1985–86 Panathinaikos F.C. season

In the 1985–86 season Panathinaikos played for 27th consecutive time in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the UEFA Cup and the Greek Cup.

Panathinaikos
1985–86 season
ChairmanGreece Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
ManagerPoland Kazimierz Górski/ Czech Republic Petr Packert
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
UEFA CupRound of 64

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Antonis Minou
— GK Greece GRE Nikos Sarganis
— DF Greece GRE Kostas Mavridis
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Karoulias
— DF Greece GRE Lysandros Georgamlis
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Vamvakoulas
— MF Greece GRE Kostas Antoniou
— MF Greece GRE Spiros Livathinos
— MF Greece GRE Vangelis Vlachos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Velimir Zajec
— MF Greece GRE Dimitris Saravakos (captain)
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Kyrastas
— MF Argentina ARG Juan Ramon Rocha
— FW Greece GRE Grigoris Charalampidis
— FW Greece GRE Thanasis Dimopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Christos Dimopoulos

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki
Main article: 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Panathinaikos (C) 30 18 7 5 58 26 +32 43 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 OFI 30 16 6 8 41 31 +10 38 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 AEK Athens 30 13 10 7 42 28 +14 36
4 Iraklis 30 14 8 8 34 22 +12 36
5 Olympiacos 30 14 6 10 57 42 +15 34 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. AEK Athens and Iraklis tied at third place with 36 points. Despite AEK was found guilty for bribe against Panserraikos, the HFF punished the club with three points deduction from 1986–87 season. A play-off game was scheduled to play in Volos on 23 June. Iraklis made a protest and showed up with 10 players. At the 53rd minute with the score at 0–0, the match interrupted permanently. At this minute Iraklis after two red cards and 2 injuries, stay with 6 players on the field. The game forfeited to AEK with 2–0.
  2. Since Panathinaikos, winners of 1985–86 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup, losing cup finalists Olympiacos earned a spot in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Greek Cup
Main article: 1985–86 Greek Football Cup

Final

The 44th Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".

28 May 1986 Panathinaikos 4–0 Olympiacos Marousi
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 72,948
Referee: Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1985–86 UEFA Cup

First round
18 September 1985 First leg Torino Italy 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos Turin, Italy
Comi 48'
Mavridis 87' (o.g.)		 Report Saravakos 51' Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo
Attendance: 46,521
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
2 October 1985 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Italy Torino Athens, Greece
Saravakos 71' (pen.) Report Comi 1' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 73,023
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

References
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