The shamrock was proposed by Michalis Papazoglou and was designed by George Hatzopoulos, director of the National Museum of Art and member of Panathinaikos.
The emblem becomes a synonym of the team’s history and is adored by the fans who were drawing self designed shamrocks all over the city.
1918 – The Shamrock as a symbol
The shamrock constitutes an ancient spiritual symbol for good luck and balance between the body, the soul and the spirit. Panathinaikos adopts the shamrock as its emblem in 1918.
