From 1981 and on the official name of Leoforos ground is "Apostolos Nikolaidis" stadium. This ground, a monument of the Greek football, the oldest still operative in Greece and an important multi sports center is named after the "Patriarch", in honor and recognition for his devotion to the Club.

A law obliging all teams playing in the first division to go Public is voted.

In May Yiannis Alafouzos announced his plan to establish a public owned football company under the name "Panathinaiki Symachia" (Panathinaikos Alliance). The company is going to manage the Club by receiving the majority of the shares held by Vardinoyiannis family (54%) and by registering members.

The scoring of 39 goals in just one season by Antonis Antoniadis marked a unique and unbeatable record in the history of Greek football.

The fans are united around their team and this fact leads into consecutive sold outs and into a Pan-Hellenic record concerning season tickets!