# 2023–24 Panathinaikos F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 116th season in the existence of Panathinaikos F.C. and the 65rd competitive season in the top flight of Greek football. They are competing in the Greek Super League, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season began on 25 July 2023 and finished on 25 May 2024.
On 25 May 2024, Panathinaikos defeated Aris in the Greek Cup final to win the domestic cup for the 20th time in club's history.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 24 January 2024
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 12 | Yuri Lodygin | / | GK | (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 34) | PAS Giannina | |
| 15 | Vasilis Xenopoulos | | GK | (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) | Youth system | |
| 69 | Bartłomiej Drągowski | | GK | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | Spezia | On loan |
| 91 | Alberto Brignoli | | GK | (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33) | Empoli | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Georgios Vagiannidis | | RB / RM | (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) | Inter Milan | |
| 3 | Juan Carlos | | LB / LM | (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34) | Málaga | |
| 5 | Bart Schenkeveld | | CB | (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33) | Melbourne City | |
| 14 | Erik Palmer-Brown | | CB | (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 27) | Troyes | |
| 20 | Vitor Hugo | | CB | (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) | Bahia | On loan |
| 21 | Tin Jedvaj | | CB | (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) | Lokomotiv Moscow | On loan |
| 23 | Hörður Magnússon | | CB | (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) | CSKA Moscow | |
| 24 | Georgios Sideras | | CB | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | Youth system | |
| 25 | Filip Mladenović | | LB | (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 33) | Legia Warsaw | |
| 27 | Giannis Kotsiras | | RB / RM | (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31) | Asteras Tripolis | |
| 94 | Samet Akaydin | | CB | (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30) | Fenerbahçe | On loan |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Rubén Pérez | | DM / MF | (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35) | Leganés | |
| 6 | Zeca | / | MF | (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36) | Copenhagen | |
| 8 | Anastasios Bakasetas | | AM | (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31) | Trabzonspor | |
| 10 | Bernard | | AM / LW | (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32) | Sharjah | |
| 11 | Dimitrios Limnios | / | RW / LW | 27 May 1998 (age 25) | 1. FC Köln | |
| 16 | Adam Gnezda Čerin | | MF | (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25) | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 17 | Daniel Mancini | / | RW | (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27) | Aris Thessaloniki | |
| 22 | Aitor Cantalapiedra | | RW / LW | (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) | Twente | |
| 31 | Filip Đuričić | | AM | (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) | Sampdoria | |
| 34 | Sebastián Palacios | | RW | (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32) | Independiente | |
| 52 | Tonny Vilhena | / | MF | (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29) | Espanyol | |
| 55 | Willian Arão | | CB / MF | (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32) | Fenerbahçe | |
| 77 | Benjamin Verbič | | LW / RW | (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 90 | Leandro Frroku | / | MF | (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21) | Youth system | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Fotis Ioannidis | | CF | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) | Levadiakos | |
| 9 | Andraž Šporar | | CF | (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30) | Sporting CP |
| 29 | Alexander Jeremejeff | / | CF | (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31) | BK Häcken | |

## Transfers
### Summer window
#### In

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 29 | FW | / Alexander Jeremejeff | Levadiakos | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| -- | MF | Jonas Toró | Levadiakos | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| -- | MF | António Xavier | Levadiakos | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Zeca | Copenhagen | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| 25 | DF | Filip Mladenović | Legia Warsaw | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| 31 | MF | Filip Đuričić | Sampdoria | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| 52 | MF | / Tonny Vilhena | Espanyol | 3,000,000 € | 7 July 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Tin Jedvaj | Lokomotiv Moscow | Loan | 15 July 2023 |
| 14 | DF | Erik Palmer-Brown | Troyes | 1,500,000 € | 2 August 2023 |
| 55 | MF | Willian Arão | Fenerbahçe | 2,500,000 € | 17 August 2023 |
| -- | MF | Georgios Nikas | Levadiakos | Undisclosed | 11 September 2023 |

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 6 | DF | Tymoteusz Puchacz | Union Berlin | End of loan | 30 June 2023 |
| 14 | DF | Facundo Sánchez | AEK Larnaca | End of contract | 30 June 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Dimitrios Kourbelis | Trabzonspor | End of contract | 30 June 2023 |
| 31 | DF | Zvonimir Šarlija | Hajduk Split | End of contract | 30 June 2023 |
| 44 | DF | Achilleas Poungouras | Sivasspor | End of contract | 30 June 2023 |
| 57 | MF | António Xavier | Tondela | End of contract | 30 June 2023 |
| -- | MF | Jonas Toró | Botafogo-SP | Loan | 10 July 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Alexis Trouillet | Volos | Loan | 17 July 2023 |
| 99 | FW | Argyris Kampetsis | Diósgyőr | Free | 21 July 2023 |
| 11 | DF | / Cristian Ganea | FCSB | Free | 4 September 2023 |
| -- | MF | Georgios Nikas | Levadiakos | Loan | 11 September 2023 |

### Winter window
#### In

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 11 | MF | / Dimitrios Limnios | 1. FC Köln | Undisclosed | 1 January 2024 |
| 94 | DF | Samet Akaydin | Fenerbahçe | Loan | 14 January 2024 |
| 69 | GK | Bartłomiej Drągowski | Spezia | Loan | 19 January 2024 |
| 8 | MF | Anastasios Bakasetas | Trabzonspor | 1,000,000 € | 22 January 2024 |
| 20 | DF | Vitor Hugo | Bahia | Loan | 23 January 2024 |

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Ref |
| 8 | MF | László Kleinheisler | Hajduk Split | Loan | 2 January 2024 | |
| 18 | MF | Enis Çokaj | Osijek | Loan | 24 January 2024 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

## Competitions
### Super League Greece
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 57 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 6 | Lamia | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 34 | Qualification for the Play-off round |

#### Play-off round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PAOK (C) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 78 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Aris | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 55 | |
| 6 | Lamia | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 35 | |
* ↑ Olympiacos qualified for the Europa League league phase as 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League winners.
* ↑ Panathinaikos qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as 2023–24 Greek Cup winners.

### Greek Cup
#### Round of 16

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | REN | MHA | PAO |
| 1 | Villarreal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Rennes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |