2021–22 PAOK FC season

The 2021–22 PAOK FC season is the club's 96th season in existence and the club's 63rd 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 inaugural Europa Conference League. The season covers the period from 22 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

PAOK
2021–22 season
PresidentIvan Savvidis
ManagerRăzvan Lucescu
StadiumToumba Stadium
Super League 12nd
Greek CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jasmin Kurtić (15 goals)

All:
Jasmin Kurtić (18 goals)

season overview

Restricted attendance and games behind closed doors were common in this season due to the COVID–19 pandemic in Thessaloniki, however the team recorded its best run at a UEFA competition since 1974 by reaching the last 8 of the newly created UEFA Europa Conference League in its inaugural season.

Starting in the 3rd qualifying round, the team had a sluggish start in the qualifying rounds, barely scraping by against Irish side Bohemians after a shock 2–1 defeat against them at the Aviva Stadium, by narrowly winning the return leg 2–0 at Toumba Stadium. Răzvan Lucescu, the much revered PAOK manager who led the team to the Double in 2018–19 and had major success with Al–Hilal, along with his assistant Cristiano Bacci, returned to the club in the pre–season, but the struggle against Bohemians was met with intense criticism and backlash. A last minute own–goal by Niko Galešić gave PAOK a 1–1 draw at home against Croatian club Rijeka, which was met with more criticism, with many fearing that the team was not capable of advancing to the group stage of the new competition. Contrary to the first match at home, PAOK won 0–2 at Stadion Rujevica and managed to advance to the group stage.

Coincing with the team's initial boost and then slump in form in the league, PAOK had an unspectacular group stage phase but had a bright spot in the 1–2 away win over eventual group toppers Copenhagen. In spite of the team not performing too well in the group stage, the 11 points accumulated were enough to hoist the team above Slovan Bratislava (who deprived PAOK of a Europa League group stage spot two years earlier) and advance the team to the Knockout round play–offs as the second placed team in the group. After the group stage ended, PAOK managed to undo the November slump in the league and would go on an unbeaten streak that would stretch until the end of the league's regular season, earning plaudits for Lucescu and Bacci.

The team easily disarmed AEL in the Greek Football Cup in December before memorably knocking out rivals AEK in the quarter–finals, courtesy of two late goals from club top scorer Jasmin Kurtić and Alexandru Mitriță after PAOK were 1–0 down on aggregate at the Olympic Stadium.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Romania Răzvan Lucescu
Assistant Coach Italy Cristiano Bacci
Goalkeeping Coach Portugal Jose Moreira
Head Fitness Coach Italy Matteo Spatafora
Fitness coach Italy Paolo Castorina
Rehabilitation Coach Greece Georgios Tsonakas

Last updated: 26 May 2021
Source:

Players

Current squad

As of 15 February 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Greece GRE Alexandros Paschalakis
88 GK Serbia SRB Živko Živković
64 GK Greece GRE Christos Talichmanidis
4 DF Iceland ISL Sverrir Ingi Ingason
49 DF Greece GRE Giannis Michailidis
5 DF Cape Verde CPV Fernando Varela (vice-captain)
6 DF Albania ALB Enea Mihaj
15 DF Spain ESP José Ángel Crespo (vice-captain)
16 DF Brazil BRA Sidcley (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
20 MF Portugal POR Vieirinha (captain)
13 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Taylor
19 DF Greece GRE Lefteris Lyratzis
8 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Augusto
23 DF Spain ESP Joan Sastre
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Austria AUT Stefan Schwab
50 MF Portugal POR Filipe Soares
27 MF Slovenia SVN Jasmin Kurtić (on loan from Parma)
51 MF Greece GRE Charis Tsingaras
7 MF Morocco MAR Omar El Kaddouri
21 FW Suriname SUR Diego Biseswar
65 MF Greece GRE Giannis Konstantelias
28 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Mitriță
14 FW Serbia SRB Andrija Živković
10 MF Austria AUT Thomas Murg
11 FW Brazil BRA Léo Jabá
29 FW Croatia CRO Antonio Čolak
47 FW England ENG Chuba Akpom
18 FW Portugal POR Nélson Oliveira
70 FW Greece GRE Georgios Koutsias

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Suriname Diego Biseswar Cyprus Apollon Limassol Loan return
13 DF Brazil Lucas Taylor Ukraine Dnipro-1 Free transfer 29 June 2021 [2]
GK Greece Nikos Bourganis Greece Karaiskakis Loan return
DF Greece Marios Tsaousis Slovakia Spartak Trnava Loan return
DF Greece Stathis Tachatos Greece Trikala Loan return
DF Greece Petros Kaloutsikidis Greece Niki Volos Loan return
MF Nigeria Anderson Esiti Turkey Göztepe Loan return
MF Greece Zisis Chatzistravos Greece Lamia Loan return
MF Greece Anastasios Meletidis Cyprus Onisilos Sotira Loan return
MF Greece Konstantinos Korelas Greece Karaiskakis Loan return
FW Greece Vasilios Fasidis Greece Trikala Loan return
FW Greece Antonis Gaitanidis Greece Levadiakos Loan return
FW Greece Dimitrios Panidis Greece Trikala Loan return
FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira Greece AEK Athens Free Transfer
FW Greece Panagiotis Tzimas Greece Asteras Tripolis 350,000
27 MF Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić Italy Parma Loan 18 July 2021 [3]
47 FW England Chuba Akpom England Middlesbrough Loan 25 August 2021 [4]
16 DF Brazil Sidcley Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan 27 August 2021 [5]
28 FW Romania Alexandru Mitriță United States New York City Loan 31 August 2021 [6]
32 FW Georgia (country) Nika Ninua Cyprus Anorthosis Loan Return 3 January 2022
11 FW Brazil Léo Jabá Brazil Vasco da Gama Loan Return
29 FW Croatia Antonio Čolak Sweden Malmö FF Loan Return
23 DF Spain Joan Sastre Spain Mallorca Loan 14 January 2022 [7]
50 MF Portugal Filipe Soares Portugal Moreirense 3.0 M 27 January 2022 [8]
Total € 3.350,000

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Greece Dimitrios Giannoulis England Norwich City 7,500,000 1 July 2021 [9]
27 FW Czech Republic Michael Krmenčík Belgium Club Brugge End of loan 30 June 2021
21 DF Ghana Baba Rahman England Chelsea End of loan 30 June 2021
11 FW Greece Christos Tzolis England Norwich City 13,000,000 12 August 2021
29 FW Greece Georgios Vrakas Greece Levadiakos Loan 21 August 2021 [10]
16 DF Norway Adrian Pereira Norway Rosenborg 500,000 24 August 2021 [11]
DF Greece Pavlos Logaras Greece Volos 24 August 2021
8 MF Egypt Amr Warda Cyprus Anorthosis Free transfer (but with a 50% resale-clause) 29 August 2021 [12]
32 MF Georgia (country) Nika Ninua Cyprus Anorthosis Loan 30 August 2021
97 FW Greece Lazaros Lamprou Greece OFI Loan 31 August 2021 [13]
23 MF Japan Shinji Kagawa Belgium Sint-Truiden Free transfer 18 December 2021
2 DF Brazil Rodrigo Soares Brazil Juventude Free transfer 14 January 2022 [14]
9 MF Poland Karol Świderski United States Charlotte 5.5 M 26 January 2022 [15]
32 MF Georgia (country) Nika Ninua Greece Lamia Loan 28 January 2022 [16]
32 MF Greece Giannis Konstantelias Belgium Eupen Loan 18 January 2022 [17]
44 MF Nigeria Anderson Esiti Hungary Ferencváros Free Transfer 15 February 2022 [18]
Total € 26,500,000

    Pre-season and other friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Friday, 9 July 2021 Friendly PAOK 3–1 Volos Thessaloniki
    19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Gordeziani 44'
    Esiti 47'
    Michailidis 86'
    39' van Weert Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: C. doors due to COVID-19
    Referee: Aggelos Aggelakis
    Wednesday, 14 July 2021 Friendly PSV 1–0 PAOK Eindhoven
    21:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Madueke 25' Yellow card 42' A. Živković
    Yellow card 84' Schwab
    Yellow card 87' Lyratzis
    Stadium: Philips Stadion
    Attendance: 20,000
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    Saturday, 17 July 2021 Friendly Charleroi 0–2 PAOK Sportpark Wiesel, Wenum-Wiesel
    14:00 EET, UTC+02:00 47' Oliveira
    89' Murg
    Attendance: behind closed doors
    Wednesday, 21 July 2021 Friendly Heracles Almelo 1–2 PAOK Sportpark Wiesel, Wenum-Wiesel
    15:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Rai Vloet 17' 14', 33' Oliveira Attendance: behind closed doors
    Sunday, 25 July 2021 Friendly Feyenoord 1–2 PAOK Rotterdam
    15:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Burger 2' 14' (pen.) Tzolis
    52' Koutsias
    Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 15,000
    Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
    Saturday, 4 September 2021 Friendly Veria 0–1 PAOK Veria
    18:00 EET, UTC+02:00 69' (pen.) Kagawa Stadium: Veria Stadium
    Attendance: N/A
    Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)

    Competitions

    Overview

    Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Super League Greece 12 September 2021 17 May 2022 Matchday 1 36 19 7 10 58 33 +25 052.78
    Greek Football Cup 1 December 2021 21 May 2022 Round of 16 7 2 4 1 7 5 +2 028.57
    UEFA Europa Conference League 3 August 2021 14 April 2022 Third qualifying round 16 8 3 5 20 13 +7 050.00
    Total 59 29 14 16 85 51 +34 049.15

    Last updated: 21 May 2022
    Source: Soccerway

    Managerial statistics

    Head Coach From To Record
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Romania Răzvan Lucescu 27 May 2021 Present 59 29 14 16 85 51 +34 049.15

    Last updated: 21 May 2022

    Super League Greece

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Olympiacos 26 20 5 1 47 14 +33 65 Qualification for the Play-off round
    2 PAOK 26 16 5 5 50 24 +26 53
    3 AEK Athens 26 14 4 8 42 28 +14 46
    4 Aris 26 13 6 7 28 21 +7 45
    5 Panathinaikos 26 13 3 10 41 21 +20 42
    Source: Superleague 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: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

    Matches

    Sunday, 12 September 2021 1 PAOK 0–1 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
    19:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 8,024
    Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
    Man of the Match: Schwab[19]
    Sunday, 19 September 2021 2 Asteras Tripoli 0–1 PAOK Tripoli
    20:30 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis
    Attendance: 740
    Referee: Evangelos Manouhos
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[20]
    Wednesday, 22 September 2021 3 Panetolikos 1–2 PAOK Agrinio
    18:15 EET, UTC+03:00
    • 59'
    Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
    Attendance: 1,258 [21]
    Referee: Stefanos Koubarakis
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[22]
    Sunday, 26 September 2021 4 PAOK 2–0 AEK Thessaloniki
    20:30 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 10,326
    Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
    Man of the Match: Biseswar[23]
    Sunday, 3 October 2021 5 OFI 1–3 PAOK Heraklion
    16:00 EET, UTC+03:00 90+1'
    Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis
    Attendance: 3,014
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[24]
    Sunday, 17 October 2021 6 PAOK 4–4 Volos Thessaloniki
    16:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    13', 54', 62', 82' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 7,607
    Referee: Dimitris Karantonis (Imathia)
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[25]
    Sunday, 24 October 2021 7 Olympiacos 2–1 PAOK Piraeus
    20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 22', 31'
    Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis
    Attendance: no fans allowed
    Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
    Man of the Match: Murg[26]
    Saturday, 30 October 2021 8 PAOK 4–1 Apollon Smyrni Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 14' Stadium: Toumba
    Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)
    Man of the Match: Świderski[27]
    Sunday, 7 November 2021 9 Panathinaikos 1–3 PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 59'
    Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis
    Attendance: 12,792
    Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[28]
    Sunday, 21 November 2021 10 Atromitos 2–0 PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
    Attendance: 751
    Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
    Man of the Match: Živković[29]
    Sunday, 28 November 2021 11 PAOK 0–1 Aris Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    41' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 12,605
    Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
    Man of the Match: not appointed
    Sunday, 5 December 2021 12 Ionikos 3–2 PAOK Nikaia
    19:15 EET, UTC+02:00 20', 34' (pen.), 49'
    Stadium: Neapolis Public Stadium
    Attendance: 1,265
    Referee: Athanasios Tzilos
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[30]
    Sunday, 12 December 2021 13 PAOK 2–1 Lamia Thessaloniki
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00 7' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    Man of the Match: Lyratzis[31]
    Wednesday, 15 December 2021 14 PAS Giannina 0–4 PAOK Ioannina
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Zosimades
    Attendance: 1,684
    Referee: Vasilis Fotias
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[32]
    Sunday, 19 December 2021 15 PAOK 3–2 Asteras Tripoli Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    12', 60' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[33]
    Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16 PAOK 2–0 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Spiridon Zabalas
    Man of the Match: Lyratzis[34]
    Note: match was originally scheduled for January 5, 2022 but postponed due to too many COVID-cases at Panetolikos
    Saturday, 15 January 2022 18 PAOK 3–0 OFI Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Vasilis Fotias
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[35]
    Sunday, 23 January 2022 19 Volos 0–4 PAOK Volos
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium
    Attendance: 377
    Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
    Man of the Match: Akpom[36]
    Sunday, 30 January 2022 20 PAOK 1–1 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    • 44'
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Miguel Garcia Godinho (Portugal)
    Man of the Match: Ingason[37]
    Wednesday, 2 February 2022 21 Apollon Smyrni 0–2 PAOK Athens
    21:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Georgios Kamaras
    Attendance: 235
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    Man of the Match: Tsingaras[38]
    Sunday, 6 February 2022 22 PAOK 2–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    • 6'
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
    Man of the Match: Sastre[39]
    Sunday, 13 February 2022 23 PAOK 1–0 Atromitos Thessaloniki
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Andreas Gamaris (Athens)
    Man of the Match: Mitriță[40]
    Sunday, 20 February 2022 24 Aris 0–0 PAOK Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis
    Attendance: 9,191
    Referee: Brych (Germany)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[41]
    Sunday, 27 February 2022 25 PAOK 1–1 Ionikos Thessaloniki
    17:15 EET, UTC+02:00
    58' Stadium: Toumba
    Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[42]
    Wednesday, 2 March 2022 17 AEK 1–1 PAOK Athens
    20:30 EET, UTC+02:00 28'
    Stadium: Olympic Stadium
    Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[43]
    Note: Match was originally scheduled for January 9, 2022 but was postponed due to COVID outbreak at PAOK.
    Sunday, 6 March 2022 26 Lamia 0–2 PAOK Lamia
    19:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
    Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
    Man of the Match: Jabá[44]

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    26 16 5 5 50 24  +26 53 8 3 2 25 13  +12 8 2 3 25 11  +14

    Last updated: 6 March 2022.
    Source:

    Results by round

    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    GroundHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAA
    ResultLWWWWDLWWLLLWWWWWWDWWWDDDW
    Position117521233333443333222222222
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Play-off round

    The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League as well as deciding the league champion.[45]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Olympiacos (C) 36 25 8 3 62 26 +36 83 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
    2 PAOK 36 19 7 10 58 33 +25 64 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    3 Aris 36 18 8 10 39 28 +11 62
    4 Panathinaikos 36 18 7 11 52 26 +26 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
    5 AEK Athens 36 16 8 12 56 42 +14 56
    6 PAS Giannina 36 12 10 14 34 42 8 46
    Source: Super League Greece, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.[46]
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. Panathinaikos qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by winning the Greek Cup.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    10 3 2 5 8 9  −1 11 2 1 2 5 4  +1 1 1 3 3 5  −2

    Source:

    Results by round

    Round12345678910
    GroundHAAHAHAHAH
    ResultWWLLLDLLDW
    Position2222222222
    Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2022 (2022-05-17). Source: League matches
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    Sunday, 13 March 2022 1 PAOK 1–0 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
    21:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 3,366
    Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
    Sunday, 20 March 2022 2 AEK 0–1 PAOK Athens
    19:30 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Olympic Stadium
    Referee: Jørgen Burchardt (Denmark)
    Sunday, 3 April 2022 3 Panathinaikos 2–1 PAOK Athens
    19:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    • 34'
    • 64'
    Stadium: Olympic Stadium
    Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia)
    Sunday, 17 April 2022 5 Aris 1–0 PAOK Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 17'
    Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis
    Attendance: 7,902
    Referee: Miguel Garcia Godinho (Portugal)
    Sunday, 1 May 2022 6 PAOK 1–1 AEK Thessaloniki
    21:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    15' Stadium: Toumba
    Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
    Wednesday, 4 May 2022 4 PAOK 1–2 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
    19:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    51', 62' Stadium: Toumba
    Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
    Note: match was postponed due to PAOK’s duties in the European Conference League
    Sunday, 8 May 2022 7 PAS Giannina 1–0 PAOK Ioannina
    18:00 EET, UTC+03:00 77'
    Stadium: Zosimades
    Attendance: 1,452
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    Wednesday, 11 May 2022 8 PAOK 0–1 Aris Thessaloniki
    18:30 EET, UTC+03:00
    63' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 6,932
    Referee: Brych (Germany)
    Saturday, 14 May 2022 9 Olympiacos 1–1 PAOK Piraeus
    20:00 EET, UTC+03:00 41' Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis
    Attendance: 28,765
    Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
    Tuesday, 17 May 2022 10 PAOK 2–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
    20:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 7,437
    Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)


    Greek Cup

    Round of 16

    Wednesday, 1 December 2021 1st leg AE Larissa 1–1 PAOK Larissa
    21:30 EET, UTC+02:00 64'
    Stadium: Alcazar
    Attendance: ?
    Referee: Evangelos Manouhos
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[47]
    Wednesday, 22 December 2021 2nd leg PAOK 3–1
    (4–2 agg.)
    AE Larissa Thessaloniki
    17:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    • 23' (o.g.)
    • 82', 90+1', Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90+2' Akpom
    62' Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
    Man of the Match: Akpom[48]

    Quarter-finals

    Wednesday, 19 January 2022 1st leg PAOK 0–0 AEK Thessaloniki
    19:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[49]
    Wednesday, 9 February 2022 2nd leg AEK 1–2
    (1–2 agg.)
    PAOK Athens
    19:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    Stadium: Olympic Stadium
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
    Man of the Match: Kurtić[50]
    Note: Match was originally scheduled for January 26, 2022 but postponed due to the bad wheater conditions in Athens

    Semi-finals

    Thursday, 21 April 2022 1st leg PAOK 0–0 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
    19:30 EET, UTC+03:00
    Stadium: Toumba
    Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
    Wednesday, 27 April 2022 2nd leg Olympiacos 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (1–1 agg.)
    PAOK Piraeus
    20:00 EET, UTC+03:00 105' (pen.)
    Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis
    Referee: Valentin Pizarro Gómez (Spain)
    Note: Douglas Augusto was sent off while being subbed off already and sitting on the bench

    Final

    UEFA Europa Conference League

    Third qualifying round

    3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) First leg Bohemians Republic of Ireland 2–1 Greece PAOK Dublin, Ireland
    21:45 EEST Coote 23', 52'
    Breslin Yellow card 66'
    Talbot Yellow card 70'
    Report Oliveira Yellow card 62' 78'
    Tzolis Yellow card 77'
    Kurtić Yellow card 90+1'
    Biseswar Yellow card 90+6'
    Stadium: Aviva Stadium
    Attendance: 6,500
    Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
    Man of the Match: Oliveira[51]
    12 August 2021 Second leg PAOK Greece 2–0
    (3–2 agg.)
    Republic of Ireland Bohemians Thessaloniki, Greece
    20:00 EEST Schwab 4'
    Biseswar 28'
    El Kaddouri Yellow card 76'
    Murg Yellow card 4'
    Esiti Yellow card 90+6'
    Report Buckley Yellow card 90+2'
    Cornwall Yellow card 90+4'
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: N/A
    Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
    Man of the Match: Biseswar[52]

    Play-off round

    19 August 2021 First leg PAOK Greece 1–1 Croatia Rijeka Thessaloniki, Greece
    21:00 EEST Kurtić Yellow card 86'
    Galešić 90+4' (o.g.)
    Report Gnezda Čerin Yellow card 14'
    Lepinjica 33'
    Galović Yellow card 68'
    Stadium: Toumba
    Attendance: 8,091
    Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
    Man of the Match: Schwab[53]
    26 August 2021 Second leg Rijeka Croatia 0–2
    (1–3 agg.)
    Greece PAOK Rijeka, Croatia
    21:00 EEST Issah Yellow card 14'
    Galović Yellow card 50'
    Drmić Yellow card 74'
    Report 10' El Kaddouri
    Yellow card 16' Taylor
    Yellow card 60' Świderski
    80' Yellow card 89' Murg
    Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
    Attendance: 6,722
    Referee: Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine)
    Man of the Match: El Kaddouri[54]

    Group stage

    The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[55]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COP PAO SLO LIN
    1 Denmark Copenhagen 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to round of 16 1–2 2–0 3–1
    2 Greece PAOK 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 1–1 2–0
    3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 0–0 2–0
    4 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 6 0 0 6 2 17 15 0 0–4 0–2 1–4
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


    Thursday, 16 September 2021 1 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 0–2 Greece PAOK Gibraltar
    19:45 EET, UTC+03:00 Torilla Yellow card 39'
    Soler Yellow card 56'
    Report
    Stadium: Victoria Stadium
    Attendance: 668
    Referee: Rob Harvey (Ireland)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[56]
    Thursday, 30 September 2021 2 PAOK Greece 1–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+03:00
    Report Green 14'
    De Kamps Yellow card 17'
    Medveděv Yellow card 40'
    Henty Yellow card 86'
    Mráz Yellow card 90+2'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 7,537
    Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[57]
    Thursday, 21 October 2021 3 Copenhagen Denmark 1–2 Greece PAOK Copenhagen, Denmark
    19:45 EET, UTC+03:00 Grabara Red card 9'
    Lerager Yellow card 41'
    Jóhannesson Yellow card 52'
    Pep Biel 80'
    Wind Yellow card 88'
    Report
    Stadium: Parken Stadium
    Attendance: 19,552
    Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[58]
    Thursday, 4 November 2021 4 PAOK Greece 1–2 Denmark Copenhagen Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    Report Ankersen 34'
    Pep Biel 50'
    Stage Yellow card 77'
    Kristiansen Yellow card 89'
    Johnsson Yellow card 90+1'
    Jóhannesson Yellow card 90+2'
    Gabrielsen Yellow card 90+4'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 11,166
    Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[59]
    Thursday, 25 November 2021 5 Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–0 Greece PAOK Bratislava, Slovakia
    19:45 EET, UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Tehelné Pole
    Attendance: Behind closed doors due to COVID-19
    Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[60]
    Thursday, 9 December 2021 6 PAOK Greece 2–0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00
    Report Lopes Yellow card 80'
    Toscano Yellow card 87'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 4,648
    Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
    Man of the Match: A. Živković[61]

    Knockout round play-offs

    17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) First leg Midtjylland Denmark 1–0 Greece PAOK Herning, Denmark
    19:45 EET, UTC+02:00 Andersson 20'
    Onyedika Yellow card 73'
    Report
    Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 7,088
    Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
    Man of the Match: Lyratzis[62]
    24 February 2022 Second leg PAOK Greece 2–1 (a.e.t.)
    (2–2 agg.)
    (5–3 p)
    Denmark Midtjylland Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 A. Živković 20'
    Crespo Yellow card 23'
    Vieirinha 26', Yellow card 62'
    Kurtić Yellow card 56'
    Lyratzis Yellow card 90+2'
    Report Høegh 80'
    Onyedika Yellow card 90+2'
    Dyhr Yellow card 101'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 7,468
    Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
    Man of the Match: Paschalakis[63]
    Penalties
    Čolak soccer ball with check mark
    Sidcley soccer ball with check mark
    Schwab soccer ball with check mark
    Mitriță soccer ball with check mark
    Kurtić soccer ball with check mark
    soccer ball with red X Meyer
    soccer ball with check mark Andersson
    soccer ball with check mark Dyhr
    soccer ball with check mark Lind

    Round of 16

    10 March 2022 (2022-03-10) First leg PAOK Greece 1–0 Belgium Gent Thessaloniki, Greece
    19:45 EET, UTC+02:00 A. Živković Yellow card 45'
    Kurtić 58' Yellow card 79'
    Vieirinha Yellow card 61'
    Report Okumu Yellow card 2'
    Torunarigha Yellow card 83'
    Castro-Montes Yellow card 87'
    Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 9,098
    Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
    17 March 2022 Second leg Gent Belgium 1–2
    (1–3 agg.)
    Greece PAOK Ghent, Belgium
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Odjidja-Ofoe Yellow card 32'
    Depoitre 40'
    Owusu Yellow card 71'
    Report Crespo 20'
    Douglas Augusto 77'
    Čolak Yellow card 87'
    Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
    Attendance: 12,388
    Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

    Quarter-finals

    7 April 2022 First leg Marseille France 2–1 Greece PAOK Marseille, France
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Gerson 13', Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+4'
    Payet 45'
    Kamara Yellow card 90'
    Dieng Yellow card 90+4'
    Report El Kaddouri 48'
    Biseswar Yellow card 73'
    Kurtić Yellow card 90+4'
    Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
    Attendance: 45,182
    Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
    14 April 2022 Second leg PAOK Greece 0–1
    (1–3 agg.)
    France Marseille Thessaloniki, Greece
    22:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Douglas Augusto Yellow card 65'
    Schwab Yellow card 90+3'
    Report Payet 34' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
    Attendance: 27,648
    Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

    Statistics

    Squad statistics

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

    As of 21 May 2022

    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
    31 Greece Alexandros Paschalakis 34050160 550
    88 Serbia Živko Živković 202000 40
    Defenders
    4 Iceland Sverrir Ingason 15 (5)27060 28 (5)2
    5 Cape Verde Fernando Varela 160006 (1)0 22 (1)0
    6 Albania Enea Mihaj 11 (3)0104 (2)0 16 (5)0
    13 Brazil Lucas Taylor 12 (5)01 (1)06 (4)0 19 (10)0
    15 Spain José Ángel Crespo 10 (1)150121 27 (1)2
    16 Brazil Sidcley 20 (11)14 (3)06 (4)1 30 (18)2
    19 Greece Lefteris Lyratzis 10 (3)1706 (1)0 23 (4)1
    49 Greece Giannis Michailidis 192105 (1)0 25 (1)2
    23 Spain Joan Sastre 14 (2)20 (1)000 14 (3)2
    24 Greece Marios Tsaousis 100000 10
    Midfielders
    7 Morocco Omar El Kaddouri 5 (9)01 (1)07 (4)2 13 (14)2
    10 Austria Thomas Murg 17 (8)43 (1)03 (9)1 23 (18)5
    22 Austria Stefan Schwab 16 (17)33 (2)010 (4)2 29 (23)5
    27 Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić 26 (5)155 (2)211 (2)1 42 (9)18
    8 Brazil Douglas Augusto 16 (5)3608 (2)1 30 (7)4
    51 Greece Charis Tsingaras 18 (1)0206 (1)0 26 (2)0
    20 Portugal Vieirinha 14 (7)12 (2)010 (3)1 26 (12)2
    21 Suriname Diego Biseswar 20 (9)14 (3)012 (4)1 36 (16)2
    50 Portugal Filipe Soares 9 (4)11 (1)00 (2)0 10 (7)1
    Forwards
    47 England Chuba Akpom 19 (15)76 (1)28 (3)2 33 (19)11
    18 Portugal Nélson Oliveira 1 (4)00 (2)021 3 (6)1
    14 Serbia Andrija Živković 24 (6)36 (1)0144 44 (7)7
    70 Greece Georgios Koutsias 0 (1)00 (1)00 (3)0 0 (5)0
    28 Romania Alexandru Mitriță 13 (11)10 (5)14 (5)1 17 (21)3
    11 Brazil Léo Jabá 7 (5)22000 9 (5)2
    29 Croatia Antonio Čolak 8 (7)20 (2)11 (5)0 9 (14)3
    Players transferred out during the season
    11 Greece Christos Tzolis 00000 (1)0 0 (1)0
    23 Japan Shinji Kagawa 10001 (2)0 2 (2)0
    2 Brazil Rodrigo Soares 4 (4)00030 7 (4)0
    9 Poland Karol Świderski 8 (8)42 (1)05 (5)0 15 (14)4
    65 Greece Giannis Konstantelias 0 (2)0000 (2)0 0 (4)0
    44 Nigeria Anderson Esiti 4 (7)0105 (3)0 10 (10)0

    Goalscorers

    As of 21 May 2022

    Rank No. Pos. Player Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
    127MFSlovenia Kurtić152118
    247FWEngland Akpom72211
    314FWSerbia Živković3047
    410MFAustria Murg4015
    22MFAustria Schwab3025
    69FWPoland Świderski4004
    10MFAustria Murg3014
    8MFBrazil Douglas Augusto3014
    928FWRomania Mitriță1113
    29FWCroatia Čolak2103
    1121MFSuriname Biseswar1012
    16DFBrazil Sidcley1012
    4DFIceland Ingason2002
    23DFSpain Sastre2002
    20MFPortugal Vieirinha1012
    11FWBrazil Léo Jabá2002
    49DFGreece Michailidis2002
    5DFSpain Crespo1012
    7MFMorocco El Kaddouri0022
    2018FWPortugal Oliveira0011
    19DFGreece Lyratzis1001
    50MFPortugal Filipe Soares1001
    Own goals2114
    TOTAL 5872085

    Clean sheets

    As of 21 May 2022

    Player League Cup ECL Total Games played Percentage
    Greece Alexandros Paschalakis 12 2 6 20 55 36,36%
    Serbia Živko Živković 1 0 0 1 4 25,00%
    Total1326215935,59%

    Disciplinary record

    As of 21 May 2022

    S P N Name Super League Greek Cup Europa Conference League Total
    18FWPortugalNélson Oliveira 000000100100
    27MFSloveniaJasmin Kurtić 7003006001600
    21MFSurinameDiego Biseswar 100000300400
    7MFMoroccoOmar El Kaddouri 400000100500
    10MFAustriaThomas Murg 300000200500
    13DFBrazilLucas Taylor 200100100400
    20MFPortugalVieirinha 100000200300
    22MFAustriaStefan Schwab 500000300800
    49DFGreeceGiannis Michailidis 600000201801
    28FWRomaniaAlexandru Mitriță 400100200700
    8MFBrazilDouglas Augusto 600201100901
    16DFBrazilSidcley 400100000500
    14FWSerbiaAndrija Živković 6002003001100
    6DFAlbaniaEnea Mihaj 110000000110
    31GKGreeceAlexandros Paschalakis 100000100200
    5DFCape VerdeFernando Varela 100000100200
    47FWEnglandChuba Akpom 300310000610
    19DFGreeceLefteris Lyratzis 000000200200
    15DFSpainJosé Ángel Crespo 500200200900
    4DFIcelandSverrir Ingi Ingason 500100000600
    50MFPortugalFilipe Soares 400100000500
    11FWBrazilLéo Jabá 200000000200
    51MFGreeceCharis Tsingaras 101000000101
    88GKSerbiaŽivko Živković 100000000100
    29FWCroatiaAntonio Čolak 000000100100
    23DFSpainJoan Sastre 200000000200
    Players transferred out during the season
    11FWGreeceChristos Tzolis 000000100100
    2DFBrazilRodrigo Soares 100000000100
    9MFPolandKarol Świderski 100100300500
    44MFNigeriaAnderson Esiti 300000100400

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