Panathinaikos
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| Panathinaikos A.C. (PAO) | |
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| Established | 1908 |
| Club colours | Green and white |
| Presidents | Football: Argiris Mitsou Basketball: Pavlos Giannakopoulos Volleyball: Vlasis Stathokostopoulos |
| Coaches | Football: Alberto Malesani Basketball: Zelimir Obradovic Volleyball: Hristos Papadopoulos |
| Stadiums | O.A.K.A. (Athens Olympic Sports Complex) Football stadium (Spyros Louis): 74,767 capacity Basketball stadium (Olympic Indoor Hall): 19,200 capacity |
| Address | Panathinaikos 12 Irodou Attikou |
| Websites | Football: www.pao.gr Basketball: www.paobc.gr Volleyball: www.paovolley.gr |
Panathinaikos Sports Club (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos, i.e. Pan-Athenian Athletic) was founded by George Kalafatis in 1908. It is often referred to by its initials, PAO. The club emblem is the three-leaf clover in green.
Panathinaikos initially consisted of a single department, the football team. Before the club took the name P.A.O. it was called P.O.A. (Athens Football Club). In 1909 it changed to P.P.O. (Panhellenic Football Club), in 1918 to P.P.A.O. (Panhellenic Football and Athletic Club) and finally, in 1924 to the well known name of P.A.O. (Panathenian Athletic Club). Over the years Panathinaikos has established departments in 21 sports. Some of them are:
- Athletics (track and field), established in the 30's
- Basketball, established in 1937
- The basketball team is a major force on the European stage, having won the continent's top club competition, the Euroleague, three times (1996, 2000, 2002)
- Swimming and Water Polo, established in 1950
- Volleyball, established in 1919
- Table-Tennis, established in 1935
- Boxing, established in 1948
- Fencing, established in 1960
- Wrestling, established in 1965
- Gymnastics, established in 1965
- Water Skiing, established in 1965
- Weightlifting, established in 1963
- Cycling, established in 1928
- Chess, established in 1959
Panathinaikos is the most successful Greek football club in European competitions, having participated in one European Champions Cup Final (1971 at Wembley Stadium, London, where they lost 2-0 to Ajax Amsterdam) and having twice reached the semifinal of the same competition (later renamed the Champions' League): in 1985 against Liverpool and in 1996 against Ajax.
Some famous player's that played for Panathinaikos are:
- Angelos Basinas
- Mimis Domazos
- Krystof Warzycha
- Antonis Nikopolidis
- Takis Fyssas
- Yourkas Seitaridis
- George Kalafatis
- Velimir Zajec
- Apostolos Nikolaidis
- Harry Game
- Takis Oikonomopoulos
- Antonis Antoniadis
- Ferenc Puskas
- Dimitri Saravakos
- Sergio Markarian
- Giorgos Karagounis
- Michalis Konstantinou
Titles
Total Titles: 363
41 titles in Football:
20 Greek Championships (1911, 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004)
16 Greek Cups (1940, 1948, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004)
4 Super Cups (1970, 1988, 1993, 1994)
1 Balkan Cup (1978)
41 titles in Basketball:
1 Intercontinental Cup (1996)
3 European Championships (1996, 2000, 2002)
25 Greek Championships (1947, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
8 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005)
3 Women's Greek Championships (1998, 2000, 2005)
1 Women's Greek Cup (2000)
39 titles in Volleyball:
17 Greek Championships (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004)
3 Greek Cups (1982, 1984, 1985)
18 Women's Greek Championships (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005)
1 Women's Greek Cup (2005)
+242 titles in other sports.
Football Players (38)
| Goalkeepers (5) | |
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| 1 |  Galinovic Mario |
| 33 |  Kotsolis Stefanos |
| 31 | Sikalias Giorgos |
| 30 | Tzorvas Alexandros |
| XX | Missing image Cameroon_flag_large.png Ebede Pier (New Player) |
| Defenders (8) | |
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| 8 | Goumas Yannis |
| 3 | Kotsios Elias |
| 5 | Missing image South_africa_flag_300.png Morris Nasief |
| 24 | Vintra Loucas |
| 32 | Tripotseris Theodoros |
| 32 | Travlos Nikos |
| 43 | Kokolakis Grigoris-Henry |
| XX | Seric Antoni (New Player)
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| Midfielders (17) | |
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| 18 |  Sanmartean Lucian |
| 4 | Maric Silvio |
| 9 |  Gonzalez Ezekiel |
| 37 | Roubakis Manolis
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| 50 |  Wooter Nordin |
| 20 | Basinas Angelos |
| 27 | Konstantinidis Pantelis |
| 15 | Andric Srdan |
| 15 | Thomas Yannis |
| 40 | Haralabidis Kostas |
| 41 |  De Lima Freitas Anderson |
| 42 | Zoras Emilios |
| 45 |  Gantsef Vladimir |
| 36 | Pantelis Dimitris |
| XX | Conseicao Flavio (New Player) |
| XX | Tziolis Alexandros (New Player) |
| XX | Theodoridis Giorgos (New Player)
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| Forwards (8) | |
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| 23 | Missing image Flag_of_Poland_320px.png Olisadebe Emmanouel |
| 35 | Bousinakis Periklis |
| 34 | Kritikos Stelios |
| 19 |  Konstantinou Michalis |
| 11 | Papadopoulos Dimitris |
| 29 | Missing image Flag_of_Poland_320px.png Bykowski Maciej |
| 44 | Gekas Fanis |
| XX | Mantzios Evagelos (New Player)
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Basketball Players (15)
| Play Makers (4) | |
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| 13 | Diamantidis Dimitris |
| 5 | Kalaitzis Giorgos |
| 7 |  Lakovic Jaka |
| 16 | Xanthopoulos Vassilis |
| Shooting Guards(3) | |
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| 10 | Hatzivretas Nikos |
| 19 |  Kutluay Ibrahim |
| 14 |  Scepanovic Vlado |
| Small Forwards (3) | |
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| 4 | Alvertis Fragiskos |
| 6 | Papanikolaou Dimitris |
| 15 | Sakota Dusan |
| Power Forwards (2) | |
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| 8 |  Batist Michael |
| 12 | Tsartsaris Costas |
| Centers (3) | |
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| 35 | Baxter Lonny |
| 9 |  Femerling Patrick |
| 11 |  Middleton Darryl |
Volleyball Players (13)
| Libero (1) | |
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| 7 | Stefanou Giorgios |
| Setters (2) | |
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| 11 | Livathinos Ioannis |
| 5 | Missing image Flag_of_Poland_320px.png Zygadlo Lucasz |
| Middle Blockers (3) | |
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| 14 | Pantaleon Sotirios |
| 12 | Smaragdis Nikolaos |
| 1 | Andreadis Andreas |
| Wing Spikers (5) | |
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| 10 | Kouroupis Victoras |
| 6 | Missing image Flag_of_Poland_320px.png Murek Devid |
| 16 |  Platenik Peter |
| 15 | Lappas Elias |
| 8 | Fotopoulos Panagiotis |
| Opposites (2) | |
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| 2 | Donas Efstathios |
| 4 | Novotny Jakub |
External links
- Official football site (http://www.pao.gr) (in Greek and English)
- Official basketball site (http://www.paobc.gr) (in Greek and English)
- Official volleyball site (http://www.paovolley.gr) (in Greek and English)
- Comprehensive Fan Site (http://www.greenwebfans.com) (in Greek)
- Multimedia Fan Site (http://www.panatha.gr) (in Greek)
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