Panathinaikos women's football

Football club

Panathinaikos

Full name

Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος
Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos
(Pan-Athenian Athletic Club)

Nickname(s)

Οι Πράσινες-I Prasines (The Greens)
Το Τριφύλλι-To Tryfili (The Shamrock)

Founded

1980, 2021 (re-establishment)

Dissolved

1982

Ground

Georgios Kalafatis Sports Center

Chairman

Panagiotis Malakates

Manager

Dragan Knežević

League

Greek A Division

2023–24

Greek A Division, 3rd

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Active departments of Panathinaikos AC


Football men's	Football women's	Basketball men's

Basketball women's	Volleyball men's	Volleyball women's

Water Polo	Table tennis	Rugby

Athletics	Fencing	Archery

Shooting	Boxing	Weightlifting

Wrestling	Swimming	Diving

Cycling	Modern pentathlon	Esports

Chess	Futsal men's	Futsal women's

Waterskiing	Triathlon	Open water swimming

Parasports

Panathinaikos AC women's football is a Greek team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. It was first founded in 1980 and operated until 1982. In its short presence, it produced the athletes who starred in the following years, who were decisive factors for the development of women's football in Greece. On June 30, 2021, the reactivation of the department was officially announced.^[1]

History

The women's football department of Panathinaikos was one of the first to be established in Greece.^[2] It was founded in 1980 under the responsibility of Panathinaikos F.C. The original roster was completed through a selection between 200 young athletes.

The technical leadership of the team was taken over successively by Spilios Zacharopoulos, Gómez de Faria and Takis Ikonomopoulos. The department operated from 1980 to 1982 and the activity of the team was limited to friendly matches with other women's teams but also with men's. The most talented athletes of Panathinaikos were the striker Georgia Tzani, whom coach Gómez de Faria used to call "white Pelé", and the stopper Fotini Karadima, who was also called "Novoselac".^[2] The leader of the team was Anna Kotsopoulou.^[3]

The absence of a domestic championship, which started in 1987, or other competitive events was condemnatory for the section, although it consisted of athletes with remarkable potential. In 1982 the division ceased to exist, but Panathinaikos players continued to compete together as they immediately founded "Doxa Athens" (later renamed to "Doxa Piraeus"), with which they won 4 championships in 5 years, losing only one in a draw.

Current squad

As of 18 August 2024^[4]^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	GRE	Pari Deliou
9	FW	GRE	Mary Kokotsaki
13	DF	GRE	Chara Dimitriou (captain)
17	MF	GRE	Ioanna Chamalidou
20	MF	GRE	Marianna Katopodi
21	MF	GRE	Maria Douli
23	DF	GRE	Eirini Nefrou
27	FW	GRE	Anastasia Spyridonidou
30	FW	GRE	Matina Ntarzanou
—	MF	GRE	Konstantina Kostopoulou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GRE	Zoi Nasi
—	MF	GRE	Efi Brame
—	MF	MNE	Milica Šebek
—	MF	POL	Oliwia Rapacka
—	DF	POL	Joanna Olszewska
—	DF	GRE	Anastasia Gkatsou
—	GK	GRE	Panagiota Chatzicharistou
—	MF	GRE	Christina Kollia
—	FW	GRE	Grigoria Pouliou

Technical and managerial staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Dragan Knežević
Trainer	Thodoris Pontidis
Trainer	Gavriela Simeonidi
Goalkeeper coach	Charis Minogiannis
Analyst	Nikos Karadimitris
Physiotherapist	Giorgos Spiliotopoulos
Team manager	Vangelis Flegkas
Head of department	Periklis Papadopoulos

Honours

Greek 2nd division
- Winner (1): 2022–23
Greek 3rd division
- Winner (1): 2021–22

Notable players

Dimitra Giannakouli
Danai-Eleni Sidira
Eleni Kakambouki
Christina Kanellou
Fotini Karadima
Anna Kotsopoulou
Stella Ntzani
Niki Siafarika
Marina Tsirouli
Georgia Tzani
Giovana Maia
Abbi Grant
Manja Rogan

Notable coaches

Giannis Charalampidis
Dimitris Rouvalis
Gómez de Faria

Shirt manufacturers and sponsors


Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt main sponsor
2021–2023^[6]^[7]	Macron	OPAP
2023–present	Adidas

References

^ Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. "Στελέχωση της γυναικείας ομάδας ποδοσφαίρου" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Η ιστορία του Παναθηναϊκού στο γυναικείο ποδόσφαιρο - womensoccer.gr" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
^ "Άννα Κωτσοπούλου - womensoccer.gr" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
^ ΡΟΣΤΕΡ 2023-24. pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ Ξεκίνημα για τη γυναικεία ποδοσφαιρική ομάδα (Pics). pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Η μεγαλύτερη νίκη ως τώρα..." Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
^ "Πεντάρα στην Τρίπολη!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-12-04.