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
Chairman	Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
Manager	Kazimierz Górski/ Petr Packert
Alpha Ethniki	Winners
Greek Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 64
Home colours Away colours
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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 — GK  GRE Nikos Sarganis — DF  GRE Kostas Mavridis — DF  GRE Nikos Karoulias — DF  GRE Lysandros Georgamlis — DF  GRE Nikos Vamvakoulas — MF  GRE Kostas Antoniou — MF  GRE Spiros Livathinos — MF  GRE Vangelis Vlachos

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 Christos Dimopoulos

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]
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[b]

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, were 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".

Panathinaikos v Olympiacos

28 May 1986	Panathinaikos	4–0	Olympiacos	Marousi
	Vlachos 24' Dimopoulos 52' Saravakos 57', 72'		Mitropoulos  90+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 72,948 Referee: Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1985–86 UEFA Cup

First round

Torino v Panathinaikos

18 September 1985 First leg	Torino	2–1	Panathinaikos	Turin, Italy
	Comi 48' Mavridis 87' (o.g.)	Report	Saravakos 51'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 46,521 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Panathinaikos v Torino

2 October 1985 Second leg	Panathinaikos	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Torino	Athens, Greece
	Saravakos 71' (pen.)	Report	Comi 1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 73,023 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)