Table of Contents
- 1 Who owns Panathinaikos?
- 2 What is the meaning of Panathinaikos?
- 3 Where is Panathinaikos Stadium?
- 4 What league is Panathinaikos in?
- 5 What was the first Olympic stadium?
- 6 What are the 3 largest stadiums in the world?
- 7 Where did the Greek name Panathinaikos come from?
- 8 Where does Panathinaikos basketball team play their home games?
Who owns Panathinaikos?
Giannis Alafouzos
Panathinaikos F.C.
| Full name | Ποδοσφαιρική Ανώνυμη Εταιρία (Π.Α.Ε.) Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (Π.Α.Ο.) Αθηνών Football Association Panathinaikos Athletic Club of Athens |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Giannis Alafouzos (45%) Sortivo International LTD (45%) Panathinaikos Athletic Club (10%) |
| President | Manos Mavrokoukoulakis |
| Manager | Ivan Jovanović |
Why is Panathinaikos badge a shamrock?
According to some accounts, Panathinaikos chose the shamrock as their emblem in 1918 on the suggestion of an athlete named Mihalis Papazoglou who used to play for another Greek club called Chalkidona, who wore the trifylli, as it is called in Greek, on their own crest.
What is the meaning of Panathinaikos?
of all Athens
The name “Panathinaikos” (which can literally be translated as “Panathenaic”, which means “of all Athens”) was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates Panathenaicus, where the orator praise the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, which use it for benefit of all Greeks.
Who are Panathinaikos rivals?
Panathinaikos are the biggest team in Greece’s capital city, Athens, with AEK being their biggest city rivals. It’s their derbies against Olympiacos though (from adjacent Piraeus; there is no physical boundary between the two cities) that attract the biggest attention in Greece every year.
Where is Panathinaikos Stadium?
Apostolos Nikolaidis Sports Ground
Panathinaikos F.C./Arenas/Stadiums
Which country has the world’s largest football stadium by capacity?
You might be surprised to learn that the world’s largest stadium is North Korea’s Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, otherwise known as the May Day Stadium. North Korean officials claim that the stadium supposedly has a capacity of 150,000 people, but its real capacity is under 114,000.
What league is Panathinaikos in?
Super League Greece
Greek Football Cup
Panathinaikos F.C./Leagues
Is Panathinaikos better than Olympiakos?
Olympiacos Piraeus wins 46% of halftimes, Panathinaikos Athens wins 39%. Olympiacos Piraeus wins 1st half in 46% of their matches, Panathinaikos Athens in 39% of their matches. Olympiacos Piraeus haven’t lost in their last 9 games.
What was the first Olympic stadium?
Panathenaic Stadium
1896 Summer Olympics/Stadiums
How long did it take to build the Panathenaic Stadium?
330 BC, primarily for the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, an Athenian Roman senator, by 144 AD and had a capacity of 50,000 seats….Panathenaic Stadium.
| Construction | |
|---|---|
| Built | 6th century BC (racecourse) c. 330 BC (in limestone by Lykourgos) c. 144 AD (in marble by Herodes Atticus) |
| Renovated | 1896 |
What are the 3 largest stadiums in the world?
The Top-10 Largest Sports Stadiums
| Stadium | capacity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narendar Modi Stadium | 132,000 |
| 2 | Rungrado May Day Stadium | 114,000 |
| 3 | Michigan Stadium | 107,601 |
| 4 | Beaver Stadium | 106,572 |
When did Panathinaikos become a professional football club?
Since the 1950s, the club maintains some of the oldest and most successful academies in Greece, producing talent for the first team and feeding the Greek national football team. Panathinaikos became professional and independent in 1979.
Where did the Greek name Panathinaikos come from?
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.
How many Greek basketball championships have Panathinaikos won?
They have won six EuroLeague Championships, thirty-nine Greek Basket League Championships, nineteen Greek Cups, one Intercontinental Cup and two Triple Crowns.
Where does Panathinaikos basketball team play their home games?
The team plays its home games in the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, which has a maximum capacity of 19,250 for basketball games.