Panathinaikos to play last ever ‘Leoforos’ home ground game behind closed doors

Panathinaikos, 1 of Greece’s biggest and astir historical soccer clubs, is acceptable to play what is expected to beryllium its last lucifer astatine the historical Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium, besides known arsenic “Leoforos,” down closed doors aft the sports tribunal imposed a one-game instrumentality prohibition connected the club.

The authorisation was handed down pursuing incidents during past Sunday’s league lucifer against chap Athens nine AEK, the league leaders, when supporters threw firecrackers and fireworks onto the pitch.

Fourth-placed Panathinaikos will reason the 2025/26 play astatine location against Thessaloniki nine PAOK, which is 2nd successful the standings connected extremity difference, connected May 17.

Beginning adjacent season, Panathinaikos will play each location matches, irrespective of competition, astatine the Athens Olympic Stadium (OAKA) up of its planned determination to a caller stadium successful the Votanikos territory for the 2027/28 season.

The caller 39,074-seat stadium remains connected docket for afloat completion successful May 2027, Panathinaikos proprietor and president Yiannis Alafouzos precocious informed. 

In caller decades, the nine has alternated betwixt OAKA and Leoforos. This season, Panathinaikos hosted home matches astatine Leoforos, while European fixtures were played astatine OAKA.

The nine has opted to use OAKA exclusively adjacent season, arsenic the stadium tin accommodate existent request for play tickets and lucifer attendance while besides giving much supporters the accidental to unafraid entree to play tickets for the caller ground.

Holders of 2026/27 play tickets will person precedence for play tickets astatine the caller stadium successful Votanikos.

Founded successful 1908, Panathinaikos has won 20 Greek league titles and 20 Greek Cup trophies.