1984–85 Panathinaikos F.C. season

Panathinaikos

1984–85 season
Chairman	Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
Manager	Jacek Gmoch
Alpha Ethniki	2nd
Greek Cup	Semi-finals
European Cup	Semi-finals
Home colours Away colours

In the 1984–85 season Panathinaikos played for the 26th consecutive time in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the European Cup and the Greek Cup.

Squad

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	Antonis Minou
—	DF	GRE	Kostas Mavridis
—	DF	GRE	Nikos Karoulias
—	DF	GRE	Giannis Vonortas
—	MF	GRE	Kostas Antoniou
—	MF	GRE	Spiros Livathinos
—	MF	GRE	Grigoris Papavasiliou

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	YUG	Velimir Zajec
—	MF	GRE	Dimitris Saravakos (captain)
—	MF	GRE	Giannis Kyrastas
—	MF	ARG	Juan Ramon Rocha
—	FW	GRE	Grigoris Charalampidis
—	FW	GRE	Thanasis Dimopoulos
—	FW	GRE	Maik Galakos

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1984–85 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PAOK (C)	30	19	8	3	54	26	+28	46	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	Panathinaikos	30	17	9	4	61	30	+31	43	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3	AEK Athens	30	16	11	3	58	29	+29	43
4	Olympiacos	30	17	8	5	53	23	+30	42
5	Iraklis	30	19	3	8	59	33	+26	41

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions

European Cup

Main article: 1984–85 European Cup

First round

Feyenoord v Panathinaikos

19 September 1984 First leg	Feyenoord	0–0	Panathinaikos	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:00		Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 38,542 Referee: Neil Midgley (England)

Panathinaikos v Feyenoord

3 October 1984 Second leg	Panathinaikos	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Feyenoord	Athens, Greece
20:00	Mavridis 41' Rocha 43'	Report	Rep 69'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 73,991 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Second round

Panathinaikos v Linfield

24 October 1984 First leg	Panathinaikos	2–1	Linfield	Athens, Greece
19:00	Charalambidis 42' (pen.) Tarasis 88'	Report	Totten 20'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 51,985 Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)

Linfield v Panathinaikos

7 November 1984 Second leg	Linfield	3–3 (4–5 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Belfast, Northern Ireland
21:00	McGaughey 6', 26' (pen.) Maxwell 10'	Report	Saravakos 29' Rocha 33' Antoniou 63'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Peer Frickmann (Denmark)

Quarter-finals

IFK Göteborg v Panathinaikos

6 March 1985 First leg	IFK Göteborg	0–1	Panathinaikos	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00		Report	Saravakos 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 40,026 Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Panathinaikos v IFK Göteborg

20 March 1985 Second leg	Panathinaikos	2–2 (3–2 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Athens, Greece
19:00	Dimopoulos 44' Saravakos 78' (pen.)	Report	T. Nilsson 11' Tord Holmgren 53'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 74,130 Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

Semi-finals

Liverpool v Panathinaikos

10 April 1985 First leg	Liverpool	4–0	Panathinaikos	Liverpool, England
20:30	Wark 35' Rush 48', 49' Beglin 85'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,488 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

Panathinaikos v Liverpool

24 April 1985 Second leg	Panathinaikos	0–1 (0–5 agg.)	Liverpool	Athens, Greece
20:00		Report	Lawrenson 60'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 55,539 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

External links

• Panathinaikos FC official website