Panathinaikos
| '''Panathinaikos A.O. |  | Panathinaikos Athletic Club emblem |
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| Data |
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| Established | 1908 |
| - Nicknames | Prasinoi (the Greens), Trifili (the Clover) |
| Titles | 487 |
| Hymn | |
| Club colours | Green and white |
| Stadiums | Football stadium:
Apostolos Nikolaidis (Leoforos): 18,000 seats (old)
Spiros Louis Stadium: 74,767 seats
Basketball stadium:
Olympic Indoor Hall: 19,200 seats |
| Presidents | Football: Argiris Mitsou
Basketball: Pavlos Giannakopoulos
Volleyball: Vlasis Stathokostopoulos
Amateur: Thanassis Giannakopoulos |
| Coaches | Football: Hans Backe
Basketball: Zeljko Obradovic
Volleyball: - |
| Leagues | Football: Super League Greece
Basketball: A1
Volleyball: A1 |
| 2005-06 | Football: 3rd
Basketball: Champion
Volleyball: Champion |
| 2006 Titles | Basketball:
Greek Championship
Greek Cup
Volleyball:
Greek Championship
Women's Greek Championship
Women's Greek Cup |
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Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (
Greek:
Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, i.e.
Pan-Athenian Athletic Club) is one of the most
popular and historic
multisport clubs in
Greece. Panathinaikos is one of the world's sports institutions with the largest number of active sports departments (20) and have a remarkable number of titles won (487) in several disciplines. Panathinaikos (or
P.A.O. as the club is often referred to by its initials) was founded by
George Kalafatis in 1908, when he and forty athletes decided to break away from
Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos when the club refused to form a football team. The club emblem is a green three-leaf
clover.
Over the years Panathinaikos has established departments in 24 different sports. 4 of those are currently inactive:
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Football, established in 1908
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Athletics (track and field), established in 1919
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Volleyball, established in 1919
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Basketball, established in 1922
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Table tennis, established in 1924
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Cycling, established in 1928
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Shooting, established in 1928
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Field hockey, established in 1928 (inactive)
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Swimming, established in 1930
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Water Polo, established in 1930
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Handball, established in 1930 (inactive)
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Boxing, established in 1946
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Diving, established in 1947
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Chess, established in 1959
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Weightlifting, established in 1959
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Fencing, established in 1960
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Gymnastics, established in 1962
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Waterskiing, established in 1963 (inactive)
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Wrestling, established in 1965
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Modern pentathlon, established in 1978
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Judo, established in 1980 (inactive)
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Archery, established in 1981
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Futsal, established in 1990
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Synchronized swimming, established in 1992
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. ("Podosfairikos Omilos Athinon", i.e.
Athens Football Club). In 1909 it changed to P.P.O. ("Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos", i.e. Panhellenic Football Club). In 1918 the name changed once more to P.P.A.O. ("Panellinios Podosferikos kai Agonistikos Omilos" i.e. Panhellenic Football and Contest Club), the same year the club adopted green (in the place of red) as its official color and the clover as its emblem, which was designed by George Hadjopoulos, the president of the Greek National Gallery and a member of the club. Finally, on May 15th 1924, the name was finalized to Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (PAO).Club's nickname is trifilli.
Three of P.A.O's departments are professional (football, basketball and volleyball) and all are independently owned by powerful businessmen. Football (P.A.E. Panathinaikos A.O.) is owned by oil and media tycoons
Vardinogiannis family (presently
Giannis Vardinogiannis is more involved with the department), basketball (K.A.E. Panathinaikos A.O.) is owned by pharmaceutical magnates
Pavlos & Thanassis Giannakopoulos and volleyball (T.A.P. Panathinaikos A.O.) is owned by restaurant and club owner
Vlassis Stathokostopoulos. All the other departments belong to the
"erasitechnis" (amateur) Panathinaikos, whose president and board members are elected in a regular basis by members of the club. Current president is Mr.
Thanassis Giannakopoulos.
Panathinaikos is one of the most successful Greek football clubs, playing consistently in European competitions. They have participated in one European Champions Cup Final (1971 at
Wembley Stadium, London, where they lost 2-0 to
Ajax Amsterdam) and have twice reached the semifinals of the same competition (later renamed the
UEFA Champions League): in 1985 against
Liverpool (0-4, 0-1) and in 1996 against Ajax (1-0, 0-3). Moreover they have reached the quarter-finals stage twice (1992 and 2002). Further European achievement is regarded the qualifying to the UEFA Cup quarter finals in 1988 , beating Juventus.
Currently (May 2006) Panathinaikos is the highest ranked Greek club in the official
UEFA Team Ranking, placed in number 19.
Olympiacos is in place 47 and
AEK in place 57 [
1].
International achievements
Titles Won (41)
*19
Greek Championships (1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996,
2004)
*1
Panhellenic (SEGAS) Championship (
1911)
*16
Greek Cups (1940, 1948, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995,
2004)
*7
Doubles (1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995,
2004)
*4
Super Cups (1970, 1988, 1993,
1994)
*1
Balkan Cup (
1978)
Antonis Antoniadis,
Stratos Apostolakis,
Angelos Basinas,
Georgios Delikaris,
Mimis Domazos,
Giorgos Donis,
Kostas Eleftherakis,
Takis Fyssas,
Kostas Frantzeskos,
Mike Galakos,
Giorgos Georgiadis,
Takis Ikonomopoulos,
George Kalafatis,
Ioannis Kalitzakis,
Aristidis Kamaras,
Giorgos Kapouranis,
Anthimos Kapsis,
Giorgos Karagounis,
Ioannis Kirastas,
Sotirios Kyrgiakos,
Kostas Linoxilakis,
Spiros Livathinos,
Takis Loukanidis,
Spiros Marangos,
Angelos Messaris,
Antonis Miyiakis,
Apostolos Nikolaidis,
Antonios Nikopolidis,
Nikos Nioplias,
Loukas Panourgias,
Michalis Papazoglou,
Mimis Pierrakos,
Nikos Sarganis,
Dimitris Saravakos,
Giourkas Seitaridis,
Kostas Tsiklitiras,
Nikos VamvakoulasJuan Ramon Veron,
Oscar Alvarez,
Juan Ramon Rotcha,
Juan Jose BorrelliJúlio César da Silva,
Flávio ConceiçãoRene Henriksen,
Jan MichaelsenKarlheinz Pflipsen,
Markus MünchVelimir Zajec,
Aljoša Asanović,
Robert Jarni,
Goran VlaovićJoonas KolkkaErik MyklandKrzysztof Warzycha,
Jozef Wandzik,
Emmanuel OlisadebePaulo SousaCurrent roster
History
Panathinaikos' Basketball Department is the most successful basketball team in Greece and among the best in Europe. Twenty-seven national championships, nine Greek Cups, three European Championships (or Euroleague) and one Inter-continental Cup adorn the team's trophy collection.
Within its 84 years of existence, Panathinaikos' basketball department has written many golden pages in its history. Legends of world baskeball have played with the club (
Dominique Wilkins,
Byron Scott,
Dino Radja,
Dejan Bodiroga,
Nikos Gallis,
Panagiotis Giannakis,
Stojan Vrankovic,
Fanis Christodoulou,
Antonio Davis among others). These players, together with the presidency of Pavlos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos, have made the name of Panathinaikos one of the most well-known in Europe and the most successful team of the last decade in the continent (along with
Maccabi Tel Aviv) with three
Euroleague titles.
On April 1996 in Paris final-four (F4), Panathinaikos was the first Greek team to win the European Championships (now
Euroleague), beating
FC Barcelona in a unique final tournament, by 67-66. In September of the same year the team also won the Inter-continental cup, prevailing by 2-1 wins over Olympia of
Argentina (83-89, 83-78, 101-76). In 2000 in
Thessaloniki F4, Panathinaikos were the Champions of Europe for the second time, beating Maccabi 73-67 in the final. In 2002 in
Bologna F4, Panathinaikos brought to Athens the most prestigious European trophy for the third time, beating
Kinder Bologna 89-83 in the final.
Panathinaikos participated in the F4 of the Euroleague another four times: Tel Aviv in 1994(3rd), Zaragoza in 1995(3rd), Paris in 2001(2nd) and Moscow in 2005(3rd). Other significant successes are: the two participations in the semifinals of the Cup Winners Cup (1969, 1998), the course up to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup for the season 1971-72 (exclusion of the team Ignis
Varese (78-70, 55-69). In the season of 1981-82, Panathinaikos participated in the finals of the Cup Champions Cup of that time, excluding consecutively
CSKA Moscow and Lefski Sofia teams.
International achievements
| Season | Achievement! Notes |
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| European Champions Cup |
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| 1971-72 | Semi-final | eliminated by Ignis Varese, 78-70 in Athens, 55-69 in Varese |
| 1972-73 | Semi-final | eliminated by Academica Sofia, 84-78 in Athens, 57-76 in Sofia |
| 1981-82 | Final round | 5th place |
| 1993-94 | Final-four | 3rd place in Tel-Aviv |
| 1994-95 | Final-four | 3rd place in Zaragoza |
| 1995-96 | Winner | won Barcelona 67-66 in Paris |
| 1996-97 | Semi-final | eliminated by Olympiakos, 49-69 at home, 57-65 away |
| 1998-99 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Teamsystem Bologna, 58-63 in Athens, 64-88 in Bologna |
| 1999-00 | Winner | won Maccabi Tel-Aviv 73-67 in Thessaloniki |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| FIBA Suproleague|
| 2000-01 | Final | defeated 81-67 by Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Paris |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Euroleague|
| 2001-02 | Winner | won Kinder Bologna 89-83 in Bologna |
| 2004-05 | Final-four | 3rd place in Moscow |
| 2005-06 | Quarter-final | eliminated by TAU Ceramica with 1-2 wins |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Cup Winners Cup|
| 1968-69 | Semi-final | eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi, 81-67 in Athens, 71-103 in Tbilisi |
| 1997-98 | Semi-final | eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 77-58 in Athens, 61-86 in Milan |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Intercontinental Cup|
| 1996 | Winner | 2-1 wins against Olimpia Venado Tuerto |
Titles Won (44)
*1
Intercontinental Cup (
1996)
*3
European Championships(Euroleague) (1996, 2000,
2002)
*27
Greek Championships (1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006)
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Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005,
2006)
*4
Doubles (1982, 2003, 2005,
2006)
*3
Women's Greek Championships (1998, 2000,
2005)
*1
Women's Greek Cup (
2000)
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Double (
2000)
Famous basketball players
Takis Koronaios,
Liveris Andritsos,
Nikos Boudouris,
Fanis Christodoulou,
Antonios Fotsis,
Nick Galis know also as
Nikos Galis,
Panagiotis Giannakis,
Giannis Giannoulis,
Nikos Ikonomou,
Memos Ioannou,
John Korfas,
Lazaros Papadopoulos,
Konstantinos Patavoukas,
Vasilis Spanoulis ,
David StergakosMarcelo Nicola,
Hugo Sconochini,
Pepe SanchezArian Komazec,
Stojan Vrankovic,
Dino RadjaJohn AmaechiPatrick Femerling, Michael Koch
Odded KatashNando GentileZarko Paspalj,
Dejan Bodiroga,
Zeljko Rebraca,
Vlado ScepanovicJaka LakovicFerran MartinezIbrahim KutluayAlexander VolkovAntonio Davis,
Dominique Wilkins,
Byron Dinkins,
John Salley,
Byron Scott, Johnny Rodgers,
Darryl Middleton,
Ariel McDonald,
Tracy MurrayCurrent roster
Point Guards*13.
Dimitris Diamantidis {1.96}
*00.
Tony Delk {1.88}
*00.
Vasilis Xanthopoulos {1.88}
Shooting Guards*00.
Sani Becirovic {1.95}
*10.
Nikos Chatzivrettas {1.96}
Small Forwards*00.
Ramunas Siskauskas {1.98}
*06.
Dimitris Papanikolaou {2.02}
*16.
Dusan Sakota {2.09}
Power Forwards*04.
Fragiskos Alvertis {2.06}
*08.
Michael Batiste {2.03}
*00.
Dimos Dikoudis {2.07}
*12.
Kostas Tsartsaris {2.09}
Centers*15.
Dejan Tomasevic {2.08}
*00.
Robertas Javtokas {2.10}
Coach Zelimir ObradovicHistory
Panathinaikos was one of the first athletic associations that created a volleyball club in Greece in 1919. The first dynamic presence of the team is dated in the years 1927 â€" 29 with many popular players of the time such as the historical member of the board
Apostolos Nikolaidis as well as players such as Aravositas, Gkoumas, Arg. Nikolaidis, Papageorgiou and Papastefanou. In the following years the interest for volleyball became less until before the
2nd World War when Panathinaikos presented a powerful team with leader players such as Labrou, Vallidis, Momferatos, Tzoumanis, Proselentis, Lykouris, Kakridis k.a.
In the recent history, the volleyball club has demonstrated many titles and honors due to the fact that the team roster has always included some of the leading volleyball players. The first and most popular generation of players of 60's was Andreas and Nikos Bergeles, as well as Iliopoulos, Leloudas, Chasapis, Emmanouil, Perros and Fotiou who opened the road for the next generations. The most important achievement of the team was the participation in the final of the European Cup in 1980 with players such as Georgantis, Agrapidakis, Koliopoulos, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gkountakos, Astras and Kokkinaras. In the following years, Panathinaikos team continued to dominate the Greek championship with players such as Kazazis, Tentzeris, Gontikas, Galakos, Dimitriadis, Margaronis, Karamaroudis and Andreopoulos.
One of the most successful periods were also the seasons 1994-95 and 1995-96 where Panathinaikos won 2 championships in a raw with Stelios Prosalikas as head coach and Andreopoulos, Triantafillidis, Filippof, Spanos, Hatziantoniou, Oyzounof, A. Kovatsef, P. Kovatsef, Karamaroudis, Mavrakis, Konstantinidis, Zakynthinos, Koutouleas, Tonef as players.
Today, after a difficult period, Panathinaikos is aiming again at the top. The renaissance of the team was demonstrated at the 2006 Top Teams Cup Final-4 in
Palma de Mallorca, where Panathinaikos came third. Notable was the fan support, since it was the first major volleyball tournament in Europe where such a large number of fans (over 500) have travelled a long distance to support their team.
International achievements
| Season | Achievement! Notes |
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| Champions Cup (Men) |
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| 1995-96 | align="left" | 7th place |
| 1996-97 | align="left" | 5th place |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Cup Winners Cup (Men)|
| 1976-77 | Quarter-final |
| 1979-80 | Final | defeated by Panini Modena, 2-3 sets in Athens |
| 1981-82 | Quarter-final |
| 1983-84 | Quarter-final |
| 1987-88 | Quarter-final |
| 1988-89 | Final-four | 3rd place |
| 1989-90 | Quarter-final |
| 1990-91 | Quarter-final |
| 1991-92 | Quarter-final |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Top Teams Cup (Men)|
| 2005-06 | Final-four | 3rd place |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| CEV Cup (Men)|
| 2001-02 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Asystel Milano |
| 2002-03 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole |
| 2003-04 | Final-four | 3rd place |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Champions Cup (Women)|
| 1993-94 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Matera |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| Cup Winners Cup (Women)|
| 1994-95 | Final-four | 4th place |
| 1995-96 | align="left" | 7th place |
| 1999-00 | Final | 2nd place |
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF>| CEV Cup (Women)|
| 1980-1981 | Final-four | 4th place |
Titles Won (42)
*18
Greek Championships (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004,
2006)
*3
Greek Cups (1982, 1984,
1985)
*3
Doubles (1982, 1984,
1985)
*19
Women's Greek Championships (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005,
2006)
*2
Women's Greek Cups (2005 ,
2006 )
*2
Doubles (2005,
2006)
Famous volleyball players who played for Panathinaikos
Michalis Koliopoulos, Stelios Kazazis, Tasos Tentzeris, Akis Chatziantoniou.
Plamen Konstantinov
Andre Nascimento, Cleber De Oliveira
Dalibor Polak
Fabrice Bry
Dawid Murek
Clayton Stanley
Actual Roster
| Libero (1) | | 7 | Stefanou Georgios |
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| Setters (2) | | - | 10 | Marcelinho |
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| Middle Blockers (3) | | 1 | Andreadis Andreas |
| 14 | Pantaleon Sotirios |
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| Wing Spikers (5) | | 3 | Kouroupis Victoras |
| 8 | Fotopoulos Panagiotis |
| 15 | Lappas Elias |
| 17 | Dante Amaral |
| 18 | Theodoros Baev (C) |
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| Opposites (2) | |-| 4 | Gomez Hernando |
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Table Tennis
(112)
*Greek Championship Men Single (30x): 1930, 1931, 1940, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1959 [Mantzaroglou], 1961, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1973 [A Category], 1974, 1974 [A Category], 1975, 1975 [A Category], 1975 [Mantzaroglou], 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1986 [A Category], 1987, 1988
*Greek Championship Women Single (18x): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959 [Mantzaroglou], 1959 [Spring], 1972, 1972 [A Category], 1973, 1973 [A Category], 1974, 1974 [A Category], 1976, 1976 [A Category], 1976 [Mantzaroglou]
*Greek Championship Men Double (21x): 1940, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
*Greek Championship Women Double (6x): 1953, 1954, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
*Greek Championship Men-Women Double (14x): 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1986
*Greek Club's Championship - Overall Standings (7x): 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962
*Greek Club's Championship Men (6x): 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1974
*Greek Club's Championship Women (3x): 1972, 1973, 1974
*Greek Cup Men (6x): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1992
*Greek Cup Women (1x): 1969
Athletics
(59)
*Greek Championship (23x): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1989, 1990
*Greek Indoor Championship (4x): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994
*Greek Cross Country Championship (25x): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998
*Greek Championship (Damen) (2x): 1949, 1950
*Greek Cross Country Championshipn (Damen) (5x): 1949, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Cycling
(51)
*Greek Championship (7x): 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1973
*Greek Championship (Street) (29x): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1997
*Greek Championship (Velodrom) (15x): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
Boxing
(27)
*Greek Championship (26x): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
*Greek Cup (1x): 1988
Fencing
(27)
*Greek Team Championship (11x): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
*Greek Championship (16x): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
Diving
(26)
*Greek Championship (Men, 5m. board) (19x): 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981
*Greek Championship (Men, 3m. board) (6x): 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
*Greek Championship (Men, Total Standings) (1x): 1965
Archery
(15)
*Greek Championship (Men and Women) (5x): 1992, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
*Greek Championship (5x): 1992, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
*Greek Championship Standard Bow (1x): 1993
*Greek Championship Women (4x): 1992, 1983, 1985, 1986
Swimming
(13)
*Greek Championship (13x): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
Shooting
(9)
*Greek Team - Championship (8x): 1960, 1964, 1992, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991
*Greek Military Championship (1x): 1948
Chess
(8)
*Greek Championship (7x): 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976
*Greek Cup (1x): 1972
Weightlifting
(6)
*Greek Championship (6x): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Pentathlon
(2)
*Greek Championship (2x): 1980, 1987
Wrestling
(2)
*Greek Championship (2x): 1982, 1984
Gymnastics
(1)
*Greek Championship (1x): 1972
Water Ski
(1)
*Greek Championship (1x): 1968
Futsal
(1)
*Greek Championship (1x): 1991
Panathinaikos 1908-1998 from Panos Fiamengos and the website of the Greek National "General Secretariat for Sports"
Most popular fan clubs are:
Gate 13, Independents, Athens Fans, Cockneys and PALEFIP.
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Official football site (in Greek and English)
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Official basketball site (in Greek and English)
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Official volleyball site (in Greek and English)
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Official amateur departments' site (in Greek)
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Gate 13 site (in Greek and English)
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Comprehensive Fan Site (in Greek)
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Multimedia Fan Site (in Greek)
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Panathinaikos, the Greek Sports Master - Unofficial Site (in English)
