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2024–25 PAOK FC season

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PAOK
2024–25 season
PresidentIvan Savvidis
ManagerRăzvan Lucescu
StadiumToumba Stadium
Super League 1Pre-season
Greek CupPre-season
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Konstantinos Koulierakis (3)
All statistics correct as of 13 August 2024.

The 2024–25 PAOK FC season is the club's 99th season in existence and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. In addition to the domestic league, PAOK are participating in this season's editions of the Greek Cup and in the Champions League. The season covers the period from 23 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach Romania Răzvan Lucescu
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach Portugal Jose Moreira
Head Fitness Coach Italy Matteo Spatafora
Fitness coach Italy Paolo Castorina
Rehabilitation Coach Greece Georgios Tsonakas

Last updated: 26 May 2021
Source: [citation needed]


Players

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Current squad

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As of 26 August 2024[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Guinea GUI Mady Camara
3 DF Norway NOR Ivan Näsberg
4 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Koulierakis
5 DF Greece GRE Giannis Michailidis
7 MF Greece GRE Giannis Konstantelias
9 FW Russia RUS Fyodor Chalov
10 MF Austria AUT Thomas Murg
11 FW Brazil BRA Taison (vice-captain)
14 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Živković (vice-captain)
16 DF Poland POL Tomasz Kędziora
18 DF United States USA Jonathan Gómez
19 DF Spain ESP Jonny Otto
20 DF Portugal POR Vieirinha (captain)
21 DF Ghana GHA Baba Rahman
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Austria AUT Stefan Schwab (vice-captain)
23 DF Spain ESP Joan Sastre
24 DF Greece GRE Marios Tsaousis
25 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Thymianis
31 MF Portugal POR André Ricardo
34 FW Morocco MAR Tarik Tissoudali
70 FW Tanzania TAN Mbwana Samatta
42 GK Croatia CRO Dominik Kotarski
47 FW England ENG Shola Shoretire
55 DF Portugal POR Rafa Soares
71 FW Spain ESP Brandon Thomas
77 MF Bulgaria BUL Kiril Despodov
99 GK Greece GRE Antonis Tsiftsis
DF Greece GRE Lefteris Lyratzis

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece PAS Giannina Loan return 1 July 2024
24 MF Greece Marios Tsaousis Greece PAS Giannina Loan return 1 July 2024
88 DF Greece Lefteris Lyratzis Greece Asteras Tripolis Loan return 1 July 2024
50 MF Portugal Filipe Soares Portugal Famalicão Loan return 1 July 2024
25 DF Greece Konstantinos Thymianis Greece Panserraikos Free transfer 17 June 2024 [2]
2 MF Guinea Mady Camara Italy Roma Free transfer 20 June 2024 [3]
99 GK Greece Antonis Tsiftsis Greece Asteras Tripolis €400,000 + 20% resale 23 June 2024 [4]
16 DF Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Free transfer 13 July 2024 [5]
34 FW Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Belgium Gent €2.2M 28 July 2024 [6]
47 FW England Shola Shoretire England Manchester United Free transfer 30 July 2024 [7]
9 FW Russia Fyodor Chalov Russia CSKA Moscow €3M 1 August 2024 [8]
18 DF Mexico Jonathan Gómez Spain Real Sociedad €400,000 23 August 2024 [9]
Total € 6,200,000.00

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
18 GK Serbia Živko Živković End of contract 30 June 2024
88 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio Italy Lazio End of loan 30 June 2024
16 DF Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv End of loan 30 June 2024
8 MF France Soualiho Meïté Portugal Benfica End of loan 30 June 2024
95 FW Greece Stefanos Tzimas Germany Nürnberg Loan 27 June 2024 [10]
MF Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece Asteras Tripolis Free transfer 29 June 2024 [11]
50 MF Portugal Filipe Soares Portugal Farense Loan 9 July 2024 [12]
15 DF Nigeria William Troost-Ekong Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood €1.2M 23 August 2024 [13]
6 MF Greece Theocharis Tsingaras Greece Atromitos Undisclosed fee + ?% resale 26 August 2024 [14]
64 GK Greece Christos Talichmanidis Greece Makedonikos Loan 26 August 2024 [15]
Total € 1,200,000.00

Pre-season and other friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 Friendly PAOK 2–1 AEK Larnaca Swolgen
19:00 EEST, UTC+03:00
  • Schwab 28'
  • Murg 39'
  • 54'
Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"
Saturday, 6 July 2024 Friendly PAOK 0–1 Hibernian Swolgen
17:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 5' Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"
Wednesday, 10 July 2024 Friendly PAOK 1–3 Genk Horst
19:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Baba 49' 6', 10', 85' Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst
Note: Two-hour game consisting of four 30 minute quarters
Saturday, 13 July 2024 Friendly PAOK 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Horst
15:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Schwab 27' (pen.) 50', 66' Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst
Saturday, 13 July 2024 Friendly PAOK 1–2 Vitesse Driel
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00 Samatta 11' 51', 54' Stadium: Sportpark RKSV Driel

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League Greece 17 August 2024 Matchday 1 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 100.00
Greek Football Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Champions League 24 July 2024 13 August 2024 Second qualifying round 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 050.00
Europa League 22 August 2024 Play-off round 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
Total 9 7 1 1 22 11 +11 077.78

Source: Soccerway

Managerial statistics

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Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania Răzvan Lucescu 1 July 2024 Present 9 7 1 1 22 11 +11 077.78

Last updated: 1 September 2024

Super League Greece

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 PAOK 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9
3 AEK Athens 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
4 Aris 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
5 Asteras Tripolis 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. 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).[16]


Matches

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Saturday, 17 August 2024 1 PAOK 3–2 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00
31' (pen.), 49' Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 7,668
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
Sunday, 25 August 2025 2 PAOK 2–0 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00
Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 10,171
Referee: Christos Vergetis (Arcardia)
Sunday, 1 September 2024 3 Atromitos 1–2 PAOK Athens
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Spiridon Zabalas

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAA
ResultWWW
Position312
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Greek Cup

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UEFA Champions League

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Second qualifying round

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24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) First leg PAOK Greece 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report[17] 22' (pen.), 45+3' Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 16,135[18]
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) Second leg Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1
(2–4 agg.)
Greece PAOK Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
22:00 EEST Report[19]
Stadium: Banja Luka City Stadium
Attendance: 9,500[20]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Third qualifying round

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6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) First leg Malmö FF Sweden 2–2 Greece PAOK Malmö, Sweden
20:00 EEST 28', 67' Report[21]
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 18,658[22]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
13 August 2024 (2024-08-13) Second leg PAOK Greece 3–4 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 agg.)
Sweden Malmö FF Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report[23] 10', 45', 90+6', 99' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,678[24]
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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22 August 2024 (2024-08-22) First leg PAOK Greece 4–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST
Report Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 52' Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 13,871[25]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
29 August 2024 (2024-08-29) Second leg Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–2
(0–6 agg.)
Greece PAOK Dublin, Ireland
22:00 EEST Report[26] Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 5,079[27]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

League phase

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Statistics

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Squad statistics

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The squad was informed and the official page of PAOK FC.[citation needed]


As of 1 September 2024

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

No. Name Super League Greek Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
42 Croatia Dominik Kotarski 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 8 0
99 Greece Antonis Tsiftsis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 Norway Ivan Näsberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Poland Tomasz Kędziora 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 0
21 Ghana Baba Rahman 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 7 2
19 Greece Lefteris Lyratzis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Spain Joan Sastre 1 (1) 1 0 0 3 0 0 (1) 0 4 (2) 1
24 Greece Marios Tsaousis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Greece Giannis Michailidis 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
55 Portugal Rafa Soares 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 0
4 Greece Konstantinos Koulierakis 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 5 3
23 Spain Jonny 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
25 Greece Konstantinos Thymianis 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Midfielders
10 Austria Thomas Murg 2 (1) 0 0 0 2 (2) 1 1 (1) 0 5 (4) 1
22 Austria Stefan Schwab 3 2 0 0 3 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 7 (2) 2
20 Portugal Vieirinha 1 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
7 Greece Giannis Konstantelias 3 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 1 (1) 1 6 (3) 1
27 Russia Magomed Ozdoyev 2 (1) 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 8 (1) 2
31 Portugal André Ricardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Guinea Mady Camara 1 (2) 1 0 0 1 (3) 0 1 (1) 0 3 (6) 1
Forwards
14 Serbia Andrija Živković 2 (1) 1 0 0 2 (2) 1 2 0 6 (3) 2
71 Spain Brandon Thomas 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 0
77 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov 1 (2) 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 1 (1) 1 4 (5) 1
70 Tanzania Mbwana Samatta 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
11 Brazil Taison 0 (1) 0 0 0 4 2 1 (1) 1 5 (2) 3
34 Morocco Tarik Tissoudali 0 (3) 1 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 0 1 (5) 1
47 England Shola Shoretire 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
9 Russia Fyodor Chalov 3 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 3 (3) 0
Players transferred out during the season
15 Nigeria William Troost-Ekong 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
6 Greece Theocharis Tsingaras 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0

Goalscorers

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As of 1 September 2024

Rank No. Pos. Player Super League Greek Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 4 DF Greece Koulierakis 0 0 3 0 3
11 FW Brazil Taison 0 0 2 1 3
3 22 MF Austria Schwab 2 0 0 0 2
21 DF Ghana Baba 0 0 1 1 2
27 MF Russia Ozdoyev 1 0 0 1 2
14 FW Serbia Živković 1 0 1 0 2
7 15 DF Nigeria Troost-Ekong 0 0 1 0 1
10 MF Austria Murg 0 0 1 0 1
7 MF Greece Konstantelias 0 0 0 1 1
23 DF Spain Sastre 1 0 0 0 1
34 FW Morocco Tissoudali 1 0 0 0 1
77 FW Bulgaria Despodov 0 0 0 1 1
2 FW Guinea Camara 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 7 0 9 6 22

Clean sheets

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As of 1 September 2024

Player League Cup CL EL Total Games played Percentage
Croatia Dominik Kotarski 1 1 2 4 8 50,00%
Greece Antonis Tsiftsis 1 00,00%
Total 1 1 2 4 9 44,44%

Disciplinary record

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As of 1 September 2024

S P N Name Super League Greek Cup Champions

League

Europa

League

Total
22 MF Austria Schwab 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF Ghana Baba 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 DF Spain Sastre 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 MF Guinea Camara 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 MF Russia Ozdoyev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF Austria Murg 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Greece Koulierakis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Greece Michailidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 FW Serbia Živković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 FW Morocco Tissoudali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

References

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  1. ^ "First Team". Paokfc.gr.
  2. ^ "Konstantinos Thymianis joins PAOK". 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mady Camara joins PAOK". 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Tsiftsis joins PAOK". 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Kedziora is back". 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Tarik Tissoudali joins PAOK". 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Shola Shoretire joins PAOK". 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Fedor Chalov joins PAOK". 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Gomez joins PAOK". 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tzimas joins Nürnberg on loan". 27 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Στον Αστέρα Τρίπολης ο Παναγιώτης Τζίμας (translation: Panagiotis Tzimas to Asteras Tripolis)". 29 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Στη Φαρένσε ο Φιλίπε Σοάρες (translation: Filipe Soares to Farense)". 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Thank you, Willy". 23 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Thank you, #TheEqualizer". 26 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Talichmanidis joins Makedonikos". 26 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Super League Greece 2024/2025". slgr.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  17. ^ "PAOK vs Borac". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  18. ^ "PAOK vs. Borac" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Borac vs PAOK". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Borac vs. PAOK" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Malmö vs PAOK". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Malmö vs. PAOK" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  23. ^ "PAOK vs Malmö". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  24. ^ "PAOK vs. Malmö" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  25. ^ "PAOK vs. Shamrock Rovers" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Shamrock Rovers vs PAOK". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Shamrock Rovers vs. PAOK" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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