23 Facts About Panathinaikos FC

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 Athens, Greece.

Panathinaikos FC is the most successful Greek club in terms of achievements in European competitions.

Under his guidance, Panathinaikos FC won the Championship of 1964 without a loss, making them one of the two teams that has won the Greek Championship undefeated.

Panathinaikos FC were one of the first Greek clubs that formed a women's team in 1980, but that department is currently inactive.

Panathinaikos FC had passed the first group stage as the top club against Arsenal, Mallorca and Schalke 04, and the second group stage as second against Real Madrid, Porto and Sparta Prague.

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Panathinaikos FC scored first thanks to a beautiful goal by Michalis Konstantinou but eventually was eliminated as Barcelona scored three goals.

Panathinaikos FC finished second in the championship, while in the Champions League they came again third in the group stage facing Rosenborg, PSV and Arsenal.

Panathinaikos FC' downfall continued as a result of the serious riots in the Panathinaikos FC–Olympiacos derby of 18 March 2012.

Panathinaikos FC's plan seemed to be working, as a new 20-member board was elected with Dimitris Gontikas at the president's chair again, though it was yet to be seen how the fans would respond to Panathinaikos' call for help.

On 24 April 2018 UEFA decided to exclude Panathinaikos FC from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons as a result of Financial Fair Play breaches.

Panathinaikos FC remained one of the top clubs in Greece, but its absence from European tournaments was a major factor in the fans' disappointment with the ownership.

Panathinaikos FC was possibly inspired by Billy Sherring, an Irish Canadian athlete who had won the Athens 1906 Olympic marathon wearing a white outfit with a big green shamrock on the chest.

Since 1979, when football became professional in Greece, Panathinaikos FC had a specific kit manufacturer and since 1983 a specific shirt sponsor as well.

Panathinaikos FC left Leoforos in 1984 to play in the newly built Athens Olympic Stadium.

Current president of the club, Giannis Alafouzos, declared his intention for another renovation of the stadium and the capacity increase, while the Panathinaikos FC Movement made its propositions for a total reconstruction.

Panathinaikos FC's intention was to create a new, for the Greek athletic standards, supporter-owned football club.

Panathinaikos FC was founded by middle class athletes aiming of spreading and making more known football to the Athenian and Greek public in general.

Panathinaikos FC supporters hold both records of the most season tickets sales and highest average attendance for a unique season in the history of Greek football.

Main organized supporters of Panathinaikos FC are known as Gate 13, the oldest fan association in Greece, which consists of around 80 clubs alongside Greece and Cyprus.

Panathinaikos FC Movement, founded in 2012, is a Greek political party founded by people with an initial common their love for the sports club of Panathinaikos FC and the wish for a new stadium for the football team, despite the bureaucracy of the Greek state.

Mimis Domazos holds the record for Panathinaikos FC appearances, having played 502 first-team matches between 1959 and 1980.

Panathinaikos FC is one of the two clubs in the history of Greek football to finish a top-flight campaign unbeaten.

Six Panathinaikos FC players were members of the first appearance of the national team in a World Cup in 1994 .