PAOK FC (women)

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Full name(Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών)
(Pan-Thessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans)
Nickname(s)Dikefalos tou Vorra (Doublehead Eagle of the North)
Founded2001
Ground Toumba Stadium
Capacity28,703 [1]
ChairmanThanasis Katsaris
ManagerKostas Konstantinidis
League Greek A Division
2023–24 Greek A Division 1st (Champions)
Website http://paok.gr
Toumba Stadium Paok stadium.jpg
Toumba Stadium

Football Club P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki Women's Football or with its official name FC PAOK Thessaloniki, [2] represents the major Greek multi-sports club AC PAOK [3] in the national A Division and international women's football competitions.

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It was founded in 2001 as PAOK took over Olympiada'96 Thessaloniki, which faced economic problems. It is currently the leading women's football team in Greece, [4] having represented the country in the UEFA Women's Champions League for the last seven years. [5]

Current squad

As of 4 October 2024.

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Dani Neuhaus
15 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christina Bourtouni
17 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Mitkou
5 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Gkouni
13 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Fani Doiranli
24 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiota Argyriou
22 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Georgia Chalatsogianni
26 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioanna Bataoula
10 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Thomai Vardali
12 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Natalia Giovanni
21 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantina Kalietzidou
11 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikoletta Kalesi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
6 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Marta Estevez
2 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Markella Koskeridou
27 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Morfoula Kiourexidou
28 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Αntigoni Papadopoulou
18 FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ilektra Djurdjevic
9 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Emelie Helmvall
20 DF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Antonella Ferradans
8 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleftheria Drakogiannaki
16 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Manisha Kalyan
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eva Vlassopoulos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Iris Karagianni
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Emily Daskalou

From PAOK B

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eirini-Anastasia Askaridou
23 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Anastasia Kyranoudi
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Anna Veliani

Women's Academies Tournament and PAOK B

Notable players

Honours

UEFA competitions record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregateQual.
2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage Flag of Romania.svg Regal București 0–34th place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Norway.svg Trondheims-Ørn 0–12
Flag of the Netherlands.svg SV Saestum 1–8
2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Holon 1–13rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lehenda Chernihiv 0–5
Flag of Cyprus.svg AEK Kokkinochovion 5–2
2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage Flag of Belarus.svg Universitet Vitebsk 0–43rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Bulgaria.svg FC NSA Sofia 2–2
Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu JK 3–2
2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage Flag of Estonia.svg Levadia Tallinn 3–03rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg Naftokhimik Kalush 0–1
Flag of Poland.svg AZS Wroclaw 0–4
2009–10 Champions League Round of 32 Flag of England.svg Arsenal 0–90–90–18 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 Champions League Round of 32 Flag of Austria.svg SV Neulengbach 1–00–31–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Moldova.svg Goliador Chisinau 3–03rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of North Macedonia.svg ZFK Nase Taksi 0–1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg YB Frauen 1–1
2012–13 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of North Macedonia.svg ZFK Nase Taksi 1–02nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg FC Skonto/Cerība 8–0
Flag of Hungary.svg MTK Hungária FC 0–2
2013–14 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Estonia.svg Pärnu JK 1–33rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of North Macedonia.svg ŽFK Biljanini Izvori 5–0
Flag of Finland.svg PK-35 Vantaa 1–2
2015–16 Champions League Qualifying Stage Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran Belfast United 4–01st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of North Macedonia.svg ŽFK Dragon 2014 10–0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg FC NSA Sofia 4–0
Round of 32 Flag of Sweden.svg KIF Örebro DFF 0–30–50–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Kosovo.svg WFC Hajvalia 1–12nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík 1–1
Flag of Cyprus.svg Apollon Limassol 3–3
2017–18 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Luxembourg.svg Bettembourg 8–01st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Albania.svg Vllaznia 1–0
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg SFK 2000 3–0
Round of 32 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Praha 0–50–30–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 0–53rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Norway.svg LSK Kvinner 0–1
Ulster Banner.svg Linfield 2–3
2020–21 Champions League First Qualifying Round Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–31–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Moldova.svg Agarista Anenii Noi 6–02nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga 0–2
2022–23 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City 2–02nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers 0–4
2023–24 Champions League Qualifying Stage Flag of Luxembourg.svg Racing Union 6–12nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Austria.svg St. Pölten 0–3

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