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.![1918 – The Shamrock as a symbol | pao.gr 1918 – The Shamrock as a symbol | pao.gr](https://www.pao.gr/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/16/1918-2.jpg)