1984–85 Panathinaikos F.C. season

Panathinaikos
1984–85 season
Chairman Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
Manager Jacek Gmoch
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupSemi-finals
European CupSemi-finals

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

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

First round

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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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)

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