Panathinaikos A.O.

Panathinaikos A.C. (PAO)
Panathinaikos Athletic Club emblem
Data
Established	1908
Club colours	Green and white
Presidents	Football: Argiris Mitsou (?) Basketball: Pavlos Giannakopoulos Volleyball: Vlasis Stathokostopoulos
Coaches	Football: Alberto Malezani Basketball: Zelimir Obradovic Volleyball: Carlos Xavier Weber
Stadia	O.A.K.A. (Athens Olympic Sports Complex) Football stadium (Spyros Louis): 66,132 capacity Basketball stadium (Olympic Indoor Hall): 18,700 capacity
Address	Panathinaikos 12 Irodou Attikou Athens GR-151 24 Greece Tel.: +30 210 8093630 Fax: +30 210 8093644
Websites	Football: www.pao.gr Basketball: www.paobc.gr Volleyball: www.paovolleyball.gr Amateur departments: www.panathinaikos1908.gr

Panathinaikos Sports Club (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos, i.e. Pan-Athenian Athletic Club) is a sport organisation and the biggest sport club in Greece as it has the most single departments and the most titles in Greece. It 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) 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
• Cycling, established in 1928
• Table-Tennis, established in 1935
• Boxing, established in 1948
• Chess, established in 1959
• Fencing, established in 1960
• Weightlifting, established in 1963
• Wrestling, established in 1965
• Gymnastics, established in 1965
• Water Skiing, established in 1965

Football club successes

Panathinaikos is one of the most successful greek football clubs, mostly going well 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 semifinals of the same competition (later renamed the Champions' League): in 1985 against Liverpool and in 1996 against Ajax (1 - 0, 0 - 3).

Famous football players who played for Panathinaikos

• George Kalafatis
• Michalis Papazoglou
• Mimis Pierrakos
• Kostas Tsiklitiras
• Loukas Panourgias
• Angelos Messaris
• Antonis Miyiakis
• Apostolos Nikolaidis
• Takis Loukanidis
• Kostas Linoxilakis
• Mimis Domazos
• Takis Oikonomopoulos
• Antonis Antoniadis
• Juan Ramón Verón
• Dimitris Saravakos
• Juan Ramon Rocha
• Velimir Zajec
• Krzysztof Warzycha
• Takis Fyssas
• Giorgos Karagounis
• Yourkas Seitaridis
• Angelos Basinas
• Sotiris Kyrgiakos

Famous basketball players who played for Panathinaikos

• Antonio Davis (1990-92)
• Nikos Galis
• Arijan Komazec
• Stojan Vrankovic
• Alexander Volkov
• Zarko Paspalj
• Panagiotis Giannakis
• Dominique Wilkins
• John Salley
• Byron Scott
• Dino Radja
• Dejan Bodiroga
• Zeljko Rebraca

Famous volleyball players who played for Panathinaikos

• Andre Nascimento
• Cleber De Oliviera

Titles

Total Titles: 363

41 titles in football:

16 Greek Championships (1930, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004)

14 Greek Cups (1940, 1948,1967, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2004)

4 Super Cups (1970, 1988, 1993, 1994)

1 Balkan Cup (1978)

42 titles in Basketball:

1 Intercontinental Cup (1996)

3 European Championships (1996, 2000, 2002)

26 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)

+241 titles in other sports.

Most popular fan clubs are: Gate 13, PALEFIP.

Football squad

Goalkeepers (5)
1	File:Croatia flag large.png Mario Galinović
12	File:Cameroon flag large.png Pier-Owono Ebede (New)
33	File:Greece flag large.png Markos Vellidis (New)
17	File:Cyprus flag large.png Michalis Shimitras (New)

Defenders (11)
8	File:Greece flag large.png Ioannis Goumas (C)
24cm	File:Greece flag large.png Andreas Tsopelas
4	File:Greece flag large.png Elias Kotsios
5	File:South africa flag 300.png Nasief Morris
24	File:Greece flag large.png Loucas Vintra
32	File:Greece flag large.png Theodoros Tripotseris
43	File:Greece flag large.png Grigoris-Henry Kokolakis
19	File:Croatia flag large.png Anthony Šerić (New)
37	File:Greece flag large.png Ioannis Stathis (New)
31	File:Greece flag large.png Filippos Darlas (New)
35	File:Greece flag large.png Stefanos Siontis (New)

Midfielders (13)
18	File:Romania flag large.png Lucian Sanmartean
10	File:Argentina flag large.png Ezequiel Gonzalez
14	File:Netherlands flag large.png Nordin Wooter
15	File:Croatia flag large.png Srđan Andrić
21	File:Cyprus flag large.png Kostas Haralabides
30	File:Brazil flag large.png Anderson De Lima Freitas
45	File:Bulgaria flag large.png Vladimir Gadhzev
6	File:Brazil flag large.png Flávio Conceição (New)
22	File:Greece flag large.png Alexandros Tziolis (New)
25	File:Croatia flag large.png Igor Bišćan (New Player)
28	File:Greece flag large.png Giorgos Theodoridis (New Player)
27	File:Greece flag large.png Sotiris Leontiou (New Player)
29	File:Sweden flag large.png Mikael Nilsson (New Player)

Forwards (6)
9	File:Flag of Poland.png Emmanuel Olisadebe
34	File:Greece flag large.png Stelios Kritikos
11	File:Greece flag large.png Dimitris Papadopoulos
7	File:Greece flag large.png Fanis Gekas
26	File:Greece flag large.png Evagelos Mantzios (New)
40	File:Hungary flag large.png Sandor Torghelle (New)

Basketball Players (14)

Point Guards (4)
13	File:Greece flag large.png Diamantidis Dimitrios
5	File:Greece flag large.png Kalaitzis Georgios
11	File:Greece flag large.png Spanoulis Vassilios (New Player)

Shooting Guards(3)
7	File:Slovenia flag large.png Lakovic Jaka
14	File:Serbia flag large.png Scepanovic Vlado
10	File:Greece flag large.png Hatzivrettas Nikolaos

Small Forwards (3)
4	File:Greece flag large.png Alvertis Fragiskos (C)
6	File:Greece flag large.png Papanikolaou Dimitris
16	File:Greece flag large.png Sakota Dusan

Power Forwards (2)
8	File:Us flag large.png Batiste Michael
12	File:Greece flag large.png Tsartsaris Kostas

Centers (2)
9	File:Germany flag large.png Femerling Patrick
15	File:Serbia flag large.png Tomasevic Dejan (New Player)

Volleyball Players (13)

Libero (1)
7	File:Greece flag large.png Stefanou Georgios

Setters (2)
11	File:Greece flag large.png Psaras Athanasios
5	File:Brazil flag large.png Marcelinho

Middle Blockers (3)
14	File:Greece flag large.png Pantaleon Sotirios
12	File:Greece flag large.png Smaragdis Nikolaos
1	File:Greece flag large.png Andreadis Andreas

Wing Spikers (5)
10	File:Greece flag large.png Kouroupis Victoras
6	File:Brazil flag large.png Dante Amaral
16	File:Greece flag large.png Baev Theodoros (C)
15	File:Greece flag large.png Lappas Elias
8	File:Greece flag large.png Fotopoulos Panagiotis

Opposites (2)
2	File:Greece flag large.png Donas Efstathios
4	File:Venezuela flag large.png Gomez Hernando

External links

• Official football site (in Greek and English)
• Official basketball site (in Greek and English)
• Official volleyball site (in Greek and English)
• Official amateur departments' site (in Greek)
• Comprehensive Fan Site (in Greek)
• Multimedia Fan Site (in Greek)

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