Panathinaikos

Full Name: Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos
Greek Name: Παναθηναϊκός
City: Athens
Founded: 1908
Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium (66,132)
Colors: Green, White
Previous: Podosferikos Omilos Athinon (1908-09), Panellinios Podosfeikos Omilos (1909-18), Panellinios Podosferikos kai Agonistikos Omilos (1918-24)
Nicknames: PAO, Greens, Trifilli (The Shamrocks)
Rivals: Olympiakos, AEK

Description:

Translation: Pan-athenian Athletic Club. Formed as a breakaway from Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos when that club refused to start a football section. Only Greek team to finish a top-division team unbeaten, that happening in 1963-64. Reached the European Cup final in 1971. Also played in place of Ajax in the 1971 Intercontinental Cup.

League Titles:

Greek League (1930, 49, 53, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72, 77, 84, 86, 90, 91, 95, 96, 2004, 10)

Cup Titles:

Greek Cup (1940, 48, 55, 67, 69, 77, 82, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 2004, 10)
Greek Super Cup (1988, 94, 95)

Athens Olympic Stadium:

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Links:

Official Website: pao.gr
Panathinaikos Pins Passion

Last Updated on Monday, 06 February 2012 21:46

Comments (2)

1Wednesday, 05 August 2009 07:18

MANOLIS PLAKIANOS

THE SHAMROCK IT WAS WORN IN THE SHIRT OF ONE OF PANATHINAIKOS' ATHLETES AND LATER FOOTBALLER , WHO WAS PERFORMING AT THOSE TIMES IN CONSTANTINOPLE. WHEN HE CAME IN ATHENS, HE BROUGHT WITH HIM AND HIS EMBLEM THAT EVERYONE LIKED SO, IT BECAME THE CLUB'S OFFICIAL CREST.

2Wednesday, 05 August 2009 07:43

Jeremy Rueter

Thanks for the info Manolis!