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Panathinaikos FC
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| Full name | PAE Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Pan-Athenian Athletic Club FC) |
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| Nickname(s) | Prasinoi (The Greens) Trifylli (Shamrock) |
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| Founded | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Athens, Greece (Capacity 16,620) |
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| Chairman |  Argiris Mitsou |
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| Manager |  José Peseiro |
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| League | Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα) |
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| 2006-07 | Super League Greece, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece.
The team currently competes in the Super League Greece.
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The club was founded in 1908 as POA (Greek: ΠΟΑ - Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Αθηνών - Podosferikos Omilos Athinon), the Football Club of Athens, when George Kalafatis and a number of athletes decided to break away from their athletic club, Panellinios GS, and form a new club which would be dedicated to football. The decision came after two years of Kalafatis lobbying the board of Panellinios GS to establish a football department. The athletic club's reluctance, however, grounded in the elitist view that football was a sport for the working class, forced forty of its athletes, many from aristocratic Athenian families, to join Kalafatis at the new club.
The team's first unofficial game was against the Piraeus-based Piraeikos, the predecessor of Olympiacos during the Panthessalian tournament in Trikala; Piraeikos was beaten 9-0 by the fledgling club.
In 1910, after a dispute between a number of board members and subsequent exodus of members, Kalafatis and Marinos Marinakis, a major financier and board member of POA, cemented their control of the board and changed the name of the club to PPO (Greek: ΠΠΟ - Πανελλήνιος Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος - Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos), the Panhellenic Football Club. Not long afterwards, the club left its small Patission Avenue ground and secured a new ground at Amerikis Square. In 1912, the club appointed Oxford University athlete John Campbell as coach. Campbell's impact was immediate as the Englishman introduced football skills and tactics not yet seen in Greek football, but considered rudimentary by English standards. By 1914, John Campbell had returned to England, but the club was already dominating Greek football with players such as Michalis Papazoglou, Michalis Rokos, and Apostolos Nikolaidis.
At the conclusion of the Great War, the name of the club was changed again to PPAO (Greek: ΠΠAΟ - Πανελλήνιος Ποδοσφαιρικός και Αγωνιστικός Όμιλος - Panellinios Podosferikos ke Agonistikos Omilos), the Panhellenic Football and Sports Club, and for the first time, in 1919, the club adopted Green as its official colour, and the shamrock as its emblem (as proposed by Michalis Papazoglou). 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. The local council was reluctant to sign over the land and negotiations between the club and the local council stalled. After months of negotiations, Crown Prince Nicholas brokered a solution between the two parties and PPAO was finally given permission to build a football ground. In 1924, after a tense standoff between the club and refugees from Asia Minor, who attempted to exercise squatters rights on the grounds, Leoforos Alexandras was finally awarded to the club. The move to a permanent home ground also heralded another, final, name change to PAO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club.
Formed initially as a dedicated football club, the football team is the oldest of all the Panathinaikos club’s sports sections. They play in the Super League Greece and play their home games at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. Panathinaikos is one of the most successful Greek football clubs of all time, winning 19 league titles. In 1971 they were European Cup finalists, losing 2-0 to Ajax at Wembley Stadium. They remain the only Greek club that has reached a European final. In 1985, Panathinaikos reached the European Cup semifinals, where they were thrown out by Liverpool F.C. (4-0, 0-1, aggregate 5-0). The club reached the semifinal stage of the UEFA Champions League in 1996, when they faced Ajax, recording a surprising first-leg away victory (0-1). However, they suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat on the second leg and were thus denied entry to the final once more. In the 2002 UEFA Champions League, Panathinaikos reached the quarter-finals, losing 3-2 on aggregate to FC Barcelona. Panathinaikos is the highest ranked Greek club in the official UEFA Team Ranking [1] .
The team has been owned since 1979 by the Vardinogiannis family, who are mostly known for their oil, media and entertainment companies. The team's chairman is Dr. Argiris Mitsou, but Giannis Vardinogiannis is the most important member of the board (shareholder).
In September 2001, IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) voted Panathinaikos FC as World's Club Team of the Month [2]
Panathinaikos was also one of the first clubs that formed a women's team in 1980. This department is currently inactive.
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. The jersey colors are green and white, although the white sometimes is omitted, used as trim or as an alternative.
Panathinaikos are well respected across Europe for their European Cup and Champions League record. Notably, Panathinaikos participated in a European Cup final in 1971, against Ajax, and 2 times has made the semifinals (1984, 1996).
| Panathinaikos Lineup against Atromitos at 28/10/2007 . |
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- Top 20 in all competitions
| Rank | Name | Goals | Still Active? |
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| 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 |
| 6 | Giorgos Georgiadis |
68 | Yes |
| 7 | Mimis Domazos |
67 | No |
| 8 | Kostas Charalabides |
66 | No |
| 9 |  Oscar Alvárez |
57 | No |
| 10 | Kostas Antoniou |
54 | No |
| 11 | Dimitris Papadopoulos |
51 | Yes |
| 12 | Papadimitriou |
47 | No |
| 13 |  Michalis Konstantinou |
46 | Yes |
| 14 | Spyros Livathinos |
45 | No |
| 15 | Christos Dimopoulos |
45 | No |
| 16 | Angelos Basinas |
43 | Yes |
| 17 | Kostas Mavridis |
42 | No |
| 18 | Own goals | 41 | - |
| 19 |  Goran Vlaović |
39 | No |
| 20 | Giorgos Donis |
38 | No |
| Stadium Name | Capacity | Years |
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| Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium |
original: 25.000 (16.620 after 2001 renovation) |
1923 - 1983, 2000 - 2005, 2007-2008 |
| Athens Olympic Stadium |
71.000 |
1983 - 2000, |
| Votanikos Arena |
42.000 (proposed) (over 50.000 with upgrade) |
end of 2009 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. The stadium is located on Alexandras Avenue and is most commonly referred to as the "Leoforos" (i.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). 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.
Panathinaikos left the Leoforos in 1983 to play in the newly built Olympic Stadium of Athens. In 2000, the then club president Aggelos Philippides announced a return to Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, following a 7m € renovation. 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. 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.
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. Also, the club directors decided to install new lawn, new seats and upgrade the press conference room and all the rest rooms. The project will begin soon after 2006-2007 league end.
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| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 1971 | Final | tied with Nacional 1-1 in Athens, defeated 1-2 in Uruguay | |
- Greek Championships: 19
- 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004
- Panhellenic (SEGAS) Championship: 1
- 1911
- Greek Cup: 16
- 1940, 1948, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004
- Greek Super Cup: 3
- 1988, 1993, 1994
- Balkan Cup: 1
- 1978
- Doubles: 7
- 1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004
- European Champion Clubs' Cup Runners-Up:
- 1971
- Intercontinental Cup Runners-Up:
- 1971
- Panathinaikos FC - Official website (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos Youth Academy Official Website (in Greek)
- Panathinaikos Gate 13 Fans' Site (in Greek & English)
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1 Galinović • 2 Enakarhire • 3 Sarriegi • 4 Mattos • 5 Morris • 6 Darlas • 7 Ninis • 8 Goumas • 9 Roméro • 10 González • 11 Papadopoulos • 14 Salpigidis • 15 Fyssas • 16 Siontis • 17 Tsigas • 18 Malarz • 19 Šerić • 20 Leontiou • 21 Karagounis • 22 Tziolis • 23 Simao • 24 Vyntra • 25 N'Doye • 26 Matzios • 27 Ivanschitz • 29 Nilsson • 30 Dimoutsos • 31 Katranas • 33 Karnezis • 34 Pagalis • 35 Ntantamis • 38 Boutzikos • Manager: Peseiro |