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Panionios Water Polo Club

Panionios Water Polo
Founded1985 (refounded)
LeagueA1 Ethniki Water Polo
Based inNea Smyrni, Greece
ArenaNea Smyrni naratorioum
Colors   
Head coachKostas Dimou
Websitepanionios.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. The men's team of Panionios is playing in A1 Ethniki (first division) and the women's team is also playing in A1 Ethniki Women (first division).

Men's team

Panionios had had a water polo team by the period it was based in Smyrna, before 1922. It kept up the team when it moved 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 the ’90s, the water polo men section gradually comes back to top levels and participates in the top division A1 Ethniki for several years (1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1998-1999). However, poor economics cause the section to relegate again to B division. In season 1994-95, Panionios won the championship of A2 Ethniki (second division) and got promoted to 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 the LEN Euro Cup (2009 and 2011) but was defeated. Panionios had played five times in the final of the Greek cup but has been defeated in all matches.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2001-02 A2 Ethniki 1st Promoted to A1
2002-03 A1 Ethniki 8th
2003-04 A1 Ethniki 4th
2004-05 A1 Ethniki 3rd
2005-06 A1 Ethniki 3rd Finalist Greek Cup
2006-07 A1 Ethniki 5th
2007-08 A1 Ethniki 3rd Finalist Greek Cup
2008-09 A1 Ethniki 2nd Finalist Greek Cup, Finalist Len Euro Cup
2009-10 A1 Ethniki 2nd Finalist Greek Cup
2010-11 A1 Ethniki 4th Finalist Greek Cup, Finalist Len Euro Cup
2011-12 A1 Ethniki 5th
2012-13 A1 Ethniki 9th
2013-14 A1 Ethniki 8th
2014-15 A1 Ethniki 11th Relegated to A2
2015-16 A2 Ethniki 2nd Promoted to A1
2016-17 A1 Ethniki 10th
2017-18 A1 Ethniki 11th Relegated to A2
2018-19 A2 Ethniki 2nd Promoted to A1
2019-20 A1 Ethniki 8th
2020-21 A1 Ethniki 7th

Honours

Current roster

2020–21[2]
Players:

Coach:

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
2007-08 A2 Ethniki 2nd
2008-09 A2 Ethniki 1st Promoted to A1
2009-10 A1 Ethniki 6th
2010-11 A1 Ethniki 7th
2011-12 A1 Ethniki 8th Relegated to A2
2012-13 A2 Ethniki 2nd

References

  1. ^ "Panionios Water Polo History". pgss.gr. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Το ρόστερ του Ευρωπαίου Πανιωνίου | Waterpolonews.gr".
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panionios_Water_Polo_Club