2025–26 Panathinaikos F.C. season
Panathinaikos 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 118th season since the club's founding and the 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. Panathinaikos participated in the Greek Super League, the Greek Cup, and the Europa League having been eliminated in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. They played their domestic home matches at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, while all European home matches were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. The season ran from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
ChairmanGiannis Alafouzos
ManagerRui Vitória
(until 15 September 2025)
Dimitrios Koropoulis
(caretaker, from 16 September 2025 until 17 September 2025)
Christos Kontis
(caretaker, from 18 September 2025 until 24 October 2025)
Rafael Benitez
(until 15 September 2025)
Dimitrios Koropoulis
(caretaker, from 16 September 2025 until 17 September 2025)
Christos Kontis
(caretaker, from 18 September 2025 until 24 October 2025)
Rafael Benitez
StadiumLeoforos Alexandras Stadium
(domestic matches)
Athens Olympic Stadium
(european matches)
(domestic matches)
Athens Olympic Stadium
(european matches)
Super League4th (Play-offs)
4th (Regular season)
4th (Regular season)
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Giannis Alafouzos | |||
| Manager | Rui Vitória (until 15 September 2025) Dimitrios Koropoulis (caretaker, from 16 September 2025 until 17 September 2025) Christos Kontis (caretaker, from 18 September 2025 until 24 October 2025) Rafael Benitez | |||
| Stadium | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium (domestic matches) Athens Olympic Stadium (european matches) | |||
| Super League | 4th (Play-offs) 4th (Regular season) | |||
| Greek Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Karol Świderski Anastasios Bakasetas (5 each) All: Karol Świderski Anastasios Bakasetas (9 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,121 (vs Rangers) (30 July 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,516 (vs A.E. Kifisia) (1 February 2026) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 9,149 | |||
| Biggest win | 1–4 (vs Young Boys (A) 25 September 2025 UEFA Europa League) 0–3 (vs Panserraikos (A) 23 November 2025 Super League Greece) 3–0 (vs Panserraikos (H) 11 January 2026 Super League Greece) 3–0 (vs Aris (H) 14 January 2026 Betsson Greek Cup) 3–0 (vs A.E. Kifisia (H) 1 February 2026 Super League Greece) 4–1 (vs OFI (H) 4 March 2026 Super League Greece) 1–4 (vs Levadiakos (A) 8 March 2026 Super League Greece) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 (vs AEK Athens (A) 18 January 2026 Super League Greece) 0–4 (vs Real Betis (A) 19 March 2026 UEFA Europa League) | |||
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Coaching staff
- As of 24 October 2025[1]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Rafael Benítez |
| Assistant coach | Antonio Gómez |
| Fitness coach | Paco De Miguel Moreno |
| Goalkeeper coaches |  Giorgos Mountakis Joaquín Valerio |
| Analysts | Jesus Garcia Vallejo Giannis Antonopoulos Alexandros Maniatoglou Iraklis Tsarouchis |
| Rehabilitation trainer | Angelos Konstantinos Kontarinis |
Players
Squad information
- As of 6 February 2026[2]
Transfers
Summer window
In
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | MF |  Enis Çokaj |
Levadiakos |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 22 | MF | Georgios Kyriopoulos |
A.E. Kifisia |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 64 | MF | Christos Kryparakos |
Niki Volos |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 67 | DF | Athanasios Prodromitis |
Niki Volos |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 34 | MF |  Miguel Tavares |
Panachaiki |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 52 | MF |  Tonny Vilhena |
 Alanyaspor |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| 77 | DF | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
 Monza |
€2,000,000 | 6 June 2025 | [3] |
| 5 | DF |  Ahmed Touba |
İstanbul Başakşehir |
€1,000,000 | 13 June 2025 | [4] |
| 4 | MF | Pedro Chirivella |
 Nantes |
€2,000,000 | 28 June 2025 | [5] |
| 40 | GK |  Alban Lafont |
Nantes |
Loan | 17 July 2025 | [6] |
| 70 | GK | Konstantinos Kotsaris |
Kalamata |
Free | 21 July 2025 | [7] |
| 9 | MF |  Anass Zaroury |
Lens |
Loan | 3 August 2025 | [8] |
| 2 | DF | Davide Calabria |
AC Milan |
Free | 17 August 2025 | [9] |
| 8 | MF | Renato Sanches |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Loan | 24 August 2025 | [10] |
| 72 | FW |  Miloš Pantović |
TSC |
€1,500,000 | 31 August 2025 | [11] |
| 33 | FW |  Cyriel Dessers |
 Rangers |
€5,000,000 | 1 September 2025 | [12] |
| 20 | MF |  Vicente Taborda |
Boca Juniors |
€4,300,000 | 2 September 2025 | [13] |
Out
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Azzedine Ounahi |
Marseille |
End of loan | 30 June 2025 | |
| 6 | MF | Zeca |
Retired | 30 June 2025 | [14] | |
| 5 | DF | Bart Schenkeveld |
 Al-Khaleej |
End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [15] |
| 4 | MF | Rubén Pérez |
A.E. Kifisia |
End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [16] |
| 23 | DF |  Hörður Magnússon |
Levadiakos |
End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [17] |
| 55 | MF |  Willian Arão |
Santos |
End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [18] |
| 81 | GK | Klidman Lilo |
OFI |
End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [19] |
| -- | MF | Enis Çokaj |
Levadiakos |
Loan | 4 July 2025 | [20] |
| 18 | MF | Dimitrios Limnios |
Fortuna Sittard |
Loan | 16 July 2025 | [21] |
| 2 | DF | Georgios Vagiannidis |
Sporting CP |
€13,000,000 | 6 August 2025 | [22] |
| 1 | GK |  Yuri Lodygin |
Levadiakos |
Free | 8 August 2025 | [23] |
| 20 | MF | Nemanja Maksimović |
 Shabab Al Ahli Club |
€5,000,000 | 15 August 2025 | [24] |
| 7 | FW | Fotis Ioannidis |
Sporting CP |
€22,000,000 | 1 September 2025 | [25] |
| 82 | GK | Georgios Karakasidis |
Iraklis |
Loan | 6 September 2025 | [26] |
Winter window
In
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Andrews Tetteh |
A.E. Kifisia |
€2,200,000 | 30 October 2025 | [27] |
| 23 | FW | Pavlos Pantelidis |
A.E. Kifisia |
€800,000 | 30 October 2025 | [27] |
| 18 | MF | Sotiris Kontouris |
Panetolikos |
€700,000 | 30 December 2025 | [28] |
| 12 | GK | Lucas Chaves |
Argentinos Juniors |
Loan | 6 January 2026 | [29] |
| 3 | DF | Giorgos Katris |
Levadiakos |
Loan return | 17 January 2026 | [30] |
| 10 | MF | Santino Andino |
Godoy Cruz |
€8,400,000 | 22 January 2026 | [31] |
| 17 | MF | Moussa Sissoko |
 Watford |
€300,000 | 2 February 2026 | [32] |
| 26 | DF | Javi Hernández |
CD Leganés |
Loan | 2 February 2026 | [33] |
| 88 | MF |  Adriano Jagušić |
Slaven Belupo |
€5,200,000 | 6 February 2026 | [34] |
Out
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW |  Alexander Jeremejeff |
PAOK |
End of contract | 17 December 2025 | [35] |
| 30 | MF | Adriano Bregou |
Panetolikos |
Free | 30 December 2025 | [36] |
| 3 | DF |  Philipp Max |
 Gamba Osaka |
Free | 7 January 2026 | [37] |
| 10 | MF | Tetê |
Grêmio |
€6,500,000 | 11 January 2026 | [38] |
| 34 | MF | Miguel Tavares |
A.E. Kifisia |
Loan | 12 January 2026 | [39] |
| 69 | GK |  Bartłomiej Drągowski |
Widzew Łódź |
€800,000 | 12 January 2026 | [40] |
| 44 | MF | Georgios Nikas |
Levadiakos |
Free | 23 January 2026 | [41] |
| 26 | DF | Elton Fikaj |
Piast Gliwice |
Free | 27 January 2026 | [42] |
| 17 | MF | Daniel Mancini |
 APOEL |
Free | 30 January 2026 | [43] |
| 25 | DF | Filip Mladenović |
Fatih Karagümrük |
Free | 6 February 2026 | [44] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | Panathinaikos | 3–0 |  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Angerberg |
| 12:00 | Mancini  59'Bokos 72'Świderski 89' |
Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Angerberg |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Panathinaikos | 0–1 |  Nordsjælland | Kössen |
| 15:00 | Report | 59' (pen.) Egeli |
Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena | |
| Note: 120-minute match (3×40 minutes) | ||||
| 9 July 2025 Friendly | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Schwaz |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Super League 1 | 31 August 2025* | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 2 | 4th | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 43.75 |
| Betsson Greek Cup | 17 September 2025 | 11 February 2026 | League phase | Semi-finals | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 71.43 |
| UEFA Champions League | 22 July 2025 | 30 July 2025 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 7 August 2025 | 19 March 2026 | Third qualifying round | Round of 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 31.25 |
| Total | 57 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 42.11 | ||||
Last updated: 17 May 2026
Source: Competitions
* First scheduled season game with OFI was on 24/09/25 but was postponed due to Europa League qualifiers commitments. New date was on 04/03/26
Super League Greece
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Olympiacos | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 11 | +34 | 58 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | PAOK | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 57 | |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 49 | |
| 5 | Levadiakos | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 6 | OFI | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 32 |
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Overall goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Total wins; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Away wins.[45]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Overall goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Total wins; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Away wins.[45]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
Last updated: 22 March 2026.
Source: Super League Greece
Regular season
| 4 March 2026 1 | Panathinaikos | 4–1 | OFI | Ampelokipoi |
| 18:00 | Report | Salcedo 45+1' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Angelos Evangelou |
| 31 August 2025 2 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Levadiakos | Ampelokipoi |
| 22:00 | Djuricic 1' |
Report | Verbic 86' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 9,279 Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos |
| 14 September 2025 3 | A.E. Kifisia | 3–2 | Panathinaikos | Volos |
| 18:00 | Tetei 7' Pantelidis 79'Sousa 90+4' |
Report | Świderski 15' (pen.), 53' |
Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Konstantinos Katikos |
| 21 September 2025 4 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Dessers 48' |
Report | El Kaabi 90+2' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 11,880 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 28 September 2025 5 | Panetolikos | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Agrinio |
| 21:00 | Aguirre 18' (pen.) |
Report | Tetê 57' Jeremejeff 90+5' |
Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis |
| 6 October 2025 6 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Atromitos | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:30 | Čerin 48' |
Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Fotis Polychronis |
| 19 October 2025 7 | Aris | 1–1 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:30 | Donis 75' |
Report | Świderski 3' |
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 26 October 2025 8 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Asteras Tripolis | Ampelokipoi |
| 17:30 | Świderski 45+5' (pen.) Chicco  68' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 8,377 Referee: Athanasios Tzilos |
| 1 November 2025 9 | Volos | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | Volos |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: 6,394 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou |
| 9 November 2025 10 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | PAOK | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Pantović 20' Jedvaj 31' |
Report | Konstantelias 61' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 11,114 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 23 November 2025 11 | Panserraikos | 0–3 | Panathinaikos | Serres |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Angelos Evangelou |
| 30 November 2025 12 | Panathinaikos | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,565 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 7 December 2025 13 | AEL | 2–2 | Panathinaikos | Larissa |
| 17:30 |
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Report | Stadium: AEL FC Arena Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Angelos Evangelou |
| 14 December 2025 14 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Volos | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Dessers 5' Bakasetas 22' (pen.) |
Report | Comba 45+1' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Vasileios Fotias |
| 21 December 2025 15 | PAOK | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:30 | Konstantelias 39' Mythou 53' |
Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,938 Referee: Irfan Peljto |
| 11 January 2026 16 | Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Panserraikos | Marousi |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium Attendance: 13,349 Referee: Konstantinos Katoikos |
| 18 January 2026 17 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 30,921 Referee: Rade Obrenović |
| 25 January 2026 18 | Atromitos | 0–0 | Panathinaikos | Peristeri |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Peristeri Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Christos Vergetis |
| 1 February 2026 19 | Panathinaikos | 3–0 | A.E. Kifisia | Ampelokipoi |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Giannis Papadopoulos |
| 8 February 2026 20 | Olympiacos | 0–1 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
| 21:00 | Report | Taborda 7' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 32,954 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 15 February 2026 21 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | AEL | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Bakasetas 67' |
Report | Tupta 46' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Dimitrios Moschou |
| 22 February 2026 22 | OFI | 0–2 | Panathinaikos | Heraklion |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis |
| 1 March 2026 23 | Panathinaikos | 3–1 | Aris | Ampelokipoi |
| 20:00 | Report | Račić 72' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 9,284 Referee: Tamás Bognár |
| 8 March 2026 24 | Levadiakos | 1–4 | Panathinaikos | Livadeia |
| 19:00 | Pedrozo 61' |
Report |
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Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis |
| 15 March 2026 25 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Panetolikos | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 7,480 Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis |
| 22 March 2026 26 | Asteras Tripolis | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Tripoli |
| 19:00 | Ingason 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou |
Championship play-offs table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | PAOK | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.[46]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.[46]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Olympiacos, as one of the two clubs with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the League Path second qualifying round, will enter the League Path third qualifying round, due to the rebalancing of the default access list.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Last updated: 13 May 2026.
Source: Super League Greece
Championship play-offs
| 5 April 2026 1 | PAOK | 0–0 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 23,485 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
| 19 April 2026 2 | Panathinaikos | 0–2 | Olympiacos | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Report | Martins 33' Rodinei 45+1' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 3 May 2026 3 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 8,608 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 10 May 2026 4 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 31,100 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
| 13 May 2026 5 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia) |
| 17 May 2026 6 | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | PAOK | Ampelokipoi |
| 19:30 | Čerin 68' Taborda 81' |
Report | Ozdoyev 30' Mythou 35' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
Greek Football Cup
Panathinaikos entered the Greek Football Cup at the league phase.
League phase
| 17 September 2025 1 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Athens Kallithea | Ampelokipoi |
| 17:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Dimitris Moschou |
| 29 October 2025 2 | Atromitos | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Peristeri |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Peristeri Stadium Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis |
| 2 December 2025 3 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | A.E. Kifisia | Ampelokipoi |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Vasilios Fotias |
| 17 December 2025 4 | Kavala | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Kavala |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Anthi Karagianni Stadium Referee: Georgios Kokkinos |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 4 February 2026 First leg | Panathinaikos | 0–1 | PAOK | Ampelokipoi |
| 20:30 EET | Report |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Angelos Evangelou |
| 11 February 2026 Second leg | PAOK | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| 20:30 EET |
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Vasileios Fotias |
Panathinaikos eliminated in the Semi-finals.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 2026-02-11.
Source: [citation needed]
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.
| 7 August 2025 First leg | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,636[49] Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 14 August 2025 Second leg | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (3–4 p) | Panathinaikos | Krakow, Poland[a] |
| 21:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium Attendance: 13,387[51] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Play-off round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 4 August 2025.
| 21 August 2025 First leg | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Samsunspor | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST | Kyriakopoulos 66' Palmer-Brown 74' |
Report | Tómasson 51' |
Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium Attendance: 24,000[52] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 28 August 2025 Second leg | Samsunspor | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Samsun, Turkey |
| 20:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Attendance: 24,914 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
League phase
The draw for the League phase was held on 29 August 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Lille |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | |
| 20 | Panathinaikos |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
| 21 | Celtic |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 22 |  Ludogorets Razgrad |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 |
| 25 September 2025 1 | Young Boys  | 1–4 | Panathinaikos | Bern, Switzerland |
| 22:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 20,023[54] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Go Ahead Eagles | Athens, Greece |
| 19:45 | Świderski 55' |
Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,808[55] Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Feyenoord | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 22:00 | Read 45+3' Moussa 55'Larin 90' |
Report | Świderski 18' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 37,169[56] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Malmö | 0–1 | Panathinaikos | Malmö, Sweden |
| 19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Malmö Stadium Attendance: 12,531[57] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 |  Sturm Graz | Athens, Greece |
| 22:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 21,013[58] Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 |  Viktoria Plzeň | Athens, Greece |
| 22:00 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,335[59] Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
| 22 January 2026 7 | Ferencváros  | 1–1 | Panathinaikos | Budapest, Hungary |
| 22:00 | Yusuf 62' (pen.) |
Report | Zaroury 86' |
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 17,879[60] Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Roma | Athens, Greece |
| 22:00 | Taborda 58' |
Report | Ziółkowski 80' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 27,432[61] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the Knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026.
| 19 February 2025 First leg | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Athens, Greece |
| 22:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,227[62] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
| 26 February 2025 Second leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (3–4 p) | Panathinaikos | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 19:45 |
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Report | Tetteh 9' |
Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,244[63] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
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Round of 16
The draw for the Knockout phase round of 16 was held on 27 February 2026.
| 12 March 2026 First leg | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Real Betis | Athens, Greece |
| 19:45 | Taborda 88' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 27,479[64] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 19 March 2026 Second leg | Real Betis | 4–0 (4–1 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Seville, Spain |
| 22:00 | Ruibal 8' Amrabat 45+1'Cucho 53'Antony 66' |
Report | Stadium: La Cartuja[b] Attendance: 60,207[66] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.[50]
- Real Betis play their home matches at La Cartuja, Seville, instead of their regular stadium, Benito Villamarín, Seville, due to renovation works.[65]