Panathinaikos women's football

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Panathinaikos
Full nameΠαναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος
Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos
(Pan-Athenian Athletic Club)
Nickname(s)I Prasines (The Greens)
To Tryfili (The Shamrock)
Founded1980
2021 (re-establishment)
Ground Georgios Kalafatis Sports Center
ChairmanDimitris Vranopoulos
ManagerDragan Knežević
League Greek A Division
2024–25 Greek A Division, 2nd
Website pao1908.com

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]

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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 17 August 2025 [4] [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Zoi Nasi
7 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christina Kollia
9 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Grigoria Pouliou
12 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiota Chatzicharistou
22 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Fani Kostopoulou
25 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleftheria Moraitou
28 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantina Kostopoulou
29 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dionysia Klampani
— MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Antonia Briana
— DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Niki Siafarika
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantina Platania
— DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Irida Papadaki
— DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Biljana Ilić
— FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Zotou
— FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Emelie Helmvall
— DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Mariam Kalandadze
— FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Biljana Bradić
— MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Evangelia Nanou
— DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Ena Šabanagić

Technical and managerial staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Knežević
Assistant coach Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Gaganis
Analyst Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Karadimitris
Physiotherapist Flag of Greece.svg Ekaterini Dsoula
General manager Flag of Greece.svg Totis Filakouris
Team manager Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Papagiannis

Season to season

SeasonLeague Cup UWCL Top scorer [6]
DivPosPldWDLGFGAPtsName(s)Soccerball shade.svg
2021–22C1st (Gr:VI)880050024— Flag of Greece.svg Matina Ntarzanou 11
2022–23B1st (Gr:III)16150192745— Flag of Greece.svg Stella Ntzani 21
2023–24 A 3rd 261934771760 Quarterfinals — Flag of Greece.svg Anastasia Spyridonidou 21
2024–25 A 2nd 221714381452 Runner-up — Flag of Greece.svg Anastasia Spyridonidou 15


Honours

Notable players

Notable coaches

Shirt manufacturers and sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor
2021–2023 [7] [8] Macron OPAP
2023–present Adidas

References

  1. ↑ Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. "Στελέχωση της γυναικείας ομάδας ποδοσφαίρου" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Η ιστορία του Παναθηναϊκού στο γυναικείο ποδόσφαιρο - womensoccer.gr" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Άννα Κωτσοπούλου - womensoccer.gr" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  4. ↑ ΡΟΣΤΕΡ 2024-25. pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Ξεκίνημα για τη γυναικεία ποδοσφαιρική ομάδα (Pics). pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ↑ All league goals scored, including playoff games
  7. ↑ "Η μεγαλύτερη νίκη ως τώρα..." Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  8. ↑ "Πεντάρα στην Τρίπολη!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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