Panathinaikos FC
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| Full name | Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (Panathinaikos Athletic Club) |
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| Nickname(s) |
To Trifylli (the Trifolium) Oi Prasinoi (the Greens) |
| Founded | 3 February 1908 as Podosferikos Omilos Athinon |
| Ground |
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Athens, Greece |
| Capacity | 16,003 |
| Owner | Sortivo International Ltd |
| President | Giannis Alafouzos |
| Manager | Marinos Ouzounidis |
| League | Superleague Greece |
| 2016–17 | Superleague Greece, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Panathinaikos F.C. (Greek: ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο.), also known simply as Panathinaikos (Greek pronunciation: [panaˈθinai̯kˈos]), or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, transliterated "Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos", Panathenaic Athletic Club) are a Greek professional football club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos can literally be translated as "Panathenaic," which means "of all Athens." The name "Panathinaikos" was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates, Panathenaicus, where the orator praises the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, used for the benefit of all Greeks.
Today a part of Panathinaikos A.O., they are the oldest active football club in Greece, initially founded only to practice this sport. Created in 1908 as "Podosfairikos Omilos Athinon" (Football Club of Athens) by Georgios Kalafatis, they play in the Super League Greece, being one of the most successful clubs in Greek football and one of three clubs which have never been relegated from the top division. Amongst their major titles are twenty-six Greek Championships, twenty-one Greek Cups, achieving eight times the Double, and five official Greek Super Cups. They are also the only club that won a championship undefeated, going without a loss in a top-flight campaign (1963-64 season), a feat that no other club in Greece has ever been able to achieve.
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