2008–09 Panathinaikos F.C. season

The 2008–09 season is Panathinaikos' 50th consecutive season in the Super League Greece. They have qualified for the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round for the 200809 season. The 200708 season ended with Jose Peseiro's removal from the team's bench.[1] After a year's absence they will return to Athens Olympic Stadium for the season.[2] On 27 May 2008 after two hours of conversations between Panathinaikos chairmen, it was decided that Nikos Pateras would take over as Panathinaikos president.[3] On 13 June 2008 Panathinaikos announced that the new team coach will be Henk ten Cate for the next two years.[4]

Panathinaikos
2008–09 season
Chairman Nikos Pateras
Manager Henk ten Cate
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Super League Greece2nd
Greek CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Dimitris Salpingidis (12)
All: Dimitris Salpingidis (15)
Highest home attendance60,616 vs Villarreal (10 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance6,190 vs Skoda Xanthi (5 April 2009)
Average home league attendance27,434

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CRO Mario Galinović
2 DF  RSA Bryce Moon
3 DF  ESP Josu Sarriegi
4 MF  BRA Marcelo Mattos
5 FW  CRO Ante Rukavina
6 DF  GRE Christos Melissis
7 MF  GRE Sotiris Ninis
8 DF  GRE Giannis Goumas (vice-captain)
9 FW  BRA Souza
10 MF  BRA Silva Cleyton
11 FW  SEN Dame N'Doye
12 DF  BRA David
14 FW  GRE Dimitris Salpingidis (vice-captain)
15 MF  BRA Gilberto Silva
16 DF  RSA Nasief Morris
17 MF  GRE Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK  POL Arkadiusz Malarz
19 DF  BRA Gabriel
20 MF  GRE Sotiris Leontiou
21 MF  GRE Giorgos Karagounis (captain)
22 MF  GRE Alexandros Tziolis
23 MF  POR Mate Junior Simao
24 DF  CZE Loukas Vyntra
25 DF  POL Jakub Wawrzyniak
26 FW  GRE Evangelos Mantzios
27 MF  AUT Andreas Ivanschitz
28 FW  GRE Antonis Petropoulos
29 DF  SWE Mikael Nilsson
30 GK  GRE Alexandros Tzorvas
31 DF  GRE Nikos Spiropoulos
32 DF  GRE Nikos Pantidos
33 GK  GRE Orestis Karnezis

Squad changes for 2008/09 season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  RSA Nasief Morris (on loan to Recreativo de Huelva)
MF  GRE Elini Dimoutsos (on loan to OFI Crete)
FW  SEN Dame N'Doye (on loan to OFI Crete)
DF  GRE Avgerinos Katranas (on loan to Panetolikos F.C.)
DF  GRE Giannis Stathis (on loan to Ilisiakos F.C.)
DF  GRE Alexandros Pagalis (on loan to Fostiras F.C.)
GK  POL Arkadiusz Malarz (on loan to OFI Crete)
DF  GRE Nikos Boutzikos (on loan to Kerkyra F.C.)
GK  GRE Michalis Vellidis (on loan to Diagoras F.C.)
GK  GRE Petros Kravaritis (on loan to Koropi F.C.)
MF  ALB Georgi Tsitsi (on loan to Koropi F.C.)
DF  GRE Alexandros Konstantidis (on loan to Koropi F.C.)
DF  GRE Giannis Zaradoukas (on loan to Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.)
MF  GRE Alexandros Tziolis (on loan to Werder Bremen)[9]
DF  GRE Stefanos Siontis (on loan to Kavala)[10]

Club

Management

Position Staff
Team manager Grigoris Papavasiliou
Manager Henk ten Cate
Assistant manager Yannis Anastasiou
Coach Gerard van der Lem
Coach Mike Snoei
Fitness coach Laurens Ebben
Goalkeeping coach Vasilis Alexoudis
Team doctor Panagiotis Kouloumentas

Last updated: 19 Jule 2008
Source: pao.gr

Other information

Chairman Nikos Pateras
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Athens Olympic Stadium (71,030 / 120x80 m)

Source: pao.gr

Pre-season and friendlies

9 July 2008 Panathinaikos 2–1 Górnik Zabrze Irdning, Styria, Austria
19:00 Mantzios 53', 73' (Report) Pitry 33' Attendance: 200
13 July 2008 Panathinaikos 0–0 CFR Cluj Irdning, Styria, Austria
19:00 (Report) Attendance: 500
17 July 2008 Panathinaikos 2–0 Baník Ostrava Irdning, Styria, Austria
19:00 Mantzios 30'
Salpingidis 62'
(Report) Attendance: 50
24 July 2008 Panathinaikos 5–1 Charleroi Athens, Greece
21:45 Karagounis 30'
Sarriegi 61'
Salpingidis 70'
Vyntra 74'
Ninis 80'
{Report} Bia 14' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
8 August 2008 Atromitos 1–2 Panathinaikos Peristeri, Greece
19:30 Trejo 77' {Report} Tziolis 13'
Mantzios 76'
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
23 September 2008 Athinaikos 0–6 Panathinaikos Athens, Greece
19:30 {Report} Petropoulos 19', 26', 63'
Christodoulopoulos 75' (pen.), 80', 85'
Stadium: Vyronas National Stadium
Attendance: 2,000

Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 22 5 3 50 14 +36 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 PAOK 30 18 9 3 39 16 +23 63 Qualification for the Play-offs
3 Panathinaikos 30 17 10 3 51 18 +33 61
4 AEK Athens 30 14 13 3 40 24 +16 55
5 AEL 30 12 13 5 36 26 +10 49
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
According to the official Super League playoff regulation, the position after the playoffs replaces the regular season position.[11]
(C) Champion
Matches
31 August 2008 1 AEK Athens 2–1 Panathinaikos Athens
21:15 Edinho 20'
Blanco 45' (pen.)
(Report) Karagounis 90+4' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,140
Referee: Kyros Vassaras
13 September 2008 2 Panathinaikos 3–0 Panthrakikos Athens
19:00 Rodrigo Souza 14'
Goumas 35'
Ivanschitz 77'
(Report) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Marios Lampropoulos
20 September 2008 3 Aris 1–2 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
19:00 Javito 10' Report Cleyton 19'
Ivanschitz 26'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 12,943
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas
29 October 2008 4 Panathinaikos 2–3 Ergotelis Athens
19:00 Gabriel 7'
Christodoulopoulos 53'
Report Koutsianikoulis 47', 51'
Budmir 62'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,017
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos
5 October 2008 5 Panathinaikos 2–0 Levadiakos Athens
18:30 Rukavina 25'
Salpingidis 45'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 19,925
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos
19 October 2008 6 PAOK 0–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
19:00 Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 25,795
Referee: Dimitris Kirkos
26 October 2008 7 Panathinaikos 2–2 Iraklis Athens
16:45 Mantzios 32'
Salpingidis 90+3'
Report Papasterianos 62'
Ratón 64'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 19,857
Referee: Petros Konstantineas
1 November 2008 8 Panionios 1–2 Panathinaikos Athens
19:00 Kumordzi 67' Report Gabriel 22'
Goumas 84'
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 10,060
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
9 November 2008 9 Panathinaikos 0–0 Olympiacos Athens
19:00 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,401
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas
15 November 2008 10 AEL 1–1 Panathinaikos Larissa
16:45 Żurawski 51' Report Cleyton 67' Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 5,789
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos
22 November 2008 11 Panathinaikos 3–0 Thrasyvoulos Athens
19:00 Ivanschitz 7'
Petropoulos 54', 57'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,905
Referee: Kostas Papastamatis
29 November 2008 12 Panathinaikos 1–1 Asteras Tripolis Athens
19:00 Petropoulos 44' Report Bastía 71' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,824
Referee: Evangelos Katsidonis
6 December 2008 13 Skoda Xanthi 1–2 Panathinaikos Xanthi
19:00 Souanis 57' Report Gilberto Silva 22'
Rukavina 83'
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis
13 December 2008 14 Panathinaikos 3–0 Panserraikos Athens
16:45 Salpingidis 45+2' (pen.)
Cleyton 53'
Rukavina 84'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,348
Referee: Petros Konstantineas
21 December 2008 15 OFI 0–3 Panathinaikos Heraklion
19:00 Report Petropoulos 52'
Salpingidis 56'
Rukavina 90+1'
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 7,130
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos
4 January 2009 16 Panathinaikos 0–0 AEK Athens Athens
19:00 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 42,018
Referee: Kyros Vassaras
10 January 2009 17 Panthrakikos 1–3 Panathinaikos Komotini
16:45 Ponce 5' Report Salpingidis 24'
Mantzios 63'
Gilberto Silva 90+4'
Stadium: Komotini Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Anastasios Kakos
18 January 2009 18 Panathinaikos 4–0 Aris Athens
19:00 Karagounis 46' (pen.), 56'
Rukavina 59'
Cleyton 71'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,150
Referee: Michalis Dakos
24 January 2009 19 Ergotelis 1–0 Panathinaikos Heraklion
19:00 Romano 54' Report Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Nathanail Charalampidis
1 February 2009 20 Levadiakos 1–2 Panathinaikos Livadeia
16:45 Dimbala 50' Report Cleyton 41'
Petropoulos 63'
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos
8 February 2009 21 Panathinaikos 3–0 PAOK Athens
19:00 Vyntra 49', 55'
Mantzios 58'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 26,430
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis
15 February 2009 22 Iraklis 0–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
19:00 Report Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Anastasios Kakos
21 February 2009 23 Panathinaikos 2–1 Panionios Athens
19:00 Salpingidis 66'
Petropoulos 72'
Report Estoyanoff 90+2' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,009
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
1 March 2009 24 Olympiacos 0–0 Panathinaikos Piraeus
18:30 Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,775
Referee: Dimitris Spathas
7 March 2009 25 Panathinaikos 3–0 AEL Athens
19:00 Salpingidis 48'
Gilberto Silva 53'
Christodoulopoulos 56'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,194
Referee: Nathanail Charalampidis
15 March 2009 26 Thrasyvoulos 0–1 Panathinaikos Fyli
19:00 Report Salpingidis 12' (pen.) Stadium: Fyli Stadium
Attendance: 846
Referee: Dimitris Kirkos
22 March 2009 27 Asteras Tripolis 1–1 Panathinaikos Tripoli
19:00 Kaounos 65' Report Salpingidis 24' Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Ilias Spathas
5 April 2009 28 Panathinaikos 2–0 Skoda Xanthi Athens
19:00 Salpingidis 42'
Gabriel 66'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos
12 April 2009 29 Panserraikos 0–0 Panathinaikos Serres
19:00 Report Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Kostas Papastamatis
26 April 2009 30 Panathinaikos 3–1 OFI Athens
19:00 Mantzios 52'
Christodoulopoulos 61'
Cleyton 76'
Report Kostovski 72' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,145
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Panathinaikos 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 18 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 AEK Athens 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 12 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 PAOK 6 2 0 4 5 9 4 9 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 AEL 6 0 1 5 3 10 7 1 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: Super League Greece and Worldfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Matches
10 May 2009 1 PAOK 0–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
Karagounis 87' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 27,703
Referee: Anastasios Kakos
13 May 2009 2 Panathinaikos 1–1 AEK Athens Athens
Gabriel 43' (pen.) Scocco 12' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 22,980
Referee: Ilias Spathas
17 May 2009 3 Panathinaikos 3–1 AEL Athens
Salpingidis 10'
Karagounis 25'
Rukavina 73'
Metin 54' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos
20 May 2009 4 AEL 0–1 Panathinaikos Larissa
Moon 67' Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Dimitris Kirkos
24 May 2009 5 Panathinaikos 4–1 PAOK Athens
Karagounis 36' (pen.)
Gabriel 40'
Salpingidis 59'
Petropoulos 90'
Anastasakos 63' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,673
Referee: Ilias Spathas
31 May 2009 6 AEK 0–2 Panathinaikos Athens
Karagounis 30' (pen.)
Rukavina 36'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,435
Referee: Anastasios Kakos

Fourth round

12 November 2008 Kavala 0–3 Panathinaikos Kavala
Report Rukavina 9', 70'
Christodoulopoulos 89'
Stadium: Anthi Karagianni Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Giannis Stavridis

Fifth round

14 January 2009 Panthrakikos 0–4 Panathinaikos Komotini
18:45 Report Rukavina 18'
Gabriel 57'
Cleyton 74'
Christodoulopoulos 77'
Stadium: Komotini Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas

Quarter-finals

4 February 2009 First leg Panserraikos 0–0 Panathinaikos Serres
19:00 Report Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
4 March 2009 Second leg Panathinaikos 2–3
(2–3 agg.)
Panserraikos Athens
18:45 Christodoulopoulos 77'
Papazoglou 90+3' (o.g.)
Report Baykara 23'
Čeh 56' (pen.), 71'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Giorgos Giannopoulos
Second qualifying round
30 July 2008 First leg Panathinaikos 3–0 Dinamo Tbilisi Athens, Greece
21:45 Ivanschitz 23'
Salpingidis 45', 74'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 50,864
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
6 August 2008 Second leg Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0
(0–3 agg.)
Panathinaikos Tbilisi, Georgia
21:45 Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
Third qualifying round
13 August 2008 First leg Sparta Prague 1–2 Panathinaikos Prague, Czech Republic
21:45 Kulič 30' Report Kučera 24' (o.g.)
Simão 60'
Stadium: AXA Arena
Attendance: 14,478
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
26 August 2008 Second leg Panathinaikos 1–0
(3–1 agg.)
Sparta Prague Athens, Greece
21:45 Souza 89' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 59,659
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Anorthosis 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2008 1 Panathinaikos 0–2 Internazionale Athens, Greece
20:45 Report Mancini 27'
Adriano 85'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 58,378
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
1 October 2008 2 Anorthosis 3–1 Panathinaikos Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45 Sarriegi 11' (o.g.)
Dobrasinović 15'
Hawar M. 78'
Report Salpingidis 28' (pen.) Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 19,259
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
22 October 2008 3 Panathinaikos 2–2 Werder Bremen Athens, Greece
20:45 Mantzios 36' 68' Report Mertesacker 29'
Almeida 82'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 54,089
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
4 November 2008 4 Werder Bremen 0–3 Panathinaikos Bremen, Germany
20:45 Report Mantzios 58'
Karagounis 70'
Tziolis 83'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 35,968
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
26 November 2008 5 Internazionale 0–1 Panathinaikos Milan, Italy
20:45 Report Sarriegi 69' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 34,955
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
9 December 2008 6 Panathinaikos 1–0 Anorthosis Athens, Greece
20:45 Karagounis 69' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 59,872
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
Round of 16
25 February 2009 First leg Villarreal 1–1 Panathinaikos Villarreal, Spain
20:45 Rossi 67' (pen.) Report Karagounis 59' Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,810
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
10 March 2009 Second leg Panathinaikos 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Villarreal Athens, Greece
20:45 Mantzios 55' Report Ibagaza 49'
Llorente 70'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,616
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Statistics

No. Pos. Name Super League Greek Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Mario Galinović 3201011044020
2DF Bryce Moon 121303018121
3DF Josu Sarriegi 28020101401162
4MF Marcelo Mattos 180105024030
5MF Ante Rukavina 2574370361011
6DF Christos Melissis 90200011010
7MF Sotiris Ninis 220104027020
8DF Yannis Goumas 102207019260
9FW Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso 4100418210
10MF Silva Cleyton 226415031730
14FW Dimitris Salpingidis 341240123501530
15MF Gilberto Silva 2932011042350
16DF Stefanos Siontis 2010003000
17FW Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 193445028720
19DF Gabriel 225318033610
20MF Sotiris Leontiou 0000000000
21MF Giorgos Karagounis(c) 24710103351060
22MF Alexandros Tziolis 100105116100
23MF Mate Junior Simao 2903011143170
24DF Loukas Vyntra 3023012045270
25DF Jakub Wawrzyniak 90202013020
26FW Evangelos Mantzios 164008424800
27MF Andreas Ivanschitz 183206126450
28FW Antonis Petropoulos 157200017720
29DF Mikael Nilsson 2401010035030
30GK Alexandros Tzorvas 4030108000
31DF Nikos Spiropoulos 3003010043080
32DF Nikos Pantidos 0000001000
33GK Orestis Karnezis 0000000000
--Totals 36634912154067854

Top scorers

As of 7 March 2009

P. Player Position Super League Greek Cup Champions League Total
1 Dimitris SalpingidisForward7-310
2 Ante RukavinaForward53-8
3 Silva CleytonMidfielder51-6
4 Evangelos MantziosForward3-36
5 Giorgos KaragounisMidfielder3-36

Source: pao.com Statistics

Most appearances

As of 7 March 2009

P. Player Position Super League Greek Cup Champions League Total
1 Dimitris SalpingidisForward2341138
2 Loukas VyntraDefender2231136
3 Nikos SpiropoulosDefender2131034
4 Mate Junior SimaoMidfielder2131034
5 Gilberto SilvaMidfielder2121033

Source: pao.com Statistics

Team kit

Home
Away
Third [12]
Home (2)
Away (2)

References

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  11. Playoff regulation (pdf, greek)
  12. oldfootballshirts.com
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