Panathinaikos eSports

The esports department of Panathinaikos was established on 29 December 2016.[2][3][4][5] In order to launch the team, the club partnered with CowboyTV, a local game tournament organiser and owner of professional eSports team Void Gaming (established in late 2012). The latter will remain active as the youth academy and official scrim partner of the club for League of Legends.[6]

Main article: Panathinaikos A.O.
Panathinaikos eSports
DivisionsHearthstone
League of Legends
PUBG
Founded29 December 2016 (29 December 2016)
Based inAthens, Greece
Colours  Green,   White
PresidentPanagiotis Malakates
ManagerParaskevas Spiliopoulos[1]
Parent groupPanathinaikos A.O.
Websitepao1908.com
Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
Football
men's		Football B
men's		Football
women's
Basketball
men's		Basketball
women's		Water Polo
Volleyball
men's		Volleyball
women's		Table tennis
RugbyAthleticsCycling
FencingArcheryShooting
WrestlingWeightliftingBoxing
SwimmingDivingModern
pentathlon
EsportsChessFutsal
men's
Futsal
women's		WaterskiingTriathlon
Parasports

Information

The first teams that were announced will competed in the following titles: League of Legends,[7] Hearthstone,[8] and FIFA.

The establishment of an NBA 2K team was announced on 2 April 2020.

Current

FIFA 20
Nat. No. Name Position
Greece Panagiotu Goalkeeper
Greece Sarris Defender
Greece Dimitriadis Defender
Greece Ampatzis Defender
Greece Stavridis Defender
Greece Gisgakis Midfielder
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tarik Javorić Midfielder
Greece Sapountzis Midfielder
Greece 86 Gylaris Forward
Greece Thodoris Kordits

Hearthstone
Nat. ID Name Position
Greece Logan Hristos Boutakidis Player
Greece Pain Giorgos Karapiperis Player
Greece Ryo Dimitris Korosis Player
Greece Somitequila Sokratis Mihailidis Player
Greece Tholwmenos Kostas Sakelaridis Player

eFootball
Nat. ID Name Position
Cyprus aristos_10 Aristos Steliou Player
Greece LazaTheGreek Lazaros Semertzidis Player
Greece panosboul-26 Panos Mpoulgkouridis Player
Luxembourg DIFFSIDE_45 Daniel Araujo Pereira Player
Israel Oreld123 Orel Daniel Player

Coaches
Nat. ID Name Position
Greece Logan Hristos Boutakidis Hearthstone coach

Defunct teams

Final League of Legends roster
Nat. ID Name Position
Greece Delitto Alexandros Karalis Top Laner
Greece Dom1nant Giannis Borgazlis Jungler
Greece Paris Paris Outsis Mid Laner
Greece Bananitoo Nikos Fakis Bot Laner
Poland Raxxo Oskar Bazydło Support
Greece Tobi Alexandros Fragkos Coach
Greece Anon John Kounelis Analyst

Honours

Domestic
  • 1 League Of Legends, Gameathlon: 2018[9][10]
  • 1 League Of Legends, TIF: 2018[9][11][12]
  • 1 PUBG, Gameathlon: 2018[9]
  • 1 FIFA 20, VPG Super League: 2020[13]
  • 1 Greek National Championship in eFootball of the Hellenic Federation of Pro Evolution Soccer: 2021[14][15]
  • 1 Greek National Championship in FIFA21 VGL Superliga Greece: 2021[16]
  • 1 Greek Cup FIFA21 VGL: 2021[17]
  • 1 Greek National Championship in PUBG (Greek Series, PGS Summer Showdown): 2022[18]
  • 2 Championships Rainbow Six Siege ( Gameathlon ): 2022,[19] 2023[20]

International
  • 1 Cup HFP Gaming - Esports Leagues (HFP LEGENDARY CUP): 2022[21][22]
  • 1 Championship in eFootball of the Hellenic Federation of Pro Evolution Soccer ( HFP ) Tag Teams – Balkan Edition: 2023[23][24]

References
  1. "Mεγάλη συνέντευξη με τον πρόεδρο του PAO E-sports στο Cowboy TV". 10 April 2021.
  2. paoesports.gr - Panathinaikos AC eSports announcement
  3. panathinaikos1908.gr - Ο Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ιδρύει τμήμα eSports! (in Greek)
  4. ESPN - Greek multisport club Panathinaikos announces jump into esports
  5. TSN - Panathinaikos joins march into esports
  6. "paoesports.gr - Τρόπος λειτουργίας της ακαδημίας για την πρώτη ομάδα". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  7. paoesports.gr - Πρώτος στόχος το League Of Legends Archived 2017-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  8. paoesports.gr - Hearthstone Archived 2017-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  9. "Η καλύτερη "πράσινη" χρονιά στα e-sports". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  10. Κομποθέκρας, Παναγιώτης (2018-06-04). "Gameathlon: Το σήκωσε ο Παναθηναϊκός, MVP ο Dominant!". GameSpace.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  11. "O Panathinaikos AC Esports στην κορυφή του LGC". CowboyTV (in Greek). 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  12. "GRAND FINALS: #PAO vs #WLG". www.lgc.gr (in Greek). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  13. "Πρώτοι οι "πράσινοι" στο VPG". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  14. "HFP Legendary Greek League Group B". HFP Gaming (in Greek). 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  15. "Κούπα No1608…". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  16. "Πρωταθλητής ο Παναθηναϊκός!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  17. "Πράσινο Double στα eSports!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  18. "Κατέκτησε το πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα PUBG ο Παναθηναϊκός!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  19. "Παναθηναϊκή πρωτιά στο GameAthlon 2022!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  20. "Back-to-Back πρωτάθλημα στο Φάληρο". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  21. "HFP Legendary Cup". HFP Gaming (in Greek). 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  22. "Κυπελλούχος στο eFootball ο Παναθηναϊκός!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  23. "HFP Tag Teams – Balkan Edition". HFP Gaming. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  24. "Πρωταθλητής ξανά ο Παναθηναϊκός στα eSports!". HFP Gaming (in Greek). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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