See also: Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos F. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P C.
Full name	P. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions A. E. Panathinaikos
Nickname(s)	Prasinoi (The Greens) Trifylli (Shamrock)
Founded	1908 (as P. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. O. A. [1])
Ground	Olympic Stadium (Athens) Athens, Greece (Capacity 71,030[2])
Chairman	Nikos Pateras
Head Coach	Vacant
League	Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)
2007-08	Super League Greece, 2nd
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Panathinaikos F. The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. 2007-08 was the second season of the Super League's, and started on September 1, 2007. The 2008–09 season is Panathinaikos' 50th consecutive season in the Super League Greece. C. (Greek: Π. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Α. Ε. Παναθηναϊκός), also known as P. A. O. (Greek: Π. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Α. Ο. ), is a Greek professional football club based in Athens, Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. Football is the national Sport of Greece. League system The first league of professional football in Greece was established as the They have won 19 Greek championship titles, 16 Greek Cups and in 1971 they reached the European Champion Clubs' Cup final. The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. The Greek Football Cup (Κύπελλο Ελλάδος commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a Trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA The 1971 European Cup Final was a football match held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 2 June 1971 that saw AFC Ajax of the Netherlands

Panathinaikos F. C. was the amateur football department of Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos multi-sport club (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, from which the club's other name, P. Amateurism (from Fr amateur "lover of" from OFr from L Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A. O. , derives. In 1979 the department became professional and independent. Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance They have played their home games in a number of fields, most significantly in Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, which is considered as their traditional home stadium, and in Athens Olympic Stadium. The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. In 2008 the club announced the signing of a contract for the construction of its new stadium, Votanikos Arena, the project is due to begin in the summer of 2008.

The club's traditional kit colours are green shirts, white shorts and green socks. A kit (also known as a "strip" or "uniform" is the standard equipment and attire worn by players in Association football. Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Their crest is a shamrock and its colour has changed between green and white in the past until the final adaptation of a green shamrock with the word Panathinaikos, in Greek, above it and the year of the club's establishment underneath it.

Contents 1 History 2 The centenary crisis 2.1 Fans disarray with management 2.2 Media wars 2.3 The emergence of PEK 2.4 The April 13th march 2.5 Ownership model changed 3 Crest and colours 3.1 History of the kit 4 Stadium 5 Anthem 6 Current squad 6.1 Squad changes for 2008/09 season 7 Notable former players 8 All time leaders in appearances and goals 9 Former coaches 10 European campaigns 10.1 UEFA club competition record 11 Honours 11.1 Domestic competitions 11.2 International competitions 12 References 13 External links

History

The club was founded on 3 February 1908 as P. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year O. A. - Podosferikos Omilos Athinon (Greek: Π. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Ο. Α. - Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Αθηνών), the Football Club of Athens, when George Kalafatis and a number of athletes decided to break away from their athletic club, Panellinios G.S., and form a new one which would be dedicated to football. George Kalafatis (Γεώργιος Καλαφάτης (born in 1890 a few hundred meters away from Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium in Exarchia of Athens - A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Panellinios GS Athens (in Greek: ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΓΣ) is an athletic club located in Kypseli, Athens, Greece and founded Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ^[3] A field at Patission Avenue was rented for training and playing purposes. Patission Avenue or Patission Street is one of the major streets in central Athens. The decision came after two years of Kalafatis lobbying the boards of Ethnikos G.S. Athens and Panellinios G. The Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos had a team of gymnasts compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. S. to establish a football department. The clubs were reluctant, grounded in the elitist view that football was a sport for the working class. Elitism is the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the Elite &mdash a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities intellect ^[4] Their first unofficial game was against the Piraeus-based Piraeikos, the predecessor of Olympiacos F.C., during the Athletic Games tournament in Trikala on September 1908; Piraeikos was beaten 9-0 by the fledgling club. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Trikala ( Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. ^[4] The victory in Trikala attracted the first supporters to Kalafatis' team. In 1909 the first official Greek football tournament, the S. E. G. A. S. Cup organized by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics, took place. The Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek; abbreviated SEGAS) is Greece 's governing body for amateur sport P. O. A. finished third behind F.C. Goudi and Piraeikos. The first version of this article has been based in the text of of the published under GFDL. ^[4]

In late 1909, after a dispute between a number of board members and subsequent exodus of some, Kalafatis, unable to cement his control of the board, decided together with most of the players to pull out of the club and secure a new ground at Amerikis Square. ^[4] They changed their name to P. P. O. - Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos (Greek: Π. Π. Ο. - Πανελλήνιος Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος), the Panhellenic Football Club and were afterwards followed by most of the board members and fans. ^[3] In 1912, Oxford University athlete John Campbell was brought as coach,^[5] until then Kalafatis had been both playing and coaching. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations Player-manager is a sports term used to described a manager of a team who is also registered to play for the team The Englishman's impact was immediate as he introduced football skills and tactics not yet seen in Greek football, but considered rudimentary by English standards. It was the first time that a foreigner was appointed as coach of a Greek team. By 1914, Campbell had returned to England but the club was already dominating Greek football with players such as Michalis Papazoglou, Michalis Rokos, Loukas Panourgias and Apostolos Nikolaidis. Michalis Papazoglou was the man who inspired the TREFOIL as the emblem of Panathinaikos. Loukas Panourgias (born 1899 in Levadia) was a Greek footballer

At the conclusion of the Great War, the name of the club was changed again to P. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All P. A. O. - Panellinios Podosferikos ke Agonistikos Omilos (Greek: Π. Π. A. Ο. - Πανελλήνιος Ποδοσφαιρικός και Αγωνιστικός Όμιλος), the Panhellenic Football and Sports Club, because its athletes were by then competing not only in football but in other sports as well. ^[4] In 1919, the club adopted green as its official colour and the shamrock as its emblem, as proposed by Michalis Papazoglou. Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. The shamrock, a symbol of Ireland and a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland, is a three-leafed old white Clover, sometimes of ^[6][4] By this stage, the club had outgrown both the grounds at Patission Avenue and Amerikis Square, due mainly to its expansion in other sports, and began to look at vacant land at Perivola on Alexandras Avenue as its potential new ground. Alexandra's Avenue ( Greek: Λεωφορος Αλεξάνδρας Leoforos Alexandras) is a main east-west thoroughfare linking Patision Street and After long discussions and serious problems an agreement was reached and in 1924 Leoforos Alexandras was finally awarded to the club. ^[7] The move to a permanent home ground also heralded another, final, name change to P. A. O. - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Π. Α. Ο. - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club. ^[4]

In 1926 the Hellenic Football Federation (H. The Hellenic Football Federation ( HFF) (Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία - (EPO is the governing body of football in Greece F. F. ) was founded and the first autonomous Greek Championship took place in 1927, replacing the S. The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. E. G. A. S. Cup. Panathinaikos won only one pre-war Championship in 1930 under the guidance of Joseph Kinsler with Angelos Messaris as the team's star player. The term pre-war is usually applied to the most recent or significant war in a culture's history Angelos Messaris (1910-1978 is a former Greek footballer He is widely regarded as the best Greek player of the pre-war era ^[7] In 1931, a serious disagreement between board member Apostolos Nikolaidis and Messaris,^[5] which lasted two years, damaged the club and led to a counterproductive period. In the meantime the H. F. F. Greek Cup had commenced in 1932. The Greek Football Cup (Κύπελλο Ελλάδος commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run The last bright moment before World War II was winning the Cup for the first time in 1940 against Aris F.C. (3-1). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also Aris Thessaloniki Aris Thessaloniki Football Club is a Greek Football club that premiered on the 25th of March 1914 in Thessaloniki

Post-war performance was better and until 1965, they had won 7 Championships (1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965) and 2 Cups (1948, 1955). Post-War is the fifth studio album by M Ward. It was released on August 22 2006 by Merge Records. Alpha Ethniki 1959-60 complete season Standings Match table Play off 1st place Panathinaikos - Alpha Ethniki 1960-61 complete season Standings Match table Play off 6th place Ethnikos Piraeus Alpha Ethniki 1961-62 complete season Standings Match table Play off 8th place Iraklis - Fostiras Alpha Ethniki 1963-64 complete season Standings Match table Play off 14th place Niki Volos - Olympiakos Alpha Ethniki 1964-65 complete season Standings Match table Play off 13th place One of the most remarkable accomplishments was the undefeated season of 1963-1964 with Stjepan Bobek as coach. Stjepan Bobek (born 3 December 1923 in Zagreb) was a renowned football Striker from Yugoslavia, later a Football manager. ^[8][3] Panathinaikos were twice crowned Greek Champions (1969, 1970) and won a Greek Cup (1969) before 1971, when they were European Cup finalists, losing 2-0 to AFC Ajax at Wembley Stadium. Alpha Ethniki 1968-69 complete season Standings Match table Play off Promotion-relegation Alpha Ethniki 1969-70 complete season Standings Match table Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the They remain the only Greek club that has ever reached a European final. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. In the last amateur days, P. Amateurism (from Fr amateur "lover of" from OFr from L A. O. won one Championship in 1972 and the Double in 1977. Alpha Ethniki 1971-72 complete season Standings Match table The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season Alpha Ethniki 1976-77 complete season Standings Match table

In 1979 Greek football turned professional and the Vardinogiannis family, who are mostly known for their oil, media and entertainment enterprises, purchased the club's football department and George Vardinogiannis became president. Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance Corinth Refinery is a complex Oil refinery with an annual capacity of, operated by Motor Oil Hellas S Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming Yiorgos Vardinogiannis is a Greek shipowner and businessman former owner and president of the Panathinaikos football club ^[5][3] Panathinaikos were one of the first Greek clubs that formed a women's team in 1980 but that department is currently inactive. The transformation period lasted a few years but in 1982 their first professional era trophy, the Greek Cup, put everything in order and they would go on winning 2 Championships (1984, 1986), 4 more Greek Cups (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989) and their first Greek Super Cup in 1988. Alpha Ethniki 1983-84 complete season Standings Match table Play out Relegation Panionios - PAS Alpha Ethniki 1985-86 complete season Standings Match table The Greek Super Cup (Σούπερ Κάπ Ελλάδος is a Greek association football competition which takes place in an annual match between the Super League In 1985, Panathinaikos had reached the European Cup semifinals, where they were thrown out by Liverpool F.C. (4-0, 0-1, aggregate 5-0). Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.

The 1990s were a more successful period for the club, both nationally and internationally. Four Greek Championships (1990, 1991, 1995, 1996), 4 Greek Cups (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995) and 2 Greek Super Cups (1993, 1994) were awarded to the club. Alpha Ethniki 1989-90 complete season Standings Match table Alpha Ethniki 1990-91 complete season Standings Match table Alpha Ethniki 1994-95 complete season Standings Match table Alpha Ethniki 1995-96 complete season Standings Match table They reached the semifinal stage of the UEFA Champions League in 1996, when they faced AFC Ajax, recording a surprising first-leg away victory (0-1). See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club However, they suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat on the second leg and were thus denied entry to the final once more. A long dry spell commenced after that year's European campaign.

In 2000 George Vardinogiannis stepped down. ^[5][8] On September 2001, IFFHS voted Panathinaikos F. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. C. as World's Club Team of the Month. ^[9] In Europe, they reached the quarter-final stage of the 2002 UEFA Champions League, losing 3-2 on aggregate to FC Barcelona, and the quarter-final stage of the 2003 UEFA Cup, losing 2-1 on aggregate to F.C. Porto. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known In recent domestic competition Panathinaikos' only success was the 2004 Double. League Standings Although they are the highest ranked Greek club in the official UEFA Club Ranking for the year 2008^[10], they finished third in the 2006 and 2007 Championship. See also UEFA European Football Championship, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup In European football, the UEFA coefficients The 2005-06 Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki This was the inaugural Super League Greece season Olympiacos clinched the inaugural title on April 22 with their victory over Kerkyra, for their third Today the team's chairman is Dr. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Argiris Mitsou but Giannis Vardinogiannis, George Vardinogiannis' nephew, is the most significant person in the club given he is the majority shareholder. Dr Argiris Mitsou (Greek Αργύρης Μήτσου (born April 7th 1950 is a well-known Greek Surgeon and Panathinaikos fan who worked in different hospitals See also Panathinaikos FC Giannis Vardinogiannis (Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης (born March 27 1955 in London, UK) is a They compete in the Super League Greece and play their home games at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. In 2008 Panathinaikos celebrates its centenary year.

The centenary crisis

Although Panathinaikos is celebrating its centenary, negative results over the years and some management decisions have created a crisis within the team which is still escalating.

Fans disarray with management

The unsuccessful results during the recent years in both domestic and European competitions have brought a great level of frustration to the Panathinaikos fans and especially the organised supporters of Gate 13. This led to vocal opposition against the management, since according to the fans they weren't investing enough financially in the club and the creation of the "Independent Gate 13", which was later renamed as the "Joint Operator of Gate 13 Clubs" (Ενιαίος Φορέας Συνδέσμων Θύρας 13)^[11]. At the same time, a management-approved club was created under the name "Original Gate 13-1966" (Γνήσια Θύρα 13-1966)^[12] and was the only club with access to tickets to the actual Gate 13 in Leoforos. Since the vast majority of fans did not want to join the management-approved club, match attendance fell to record lows, with less than 10,000 fans per game ^[13] .

Media wars

There are currently three sports newspapers in Greece which support Panathinaikos. Among them, one is considered the voice of the management of the football club ("Derby Sports") and another the voice of the opposition ("I Prasini"), which also comprises the owners of the basketball club Pavlos & Thanassis Giannakopoulos. The third ("Athlitiki Icho") is not known to maintain a specific policy. Among the first two, it is usual for reporters to accuse each other of being paid employees of either the Vardinogiannis or the Giannakopoulos family. Fans have been involved in this dispute and tensions have grown very high.

The emergence of PEK

Following the grave defeat in the Greek cup by Olympiacos FC early in 2008 and Panathinaikos elimination, a team of businessmen led by Andreas Vgenopoulos announced the creation of Panathenian Unifying Movement (Παναθηναϊκή Ενωτική Κίνηση , Panathinaiki Enotiki Kinisi) with the purpose to assist the club financially and organisationally. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name They pledged 1. 5M euros for the amateur departments of Panathinaikos and asked the Vardinogiannis family to co-operate with them. Giannakopoulos brothers were present in the announcement and offered their support to the movement. Giannis Vardinogiannis refused to co-operate and considered this a take-over approach, restating that Panathinaikos F. C. is not for sale.

The April 13th march

After another grave defeat in Crete by OFI on April 6th, and the apparent loss of the championship title, which most supporters believed the team had no option but to win because of its centenary, a march was announced for the following Sunday starting at Pedion tou Areos and ending outside the Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium, with the sole purpose of asking Vardinogiannis family to sell the club. OFI Crete, or more commonly OFI ( Greek: ΟΦΗ - Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου - Omilos Filathlon Irakleiou) the Fans' Club It was advertised mainly through mobile phones and internet forums. The march was considered successful by its organisers with estimates ranging between 20,000 (police) and 40,000 (fans). The fans later complained about a media blackout, since pictures from the march were not broadcast to the mainstream TV channels and attributed this to the control Vardinogiannis family has over two major TV channels (Mega and Star). Media blackout refers to the Censorship of News related to a certain topic for any number of reasons Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV, was the first private network to launch in Greece Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming

Ownership model changed

On April 22, president and main shareholder Giannis Vardinogiannis gave a press conference in which he announced the decision of his family to reduce their share in the club to 50%, after 30 years of full ownership, through a 80 million € increase of the company's capital stock. See also Panathinaikos FC Giannis Vardinogiannis (Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης (born March 27 1955 in London, UK) is a The euro sign (€ is the Currency sign used for the Euro, the official currency of the European Union (EU ^[14]
Andreas Vgenopoulos, president of the Panathenian Unifying Movement, responded later in the afternoon with a press release, stating his happiness for seeing Mr. Vardinogiannis' desicion to follow the right direction for the good of the club and pronounced the start of the negotiations after the end of the Greek Easter holidays (April 28). ^[15]

Crest and colours

The crest and colours were first used by the club in 1919 when player Michalis Papazoglou, a Constantinopolitan, proposed that the club adopt the colour green with a shamrock (three-leafed clover) as an emblem, as used by his Chalcedon-based former club of Chalkidona. Michalis Papazoglou was the man who inspired the TREFOIL as the emblem of Panathinaikos. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS The shamrock, a symbol of Ireland and a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland, is a three-leafed old white Clover, sometimes of See Kadikoi for the village on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. The jersey colors are green and white, although the white sometimes is omitted, used as trim or as an alternative. Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye
In Panathinaikos' first years after the establishment of green as the team's primary color, players were wearing green shirts, white shorts and green socks although the uniform has changed many times since then.
Honoring the club's past and in part of the centenary season's celebrations two new jerseys (home and away) were introduced on January 6th 2008^[16]. A centennial year logo was also introduced, it was chosen by the fans via the club's website through a contest that took place in 2007^[17]. The logo combines the three-leafed clover with the number 100.

History of the kit

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Stadium

Main article: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium

Stadium Name	Capacity	Years
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium	original: 25. 000 (16. 620 after 2001 renovation)	1923 - 1983, 2000 - 2005, 2007 - 2008
Athens Olympic Stadium	71. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. 000	1983 - 2000, 2008 - present
Votanikos Arena	42. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation 000 (proposed) (over 50. 000 with upgrade)	2010 and for the next 99 years

Panathinaikos FC original home ground since the early 1920s was the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in the Ampelokipi district in central Athens. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. Ampelokipoi, Abelokipi, or Ambelokipi (Greek Αμπελόκηποι may refer to the following places in Greece Ampelokipoi Achaea, The stadium is located on Alexandras Avenue and is most commonly referred to as the "Leoforos" (i. Alexandra's Avenue ( Greek: Λεωφορος Αλεξάνδρας Leoforos Alexandras) is a main east-west thoroughfare linking Patision Street and e. Avenue). It is considered the most historic in Greece as it was used by the Greek national football team as home ground for many years (most recently for the Euro 2004 qualifying matches) and even by Panathinaikos' biggest rivals, AEK Athens FC (for the 2002-2003 UEFA Champions League matches) and Olympiacos Piraeus (for friendly matches). Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Many world-famous sides such as FC Porto, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal F.C., Manchester United, Everton FC, Red Star Belgrade and others have succumbed to the fiery passion displayed by PAO fans. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.

Panathinaikos left the Leoforos in 1983 to play in the newly built Olympic Stadium of Athens. The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. In 2000, the then club president Aggelos Philippides announced a return to Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, following a 7m € renovation. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Capacity was reduced from 25,000 to 16,620, new dressing rooms were built and modular stand roofing was added in compliance with UEFA requirements, but in 2004 stricter standards were announced and Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium would need further expansion were it to remain suitable for UEFA-sanctioned matches. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. This was precluded by local zoning regulations and the team had to return to the Athens Olympic stadium once more, until a new stadium, the Votanikos Arena, is built (projected for late 2008). The Leoforos ground is due for demolition and will become a park. A small section of the west curve spectator stands, the legendary "Gate 13", will be retained and house a small Panathinaikos museum. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P

In January 27, 2007 Panathinaikos Amateur and Panathinaikos FC decided to reuse Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium for the 2007/2008 Greek Super League season and UEFA Cup matches. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Also, the club directors decided to install new lawn, new seats and upgrade the press conference room and all the rest rooms.

Anthem

Greek	Transliteration	Translation
Σύλλογος μεγάλος δεν υπάρχει άλλος δεν υπάρχει άλλος πιο δυναμικός. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The International standard ISO 843 establishes a system for the Transliteration into Latin characters of Greek characters. Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation Και χιλιάδες φίλοι μόλις δουν τριφύλλι ζήτω λένε ο Παναθηναϊκός. Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ μεγάλε και τρανέ. Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ, πρωταθλητή σ' όλα τα σπορ παντοτινέ. Σ' έχουνε δοξάσει οι γνωστοί σου άσσοι που λεβέντες είναι όλοι με καρδιά. Χαίρεται η Ελλάδα που έχει τέτοια ομάδα που της νίκης έχει πάντα τα κλειδιά. Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ μεγάλε και τρανέ. Παναθηναϊκέ, Παναθηναϊκέ, πρωταθλητή σ' όλα τα σπορ παντοτινέ.	Syllogos megalos den yparchei allos den yparchei allos pio dynamikos. Kai chiliades filoi molis doun trifylli zītō lene o panathīnaikos. Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike megale kai trane. Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike, prōtathlītī s' ola ta spor pantotine. S' echoune doxasei oi gnōstoi sou assoi pou leventes einai olloi me kardia. Chairetai ī Ellada pou echei tetoia omada pou tīs nikīs echei panta ta kleidia. Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike megale kai trane. Panathīnaike, Panathīnaike, prōtathlītī s' ola ta spor pantotine.	There is no greater club there is no other more dynamic. And thousands of friends once they see a shamrock hurrah they shout for Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos great and grand. Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos, everlasting champion in every sport. You've been glorified by your noted aces who are all brave and hearted. Greece is pleasured to have such a team that always has the keys to victory. Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos great and grand. Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos, everlasting champion in every sport.

Current squad

As of 4 June 2008. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

No. Position Player 1 GK Mario Galinović 3 DF Josu Sarriegi 4 MF Marcelo Mattos 5 DF Nasief Morris 6 DF Filipos Darlas 7 MF Sotiris Ninis 8 DF Yannis Goumas (captain) 9 MF Sebastián Romero 11 FW Dimitris Papadopoulos (vice-captain) 14 FW Dimitris Salpigidis 15 DF Takis Fyssas 16 DF Stefanos Siontis 18 GK Arkadiusz Malarz 20 MF Sotiris Leontiou

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Mario Galinović (born November 15, 1976 in Osijek) is a Croatian football goalkeeper who is currently playing for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Josu Sarriegi Zumarraga (born January 19, 1979 in Lazkao, Guipuscoa) is a Spanish / Basque football defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos or simply Marcelo Mattos (born 10 February 1984 in Indiaporã, São Paulo) is a Brazilian In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nasief Morris (born April 16 1981 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African footballer currently playing for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Filippos Darlas ( Greek Φίλιππος Δάρλας) (born October 23 1983 in Agrinio, Greece) is a Greek footballer who currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sotiris Ninis (Σωτήρης Νίνης born April 3, 1990 in Himarë, Albania) is a Greek footballer currently playing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Giannis Goumas (Γιάννης Γκούμας was born on 24 May 1975 in the village of Ambelonas near Larisa. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sebastián Ariel Romero (born April 27, 1978 in Berisso) is an Argentine professional footballer who currently plays for Gimnasia Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dimitrios Papadopoulos ( Greek: Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος born 20 October 1981 in Gagarin Kazakhstan -then part of Soviet Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dimitris Salpigidis or Salpingidis ( Greek: Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης born 18 August, 1981 in Thessaloniki In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas (born 12 June 1973, in Athens) is a former Greek international footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Arkadiusz Malarz ( pron; born June 19, 1980 in Pułtusk, Poland) is a Polish goalkeeper who currently plays for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sotiris Leontiou, born on July 17, 1984 in Ioannina, Greece is a Greek Attacking midfielder. Position Player 21 MF Giorgos Karagounis (vice-captain) 22 MF Alexandros Tziolis 23 DF Mate Junior Simao 24 DF Loukas Vyntra 25 FW Dame N'Doye 27 MF Andreas Ivanschitz (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 28 FW Antonis Petropoulos 29 DF Mikael Nilsson 30 MF Elini Dimoutsos 31 DF Nikos Spiropoulos 32 DF Nikos Pantidos 33 GK Orestis Karnezis 35 DF Giorgos Dadamis 38 MF Nikos Boutzikos

Squad changes for 2008/09 season

In:

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Giorgos Karagounis ( Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Alexandros Tziolis (Αλέξανδρος Τζιόλης (born February 13 1985 in Katerini) is a Greek footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Simão Mate Junior (born 23 July 1988) is a football player from Mozambique currently playing as a defensive midfielder or a central defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Loukas Vyntra (Λουκάς Βύντρα (born 5 February 1981 in Město Albrechtice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech - Greek (Czech Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dame N'Doye (born February 21, 1985 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andreas Ivanschitz (born October 15, 1983 in Eisenstadt) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Panathinaikos FC in Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Antonis Petropoulos (born 28 January 1986 in Athens, Greece) is a young Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mikael "Micke" Nilsson 'miːkɑɛl 'nɪlsɔn (born 24 June 1978 in Ovesholm) is a Swedish footballer Wingback and Midfielder, who For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Elini Dimoutsos (born June 18, 1988 in Lushnje Albania) is a Greek footballer In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nikos Spyropoulos ( Greek: Νίκος Σπυρόπουλος, often transliterated Sp i ropoulos born October 10, 1983) is a In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nikos Pantidos ( Greek: Νίκος Παντίδος (born 19 April 1991 in Athens) is a young Greek footballer currently In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Orestis Spiridon Karnezis (born 11 July 1985) is a Goalkeeper currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nikos Boutzikos (Greek Νίκος Μπουτζικος) (born September 6, 1989 in Athens and raised in Chalkidiki) is a young Position Player 28 FW Antonis Petropoulos (loan return from OFI)

Out on loan:

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Antonis Petropoulos (born 28 January 1986 in Athens, Greece) is a young Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos OFI Crete, or more commonly OFI ( Greek: ΟΦΗ - Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου - Omilos Filathlon Irakleiou) the Fans' Club Position Player FW Evangelos Mantzios (on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt) GK Georgios Sikalias (on loan to Ethnikos) GK Michalis Vellidis (on loan to GS Diagoras Rodos) GK Petros Kravaritis (on loan to AO Koropi) MF Alexandros Konstantidis (on loan to AO Koropi) DF Avgerinos Katranas (on loan to Panetolikos) DF Giannis Zaradoukas (on loan to Panseraikos) DF Giannis Stathis (on loan to Ilisiakos) DF Alexandros Pagalis (on loan to Fostiras)

Out:

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Evangelos Mantzios (Ευάγγελος Μάντζιος (born 22 April 1983) is a footballer. Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Petros Kravaritis (Πέτρος Κραβαρίτης (born August 31, 1987 in Athens) is a Greek Goalkeeper, currently playing for Panathinaikos AO Koropi or Koropi FC (Greek ΑΟ Κορωπί is a football club based in Koropi, Greece. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. AO Koropi or Koropi FC (Greek ΑΟ Κορωπί is a football club based in Koropi, Greece. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Panserraikos FC is the football club of Serres in Macedonia Greece. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ilisiakos (Greek Ηλυσιακός is an Ilisia -based football club currently in the Greek B' Division. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Alexandros Pagalis (Αλέξανδρος Πάγκαλης (born February 4 1988 in Athens is a young defender currently playing for Panathinaikos Fostiras is a football club based in Tavros, Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1926. Position Player FW Hélder Postiga (to Sporting Lisbon) MF Ezequiel Gonzalez (Released) FW Manucho (loan return to Manchester United) DF Anthony Šerić (to Besiktas)[18]

Notable former players

Greece Antonis Antoniadis Stratos Apostolakis Angelos Basinas Georgios Delikaris Mimis Domazos Giorgos Donis Kostas Eleftherakis Panagiotis Filakouris Kostas Frantzeskos Mike Galakos Theofanis Gekas Lysandros Georgamlis Giorgos Georgiadis Takis Ikonomopoulos George Kalafatis Ioannis Kalitzakis Aristidis Kamaras Giorgos Kapouranis Anthimos Kapsis Thanasis Kolitsidakis Ioannis Kyrastas Sotirios Kyrgiakos Andreas Lagonikakis Kostas Linoxilakis Spiros Livathinos Takis Loukanidis Nikos Lyberopoulos Spiros Marangos Angelos Messaris Antonis Miyiakis Apostolos Nikolaidis Antonis Nikopolidis Nikos Nioplias Loukas Panourgias Andreas Papaemmanouil Nikos Sarganis Dimitris Saravakos Giourkas Seitaridis

Argentina Oscar Alvarez Juan José Borrelli Fernando Galetto Juan Ramón Rocha Juan Ramón Verón Australia Chris Kalantzis Brazil Júlio César da Silva Flávio Conceição Araken Demelo Cameroon Joël Epalle Croatia Aljoša Asanović Robert Jarni Goran Vlaović Velimir Zajec Igor Bišćan Cyprus Michalis Konstantinou Denmark Rene Henriksen Jan Michaelsen Finland Joonas Kolkka Germany Markus Münch Karlheinz Pflipsen Walter Wagner Netherlands Tschen La Ling Norway Erik Mykland

Peru Percy Olivares Poland Krzysztof Warzycha Józef Wandzik Emmanuel Olisadebe Portugal Paulo Sousa Serbia Borivoje Đorđević Spain Víctor Sánchez

All time leaders in appearances and goals

Rank	Name	Caps	Still Active?
1	Mimis Domazos	502	No
2	Krzysztof Warzycha	390	No
3	Kostas Antoniou	322	No
4	Anthimos Kapsis	319	No
5	Frangiskos Sourpis	309	No

Rank	Name	Goals	Still Active?
1	Krzysztof Warzycha	288	No
2	Antonis Antoniadis	197	No
3	Dimitris Saravakos	156	No
4	Nikos Lyberopoulos	97	Yes
5	Kostas Eleftherakis	88	No

Former coaches

As of 19 May 2008. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a Striker Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ezequiel "Equi" González (born July 10, 1980 in Rosario) is an Argentine football playmaker. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983 in Luanda) better known as Manucho, is an Angolan footballer He In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Anthony "Ante" Šerić (born 15 January 1979 is a Croatian Australian footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Antonis Antoniadis (born 1945 is one of the great goal scorers of Greek football in the post-war era scoring about 148 goals in a career which spanned 22 years Efstratios "Stratos" Apostolakis (Στράτος Αποστολάκης (born May 17, 1964) nicknamed The Turbo, was a Greek Angelos Basinas (Άγγελος Μπασινάς born on 3 January 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greek international football Georgios Delikaris was a Greek footballer who played for the two greatest Greek clubs Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Dimitris "Mimis" Domazos (Δημήτρης Δομάζος (born 22 January, 1942) is a retired Greek footballer (central attacking Giorgos Donis ( Greek: Γεώργιος (Γιώργος Δώνης born on October 29, 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a Kostas Eleftherakis (born July 18, 1950) was a midfielder His nickname was "the deer" ( to elafi) Panagiotis "Totis" Filakouris is a former Greek football player Constantinos "Kostas" Frantzeskos (born January 4, 1969) is a Greek footballer best known for his deadly free-kick accuracy Elias "Maik" Galakos (Μάικ Γαλάκος was a Greek football Midfielder during the 1970s and 1980s Theofanis (Fanis Gekas (Θεοφάνης Γκέκας born May 23, 1980, Larissa, Greece) is a footballer who currently plays for Lysandros Georgamlis (Greek Λύσανδρος Γεωργαμλής is a former Greek football player and current coach. Georgios Georgiadis (Γιώργος Χ Γεωργιάδης is a former Greek football (soccer player who last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Panagiotis ("Takis" Ikonomopoulos (born October 19, 1942) is a former Football (soccer Goalkeeper from Greece. George Kalafatis (Γεώργιος Καλαφάτης (born in 1890 a few hundred meters away from Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium in Exarchia of Athens - Ioannis Kalitzakis (Γιάννης Καλιτζάκης (born 17 February 1966) is a retired Greek football defender. Aristidis Kamaras was born in 1939 He started his career at Apollon Athens as a defender Anthimos Kapsis (born in 1950 is a former International Greek player who played for Panathinaikos from 1971 until the mid-1980s Athanasios "Thanasis" Kolitsidakis (Θανάσης Κολιτσιδάκης (born 20 November, 1966 in Thessaloniki) is a former Greek Ioannis Kyrastas (Ιωάννης Κυράστας ( 25 October 1952 - 1 April 2004) was a Greek footballer and Sotirios "Sotiris" Kyrgiakos (Σωτήρης Κυργιάκος (born on 23 July 1979 in Trikala Greece) is a Greek Kostas Linoxilakis (Κώστας Λινοξυλάκης born March 5, 1933) is a former Greek footballer. Spiros Livathinos is a former football player coach and current scout of Panathinaikos. Takis Loukanidis is a former Greek footballer He was born in Paranesti, a village in the broader area of Drama in 1937 he played with AEK-Komotini and Nikos Liberopoulos ( Greek: Νίκος Λυμπερόπουλος born on August 4 1975 in Filiatra) is a Greek international Spyridon "Spiros" Marangos (Σπύρος Μαραγκός (born 20 February 1967) is a former Greek football player. Angelos Messaris (1910-1978 is a former Greek footballer He is widely regarded as the best Greek player of the pre-war era Antonis Miyiakis (born 1911 was a star forward for Greek football team Panathinaikos in the 1930s Antonios Nikopolidis ( Greek: Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης, born 14 January 1971 in Arta) is a Greek Nikolaos (Nikos Nioplias or Nioblias (Νίκος Νιόπλιας born on 17 January 1965 is a Greek footballer Loukas Panourgias (born 1899 in Levadia) was a Greek footballer Arguably the best football goalkeeper Greece has ever produced Nikos Sarganis was born on January 15, 1954, in Rafina, Attica Dimitrios Saravakos (Δημήτρης Σαραβάκος (born 26 July 1961) nicknamed O Μικρός ( The Kid) is a Greek Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης born 4 June 1981 in Piraeus) is a Greek football player Oscar Marcelino Alvarez (born April 25, 1948 is an Argentine former professional player Juan José Borrelli (born November 8 1970 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer and one of the most known Fernando Edgar Galetto (born April 13, 1971 in Monte Cristo, Córdoba) is a former Argentine footballer Juan Ramón Rocha (born May 08 1954 in Santo Tomé Corrientes) is an Argentine former footballer, and coach Juan Ramón Verón (born March 17, 1944 in La Plata) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player Chris Kalantzis (born 27 July 1967) is an Australian Association football player Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César (born March 8, 1963 in Bauru ( São Paulo) was a Football (soccer Flávio da Conceição (born 13 June 1974 in Santa Maria da Serra) is a former Brazilian footballer, who enjoyed a successful Araken Demelo (born 1946 in Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka (born February 20, 1978) is a Cameroonian football player Aljoša Asanović (born December 14, 1965 in Split, Croatia, is a retired Croatian soccer player best known from his performances Robert Jarni (born October 26, 1968) is a former Croatian footballer who played left winger or wingback. Goran Vlaović (born 7 August 1972 in Nova Gradiška) is a former Croatian football Striker. Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former football player Igor Bišćan (born May 4, 1978 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football player currently playing for Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football Striker. René Henriksen (born August 27, 1969 in Glostrup) is a Danish former professional football player who played as a defender Jan Munch Michaelsen (born November 28, 1970 in Nantes, France) is a Danish football player for Hamarkameratene. Joonas Kolkka (born September 28 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Markus Münch (born September 7, 1972 in Nußloch, West Germany) is a former German Footballer. Karlheinz Pflipsen (b October 31, 1970 in Mönchengladbach) is a retired German soccer player Walter Wagner (born July 26, 1949) was a German football Striker during the 1970s and 1980s Tschen 'Tscheu' La Ling ( born 6 January, 1956) is a former Dutch football player who has played for clubs in the Netherlands Greece Erik Mykland (born July 21 1971 in Risør) nicknamed Myggen (the Mosquito is a Norwegian footballer. Percy Celso Olivares Polanco (born June 5, 1968 in Lima) is a retired football defender from Peru. Krzysztof "Kristof" Warzycha ( pron ˈkʂɨʂtɔf vaˈʐɨxa (Κριστόφ Βαζέχα (born November 17, 1964 in Katowice Józef Wandzik (born August 13 1963) is a Polish Association football player in the goalkeeper position Emmanuel Olisadebe (born December 22, 1978 in Warri is a Polish football Striker who plays for the Chinese club Henan Jianye for another Portuguese footballer see José Paulo Sousa da Silva. Borivoje Đorđević (born 2 August, 1948) is a former Serbian football player Víctor Sánchez del Amo (born 23 February 1976 in Madrid) commonly known as Víctor, is a Spanish football Midfielder Dimitris "Mimis" Domazos (Δημήτρης Δομάζος (born 22 January, 1942) is a retired Greek footballer (central attacking Krzysztof "Kristof" Warzycha ( pron ˈkʂɨʂtɔf vaˈʐɨxa (Κριστόφ Βαζέχα (born November 17, 1964 in Katowice Kostas Antoniou (Greek Κώστας Αντωνίου is a former Greek international footballer playing as a midfielder Anthimos Kapsis (born in 1950 is a former International Greek player who played for Panathinaikos from 1971 until the mid-1980s Frangiskos Sourpis is a former Greek footballer centre-back for Panathinaikos from 1962 until 1973. Krzysztof "Kristof" Warzycha ( pron ˈkʂɨʂtɔf vaˈʐɨxa (Κριστόφ Βαζέχα (born November 17, 1964 in Katowice Antonis Antoniadis (born 1945 is one of the great goal scorers of Greek football in the post-war era scoring about 148 goals in a career which spanned 22 years Dimitrios Saravakos (Δημήτρης Σαραβάκος (born 26 July 1961) nicknamed O Μικρός ( The Kid) is a Greek Nikos Liberopoulos ( Greek: Νίκος Λυμπερόπουλος born on August 4 1975 in Filiatra) is a Greek international Kostas Eleftherakis (born July 18, 1950) was a midfielder His nickname was "the deer" ( to elafi) Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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Tomislav Ivić 1986 Vassilis Daniil 1986-1988, 1990-1992, 1997-1999 Gunter Bengston 1988-1989 Christo Bonev 1989-1990 Ivica Osim 1992-1994 Juan Ramón Rocha 1994-1996, 1999 Velimir Zajec 1996-1997 Ioannis Kyrastas 1999-2000, 2001 Angelos Anastasiadis 2000-2001 Sergio Markarián 2001-2002, 2002-2003 Fernando Santos 2002 Itzhak Shum 2003-2004 Zdeněk Ščasný 2004-2005 Alberto Malesani 2005-2006 Hans Backe 2006 Jasminko Velić 2006 Víctor Muñoz 2006-2007 Jose Peseiro 2007-2008

European campaigns

Season	Achievement	Notes
European Champion Clubs' Cup
1970-71	Final	defeated by Ajax 2-0 at Wembley Stadium
1984-85	Semi Final	eliminated by Liverpool F.C. 0-1 in Athens, 0-4 in Liverpool
1991-92	Semi Final Group Stage	finished fourth in a group with Sampdoria, FK Red Star and RSC Anderlecht
Champions League
1995-96	Semi Final	eliminated by Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam ,0-3 in Athens
2000-01	Second Group	eliminated in a group with Manchester Utd, Valencia CF and SK Sturm Graz
2001-02	Quarter Final	eliminated by FC Barcelona 1-0 in Athens, 1-3 in Barcelona
UEFA Cup
1987-88	Quarter final	eliminated by Club Brugge 2-2 in Athens ,0-1 in Belgium
2002-03	Quarter final	eliminated by FC Porto 1-0 in Portugal ,0-2 in Athens
Intercontinental Cup
1971	Final	tied with Nacional 1-1 in Athens, defeated 1-2 in Uruguay

UEFA club competition record

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Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
ECCC	125	39	37	49	146	169
ECWC	22	9	3	10	29	36
UCUP	62	27	12	23	84	73
SCUP	0	0	0	0	0	0
UIC	0	0	0	0	0	0
EUSA	2	0	1	1	2	3
Total	211	75	53	83	261	281

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Greek Championship: 19 ^{[19] [20]}
  • 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004

• Greek Cup: 16 ^[21]
  • 1940, 1948, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004

• Greek Super Cup: 3
  • 1988, 1993, 1994

International competitions

• Balkans Cup: 1
  • 1978

• European Champion Clubs' Cup: Runners-Up
  • 1971
• Intercontinental Cup: Runners-Up
  • 1971

References

External links

Official websites

• PAO.gr Official club website (Greek) (English)
• Panathinaikos FC at the Super League Greece official website (Greek)
• Panathinaikos FC at the UEFA official website (English)
• Panathinaikos Youth Academy (Greek)

Fan sites

• Eniaios Foreas Gate 13 Fanclubs' Union (Greek)
• Green Web Fans (Greek)
• Mad Boys (Greek)
• Gate 13 (Greek) (English)

The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.

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