas Zagori
2006–08 Umbro
2008–09 Puma
2009–10 Umbro
2010–11 Lotto
2011–13 Tzoker
2013–17 Nike
2017–19 Vikos Cola/car.gr
2019–20 Joma car.gr
2020–21 Kappa NetBet
2021–23 Le coq sportif
2023–24 Puma novibet
2024–25 -

Players

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Current squad

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As of 7 September 2024[57][58]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Panagiotis Ginis
2 DF Spain ESP Carles Soria
4 MF England ENG Miguel Azeez
5 MF Greece GRE Christos Voutsas
6 DF Poland POL Jan Sobociński
7 MF Uruguay URU Federico Gino
8 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Lolis
9 FW Greece GRE Vasilios Mantzis
11 FW France FRA Jean-Baptiste Léo
14 FW Serbia SRB Stefan Šćepović
16 MF Slovakia SVK Matúš Begala
19 MF Greece GRE Iason Kyrkos
21 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Naoumis
22 FW Greece GRE Leonid Mina
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Greece GRE Xenofon Panos
27 MF Germany GER Moritz Heinrich
32 MF Greece GRE Angelos Tsiris
38 DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Kafentzis
40 MF Germany GER Tim Rieder
44 DF Greece GRE Alexandros Doumas
45 DF Greece GRE Gerasimos Bakadimas
70 MF Greece GRE Orestis Kalemi
72 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Lampsias
74 GK Greece GRE Thomas Vrakas
77 DF Greece GRE Vasilios Athanasiou
80 DF Greece GRE Tasos Loupas
88 FW Greece GRE Alexandros Nikolias
99 GK Greece GRE Vasilios Athanasiou

Notable former players

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Managerial history

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  • Greece Kostas Choumis (1966)
  • Greece Konstantinos Kokkas (1966) Care taker
  • Greece Adam Pitsioudis (1966–67)
  • Greece Christoforidis (1967–68)
  • Greece Chrisochoou (1968–69)
  • Greece Karalazos (1969–)
  • Greece Panagiotis Deligiorgis (–70)
  • Greece Adam Pitsioudis (1970–)
  • Greece Giannis Papantoniou (–71)
  • Portugal Gómez de Faria (1971–73)
  • Greece Nikos Alefantos (1973–74)
  • Argentina Eduardo Rigani (1974)
  • Greece Antonis Georgiadis (1974–76)
  • Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev (1976–77)
  • Greece Antonis Georgiadis (1977–79)
  • Greece Nikos Alefantos (1979)
  • Greece Paulos Tzamakos (1979)
  • Greece Giorgos Siontis (1979)
  • Poland Jacek Gmoch (December, 1979 – June 30, 1981)
  • Greece Giorgos Siontis (1981–1982)
  • Bulgaria Petar Argirov (1982–1983)
  • Greece Andreas Karamanolakis (1983–84)
  • Germany Gerhard Prokop (1984)
  • Greece Giorgos Siontis (1984)
  • Greece Christos Archontidis (July 1, 1984 – June 30, 1985)
  • Germany Gerhard Prokop (July 1, 1985 – Dec 29, 1986)
  • Greece Takis Geitonas (Dec 30, 1986 – Jan 7,1987) Care taker
  • Netherlands Ab Fafié (Jan 7, 1987 – June 30, 1987)
  • Greece Kostas Karapatis (Aug 11, - Nov 24, 1987)
  • Greece Thomas Tsourlidas (Nov 24, 1987 – Dec 27, 1987)
  • Greece Stefanos Vasileiadis (Dec 27, 1987 – 88)
  • Greece Giorgos Siontis (1988)
  • Greece Thanasis Loukanidis-Takis Loukanidis (1988–89)
  • ArgentinaGreece Alfredo Glasmanis-Paulos Tzamakos (1989)
  • Greece Stavros Diamantopoulos (July 1, 1989 – April 23, 1990)
  • Greece Thanasis Dimitriadis (April 24, 1990 – June 8, 1990)
  • Poland Włodzimierz Lubański (June 9, 1990 – July 6, 1990)
  • BelgiumHungary Tom Frivalski (July 6, 1990 – Sep 6, 1990)
  • Greece Stefanos Vasileiadis (Sep 6, 1990 – Sep 14, 1990) Care taker
  • Czech Republic Petr Packert (Sep 14, 1990 – June 2, 1991)
  • Netherlands Barry Hulshoff (July 1, 1991 – Dec 5, 1991)
  • Greece Stefanos Vasileiadis (Dec 5, 1991 – Dec 13, 1991) Care taker
  • Greece Giorgos Siontis (Dec 13, 1991 – Jan 20, 1992)
  • Greece Thanasis Dimitriadis (Jan 24, 1992 – June 30, 1992)
  • Greece Anthimos Kapsis (July 1, 1992 – Jan 24, 1993)
  • Greece Lazaros Giotis (Jan 25, 1993 – June 30, 1993)
  • Serbia Dragan Kokotović (July 1, 1993 – February 19, 1994)
  • Greece Nikos Kirgios (Feb 19, 1994 – Feb 25, 1994) Care taker
  • Greece Makis Katsavakis (February 25, 1994 – April 11, 1994)
  • Greece Vasilis Konstantinou (April 13, 1994 – June 30, 1994)
  • Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev (July 1, 1994 – August 1, 1994)
  • Greece Takis Grammeniatis (Aug 1, 1994 – Jan 7, 1995)
  • Greece Dimitris Seitaridis (Aug 1, 1994 – Sep 14, 1994) with Grammeniatis
  • Greece Vasilis Papachristou (Jan 10, 1995 – June 30, 1995)
  • Germany Timo Zahnleiter (July 1, 1995 – January 10, 1996)
  • Greece Dimitris Seitaridis (Jan 10, 1996 – Sep 27, 1996)
  • Greece Thanasis Dimitriadis (Sep 27, 1996 – Mar 12, 1997)
  • Greece Vasilis Papachristou (Mar 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998)
  • Greece Makis Katsavakis (July 1, 1998 – October 29, 1998)
  • Greece Nikos Kirgios (Oct 29, 1998 – Nov 3, 1998) Care taker
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (Nov 3, 1998 – May 3, 1999)
  • Greece Vasilis Papachristou (May 3, 1999 – June 30, 1999)
  • Greece Andreas Michalopoulos (July 1, 1999 – Feb 15, 2000)
  • Greece Giorgos Foiros (February 15, 2000 – June 30, 2000)
  • Greece Georgios Paraschos (July 1, 2000 – Jan 11, 2001)
  • Greece Andreas Bonovas (Jan 11, 2001 – Jan 13, 2001) Care taker
  • Greece Nikos Kovis (Jan 13, 2001 – Jan 29, 2001)
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (Jan 29, 2001 – June 30, 2001)
  • Greece Stavros Mentis (July 1, 2001 – Aug 20, 2001)
  • Argentina Horacio Cordero (Aug 20, 2001 – Sep 23, 2001)
  • Greece Giorgos Foiros (September 24, 2001 – May 22, 2002)
  • Greece Giorgos Vazakas (June 1, 2002 – June 7, 2002)
  • Greece Vasilis Papachristou (July 1, 2002 – Nov 5, 2002)
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (Nov 8, 2002 – June 30, 2003)
  • Greece Pantelis Kolokas (July 1, 2003 – Aug 7, 2003) Care taker
  • Sweden Bo Petersson (Aug 7, 2003 – Jan 12, 2004)
  • Greece Sotiris Zavogiannis (Jan 12, 2004 – Jan 15, 2004) Care taker
  • Georgia (country) Jemal Gugushvili (Jan 15, 2004 – April 1, 2004)
  • Georgia (country) Goderdzi Natroshvili (Feb 11, 2004 – April 1, 2004)
  • Greece Pantelis Kolokas (April 1, 2004 – April 18, 2004) Care taker
  • Greece Thanasis Charisis (April 22, 2004 – June 30, 2004)
  • North Macedonia Zoran Smileski (July 1, 2004 – Feb 21, 2005)
  • Greece Giorgos Ladias (Feb 21, 2005 – Feb 23, 2005) Care taker
  • Greece Petros Michos (Feb,23 2005 – April 10, 2005)
  • Greece Giorgos Ladias (April 10, 2005 – June 30, 2005)
  • Greece Vasilis Xanthopoulos (July 1, 2005 – Oct 26, 2005)
  • Greece Giorgos Ladias (Oct 26, 2005 – Jan 11, 2006)
  • Greece Ioannis Gounaris (Jan 12, 2006 – Aug 3, 2006)
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (Aug 5, 2006 – Jan 15, 2007)
  • Greece Giannis Papakostas (Jan 15, 2007 – June 30, 2007)
  • Greece Georgios Chatzaras (July 1, 2007 – March 2, 2008)
  • Greece Periklis Amanatidis (March 3, 2008 – May 28, 2008)
  • Greece Thanasis Charisis (May 28, 2008 – 30 June 2008) Care Taker
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (June 23, 2008 – June 30, 2008)
  • Argentina Guillermo Ángel Hoyos (July 1, 2008 – April 29, 2009)
  • Greece Miltos Mastoras (April 29, 2009 – May 25, 2009) Care Taker
  • Greece Georgios Paraschos (July 1, 2009 – Dec 7, 2009)
  • Greece Thimios Georgoulis (Dec 7, 2009 – Jan 13,2010) Care taker
  • Greece Nikos Anastopoulos (Jan 14, 2010 – June 30, 2010)
  • Belgium Stéphane Demol (July 1, 2010 – Nov 23, 2011)
  • Greece Giannis Christopoulos (Nov 23, 2011 – Dec 4, 2011) Care taker
  • Greece Angelos Anastasiadis (Dec 4, 2011 – June 8, 2012)
  • Greece Giannis Christopoulos (June 8, 2012 – June 16, 2013)
  • Greece Savvas Pantelidis (June 24, 2013 – Oct 31, 2013)
  • Greece Giorgos Georgoulopoulos (Oct 31, 2013 – Nov 5, 2013) Care taker
  • Greece Sakis Tsiolis (Nov 5, 2013 – Jan 22, 2014)
  • Greece Giorgos Georgoulopoulos (Jan 22, 2014 – Jan 28, 2014) Care taker
  • Greece Giannis Petrakis (Jan 28, 2014 – May 8, 2019)
  • Greece Argirios Giannikis (Jun 8, 2019 – May 19, 2021)
  • Greece Iraklis Metaxas (Jun 3, 2021 – Jun 7, 2022)
  • Greece Athanasios Staikos (Jun 7, 2022 – Dec 18, 2023)
  • Greece Michalis Grigoriou (Dec 18, 2023 – Apr 22, 2024)
  • Greece Giorgos Georgoulopoulos (Apr 22, 2024 – May 11, 2024) Care taker
  • Austria Rene Poms (Jul 15, 2024 – Oct 21, 2024)
  • Greece Vagelis Tziarras (Oct 21, 2024 – Oct 27, 2024) Care taker
  • Paraguay Ariel Galeano (Oct 23, 2024 – present)

Club personnel

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Management

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Position Staff
Majority owner Panagiotis & Giannis Christovasilis
President and CEO Panagiotis Christovasilis
Vice President Giannis Christovasilis
Members Giorgos Ioannou
Dimitrios Noutsis
Amateur club member Giorgos Oikonomou

Administration Department

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Position Staff
Director of Office
Head of Ticket Department Andreas Potsis
Press & Media Office Vasilis Thodoris
Marketing Office

Football Department

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Position Staff
Director of Football Kostas Palaiologos[59]
Team Manager Giorgos Dasios[60]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Ariel Galeano[61]
Assistant coach David Meza[61]
Coach Vagelis Tziarras[62]
Fitness coach Dimitris Charisis[63] Alejandro Martin Foglia[61]
Goalkeeper coach Philipp Martin[64]
Analyst Miguel Angel Lara Fragnaud[61]

Medical staff

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Position Staff
Head doctor Stavros Restanis
Doctor Giannis Baltogiannis
Physio Filippos Skordos

Former presidents

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PAS Giannina F.C. presidential history from 1966 to present
  • Periklis Giannis (1966–1970)
  • Themistoklis Lekkas (1970)
  • Achilleas Emmanouilidis (1970–1971)
  • Athanasios Tsoukanelis (1971–1973)
  • Konstantinos Mpegas (1973–1974)
  • Eleftherios Kalogiannis (1974–1975)
  • Christoforos Papadopoulos (1975–1977)
  • Georgios Konstantopoulos (1977–1979)
  • Kostas Anastasiou (1979–1981)
  • Grigoris Gourgoulis (1981–1983)
  • Nikos Anastasiou (1983–1984)
  • Vaggelis Gourgoulis (1984)
  • Konstantinos Glinavos (1984–1985)
  • Christos Mitsis (1985–1987)
  • Konstantinos Glinavos (1987–1989)
  • Konstantinos Christidis (1989–1997)
  • Christoforos Papadopoulos (1997–1998)
  • Manthos Kolempas (1998–2003)
  • Nikos Gontas (2003)
  • Manthos Kolempas (2003)
  • Sotiris Pappas (2003–2004)
  • Pyrros Giannakos (2004)
  • Alexis Kougias (2004–2006)
  • Pyrros Giannakos (2006)
  • Anastasios Ntouskos (2006)
  • Eleftherios Glinavos (2006–2007)
  • Konstantinos Prokos (2007)
  • Babis Christoglou (2007–2008)
  • Giorgos Christovasilis (2008–2023)
  • Panagiotis Christovasilis (2023-

Sponsorships

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  • Great Shirt Sponsor: -
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Puma
  • Golden Sponsor: -

See also

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