Panathinaikos is an Athens institution founded in 1908, with a green-and-white identity that reaches beyond football. The club combines a historic home at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium with the scale of the Athens Olympic Stadium for major occasions. Its story includes a landmark European Cup Final appearance in 1971, enduring domestic prominence, and a broad sporting culture shaped by the wider Panathinaikos community. The Greens remain one of Greece’s most recognizable football names.
Panathinaikos Upcoming matches by league
Super League 1
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- Regular Season - 5
Kalamata
Panathinaikos
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- Regular Season - 6
Olympiakos PiraeusNo H2HPanathinaikos
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- Regular Season - 7
PanathinaikosNo H2HAsteras Tripolis
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- Regular Season - 8
Volos NFCNo H2HPanathinaikos
UEFA Europa Conference League
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- League Stage - 1
PanathinaikosNo H2HBorac Banja Luka
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- League Stage - 2
Kairat AlmatyNo H2HPanathinaikos
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- League Stage - 3
PanathinaikosNo H2HCSKA Sofia
Cup
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- Greek Cup - 3
Kifisia
Panathinaikos
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- Greek Cup - 4
PanathinaikosNo H2HAris Thessalonikis
Panathinaikos Last matches by league
Super League 1
UEFA Europa Conference League
Cup
Friendlies Clubs
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Champions League
Panathinaikos Team Roster
Panathinaikos have a recorded squad of 36 players: 14 midfielders, 10 defenders, eight attackers and four goalkeepers. The midfield group includes A. Bakasetas, Pedro Chirivella, T. Vilhena, F. Pellistri, A. Čerin and A. Zaroury. Defensive options include D. Calabria, S. De Vrij, S. Ingason, V. Kristiansen and R. Van Drongelen, while Iñaki Peña and L. Chaves are among the goalkeepers. C. Dessers, Santino Andino and L. García add further attacking options. The roster covers all four positional groups, with multiple options in each.
position Goalkeeper
Ignacio Peña Sotorres
Lucas Abraham Chaves
Konstantinos Kotsaris
C. Geitonas
position Defender
Davide Calabria
Georgios Marios Katris
Stefan de Vrij
Erik Ross Palmer-Brown
Sverrir Ingi Ingason
Victor Bernth Kristiansen
Rick van Drongelen
Vasilios Lavdas
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos
position Midfielder
Pedro Chirivella Burgos
Adriano Jagušić
Santino Andino Valencia
Moussa Sissoko
Sotiris Kontouris
Triantafyllos Tsapras
Vicente Taborda
Azzedine Ounahi
Etienne Amara Camara
Imrân Louza
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo
Kings Kangwa
P. Biniaris
Miloš Pantović
position Attacker
Andrews Tetteh
Cyriel Kolawole Dessers
Pavlos Pantelidis
Giorgos Kyriopoulos
Elmin Rastoder
Levi Samuel García
Last Panathinaikos Coachs
Rui Vitória has been Panathinaikos’s recorded head coach since 1 October 2024, and remains the current appointment. The Portuguese coach followed Uruguay’s Diego Alonso, whose tenure ran from June to October 2024. Christos Kontis served during May 2024, before Fatih Terim’s spell from December 2023 to May 2024. The timeline also records Ivan Jovanović from May 2021 to December 2023, giving the recent coaching history a sequence of Portuguese, Uruguayan, Greek, Turkish and Serbian leadership.
Rafael Benítez Maudes
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Benítez Maudes | Spain | 1 July 2025 | |
| Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória | Portugal | 1 October 2024 | |
| Diego Martín Alonso López | Uruguay | 1 June 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Christos Kontis | Greece | 1 May 2024 | 1 June 2024 |
| Fatih Terim | Türkiye | 1 December 2023 | 1 May 2024 |
| Sotiris Silaidopoulos | Greece | 1 May 2021 | 1 May 2021 |
| Ivan Jovanović | Serbia | 1 May 2021 | 1 December 2023 |
| Sotiris Silaidopoulos | Greece | 1 October 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
| Ladislau Iosif Bölöni | Romania | 1 October 2020 | 1 May 2021 |
| Daniel Poyatos Algaba | Spain | 1 July 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
| Giorgios Donis | Germany | 1 July 2018 | 1 July 2020 |
| Marinos Ouzounidis | Greece | 1 December 2016 | 1 May 2018 |
| Andrea Stramaccioni | Italy | 1 November 2015 | 1 December 2016 |
| Yannis Anastasiou | Greece | 1 May 2013 | 1 November 2015 |
| Giannis Vonortas | Poland | 1 March 2013 | 1 May 2013 |
| Fabriciano González Penelas | Spain | 1 January 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| Juan Ramón Rocha | Argentina | 1 November 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira | Portugal | 1 November 2010 | 1 November 2012 |
| Henk ten Cate | Netherlands | 1 June 2008 | 1 December 2009 |
| José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro | Portugal | 1 July 2007 | 1 May 2008 |
Panathinaikos Transfers
Between 1 February and 4 August 2026, the recorded arrivals include transfers for K. Kangwa, R. van Drongelen, A. Shehu, T. Tsapras, E. Camara, Iñaki Peña, A. Zaroury, A. Jagusic and M. Sissoko, alongside loans for L. García, V. Kristiansen and Javi Hernández. S. de Vrij arrived as a free agent. The same dated movement record includes returns from loan for D. Limnios, Markos Spatharis, E. Çokaj, F. Mladenović, Tavares Miguel and Georgios Karakasidis. This is a selected recent snapshot rather than a complete account of every arrival.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ounahi |
Girona
|
Transfer | 1 September 2026 |
| I. Louza |
Watford
|
Transfer | 27 August 2026 |
| L. García |
Spartak Moscow
|
Loan | 4 August 2026 |
| K. Kangwa |
Hapoel Beer Sheva
|
Transfer | 30 July 2026 |
| K. Kangwa |
Hapoel Beer Sheva
|
Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| R. van Drongelen |
Samsunspor
|
Transfer | 18 July 2026 |
| R. van Drongelen |
Samsunspor
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| V. Kristiansen |
Leicester
|
Loan | 12 July 2026 |
| E. Camara |
Charleroi
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Arafat Al Haj |
FC Thun
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Tsapras |
Levadiakos
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Shehu |
Hull City
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Prodromitis |
Kallithea
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Georgios Karakasidis |
Iraklis 1908
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Kifisia
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
From 11 March to 29 July 2026, the recorded departures include free-agent moves for Markos Spatharis, M. Siopis, T. Jedvaj, Georgios Karakasidis, Odysseas Lazaris, A. Prodromitis, N. Nikoletopoulos, G. Kotsiras, L. Stamellos, E. Çokaj, D. Limnios and P. Max. Angelos Vyntra, Rushit Zeka and Nektarios Kaloskamis moved on loan. K. Świderski is listed as a transfer, while A. Lafont, Renato Sanches, A. Zaroury and Javi Hernández are recorded as returns from loan. This selected recent snapshot does not represent every departure.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bakasetas |
Apoel Nicosia
|
Free agent | 4 September 2026 |
| A. Čerin |
Al Wahda FC
|
Transfer | 26 August 2026 |
| A. Touba |
Le Havre
|
Loan | 26 August 2026 |
| T. Vilhena |
Willem II
|
Free agent | 25 August 2026 |
Panionios
|
Free agent | 6 August 2026 | |
| Markos Spatharis |
Zakynthos
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Free agent | 29 July 2026 |
| M. Siopis |
Fatih Karagümrük
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Free agent | 26 July 2026 |
| T. Jedvaj |
Al Shabab
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Free agent | 25 July 2026 |
| F. Đuričić |
Apoel Nicosia
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Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| Rushit Zeka |
Omonia 29is Maiou
|
Loan | 23 July 2026 |
|
Omonia 29is Maiou
|
Loan | 23 July 2026 | |
| Georgios Karakasidis |
Iraklis 1908
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Free agent | 21 July 2026 |
| Georgios Karakasidis |
Iraklis 1908
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Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| Odysseas Lazaris |
Pyrgos 1968
|
Free agent | 18 July 2026 |
| A. Prodromitis |
Panetolikos
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Panathinaikos’ recorded movement shows active movement across several mechanisms rather than a single type of recruitment. The incoming snapshot combines transfers, loans, a free-agent arrival and multiple returns from loan. The outgoing snapshot is more heavily shaped by free-agent moves and loan returns, with three loans and one listed transfer also present. Several players appear in return or loan-related movements, illustrating how temporary arrangements can reshape the available group across registration periods. The dates cluster around the end of June and July, with additional activity in February and early August. Because both lists are selected recent snapshots, they describe the character and timing of recorded movement without establishing a complete seasonal balance. No recorded amounts are provided, so the available information supports a classification of movement types and chronology, not a financial assessment.
Leagues Panathinaikos has participated in
The recorded competition landscape through 2025 includes Super League 1, Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Friendlies Clubs, each with recent participation in the latest recorded period. Panathinaikos also has a historical entry for the UEFA Europa Conference League, covering 2022 to 2024 and falling outside the latest recent period. The domestic Cup, Super League 1 and Champions League records begin in 2011, followed by the Europa League from 2014 and Friendlies Clubs from 2020. These entries span domestic football, UEFA competition and non-competitive preparation.
More about Panathinaikos
Founded in Athens in 1908, Panathinaikos Football Club is one of the defining institutions of Greek football and a central part of the wider Panathinaikos A.O. Multi-sport community. Commonly shortened to PAO and known as the Greens, the club carries a distinctly urban identity rooted in the capital. Its traditional colors are green and white, while the three-leaf shamrock is the enduring emblem associated with unity, harmony and good fortune. The club’s historic home is the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, widely known as Leoforos, in the Ampelokipoi area of central Athens. It has also used the Athens Olympic Stadium for major domestic and European occasions, giving the team a larger stage while preserving the emotional importance of Leoforos. That blend of intimate city setting and continental scale is central to Panathinaikos’s public character. Panathinaikos has been a permanent presence in Greece’s top flight and is identified with the country’s traditional Big Three. Its rivalry with Olympiacos, the Derby of the Eternal Enemies, is one of the defining fixtures in Greek sport. Internationally, the club holds a singular place in the national game as the only Greek side to reach the European Cup Final, achieved in 1971. Further deep UEFA runs have strengthened its reputation as a prominent Greek representative abroad. The football operation has traditionally been organized through a professional corporate structure and linked to prominent Greek business interests, while the club’s broad support is reinforced by its multi-sport heritage. Its development culture has also been associated with the Paiania youth academy and a blend of domestic talent with experienced international players. Across generations, the shamrock, green shirts and Athens setting have provided a consistent visual and cultural thread. This profile reflects the club’s durable identity and place in Greek football.
Last matches statistics for Panathinaikos
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Panathinaikos
2 - 2
Paks
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8 / 20 |
|
83 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
|
Panathinaikos
1 - 1
CSKA 1948
|
5 / 14 |
|
89 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
|
CSKA 1948
1 - 2
Panathinaikos
|
11 / 21 |
|
87 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
|
Panathinaikos
2 - 2
Hradec Králové
|
9 / 0 |
|
0% | 8 | 2 | |
|
Hradec Králové
1 - 2
Panathinaikos
|
5 / 15 |
|
80 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
|
Levadiakos
0 - 2
Panathinaikos
|
6 / 15 |
|
87 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
|
Panathinaikos
1 - 0
Niki Volos
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Panathinaikos
3 - 1
PAOK
|
11 / 25 |
|
92 | 19 | 3 1 | 1 |
|
Panathinaikos
3 - 1
Kifisia
|
9 / 20 |
|
0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
|
Panathinaikos
3 - 0
Panetolikos
|
9 / 27 |
|
0% | 17 | 1 | 2 |
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Panathinaikos vs Panetolikos
Super League 1 2026 - 1593315
Panathinaikos vs Kifisia
Super League 1 2026 - 1593293
Panathinaikos vs PAOK
Super League 1 2026 - 1593308
Levadiakos vs Panathinaikos
Super League 1 2026 - 1593300
Hradec Králové vs Panathinaikos
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1623417
Panathinaikos vs Hradec Králové
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1623401
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt