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PAOK
2023–24 season
PresidentIvan Savvidis
ManagerRăzvan Lucescu
StadiumToumba Stadium
Super League 11st (winners)
Greek CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kiril Despodov
(11 goals)
All: Andrija Živković
(19 goals)
Highest home attendance25,346 vs Olympiacos
(18 February 2024)
Lowest home attendance5,800 vs Panserraikos
(25 November 2023)
Average home league attendance14,109[1]
Biggest winA.E. Kifisia 0–6 PAOK
Biggest defeatPAOK 1–4 Olympiacos
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2024.

The 2023–24 PAOK FC season was the club's 98th season in existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. In addition to the domestic league, PAOK participated in this season's editions of the Greek Cup and in the Europa Conference League.

PAOK were crowned champions of Greece for a fourth time in club history with a 2–1 away win over rivals Aris on 19 May 2024.[2][3]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach Romania Răzvan Lucescu
Head of Football Department Greece Christos Karypidis
Assistant Coach Greece Pantelis Konstantinidis
Assistant Coach Romania Nicolae Constantin
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Giorgio Bianchi
Trainer Italy Matteo Spatafora
Development coach Italy Gianpaolo Castorina
Rehabilitation Coach Greece Georgios Tsonakas
Mental Coach Romania Christian Fota

Last updated: 1 September 2023
Source: [citation needed]

paokfc.gr

Players

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Current squad

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As of 29 January 2024

[4] 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. Nation Player
3 DF Norway NOR Ivan Näsberg
4 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Koulierakis
5 DF Greece GRE Giannis Michailidis
6 MF Greece GRE Theocharis Tsingaras
7 MF Greece GRE Giannis Konstantelias
8 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté (on loan from Benfica)
10 MF Austria AUT Thomas Murg
11 FW Brazil BRA Taison
14 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Živković (vice-captain)
15 DF Nigeria NGA William Troost-Ekong
16 DF Poland POL Tomasz Kędziora (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
18 GK Serbia SRB Živko Živković
19 DF Spain ESP Jonny
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Portugal POR Vieirinha (captain)
21 DF Ghana GHA Baba Rahman
22 MF Austria AUT Stefan Schwab (vice-captain)
23 DF Spain ESP Joan Sastre
27 MF Russia RUS Magomed Ozdoyev
33 FW Tanzania TAN Mbwana Samatta
42 GK Croatia CRO Dominik Kotarski
50 MF Portugal POR Filipe Soares
55 DF Portugal POR Rafa Soares
64 GK Greece GRE Christos Talichmanidis
71 FW Spain ESP Brandon Thomas
77 FW Bulgaria BUL Kiril Despodov
88 MF Brazil BRA Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio)

Transfers

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As of 29 January

In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
29 MF Greece Georgios Vrakas Greece Levadiakos Loan return 1 July 2023
51 MF Greece Theocharis Tsingaras France Toulouse Loan return 1 July 2023
68 MF Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece PAS Giannina Loan return 1 July 2023
15 DF Nigeria William Troost-Ekong England Watford Free transfer 4 July 2023 [5]
- DF Ghana Baba Rahman England Chelsea Free transfer 10 July 2023 [6]
16 FW Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan 11 July 2023 [7]
33 FW Tanzania Mbwana Samatta Turkey Fenerbahçe Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [8]
27 MF Russia Magomed Ozdoyev Turkey Fatih Karagümrük 450K 6 August 2023 [9]
8 MF France Soualiho Meïté Portugal Benfica Loan 27 August 2023 [10]
88 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio Italy Lazio Loan 1 September 2023 [11]
77 FW Bulgaria Kiril Despodov Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 3,500,000 4 September 2023 [12]
MF Uruguay Nicolás Quagliata Brazil Cuiabá Esporte Clube Loan Return 31 December 2023 [13]
19 DF Spain Jonny England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 29 January 2024 [14]
Total € 3.950,000.00

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
21 MF Suriname Diego Biseswar End of contract 30 June 2023 [15]
7 MF Morocco Omar El Kaddouri End of contract 30 June 2023 [16]
9 FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira End of contract 30 June 2023 [17]
27 MF Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić Italy Parma End of loan 30 June 2023 [18]
16 DF Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv End of loan 30 June 2023 [19]
26 MF Portugal Tiago Dantas Portugal Benfica End of loan 30 June 2023
2 DF Greece Giannis Kargas Cyprus Anorthosis Free transfer 28 June 2023 [20]
4 DF Iceland Sverrir Ingi Ingason Denmark Midtjylland 4,0 mio 7 July 2023 [21]
68 MF Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece PAS Giannina Loan 20 July 2023
8 MF Brazil Douglas Augusto France Nantes 5.5 mio 12 August 2023 [22]
13 DF Brazil Lucas Taylor Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 300 k 1 July 2023
24 DF Greece Marios Tsaousis Greece PAS Giannina Loan 16 August 2023 [citation needed]
77 FW Germany Khaled Narey Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 2.0 mio 28 August 2023 [23]
29 FW Greece Georgios Vrakas Greece Atromitos Free transfer +50% resale-clause 6 January 2024 [24]
50 MF Portugal Felipe Soares Portugal Famalicão Loan 12 January 2024 [25]
19 DF Greece Lefteris Lyratzis Greece Asteras Tripolis Loan 19 January 2024 [26]
Total € 11,800,000

Pre-season and other friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 July 2023 Friendly FCSB 1–1 PAOK Swolgen
19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Coman 24' Gordeziani 70' Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"
8 July 2023 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 PAOK Zutphen
17:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Lidberg 35'
Adekanye 70'		 Schwab 48' Stadium: Sportcentrum Hanzepark
12 July 2022 Friendly KRC Genk 2–3 PAOK Swolgen
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Sor 62'
Castro 83'
Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"
15 July 2022 Friendly PAOK 4–1 Al-Taawon Tegelen
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00
Medrán 6' Stadium: Sportpark "De Bakenbos"
Attendance: Behind closed doors
16 July 2022 Friendly Westerlo 3–2 PAOK Dessel
17:00 EET, UTC+03:00
Stadium: Armand Melis Stadium

Competitions

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Overview

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As of 19 May 2024


Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League Greece 20 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 36 25 5 6 87 34 +53 069.44
Greek Football Cup 7 December 2023 21 February 2024 Round of 16 6 5 0 1 14 2 +12 083.33
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 18 April 2024 Second qualifying round 16 10 3 3 34 18 +16 062.50
Total 58 40 8 10 135 54 +81 068.97

Source: Soccerway

Managerial statistics

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Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania Răzvan Lucescu 27 July 2023 19 May 2024 58 40 8 10 135 54 +81 068.97

Last updated: 19 May 2024

Super League Greece

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Main article: 2023–24 Super League Greece

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PAOK 26 19 3 4 66 21 +45 60 Qualification for the Play-off round
2 AEK Athens 26 17 8 1 60 25 +35 59
3 Olympiacos 26 18 3 5 58 24 +34 57
4 Panathinaikos 26 17 5 4 62 21 +41 56
5 Aris 26 12 6 8 39 29 +10 42
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[27]

Matches

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20 August 2023 1 PAOK 3–0 Asteras Tripolis Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Miritello soccer ball with red X 41'
Munafo Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
27 August 2023 2 PAOK 2–1 A.E. Kifisia Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Peios Yellow card 20'
Vafeas Yellow card 24'
Kristinsson Yellow card 60'
Masouras 75'
Ožegović Yellow card 80'
Šakić Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 8,876
Referee: Konstantinos Tsetilas (Grevena)
3 September 2023 3 OFI 1–0 PAOK Heraklion
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Gallegos Yellow card 21'
Bakić Yellow card 26'
Pasalidis Yellow card 45+2'
Abanda 90+7'
Toral Yellow card 90+9'		 Report
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
17 September 2023 4 PAOK 0–0 Aris Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Doukouré Yellow card 22'
Montoya Yellow card 28'
Cuesta Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,731
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
24 September 2023 5 PAS Giannina 1–3 PAOK Ioannina
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00 Pamlidis 25', Yellow card 76'
Kiakos Yellow card 70'
Erramuspe Yellow card 72'
Liasos Yellow card 79'		 Report
Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
27 September 2023 6 PAOK 3–0 Volos Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Tachatos Yellow card 22' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 8,879
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
1 October 2023 7 Panathinaikos 2–2 PAOK Athens
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00 Palacios 32'
Đuričić Yellow card 48'
Schenkeveld Yellow card 90+3'
Jeremejeff 90+6'		 Report
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
22 October 2023 8 PAOK 2–0 Atromitos Thessaloniki
18:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Tsakmakis Yellow card 19'
Tzavellas Yellow card 54'
Camara Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 13,106
Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)
30 October 2023 9 AEK 2–0 PAOK Athens
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Pineda 17', Yellow card 90+4'
Szymański Yellow card 32'
Eliasson 54'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 87'
Gaćinović Yellow card 90+4'		 Report
Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
5 November 2023 10 Olympiacos 2–4 PAOK Piraeus
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Hezze Yellow card 45+2'
Retsos Yellow card 57'
Camara Yellow card 76'
Fortounis 86'
Masouras 90+8'		 Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,301
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
12 November 2023 11 PAOK 2–1 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
17:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Torrejón 20'
Liavas Yellow card 25'
Duarte Yellow card 34'
Oikonomou Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Panagiotis Tsiaras (Kavala)
25 November 2023 12 PAOK 5–0 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
Note: Match was initially scheduled to be held at the Serres Stadium which did not meet the required standards in November 2023. As a result, MD 12 and MD 25 matches between the two teams were reversed.
4 December 2023 13 PAOK 3–0 Lamia Thessaloniki
18:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Tzandaris Yellow card 72' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 7,926
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
17 December 2023 14 Asteras Tripolis 1–4 PAOK Tripoli
17:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Álvarez Yellow card 45+2'
Alagbe Yellow card 58'
Zukanović 63'		 Report
Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 December, but it was postponed as referees were on a strike. On 11 December, Greek authorities ordered all football matches to be played behind closed doors for two months following the death of a police officer who was hit by a naval flare during a Greek Volleyball match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos.
21 December 2023 15 A.E. Kifisia 0–6 PAOK Kaisariani
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Tetteh Yellow card 53' Report
Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)
3 January 2024 16 PAOK 4–0 OFI Thessaloniki
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Vouros Yellow card 21'
Neira Yellow card 30'
Lampropoulos Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Konstantinos Tsetilas (Grevena)
7 January 2024 17 Aris 2–1 PAOK Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Suleymanov 46'
Saverio 59'
Jean Jules Yellow card 88'
Darida Yellow card 90'		 Report
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)
14 January 2024 18 PAOK 4–0 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)
21 January 2024 19 Volos 1–5 PAOK Volos
16:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Kalogeropoulos Yellow card 37'
Deletić 58'
Moraitis Yellow card 80'		 Report
Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
28 January 2024 20 PAOK 2–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Bakasetas 51' (pen.)
Đuričić Yellow card 65'
Bernard Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
4 February 2024 21 Atromitos 0–2 PAOK Athens
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Acevedo Yellow card 45+4'
Tsakmakis Yellow card 69'
Friðjónsson Yellow card 85'		 Report
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
11 February 2024 22 PAOK 1–1 AEK Thessaloniki
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Rota Yellow card 25'
Vida Yellow card 35'
Eliasson 47'
Callens Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
18 February 2024 23 PAOK 1–4 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Biancone Yellow card 12'
Navarro 29', Yellow card 68'
Fortounis Yellow card 41'
Podence 54'
Hezze Yellow card 57'
Paschalakis Yellow card 64'
Carmo Yellow card 80'
El Kaabi 83', 90'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 25,346
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
25 February 2024 24 Panetolikos 1–3 PAOK Agrinio
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Chatzitheodoridis 5', Yellow card 22'
Juanpi Yellow card 57'		 Report
Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
28 February 2024 25 Panserraikos 0–2 PAOK Serres
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Moreira Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 69'
Ikonomou Yellow card 40'
Deligiannidis Red card 83'		 Report
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 984
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
3 March 2024 26 Lamia 0–2 PAOK Lamia
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Tzanetopoulos Yellow card 42'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 90+4'		 Report
Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 19 3 4 66 21  +45 60 10 2 1 32 8  +24 9 1 3 34 13  +21

Last updated: 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHHAAA
ResultWWLDWWDWLWWWWWWWLWWWWDLWWW
Position12342223444431113111112221
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-off round

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The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, and potentially 2024–25 UEFA Europa League (depending on Greek Cup), as well as deciding the league champion.[28]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PAOK (C) 36 25 5 6 87 34 +53 80 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 AEK Athens 36 23 9 4 80 35 +45 78 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Olympiacos 36 23 5 8 78 36 +42 74 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
4 Panathinaikos 36 22 6 8 82 37 +45 72 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
5 Aris 36 16 7 13 51 44 +7 55
6 Lamia 36 9 8 19 43 79 −36 35
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Olympiacos qualified for the Europa League league phase as 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League winners.
  2. ^ Panathinaikos qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as 2023–24 Greek Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 6 2 2 21 13  +8 20 4 0 1 12 5  +7 2 2 1 9 8  +1

Last updated: 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round12345678910
GroundHAHAAAHHHA
ResultLWWDLDWWWW
Position2211332211
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19). Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

• Matches are in chronological order

Matches

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10 March 2024 1 PAOK 0–1 Aris Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST, UTC+02:00
Report Morón 31'
Ansarifard Yellow card 66'
Verstraete Yellow card 90+5'
Ferrari Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to a one-game ban imposed on PAOK fans by the Standing Committee on Spectator Violence.
31 March 2024 2 Panathinaikos 2–3 PAOK Athens
18:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Bernard 29', 90+3'
Kotsiras Yellow card 53'
Palacios Red card 88'		 Report
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Attendance: 13,209
Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)
3 April 2024 3 PAOK 3–1 Lamia Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Martínez 7'
Tzanetopoulos Yellow card 59'
Santana Yellow card 66'
Tsiloulis Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
7 April 2024 4 AEK 2–2 PAOK Athens
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00 Gaćinović 30', Yellow card 36'
Amrabat 49', Yellow card 71'
Szymański Yellow card 61'
Vida Yellow card 68'
Ponce Yellow card 80'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 84'		 Report
Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 31,080
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
21 April 2024 6 Olympiacos 2–1 PAOK Piraeus
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00 Podence soccer ball with red X 27'
Quini 27'
Abbey Yellow card 35'
Martins 61'		 Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 29,014
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)
24 April 2024 7 Lamia 1–1 PAOK Lamia
17:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Kontonikos Yellow card 45+1'
Slivka 45+4', Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Stanko Yellow card 68'
Giannoutsos Yellow card 75'
Amaral Red card 90+1'
Núñez Yellow card 90+6'		 Report
Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
28 April 2024 8 PAOK 3–2 AEK Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Pineda 9'
Rota Yellow card 20'
Araujo Yellow card 64'
Vida 75'
Zuber Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,362
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
12 May 2024 5 PAOK 2–0 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00
Report Podence Yellow card 49'
Carmo Yellow card 54'
Quini Yellow card 62'
Retsos Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,102
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Olympiacos and PAOK fixtures in the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals.
15 May 2024 9 PAOK 4–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Taison 37'
A. Živković 72' (pen.), 90+2'
Koulierakis Yellow card 88'
Vieirinha 89'
Samatta Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Juankar Yellow card 59'
Jedvaj Yellow card 70'
Jeremejeff 78'
Mladenović Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,281
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
19 May 2024 10 Aris 1–2 PAOK Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Montoya Yellow card 39'
Morón 47'
Verstraete Yellow card 55'
Manu García Yellow card 88'
Zamora Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Michailidis Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 78'
Brandon 30'
Taison 62'
Kędziora Yellow card 70'
Konstantelias Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 18,644
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Greek Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Greek Football Cup

Round of 16

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7 December 2023 1st leg PAOK 1–0 Volos Thessaloniki
18:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Cornette Yellow card 35'
Comba Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
10 January 2024 2nd leg Volos 0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 PAOK Volos
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)

Quarter-finals

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17 January 2024 1st leg Panserraikos 0–4 PAOK Serres
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Konstantinos Tsetsilas (Grevena)
31 January 2024 2nd leg PAOK 5–0
(9–0 agg.)		 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
21:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Petavrakis Yellow card 67' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Panagiotis Tsiaras (Kavala)

Semi-finals

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14 February 2024 1st leg PAOK 0–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 18,008
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
21 February 2024 2nd leg Panathinaikos 1–2
(2–2 agg.)
(6–5 p)		 PAOK Athens
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Bakasetas Yellow card 16'
Zeca Yellow card 68'
Palacios Yellow card 82'
Limnios 120+9'
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Penalties

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) First leg PAOK Greece 0–0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 16,851
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Second leg Beitar Jerusalem Israel 1–4
(1–4 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Jerusalem, Israel
20:30 IDT
Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 26,557
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round
10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) First leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0 Greece PAOK Split, Croatia
22:00 EEST Sigur Yellow card 63' Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 33,573
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
17 August 2023 Second leg PAOK Greece 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Croatia Hajduk Split Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report Moufi Yellow card 23'
Šarlija Yellow card 51'
Odjidja-Ofoe Yellow card 63'
Diallo Yellow card 84'
Čuić Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,133
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Play-off round

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24 August 2023 First leg Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–2 Greece PAOK Edinburgh, Scotland
21:45 EEST Shankland 9' (pen.), Yellow card 51'
Devlin Yellow card 83'		 Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,409
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
31 August 2021 Second leg PAOK Greece 4–0
(6–1 agg.)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report Sibbick Yellow card 18'
Shankland Yellow card 37'
Devlin Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

Group stage

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group G

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[30]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK FRA ABE HJK
1 Greece PAOK 6 5 1 0 16 10 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–2 4–2
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 2–1 6–0
3 Scotland Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 2–3 2–0 — 1–1
4 Finland HJK 6 0 2 4 7 17 −10 2 2–3 0–1 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 HJK Helsinki Finland 2–3 Greece PAOK Helsinki, Finland
19:45 EET, UTC+03:00 Bandé 35'
Hetemaj Yellow card 61'
Radulović 90+9' (pen.)		 Report
Stadium: Bolt Arena
Attendance: 8,532
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
5 October 2023 2 PAOK Greece 2–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 21,549
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
26 October 2023 3 Aberdeen Scotland 2–3 Greece PAOK Aberdeen, Scotland
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Miovski 50'
Polvara 58'
Rubežić Yellow card 90+5'		 Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,089[31]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
9 November 2023 4 PAOK Greece 2–2 Scotland Aberdeen Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Duk 14'
Hayes Yellow card 64'
McGrath 70'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
30 November 2023 5 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–2 Greece PAOK Frankfurt, Germany
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Marmoush 58', Yellow card 81'
Tuta Yellow card 69'
Jakić Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
14 December 2023 6 PAOK Greece 4–2 Finland HJK Helsinki Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Radulović 6'
Hostikka Yellow card 21'
Hetemaj 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 13,696
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Round of 16

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League § Round of 16
7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) First leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–0 Greece PAOK Zagreb, Croatia
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Petković 37', 71'
Vidović Yellow card 47'
Sučić Yellow card 87'
Zagorac Yellow card 87'		 Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 18,562
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
14 March 2024 Second leg PAOK Greece 5–1
(5–3 agg.)		 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00
Report Baturina Yellow card 14'
Hoxha 49'
Mišić Yellow card 87'
Ogiwara Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 19,701
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Quarter-finals

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League § Quarter-finals
11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) First leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Greece PAOK Bruges, Belgium
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Vetlesen 6'
Thiago Yellow card 25', soccer ball with red X 78'
De Cuyper Yellow card 83'
Mechele Yellow card 90'
Skóraś Yellow card 90+2'		 Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 19,917
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) Second leg PAOK Greece 0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 Belgium Club Brugge Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Report Jutglà 33', 45' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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As of 19 May 2024

Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.

No. Name Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
42 Croatia Dominik Kotarski 34 0 2 0 16 0 52 0
18 Serbia Živko Živković 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
64 Greece Christos Talichmanidis 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Defenders
16 Poland Tomasz Kędziora 28 (1) 1 4 (1) 1 12 (2) 1 44 (4) 3
21 Ghana Baba Rahman 24 (4) 5 1 (1) 0 12 (2) 1 37 (7) 6
4 Greece Konstantinos Koulierakis 20 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 13 (1) 3 33 (4) 4
23 Spain Joan Sastre 19 (7) 2 4 1 0 0 23 (7) 3
15 Nigeria William Troost-Ekong 10 0 0 0 11 (1) 0 21 (1) 0
55 Portugal Rafa Soares 11 (1) 2 4 0 4 (1) 0 19 (2) 2
5 Greece Giannis Michailidis 12 1 5 0 3 0 20 1
19 Spain Jonny 7 (5) 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 11 (7) 0
3 Norway Ivan Näsberg 4 (4) 0 3 1 0 0 7 (4) 1
Midfielders
7 Greece Giannis Konstantelias 20 (14) 9 5 2 11 (5) 3 36 (19) 14
22 Austria Stefan Schwab 15 (18) 5 6 2 10 (5) 3 31 (23) 10
27 Russia Magomed Ozdoyev 25 (9) 6 1 (2) 0 5 (8) 1 31 (19) 7
10 Austria Thomas Murg 25 (5) 8 1 (4) 0 4 (7) 1 30 (16) 9
8 France Soualiho Meïté 24 (6) 1 1 (4) 0 7 0 32 (10) 1
20 Portugal Vieirinha 9 (8) 1 1 0 7 (2) 1 17 (10) 2
6 Greece Theocharis Tsingaras 6 (5) 1 4 0 8 (2) 0 18 (7) 1
88 Brazil Marcos Antônio 3 (8) 2 4 (1) 1 0 (1) 0 7 (10) 3
38 Greece Kyriakos Giaxis 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
31 Portugal André Ricardo 0 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 (1) 1
Forwards
71 Spain Brandon Thomas 20 (13) 7 4 (2) 1 12 (4) 4 36 (19) 12
11 Brazil Taison 24 (5) 5 1 (4) 0 13 (3) 3 38 (12) 8
14 Serbia Andrija Živković 19 (10) 10 4 (1) 3 13 (2) 6 36 (13) 19
77 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov 19 (14) 11 3 (1) 0 4 (6) 2 26 (21) 13
33 Tanzania Mbwana Samatta 13 (16) 2 1 (2) 0 5 (7) 1 19 (25) 3
95 Greece Stefanos Tzimas 3 (13) 3 1 (2) 1 0 (4) 0 4 (19) 4
Players transferred out during the season
77 Germany Khaled Narey 0 (1) 0 0 0 3 (2) 0 3 (3) 0
50 Portugal Filipe Soares 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 1 (2) 0
19 Greece Lefteris Lyratzis 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
8 Brazil Douglas Augusto 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 Greece Georgios Vrakas 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0

Goalscorers

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As of 19 May 2024

Rank No. Pos. Player Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
1 14 FW Serbia A. Živković 10 3 6 19
2 7 MF Greece Konstantelias 9 2 3 14
3 77 FW Bulgaria Despodov 11 0 2 13
4 71 FW Spain Brandon 7 1 4 12
5 22 MF Austria Schwab 5 2 3 10
6 10 MF Austria Murg 8 0 1 9
7 11 MF Brazil Taison 5 0 3 8
8 27 MF Russia Ozdoyev 6 0 1 7
9 21 DF Ghana Baba 5 0 1 6
10 95 FW Greece Tzimas 3 1 0 4
4 DF Greece Koulierakis 1 0 3 4
12 33 FW Tanzania Samatta 2 0 1 3
23 DF Spain Sastre 2 1 0 3
88 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio 2 1 0 3
16 DF Poland Kędziora 1 1 1 3
16 55 DF Portugal R. Soares 2 0 0 2
20 MF Portugal Vieirinha 1 0 1 2
18 5 DF Greece Michailidis 1 0 0 1
6 MF Greece Tsingaras 1 0 0 1
8 MF France Meïté 1 0 0 1
3 DF Norway Näsberg 0 1 0 1
31 MF Portugal André Ricardo 0 1 0 1
Own goals 4 0 4 8
TOTAL 87 14 34 135

Most assists

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As of 19 May 2024

Rank Pos. Player League Cup ECL Total
1 FW Serbia Andrija Živković 8 3 3 14
2 FW Brazil Taison 10 0 3 13
FW Bulgaria Kiril Despodov 8 2 3 13
4 MF Greece Giannis Konstantelias 7 2 1 10
5 FW Spain Brandon Thomas 4 0 3 7
6 MF Austria Stefan Schwab 3 0 2 5
7 MF Austria Thomas Murg 4 0 0 4
FW Tanzania Mbwana Samatta 4 0 0 4
DF Ghana Baba Rahman 3 0 1 4
10 DF Spain Joan Sastre 2 1 0 3

Clean sheets

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As of 19 May 2024

Player League Cup ECL Total Games played Percentage
Croatia Dominik Kotarski 12 0 4 16 52 30,77%
Serbia Živko Živković 1 4 0 5 6 83,33%
Total 13 4 4 21 58 36,21%

Disciplinary record

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As of 19 May 2024

S P N Name Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
21 DF Ghana Baba 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0
71 FW Spain Brandon 7 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 0 0
4 DF Greece Koulierakis 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0
8 MF France Meïté 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 1
22 MF Austria Schwab 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
10 MF Austria Murg 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
14 FW Serbia A. Živković 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
11 FW Brazil Taison 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1
16 DF Poland Kędziora 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
5 DF Greece Michailidis 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
7 MF Greece Konstantelias 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
33 FW Tanzania Samatta 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
77 FW Bulgaria Despodov 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
15 DF Nigeria Troost-Ekong 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0
27 MF Russia Ozdoyev 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
42 GK Croatia Kotarski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 DF Spain Sastre 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF Portugal Vieirinha 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Greece Tsingaras 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
19 DF Spain Jonny 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
55 DF Portugal R. Soares 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 GK Serbia Z. Živković 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF Brazil Douglas Augusto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Awards

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As has been voted by PAOK fans on official PAOK website and mobile app.

References

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