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| Full name | PAE Panathinaikos AO | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Prasini (The Greens) Trifylli (The Clover) | ||
| Founded | 1908 | ||
| Ground | Olympic Stadium - Spiros Louis Athens, Greece | ||
| Capacity | 71,030 | ||
| Chairman |  Argiris Mitsou | ||
| Head Coach |  Víctor Muñoz | ||
| League | Super League Greece | ||
| 2005-06 | Super League Greece, 3rd | ||
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PAE Panathinaikos AO (Greek, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), or PAO, is the football team of Panathinaikos, the Athens based Greek sport club. Founded in 1908 the football team is the oldest of all the club’s sports sections. They play in the Super League Greece and play their home games at the Olympic Stadium - Spiros Louis. 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.Panathinaikos is also the greek team with the most important achievements in the european fields, something which justifies its global fame. Currently (September 2006) Panathinaikos is the highest ranked Greek club in the official UEFA Team Ranking http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/trank2006.html.
According to the current world club ranking of the International Federation of Football and Statistics for the period ending July 30, 2006 , Panathinaikos is No. 125 in the World. (Olympiakos is No.72 and AEK is No.120).
The team is owned since 1979 by Vardinogiannis family, who are mostly known for their oil, media and entertainment companies. Team's chairman is Dr. Argiris Mitsou but Giannis Vardinogiannis is the member of the family that is actually taking decisions concerning the team.
Current football squad
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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Notable Former Players
see also Category:Panathinaikos footballers
Coaches
Coaches since 1979
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Selected Coaches before 1979
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see also Category:Panathinaikos managers
International Record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| Champions League | |||
| 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 Goup Stage | eliminated by Sampdoria | |
| 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 | |
| UEFA Cup | |||
| 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 | |
| Intercontinental Cup | |||
| 1971 | Final | defeated by Nacional 1-1 in Athens, 1-2 in Uruguay | |
Honours
- 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: 4
- 1970, 1988, 1993, 1994
- Balkan Cup 1
- 1978
- Doubles: 7
- 1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004
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External links
- Official football's department website (in Greek and English)
- Gate 13 Fans' Site (in Greek and English)
- Panathinaikos Fans Site (in Greek)
- Green CyBeR Fans' Site (in Greek and English)
- Greengate Site (in Greek)
- Multimedia Fan Site (in Greek)
- Panathinaikos, the Greek Sports Master Fan Site (in English)