Panathinaikos women's football

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]

Panathinaikos
Founded1980, 2021 (re-establishment)
Dissolved1982
GroundRouf Municipal Stadium
Capacity1,600
ChairmanPanayotis Malakates
ManagerYannis Haralabidis
LeagueGreek football women 3rd division
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
Football
men's		Football B
men's		Football
women's
Basketball
men's		Basketball
women's		Water Polo
Volleyball
men's		Volleyball
women's		Table tennis
RugbyAthleticsCycling
FencingArcheryShooting
WeightliftingWrestlingBoxing
SwimmingDivingModern
pentathlon
ChesseSportsFutsal
Parasports

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 7 February 2022[4]

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  GRE Ariadni Andri
15 GK  GRE Yeoryia Theodorakopoulou
3 DF  GRE Filanthi Soulakou
4 DF  GRE Despina Vitoula
7 DF  GRE Elpida Papamitrou
12 DF  GRE Katerina Anastasiou
16 DF  GRE Tzortzina Grigoropoulou
18 DF  GRE Suzana Marouditsi
22 DF  GRE Voula Maneta
5 MF  GRE Vasiliki Lazana
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF  GRE Pari Delliou
8 MF  GRE Phaedra Logou
13 MF  GRE Hara Dimitriou
17 MF  GRE Niki Siafarika
19 MF  GRE Eleni Kamarianou
9 FW  GRE Eleni Andrikopoulou
10 FW  GRE Stella Ntzani
11 FW  GRE Matina Darzanou
14 FW  GRE Konstantina Founa
20 FW  GRE Alexandra Basina

Honours
  • Greek 3rd division
    • Winner (1): 2021-22

Notable players
  • Fotini Karadima
  • Anna Kotsopoulou
  • Yeoryia Tzani

Notable coaches
  • Gómez de Faria

References
  1. Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. "Στελέχωση της γυναικείας ομάδας ποδοσφαίρου" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  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. ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ ΡΟΣΤΕΡ. pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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