# Panathinaikos F.C. Academy

Panathinaikos maintains youth and amateur departments since the 1950s, while Panathinaikos F.C. manage them since 1981. They cooperate with a network of 55 soccer schools in Greece (Panathinaikos FC Soccer Schools), while they were the first Greek club with academies abroad (Cyprus, United States, Australia, Canada, Israel).

## History

Since 1928 József Künsztler, coach of the first team, tried to rejuvenate the team with players from the second (reverse) team.
During the 1950s the ex-player of the team, Antonis Migiakis, had the leading role on the creation of the first youth departments of the club. First coaches were Harry Game and Svetislav Glišović. Migiakis was appointed later also as a coach the years 1967–69, 1971-74 και 1981–85. Andreas Papaemmanouil had also significant contribution.
During the presidency of Yiorgos Vardinogiannis the academy was re-organized. Alf Ramsey was appointed as Technical Director, while all the youth departments were housed in Paiania (training ground).
In 2005 Panathinaikos won the Copa Amsterdam, the annual youth football tournament, organized and hosted by AFC Ajax.
Since 2013, the academies are housed also in the Georgios Kalafatis Sports Center, the new athletic center of Panathinaikos FC.

## Honours

* Greek Amateur Cup$^1$: (2)
** 1994, 1995
* Athens Cup$^1$: (2)
** 1993, 1994
* Greek U-19 Championship: (3)
** 2005, 2012, 2022
* Greek U-17 Championship: (1)
** 2009
* Greek U-15 Championship: (1)
** 2018
* Copa Amsterdam:
** Winners (1): 2005
* Puskás Cup:
** Runners-up (2): 2010, 2013
$^1$Competitions for amateur footballers, won by Panathinaikos' U-21 team (or Panathinaikos Amateurs, as it was called at that time).

## Players
### U-19 squad

    As of 31 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GRE | Athanasios Zogas |
| — | GK | GRE | Ioannis Mponovas |
| — | GK | GRE | Giorgos Karakasidis |
| — | DF | ALB | Elton Fikaj |
| — | DF | GRE | Sotiris Douvikas |
| — | DF | GRE | Giannis Linardakis |
| — | DF | GRE | Alexandros Papapostolou |
| — | DF | GRE | Iason Skarlatidis |
| — | DF | GRE | Angelos Vyntra |
| — | DF | GRE | Nektarios Kaloskamis |
| — | DF | GRE | Michalis Karouzos |
| — | DF | GRE | Serafim Chantzaras |
| — | DF | CYP | Panagiotis Konstantinidis |
| — | DF | GRE | Ilias Sgouros |
| — | MF | GRE | Stelios Mpevardos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GRE | Adriano Bregou |
| — | MF | GRE | Garabet Takesian |
| — | MF | GRE | Christos Liatifis |
| — | MF | GRE | Athanasios Panos |
| — | MF | GRE | Rushit Zeka |
| — | MF | GRE | Thomas Markezinis |
| — | MF | GRE | Alexandros Nikolaos Ouzounidis |
| — | MF | GRE | Ioannis Gavriil Mpokos |
| — | FW | GRE | Athanasios Dabizas |
| — | FW | GRE | Sotiris Terzis |
| — | FW | GRE | Georgios Sokos |
| — | FW | GRE | Nikolaos Trikantzis |
| — | FW | GUI | Mamadou Lamarana Diallo |
| — | FW | GRE | Dimitris Andriotis |
| — | FW | GRE | Petros Kolokotronis |

### U-17 & U-16 squad

    As of 13 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GRE | Vangelis Liakos |
| — | GK | GRE | Efrem Zisis Spyropoulos |
| — | GK | GRE | Loukas Stamellos |
| — | GK | GRE | Christos Geitonas |
| — | GK | GRE | Panagiotis Kanouris |
| — | GK | GRE | Sarantis Moustakas |
| — | GK | GRE | Ioannis Konstantopoulos |
| — | DF | GRE | Giannis Gazis |
| — | DF | GRE | Giannis Gkremoutis |
| — | DF | GRE | Antonis Dimakopoulos |
| — | DF | GRE | Sotiris Katsioulas |
| — | DF | GRE | Theodoros Kitsas |
| — | DF | GRE | Dimitris Tsantzalos |
| — | DF | GRE | Giannis Chatzikonstantinou |
| — | DF | GRE | Angelos Gkartzonikas |
| — | DF | GRE | Giorgos Kalbourtzis |
| — | DF | GRE | Vasilis Lavdas |
| — | DF | GRE | Anestis Lazaridis |
| — | DF | GRE | Nikos Semos |
| — | DF | GRE | Stefanos Tsingas |
| — | DF | GRE | Angelos Gkrebi |
| — | DF | GRE | Dimitris Karagiannakis |
| — | DF | GRE | Iason Nitsos |
| — | DF | GRE | Dimitris Stamenis |
| — | MF | GRE | Konstantinos Argyropoulos |
| — | MF | GRE | Giannis Dimou |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GRE | Konstantinos Theocharis |
| — | MF | GRE | Stavros Ioannou |
| — | MF | GRE | Johan Remoundos |
| — | MF | GRE | Christoforos Karagounis |
| — | MF | GRE | Othonas Karo |
| — | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Mpiniaris |
| — | MF | GRE | Maximos Dabizas |
| — | MF | GRE | Sotiris Papakostas |
| — | MF | ALB | Angelos Prentze |
| — | MF | GRE | Marcos Silva |
| — | MF | GRE | Vialdo Goxhaj |
| — | MF | GRE | Vangelis Tsimerikas |
| — | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Manganiello |
| — | FW | GRE | Andreas Kourouniotis |
| — | FW | GRE | Vangelis Mamakos |
| — | FW | GRE | Napoleon Souchlakis |
| — | FW | GRE | Angelos Daniilidis |
| — | FW | GRE | Lambros Delibeis |
| — | FW | GRE | Nikos Papacharalambous |
| — | FW | GRE | Kyriakos Tounousidis |
| — | FW | GRE | Savvas Vamvakidis |
| — | FW | GRE | Kyriakos Blatsos |
| — | FW | GRE | Iason Nempis |
| — | FW | GRE | Vaios Psarris |
| — | FW | ITA | Cleo Caoua |
| — | FW | GRE | Sotiris Kritikos |

### U-15 squad

    As of 19 October 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GRE | Vasilis Vakatsas |
| — | GK | GRE | Rafail Vassos |
| — | GK | GRE | Filippos Filis |
| — | DF | GRE | Konstantinos Antonatos |
| — | DF | AUS | James Koutavakis |
| — | DF | GRE | Maximos Nikas |
| — | DF | GRE | Dimitris Xydias |
| — | DF | GRE | Grigoris Pasvantis |
| — | DF | GRE | Panos Platanitis |
| — | DF | GRE | Angelos Tsomos |
| — | MF | GRE | Stratis Zorbas |
| — | MF | GRE | Giorgos Kavourinos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GRE | Dimitris Vranopoulos |
| — | MF | GRE | Dimitris Kokkinos |
| — | MF | TAN | Adam Kwale |
| — | MF | GRE | Olger Damzi |
| — | FW | GRE | Ioannis Anastasiou |
| — | FW | GRE | Dimitris Karpalos |
| — | FW | GRE | Angelos Nikoletopoulos |
| — | FW | GRE | Apostolos Papaioannou |
| — | FW | ITA | Felice Cirillo |
| — | FW | GRE | Panagiotis Kantzirakis |
| — | FW | GRE | Pavlos Papakostas |
| — | FW | GRE | Thanos Doukas |
| — | FW | GRE | Pavlos Giannakopoulos |

## Notable players

* Angelos Basinas
* Giannis Goumas
* Stefanos Kapino
* Giorgos Karagounis
* Sotirios Kyrgiakos
* Charalampos Mavrias
* Sotiris Ninis
Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:
* Sotiris Alexandropoulos
* Georgios Alexopoulos
* Kyriakos Andreopoulos
* Vasilis Angelopoulos
* Kostas Antoniou
* Angelos Basinas
* Giannis Bouzoukis
* Anastasios Chatzigiovanis
* Kostas Chalkias
* Diamantis Chouchoumis
* Lambros Choutos
* Christos Donis
* Spyros Fourlanos
* Nikos Giannitsanis
* Giannis Goumas
* Stefanos Kapino
* Giorgos Karagounis
* Stefanos Kotsolis
* Sotirios Kyrgiakos
* Anastasios Lagos
* Spiros Livathinos
* Charalampos Mavrias
* Nikos Marinakis
* Sotiris Ninis
* Spyros Risvanis
* Paschalis Staikos
* Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos
* Alexandros Tzorvas
* Georgios Vakouftsis
* Markos Vellidis

## Personnel
### Academies staff

| Position | Name |
| Administrative manager | Giannis Koulouriotis |
| U-19 coach | Dimitris Koropoulis |
| U-19 assistant coach | Stavros Amanatidis |
| U-17 coach | Kostas Kiassos |
| U-16 coach | Stavros Tziortziopoulos |
| U-15 coach | Vasilis Apostolou |
| U-14 coach | Giorgos Tsintaris |
| U-13 coach | Giorgos Patatanes |
| U-12 & U-10 coach | Agis Meremetis |
| U-11 coach | Spyros Katsimaris |
| Fitness coach | Panagiotis Geroulis |
| Fitness coach | Vasilis Alexiou |
| Goalkeepers coach | Panagiotis Bartzokas |
| Goalkeepers coach | Nikos Thanopoulos |
| Goalkeepers coach | Antonis Papatheodorou |
| Analyst | Iraklis Tsarouchis |
| Analyst | Dimitris Koutsoulis |
| Doctor | Pindaros Kakavas |
| Physiotherapist | Giannis Gryparis |
| Physiotherapist | Nikos Dedes |
| Psychologist | Dimitra Noula |
| Scout | Giorgos Makris |
| Scout | Andreas Lagonikakis |
| Scout | Kostas Mavridis |
| Scout | Markos Tsompanopoulos |