Panathinaikos Football Club, known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO, is a Greek professional football club based in the City of Athens.
The name "Panathinaikos" was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates, Panathenaicus, where the orator praises the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, used for the benefit of all Greeks.
Today a part of Panathinaikos A.O., they are the oldest active football club in Greece, initially founded only to practice this sport. Created in 1908 as "Podosfairikos Omilos Athinon" by Georgios Kalafatis, they play in the Super League Greece, being one of the most successful clubs in Greek football and one of three clubs which have never been relegated from the top division. Amongst their major titles are 20 Greek Championships, 18 Greek Cups, achieving eight times the Double, and 4 Greek Super Cups. They are also the only club that won a championship undefeated, going without a loss in a top-flight campaign, a feat that no other club in Greece has ever been able to achieve.
Location:
Athens
Arena/Stadium:
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Head Coach:
Kostas Nikopoulos
Anastasios Chatzigiovannis
Midfielder
Anthony Mounier
Midfielder
Christos Donis
Midfielder
Christos Kountouriotis
Forward
Christos Zervopoulos
Defender
Dimitrios Emmanouilidis
Midfielder
Dimitrios Kolovetsios
Defender
Dimitris Kourbelis
Midfielder
Evangelos Ikonomou
Defender
Fanis Tzandaris
Midfielder
Giannis Bouzoukis
Midfielder
Giannis Mystakidis
Forward
Guillermo Molins
Midfielder
Konstantinos Kotsaris
Goalkeeper
Kostas Apostolakis
Midfielder
Luciano da Rocha Neves
Forward
Mattias Johansson
Defender
Odisseas Vlachodimos
Goalkeeper
Ousmane Coulibaly
Defender
Paschalis Staikos
Midfielder
Sokratis Dioudis
Goalkeeper
Sotirios-Panteleimon Pispas
Forward
Stefanos Evangelou
Defender
Thanasis Dimitroulas
Forward
Vangelis Theocharis
Midfielder
Vasilis Xenopoulos
Goalkeeper