PAOK FC
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(Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος (Κωνσταντινουπολιτών) (Pan-Thessaloniki Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans) | |||
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Double-headed eagle of the North White-Blacks | |||
| Short name | PAOK | |||
| Founded | 20 April 1926 | |||
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Toumba Stadium Thessaloniki, Greece | |||
| Capacity | 28,703[1] | |||
| Owner | Ivan Savvidis[2] | |||
| Chairman | Ľuboš Micheľ | |||
| Manager | Vladimir Ivić | |||
| League | Superleague Greece | |||
| 2014–15 | Superleague Greece, 5th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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PAOK F.C. (Greek: ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Greek pronunciation: [paˈe ˈpaok]), also known as PAOK Thessaloniki or PAOK Salonika, short for Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton (Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, transliterated Pan-Thessaloniki Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans),[3] and commonly known as PAOK (Greek: ΠΑΟΚ, pronounced [ˈpaok]), is a Greek association football club, a part of A.C. PAOK, based in Thessaloniki, Greece. They play their home games at Toumba Stadium, with a capacity of 28,703 seats.
PAOK was established on 20 April 1926 by Greek Constantinopolitans who fled to Thessaloniki from the city of Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War. Emblem of the team is a Byzantine-style double-headed eagle, adopted three years after the establishment of the club.
PAOK currently plays in the top-flight Superleague Greece, which they have won twice (1975–76 and 1984–85). They have won also four times the Greek Football Cup (in 1971–72, 1973–74, 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons). With the 14th place (1995–96) being the worst position ever achieved, the team has never been relegated to a lower national division since its establishment in 1926, a feat achieved only by rivals Olympiakos F.C. and Panathinaikos F.C..
The team has appeared several times in the UEFA Europa League competition. Their best European performance was in the 1973–74 season, when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[4] In addition to this, it is the only Greek team that has more wins than losses in all its European history (57 wins - 48 draws - 53 defeats, as of May 1st, 2016), and the away win with 0-7 over Locomotive Tbilisi at 16th of September 1999 for the UEFA Europa League is the largest ever achieved by a Greek club in all European competitions. PAOK is an ordinary member of the European Club Association.
According to the most recent polls, PAOK F.C is the most popular football team in the northern regions of Greece.
History
Foundation and the early years (1926–1953)
PAOK FC is the oldest division of PAOK Sports Club, the successor of Hermes Sports Club (Greek: Ερμής), which was formed in 1877 by the Greek community of Pera, a district of Istanbul.[5]
The football club was founded in 1926.[6] It was created by Constantinopolitans who fled to Thessaloniki after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War.[7]
Created by Constantinopolitans, the new club nevertheless was open to every citizen of Thessaloniki, leading to a minor rivalry with AEK Thessaloniki, the other Constantinopolitan team of the city, in which played only refugees. The original logo of PAOK was a horseshoe and a four-leaf clover.[7]
Finally the two teams were merged in one in 1929. The current symbol since 1929 is the two-headed eagle. The eagle symbolizes the origins of the club in the former Byzantine capital, Constantinople, and the legacy of the Greek refugees from the Ottoman Empire.[7]
The first professional contract was signed by the club on 5 September 1928. The contract stipulated that the French footballer Raymond Etienne of Jewish descent from Pera Club would be paid 4,000 drachmas per month. The contract was signed by Dr. Meletiou (PAOK chairman) and Mr. Sakellaropoulos (Hon. Secretary).[8]
The first foreign coach in the history of the team was the German Rudolph Ganser, who served with PAOK for the 1931–32 season.
Willi Sevcik, an Austrian coach (1950–1952) who had worn the PAOK jersey in 1931–32, established a young talent academy within the club which gave rise to leading names who later left their mark, such as Leandros Symeonidis, Giannelos, Margaritis, Giorgos Havanidis and more.
Era of successes (1955–1985): Koudas years
In the 1950s the club won the Thessaloniki Championship for four successive seasons. In 1959 their new Toumba stadium opened.[9]
Giorgos Koudas, the great star of the team made his firat appearance in 1963. With him PAOK won their first national titles, the Greek Football Cup, in 1972 and 1974.[10]
They won also for the first time the Greek Championship in 1975–76, something that they would repeat in 1984–85 season.[11]
At the European level, the club made its best performance ever, qualifying for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1973–74, where they were knocked out by Milan. PAOK also made a memorable appearance against German giants Bayern Munich in the UEFA cup in 1983–84, where it was knocked out on penalties after two goalless draws.[12][13]
1985–1996
Since 1985 a period of decline will start for the club. In 1992 they lost in the Greek Cup final to Olympiakos.[10]
1996–2004
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In 1996, Thomas Voulinos handed over the reins of the club to Giorgos Batatoudis. Numerous transfers of well-known players such as Percy Olivares, Zisis Vryzas, Spiros Marangos and Kostas Frantzeskos took place under the new administration. In 1997, having served its five-year ban, PAOK qualified for the UEFA Cup under coach Angelos Anastasiadis. The club's reappearance at European level was marked by a victory and qualification over Arsenal F.C..[14]
However, the new team did not prove equally successful in the domestic league, again finishing fourth in 1997–98. The club's continuing inability to break the dominance of the "big three" in the league resulted in several manager changes over the following three years. By the end of the 1997–98 season Anastasiadis was sacked and Oleg Blokhin reprised his position as PAOK's manager after five years. Blokhin himself only stayed for a few months, and was again replaced by Anastasiadis in late 1998. He himself stayed only till February 1999, and was again replaced in favor of Arie Haan, who, like Blokhin, returned after a four-year gap. By December 1999, Haan was himself sacked, to be replaced by Dušan Bajević.
In 2001 the first success after many years came, when they won the Greek Cup final against Olympiakos with a 4–2 score.[10] In 2003 they won the Greek Cup again, defeating Aris 1–0.[10]
2004–2007
The 2003–04 season was an unexpected success. Batatoudis was no more the major shareholder, and under the management of Anastasiadis they managed to finish third and to secure participation in the qualifying rounds of the following year's UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately the team failed to qualify for the group stages, as they were knocked out by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the third qualifying round.
Rolf Fringer was appointed as new coach in September 2004, replacing Anastasiadis, but after a few games, Fringer was replaced by Nikos Karageorgiou who led the club to a fifth-place finish in May 2005, and a UEFA Cup qualification.
The 2005–06 season started with better omens, yet proved to be the most turbulent.[15] Apart from the return of former captain Theodoros Zagorakis in the summer of 2005 from Bologna FC, signings of key players like Marcin Mieciel, Fatih Akyel and Shikabala took place.[16]
By the end of May 2006, the club's dramatic situation started to emerge, with players openly declaring they are unpaid for months, plus a shocking decision by UEFA to ban the club from participating in the upcoming UEFA Cup,[17] brought the club one step from complete ruin, with the organized fanbase launching an all-out war against Giannis Goumenos during the summer of 2006,[18] going as far as to occupy the club's offices in Toumba stadium for a handful of days. The situation was ever worsening for Goumenos, after many failed deals with possible investors,[19] constant allegations of embezzlement,[20] and especially his decision to sell star-player Dimitris Salpingidis to Panathinaikos.[21]
The club appointed Momcilo Vukotic as coach in October 2006, replacing Dumitrescu, who had earlier resigned.[22]
The Zagorakis plan (2007–2010)
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In the summer of 2007, Theodoros Zagorakis assumed presidency of the club, replacing the Vezyrtzis-Oikonomidis administration and thus ushered in a new era. One of the new management's first actions was to lay down a three-year plan: the first year priority would be to take action the club's debts, beginning in 2007–08, the second would be to qualify for the UEFA Cup again, and the third would be to become a major league title contender once again.
The plan's first season saw the club eliminated from the Greek Cup by second division club Thrasyvoulos. The early replacement of coach Giorgos Paraschos by the well-known established manager Fernando Santos did little to prevent a ninth-place finish in the league, the worst performance by the club in 11 years.
The club's finances, however, gradually improved, and – thanks to the continuing massive support from fans in the form of season tickets,[23] as well as many new sponsorship deals – the summer of 2008 saw the transfers of widely known internationals like Pablo Contreras,[24] Zlatan Muslimović[25] and Pablo García[26]
In January 2009, Zagorakis announced the club's intention of building a new training facility complex in Nea Mesimvria area, Thessaloniki, owned by the club. The administration had already acquired land from the municipality of Agios Athanasios in the previous summer.[27]
The end of the 2008–09 season found PAOK in second place, eight points behind champions Olympiakos, the best place the club had taken since 1985. This success however was short-lived, as the club failed to retain their place in the recently introduced league playoffs, finishing fourth and missing out on the second UEFA Champions League berth to Panathinaikos. Nevertheless, PAOK secured a spot in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
The 2009–10 season saw the transfer of former Racing de Santander player Vitolo, experienced defender Bruno Cirillo and Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, the club's costliest transfer in many years. Key players' contracts, like Olivier Sorlin and Vieirinha, were also renewed.
The new squad saw UEFA Cup elimination by Dutch club Heerenveen. To make matters worse, the first few games of 2009 found the club struggling, but then managed a 13-game unbeaten streak, including memorable wins against Panathinaikos and Olympiaκos, solidifying the club as one of the main league title contenders. This run was not without setbacks, as the club suffered another elimination in the Greek Cup, by the recently promoted PAS Giannina.
The unbeaten streak ended in late March, when successive derby defeats by Aris and AEK effectively ended any hope of winning the championship. However, the club redeemed itself in the league play-offs by finishing first, with impressive consecutive wins against Aris Thessaloniki F.C., AEK F.C. and twice against Olympiakos. Thus, PAOK was eligible to compete in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
The years after Fernando Santos (2010–12)
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The 2010 league playoff success was swiftly followed by Fernando Santos' announcement of his decision to depart, having concluded his three-year contract.[28] It was eventually decided in mid-June that Mario Beretta would be his successor.[29]
As the squad made several awful appearances in its pre-season friendly matches (notably losing to Kickers Offenbach by 3–1[30]), alarming fans and management alike, Theodoros Zagorakis finally decided to fire Beretta and his staff on 22 July, just one week prior to the club's away match in Amsterdam. Beretta was quickly replaced with Pavlos Dermitzakis, veteran PAOK player and Zagorakis' initial choice before reverting to Beretta.[31] Beretta also became the shortest-lived PAOK coach ever, sitting on the bench for just 38 days.[32]
With Dermitzakis at the helm, PAOK faced Ajax and was ultimately eliminated on the away goals rule, managing a 1–1[33] draw in Amsterdam and a thrilling 3–3[34] draw in Thessaloniki. Entering the UEFA Europa League playoff round, PAOK were drawn against Turkish club Fenerbahçe, also eliminated on the Champions League third qualifying round. This time, PAOK fared much better and after winning the home game 1–0[35] in Thessaloniki, secured a memorable 1–1 draw.[36]
Unfortunately, such excellent performances did not continue in the first fixtures of the Greek league. Unsuccessful results included a 0–1 home loss to arch-rival Aris FC[37]
Another defeat against Panathinaikos, under Dermitzakis, led to his removal on 17 October.[38] His assistant, Makis Chavos replaced him as caretaker coach. At first, fans were asking for a quick replace of Chavos by a European-range coach, but after a streak of four wins in the Greek Superleague and a home 1–0[39] win against Villarreal CF in the UEFA Europe League group stage, it was decided to remain.
In 2010/11 PAOK reached the knockout phase in the Europa League, losing 2–1 on aggregate to CSKA Moskva.[40]
In the 2010–11 season, PAOK finished 4th in the regular season and secured a place in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round by finishing 2nd in the playoff round. PAOK board appointed the experienced Romanian coach László Bölöni.[41] Under the leadership of Bölöni PAOK passed the UEFA Europa League playoff round and entered the group stage once again despide the many injured players the club had. On 30 November 2011, PAOK achieved a historic victory[42] against English club Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, with a 2–1 scoreline. With this victory, the club quilified for the round of 32 of the Europa League for a second consecutive year. There they faced Udinese and after a 0–0 draw in Udine they suffered a 0–3 loss in Toumba.
Ivan Savvidis era (2012–present)
In the summer of 2012, and after several months of negotiations, Ivan Savvidis became the new major shareholder of PAOK. The PAOK board appointed the Greek coach Giorgos Donis in the summer of 2012.
PAOK entered the Europa League 3rd Qualification Round and with a 0–2 away and 4–1 home win over Bnei Yehuda qualified for the play–off round, where faced Rapid Wien but was eliminated after a 2–1 home win and a 3–0 away defeat. PAOK finished the season in 2nd place during the regular period, qualifying for the Superleague playoffs. Giorgos Donis was replaced by technical director and former player Georgios Georgiadis, who was appointed caretaker manager. PAOK managed to win qualification for the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League in the playoffs after a last game win against PAS Giannina.
In June 2013 PAOK appointed Huub Stevens as their new coach, but he was dismissed in March 2014 after not good results.[43]
In 2014 the team reached the Greek Cup final, but lost to Panathinaikos F.C..[44]
In 2015, the club owner Ivan Savvidis paid all of the club's debts to the Greek State, an amount that totalled at €10,886,811.[45] In May, PAOK hired Frank Arnesen as the new club's technical director (Sports Director). On 18 June 2015, Igor Tudor was hired as the new manager of the club, signing a three-year contract.[46]
Facilities
Stadium
Toumba Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Τούμπας) is a football stadium in Thessaloniki. It is property of amateur A.S. PAOK. It is a family donation of Ioannis Dedeoglou, as was later the plot to be built the P.A.O.K. Sports Arena. The construction was started in 1958 and completed in 1959. Patrons of the project were the Ministry of Culture and Sport (Greece) (paid the amount of 1,100,000 drachmas) and the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (which belonged the space). Contributed decisively to expropriate the space Toumba Stadium, the then defense minister Georgios Themelis for the expropriation of the area of Toumba Stadium during the government of Konstantinos Karamanlis.
The old ground of the tesm was in Fountain Square downtown expropriated for the construction of the Theological Seminary, as the surrounding area was given to Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Architect of the project was the Minas Trempelas and engineer Antonis Triglianos. Important for its construction was also the contribution of its own group of fans, who were invited twice to aid financially through the "Special Fund for the erection of the new Ground of PAOK" adopted by the administration of the club, while some friends of the club worked selflessly during the process of construction. It was built on 6 September 1959 as the club's prime sporting venue and served the home ground for the club's football team, which was participating in the then HFF Panhellenic Championship. until today for the needs for the Superleague Greece, and the obligations of PAOK in the European Cups UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
The stadium is located in the district of Toumba (Thessaloniki) in eastern Thessaloniki. Its original capacity was 45,000, until the installation of seating on all stands in 1998, which reduced the capacity to 32,000 (seated). The introduction of security zones in 2000 further reduced the capacity to the current capacity of 28,703 seats. A record attendance of 45,252 has been recorded in a 1st division football match between PAOK and AEK on 19 December 1976. The stadium's official name is simply "PAOK Stadium", however it is commonly referred to as "Toumba" after the name of the district in which it is located.
Toumba Stadium has hosted several games of the Greece national football team. The stadium was selected as one of the training venues for the football tournaments of the 2004 Olympic Games and due to this it was heavily upgraded. The relevant works commenced in 2003 and the stadium was again ready to be used in the summer of 2004 boasting a brand new look. The most important modification was the construction of a new four-storey building behind the main west stand (gates 1,2 and 3). The new building of the stadium houses a number of VIP boxes and VIP lounges, service areas for TV and the Press and new club's offices. A new roof was also installed over the west stand, while other works included new seats, upgrading of the dressing rooms, a new pitch and re-enforcement of the concrete pillars below the north curved stand (Gate 4 and Gate 4A). After the advent of the new major shareholder of PAOK, Ivan Savvidis, began a gradual renovation in Toumba Stadium. The big changes began in 2012–2013, but the main changes were made in 2014–2015 for the European obligations PAOK in UEFA Europa League starting from the central part Toumba Stadium manufactures Presidential Suite by major shareholder Ivan Savvidis became the gradual renovation in journalistic theory for convenience and functionality in the building of the third floor and the major changes made in 2014–15 for its European obligations team in UEFA Europa League. In early September 2015 the change was made turf Toumba Stadium.
Training ground
PAOK Sports Center is the current training ground of PAOK, located in Nea Mesimvria area.[47]
Supporters
PAOK has one of the largest fan base across Greece and majority of them are emigrants and refuges from Middle-East from the Greco–Turkish war (1919–1922). PAOK has the largest support then any other Greek club from Greek refugees in countries around the world to such an extent that they have created and maintained firms in countries like Germany, Sweden, Cyprus, Australia and U.S.
Gate 4 is where the largest PAOK supporters clubs assemble. They support all clubs within the PAOK Sports Society, wearing the club's colors and symbols and maintaining firms in every corner of Greece, first one officially created in 1963 at Neapoli Thessaloniki. Their members are known to be fanatic supporters of their team famous around the world for their great pyroshows and vocal support for their team. After a match against PAOK Maradona commented that would play for the club even for free because of its fans mentality and passion with Toumpa Stadium earning its moniker as "black hell" for the hostility to opposing teams .[48]
The group as a whole maintains a strong friendship with the Serbian FK Partizan supporters Grobari. There have been many occasions where fans from both clubs travel to watch each others games.Their friendship is so strong that Serbian fans chanted in Greek language in a basketball match against Olympiakos a Greek club and the greatest rival of PAOK. There are good relations with the fans of OFI Crete as well, a friendship that has been build mainly around their same colors and hatred against the clubs of Panathinaikos and Olympiakos and is supported by annual exchange of tickets and always excellent atmosphere on their matches.[48]
Rivalries
The rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK, is long-standing, emerging in the 1960s, when the infamous case of Giorgos Koudas' transfer from PAOK to Olympiacos took place.[49] The rivalry is also fueled by the rivalry that exists between Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
A long-time rivalry also exists between PAOK and local rivals Aris Thessaloniki,[50] which has culminated in two memorable Greek Cup finals between them, each club winning one. On an annual basis, fierce derbies are contested for the Greek League, sometimes accompanied by violent outbreaks on and off the pitch.
Panathinaikos and AEK Athens are also considered major rivals due to the bitter rivalry of citizens between Thessaloniki of Macedonia and Athens.[51]
Badge and team colours
The team's traditional colours are black as sadness for the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922 and the end of the Greek presence in Anatolia, and white as hope for recovery. The double-headed eagle was chosen as symbol of the club in 1929. Unlike other Byzantine-style eagles, the wings of the eagle are mournfully closed.[52] Under the leadership of Ivan Savvidis a gold stripe was added to the crest, as a symbol of glory and renaissance of the club.[53]
In the renovated press hall of Toumba Stadium was presented the transformation of the new logo of PAOK with presence of officials and journalists in a brilliant ceremony. Creators of the new logo is the group of award-winning advertising agency "Beetroot Group Design" with headquarters in Thessaloniki.
Alexis Charalampopoulos (designer of the new logo): "What happened was an evolution of the logo. Respecting the history of PAOK, we wanted to bring it today and govern the design synchornes values. We hope to accompany the team for many years. The new logo is best applied to the social media."
Alexis Nikou (the other designer): "Essentially what happened was to improve the lines of the double-headed eagle, volume and open its wings to become more powerful. We made a line that is geometric and timeless. There are references to the history of PAOK and Byzantine empire with gold color and the hope to be always first. It was a matter of functionality to change the logo. We wanted to change the sign, without showing this change. We wanted to show that PAOK progresses in the future. We wanted to have a change for a contemporary sports team. We did not want to design the logo of Byzantium. We wanted to combine the history of PAOK. We did not want to change the essence of the logo. It has no relation to the Cyrillic script, but was chosen this line because it gives strength and volume. The power is something timeless and not something ephemeral. The logo has also a retro feeling that makes a reference to the golden age of PAOK."
Kit evolution
First
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 1936–37
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   1975–76
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     1984–85
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     1990–91 [54]
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    1997–98
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   1999-00
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  2000–03
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    2003–04 A
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 2003–04 B
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    2004–05
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    2006–09
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    2009–11
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     2013–14
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   2014–15
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     2015–16
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Alternative
  1997–98
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     2000–01
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    2001–02
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   2002–03 [55]
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    2009–11
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   2013–14
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   2013–14
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2014–15
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Manufacturers and shirt sponsors
The following table shows in detail PAOK kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1972–1975 | Umbro | — |
| 1975–1977 | Adidas | |
| 1977–1980 | Umbro | |
| 1980–1981 | ASICS Tiger | |
| 1981–1983 | Puma | |
| 1983–1984 | Suzuki | |
| 1984–1985 | Persica Carpets | |
| 1985–1986 | ASICS Tiger | Doperman Fashion |
| 1986–1987 | Persica Carpets | |
| 1987–1988 | OPAP | |
| 1988–1989 | ASICS | Coplam Building Prod. |
| 1989–1990 | Adidas | |
| 1990–1991 | Agno Dairy Company | |
| 1991–1992 | Diadora | |
| 1992–1993 | Nissan | |
| 1993–1995 | ABM Diffusion | — |
| 1995–1996 | Puma | Astir Insurance |
| 1996–1997 | National Bank of Greece | |
| 1997–2002 | Adidas | General Bank of Greece |
| 2002–2003 | — | |
| 2003–2005 | Hellenic Petroleum | |
| 2005–2006 | Egnatia Insurance | |
| 2006–2007 | Puma | — |
| 2007–2010 | DEPA | |
| 2010–2012 | Pame Stoixima | |
| 2012–2013 | Umbro | |
| 2013–2015 | Nike | |
| 2015– | Macron | Sportingbet |
- Current sponsorships
- Great Shirt Sponsor: Sportingbet
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
- Official Sponsor: OPAP, Vodafone, Astra Airlines, CYTA
Honours
- Total Titles: (6)[56]
Domestic
International Regional
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Greater Greece Cup
- Winners: 1973
Regional
- EPSM Championship
- Winners: 1936–37, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57,
European
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-finals (1): 1973–74
International record
UEFA competitions
PAOK's best European performance was in the 1973–74 season, when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[4]
PAOK played also in the group stages of the UEFA Cup in 2005/06.[4]
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Current ranking
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Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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PAOK U20 squad
PAOK U20 is the youth team of PAOK. They participate in the Superleague U20 championship. They play their home games at the PAOK Sports Center in Nea Mesimvria area.
[57] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired PAOK FC Numbers
- 12 – in honour of the fans, considered the "12th player" of the team in the pitch.
- 17 – in honour of Panagiotis Katsouris, a PAOK player that died in 1998 in a car accident.
Affiliated clubs
Since 2013, PAOK maintains a cooperation with Juventus on the academies sector.[58]
Contribution to the Greek national team
PAOK, through its history, has highlighted some of the greatest Greek players in the history of Greek football, who contributed also to the Greek national team (Koudas, Sarafis, Terzanidis, Zagorakis etc.).
Six players of the club were members of the first appearance of the national team in a UEFA European Championship (1980): Giorgos Koudas, Konstantinos Iosifidis, Christos Terzanidis, Ioannis Gounaris, Ioannis Damanakis, Georgios Kostikos
Management
Board of Directors
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Vladimir Ivić |
| Assistant Coach |  Mirosław Sznaucner |
| Assistant Coach |  Grigoris Kavalieratos |
| Assistant Coach (Match Analyst) | Ioannis Thomaidis |
| Assistant Coach (Data Analyst) | Kyriakos Tsitsiridis |
| Head Physical Condition Trainer | Dimitrios Daniilidis |
| Physical Condition Trainer |  Paolo Artico |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Christos Kelpekis |
| Team Manager | Vangelis Pourliotopoulos |
| Head of Medical Services | Ioannis Rallis |
| Club's doctor | Kostas Tziantzis |
| Exercise Physiology | Giorgos Ziogas |
| Vis Track Analysis | Kyriakos Tsitiridis |
| Head Physiotherapist | Nikos Papadimitriou |
| Physiotherapist | Petros Nikolakoudis |
| Physiotherapist | Nikolaos Tsirelas |
| Physiotherapist | Athanasios Kapoulas |
Scouting Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head of Scouting Department | Giorgos Kostikos |
| Scout | Makis Kosmidis |
| Scout | Christos Akkas |
| Scout | Ioannis Thomaidis |
| Scout |  Lino |
| Scout | Miodrag Stefanović |
PAOK FC Presidential history
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Managerial history
PAOK F.C. Managers from 1970 onwards:[60]
- Fernando Santos is the longest serving manager (2 years and 10 months) and Mario Beretta is the shortest (38 days).[32]
- Angelos Anastasiadis is the overall longest serving manager (4 years an 2 months), in three distinct terms.
Records
Most League Appearances and Top Scorers
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League Performance and Statistics
| Season | Pos. | W. – D. – L. | Goals | Points | Season | Pos. | W. – D. – L. | Goals | Points | Season | Pos. | W. – D. – L. | Goals | Points | Season | Pos. | W. – D. – L. | Goals | Points |
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| 1959–60 | 7 | 10 – 9 – 11 | 32–32 | 59 | 1976–77 | 3 |
21 – 10 – 3 | 63–27 | 52 | 1993–94 | 5 | 14 – 9 – 11 | 45–38 | 51 | 2010–11 | 3 |
14 – 6 – 10 | 32–29 | 48 |
| 1960–61 | 10 | 7 – 15 – 8 | 31–33 | 59 | 1977–78 | 2 |
16 – 14 – 4 | 48–24 | 46 | 1994–95 | 3 |
20 – 5 – 9 | 55–29 | 65 | 2011–12 | 5 | 14 – 8 – 8 | 45–27 | 50 |
| 1961–62 | 6 | 12 – 6 – 12 | 32–43 | 60 | 1978–79 | 4 |
18 – 9 – 7 | 73–23 | 45 | 1995–96 | 14 | 10 – 11 – 13 | 42–46 | 38 (−3 p.) | 2012–13 | 2 |
18 – 8 – 4 | 46–19 | 62 |
| 1962–63 | 4 |
13 – 8 – 9 | 44–34 | 64 | 1979–80 | 5 | 17 – 7 – 10 | 53–33 | 41 | 1996–97 | 4 |
19 – 9 – 6 | 53–28 | 66 | 2013–14 | 3 |
21 – 6 – 7 | 68–37 | 69 |
| 1963–64 | 8 | 10 – 7 – 13 | 22–30 | 56 (−1 p.) | 1980–81 | 4 |
15 – 12 – 7 | 52–31 | 42 | 1997–98 | 4 |
21 – 7 – 6 | 74–41 | 70 | 2014–15 | 5 | 20 – 5 – 9 | 57–42 | 65 |
| 1964–65 | 8 | 9 – 10 – 11 | 29–33 | 58 | 1981–82 | 3 |
18 – 10 – 6 | 55–22 | 46 | 1998–99 | 4 |
19 – 5 – 10 | 52–31 | 62 | 2015–16 | ||||
| 1965–66 | 6 | 10 – 9 – 11 | 43–49 | 59 | 1982–83 | 4 |
18 – 6 – 10 | 49–28 | 42 | 1999–00 | 5 | 15 – 10 – 9 | 64–44 | 55 | |||||
| 1966–67 | 4 |
13 – 11 – 6 | 36–20 | 67 | 1983–84 | 5 | 11 – 13 – 6 | 33–29 | 45 | 2000–01 | 4 |
14 – 9 – 7 | 66–48 | 51 | |||||
| 1967–68 | 9 | 13 – 7 – 14 | 45–40 | 67 | 1984–85 | 1 |
19 – 8 – 3 | 54–26 | 46 | 2001–02 | 4 |
14 – 6 – 6 | 55–45 | 48 | |||||
| 1968–69 | 5 | 16 – 10 – 8 | 58–37 | 76 | 1985–86 | 10 | 10 – 7 – 13 | 33–38 | 27 | 2002–03 | 4 |
16 – 5 – 9 | 59–38 | 53 | |||||
| 1969–70 | 5 | 12 – 17 – 5 | 52–25 | 75 | 1986–87 | 5 | 13 – 9 – 8 | 39–23 | 29 (−6 p.) | 2003–04 | 3 |
18 – 6 – 6 | 47–27 | 60 | |||||
| 1970–71 | 8 | 12 – 10 – 12 | 38–32 | 68 | 1987–88 | 3 |
17 – 5 – 8 | 60–27 | 39 | 2004–05 | 5 | 13 – 7 – 10 | 43–39 | 46 | |||||
| 1971–72 | 5 | 18 – 10 – 6 | 53–27 | 80 | 1988–89 | 8 | 11 – 10 – 9 | 34–30 | 32 | 2005–06 | 6 | 13 – 7 – 10 | 44–31 | 46 | |||||
| 1972–73 | 2 |
27 – 4 – 3 | 75–24 | 92 | 1989–90 | 3 |
19 – 8 – 7 | 49–26 | 46 | 2006–07 | 6 | 13 – 6 – 11 | 32–29 | 45 | |||||
| 1973–74 | 4 |
16 – 11 – 7 | 62–32 | 43 | 1990–91 | 4 |
16 – 9 – 9 | 56–39 | 38 (−3 p.) | 2007–08 | 9 | 10 – 5 – 15 | 29–35 | 35 | |||||
| 1974–75 | 3 |
19 – 8 – 7 | 73–28 | 46 | 1991–92 | 4 |
13 – 13 – 8 | 44–44 | 39 | 2008–09 | 4 |
18 – 9 – 3 | 39–16 | 63 | |||||
| 1975–76 | 1 |
21 – 7 – 2 | 60–17 | 49 | 1992–93 | 5 | 17 – 6 – 11 | 52–38 | 57 | 2009–10 | 2 |
19 – 5 – 6 | 41–16 | 62 |
- At 1986–87: had 3 nullified matches, resulting in −6 points.
- Point system: 1959–60 to 1972–73: 3–2–1. 1973–74 to 1991–92: 2–1–0. 1992–93 onwards: 3–1–0.
See also
- PAOK (The Amateur Sports Club)
- P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. – Basketball
- P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki H.C. – Handball
- P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki V.C. – Volleyball
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