Double-headed eagles derby

The Double-headed eagles derby is a football derby between AEK Athens and PAOK. Both teams have the same roots, being refugees from Constantinople (AEK in Nea Filadelfeia, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, and PAOK in Thessaloniki), after the Greco-Turkish War, the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the population exchange. Both teams use the same emblem (Double-headed eagle), to reminisce the Byzantine Empire, but in different colors (black and yellow for AEK, black and white for PAOK). The first match between the two teams took place in Leoforos Alexandras Stadium in Athens during the final phase of the 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship (8 March 1931; score: 1–1). The rivalry used to remain on-pitch for several years. However, since the 2017 Greek Cup Final and the controversial league derby on 11 March 2018, there is an ongoing, intense and overall exaggeration of the rivalry.

Statistics





 * Record Greek League win
 * AEK
 * Home: AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 24 April 1958 (Tsanoulas 9', 21', 38', 74', Kanakis 73', Nestoridis 87' – Gientzis 23', Kiourtzis 54') and AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 13 May 1962 (Zagylos 16', Nestoridis 24', 90', Tsachouridis 58', Gouvas 60', Skevofilakas 74' – Giakoumis 2', 50') and AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 8 May 2002 (Tsiartas 2', Nikolaidis 24', 53', Lakis 41', Konstantinidis 62', Ivić 90'+2' – Voskaridis 85', 89')
 * Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 13 April 2008 (Papastathopoulos 20', Blanco 23', Liberopoulos 25', Kallon 82' )
 * PAOK
 * Home: PAOK – AEK 5–0, Toumba Stadium, 19 December 1982 (Koudas 11', Kostikos 50', Dimopoulos 60', 69', 85')
 * Away: AEK – PAOK 1–3, Corinth Municipal Stadium, 1 May 1983 (Pellios 33' o.g. – Vasilakos 61', 90'+1', Koudas 82' )
 * Record Greek Cup win
 * AEK
 * Home: AEK – PAOK 4–0, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 18 April 1965 (Nestoridis 35' pen., 67', Papageorgiou 64', Papaioannou 89')
 * Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 6 February 2002 (Tsiartas 27' pen., Lakis 39', Nikolaidis 47', Ivić 89')
 * PAOK
 * Home: PAOK – AEK 6–1, Toumba Stadium, 3 February 1982 (Koudas 8', Dimopoulos 27', 52', 72', Guerino 66', Siggas 69' – Mavros 25')
 * Away: AEK – PAOK 0–2, Chalcis Municipal Stadium, 10 June 1981 (Damanakis 52', Georgopoulos 81')
 * Attendance record
 * In Athens
 * Greek League: 54,800 Athens Olympic Stadium, 14 September 1985
 * Greek Cup: 72,240 Athens Olympic Stadium, 29 June 1983
 * In Thessaloniki
 * Greek League: 45,252 Toumba Stadium, 19 December 1976
 * Greek Cup: 44,045 Toumba Stadium, 9 February 1977

Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)
•There were no games in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons due to the relegation of AEK to lower divisions.

Greek Cup
• Series won: AEK 9, PAOK 14.

Penalties and red cards
Including all the Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup games since 1959–60.

Head-to-head ranking in Super League
• Total: AEK 43 times higher, PAOK 22 times higher.

PAOK
Last updated: 18 April 2024

Players

 * Players from PAOK to AEK Athens
 * 1929: Christoforos Pantermalis
 * 1931: Iordanis Papaiordanidis
 * 1934: Georgios Papadopoulos
 * 1946: Youlielmos Arvanitis
 * 1951: Giorgos Mouratidis
 * 1986: Vasilios Georgopoulos (via Panionios)
 * 1986: Dimitris Pittas
 * 1987: Vasilios Vasilakos
 * 1998: Paraschos Zouboulis
 * 2000: Theodoros Zagorakis (via Leicester City)
 * 2002: Dimitris Nalitzis (via Udinese)
 * 2003: 🇨🇾 Ioannis Okkas
 * 2003: 🇬🇭 Kofi Amponsah
 * 2006: 🇳🇬 Ifeanyi Udeze
 * 2007: Pantelis Kafes (via Olympiacos)
 * 2016: Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (via Panathinaikos, Bologna and Hellas Verona)
 * 2020: 🇺🇦 Yevhen Shakhov (via Lecce)
 * 2021: Georgios Tzavellas (via Alanyaspor)


 * Players from AEK Athens to PAOK
 * 1965: Emilios Theofanidis
 * 1984: Lakis Stergioudas
 * 1998: Triantafyllos Macheridis
 * 1998: Pantelis Konstantinidis (via Apollon Athens)
 * 2002: Dimitris Markos (via Aris)
 * 2000: Vasilios Borbokis (via Sheffield United and Derby County)
 * 2003: Ilias Atmatsidis
 * 2003: Christos Maladenis
 * 2007: Vasilios Lakis
 * 2008: 🇷🇸 Vladan Ivić (via Aris)
 * 2008: Ilias Anastasakos (via Apollon Athens, Asteras Tripolis and Thrasyvoulos)
 * 2009: 🇮🇹 Bruno Cirillo (via Levante and Reggina)
 * 2010: Edinho ''(via Málaga)
 * 2012: Kostas Katsouranis (via Benfica and Panathinaikos)
 * 2021: Nélson Oliveira

Managers

 * 🇭🇺 Jenő Csaknády
 * AEK Athens: 1962–1963, 1967–1968
 * PAOK: 1969–1970
 * Branko Stanković
 * AEK Athens: 1968–1973
 * PAOK: 1976–1977
 * Billy Bingham
 * AEK Athens: 1973
 * PAOK: 1977
 * Nikos Alefantos
 * AEK Athens: 1986–1987
 * PAOK: 1989
 * 🇧🇦 Dušan Bajević
 * AEK Athens: 1988–1996, 2002–2004, 2008–2010
 * PAOK: 2000–2002
 * 🇺🇦 Oleg Blokhin
 * PAOK: 1993–1994, 1998
 * AEK Athens: 1998–1999
 * Ilie Dumitrescu
 * AEK Athens: 2004
 * PAOK: 2006
 * Fernando Santos
 * AEK Athens: 2001–2002, 2004–2006
 * PAOK: 2007–2010
 * Georgios Donis
 * AEK Athens: 2008
 * PAOK: 2012–2013