Panathinaikos A.O.
Greek multi-sport club based in Athens
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, lit. 'Pan-Athenian Athletic Club') also known as Panathinaikos A.C., or simply as Panathinaikós [panˈaθinai̯ˈkos], is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the most successful multi-sport clubs and one of the oldest clubs in Greece. The name "Panathinaikos" (which can literally be translated as "Panathenaic", which means "of all Athens") was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates Panathenaicus, within which the orator praises the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, wielded for the benefit of all Greeks.
A club by the name of POA was founded by Giorgos Kalafatis in 1908, when he and 40 other athletes decided to break away from Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos following the club's decision to discontinue its football team. Later, Kalafatis also broke away from POA and formed a separate team that was considered a branch of POA, until 1911, when it became officially separate and was named PPO (ΠΠΟ). It traditionally represents the Athenian aristocracy, and has a strong rivalry with Olympiacos SFP, which traditionally represents the working classes of Piraeus.
It is amongst the most popular clubs in the country and one of the biggest worldwide, based on the number of its sports departments. It is the club that introduced in Greece a number of sports, as it was the first, or amongst the first teams, in football, basketball, volleyball, field hockey, table tennis and handball, while they were also pioneer in the creation of women's teams in basketball and football.
Panathinaikos' teams and individual athletes have won numerous titles and have made notable participations in domestic and international competitions. The basketball team of the club is the most successful in Greece and one of the most successful in Europe, with seven European championships, one Intercontinental Cup and two Triple Crowns.
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