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Revision as of 12:20, 26 February 2012 by A711989159 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Following the major changes in 2008, Panathinaikos hired Henk ten Cate as coach and bought many expensive players such as Gilberto Silva from Arsenal and Gabriel from Fluminense. In the 2008–09 season, the Greens proved that they could hold their weight in the Champions League by reaching the last 16. However, they disappointed in the Greek Championship finishing 3rd in the regular season, though they managed to come 2nd overall after the playoff mini-league.
The 2009–10 season was successful for Panathinaikos. During the summer transfer period the club bought Djibril Cissé from Marseille, Kostas Katsouranis from Benfica, Sebastian Leto from Liverpool and various other players spending more than €35 million. Henk ten Cate left in December to be replaced by Nikos Nioplias. The team managed to enter the last 16 of the Europa League and win both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup – beating Aris in the final on 24 April.
In the summer of 2010, Panathinaikos signed Jean-Alain Boumsong and Sidney Govou from Lyon as well as Luis García, Damien Plessis and goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes. The fans showed their support by rocketing their own previous record of 26,002 season tickets to 30,091. Due to bad performances Panathinaikos didn't manage to protect his title and he was knocked out from the Group Stage of Champions League.
Due to financial problems, Panathinaikos sold Cisse for 5.8 million euros to S.S. Lazio and other players like Tzorvas to Palermo F.C and reduced the budget. New players came like Owusu Abeyie, Toche, Vitolo (From PAOK, a rival team) and Zeca. During the summer of 2011 the team also changed their president and chose Dimitris Gontikas to be the chairman. Panathinaikos was knocked out from O.B. due to 4–5 aggregate. At 5 September 2011, Giannis Vardinogiannis announced that he intends to leave the club.
Crest and colours
The colours that were first used by the club in 1908 were white and black but soon changed to green and white. In 1918, player Michalis Papazoglou proposed that the club adopt the shamrock as its emblem. He used to have it sewn on his shirt since he was competing for a club in his native Chalcedon, Constantinople. Papazoglou was possibly inspired by William Sherring, an Irish Canadian athlete who had won the Athens 1906 Olympic Marathon wearing a white shirt with a big green shamrock on it.
The team's jersey colours are green and white, although the white sometimes is omitted, used as trim or as an alternative. During the first years after the establishment of green as Panathinaikos' primary colour, players were wearing green shirts, white shorts and green socks. Since then, the uniform style has changed many times but green has always remained the team's primary colour.
Stadiums
Panathinaikos' original home ground since the early 1920s was the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in the Ampelokipoi district in central Athens. The stadium is located on Alexandras Avenue and is most commonly referred to as Leoforos (i.e. Avenue). It is considered one of the most historic stadiums in Greece, as it was used by the Greek national football team as home ground for many years (most recently for the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches) and even by Panathinaikos' biggest rivals, AEK (for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League matches) and Olympiacos (for friendly matches).
Panathinaikos left Leoforos in 1983 to play in the newly built Athens Olympic Stadium. In 2000, the then club president Angelos Filippidis announced a return to Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, following a €7 million 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 the 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 Athens Olympic Stadium once more until a new stadium, the Votanikos Arena, is built. 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.
On 27 January 2007, the board of Panathinaikos decided to reuse Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium for the team's 2007–08 Greek Super League and UEFA Cup home games. Also, the club officials decided to install new lawn, new seats and upgrade the press conference room and the restrooms.
| Stadium Name | Capacity | Years |
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| Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | Original: 25,000 (16,620 after 2001 renovation) |
1923–1984,1988–1989, 2000–2005, 2007–2008 |
| Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 | 1984–1988,1989–2000, 2005–2007, 2008 – |
Statistics and records
Mimis Domazos holds the record for Panathinaikos F.C. appearances, having played 502 first-team matches between 1959 and 1980. Striker Krzysztof Warzycha comes second, having played 390 times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by Takis Ikonomopoulos, with 303 appearances.
Krzysztof Warzycha is the club's top goalscorer with 288 goals in all competitions between 1989 and 2004 having surpassed Antonis Antoniadis's total of 180 in January 1998.
Panathinaikos record home attendance is 74.493, for a Greek League match against AEK F.C. in 1986 at O.A.K.A Stadium. The record attendance for a Panathinaikos match at Apostolos Nikolaidis is from 1967 when 29.665 spectators watched the Cup Winners Cup game between Panathinaikos F.C. and FC Bayern Munich.
Panathinaikos is the only club in the history of Greek football to finish a top-flight campaign unbeaten.This happened in the 1963–64 season.
Honours
See also: Panathinaikos FC in EuropeDomestic
Greek Championship: (20)
Greek Cup: (17)
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- Greek Super Cup: (4)
- 1970, 1988, 1993, 1994
- Greater Greece Cup: (1)
- 1970
- Athens Championship: (17)
- 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
International
- European Cup
- Runners-up: 1971
- Balkans Cup: (1)
- 1978
Youth teams
- Greek Amateur Cup: (2)
- 1994, 1995
- Athens Cup: (2)
- 1993, 1994
- Greek U-21 Championship: (1)
- 2005
- Greek U-18 Championship: (1)
- 2009
Competitions for amateur footballers, won by Panathinaikos' U-21 team (or Panathinaikos Amateurs, as it was called at that time).
Players
See also: List of Panathinaikos F.C. playersCurrent squad
As of December 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2011
Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Jesualdo Ferreira
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| Assistant Coach | Nuno Almeida
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| Assistant Coach | Rui Silva
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| Fitness Coach | José Gomes
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| Goalkeepers Coach |  Vasilis Alexoudis
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| Golden Team Coach |  Juan Ramon Rocha
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Last updated: January 2011
Source: pao.gr
Administration
See also: List of Panathinaikos F.C. presidents| Office | Name |
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| President of the Board & General Manager | Dimitris Gontikas |
| Technical Director | Giannis Samaras |
| Youth Academy Technical Director | Giannis Samaras |
| Administrative & Financial Director | Alexandros Papadospyridakis |
| Operations Director | Vangelis Petsos |
| Senior Advisor to the President | Stefanos Isaias |
| Advisor for the Project "New Panathinaikos Stadium" | Vangelis Samaras |
| Head of Communications & Media Manager | Stefanos Koumpis |
| International Affairs Manager | Giannis Vekris |
| Venue Manager | Giannis Zavradinos |
Last updated: August 2011
Source: pao.gr
References
- ^ "1908–1920" (in Greek). leoforos.gr. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- "Trifylli" (in Greek). pao.gr.
- "Ο "στρατηγός" του Παναθηναϊκού και της Εθνικής" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr.
- "Οι κορυφαίοι σε συμμετοχές" (in Greek). express.gr.
- "Συμμετοχές" (in Greek). sentragoal.gr.
- "Βαζέχα: η πράσινη σημαία" (in Greek). contra.gr.
- "Τα ρεκόρ του Βαζέχα" (in Greek). sday.gr.
- "Τα ρεκόρ εισιτηρίων σε ένα αγώνα" (in Greek). otenet.gr.
- "Γήπεδο Λεωφόρου Αλεξάνδρας" (in Greek). leoforos.gr.
- "Τα χρόνια της "πράσινης" υπεροχής 1960–1970" (in Greek). pao.gr.
- "Οι Πρωταθλητές Ελλάδας από το 1928 μέχρι σήμερα" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation epo.gr.
- "Greece – List of Cup Winners". rsssf.com.
- "Cruyff pulls the strings". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
External links
- Panathinaikos FC – official website (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos Youth Academy (in Greek)
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