1987–88 Panathinaikos F.C. season

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Panathinaikos
1987–88 season
Chairman Flag of Greece.svg Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
Manager Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Daniil/ Flag of Sweden.svg Gunder Bengtsson
Alpha Ethniki 5th
Greek Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Quarter-finals
  1986–87
1988–89  

In the 1987–88 season Panathinaikos played for 29th consecutive time in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the UEFA Cup and the Greek Cup.

Contents

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Antonis Minou
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Sarganis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Kostas Mavridis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Karoulias
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Lysandros Georgamlis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Vasileiou
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Vamvakoulas
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Kostas Antoniou
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chris Kalantzis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vangelis Vlachos
MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Velimir Zajec
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Saravakos (captain)
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Ramon Rocha
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Paris Georgakopoulos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Thanasis Dimopoulos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Dimopoulos

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3 PAOK 3017586027+3339Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 OFI 30173105441+1337
5 Panathinaikos 3015694734+1336Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Iraklis 3013894232+1034
7 Ethnikos Piraeus 30128102728132
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.

Greek Cup

Final

8 May 1988 Panathinaikos 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Olympiacos Marousi
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 73,375
Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
Penalties

UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1987First leg Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 2–0 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Auxerre Athens, Greece
Barret Soccerball shade.svg9' (o.g.)
Vlachos Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
30 September 1987Second leg Auxerre Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 3–2
(3–4 agg.)
Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Auxerre, France
Dutuel Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cantona Soccerball shade.svg41'
Courtet Soccerball shade.svg73'
Vasiliou Soccerball shade.svg31'
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg44'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Second round

21 October 1987First leg Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Athens, Greece
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg6'Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ron Bridges (Wales)
4 November 1987Second leg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 3–2
(3–3a agg.)
Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Turin, Italy
Cabrini Soccerball shade.svg49', 72' (pen.)
Alessio Soccerball shade.svg59'
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg46'
C. Dimopoulos Soccerball shade.svg53'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Third round

25 November 1987First leg Budapesti Honvéd Flag of Hungary.svg 5–2 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Budapest, Hungary
Kovács Soccerball shade.svg2', 32', 58', 61'
Fodor Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg65', 88'Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
9 December 1987Second leg Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 5–1
(7–6 agg.)
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapesti Honvéd Athens, Greece
Vlachos Soccerball shade.svg23', 37'
Antoniou Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mavridis Soccerball shade.svg65'
Batsinilas Soccerball shade.svg82'
Fitos Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Dušan Krchňák (Czechoslovakia)

Quarter-finals

2 March 1988First leg Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 2–2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge Athens, Greece
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg54'
Antoniou Soccerball shade.svg60'
Ceulemans Soccerball shade.svg55'
Degryse Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
16 March 1988Second leg Club Brugge Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1–0
(3–2 agg.)
Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Bruges, Belgium
Brylle Soccerball shade.svg44'Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

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