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

PAOK
Full name (Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών)
(Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans)
Nickname(s) Two Headed Eagle of the North
Founded 1926
(Handball Club: 1999)
Arena Neapoli Indoor Arena
Capacity 800
President Greece Grigorios Petridis
Head coach Greece Stelios Seirekidis
League Handball Premier
2017–18 3rd
Website
Official site
Active departments of P.A.O.K.
Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Basketball (Men's)
Basketball (Women's) Volleyball Handball
Water Polo Swimming Wrestling
Boxing Taekwondo Weightlifting
Cycling Athletics Ice hockey

PAOK Handball Club is the handball section of PAOK, the major multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. PAOK has both men's and women's team. So far, PAOK men's team has won 3 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups and PAOK women's team has won 1 Greek Championship and 2 Greek cups. 2017-18 season marked the return of both Men's and Women's team to the European Competitions. Despite its relatively short history it is considered amongst the most successful departments of the Club.[1]

Men's Department

History

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.

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.

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

In 2012 they beat AEK 25–24 in Patras and won the Greek Cup.

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

In 2017 PAOK beat Panellinios 25-23 winning the Greek Cup for the third time.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2000–01A1 Ethniki9th
2001–02A1 Ethniki7th
2002–03A1 Ethniki7th
2003–04A1 Ethniki11thRelegated to A2
2004–05A2 Ethniki1stPromoted to A1
2005–06A1 Ethniki5th
2006–07A1 Ethniki5th
2007–08A1 Ethniki4th
2008–09A1 Ethniki1st
2009–10A1 Ethniki1st
2010–11A1 Ethniki2nd
2011–12A1 Ethniki3rdWinner Greek Cup
2012–13A1 Ethniki4thFinalist Greek Cup
2013–14A1 Ethniki5th
2014–15A1 Ethniki1stWinner Greek Cup
2015–16A1 Ethniki3rd
2016–17A1 Ethniki5thWinner Greek Cup
2017–18A1 Ethniki3rd

Current squad

Number Player Position date of birth Height
1Greece Kostas KotanidisGoalkeeper7/2/19921,84
2Greece Vangelis ArampatzisRight Εxtreme4/8/19961.85
4Greece Apostolos PalaskasLeft Inter30/11/19881.87
7Croatia Nikola DjonoRight Inter14/1/19861.92
8Greece Dionisis KaragkiozopoulosRight Inter8/2/19961,87
9Greece Kostas TsesmetzidisRight Extreme23/3/19961,76
11Greece Nikos KokonisPivot4/8/19821,83
13Serbia Davor TaskovićLeft Inter16/1/19861.97
14Greece Alexandros ApostolouRight Inter25/2/19971.91
17Greece Theodoros Petridis (c)Play Maker16/6/19861,83
19Greece Ioannis GiannakidisPivot1/1/20011,75
20Nigeria Emmanuel ElozieuwaLeft Extreme9/5/19991,80
21Greece Nikos NikolaidisLeft Extreme1/1/19921.83
23Greece Pantelis KostakidisLeft Extreme4/7/19971.87
24Greece Nikos LoizosGoalkeeper21/9/19901.87
25Greece Georgios MastorogiannisPlay Maker30/8/19811.84
44Greece Akis KypraiosRight Extreme24/5/19891,85
72Greece Antonis DeliasGoalkeeper19/7/19991,85
77Greece Sotiris GiosmouPivot9/10/19901,78

Administration and technical staff

Staff
President Greece Athanasios Katsaris
Section Registrar Handball Greece Grigoris Petridis
Coach Greece Stelios Seirekidis
Assistant coach Greece Antonis Tsolakos

Notable players

  • Apostolos Palaskas
  • Alexandros Alvanos
  • Dimitris Tsakiris
  • Nikolaos Riganas
  • Antonis Saoulidis
  • Grigoris Sanikis
  • Giorgos Mastorogiannis
  • Angelos Tsilis
  • Nikos Kokonis
  • Theodoros Petridis
  • Konstantinos Gourgoumis
  • Milan Grubanov
  • Slobodan Veselinovic
  • Josip Kezic
  • Jan Kominek

Honours

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

Finals

Finals Winner Finalist Score
2012 PAOK AEK 25–24
2013 AEK PAOK 24-29
2015 PAOK AEK 29–27
2017 PAOK Panellinios 25–23
Total
3
1

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Advance
2006–07 EHF Challenge Cup R2 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar 29-34 29-43 58–77
2007–08 EHF Challenge Cup R2 Serbia RK Kolubara 28-31 3rd place
England Great Dane HC London 32-21
Ukraine Burevestnik Lugansk 28-32
2008–09 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Russia Sungul Snezhinsk 23-23 25-25 48–48
1/8 Romania Știința Bacău 28-31 29-31 57–62
2009–10 EHF Champions League QR Cyprus SPE Strovolos 32-29 1st place
Ukraine ZTR Zaporizhia 30–30
Group Stage Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 25-37 22-46 6th place
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
2011–12 EHF Cup R2 Hungary Tatabánya KC 23-27 25-29 48–56
2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup 1/16 Norway IL Runar 31-32 26-36 57–68
2013–14 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Belarus HC Victory Regia MINSK 26-27 21-28 47–55
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R2 Malta Aloysians Von Taine 39-15 34-17 73–32
R3 Turkey Göztepe SK 29-28 26-35 55–63

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]

Current squad

Number Player Position date of birth Height
03Greece Eleni TsaousidouPlay Maker22/10/19971,73
04Greece Nansy StratakiLeft Inter29/12/19861,81
06Greece Vasia GatchiouPivot08/10/19971,75
09GreeceAnastasia PanagiotidouLeft Inter14/11/19981,73
10GreeceMaria HadjiparasidouPlay Maker06/06/19951,68
11Greece Danai SelemidouPlay Maker09/02/19991,60
12Republic of Macedonia Marija NikolicPivot06/12/19931,85
13Denmark Neda JurisicPlay Maker16/05/19951,73
15Greece Eugenia SamoladaRight Inter20001,85
16Greece Vicky GritzaliPivot20001,70
17Greece Cleo KourkoulakiExtreme20001,68
18Greece Evdokia BadiPivot20001,70
20Greece Christina KavazopoulouGoalkeeper18/09/19981,68
N/NBrazil Bruna CamboimGoalkeeper06/03/19951,80

Administration and technical staff

Staff
President Greece Athanasios Katsaris
Curator Greece Dimitris Chasekidis
Coach Greece Grigoria Golia
Assistant coach Greece Voula Psomiadou

Honours

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
Total
2
2

Women's European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Advance
2011–12 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Ukraine HC Dnepryanka Kherson 22-28 17-27 39–55
2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Poland KSS Kielce 18-31 23-25 41–56
2013–14 EHF Cup R2 Bulgaria HSC Veliko Tarnovo 28-20 22-24 50–44
R3 Romania U Jolidon Cluj 28-32 25-39 53–71
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Bosnia and Herzegovina OZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla 24-17 30-31 54–48
1/8 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb 17-37 20-33 37-70

[4]

Arenas

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

The indoor arenas which plays PAOK at the games of the regular season of the domestic league are Arena Mikra 3 which holds 1,800 seats and Evosmos Sports Hall which holds 3,000 seats. In former years PAOK has used PAOK Sports Arena for European Competitions and the Play-Offs of the domestic league which holds 8,500 seats.

References

  1. ↑ "Τετράδα και Ευρώπη ο Ποσειδών, εκτός ο ΠΑΟΚ". sentragoal.gr. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  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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