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Panionios Water Polo
Founded	1985 (refounded)
League	A1 Ethniki Water Polo
Based in	Nea Smyrni, Greece
Arena	Nea Smyrni naratorioum
Colors
Head coach	Kostas Dimou
Website	panionios.gr

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

A1 Ethniki
- Runners-up (2):2009, 2010
Greek Water Polo Cup
- Runners-up (5): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
LEN Euro Cup
- Runners-up (2):2009, 2011

Current roster

2020–21^[2]
Players:

Coach:

Kostas Dimou

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

^ "Panionios Water Polo History". pgss.gr. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "Το ρόστερ του Ευρωπαίου Πανιωνίου | Waterpolonews.gr".

External links

Official website
Αφιέρωμα υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών Α1: Πανιώνιος Hellenic Swimming Federation, Official Page (in Greek)

[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".

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v t e Panionios G.S.S.
Founded in September 14, 1890 Based in Nea Smyrni
Professional departments	Panionios F.C. Panionios B.C.
Amateur departments	Panionios Women's Basketball Panionios V.C. Panionios W.P.C. Panionios H.C. Panionios Athletics
Facilities	Nea Smyrni Stadium Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall
Athletes	Football Basketball
Related	Asia Minor Catastrophe
Website panionios.gr