2023–24 PAOK FC season

The 2023–24 PAOK FC season is 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 are participating in this season's editions of the Greek Cup and in the Europa Conference League.

PAOK
2023–24 season
PresidentIvan Savvidis
ManagerRăzvan Lucescu
StadiumToumba Stadium
Super League 14th
Greek CupPre-season
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Andrija Živković (2)
All: Andrija Živković (5)
Highest home attendance24,133 vs Hajduk Split
(17 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance8,876 vs Kifisia
(27 August 2023)
Average home league attendance12,215[1]
Biggest winPAOK 4–0 Heart of Midlothian
Biggest defeatOFI 1–0 PAOK
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2023.

Coaching staff

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:

paokfc.gr

Players

Current squad

As of 4 September 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 Charis 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 Greece GRE Lefteris Lyratzis
20 DF Portugal POR Vieirinha (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
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
31 MF Portugal POR André Ricardo
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
65 MF Greece GRE Giannis Konstantelias
71 FW Spain ESP Brandon Thomas
77 FW Bulgaria BUL Kiril Despodov
88 MF Brazil BRA Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio)

Transfers

As of 8 August

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
29 MF Greece Georgios Vrakas Greece Levadiakos Loan return 1 July 2023
51 MF Greece Charis 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 [3]
- DF Ghana Baba Rahman England Chelsea Free transfer 10 July 2023 [4]
16 FW Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan 11 July 2023 [5]
33 FW Tanzania Mbwana Samatta Turkey Fenerbahçe Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [6]
27 MF Russia Magomed Ozdoyev Turkey Fatih Karagümrük 450K 6 August 2023 [7]
8 MF France Soualiho Meïté Portugal Benfica Loan 27 August 2023 [8]
88 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio Italy Lazio Loan 1 September 2023 [9]
77 FW Bulgaria Kiril Despodov Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 3,500,000 4 September 2023 [10]
Total € 3.950,000.00

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
21 MF Suriname Diego Biseswar End of contract 30 June 2023 [11]
7 MF Morocco Omar El Kaddouri End of contract 30 June 2023 [12]
9 FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira End of contract 30 June 2023 [13]
27 MF Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić Italy Parma End of loan 30 June 2023 [14]
16 DF Poland Tomasz Kędziora Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv End of loan 30 June 2023 [15]
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 [16]
4 DF Iceland Sverrir Ingi Ingason Denmark Midtjylland 4,0 mio 7 July 2023 [17]
68 MF Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece PAS Giannina Loan
8 MF Brazil Douglas Augusto France Nantes 5.5 mio 12 August 2023 [18]
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
77 FW Germany Khaled Narey Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 2.0 mio 28 August 2023 [19]
Total € 11,800,000

    Pre-season and other friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Wednesday, 5 July 2023 Friendly FCSB 1–1 PAOK Swolgen
    19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 24' 70' Gordeziani Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie “De Kerkebos”
    Saturday, 8 July 2023 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 PAOK Zutphen
    17:00 EET, UTC+03:00 35', 70' 48' Schwab Stadium: Sportcentrum Hanzepark
    Wednesday, 12 July 2022 Friendly PAOK 3–2 Genk Swolgen
    19:00 EET, UTC+03:00 62', 83' Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie “De Kerkebos”
    Saturday, 15 July 2022 Friendly PAOK 4–1 Al-Taawon Tegelen
    19:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    6' Stadium: Sportpark “De Bakenbos”
    Attendance: behind closed doors
    Sunday, 16 July 2022 Friendly Westerlo 3–2 PAOK Dessel
    17:00 EET, UTC+03:00 14', 15', 65'
    Stadium: Armand Melis Stadium

    Competitions

    Overview

    As of 5 October 2023

    Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Super League Greece 20 August 2023 Matchday 1 7 4 2 1 13 5 +8 057.14
    Greek Football Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
    UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 Second qualifying round 8 6 2 0 18 5 +13 075.00
    Total 15 10 4 1 31 10 +21 066.67

    Source: Soccerway

    Managerial statistics

    Head Coach From To Record
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Romania Răzvan Lucescu 22 June 2023 Present 15 10 4 1 31 10 +21 066.67

    Last updated: 5 October 2023

    Super League Greece

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Olympiacos 7 6 1 0 22 2 +20 19 Qualification for the Play-off round
    2 PAOK 8 5 2 1 15 5 +10 17
    3 AEK Athens 8 5 2 1 15 8 +7 17
    4 Panathinaikos 7 5 1 1 21 5 +16 16
    5 OFI 8 3 4 1 10 9 +1 13
    6 Lamia 8 3 3 2 9 12 3 12
    7 Aris 8 3 2 3 11 11 0 11 Qualification for the Play-out round
    8 Panserraikos 7 2 3 2 11 11 0 9
    9 Asteras Tripolis 8 2 2 4 10 16 6 8
    10 Kifisia 8 1 4 3 9 16 7 7
    11 Panetolikos 8 1 3 4 4 14 10 6
    12 PAS Giannina 8 1 2 5 9 14 5 5
    13 Atromitos 8 0 3 5 4 17 13 3
    14 Volos 7 0 2 5 6 16 10 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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).[20]

    Matches

    Sunday, 20 August 2023 1 PAOK 3–0 Asteras Tripoli Thessaloniki
    20:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    soccer ball with red X 41' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 10,037
    Referee: Vasilis Fotias
    Sunday, 27 August 2023 2 PAOK 2–1 Kifisia Thessaloniki
    21:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    75' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 8,876
    Referee: Konstantinos Tsetilas
    Sunday, 3 September 2023 3 OFI 1–0 PAOK Heraklion
    20:00 EET, UTC+03:00 90+7'
    Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis
    Attendance: 4,682
    Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
    Sunday, 17 September 2023 4 PAOK 0–0 Aris Thessaloniki
    20:30EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 17,731
    Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
    Sunday, 24 September 2023 5 PAS Giannina 1–3 PAOK Ioannina
    20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 25'
    Stadium: Zosimades
    Attendance: 2,360
    Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
    Wednesday, 27 September 2023 6 PAOK 3–0 Volos Thessaloniki
    20:30 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 8,879
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    Sunday, 1 October 2023 7 Panathinaikos 2–2 PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 32', 90+6'
    Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis
    Attendance: 11,530
    Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
    Sunday, 22 October 2023 8 PAOK v Atromitos Thessaloniki
    18:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Stadium: Toumba
    Monday, 30 October 2023 9 AEK v PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
    Sunday, 5 November 2023 10 Olympiacos v PAOK Piraeus
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis
    Sunday, 12 November 2023 11 PAOK v Panetolikos Thessaloniki
    17:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Toumba
    Sunday, 26 November 2023 12 Panserraikos v PAOK Serres
    17:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
    Monday, 4 December 2023 13 PAOK v Lamia Thessaloniki
    18:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Toumba
    Sunday, 10 December 2023 14 Asteras Tripoli v PAOK Tripoli
    20:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis
    Sunday, 17 December 2023 15 Kifisia v PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Georgios Kamaras
    Thursday, 21 December 2023 16 PAOK v OFI Thessaloniki
    20:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Toumba

    Results by round

    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    GroundHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
    ResultWWLDWWD
    Position1234222
    Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Greek Cup

    UEFA Europa Conference League

    Second qualifying round

    27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) First leg PAOK Greece 0–0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem Thessaloniki, Greece
    20:30 EEST
    Report
    Stadium: Toumba
    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
    • soccer ball with red X 42'
    • 45+7'
    Report
    Stadium: Teddy Stadium
    Attendance: 26,557
    Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

    Third qualifying round

    10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) First leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0 Greece PAOK Split, Croatia
    22:00 EEST 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 Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 24,133
    Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

    Play-off round

    24 August 2023 First leg Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–2 Greece PAOK Edinburgh, Scotland
    21:45 EEST 9' (pen.)
    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
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 19,032
    Referee: Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

    Group stage

    The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[21]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK FRA HJK ABE
    1 Greece PAOK 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Advance to round of 16 2–1 14 Dec 9 Nov
    2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Advance to knockout round play-offs 30 Nov 26 Oct 2–1
    3 Finland HJK 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 2–3 9 Nov 30 Nov
    4 Scotland Aberdeen 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 26 Oct 14 Dec 1–1
    Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2023. Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    Thursday, 21 September 2023 1 HJK Helsinki Finland 2–3 Greece PAOK Helsinki, Finland
    19:45 EET, UTC+03:00 35', 90+9' (pen.)
    Stadium: Bolt Arena
    Attendance: 8,532
    Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
    Thursday, 5 October 2023 2 PAOK Greece 2–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    Report
    • 68'
    • Red card 90+6'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 21,549[22]
    Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
    Thursday, 26 October 2023 3 Aberdeen Scotland v Greece PAOK Aberdeen, Scotland
    22:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
    Thursday, 9 November 2023 4 PAOK Greece v Scotland Aberdeen Thessaloniki, Greece
    19:45 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Thursday, 30 November 2023 5 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany v Greece PAOK Frankfurt, Germany
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
    Thursday, 14 December 2023 6 PAOK Greece v Finland HJK Helsinki Thessaloniki, Greece
    19:45 EET, UTC+02:00 Stadium: Toumba Stadium

    Statistics

    Squad statistics

    The squad was informed and the official page of PAOK FC and Transfermarkt.

    As of 1 October 2023

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

    No.NameSuper LeagueGreek CupEuropa Conference League Total
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    18 Serbia Živko Živković 000000 00
    42 Croatia Dominik Kotarski 700070 140
    64 Greece Christos Talichmanidis 000000 00
    Defenders
    3 Norway Ivan Näsberg 1 (2)00000 1 (2)0
    15 Nigeria William Troost-Ekong 500070 120
    16 Poland Tomasz Kędziora 4 (1)0006 (1)0 10 (2)0
    19 Greece Lefteris Lyratzis 0 (1)00000 0 (1)0
    23 Spain Joan Sastre 1 (1)00000 1 (1)0
    55 Portugal Rafa Soares 300010 40
    4 Greece Konstantinos Koulierakis 3 (1)1005 (1)1 8 (2)2
    5 Greece Giannis Michailidis 300020 50
    21 Ghana Baba Rahman 4 (1)00060 10 (1)0
    Midfielders
    6 Greece Charis Tsingaras 30006 (1)0 9 (1)0
    10 Austria Thomas Murg 4 (2)2001 (4)0 5 (6)2
    22 Austria Stefan Schwab 4 (3)0006 (1)2 10 (4)2
    20 Portugal Vieirinha 4 (1)0001 (1)0 5 (2)0
    50 Portugal Filipe Soares 00001 (2)0 1 (2)0
    7 Greece Giannis Konstantelias 4 (3)2005 (2)2 9 (5)4
    31 Portugal André Ricardo 000000 00
    27 Russia Magomed Ozdoyev 5 (2)0000 (4)0 5 (6)0
    38 Greece Kyriakos Giaxis 0 (1)00000 0 (1)0
    8 France Soualiho Meïté 2 (2)00000 2 (2)0
    88 Brazil Marcos Antônio 000000 00
    Forwards
    29 Greece Georgios Vrakas 00000 (1)0 0 (1)0
    14 Serbia Andrija Živković 6 (1)40073 13 (1)7
    71 Spain Brandon Thomas 4 (2)1005 (2)3 9 (4)4
    95 Greece Stefanos Tzimas 1 (3)1000 (2)0 1 (5)1
    11 Brazil Taison 60004 (3)2 10 (3)2
    33 Tanzania Mbwana Samatta 2 (4)1002 (3)0 4 (7)1
    77 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov 1 (3)00011 2 (3)1
    Players transferred out during the season
    8 Brazil Douglas Augusto 000010 10
    77 Germany Khaled Narey 0 (1)0003 (2)0 3 (3)0

    Goalscorers

    As of 5 October 2023

    Rank No. Pos. Player Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
    114FWSerbia A. Živković4048
    27MFGreece Konstantelias2024
    71FWSpain Brandon1034
    44DFGreece Koulierakis1023
    522MFAustria Schwab0022
    11MFBrazil Taison0022
    10MFAustria Murg2002
    895FWGreece Tzimas1001
    77FWBulgaria Despodov0011
    33FWTanzania Samatta1001
    Own goals1023
    TOTAL 1301831

    Clean sheets

    As of 5 October 2023

    Player League Cup ECL Total Games played Percentage
    Croatia Dominik Kotarski 3 0 4 7 15 46,67%
    Serbia Živko Živković 0 0 0 0 0
    Total30471546,67%

    Disciplinary record

    As of 5 October 2023

    S P N Name Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
    21DFGhanaBaba 200000400600
    11FWBrazilTaison 200000100300
    5DFGreeceMichailidis 000000100100
    6MFGreeceTsingaras 000000200200
    71FWSpainBrandon 000000200200
    22MFAustriaSchwab 100000100200
    7MFGreeceKonstantelias 200000100300
    33FWTanzaniaSamatta 000000100100
    55DFPortugalR. Soares 100000100200
    15DFNigeriaTroost-Ekong 100000100200
    10MFAustriaMurg 100000100200
    4DFGreeceKoulierakis 100000100200
    14FWSerbiaA. Živković 200000000200
    8MFFranceMeïté 100000101201
    20MFPortugalVieirinha 100000000100
    16DFPolandKędziora 200000000200
    42GKCroatiaKotarski 100000000100
    Players transferred out during the season
    8MFBrazilDouglas Augusto 000000001001

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    2. "First Team". Paokfc.gr.
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    4. "Baba is back". 10 July 2023.
    5. "Tomasz is back". 11 July 2023.
    6. "Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Άλι Σαμάτα" (in Greek). PAOK FC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
    7. https://www.neakriti.gr/athlitismos/podosfairo/2013144_anakoinose-ton-ozntoef-o-paok
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    9. "Marcos Antonio joins PAOK". 1 September 2023.
    10. "Despodov joins PAOK". 4 September 2023.
    11. "Thank you, Artist". Paokfc.gr. 1 June 2023.
    12. "Thank you, Maestro". Paokfc.gr. 2 June 2023.
    13. "Thank you, Gladiator". Paokfc.gr. 30 May 2023.
    14. "Thank you, Sniper". Paokfc.gr. 30 May 2023.
    15. "Thank you, Tomasz". Paokfc.gr. 30 May 2023.
    16. "Kargas joins Anorthosis". Paokfc.gr. 28 June 2023.
    17. "Ingason joins Midtjylland". Paokfc.gr. 7 July 2023.
    18. "Thank you, Brazilero". Paokfc.gr. 12 August 2023.
    19. "Thank you, Khaled". Paokfc.gr. 28 August 2023.
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