2015–16 PAOK FC season

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PAOK
2015–16 season
PresidentIakovos Angelides
(until 21 December 2015)
Ľuboš Micheľ
ManagerIgor Tudor, Vladimir Ivić
StadiumToumba Stadium
Super League Greece4th (1st at Playoffs)
Greek CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Stefanos Athanasiadis (11)
All: Róbert Mak (19)
Highest home attendance25,674 (vs Olympiacos)
Lowest home attendance5,762 (vs Veria)
Average home league attendance10,569

The 2015–16 season was PAOK's 90th in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Cup in the Second Round and competed in UEFA Europa League starting from the second qualifying round.

On 18 June 2015, Igor Tudor became PAOK's manager after signing a three-year contract.[1] In 2016, he was sacked after poor results.[2] Vladimir Ivić was appointed his successor.

Club[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach Serbia Vladimir Ivić
Assistant manager Poland Miroslaw Sznaucner
Goalkeepers' coach Croatia Silvije Čavlina
Fitness trainer Italy Paolo Artico

Source: [citation needed]

Board of directors[edit]

Position Staff
Owner Russia Ivan Savvidis
President Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
Team manager Greece Konstantinos Iosifidis
Scout Brazil Lino
Scout Greece Giorgos Kostikos

Source: [citation needed]

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Markos Vellidis
2 DF Greece GRE Giannis Skondras
3 DF Greece GRE Nikos Spyropoulos (Released)
4 DF Croatia CRO Marin Leovac
5 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Chatziisaias
6 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Tziolis (vice-captain)
7 MF Israel ISR Eyal Golasa
8 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro (to Groningen (free))
9 FW Brazil BRA Jairo
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Berbatov
11 MF Slovakia SVK Róbert Mak
13 DF Greece GRE Stelios Malezas
14 FW Greece GRE Dimitris Salpingidis (Released)
15 DF Portugal POR Miguel Vítor
16 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Gojko Cimirot
18 FW Greece GRE Efthimis Koulouris (on loan to Anorthosis)
20 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Costa (to Granada (free))
21 MF Greece GRE Charis Charisis
22 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Konstantinidis
24 MF Cape Verde CPV Garry Rodrigues
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Sweden SWE Robin Olsen (on loan to Copenhagen)
26 MF Albania ALB Ergys Kaçe
27 FW Greece GRE Giannis Mystakidis
30 GK Greece GRE Nikos Melissas
31 DF Greece GRE Georgios Tzavellas
32 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Pereyra (on loan to Racing Club)
33 FW Greece GRE Stefanos Athanasiadis (captain)
34 MF Greece GRE Nikos Korovesis
37 DF Albania ALB Kristi Qose (on loan to Panserraikos)
40 MF Belgium BEL Maarten Martens (Retired)
44 DF Greece GRE Achilleas Poungouras (on loan to Veria)
52 MF Slovakia SVK Erik Sabo
70 DF Greece GRE Stelios Kitsiou
71 GK Greece GRE Panagiotis Glykos
77 MF Greece GRE Dimitris Pelkas
88 MF Greece GRE Kyriakos Savvidis (on loan to Michalovce)
93 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis
96 MF Greece GRE Stelios Pozoglou
99 GK Greece GRE Marios Siampanis

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Vasaitis (on loan to APE Lagada)
— DF Greece GRE Vasilios Chatzidimpas (on loan to Pierikos)
— DF Greece GRE Savvas Toumanidis (on loan to Kavala)
— MF Greece GRE Stefanos Polyzos (on loan to Aiginiakos)
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Tsolakidis (on loan to Panelefsiniakos)

Transfers[edit]

Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov signed for the club
Lucas was sold to Deportivo La Coruña

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Croatia CRO Marin Leovac (from Rijeka (€1.3M))
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Gojko Cimirot (from FK Sarajevo (€1.3M))
— MF Slovakia SVK Erik Sabo (from Spartak Trnava (€700,000))
— GK Sweden SWE Robin Olsen (from Malmö FF (€650,000))
— MF Greece GRE Charis Charisis (from PAS Giannina (€480,000))
— FW Brazil BRA Jairo (from Trenčín (€400,000))
— MF Greece GRE Nikos Korovesis (from PAS Giannina (€380,000))
— MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis (from Sydney FC (€330,000))
— DF Greece GRE Stelios Malezas (from Panetolikos (€100,000))
— FW Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Berbatov (from Monaco (free))
— MF Cape Verde CPV Garry Rodrigues (from Elche (free))
— GK Greece GRE Markos Vellidis (from PAS Giannina (€750,000))
— DF Greece GRE Dimitris Chatziisaias (from Panionios (550k))

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Lucas (to Deportivo La Coruña (€1.5M))
— MF Ecuador ECU Christian Noboa (to Rostov (€1.5M))
— GK Cameroon CMR Charles Itandje (to Rizespor (free))
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Katsikas (to Twente (free))
— GK Greece GRE Asterios Giakoumis (to Agrotikos Asteras (free))
— FW Greece GRE Dimitris Papadopoulos (to Asteras Tripolis (free))
— DF Sweden SWE Sotiris Papagiannopoulos (to Östersunds FK (free))
— DF Romania ROU Răzvan Raț (to Rayo Vallecano (free))
— GK Spain ESP Jacobo (Released)

Kit[edit]

2015

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): No

Home
Away

Source: gazzetta.gr

2015–16

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): Sportingbet

Home
Away
Third
Fourth

Source: sport-fm.gr

Friendlies[edit]

All times at EET

4 July 2015 Friendly Koot Azur Netherlands 1–3 Greece PAOK Doorwerth, Netherlands
19:00 14' furtado Report 33' Salpingidis
66' Savvidis
87' Martens		 Stadium: WA Scholtenlaan 138, 6865 NA Doorweth
8 July 2015 Friendly Bochum Germany 4–3 Greece PAOK Arnhem, Netherlands
17:30 Costa 9' (o.g.)
Hoogland 33'
Vítor 43' (o.g.)
Gregoritsch 67'		 Report Pereyra 6', 10'
Kitsiou 46'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
10 July 2015 Friendly FC Dnipro Ukraine 1–4 Greece PAOK Arnhem, Netherlands
17:00 23' Kalinić Report 32' Lucas
51' Charisis
68' Mystakidis
88' Ricardo Costa
14 August 2015 Friendly Veria F.C. Greece 2–1 Greece PAOK Veria, Greece
17:00 23' Nazlidis
23' Merebashvili		 Report 73' Jairo

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League Greece 30 13 9 8 45 32 +13 043.33
Greek Cup 9 3 3 3 14 12 +2 033.33
UEFA Europa League 12 4 6 2 18 7 +11 033.33
UEFA play-offs 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 050.00
Total 57 23 21 13 85 54 +31 040.35

Last updated: 5 February 2017 (2017-02-05).
Source: Competitions

Managerial statistics[edit]

Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Croatia Igor Tudor1 Start Season 09.03.2016 44 17 17 10 68 42 +26 038.64
Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serbia Vladimir Ivic 09.03.2016 Present 11 6 4 1 17 6 +11 054.55

1The match against olympiacos in the semifinal cup are not included

Super League Greece[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Super League Greece

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Panathinaikos[a] 30 18 4 8 52 26 +26 55 Qualification for the Play-offs
3 AEK Athens[b] 30 17 6 7 43 21 +22 54
4 PAOK[c] 30 13 9 8 45 32 +13 45
5 Panionios 30 12 8 10 33 27 +6 44
6 PAS Giannina 30 12 6 12 36 40 −4 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[d]
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos. The match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Olympiacos.[3]
  2. ^ AEK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Atromitos.[citation needed]
  3. ^ PAOK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos in Greek Cup semifinal match.[4]
  4. ^ The fifth-placed team of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece Panionios would have qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons. As a result, the berth was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 13 9 8 45 32  +13 48 9 4 2 24 12  +12 4 5 6 21 20  +1

Last updated: 5 February 2017 (2017-02-05).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDLWWWLDWLDDWWDWWWDLDLLDWLWWLWD
Position9129535546666443443444554444554
Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

23 August 2015 1 PAOK 0–0 Xanthi Thessaloniki
19:15 EET Leovac Yellow card 4'
Savvidis Yellow card 70'




Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 47' Bertos
Yellow card 59' Soltani
Yellow card 76' Papasterianos
Yellow card 80' Fliskas
Yellow card 87' Baxevanidis

Manager: Romania Răzvan Lucescu		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis
30 August 2015 2 PAS Giannina 3–1 PAOK Ioannina
21:30 EET Manias 4'
Sabo 51' (o.g.)
Chávez 75' Yellow card 48'
Ferfelis Yellow card 87'

Manager: Greece Giannis Petrakis		 Report Yellow card 23' Kaçe
Yellow card 42' Sabo
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 62' Jairo
90+2' Vítor

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Giaxos
12 September 2015 3 Veria 0–3 PAOK Veria
18:15 EET Marangos Yellow card 54'
Nastos Yellow card 90'



Manager: Greece Georgios Georgiadis		 Report 17' Athanasiadis
25' Mak
Yellow card 54' Kitsiou
55' Tziolis

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Veria Stadium
Referee: Michalis Voskakis
23 September 2015 4 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:30 EET Konstantinidis Yellow card 26'
Rodrigues 54'
Athanasiadis 84'
Tzavellas Yellow card 86'


Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 39' Vargas
Yellow card 43' Buonanotte
47' Aravidis
Yellow card 67' Simões
Yellow card 90+4' Mantalos

Manager: Greece Traianos Dellas		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
27 September 2015 5 Atromitos 1–2 PAOK Peristeri, Athens
20:30 EET Godoy Yellow card 24'
Umbides 63'
Usero Yellow card 70'
Harbunow Yellow card 82'
Kivrakidis Yellow card 83'
Garcia Yellow card 90+3'

Manager: Greece Michalis Grigoriou		 Report 72' Berbatov
90' Mak





Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos
4 October 2015 6 PAOK 0–2 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
20:30 EET Tzavellas Yellow card 37'
Ricardo Costa Yellow card 48'





Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 16' Durmaz
27' Ideye
36' Milivojević
Yellow card 41' Kasami
Yellow card 72' Sebá
Yellow card 79' Botía

Manager: Portugal Marco Silva		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Giaxos
18 October 2015 7 Iraklis 3–3 PAOK Thessaloniki
20.30 EET Makris 14'
Vellios Yellow card 15' 43'
Intzoglou Yellow card 56'
Bartolini Yellow card 90+1' 90+2'

Manager: Greece Nikos Papadopoulos		 Report 35' Pelkas
65' soccer ball with red X 90' Berbatov
77' Yellow card 90+1' Tzavellas
Yellow card 84' Leovac

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis
25 October 2015 8 PAOK 3–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Berbatov 27'
Rodrigues 31'
Vítor 42' Yellow card 44'
Tzavellas Yellow card 47'
Leovac Yellow card 74'
Mak Yellow card 84'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 27' Marinakis
74' Karelis





Manager: Greece Yannis Anastasiou		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos
1 November 2015 9 Asteras Tripoli 2–1 PAOK Tripoli
15:00 EET Giannou Yellow card 38'
Bertoglio 49'
Iglesias Yellow card 64'
Sankaré 82'

Manager: Greece Staikos Vergetis		 Report 23' Pelkas
Yellow card 39' Vítor
Yellow card 72' Sabo


Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Referee: Andreas Pappas
8 November 2015 10 PAOK 3–3 Panthrakikos Thessaloniki
17:15 EET Rodrigues 14' (47)
Athanasiadis 61'
Mak Yellow card 87'
Tziolis Yellow card 90'



Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report 25' Papageorgiou
42' (77) Yellow card 71' Baykara
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 90+3' Mejía
Yellow card 54' Hasomeris
Yellow card 67' Cherfa
Yellow card 87' Paschalakis

Manager: Greece Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos
22 November 2015 11 PAOK 0–0 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
15:00 EET Kitsiou Yellow card 42'
Pelkas Yellow card 61'
Rodrigues Yellow card 90+4'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 28' Papoutsogianopoulos
Yellow card 42' Rusculleda
Yellow card 63' Kousas

Manager: Greece Giannis Matzourakis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
30 November 2015 12 Kalloni 1–3 PAOK Mytilene
19:30 EET Manousos 41' (pen.)
Keita Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Tsabouris Yellow card 90+1'





Manager: Greece Thalis Theodoridis		 Report 7', 76', Yellow card 26' Athanasiadis
Yellow card 22' Leovac
Yellow card 40' Skondras
Yellow card 68' Golasa
90' Mystakidis
Yellow card 90+3' Konstantinidis
Yellow card 90+3' Kaçe

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Mytilene Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis
6 December 2015 13 PAOK 2–1 Panionios F.C. Thessaloniki
15:00 EET Mak 11'
Tzavellas 79' Yellow card 44'
Tziolis Yellow card 89'



Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report 47' Oikonomou
Yellow card 31' Chatziisaias
Yellow card 46' Risvanis
Yellow card 66' Dioudis
Yellow card 67' Chalkiadakis

Manager: Greece Marinos Ouzounidis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Aristeidis Vatsios
14 December 2015 14 Levadiakos 0–0 PAOK Livadeia
19:30 EET MoulopoulosYellow card 38'



Manager: Greece Apostolos Mantzios		 Report Yellow card 90+3' Kaçe
Yellow card 38' Athanasiadis
Yellow card 90+5' Leovac

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos
20 December 2015 15 PAOK 1–0 Platanias Thessaloniki
15:00 EET Athanasiadis 67'
Tzavellas Yellow card 87'
Leovac Yellow card 90+2'
Melissas Yellow card 90+3'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 71' Munafo




Manager: Greece Georgios Paraschos		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Christos Mitsios
10 January 2016 17 PAOK 3–1 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
15:00 EET Athanasiadis 43'
Tzavellas Yellow card 50'
Charisis 52'
Jairo 64'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 33' Giakos
Yellow card 46' Skondras
90' Kozoronis


Manager: Greece Giannis Petrakis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: George Kyzas
17 January 2016 18 PAOK 2–1 Veria Thessaloniki
17:15 EET Berbatov 43'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 64' 74'
Kaçe Yellow card 87'


Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 64' Ostojić
65' Majewski
Yellow card 76' Georgiadis
Yellow card 80' Nastos

Manager: Greece Giorgos Georgiadis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos
20 January 2016 16 Xanthi 1–1 PAOK Xanthi
19:30 EET Lisgaras Yellow card 69'
Triadis Yellow card 77'
Soltani 90+1'


Manager: Romania Răzvan Lucescu		 Report Yellow card 20' Charisis
Yellow card 25' Korovesis
31' Mystakidis
Yellow card 75' Rodrigues

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena
Referee: Marios Lambropoulos
24 January 2016 19 AEK Athens 1–0 PAOK Athens
19:30 EET Barbosa Yellow card 31'
Vargas 33'
Dídac Yellow card 37'
Aravidis Yellow card 85'

Manager: Uruguay Gus Poyet		 Report Yellow card 9' Athanasiadis
Yellow card 33' Mak
Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 83' Berbatov
Yellow card 79' Charisis

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Giahos
30 January 2016 20 PAOK 1–1 Atromitos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Mak 30' Yellow card 31'
Pelkas Yellow card 68'
Korovesis Yellow card 79'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 78' Keita
81' Lazaridis
Yellow card 90+2' Barkas

Manager: Greece Traianos Dellas		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Andreas Pappas
7 February 2016 21 Olympiacos 1–0 PAOK Piraeus
19:30 EET Elabdellaoui 8'
Milivojević Yellow card 33'
Botía Yellow card 58'
Zdjelar Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 61'
Fuster Yellow card 87'

Manager: Portugal Marco Silva		 Report Yellow card 17' Cimirot
Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 65' Tzavellas
Yellow card 61' Athanasiadis



Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos
14 February 2016 22 PAOK 0–1 Iraklis Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Kaçe Yellow card 34'
Vítor Red card 90+2'





Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 39' Saramantas
Yellow card 44' Karasalidis
Yellow card 55' Tsilianidis
Yellow card 58' Boukouvalas
72' Leozinho
Yellow card 90+2' Pourtoulidis

Manager: Greece Nikos Papadopoulos		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Thanos
21 February 2016 23 Panathinaikos 2–2 PAOK Athens
19:30 EET Berg 10' Yellow card 86'
Pranjić Yellow card 18'
Lagos Yellow card 28'
Koutroubis Yellow card 42'
Kaltsas 51'
Lod Yellow card 62'

Manager: Italy Andrea Stramaccioni		 Report Yellow card 20' 56' Cimirot
Yellow card 40' Malezas
Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 90+1' Charisis
67' Yellow card 90' Pelkas
Yellow card 70' Chatziisaias
Yellow card 78' Kitsiou

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: George Kominis
27 February 2016 24 PAOK 2–0 Asteras Tripoli Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Pelkas 17'
Chatziisaias Yellow card 36'
Kitsiou Yellow card 36'
Leovac Yellow card 39'
Antonis Yellow card 49'
Mak 76'

Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Report Yellow card 21' Panteliadis
Yellow card 39' Lluy
Yellow card 41' Dimoutsos




Manager: Greece Dimitris Terezopoulos		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos
6 March 2016 25 Panthrakikos 2–1 PAOK Komotini
15:00 EET Igor 50'
Ladakis Yellow card 78'
Papageorgiou 88'
Giorgos Athanasiadis Yellow card 90'

Manager: Greece Giannis Xatzinikolaou		 Report 21' Chatziisaias
Yellow card 76' Antonis



Manager: Croatia Igor Tudor		 Stadium: Komotini Municipal Stadium
Referee: Michalis Voskakis
12 March 2016 26 Panetolikos 0–3 PAOK Agrinio
19:30 EET Amr Warda Yellow card 41'
Chantakias Yellow card 71'
Makos Yellow card 83'

Manager: Greece Giannis Matzourakis		 Report 22' 39' Athanasiadis
69' Korovesis
Yellow card 89' Kitsiou

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
20 March 2016 27 PAOK 3–0 AEL Kalloni Thessaloniki
17:15 EET Mystakidis 28'
Charisis Yellow card 46'
Athanasiadis 58'
Korovesis 78'

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Report




Manager: Greece Nikos Karageorgiou		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Karantonis
3 April 2016 28 Panionios 3–1 PAOK Nea Smyrni, Athens
19:00 EET Bakasetas 39' 66'
Dioudis Yellow card 61'
Tasoulis Yellow card 76'
Siopis Yellow card 90'
Ansarifard 82'

Manager: Greece Marinos Ouzounidis		 Report Yellow card 27' Vítor
52' Tziolis
Yellow card 87' Athanasiadis



Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou
10 April 2017 29 PAOK 2–0 Levadiakos Thessaloniki
19:00 EET Leovac 80'
Mak 89'
Vítor Yellow card 90+1'

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Report Yellow card 6' Machairas
Yellow card 19' Belghazouani


Manager: Greece Dimitris Farantos		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis
17 April 2016 30 Platanias 0–0 PAOK Chania, Crete
19:00 EET Yellow card 1' Banana

Manager: Greece Georgios Paraschos		 Report Tzavellas Yellow card 88'

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Perivolia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Stavros Madalos

Play-offs[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Super League Greece Play-offs

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 PAOK 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 11 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 AEK Athens 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 9
5 Panionios[b] 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4
Source: Superleague Greece: Standings, Schedule, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Regular season position.[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ AEK Athens qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the Greek Cup.
  2. ^ The fifth-placed team of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece Panionios would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons. As a result, the berth was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina.

Matches[edit]

11 May 2016 1 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:30 EET Tziolis Yellow card 38'
Glykos Yellow card 45'
Kitsiou Yellow card 50'
Rodrigues 61'
Skondras Yellow card 81'
Mystakidis 83'

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Report Yellow card 24' Simões
Yellow card 37' Djebbour
44' Johansson
Yellow card 50' Vargas



Manager: Greece Stelios Manolas		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Stavros Madalos
15 May 2016 2 Panathinaikos 1–1 PAOK Athens
20:30 EET Koutroubis Yellow card 37'
Berg 46'
Tavlaridis Yellow card 85'


Manager: Italy Andrea Stramaccioni		 Report Red card 20' Tziolis
49' Charisis
Yellow card 52' Malezas
Yellow card 85' Tzavellas

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: George Kyzas
23 May 2016 3 Panionios 0–2 PAOK Nea Smyrni, Athens
18:15 EET Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+2' Ikonomou





Manager: Greece Marinos Ouzounidis		 Report 27' Athanasiadis
Yellow card 46' Pelkas
Yellow card 61' Charisis
77' Mak
Yellow card 89' Skondras

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos
26 May 2016 4 PAOK 2–0 Panionios Thessaloniki
18:15 EET Athanasiadis 14' 25'

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Report

Manager: Greece Marinos Ouzounidis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis
29 May 2016 5 AEK Athens 0–0 PAOK Athens
20:00 EET Barbosa Yellow card 26'
Pekhart Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 49'




Manager: Greece Stelios Manolas		 Report Red card 31' Tzavellas
Yellow card 42' Mak
Yellow card 65' Kaçe
Yellow card 80' Athanasiadis
Yellow card 90+3' Glykos

Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Giahos
31 May 2016 6 PAOK 1–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
20:15 EET Rodrigues 17'
Vítor Yellow card 57'
Leovac Yellow card 64'
Glykos Yellow card 90+3'



Manager: Serbia Vladimir Ivić		 Report 26' Lod
Yellow card 34' Evangelista
Yellow card 43' Klonaridis
Yellow card 62' Mesto
Yellow card 79' Zeca
Yellow card 89' Nano

Italy Andrea Stramaccioni		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos

Greek Football Cup[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Greek Football Cup

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PAOK 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Round of 16
2 Chania 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4
3 Panthrakikos 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 Olympiacos Volos 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: epo.gr
28 October 2015 1 PAOK 2–0 Panthrakikos Thessaloniki
17:15 EET Pelkas 73'
Mak 86'		 Report Papachristos Yellow card 57'
RogerioYellow card 67'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
3 December 2015 2 Chania 2–6 PAOK Chania
17:15 EET Stamatis 3'
Lita 79'
Brilakis Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 45'		 Report Jairo 73'
Sabo 23', 41', 85'
Mystakidis 61'
Pelkas 64'
Konstantinidis Yellow card 36'
Olsen Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Perivolia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis
17 December 2015 3 Olympiacos Volou 1–1 PAOK Volos
15:00 EET Alamanis 32'
Nastos Yellow card 41'		 Report Dimitriadis 16'
Korovesis Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Volos Municipal Stadium
Referee: Spiridon Stathopoulos

Round of 16[edit]

6 January 2016 1st leg Kalloni 2–1 PAOK Mytilene
19:30 EET Anastasiadis 3'
Kaltsas Yellow card 24'
Georgiou 79'		 Report Yellow card 56' Charisis
89' Mak		 Stadium: Mytilene Municipal Stadium
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis
14 January 2016 2nd leg PAOK 3–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Kalloni Thessaloniki
17:15 EET Mak Yellow card 22' 65'
Athanasiadis 58'
Berbatov 86'		 Report Mikić Yellow card 10' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Georgios Kominis

Quarter-finals[edit]

27 January 2016 1st leg Panionios 1–1 PAOK Nea Smyrni, Athens
15:45 EET Masouras 35'
AnsarifardYellow card 40'
RisvanisYellow card 67'
SiopisYellow card 85'		 Report 15'Yellow card 39'Pelkas
Yellow card 56'Athanasiadis
Yellow card 73'Cimirot
Yellow card 79'Skondras		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Referee: Michahl Boskakhs
11 February 2016 2nd leg PAOK 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 Panionios Thessaloniki
19:30 EET VítorYellow card 51'
BerbatovYellow card 59'
MakYellow card 60'		 Report Yellow card 41'Ansarifard
Yellow card 58'Bakasetas
Yellow card 81'Bargan
Yellow card 85'Nikos Katharios
Yellow card 85'Risvanis		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos

Semi-finals[edit]

2 March 2016 1st leg PAOK 0–31 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Mhtsios
27 April 2016 2nd leg Olympiacos 3–02 PAOK
17:00 EET

1 Match abandoned in the 90th minute with the score at 1–2. It was later rewarded as a 0–3 win for Olympiacos.
2 PAOK didn't show up to the match, so Olympiacos was awarded a 3–0 walkover

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round

All times at CET

16 July 2015 1st leg Lokomotiva Croatia 2–1 Greece PAOK Zagreb, Croatia
18:00 CET Kolar 30'
Andrijašević 45+1'		 Report
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovsky (Ukraine)
23 July 2015 2nd leg PAOK Greece 6–0
(7–2 agg.)		 Croatia Lokomotiva Thessaloniki, Greece
20:00 CET Lucas 3', Yellow card 73'
Mak 7', 84'
Pelkas 14'
Kitsiou Yellow card 15', 34'
Tziolis Yellow card 29'
Andrijašević 59' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 11,861
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Portugal)

Third qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
30 July 2015 1st leg PAOK Greece 1–0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CET Lucas 82' Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
6 August 2015 2nd leg Spartak Trnava Slovakia 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia
20:05 CET Sabo 35' (pen.) Report Konstantinidis 48' Stadium: Štadión FC ViOn
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)

Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
20 August 2015 1st leg PAOK Greece 5–0 Denmark Brøndby Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CET Mak 17', 80', 82'
Pelkas 36'
Rodrigues 51'		 Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
27 August 2015 2nd leg Brøndby Denmark 1–1
(1–6 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Brøndby, Denmark
20:00 CET Rashani 27' Report Costa 21' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KRA DOR PAOK QAB
1 Russia Krasnodar 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 2–1 2–1
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 2–1 — 0–1 4–0
3 Greece PAOK 6 1 4 1 3 3 0 7 0–0 1–1 — 0–0
4 Azerbaijan Gabala 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 0–3 1–3 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 1 Gabala Azerbaijan 0–0 Greece PAOK Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
1 October 2015 2 PAOK Greece 1–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Thessaloniki, Greece
21:05 Mak 34' Report Castro 72' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
22 October 2015 3 PAOK Greece 0–0 Russia Krasnodar Thessaloniki, Greece
21:05 Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
5 November 2015 4 Krasnodar Russia 2–1 Greece PAOK Krasnodar, Russia
19:00 Ari 33'
Joãozinho 67' (pen.)		 Report Mak 90+1' Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
26 November 2015 5 PAOK Greece 0–0 Azerbaijan Gabala Thessaloniki, Greece
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
10 December 2015 6 Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–1 Greece PAOK Dortmund, Germany
19:00 Report Mak 33' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Total Super League Greece UEFA Europa League Greek Cup UEFA play-offs
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
1 GK Markos Vellidis Greece 13 13 11 2
2 DF Giannis Skondras Greece 17 25 7 7 5 6
4 DF Marin Leovac Croatia 27 30 1 19 1 2 3 6
5 DF Dimitris Chatziisaias Greece
 7 9 1 6 1 1 2
6 MF Alexandros Tziolis Greece
 44 46 2 27 2 11 3 5
7 MF Eyal Golasa Israel
 8 17 11 2 4
9 FW Jairo Brazil
 13 22 2 13 1 3 4 1 2
10 FW Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria
 10 24 5 14 4 5 3 1 2
11 FW Róbert Mak Slovakia
 42 45 19 24 6 12 9 5 3 4 1
13 DF Stelios Malezas Greece 21 25 12 5 2 6
15 DF Miguel Vítor Portugal 37 38 2 23 2 8 4 3
16 MF Gojko Cimirot Bosnia and Herzegovina
 23 25 1 13 1 1 5 6
21 MF Charis Charisis Greece 18 23 2 14 1 2 3 4 1
22 DF Dimitris Konstantinidis Greece 11 15 1 9 5 1 1
24 FW Garry Rodrigues Cape Verde 30 37 7 20 4 9 1 2 6 2
26 MF Ergys Kaçe Albania 25 32 19 10 1 2
27 FW Giannis Mystakidis Greece 11 30 5 16 3 8 4 1 2 1
30 GK Nikos Melissas Greece
 4 5 2 3
31 DF Georgios Tzavellas Greece 43 44 2 26 2 10 4 4
33 FW Athanasiadis Greece 30 38 15 22 11 4 6 1 6 3
34 MF Nikos Korovesis Greece 11 19 2 12 2 2 4 1
52 MF Erik Sabo Slovakia 14 24 3 14 6 4 3
70 DF Stelios Kitsiou Greece 30 32 1 17 8 1 2 5
71 GK Panagiotis Glykos Greece 19 19 7 5 1 6
77 MF Dimitris Pelkas Greece 41 48 9 28 4 10 2 6 3 4
93 MF Terry Antonis Australia 3 6 4 2
25 GK Robin Olsen Sweden 19 19 11 7 1 2
20 DF Ricardo Costa Portugal 21 22 1 11 10 1 1 2
MF Kyriakos Savvidis Greece 6 1 4 1
FW Efthimis Koulouris Greece 3 4 4
FW Lucas Pérez Spain
 2 2 2 2 2 1
MF Anastasios Dimitriadis Greece 1 2 1 1 1 1
DF Răzvan Raț Romania 2 2 1
DF Hedwiges Maduro Netherlands 2 2 1
DF Deligiannidis Greece 1 2 1 1
FW Dimitris Salpingidis Greece 1 1 1 1
MF Giorgos Kakko Albania 1 2 1 1
FW Kristian Kushta Albania 2 1 1
DF Poungouras Greece 1 1
MF Panagiotoudis Greece 1 1
MF Ktistopoulos Greece 1 1
DF Tselepidis Greece 1 1 1
MF Patralis Greece 1 1 1
DF Topalidis Greece 1 1 1
DF Syrakos Greece 1 1 1
Last updated: May 2016
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, superleaguegreece.net,uefa.com, paokfc.gr
Ordered by squad number
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Note:
1 Players left the club in summer TW
2 Players left the club in winter TW

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos. Player League Cup Europa League Play-offs Total
1 11 MF Slovakia Róbert Mak 6 3 9 1 19
2 33 FW Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis 11 1 0 3 15
3 77 FW Greece Dimitris Pelkas 4 3 2 0 9
4 24 FW Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues 4 0 1 2 7
5 10 FW Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 4 1 0 0 5
27 FW Greece Giannis Mystakidis 3 1 0 1 5
7 52 MF Slovakia Erik Sabo 0 3 0 0 3
8 FW Spain Lucas Pérez1 0 0 2 0 2
9 9 FW Brazil Jairo 1 1 0 0 2
21 MF Greece Charis Charisis 1 0 0 1 2
34 MF Greece Nikos Korovesis 2 0 0 0 2
6 MF Greece Alexandros Tziolis 2 0 0 0 2
15 DF Portugal Miguel Vítor 2 0 0 0 2
31 DF Greece Georgios Tzavellas 2 0 0 0 2
15 16 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot 1 0 0 0 1
70 RB Greece Stelios Kitsiou 0 0 1 0 1
22 RB Greece Dimitris Konstantinidis 0 0 1 0 1
18 4 LB Croatia Marin Leovac 1 0 0 0 1
80 MF Greece Anastasios Dimitriadis 0 1 0 0 1
5 DF Greece Dimitris Chatziisaias 1 0 0 0 1
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Costa1 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 45 14 18 8 85

1Players left the club in transfer windows.

Disciplinary record[edit]

No. Pos Nat Name Super League Europa League Greek Cup Playoffs Total Notes
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
31 DF Greece Georgios Tzavellas 8 1 5 1 1 14 1 1
11 MF Slovakia Róbert Mak 4 3 2 1 10
33 FW Greece Athanasiadis 6 1 1 8
4 DF Croatia Marin Leovac 7 1 8
26 MF Albania Ergys Kaçe 5 1 1 7
70 DF Greece Stelios Kitsiou 5 1 1 7
77 MF Greece Dimitris Pelkas 3 2 1 1 7
15 DF Portugal Miguel Vítor 4 1 1 1 6 1
21 MF Greece Charis Charisis 3 1 1 1 5 1
22 DF Greece Konstantinidis 2 2 1 5
6 MF Greece Alexandros Tziolis 2 1 1 1 4 1
2 DF Greece Giannis Skondras 1 1 1 2 4 1
24 FW Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues 2 1 3
16 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot 2 1 3
20 FW Portugal Ricardo Costa 1 2 3
71 GK Greece Panagiotis Glykos 3 3
34 MF Greece Nikos Korovesis 2 1 3
52 MF Slovakia Erik Sabo 2 2
5 DF Greece Dimitris Chatziisaias 2 2
93 MF Australia Terry Antonis 2 2
25 GK Sweden Robin Olsen 1 1 2
FW Spain Lucas Pérez 2 2
13 DF Greece Stelios Malezas 1 1 2
10 FW Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 1 1 1 1
7 MF Israel Eyal Golasa 1 1
30 GK Greece Nikos Melissas 1 1
88 MF Greece Kyriakos Savvidis 1 1
80 MF Greece Anastasios Dimitriadis 1 1
9 FW Brazil Jairo 1 1 2
TOTAL 67 4 1 21 1 1 13 0 0 16 0 2 117 5 4
Last updated: 2017

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, superleaguegreece.net, uefa.com, paokfc.gr
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Yellow card Yellow-red card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Yellow card Yellow-red card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ιγκόρ Τούντορ για τρία χρόνια στον ΠΑΟΚ". 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ PAOK sack Croatian manager Tudor after poor run Reuters
  3. ^ "Announcement". Superleague Greece. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016" [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Professional league rules" (pdf). Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). June 2015. p. 22-25. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Super League play off 2015–2016 - Season rules" (PDF). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links[edit]

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