On 30 April 2013, APOEL announced that Ivan Jovanović decided to leave at the end of the 2012–13 season, after five-and-a-half consecutive (and seven in total) successful years in the club.

[2] On 18 June 2013, Jovanović was announced as the new head coach of the Emirati club Al Nasr, having signed a two-year contract.

[3] On 19 May 2014, Jovanović led his team to a 2–1 victory over Saham in the 2014 GCC Champions League final and won his first trophy as Al Nasr's manager.

[12] In the 2022–23 season, they were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League by Slavia Prague, failing the club's aim to return to European groups after a six-year absence.

[13] In the Super League, Panathinaikos finished first in the regular season, but second in the play-offs,[14] and eliminated in the Greek Cup, by PAOK in the quarter-finals.

[16][17] In the group stage, they finished in fourth place with four points and were left out of UEFA European Competitions, while in the Super League, after the 3–2 defeat by Atromitos, Jovanović was rumoured to be sacked by the board.

In the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Greece upset England, beating them 2-1 at Wembley, earning praise by the media.