2009–10 Panathinaikos F.C. season

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Panathinaikos
2009–10 season
ChairmanGreece Nikos Pateras
ManagerGreece Nikos Nioplias
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Super League Greece1st (champions)
Greek CupWinners
Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Djibril Cissé (23)
All: Djibril Cissé (29)
Highest home attendance61,135 vs Olympiacos (21 March 2010)
Lowest home attendance5,058 vs Kallithea (3 February 2010)
Average home league attendance29,226

The 2009–10 season was Panathinaikos' 51st consecutive season in Super League Greece. The 2009–10 season was very successful for Panathinaikos. At the summer transfer window the club bought Djibril Cissé from Marseille, Kostas Katsouranis from Benfica, Sebastian Leto from Liverpool and various other players spending more than €35 million. The team managed to enter the final 16 of Europa League and win the Greek Championship. Panathinaikos completed the domestic double by winning the Greek Cup final.

Current squad[]

As of 9 September 2009.[1] 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 Croatia CRO Mario Galinović (vice-captain)
2 DF South Africa RSA Bryce Moon
3 DF Spain ESP Josu Sarriegi
4 MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Mattos
5 FW Croatia CRO Ante Rukavina
6 DF Greece GRE Christos Melissis
7 MF Greece GRE Sotiris Ninis
8 DF Mali MLI Cédric Kanté
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé
10 FW Brazil BRA Cleyton
11 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Leto
14 FW Greece GRE Dimitris Salpingidis (vice-captain)
15 MF Brazil BRA Gilberto Silva (vice-captain)
17 MF Greece GRE Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
18 DF Sweden SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr
19 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Greece GRE Sotiris Leontiou
21 DF Greece GRE Filipos Darlas
22 DF Greece GRE Stergos Marinos
23 MF Portugal POR Simão
24 DF Czech Republic CZE Loukas Vintra
25 DF Greece GRE Giourkas Seitaridis
26 MF Greece GRE Giorgos Karagounis (captain)
27 GK Greece GRE Orestis Karnezis
28 FW Greece GRE Antonis Petropoulos
29 MF Greece GRE Kostas Katsouranis (vice-captain)
30 GK Greece GRE Alexandros Tzorvas
31 DF Greece GRE Nikos Spiropoulos
32 DF Brazil BRA David
34 DF Germany GER Giorgos Machlelis
39 MF Greece GRE Elini Dimoutsos

Squad changes for 2009–10[]

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF South Africa RSA Nasief Morris (on loan to Racing de Santander)[13]
10 MF Austria AUT Andreas Ivanschitz (on loan to Mainz)[14]
32 DF Brazil BRA David (on loan to Flamengo)[15]
20 MF Greece GRE Sotiris Leontiou (on loan to Kavala)[16]
4 MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Mattos (on loan to Corinthians)[17]
6 DF Greece GRE Christos Melissis (on loan to Larissa)[18]
2 DF South Africa RSA Bryce Moon (on loan to PAOK)[19]
16 FW Greece GRE Vangelis Mantzios (on loan to Anorthosis)

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Manager Greece Nikos Nioplias
Assistant manager PolandGreece Krzysztof Warzycha
Assistant manager Greece Michalis Iordanidis
Physical fitness coach Greece Stergios Fotopoulos
Goalkeeping coach Greece Vasilis Alexoudis
Team manager Greece Grigoris Papavasiliou
Team doctor Greece Panagiotis Kouloumentas

Source: [1]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Panathinaikos (C) 30 22 4 4 54 17 +37 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Olympiacos 30 19 7 4 47 18 +29 64 Qualification for the UEFA play-offs
3 PAOK 30 19 5 6 41 16 +25 62
4 AEK Athens 30 15 8 7 43 31 +12 53
5 Aris 30 12 10 8 35 28 +7 46
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match
(C) Champion

Greek Cup[]

24 April 2010 Final Panathinaikos 1 – 0 Aris Athens
20:30 Leto Goal 63' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 48,926
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)

References[]

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  5. ^ "Bjärsmyr till Panathinaikos".
  6. ^ "ΠΑΟ: Ο Μαρίνος ήρθε, ο Μουν έφυγε".
  7. ^ "ΠΑΟ: Επέστρεψε ο Γιούρκας!".
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  14. ^ "ΠΑΟ: Δανεικός στην Μάιντς ο Ίβανσιτς!".
  15. ^ "Δανεικός στη Φλαμένγκο ο Ντέιβιντ".
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