P.A.O.K. women's Handball

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PAOK
Full namePanthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Thessaloniki Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • White-Blacks
Founded2007;17 years ago (2007)
ArenaMikra Indoor Arena III
Capacity1,380
President Athanasios Katsaris
Head coach Dimitris Pelekidis
League Greek Women's Handball Championship
2023–242nd
Club colours  
Website
Official site

PAOK Handball women's Club is a Greek handball based in Thessaloniki, Greece, and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. So far, the club has won 6 Greek Championships, 7 Greek Cups and one Greek Super Cup. Despite its relatively short history, it is considered amongst the most successful departments of the club.

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Thessaloniki
Location of P.A.O.K. H.C.

History

Domestic

PAOK Handball Club was founded in 2007 and was promoted to Greek Women's Handball Championship for first in 2010–11 season. In 2013 won the first after beat Ormi at the finals [1] In 2014 won the first Greek Women's Handball Cup after a victory with 22–20 at final against Anagennisi Artas at the final. [2] From 2018 to 2022 PAOK won four consecutive doubles. [3] In 2023 it won the fifth championship in a row and the MVP of the Finals was Katarina Tomašević. [4] At the 2023–24 season the club won the first Greek Super Cup and the Greek Cup for the 7th time.

Europe

PAOK has played several times at EHF's Cups. The biggest achievement was in 2020–21 season when reached at the quarterfinals of the EHF Women's European Cup. At this phase eliminated by Malaga, after a 30–21 defeat and a 23–22 victory] [5] This was the first victory form a Greek female team, against a Spanish for the European competitions. [6]


Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season [7]
P.A.O.K. H.C.

Technical staff

Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Papadopoulos

Honours

Recent seasons

SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes
2010–11 A1 Ethniki 4th
2011–12 A1 Ethniki 4th
2012–13 A1 Ethniki 1st
2013–14 A1 Ethniki 3rdGreek Cup Winners
2014–15 A1 Ethniki 3rdGreek Cup Finalists
2015–16 A1 Ethniki 2ndGreek Cup Winners
2016–17 A1 Ethniki 2nd
2017–18 A1 Ethniki 2ndGreek Cup Finalists
2018–19 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Winners
2019–20 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Winners
2020–21 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Winners
2021–22 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Winners
2022–23 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Finalists
2023–24 A1 Ethniki 1stGreek Cup Winners

European Record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregateAdvance
2011–12 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Dnepryanka Kherson 22-2817-2739–55 Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Flag of Poland.svg KSS Kielce 18-3123-2541–56 Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 EHF Cup R2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg HSC Veliko Tarnovo 28-2022-2450–44 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Flag of Romania.svg U Jolidon Cluj 28-3225-3953–71 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg OZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla 24-1730-3154–48 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva Zagreb 17-3720-3337-70 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 Flag of Turkey.svg Muratpaşa BSK 32-2524-2456-49 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Serbia.svg ŽORK Jagodina 25-2319-2644-49 Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21 EHF European Cup R3 Flag of Malta.svg Kavallieri 36-846-1682-24 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Croatia.svg ŽRK Bjelovar 28-2130-2458-45 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/4 Flag of Spain.svg CBF Málaga 23-2221-3044-52 Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 EHF European Cup R2 Flag of Iceland.svg IBV Vestmannaeyjar 29-2422-2951-53 Symbol delete vote.svg
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2 Flag of North Macedonia.svg ŽRK Metalurg 26-1731-2057-37 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Flag of Poland.svg KPR Kobierzyce 23-2823-2646-54 Symbol delete vote.svg
2023–24 EHF European League QR2 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Oldenburg 22-3725-2547-62 Symbol delete vote.svg
2024–25 EHF European Cup R2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Spono Eagles 25-2133-2748-58 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg H71 23-3031-2354-53 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Slovakia.svg MKS Iuventa Michalovce ---TBD

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