P.A.O.K. H.C.

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PAOK
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Full namePan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans (Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών)
Nickname(s)
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • Black and Whites
Founded1999; 22 years ago (1999)
ArenaMikra Indoor Arena III
Capacity1,800
PresidentGreece Athanasios Katsaris
Head coachGreece Panagiotis Gousios
LeagueHandball Premier
2020–212nd
Club colours   
Website
Official site
Active departments of P.A.O.K.
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PAOK Handball Club is the handball section of PAOK, the major multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. PAOK has both men's and women's team. So far, men's team has won 3 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups and women's team has won 3 Greek Championships and 5 Greek Cups. Despite its relatively short history, it is considered amongst the most successful departments of the Club.

History[]

PAOK handball logo

PAOK Handball Club was founded in 1999 after it merged with another club from Thessaloniki, Triton. Stelios Seikeridis, former coach, has connected his name with the whole history of the club.

They promoted to A1 Ethniki for first time at the season 2000–01. Three years later, they relegated to A2 Ethniki, but they promoted back to the top-tier level the next season.

As the years passed the team became stronger and stronger until it reached two consecutive Greek Handball Championships in 2009 and 2010. In the end of the 2008–09 season they defeated Panellinios in the last game of the play-offs and in 2009–2010 Doukas, also in the last game.

At the season 2009–10, PAOK became the second Greek team after Filippos Veria, who reach the groups of EHF Champions League.

In 2011, even though PAOK had the advantage and needed only a draw in the last game in Thessaloniki, they lost the championship to AEK.

In 2012 they beat AEK 25–24 in Patras and won the Greek Cup. The next year, they lost 27–23 by AEK at the Cup final in Kerkyra.

In 2015 they beat AEK again 27–29 at P.A.O.K. Sports Arena in Thessaloniki and won the Greek Cup. PAOK also won the Greek Championship the same year making it a double for the first time. They faced Diomidis at the play-off finals.

In 2017 PAOK beat Panellinios 25–23 in Kozani winning the Greek Cup for the third time.

Recent seasons[]

Season Division Place Notes
2000–01 A1 Ethniki 9th
2001–02 A1 Ethniki 7th
2002–03 A1 Ethniki 7th
2003–04 A1 Ethniki 11th Relegated to A2
2004–05 A2 Ethniki 2nd Promoted to A1
2005–06 A1 Ethniki 5th
2006–07 A1 Ethniki 5th
2007–08 A1 Ethniki 4th
2008–09 A1 Ethniki 1st
2009–10 A1 Ethniki 1st
2010–11 A1 Ethniki 2nd
2011–12 A1 Ethniki 3rd Greek Cup Winners
2012–13 A1 Ethniki 4th Greek Cup Finalists
2013–14 A1 Ethniki 5th
2014–15 A1 Ethniki 1st Greek Cup Winners
2015–16 Handball Premier 3rd
2016–17 Handball Premier 5th Greek Cup Winners
2017–18 Handball Premier 3rd
2018–19 Handball Premier 4th
2019–20 Handball Premier 5th
2020–21 Handball Premier 2nd Greek Cup Finalists

Current squad[]

Players[]

Squad for the 2021–22 season[1]

Administration and technical staff[]

Staff
President Greece Athanasios Katsaris
Section Registrar Handball Greece Dimitris Chasekidis
Coach Greece Panagiotis Gousios
Assistant coach Greece Dimitris Pervanas

Honours[]

  • Greek Championship:
    • Winners (3): 2009, 2010, 2015
    • Runner-up (2): 2011, 2021
  • Greek Cup:
    • Winners (3): 2012, 2015, 2017
    • Runner-up (2): 2013, 2021
  • Double
    • Winners (1): 2015

Greek Cup Finals[]

Finals Winner Finalist Score
2012 PAOK AEK 25–24
2013 AEK PAOK 27–23
2015 PAOK AEK 29–27
2017 PAOK Panellinios 25–23
2021 AEK PAOK 24–22
Total
3
2

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Advance
EHF Challenge Cup North Macedonia RK Vardar 29–34 29–43 58–77 Symbol delete vote.svg
EHF Challenge Cup Serbia RK Kolubara 28–31 3rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
England Great Dane HC London 32–21
Ukraine 28–32
EHF Challenge Cup Russia Sungul Snezhinsk 23–23 25–25 48–48 Symbol keep vote.svg
Romania Știința Bacău 28–31 29–31 57–62 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 EHF Champions League QR Cyprus 32–29 1st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Ukraine ZTR Zaporizhia 30–30
Group Stage Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 25–37 22–46 6th place Symbol delete vote.svg
France Montpellier HB 23–34 20–46
Hungary SC Pick Szeged 27–26 24–27
Spain BM Valladolid 27–37 19–38
Romania HCM Constanța 26–30 23–34
2010–11 EHF Cup R2 Austria A1 Bregenz 23–31 24–27 47–58 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 EHF Cup R2 Hungary Tatabánya KC 23–27 25–29 48–56 Symbol delete vote.svg
EHF Challenge Cup Norway IL Runar 31–32 26–36 57–68 Symbol delete vote.svg
EHF Challenge Cup Belarus 26–27 21–28 47–55 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R2 Malta 39–15 34–17 73–32 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Turkey Göztepe SK 29–28 26–35 55–63 Symbol delete vote.svg
EHF European Cup Latvia 29–24 28–25 57–49 Symbol keep vote.svg
Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare – – –

European Distinctions[]

PAOK has been competing since 2006–2007 in European competitions, and has taken part in all EHF competitions up to the 2013-2014 season. PAOK returned to the European competition by taking part in the 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup. In 2009–2010 season the team reached at the group phase of the EHF Champions League, which is its biggest achievement up to date.[2]

Women's Department[]

PAOK's women handball club is also competing in the first Greek division.
On season 2012-13 they beat Ormi Patras in playoff finals with 2-1 series and won the Greek Women's Handball Championship. In the 2013-14 season, PAOK won its first cup, beating Anagennisi Arta in the final with score 22-20.[3]

Recent seasons[]

Season Division Place Notes
2010–11 A1 Ethniki 4th
2011–12 A1 Ethniki 4th
2012–13 A1 Ethniki 1st
2013–14 A1 Ethniki 3rd Greek Cup Winners
2014–15 A1 Ethniki 3rd Greek Cup Finalists
2015–16 A1 Ethniki 2nd Greek Cup Winners
2016–17 A1 Ethniki 2nd
2017–18 A1 Ethniki 2nd Greek Cup Finalists
2018–19 A1 Ethniki 1st Greek Cup Winners
2019–20 A1 Ethniki 1st Greek Cup Winners
2020–21 A1 Ethniki 1st Greek Cup Winners

Current squad[]

Number Player Position date of birth Height
30 Russia Renata Kayumova Goalkeeper 1991 1,85
01 Greece Goalkeeper 2000 1,80
88 Greece Vasia Gatziou Right Wing 1997 1,75
07 GreeceAnastasia Panagiotidou Left Wing 1998 1,73
03 Greece Dimitra Mpatzarakoudi Right Wing 1993 1,60
06 Greece Maria Mentesidou Left Wing 1997 1,68
04 Greece Katerina Koukmisi Playmaker 2000 1,68
18 Greece Avramina Sevdili Play Maker 2002 1,60
02 GreeceMaria Hatziparasidou Play Maker 1995 1,68
24 Greece Left Inter 1996 1,74
09 North Macedonia Andrea Beleska Right Inter 1993 1,75
13 Greece Evgenia Samolada Right Inter 1999 1,70
28 North Macedonia Dajana Jovanovska Left Inter 1992 1,80
17 Serbia Jovana Stojanovic Pivot 1994 1,80
22 North Macedonia Pivot 1993 1,85

Administration and technical staff[]

Staff
President Greece Athanasios Katsaris
Curator Greece Dimitris Chasekidis
Coach Greece Dimitrios Pelekidis
Assistant coach Greece Georgios Vakalis

Honours[]

  • Greek championship
    • Winners (4): 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021
    • Runner-up (3): 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (5): 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 , 2021
    • Runner-up (2): 2015, 2018
  • Double
    • Winners (3): 2019, 2020, 2021

Greek Cup Finals[]

Finals Winner Finalist Score
2014 PAOK Anagennisi Artas 22–20
2015 OF Neas Ionias PAOK 24–19
2016 PAOK OF Neas Ionias 32–31
2018 OF Neas Ionias PAOK 21–20
2019 PAOK Anagennisi Artas 33–23
2020 PAOK OF Neas Ionias 27–19
2021 PAOK 26–24
Total
5
2

Women's European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Advance
2011–12 EHF Challenge Cup Ukraine HC Dnepryanka Kherson 22-28 17-27 39–55 Symbol delete vote.svg
Poland KSS Kielce 18-31 23-25 41–56 Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 EHF Cup R2 Bulgaria 28-20 22-24 50–44 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Romania U Jolidon Cluj 28-32 25-39 53–71 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24-17 30-31 54–48 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb 17-37 20-33 37-70 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 Turkey Muratpaşa BSK 32-25 24-24 56-49 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina 25-23 19-26 44-49 Symbol delete vote.svg
Malta 36-8 46-16 82-24 Symbol keep vote.svg
Croatia 28-21 30-24 58-45 Symbol keep vote.svg
Spain CBF Málaga 23-22 21-30 44-52 Symbol delete vote.svg
Iceland IBV Vestmannaeyjar 29-24 22-29 51-53 Symbol delete vote.svg

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Arenas[]

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

The home ground which PAOK use for the regular season games of the domestic league is Mikra Indoor Arena III, which holds 1,800 seats. In previous years, the team had also used Neapoli Indoor Hall, which holds 800 seats, and Evosmos Sports Hall, which holds 2,000 seats. Additionally, PAOK often use PAOK Sports Arena, which holds 8,500 seats, for European competitions and for the play-offs of the domestic league.

References[]

  1. ^ [1] PAOK HC roster
  2. ^ "Club Info AC PAOK". www.eurohandball.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδος ο ΠΑΟΚ". handball.org.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Club Info AC PAOK Women". www.eurohandball.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

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