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Full nameΠανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών
Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón
(Panthessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans)
Nicknames
  • Δικέφαλος
    Dikefalos (Double-headed eagle)
  • Ασπρόμαυροι
    Asprómavri (White-Blacks)
Short name PAOK
Founded20 April 1926;99 years ago (1926-04-20)
Ground Toumba Stadium [1]
Capacity28,703 (all-seater)
OwnerDimera Group Limited Ltd [2]
President Ivan Savvidis
Head coach Răzvan Lucescu
League Super League Greece
2024–25 Super League Greece, 3rd of 14
Website paokfc.gr
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

PAOK FC (Greek : ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, ['pa.ok] ), [3] short for Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans (Greek : Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, romanized: Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón), is a Greek professional football club based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. The club is commonly known internationally as PAOK Thessaloniki or PAOK Salonica, while in Greece it is referred to simply as PAOK. PAOK are one of the top domestic clubs and the most successful and widely supported in Northern Greece.

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Established on 20 April 1926 by Greek refugees who fled to Thessaloniki from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), they play their home games at Toumba Stadium, a 29,000 seating capacity football ground. Their name, along with the club's emblem, the Byzantine-style double-headed eagle with retracted wings, honours the memory of the people and places (mostly from the city of Constantinople) that once belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire. [4] [5] PAOK currently plays in the top-flight Super League, which they have won four times (in 1976, 1985, 2019 and 2024). They are eight-time winners of the Greek Cup (in 1972, 1974, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021). The club is one of the three which have never been relegated from the top national division and the only team in Greece that have won the Double (in 2019) going unbeaten (26–4–0 record) in a national round-robin league tournament (league format since 1959). [6]

The team has appeared several times in the UEFA Europa League, but has yet to reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. PAOK have reached the quarter-finals of a European competition three times; once in the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup and twice in the UEFA Conference League, in the 2021–22 and 2023–24 seasons. PAOK is the only Greek team that has more wins than losses in their European record (99 wins, 68 draws and 87 defeats, as of August 2025) and the 0–7 away UEFA Cup win over Locomotive Tbilisi on 16 September 1999 is the largest ever achieved by a Greek football club in all European competitions.

History

Foundation and early years (1926–1939)

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PAOK in 1926

PAOK FC is the oldest department of the major multi-sport club AC P.A.O.K., which is closely linked with Hermes Sports Club , that was formed in 1875 by the Greek community of Pera, a district of Istanbul (Constantinople). [4] The football club was founded in April 1926 after a dispute with Enosis Konstantinoupoliton Thessalonikis (E.K. Th.), a social and political organisation, by Constantinopolitans who fled to Thessaloniki after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War. PAOK's policy was to be open to every citizen of Thessaloniki, leading to a minor rivalry with AEK Thessaloniki, the other Constantinopolitan club of the city, from which PAOK had split prior to its foundation and was attended exclusively by refugees. [7]

PAOK played its first friendly match on 4 May 1926 at the stadium of Thermaikos, defeating Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki 2–1, coached by Kostas Andreadis, who spent five years on the team's bench without demanding payment. The first professional contract was signed by the club in September 1928 for French footballer Raymond Etienne of Jewish descent from Pera Club (the club that PAOK's founding members played in), which ignited further controversy between the two refugee clubs. [8] In March 1929, AEK Thessaloniki was disbanded as a sports club and their members joined PAOK. PAOK thereupon changed its emblem, adopting the Double-headed eagle, as a symbol of the club's Constantinopolitan heritage. PAOK also got possession of AEK Thessaloniki's facilities located around Syntrivani and settled there, becoming the sole refugee club in the city.

Albeit PAOK's first years in existence were marred by strife and controversy with the Macedonia Football Clubs Association and the Hellenic Football Federation, the team's ascension led to its debut in the 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship, becoming a mainstay at the national stage, with the construction of the Syntrivani Stadium being completed in 1932. [9] The team would win its first regional title, the Macedonia Championship, in 1937, beginning a period of dominance. PAOK would reach a Greek Cup final in 1939 and the two-legged final of the Panhellenic Championship in 1940, losing both times to AEK Athens. However, the team's success would be cut short by the Greco–Italian War, where the team was dismembered, with two players dying on duty. [10]

Regional league dominance and youth academy (1946–1959)

After World War II, in the early 1950s, a state-of-the-art youth academy named PAOK Academy was created by the Austrian coach Wilhelm (Willy) Sevcik, who played for the club in the 1930's. The academy was known as the "chicos of Willi". From the newly founded academy sprang some great football players of the period, such as Leandros Symeonidis, Giannelos Margaritis and Giorgos Havanidis. [11] [12]

In 1948, PAOK won their second Macedonia Championship, and then participated in the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship where they were ranked third. PAOK footballers dedicated the title to the memory of team captain, Thrasyvoulos Panidis, who had lost his life (18 February 1948) in the Greek Civil War a few days prior. [13] In 1950, they became champions of Macedonia for a third time, and the following year (1950–51), the team reached their second Cup final, but lost to Olympiacos. [14]

After a busy transfer period in 1953, PAOK's offensive play was significantly strengthened with an effective front three, consisting of Kouiroukidis, Papadakis and Yientzis and the club dominated the Macedonian championship for the rest of the decade, with four consecutive titles from 1954 to 1957, going unbeaten from 1954 to 1956, under the management of Nikos Pangalos, Erman Hoffman and Walter Pfeiffer, albeit results in the Panhellenic Championship were more mixed. [15] The team also reached a third Cup final in 1955, losing to Panathinaikos. [16] The concluding seasons of the decade were less successful, but the team's performance in the 1958–59 Macedonia Championship secured a spot in the newly found nationwide Alpha Ethniki, which replaced the region–based Panhellenic Championship.

Alpha Ethniki, domestic and international success, professionalism (1959–1989)

Having moved to the newly built and crowdfunded Toumba Stadium in September 1959, [17] [18] PAOK's first years in the nationwide division were unassuming, finishing no higher than sixth between 1960 and 1966, except for a fourth place finish in 1963. Under the captaincy of Leandros Symeonidis the club slowly built a solid foundation through its youth academy, with emerging youngsters such as Giorgos Koudas and Stavros Sarafis. [19] [20] [21] [22] In this period, PAOK became a frequent guest in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and significantly increased its attacking form under Ivor Powell and Jane Janevski. In 1968, Koudas' controversial transfer from PAOK to Olympiacos was annuled, in a string of incidents that started a heated rivalry between the two teams. [23]

The 1970s was a successful period for the club, with scouting on behalf of president Giorgos Pantelakis building a strong team, including Sarafis, Terzanidis, Iosifidis, Gounaris, Paridis, Aslanidis, Apostolidis, Fountoukidis, Kermanidis, Anastasiadis, Furtula, Guerino and captained by Koudas. From 1970 to 1974, PAOK reached five consecutive Cup finals, defeating Panathinaikos in 1972 [24] [25] and Olympiacos on penalties in 1974, [26] under the management of Englishman Les Shannon. The club came close to its first nationwide league title in the 1972–73 season, finishing runners–up and Cup finalists in a controversial manner to Olympiacos. It would eventually clinch its first league title in 1976, under the management of former Hungarian Golden Team international Gyula Lóránt. [27] Afterward, the club mounted a 62 game undefeated streak at home from 1976 to 1980. [28]

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Giorgos Koudas, the most capped PAOK player with 607 games

In European competitions, the club achieved major wins against clubs like Lyon in 1973 and Barcelona in 1975, reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974, eventually being knocked out by AC Milan. [29] It then lost the 1977 and 1978 Cup finals and failed to defend the title in controversial fashion in 1977, with PAOK coming at odds with the Hellenic Football Federation. Further complications ensued after the 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake, which damaged Toumba Stadium and eventually led to its Gate 8 collapsing in February 1980.

In the summer of 1979, football in Greece became fully professional, with PAOK restructuring into a privately owned football limited company, with major stockholder Giorgos Pantelakis as the club's president. With the rise of PAOK's ultras group Gate 4, PAOK would become entangled in ownership controversies that would go on via various means for over two decades. As the advent of hooliganism rose dramatically in Greece, PAOK would become infamous for various incidents, starting with a loss against Panathinaikos at Toumba in 1980. [30]

The early 1980's were trophyless for PAOK, with the club being a consistent challenger for silverware domestically, despite being struck by tragedy when Gyula Lóránt died of a heart attack in a league match against Olympiacos in 1981. [31] Inspired by promising new players, such as Christos Dimopoulos, the club reached two Cup finals, in 1981 and 1983, ultimately losing both to Olympiacos and AEK Athens respectively, while also losing in Europe to Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich, both on penalties. [32] Koudas and Furtula retired from football in the summer of 1984.

In the 1984–85 season, under Austrian manager Walter Skocik and leading players, such as Skartados, Alavantas, Singas, Kostikos and Paprica, PAOK clinched their second league title, while falling short of the Cup in the final against AEL. [33] Captain Kostas Iosifidis retired at the end of the season and the rest of the 1980s were less fruitful for the club. In the 1987–88 season, the club fall short of the league title amidst increasing board controversies.

Financial issues, ownership changes, continental success (1989–2012)

In 1989, Thomas Voulinos became the club's president, initiating a rise in form entering the 1990's, with players such as Magdy Tolba and academy signing Giorgos Toursounidis. [34] . The club slumped to a third place in the 1990 title race and entered a period of on and off–pitch instability, starting with Voulinos protesting on the pitch in a match against Panathinaikos in 1990. [35] After losing in the double–legged Cup final in 1992 to Olympiacos, Gate 4 and PAOK's presidency became increasingly at odds, resulting in boycotts from the club's fans and a sharp decrease in attendances at the insistence of Gate 4 throughout the decade.

In Europe, the club had notable encounters in the UEFA Cup with Sevilla, losing on penalties and K.V. Mechelen, defeating them away from home, but increasing discontent between Gate 4 and Voulinos resulted in heavy rioting at a UEFA Cup home game against Paris Saint-Germain in October 1992, [36] [37] resulting in a two-season ban from European competitions, later reduced to one year. With younger players such as Theodoros Zagorakis, the team achieved a more successful 1994–95 season under Dutchman Arie Haan. The following season, the club was threatened with its first relegation, ultimately finishing four points clear with a points deduction, following heavy rioting and arson against Thomas Voulinos after a 1–3 loss to AEK Athens in November 1995.

Angelos Anastasiadis won the Cup both as a player (1974) and manager (2003) Angelos Anastasiadis (cropped).jpg
Angelos Anastasiadis won the Cup both as a player (1974) and manager (2003)

In 1996, Thomas Voulinos handed over a debt-free PAOK to Giorgos Batatoudis. Numerous successful players such as Zisis Vryzas, [38] Spyros Marangos, free kick specialist Kostas Frantzeskos, [39] Percy Olivares [40] and Joe Nagbe were signed under the new administration. Under former player Angelos Anastasiadis, after a five-year absence from European competitions, PAOK qualified for the UEFA Cup. [41] The club's reappearance at European level was marked by a victory and qualification over eventual double winners Arsenal. [42] Under Dušan Bajević, PAOK won the domestic Cup in 2001, defeating Olympiacos 4–2 in the final [43] [44] to claim the club's first trophy in 16 years. [45] Bajević departed in 2002, to be replaced by Angelos Anastasiadis, who led PAOK to a 1–0 defeat of local rivals Aris in the 2003 Cup final, becoming the first former player to win a trophy as manager. [46] [47] [48] [49] Batatoudis's shares were transferred, he was removed from the presidency following the Cup win and was succeeded by Giannis Goumenos following a rise in the club's debt. [50]

This period would be overshadowed by the untimely death of 21 year old player Panagiotis Katsouris in February 1998 [51] and the Vale of Tempe disaster in 1999, which claimed the lives of six PAOK fans following an away match against Panathinaikos. [52] [53] Ceremonies take place every year in remembrance of the tragedies, with Katsouris' jersey number (No. 17) being permanently retired and a bust being erected in his memory in 2000. [54]

After a successful 2003–04 season, in which the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round for the first time, the club failed to qualify to the group stage while fielding Liasos Louka, who was an ineligible player. [55] The club's financial situation worsened, as managerial and boardroom crisis culminated in the emergence of the club's poor financial position; players declared they had been unpaid for months, which led to a decision by UEFA to ban the club from european competitions, [56] bringing the club close to dissolution. The organized supporters' groups launched an all-out war, occupying the club's offices during the summer of 2006. [57] [58] After possible takeover bids failed and embezzlement allegations arose, especially after the transfer of Dimitris Salpingidis to Panathinaikos, [59] Goumenos resigned in November 2006, with a temporary administration assuming control, as debt had tripled in Goumenos' three year presidency. [60]

Theodoros Zagorakis, captain and former president of PAOK FC Theodoros Zagorakis.jpg
Theodoros Zagorakis, captain and former president of PAOK FC

In June 2007, former player and captain Theodoros Zagorakis retired [61] and assumed the presidency of the club. [62] [63] PAOK's finances gradually improved thanks to new sponsorship deals and the rising attendance from the club's fans, which contributed to the completion of the PAOK FC Sport Center in 2009. [64] He was followed by Zisis Vryzas, who retired in 2008 to become director of football. [65]

In his first season, the early replacement of Georgios Paraschos by Fernando Santos [66] did little to prevent a ninth-place finish in the league. The next season was more successful, with new signings such as club favourites Vieirinha, Pablo Contreras and Pablo García, [67] qualifying for european football for the first time since 2005. After a successful 2009–10 season, where the team narrowly missed out on the league title and qualified for the Champions League qualifying round, Santos left the club, with former player Pavlos Dermitzakis leading the club to qualification in the rebranded UEFA Europa League against Fenerbahçe, before being sacked in October. Under Makis Chavos, PAOK reached the knockout stages before being eliminated by CSKA Moscow. [68] [69] The next season, under Romanian László Bölöni, [70] was highlighted by a 1–2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. PAOK finished top of its Europa League group, [71] ultimately being defeated in the next round by Udinese. In January 2012, Zagorakis resigned from the club's presidency and was replaced by director Zisis Vryzas, in a transitional effort brought forth by increasing fan discontent following the sale of Vieirinha to VfL Wolfsburg. [72] [73]

The Ivan Savvidis era (2012–present)

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Răzvan Lucescu, most successful PAOK manager

On 10 August 2012, Ivan Savvidis [74] [75] acquired PAOK ownership by depositing a fee of €9,951,000 and thus becoming the major shareholder of the club. [76] [77] Following the takeover, the club sought to eliminate its debts, successfully doing so over the course of three years, a fee of over 10 million euros, becoming the first Greek sports club to fully repay its loans. [78] [79]

The first years under the new presidency were ambitious but lackluster, with the club remaining trophyless after losing the domestic Cup final in 2014 to Panathinaikos [80] and failing to third place after leading the table at Christmas the following season, under returning Angelos Anastasiadis. Whilst european form was more positive, highlighted by a surprise 1–0 [81] away win over Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park, domestic form was underwhelming, with Igor Tudor being replaced in March 2016 by youth-team coach and former player Vladimir Ivić [82] , who led the team to a return in the Champions League third qualifying round. The next season saw the club's successful return to the Europa League knockouts and a controversial 2–1 win over AEK Athens in the Cup final, [83] which was maligned by off pitch incidents that resulted in a points deduction for the club. [84]

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Vieirinha, PAOK most decorated player

After Ivić departed in the summer of 2017, he was briefly succeeded by Aleksandar Stanojević, who was let go after two Europa League matches and was succeeded by Răzvan Lucescu [85] . Captained by returning player Vieirinha, PAOK came second in the 2017–18 campaign. It became a highly controversial season, most notably for the home league matches against Olympiacos and AEK Athens which were both interrupted and lost by court decision. [86] [87] [88] A few months later, PAOK claimed its second consecutive domestic Cup, beating AEK Athens 2–0 in the final held at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (AEK home ground at the time). During the post-game press conference, manager Lucescu and captain Vieirinha (final MVP [89] ) both stated that the 2018 league title was stolen from PAOK. [90] [91]

Inspired by initial European success, the 2018–19 season became the most successful in the club's history, claiming PAOK's third league title and finishing undefeated, becoming only the second Greek team to do so after Panathinaikos in the 1963–64 season. [92] PAOK also claimed their third consecutive Greek Cup, beating AEK Athens in the final for the third year in a row to seal the club's first double. [93] Lucescu departed shortly after, and his successor Abel Ferreira [94] brought the club close to Champions League qualification, defeating Benfica and Beşiktaş before being elinimated by Krasnodar. Former player and captain Pablo García succeeded him in October 2020, leading the club to an eighth Greek Cup, defeating Olympiacos 2–1 in the final, in May 2021. Lucescu would return to the managerial post shortly after, with talented emerging players such as Giannis Konstantelias and Konstantinos Koulierakis [95] leading the club to the quarter-finals in the newly found UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022, a feat the club would repeat in 2024, and reaching successive Cup finals, losing to Panathinaikos [96] and AEK Athens in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

In 2023–24 season, PAOK after finishing first in the regular season, managed to remain on top after the conclusion of the play-offs winning their fourth Greek Championship on a remarkable fashion. [97] PAOK defeated all their major rivals (AEK, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Aris) in the last four matches, winning against the three league contenders from Athens at home and clinching the title with a 1–2 away victory over city rivals Aris at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium on 19 May 2024. [98]

Crest and colours

Crest

The first emblem of PAOK depicted a four-leaf clover and a horseshoe. The leaves were green and above them were the initials of the word "PAOK". Kostas Koemtzopoulos, one of PAOK's founding members, came up with this idea, inspired by his favourite brand of cigarettes. [99]

On 20 March 1929, Enosis Konstantinoupoliton Thessalonikis (A.E.K.) was dissolved and absorbed by PAOK and a mournful version of the double-headed eagle with the wings closed instead of stretched, indicating the grief for the lost homelands, was adopted as the club's new emblem. [100]

On 11 June 2013, under the presidency of Ivan Savvidis, a golden outline was added to the crest, as a symbol of the club's Byzantine heritage. [101] [102]

During the 2018–19 season, the first emblem was used on the third kit.

Colours

The club's colours have always been black and white, black for the sorrow related to countless thousands of Greek refugees who were forced to leave the land their ancestors had been living in for centuries (Asia Minor, Eastern Thrace, Pontus, Caucasus) and white for the hope of a new beginning that came with settling in a new home. [103] PAOK's traditional kit features a black and white vertical striped shirt, combined with black or white shorts and socks. Various types of shirts were used throughout the club's history and the most common alternatives were those with thinner or wider stripes, the all-black one and the all-white one. [104] [105] [106] Over the years, several other colours were used on the 3rd kit, such as grey, silver, blue, purple, orange and red. [107]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

The current kit manufacturer is Macron, a collaboration that started in July 2015 and was renewed twice until 2027. [108] [109] [110] Stoiximan, a Greek online gambling company, is the shirt sponsor since June 2017, with the sponsorship deal extended twice and set to last until 2025. [111]

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsorShirt sponsorship deal
1972–1975 Umbro
1975–1977 Adidas
1977–1980 Umbro
1980–1981 Asics Tiger
1981–1983 Puma
1983–1984 Suzuki
1984–1985Persika (carpet factory)5M Dr. for 1 year
1985–1986 Asics Tiger Doperman Fashion
1986–1987Persika
1987–1988 PRO-PO
1988–1989 Asics Coplam (doors and windows)
1989–1990 Adidas
1990–1991 AGNO (dairy industry)
1991–1992 Diadora
1992–1993 Nissan
1993–1995ABM [112]
1995–1996 Puma Astir Insurance
1996–1997 Ethniki Insurance
1997–2002 Adidas General Bank
2002–2003Oikos Missias (telesales)
2003–2005 EKO
2005–2006 Egnatia Insurance
2006–2007 Puma
2007–2010 DEPA €2.9m for 2.5 years [113]
2010–2012 Pame Stoixima €7.2m for 5 years [114] [115] [116]
2012–2013 Umbro
2013–2015 Nike
2015–2017 Macron Sportingbet [117] €2.4m for 2 years [118]
2017– Stoiximan [119] €5.4m for 3 years [120]

Facilities

Toumba Stadium

With PAOK's ambitions growing as the creation of a unified national championship loomed large, the club acquired land in the borough of Toumba from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff for 6,000,000 drachmae in 1957, and began a crowdfunding effort the next year. Works began in late 1958, with significant fan efforts and patronage from institutions such as the General Secretariat of Sports (today part of the Ministry of Culture), which donated ₯1,100,000 for the construction of the stadium. Toumba, officially known as PAOK Stadium, was opened in September 1959. It initially had a capacity of 20,000 and had grass pitch installed, a rarity among Greek stadiums at the time. [121] Its creation was a costly one, and PAOK only completed the pay off of a sum of ₯1,500,000 in 1969. [122]

Over the course of the 1960s, numerous expansions took place, first in 1962 and then in 1965, with 31,504 attending a match against Olympiacos in 1967. [123] Floodlights were first installed for an exhibition match against AC Milan in 1970, and with another expansion in 1972, capacity was raised to over 45,000, becoming the second largest stadium in Greece at the time, behind Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The stadium's record attendance was recorded on 19 December 1976, when a league match between PAOK and AEK Athens drew 45,252 spectators. The 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake caused Toumba's Gate 8 to collapse in March 1980, [124] rendering the stadium inoperable for over a year, and with the Karaiskakis Stadium disaster in 1981, official capacity was reduced to 41,073 in 1982. In 1985, a cantilevered roof was installed in Gates 1, 2 and 3 and new press booths were created. PAOK's financial turbulence for much of the next decade halted renovation plans, but in 1998, Toumba was converted into an all-seater stadium, with its capacity dropping to 32,000. In 2000, security zones were added, which further dropped capacity to 28,701.

Toumba underwent a major renovation for the 2004 Summer Olympics after being selected as one of the training grounds for the football tournament. The roof was demolished and replaced with a new one, while new press rooms and VIP lounges were created, along with new plastic seats and refurbishments of the pitch and concrete steel around the stadium. After Ivan Savvidis acquired ownership of PAOK in 2012, renovations continued with expansion of press rooms and miscellaneous offices and the replacement of the pitch in 2015, though the stadium's structure remained unchanged. Toumba has hosted the Greece national football team various times in its history, and is used by PAOK's women's team for its matches in UEFA competitions. For the 2024–25 season, PAOK had the third highest attendance in Greece, behind Olympiacos, AEK Athens, and Panathinaikos. [125]

Planned new ground

PAOK administration have already presented to the Greek public authorities an architecture study of a new stadium on the location of Toumba Stadium. The Greek Council of State (CoS), the country's supreme court, in April 2022 approved a proposal to set up the complete redevelopment of Toumba Stadium, with the CoS deeming legal a draft Presidential Decree concerning the approval of a Special Urban Plan for the district of Toumba, where the venue is located. On 21 June 2022, PAOK has formalized the beginning of a collaboration with a team consisting of domestic engineering and consulting firm SALFO and global architectural design company Populous to deliver the project. [126] [127] It is estimated that PAOK will be granted a building permit in 2023 and the new stadium will be completed by 2026 and will have a capacity of 41,926 spectators. [128] PAOK will probably move to Kaftanzoglio Stadium until the new Stadium is built.

New Toumba Stadium project plans present some significant changes to the original stadium, notably a giant roof covering the entire stadium which counters a common criticism of the current ground regarding exposure to weather and elements outside of Gates 1 and 2. The existing stands would be demolished and reconstructed, moving closer to the pitch and eliminating the distance from the former running track. However, as of early 2024, the project has been in a continuous stalemate.

Training ground

PAOK FC Sport Center is the training ground of the first team and Academy, located in Nea Mesimvria area of Thessaloniki. The construction started under the presidency of Theodoros Zagorakis. [129]

Planned new training ground

On 19 January 2024, a blessing of the land where the club's new training center will be built took place. The newly acquired plot of land is located on the 8th road of the Tagarades farmland in the community of the Thermi municipality. [130]

Supporters

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PAOK fans in Gate 4
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Big shirt in Toumba stadium

PAOK FC is the most widely supported football club in Northern Greece [131] and with the 3rd largest fanbase in the country, according to the latest polls and researches. [132] [133] [134] [135] [136]

PAOK's traditional fanbase comes from the city of Thessaloniki, where the club is based, as well as from the rest of Macedonia region and Northern Greece. They also have fans all over the country and in the Greek Diaspora (Germany, Australia, USA, etc.). Research by Marca in August 2018 reported that PAOK are the most popular Greek football team on social media. [137] [138] [139]

Toumba Stadium is infamous for its hostile atmosphere, a factor that led to the attribution of the Stadium as "The Black Hell". [140] [141] On high-profile encounters, when the players walk out of the tunnel, the song Hells Bells by AC/DC is heard from the stadium's speakers. [142] The notorious Gate 4 is home to many PAOK organized supporters' groups from around the globe, with the homonymous Gate 4 fan club which was founded in April 1976, being the most familiar everywhere. [143] [144] The supporters' group from Neapoli district of Thessaloniki that was founded in 1963 is the oldest one. [145] One of the biggest banners in the world was created by PAOK's fan club in Michaniona. [146]

No 12 jersey is dedicated to the fans, the symbolic 12th man on the pitch. It was permanently retired by the club on 16 August 2000. [147] [148]

Vale of Tempe tragedy (1999)

3,000 PAOK fans descended to the Olympic Stadium of Athens for the game against Panathinaikos on 3 October 1999. A few hours later, on its way back to Thessaloniki, the double-decker bus of the Kordelio fan club collided with a truck and fell into a ditch in the Vale of Tempe, Thessaly. The aftermath of the bus crash was devastating. Six PAOK fans lost their lives (Kyriakos Lazaridis, Christina Tziova, Anastasios Themelis, Charalampos Zapounidis, Georgios Ganatsios, Dimitris Andreadakis) and many others were injured. A roadside memorial was erected at the site of the crash bearing the following inscription: "Their love for PAOK brought them here, left them here and went beyond". [52]

Romania minibus crash (2026)

Seven supporters of PAOK were killed and three others injured in a minibus crash in western Romania while traveling to Lyon for a UEFA Europa League match. The accident occurred on DN6 (Drumul Național 6), a single-carriageway connecting western Romania, during an overnight journey. Romanian and Greek media reported that the vehicle lost control while overtaking. A doctor treating one of the survivors stated that a lane-keeping assist system may have activated during the maneuver, after which the driver was unable to regain control. The group consisted of 10 supporters en route to the Lyon v PAOK match scheduled for Thursday evening. [149]

The injured were initially taken to a hospital in Lugoj and later transferred to the county hospital in Timișoara. One sustained minor injuries, another suffered non-serious fractures, and a third incurred multiple fractures, including injuries to the neck and spine, though medical staff reported that his life was not in danger. Following the crash, approximately 200 PAOK supporters who had traveled to Romania gathered outside the Timișoara hospital for information and subsequently canceled their trip to France. PAOK supporters held a vigil at Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki, where flags were flown at half-mast. [150]

The Greek government confirmed the deaths and stated that it was coordinating with Romanian authorities through the Greek embassy to provide assistance to the victims’ families and the injured. PAOK officials traveled to Romania to support those affected, and messages of condolence were issued by the club, rival Greek teams, and Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon announced that a tribute would be held during the Europa League match, and the section reserved for visiting PAOK supporters was closed at the request of the club and supporters’ groups.

Supporters friendships

PAOK fans maintain a strong friendship with the supporters of Serbian club Partizan, the Grobari . On many occasions, fans from both clubs traveled to watch each other's games. [151] [152] [153]

A good rapport exists between PAOK and OFI fans, a friendship that started in October 1987 when OFI faced Atalanta for 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup at Toumba Stadium and numerous PAOK fans supported the Cretans. [154] [155] [156] A mutual respect stands between PAOK and Panionios fans. [157] [158] [159]

Rivalries

PAOK 1-0 OSFP, 2009 Greek Cup quarter-final PAOK - Olympiakos 1-0 (1).jpg
PAOK 1–0 OSFP, 2009 Greek Cup quarter-final

The rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK is the fiercest intercity football rivalry in Greece and is long-standing, emerging in the 1960s, when Olympiacos unsuccessfully tried to acquire Giorgos Koudas from PAOK, approaching him directly without going into a negotiation with his club. [160] [161] A longtime heated rivalry exists between PAOK and local rivals Aris. [162] [163] Panathinaikos and AEK, Athens' two big clubs, are also considered major rivals. [164] [165] There are also some less intense rivalries, like those with Iraklis (local conflict) and AEL.

Honours

[166]

Domestic

May 2019, team celebration party. Cup (left) and League (right) trophies Greek Football Cup and Greek Football Championship Cup (PAOK-TV, May 2019).png
May 2019, team celebration party. Cup (left) and League (right) trophies

Continental

Regional

Other

European record

CompetitionAppPldWDLGoals
European Cup / Champions League 10328101445–57
UEFA Cup / Europa League 30172664957246–200
UEFA Conference League 334187955–34
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 61885524–23
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 362045–17
Total522621027189375–331

Last updated: 29 January 2026

UEFA Club Ranking

As of 29 Jan 2026
RankTeamCoeff.
48 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 50.250
49 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 50.000
50 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 48.250
51 Flag of Greece.svg PAOK48.250
52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise 48.000
53 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade 46.500
54 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 46.500
55 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland 46.250
56 Flag of Germany.svg SC Freiburg 45.500

Players

Current squad

As of 10 February 2026 [167]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jiří Pavlenka
2 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mady Camara
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonjoe Kenny
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Vogliacco (on loan from Genoa)
5 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Michailidis
6 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dejan Lovren
7 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis (on loan from Cruz Azul)
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Soualiho Meïté
10 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Pelkas
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Taison (vice captain)
14 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Andrija Živković (captain)
16 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Tomasz Kędziora
18 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Luka Ivanušec (on loan from Feyenoord)
19 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Alexander Jeremejeff
20 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Zafeiris
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Baba Rahman
22 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Bianco (on loan from Fiorentina)
23 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Joan Sastre
25 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Thymianis
27 MF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Magomed Ozdoyev
32 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Greg Taylor
33 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitrios Tsopouroglou
35 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jorge Sánchez
41 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitrios Monastirlis
52 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Chatsidis
56 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Anestis Mythou
65 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Konstantelias
77 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Kiril Despodov
90 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitrios Kottas
99 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Antonis Tsiftsis

Reserves and Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
37 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Bedri Dunga
39 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitrios Berdos
43 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mahamadou Balde
45 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Gitersos
No.Pos.NationPlayer
69 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Polykratis
81 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vasilios Nikolakoulis
93 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Maksymilian Sznaucner
97 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitrios Bataoulas

Source: PAOK Squad

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Gugeshashvili (at Atromitos until 30 June 2026)
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Balomenos (at Anagennisi Karditsa until 30 June 2026)
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Lefteris Lyratzis (at Panserraikos until 30 June 2026)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Gómez (at Albacete until 15 July 2026)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shola Shoretire (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2026)
FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Fyodor Chalov (at Kayserispor until 30 June 2026)

Captains (since 1959)

Club captain Andrija Zivkovic Andrija Zivkovic.jpg
Club captain Andrija Živković
NamePeriod
Flag of Greece.svg Leandros Symeonidis 1959–1969
Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas 1969–1974
Various [a] 1974–1980
Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas 1980–1984
Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Iosifidis 1984–1985
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Alavantas 1985–1989
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Skartados 1989–1992
Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou 1992–1996
Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Zagorakis 1996–1998
Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Toursounidis 1998–1999
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Frantzeskos 1999–2000
Flag of Greece.svg Anastasios Katsabis 2000–2002
Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis Kafes 2002–2003
NamePeriod
Flag of Greece.svg Loukas Karadimos 2003–2004
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis 2004–2005
Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Zagorakis 2005–2007
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Georgiadis 2007–2008
Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis Konstantinidis 2008–2009
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Sérgio Conceição 2009–2010
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Chalkias 2010–2012
Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo García 2012–2013
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis 2013–2014
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Athanasiadis 2014–2017
Flag of Greece.svg Stelios Malezas 2017–2018
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha 2018–2025
Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Živković 2025–
Notes

MVP of the Season

YearWinner
1989–90 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Skartados
1990–91 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Mitsibonas
1991–92 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou
1992–93 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou
1993–94 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou
1994–95 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou
1995–96 Flag of Greece.svg Paraschos Zouboulis
1996–97 Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Zagorakis
1997–98 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Frantzeskos
1998–99 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Frantzeskos
1999–2000 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Frantzeskos
2000–01 Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis Konstantinidis
2001–02 Flag of Cyprus.svg Ioannis Okkas
2002–03 Flag of Cyprus.svg Ioannis Okkas
2003–04 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis
 
YearWinner
2004–05 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis
2005–06 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis
2006–07 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Mięciel
2007–08 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Daniel Fernandes
2008–09 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Chalkias
2009–10 Flag of Brazil.svg Lino
2010–11 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha
2011–12 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo García
2012–13 Flag of Brazil.svg Lino
2013–14 Flag of Brazil.svg Lino
2014–15 Flag of Albania.svg Ergys Kaçe
2015–16 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Tzavellas
2016–17 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Glykos
2017–18 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha
2018–19 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha
 
YearWinner
2019–20 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Mišić
2020–21 Flag of Greece.svg Christos Tzolis
2021–22 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jasmin Kurtić
2022–23 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Konstantelias
2023–24 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Živković
2024–25 Flag of Guinea.svg Mady Camara

Source:

    Management

    Coaching staff

    Razvan Lucescu (pictured in 2018) Razvan Lucescu.jpg
    Răzvan Lucescu (pictured in 2018)
    Coaching staff
    Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Lucescu Head coach
    Flag of Italy.svg Gianpaolo Castorina Assistant Coach
    Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis Konstantinidis
    Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Constantin
    Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Lappas Goalkeeping coach
    Fitness coaches
    Flag of Italy.svg Matteo SpataforaHead of Fitness Coach
    Flag of Greece.svg Georgios TsonakasFitness Coach
    Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios KanarasRehabilitation Coaches
    Flag of Greece.svg Anestis Aslanidis
    Flag of Romania.svg Cristian FotaMental Coach
    Sport management
    Flag of Greece.svg Christos Karipidis Technical Directors
    Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tsiknas
    Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Theodoridis Team Manager
    Flag of Italy.svg Matteo SerraHead of Scout
    Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha General Football Advisor
    Flag of Greece.svg Pantelis ThomareisHead of Football Operations
    Analyst department|-
    Flag of Greece.svg Kyriakos TsitiridisAnalyst Vis track
    Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Tsaniklidis
    Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Thomaidis Opponent analyst
    Flag of Greece.svg Makis Kosmidis
    Medical department
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr. Periklis PapadopoulosHead of Medical Staff
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr. Ioannis Gigis
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr. Konstantinos Ditsios
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr. Ioannis Rallis
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr. Theocharis KyriakidisTeam Doctor
    Flag of Greece.svg Ioanna PaspalaNutritionist
    Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos TsirelasHead of Physiotherapist
    Flag of Greece.svg Petros NikolakoudisPhysiotherapist
    Flag of Greece.svg Athanasios Kapoulas
    Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos Mouratidis
    Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Gannikos

    Source: PAOK Staff

    Notable managers

    The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of PAOK:

    NamePeriodTrophies
    Flag of England.svg Les Shannon 1971–19742 Greek Cups, Greater Greece Cup
    Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Lóránt 1974–1976 Greek Championship
    Flag of Austria.svg Walter Skocik 1984–1986 Greek Championship
    Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dušan Bajević 2000–2002 Greek Cup
    Flag of Greece.svg Angelos Anastasiadis 2002–2004 Greek Cup
    Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Ivic 2016–2017 Greek Cup
    Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Lucescu 2017–2019, 2021–present2 Greek Championships, 2 Greek Cups
    Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo García 2020–2021 Greek Cup

    Club personnel

    Chairman 2013-Pressent Ivan Savvidis Ivan Savvidis.jpg
    Chairman 2013-Pressent Ivan Savvidis
    PositionName
    OwnerDimera Group Limited Ltd
    Chairman Flag of Greece.svg Ivan Savvidis
    A Vice President and CEO Flag of Russia.svg Maria Goncharova
    B Vice President Flag of Greece.svg Aggelos Anastasiadis
    Board of Directors
    Flag of Greece.svg Antonis Kiourexidis
    Flag of Greece.svg Dr Periklis Papadopoulos
    Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Moutsakis
    Flag of Greece.svg Marios Tsakas
    Flag of Greece.svg Bouloubasis Christos
    General Manager of Sports Facilities Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Dimogiannis
    Commercial Director Flag of Greece.svg Evaggelos Chrysochoos
    Media Director Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kouventidis

    Source: PAOK Board

    PAOK FC Presidential History

    From the organization of the Alpha Ethniki 1979-80 Greece Football Clubs Association became professional, as based on a bill submitted on January 19, 1979 (Law 879/1979) the Greece Football Clubs Association (FCA) department of the club PAOK FC was converted into a Football Anonyme Company A.E


    The football team of 1926 Paok 1926.jpg
    The football team of 1926
    The team of 1939 Paok 1939.jpg
    The team of 1939
    PeriodName
    1926–1927 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Triantafilos Triantafylidis
    1927–1928 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vyzantios Fanourios
    1928–1929 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Konstantinos Meletiou
    1929–1930 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Athinodoros Athinodorou
    1930–1931 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
    1931–1933 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Petros Levantis
    1933–1935 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Savvas Tsantas
    1935–1936 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Filaretos Tsompesoglou
    1936–1938 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Savas Tsantas
    1938–1939 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ioannis Tsakiroglou
    1939–1940 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitrios Kamaras
    1940–1944 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
    1944–1946 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Filaretos Tsompesoglou
    1946–1948 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pantelis Kalpatsoglou
    1948–1949 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Mirodis Dimitrakopoulos
    1949–63 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Charalampidis
    1963–64 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ippokratis Iordanoglou
    1964–66 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitrios Dimadis
    1966–69 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vassilios Zervas
    1969 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Evangelos Mylonas
    1969–1971 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stavros Georgiadis
    1971–1972 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ioannis Arvanitakis
    1972–1973 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stavros Simitzis
    1973–1974 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ioannis Arvanitakis
    Periodname
    1974 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Zografos
    1974–1975 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Arthouros Merdikian
    1975–1981 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Pantelakis
    1984–1986 Flag of Greece.svg Petros Kalafatis
    1986–1988 Flag of Greece.svg Charis Savvidis
    1988–1989 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Dedeoglou
    1989–1990 Flag of Greece.svg Thomas Voulinos
    1990 Flag of Greece.svg Apostolos Alexopoulos
    1990–1996 Flag of Greece.svg Thomas Voulinos
    1996 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kalyvas
    1996–1998 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Batatoudis
    1998 Flag of Greece.svg Petros Kalafatis
    1998–2001 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Batatoudis
    2001–2003 Flag of Greece.svg Petros Kalafatis
    2003–2004 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Goumenos
    2004 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Pagonis
    2004-2006 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Goumenos
    2006–2007 Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Vezyrtzis
    2007–2010 Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Zagorakis
    2010–2014 Flag of Greece.svg Zisis Vryzas
    2014–2016 Flag of Cyprus.svg Iakovos Aggelidis
    2016 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľuboš Micheľ
    2016– Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Savvidis

    Records and statistics

    Legendary Giorgos Koudas, a powerful attacking midfielder, is the appearances recordman and second all-time goalscorer of the club. Giorgos Koudas.jpg
    Legendary Giorgos Koudas, a powerful attacking midfielder, is the appearances recordman and second all-time goalscorer of the club.

    One-club men

    PlayerPositionDebutLast match
    Flag of Greece.svg Leandros Symeonidis MF 1 July 19541 July 1969
    Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas MF 21 December 196326 February 1984
    Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Sarafis MF 8 October 19677 June 1981
    Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Iosifidis DF 19 September 197116 June 1985

    Player records

    Giorgos Koudas holds the record for most PAOK league appearances, having played 504 matches (607 overall) from 1963 to 1984. [169]

    Stavros Sarafis is the club's top goalscorer with 169 goals overall (136 in league matches), from 1967 to 1981. [170]

    Most league appearances:
    RankNameApps
    1 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas 504
    2 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Iosifidis 397
    3 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Gounaris 376
    4 Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Sarafis 358
    5 Flag of Greece.svg Aristotelis Fountoukidis 336
    6 Flag of Greece.svg Koulis Apostolidis 281
    7 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Skartados 265
    8 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis 262
    9 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Toursounidis 261
    10 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vieirinha 253

    League top goalscorers:

    RankNameGoals
    1 Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Sarafis 136
    2 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas 133
    3 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Salpingidis 90
    4 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Skartados 84
    5 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kostikos 78
    6 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Athanasiadis 71
    7 Flag of Brazil.svg Neto Guerino 66
    8 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kermanidis 60
    9 Flag of Greece.svg Achilleas Aslanidis 55
    10 Flag of Greece.svg Koulis Apostolidis 51

    Domestic records

    OutlineRecord
    Double winners, going unbeaten in a national round-robin league tournament (league format since 1959). 2018–19 season
    Champions, starting the season with a points deduction. 2018–19 Super League Greece (PAOK started the season on –2 points)
    Worst league title defence.10th place (1985–86)
    Most consecutive league games scoring.69 (PAOK lost two games 0–3 by court decision during this period that are not taken into account)
    Most consecutive league games scoring away.35 (5/11/2017 → 3/2/2020)
    Fewest league goals conceded at home in a season.3 in 17 games (1994–95)
    Most seasons with a points deduction.9 (1963–64, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
    Most consecutive seasons with a points deduction.4 (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
    Record league win against Olympiacos.PAOK 6–1 Olympiacos (6/12/1987) – Serres Municipal Stadium
    Record league away win against Olympiacos.Olympiacos 0–4 PAOK (4/1/1976) – Karaiskakis Stadium
    Winners of 3 consecutive Greek Cup finals against the same opponent. 2017, 2018 and 2019 Greek Cup finals (vs AEK Athens)
    Winners of 2 consecutive Greek Cup finals that were held at the opponent's home ground. 2018 and 2019 Greek Cup finals (held at Athens Olympic Stadium , AEK Athens's home ground at the time)
    Greek Cup runners-up.15 times
    Biggest European win by a Greek football club. Locomotive Tbilisi 0–7 PAOK (16 September 1999, UEFA Cup)
    Consecutive continental away wins.4 (2023–24 season)
    Most points for a Greek football club in a European competition group stage.16 (W5–D1–L0), 2023–24 UEFA Conference League
    Won all away matches in the group stage of a European competition.3 (2023–24 UEFA Conference League)
    Most UEFA Europa League appearances.29
    Most consecutive UEFA Europa League appearances.12
    Most UEFA Conference League matches.34

    See also

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    Filmography

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