2003–04 Panathinaikos F.C. season

In the 2003–04 season Panathinaikos played for 45th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and Greek Cup.

Panathinaikos
2003–04 season
OwnerGreece Giannis Vardinogiannis
ChairmanGreece Argiris Mitsou
ManagerIsrael Itzhak Shum
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dimitris Papadopoulos (17)
All:
Dimitris Papadopoulos (20)
Highest home attendance13,718 vs. Rangers (1 October 2003)
Lowest home attendance2,301 vs. OFI (17 December 2003)
Average home league attendance8,330

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Antonis Nikopolidis
2 DF Denmark DEN René Henriksen
3 DF South Africa RSA Nasief Morris
4 MF Croatia CRO Silvio Marić
5 DF Greece GRE Giourkas Seitaridis
6 DF Germany GER Markus Münch
7 FW Croatia CRO Goran Vlaović
8 DF Greece GRE Giannis Goumas (captain)
9 FW Poland POL Krzysztof Warzycha
10 FW Cameroon CMR Joël Epalle
11 FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Papadopoulos
12 GK Greece GRE Kostas Chalkias
14 DF Lithuania LTU Raimondas Žutautas
15 FW Sweden SWE Njogu Demba-Nyrén
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Greece GRE Sotirios Kyrgiakos
18 MF Romania ROU Lucian Sânmărtean
19 FW Cyprus CYP Michalis Konstantinou
20 MF Greece GRE Angelos Basinas
21 DF Greece GRE Ilias Kotsios
22 MF Greece GRE Miltiadis Sapanis
23 FW Poland POL Emmanuel Olisadebe
24 DF Czech Republic CZE Loukas Vyntra
25 GK Greece GRE Stefanos Kotsolis
27 DF Greece GRE Pantelis Konstantinidis
30 DF Greece GRE Takis Fyssas
31 GK Greece GRE Alexandros Tzorvas
35 MF Denmark DEN Jan Michaelsen
40 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel González

Team kit
Home
Away
Third

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki
Main article: 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Panathinaikos (C) 30 24 5 1 62 18 +44 77 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Olympiacos 30 24 3 3 70 19 +51 75
3 PAOK 30 18 6 6 47 27 +20 60 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4 AEK Athens 30 16 7 7 57 32 +25 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Egaleo 30 15 7 8 37 26 +11 52
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions

Greek Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Greek Football Cup

First Round
16 August 2003 First leg Panathinaikos 2–0 Niki Volos Marousi
13:00 EEST
Report (page 3) Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)
27 August 2003 Second leg Niki Volos 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Panathinaikos Volos
13:00 EEST
Report (page 3)
Stadium: Pantelis Magoulas Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Dabosis (Pieria)

Second Round

Panathinaikos qualified to the Round of 16 without a match.

Round of 16
17 December 2003 First leg Panathinaikos 1–0 OFI Ampelokipoi
21:15 EET
Report (page 14) Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: Charalampos Karatzas (Euboea)
21 January 2004 Second leg OFI 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Panathinaikos Heraklion
14:30 EET
Report (page 14)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)

Quarter-finals
11 February 2004 First leg Patraikos 0–1 Panathinaikos Patras
18:00 EET Report (page 16)
Stadium: Prosfygika Stadium
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)
17 March 2004 Second leg Panathinaikos 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Patraikos Ampelokipoi
17:00 EET
Report (page 16-17)
  • Georgopoulos 51'
 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)

Semi-finals
27 March 2004 First leg Panathinaikos 2–2 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
20:00 EEST
Report (page 18)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 8,657
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
7 April 2004 Second leg AEK Athens 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Panathinaikos Ano Liosia
20:00 EEST Report (page 18)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)

Final
8 May 2004 Panathinaikos 3–1 Olympiacos Nea Smyrni
21:00 EEST
Report (pages 18-19)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 Germany Stuttgart 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12
3 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2003 1 Manchester United England 5–0 Greece Panathinaikos Manchester, England
20:45 Silvestre 13'
Fortune 14'
Solskjær 33'
Butt 40'
Djemba-Djemba 83'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 66,525
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
1 October 2003 2 Panathinaikos Greece 1–1 Scotland Rangers Athens, Greece
20:45 Konstantinidis 88' Report Emerson 35' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,725
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)
22 October 2003 3 Stuttgart Germany 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 Szabics 13'
Soldo 25'		 Report Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 50,350
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
4 November 2003 4 Panathinaikos Greece 1–3 Germany Stuttgart Athens, Greece
20:45 Konstantinou 60' Report Fyssas 68' (o.g.)
Kurányi 75'
Hinkel 77'		 Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
26 November 2003 5 Panathinaikos Greece 0–1 England Manchester United Athens, Greece
20:45 Report Forlán 85' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
9 December 2003 6 Rangers Scotland 1–3 Greece Panathinaikos Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 Mols 28' Report Žutautas 32'
Basinas 62'
Konstantinou 80'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,600
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Round of 32
26 February 2004 First leg Auxerre France 0–0 Greece Panathinaikos Auxerre, France
20:00 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
3 March 2004 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 France Auxerre Athens, Greece
20:30 Report Kalou 71' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

References
  1. "Panathinaikos FC 2006/07 squad numbers". pao.gr. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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