Panathinaikos

Club history

Panathinaikos initially consisted of a single section, 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, in 1924 the name finalized to P.A.O.

Administration of PAO departments
Panathinaikos is the most successful Greek football club in European competitions, having participated in one European Champions Cup Final (1971 at Wembley Stadium, London, where they lost 2-0 to Ajax Amsterdam) and having twice reached the semifinals of the same competition (later renamed the Champions' League): in 1985 against Liverpool and in 1996 against Ajax (1 - 0, 0 - 3).

Three of the departments are professional (football, basketball and volleyball) and they all are independently owned by very powerful business people. Football (PAE PAO) is owned by oil and media tycoons Vardinogiannis family (presently Giannis "Jigger" Vardinogiannis is more involved with the department), basketball (KAE PAO) is owned by pharmaceutical magnates Pavlos & Thanassis Giannakopoulos and volleyball (TAP PAO) is owned by restaurants and clubs owner Vlassis Stathokostopoulos. All the other departments belong to the "erasitechnis" (amateur) Panathinaikos, whose board members are elected in a regular basis by members of the club.

Football

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).

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].

Titles

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• 20 Greek Championships (1911, 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004)
  
• 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)
  

Volleyball

History

Panathinaikos has been 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 – 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

Titles

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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 Double (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

Titles in other sports

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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
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Diving

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• 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
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Archery

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• 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
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Swimming

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• 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
  

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• Official basketball site (in Greek and English)
• Official volleyball site (in Greek and English)
• Official amateur departments' site (in Greek)
• Comprehensive Fan Site (in Greek)
• Multimedia Fan Site (in Greek)