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Round 1

  1. Panathinaikos won 1-0 away to Ajax in the first leg of the 1996 Champions League semi-final. Who scored the 87th-minute goal in Amsterdam?
  2. Panathinaikos lost the first leg of the 1971 European Cup semi-final 4-1 away, then won the return 3-0 to go through on away goals. Who did they knock out?
  3. Who is Panathinaikos' all-time leading goalscorer?
  4. What is the meeting between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos traditionally known as?
  5. Panathinaikos completed the 2010 domestic double by winning the Greek Cup final 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium. Who did they beat?
  6. Panathinaikos lost their opening match of the 1995-96 Champions League group stage 1-0 away, only for UEFA to annul the result and expel their hosts for trying to bribe the referee. Which club was thrown out?
  7. Panathinaikos knocked a French club out of Champions League qualifying on penalties in August 2023 after a 2-2 aggregate draw. Which one?
  8. Panathinaikos topped Group C in the first group stage of the 2001-02 Champions League. Which English club finished as runners-up behind them?
  9. Robert Jarni wound up his playing career with a half-season at Panathinaikos in 2002. Which club did he join them from?
  10. Mimis Domazos, captain at Wembley in 1971, briefly left Panathinaikos late in his career before returning to retire there. Where did he go?
Answers — round 1
  1. Krzysztof Warzycha — Krzysztof Warzycha struck in the 87th minute on 3 April 1996 for a 1-0 win at Ajax, though Panathinaikos lost the return 3-0 in Athens.
  2. Red Star Belgrade — Red Star Belgrade were beaten 3-0 in Athens after winning 4-1 in Belgrade, the tie finishing 4-4 with Panathinaikos through on away goals.
  3. Krzysztof Warzycha — Polish striker Krzysztof Warzycha joined in 1989, stayed 15 years and finished as the club's all-time top scorer.
  4. The Derby of the Eternal Enemies — The Panathinaikos-Olympiacos fixture is known as the Derby of the Eternal Enemies, Greek football's fiercest rivalry.
  5. Aris — Sebastián Leto's 63rd-minute goal beat Aris 1-0 in the Greek Cup final on 24 April 2010, in front of 48,926 at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
  6. Dynamo Kyiv — Dynamo Kyiv's 1-0 win over Panathinaikos on 13 September 1995 was annulled after they were expelled for attempting to bribe referee Antonio López Nieto, with Danish side AaB taking their place in the group.
  7. Marseille — Panathinaikos beat Marseille 5-3 on penalties on 15 August 2023, Fotis Ioannidis having forced extra time with a spot-kick deep into stoppage time at the Stade Vélodrome.
  8. Arsenal — Panathinaikos took Group C with 12 points from four wins, three clear of the runners-up, having won 1-0 in Athens before losing the return 2-1 at Highbury.
  9. Las Palmas — Jarni signed for Panathinaikos from Spanish side Las Palmas on 30 January 2002 on a deal until the end of the season, then retired aged 33.
  10. AEK Athens — After nearly two decades at Panathinaikos, Domazos had a short spell at AEK Athens from 1978 before returning to end his career with the Greens.

Round 2

  1. Which emblem on the Panathinaikos club badge gave the club its nickname?
  2. Nikos Nioplias was appointed in December 2009 and went on to win the double that season. Which manager had he replaced?
  3. Which coach led Panathinaikos to the league and cup double in 2003-04?
  4. On the way to the 2009-10 double, Panathinaikos also knocked an Italian side out of the Europa League 6-4 on aggregate. Which one?
  5. Which English club ended the Panathinaikos run at the semi-final stage of the 1984-85 European Cup?
  6. Who finished as the leading scorer of the 1970-71 European Cup with 10 goals?
  7. Which side did Panathinaikos eliminate 3-0 on aggregate in the 1995-96 Champions League quarter-finals?
  8. In August 2024 Panathinaikos went out of Europa League qualifying 13-12 on penalties, after a UEFA-record 34 spot-kicks were taken. Who beat them?
  9. Panathinaikos beat Arsenal 1-0 in Athens in the 2001-02 Champions League group stage. Who headed in the only goal?
  10. Who was the manager who led Panathinaikos to both the Greek title and the Champions League semi-finals in 1995-96?
Answers — round 2
  1. A shamrock — Adopted as the club's emblem in 1918 on Michalis Papazoglou's suggestion, the three-leaf clover gave Panathinaikos the nickname "to Trifylli".
  2. Henk ten Cate — Henk ten Cate was sacked in December 2009 after Panathinaikos lost top spot to Olympiacos, and Nioplias took over and won the double.
  3. Itzhak Shum — Israeli coach Itzhak Shum won the 2003-04 double, and was replaced by Zdeněk Ščasný early the following season.
  4. Roma — Panathinaikos beat Roma 3-2 in Athens and 3-2 in Rome in February 2010 to reach the last 16.
  5. Liverpool — Liverpool won both legs against Panathinaikos in 1985 and went on to the Heysel final against Juventus.
  6. Antonis Antoniadis — Antonis Antoniadis top-scored in the 1970-71 European Cup with 10 goals as Panathinaikos reached the final.
  7. Legia Warsaw — Panathinaikos drew 0-0 in Warsaw and then beat Legia Warsaw 3-0 at the Athens Olympic Stadium on 20 March 1996, Krzysztof Warzycha scoring twice and Juan José Borrelli adding the third.
  8. Ajax — Ajax won the third-qualifying-round shoot-out 13-12 on 15 August 2024, the longest in UEFA club competition history, with goalkeeper Remko Pasveer saving five penalties and converting his own.
  9. Giorgos Karagounis — Giorgos Karagounis beat David Seaman with a diving header on 26 September 2001. It was Arsenal's fourth successive 1-0 away defeat in the competition, and Arsene Wenger called it a cheap goal to give away, though Arsenal won the return at Highbury 2-1.
  10. Juan Ramón Rocha — Argentine Juan Ramón Rocha was in charge as Panathinaikos won the 1995-96 Greek championship and reached the Champions League semi-finals, where they lost 3-1 on aggregate to Ajax.

Round 3

  1. Krzysztof Warzycha, still Panathinaikos's all-time leading scorer, joined the club in December 1989 from which Polish side?
  2. Djibril Cissé signed for Panathinaikos in June 2009. Which club did they buy him from?
  3. Which Hungarian great was in the Panathinaikos dugout for the 1971 European Cup final?
  4. Djibril Cissé left Panathinaikos in July 2011 after two prolific seasons in Athens. Where did he go next?
  5. Nikos Liberopoulos opened the scoring as Panathinaikos drew 2-2 with eventual champions Real Madrid in Athens in March 2002. Who scored their second goal?
  6. Which English club did Panathinaikos eliminate on away goals in the quarter-finals of their 1970-71 European Cup run?
  7. Panathinaikos won the home leg of their 2001-02 Champions League quarter-final 1-0 through an Angelos Basinas penalty, but still went out. Who beat them?
  8. Panathinaikos completed the 2004 domestic double by winning the Greek Cup final 3-1. Who did they beat?
  9. Ajax were in front inside five minutes of the 1971 European Cup final at Wembley. Who headed in that opening goal against Panathinaikos?
Answers — round 3
  1. Ruch Chorzów — Warzycha arrived from Ruch Chorzów in December 1989, having just won the Polish championship and finished as the league's top scorer with them.
  2. Marseille — Panathinaikos paid Marseille a reported €8 million for Cissé on 25 June 2009, handing him a four-year contract.
  3. Ferenc Puskás — Ferenc Puskás arrived in Athens in 1970 and took Panathinaikos to Wembley, still the only European Cup final reached by a Greek club.
  4. Lazio — Cissé joined Lazio on 12 July 2011 for a reported €5.8 million, having scored 55 goals in 89 games for Panathinaikos.
  5. Giannis Goumas — Defender Giannis Goumas put Panathinaikos 2-1 ahead in the 64th minute at the Leoforos Alexandras on 20 March 2002, before Javier Portillo levelled late for a Real Madrid side that went on to win the trophy.
  6. Everton — Panathinaikos drew 1-1 at Goodison Park and 0-0 in Athens to go through on away goals, and reached the final at Wembley, where Ajax beat them 2-0.
  7. Barcelona — Barcelona lost 1-0 in Athens on 3 April 2002 but won the return 3-1 at Camp Nou to advance 3-2 on aggregate.
  8. Olympiacos — Panathinaikos beat Olympiacos 3-1 in the 2004 Greek Cup final at Nea Smyrni to add the cup to the title.
  9. Dick van Dijk — Dick van Dijk headed in a Piet Keizer cross in the fifth minute, and Arie Haan added Ajax's second in the 87th as they won 2-0.

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