# 2024–25 Panathinaikos F.C. season
The 2024–25 [Panathinaikos F.C.](https://www.edgepedia.org/panathinaikos-f-c) season was the Greek club's campaign in the [Super League Greece](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-league-greece), the Greek Cup, and UEFA competition, in which it finished second in the league, reached the UEFA Conference League round of 16, and changed head coach mid-season from [Diego Alonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-alonso) to Rui Vitória.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| League (regular season) | 3rd of 14: 26 matches, 14 wins, 8 draws, 4 losses, 31 goals for, 22 against, 50 points, advancing to the championship play-offs[1](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/) |
| League (play-offs) | 6 matches, 3 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses, 9 points; season total 17-8-7, 59 points, 2nd in Super League Greece[2](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/c27/Panathinaikos-Stats-Super-League-Greece) • [3](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/) |
| European route | Europa League second qualifying round beat Botev Plovdiv, third qualifying round lost to Ajax, dropped to the Conference League play-off where Panathinaikos eliminated Lens[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/c19/schedule/Panathinaikos-Scores-and-Fixtures-Europa-League) • [5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/panathinaikos-athen/spielplan/verein/265/saison_id/2024) |
| Conference League | 12 matches, 6 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses; eliminated in the round of 16 by Fiorentina, 5-4 on aggregate[6](https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/history/clubs/50084--panathinaikos/) • [7](https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/2025/2044811_FR.pdf) |
| Greek Cup | Eliminated by Olympiacos after a 1-1 home draw and a 1-0 away defeat[8](https://www.epo.gr/en/competition/5/season/1/stage/233/group/488/matches) |
| Head coaches | Diego Alonso (June to 30 October 2024), then Rui Vitória[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/diego-alonso-despedido-del-panathinaikos-tras-cuatro-meses-n/) |
| Conference League top scorers | Tetê and Fotis Ioannidis, 5 goals each[6](https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/history/clubs/50084--panathinaikos/) |
## League campaign
The Stoiximan Super League 2024-25 opened on the weekend of 17-18 August 2024, with Panathinaikos drawn at home to Asteras Tripolis first and Levadiakos second, and the regular season scheduled to finish on 8-9 March 2025[10](https://www.pao.gr/matches/to-programma-tou-panathinaikou-sti-stoiximan-super-league-2024-25/). Panathinaikos lost that opener 0-1 to Asteras Tripolis on 18 August[11](https://www.scottishfootballrecords.com/team/panathinaikos/results/2024-2025).
Under Diego Alonso the team took only 9 points from its first 9 league matches, leaving it 8th of 14, and the club dismissed him on 30 October 2024 after four months in charge[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/diego-alonso-despedido-del-panathinaikos-tras-cuatro-meses-n/). The Portuguese Rui Vitória, formerly of Benfica, was appointed in his place[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/diego-alonso-despedido-del-panathinaikos-tras-cuatro-meses-n/) • [12](https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1451/panathinaikos-ao/all-managers/).
Results improved under Vitória. Panathinaikos completed the 26-match regular season in 3rd place with 50 points (14 wins, 8 draws, 4 losses, goal difference +9) and qualified for the championship play-offs[1](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/). In the play-off round it recorded 3 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses for 9 points, giving a combined season record of 17-8-7 with 59 points and 2nd place in Super League Greece[2](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/c27/Panathinaikos-Stats-Super-League-Greece) • [3](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/) • [17](https://www.pao.gr/matches/to-programma-ton-play-offs-2/). Notable results in the spring included a 3-1 home win over PAOK on 13 April, a 2-1 win at AEK Athens on 4 May, and a 0-1 home loss to Olympiacos on 11 May[11](https://www.scottishfootballrecords.com/team/panathinaikos/results/2024-2025).
## European competitions
**Europa League qualifying.** Panathinaikos entered the Europa League in the second qualifying round and beat Botev Plovdiv 2-1 at home on 25 July 2024 and 4-0 away on 1 August[5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/panathinaikos-athen/spielplan/verein/265/saison_id/2024). In the third qualifying round it lost 0-1 at home to Ajax on 8 August and won 1-0 in Amsterdam on 15 August, with the tie decided on penalties[5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/panathinaikos-athen/spielplan/verein/265/saison_id/2024); eliminated, Panathinaikos dropped into the Conference League play-off round[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/c19/schedule/Panathinaikos-Scores-and-Fixtures-Europa-League).
**Conference League.** In the play-off Panathinaikos lost 2-1 away to Lens on 22 August and won 2-0 at home on 29 August, advancing to the new 36-team league phase[5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/panathinaikos-athen/spielplan/verein/265/saison_id/2024). Its league-phase record over 12 matches was 6 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses[6](https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/history/clubs/50084--panathinaikos/). The heaviest defeat came on 24 October 2024, when Chelsea won 4-1 in Athens[13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7iAL9N8H7c). In the knockout round play-off Panathinaikos lost 2-1 away to Víkingur Reykjavík on 13 February 2025 and won the tie with a 2-0 home victory on 20 February[11](https://www.scottishfootballrecords.com/team/panathinaikos/results/2024-2025).
In the round of 16 Panathinaikos beat Fiorentina 3-2 at home on 6 March 2025, then lost 3-1 at the [Stadio Artemio Franchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/stadio-artemio-franchi) on 13 March and went out 5-4 on aggregate[7](https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/2025/2044811_FR.pdf) • [11](https://www.scottishfootballrecords.com/team/panathinaikos/results/2024-2025). Fiorentina had not trailed in the second leg after goals from Rolando Mandragora and Albert Guðmundsson turned the tie around before half an hour had passed[14](https://as.com/futbol/uefa/la-fiorentina-remonta-y-da-un-paso-hacia-su-tercera-final-consecutiva-n/). Tetê and Fotis Ioannidis finished as the club's top scorers in the competition with 5 goals each, and Tomáš Čerin made the most appearances with 16[6](https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/history/clubs/50084--panathinaikos/).
## Greek Cup
Panathinaikos reached the quarter-final stage of the Superbet Greek Cup, where it met Olympiacos[16](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/derbi-y-semifinales-para-mendilibar-n/). The first leg at the [Olympic Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-stadium) on 15 January 2025 ended 1-1, and Olympiacos won the return 1-0 at the [Karaiskakis Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/karaiskakis-stadium) on 5 February 2025, eliminating Panathinaikos[8](https://www.epo.gr/en/competition/5/season/1/stage/233/group/488/matches).
## Death of George Baldock
Defender [George Baldock](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-baldock), a Greece international born in Britain who had joined Panathinaikos in May 2024 on a three-year contract after leaving Sheffield United, was found dead at his home in Athens on 9 October 2024 at the age of 31. His family confirmed that a post-mortem examination found he had drowned while swimming in his pool in [Glyfada](https://www.edgepedia.org/glyfada)[15](https://apnews.com/article/cebabaeddb20e81f8a953ae150d90ad8).
## References
1. [2024-2025 Panathinaikos Stats, Super League Greece, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/)
2. [2024-2025 Panathinaikos Stats, Super League Greece (play-offs), FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/c27/Panathinaikos-Stats-Super-League-Greece)
3. [2024-2025 Panathinaikos Scores and Fixtures, All Competitions, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/)
4. [2024-2025 Panathinaikos Scores and Fixtures, Europa League, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f3a5726c/2024-2025/matchlogs/c19/schedule/Panathinaikos-Scores-and-Fixtures-Europa-League)
5. [Panathinaikos - Schedule 24/25, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/panathinaikos-athen/spielplan/verein/265/saison_id/2024)
6. [Panathinaikos | History | UEFA Conference League, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/history/clubs/50084--panathinaikos/)
7. [Full Time Report, Fiorentina - Panathinaikos, Round of 16 2nd leg, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/2025/2044811_FR.pdf)
8. [Superbet Greek Cup - Match Schedule 2024-2025, Hellenic Football Federation](https://www.epo.gr/en/competition/5/season/1/stage/233/group/488/matches)
9. [Diego Alonso, despedido del Panathinaikos tras cuatro meses, Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/diego-alonso-despedido-del-panathinaikos-tras-cuatro-meses-n/)
10. [Το πρόγραμμα του Παναθηναϊκού στη Stoiximan Super League 2024-25, Panathinaikos FC official site](https://www.pao.gr/matches/to-programma-tou-panathinaikou-sti-stoiximan-super-league-2024-25/)
11. [Panathinaikos Results 2024/2025, Scottish Football Records](https://www.scottishfootballrecords.com/team/panathinaikos/results/2024-2025)
12. [Panathinaikos A.O.: All Managers & Coaches in Club History, worldfootball.net](https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1451/panathinaikos-ao/all-managers/)
13. [Panathinaikos 1-4 Chelsea | Highlights | UEFA Europa Conference League 24/25, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7iAL9N8H7c)
14. [La Fiorentina remonta y da un paso hacia su tercera final consecutiva, Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/uefa/la-fiorentina-remonta-y-da-un-paso-hacia-su-tercera-final-consecutiva-n/)
15. [George Baldock's family confirm soccer player drowned while swimming, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/cebabaeddb20e81f8a953ae150d90ad8)
16. [Derbi Y Semifinales Para Mendilibar N, as.com](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/derbi-y-semifinales-para-mendilibar-n/)
17. [Το πρόγραμμα των play offs](https://www.pao.gr/matches/to-programma-ton-play-offs-2/)
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