2018–19_PAOK_FC_season

2018–19 PAOK FC season

2018–19 PAOK FC season

PAOK 2018–19 football season

The 2018–19 season was PAOK Football Club's 93rd in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team won the Super League unbeaten, defended their Greek Football Cup title won in 2018, and also competed in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Quick Facts President, Manager ...

Coaching staff

This was Răzvan Lucescu's second season with PAOK.
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Last updated: 18 August 2017
Source: PAOK F.C.

Other information

Toumba Stadium
Owner Dimera Group Limited
Chairman Russia Greece Ivan Savvidis
Vice President & CEO Greece Chrisostomos Gagatsis
Technical Director Portugal Mário Branco[1]
Members Russia Greece Giorgos Savvidis
Russia Maria Goncharova
Russia Artur Davidyan
Greece Dimokratis Papadopoulos
Greece Ilias Gerontidis
Consultant of Football Greece Giorgos Koudas
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toumba Stadium (29,000 / 106×71 metres)
Training Ground PAOK Sport Center[2]

Source: PAOK F.C.

Players

Squad information

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Players in

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Total spending: Decrease €9.3M

Players out

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Increase Total Income: €10.9M
Net income: Increase €1.6M

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 June 2018 Friendly PAOK Greece 5–0 Belgium U23 KAA Gent Horst, Netherlands
19:00 EET UTC+03:00 Maurício 44'
Lamprou 57'
Pelkas 72'
Mystakidis 77'
Limnios 82'		 Stadium: Sporting Swolgen Tienray
29 June 2018 Friendly PAOK Greece 2–2 Belgium RSC Anderlecht Horst, Netherlands
19:00 EET UTC+03:00 El Kaddouri 47', 53' Bornauw 43'
Gerkens 45'		 Stadium: Sporting Swolgen Tienray
2 July 2018 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–2 Denmark Nordsjælland Horst, Netherlands
18:00 EET UTC+03:00 Koulouris 75' Olsen 6'
Donyoh 31'		 Stadium: Sporting Swolgen Tienray
9 July 2018 Friendly FCSB Romania 1–2 Greece PAOK Apeldoorn, Netherlands
20:00 EET UTC+03:00 Man 47' Vieirinha 5'
El Kaddouri 10'
12 July 2018 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–1 Belgium Gent Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 EET UTC+03:00 Jabá 75' Plastun 90' Stadium: Marasingel, Arnhem
15 July 2018 Friendly Royal Antwerp Belgium 3–1 Greece PAOK Halderberge, Netherlands
13:30 EET UTC+03:00 Opare 16'
Bolingi 44'
Owusu 59'		 Lamprou 31' Stadium: vv Victoria ‘03
16 July 2018 Friendly PAOK Greece 2–1 Netherlands De Graafschap Silvolde, Netherlands
15:30 EET UTC+03:00 Matos 35'
Prijović 44'		 Thomassen 33' Stadium: Sportpark De Munsterman

Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: 11 May 2019 (2019-05-11).
Source: Competitions

Managerial statistics

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Super League Greece

Main article: 2018–19 Super League Greece

League table

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Source: Super League Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[34]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. PAOK were deducted 2 points by court decision.[32]
  2. AEK Athens were deducted 3 points by court decision.[33]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...

Last updated: 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05). Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 August 2018 1 PAOK 1–0 Asteras Tripoli Thessaloniki
19:15 EET, UTC+03:00 Khacheridi Yellow card 24'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 55'
Prijović 58' (pen.)		 Report Triantafyllopoulos Yellow card 5'
Kotsiras Yellow card 33'
Kyriakopoulos Yellow card 46'
Valiente Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 16,255
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)
Man of the Match: Amr Warda
2 September 2018 2 Panionios 0–1 PAOK Athens
19:15 EET, UTC+03:00 Report Khacheridi Yellow card 18'
El Kaddouri 68'
Shakhov Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 3,299
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Omar El Kaddouri
15 September 2018 3 OFI 1–3 PAOK Heraklion
18:15 EET, UTC+03:00 Papasterianos 21' Yellow card 52'
Sassi Yellow card 34'
Potouridis Yellow card 49'
Platellas Yellow card 81'		 Report Jabá Yellow card 26' 53'
Biseswar 37'
Matos 45+4' Yellow card 62'
Wernbloom Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Diego Biseswar
23 September 2018 4 PAOK 2–0 AEK Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Maurício Yellow card 22'
Prijović 29', 59'
Jabá Yellow card 78'		 Report Mantalos Yellow card 33' Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 23,763
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Prijović
30 September 2018 5 Olympiacos 0–1 PAOK Piraeus
20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Koka Yellow card 34' Report Vuković 49' (o.g.)
Cañas Yellow card 66'
Matos Yellow card 90'
Paschalakis Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis
Attendance: 30,532
Referee: San Fedayi (Switzerland)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
7 October 2018 6 PAOK 2–0 Apollon Smyrni Thessaloniki
18:15 EET, UTC+03:00 Maurício 16' Yellow card 24'
Biseswar Yellow card 78'
Garrós 90' (o.g.)
Vieirinha Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kontoes Yellow card 36'
Bedinelli Yellow card 43'
Gino Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,918
Referee: Georgios Tasis (Epirus)
Man of the Match: Maurício
21 October 2018 7 Aris 1–2 PAOK Thessaloniki
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00 García 2'
Valerianos Yellow card 20'
Basha Yellow card 37'
Younés soccer ball with red X 66'
Siopis Yellow card 67'		 Report Prijović Yellow card 19' 36' (pen.), 84'
Cañas Yellow card 37'
Matos Yellow card 57'
Warda Yellow card 57'
Wernbloom Yellow card 70'
Vieirinha Yellow card 79'
Biseswar Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis
Attendance: 16,434
Referee: Daniele Doveri (Italy)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
29 October 2018 8 PAOK 2–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
21:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Prijović 51'
Limnios 76'		 Report Kaçe Yellow card 79'
Kourbelis Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 20,389
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Man of the Match: Léo Jabá
3 November 2018 9 Atromitos 1–1 PAOK Athens
16:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Sakic Yellow card 38'
Ugrai Yellow card 59' 73'		 Report Crespo 40'
Matos Yellow card 62'
Wernbloom Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Man of the Match: Fernando Varela
11 November 2018 10 PAOK 2–1 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
17:15 EET, UTC+02:00 Shakhov Yellow card 51'
Marinakis 63' (o.g.)
Akpom 66'
Kitsiou Yellow card 83'
Pelkas Yellow card 90'		 Report Mazurek Yellow card 52'
Marinakis Yellow card 56'
Kamara 71'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom
24 November 2018 11 PAOK 2–0 Xanthi Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Kitsiou Yellow card 15'
Prijović 47'
Maurício 65'		 Report Baxevanidis Yellow card 63' Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 14,747
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Limnios
3 December 2018 12 Lamia 0–1 PAOK Lamia
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Barrales Yellow card 75' Report Cañas Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 63'
Varela Yellow card 38' 54'		 Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,648
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
9 December 2018 13 PAOK 2–1 AEL Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Prijović 45+3' (pen.)
Akpom 69'		 Report Karanikas Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Acosta Yellow card 26'
Nunić 36'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,219
Referee: Konstantinos Kotsanis (Drama)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom
17 December 2018 14 Levadiakos 1–2 PAOK Livadeia
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Liagas Yellow card 22'
Panteliadis Yellow card 38'
Zisopoulos 75'
Tsabouris Yellow card 84'		 Report Matos Yellow card 28'
Prijović 41'
Biseswar 46'		 Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis (Thrace)
Man of the Match: Diego Biseswar
13 January 2019 16 Asteras Tripoli 0–3 PAOK Tripoli
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Triantafyllopoulos Yellow card 24'
Fernández Yellow card 72'
Kyriakopoulos Yellow card 74'
Valiente Yellow card 83'
Munafo Yellow card 87'		 Report Shakhov Yellow card 14'
Biseswar Yellow card 44'
Vieirinha 65' Yellow card 89'
Maurício 69'
Matos Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 79'
Triantafyllopoulos 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Manolis Skoulas (Thessaly)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
19 January 2019 17 PAOK 3–0 Panionios Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Biseswar 11'
Maurício Yellow card 16'
Limnios Yellow card 33'
Vieirinha 45+2'
Shakhov Yellow card 48' 69'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 52'		 Report Makrillos Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 41'
Saramantas Yellow card 39'
Durmishaj Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,961
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Man of the Match: Diego Biseswar
27 January 2019 18 PAOK 4–0 OFI Thessaloniki
17:15 EET, UTC+02:00 Vieirinha Yellow card 22'
Matos 24'
Akpom 35', 80'
Jabá 65'
Varela Yellow card 84'		 Report Mellado Yellow card 41'
Nastos Yellow card 43'
Giakoumakis Yellow card 84'
Dinas Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,619
Referee: Evangelos Gratsanis (Trikala)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom
30 January 2019 15 PAOK 2–1 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
17:15 EET, UTC+02:00 Pelkas 38' (pen.) Yellow card 45'
Akpom soccer ball with red X 76'
Świderski 87'
Giannoulis Yellow card 90'		 Report Evangelou Yellow card 17'
Skondras Yellow card 29'
Križman Yellow card 41'
Manos 52'
Lila Yellow card 55'
Siontis Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Man of the Match: Karol Świderski
Note: Match was initially scheduled on Sunday, 23 December 2018, but Matchday 15 of Greek Super League was postponed because of a strike declared by Greek referees after the incident with referee Athanasios Tzilos (attacked and beaten up by 4 assailants outside his home in Larissa on 19 December).
3 February 2019 19 AEK 1–1 PAOK Athens
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Bakakis Yellow card 22'
Krstičić Yellow card 46'
Ponce 74'
Klonaridis Yellow card 89'
Boyé Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Maurício 10'
Shakhov Yellow card 18'
Jabá Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 32'
Vieirinha Yellow card 33'
Paschalakis Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,291
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Man of the Match: José Ángel Crespo
10 February 2019 20 PAOK 3–1 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Vieirinha 3'
Biseswar 19'
Shakhov Yellow card 42'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 77'
Akpom 82'
Crespo Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Vuković Yellow card 31'
Guerrero Yellow card 40'
Torosidis Yellow card 60'
Podence 87'
Koka Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 25,097
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom
18 February 2019 21 Apollon Smyrni 1–5 PAOK Athens
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 D'Urso 64' Report Pelkas 4'
Oliveira 9'
Biseswar 33'
Świderski 78'
Pedro Henrique 88'		 Stadium: Georgios Kamaras
Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Pelkas
24 February 2019 22 PAOK 1–1 Aris Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Varela Yellow card 36'
Vieirinha 39'
Biseswar Yellow card 45'
Matos Yellow card 52'		 Report Tzanakakis Yellow card 21'
Vélez Yellow card 65' 85'
Korhut Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
Man of the Match: Vieirinha
3 March 2019 23 Panathinaikos 0–2 PAOK Athens
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Johansson Yellow card 49'
Emmanouilidis Yellow card 57'		 Report Maurício 2'
Jabá 47' Red card 72'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,453
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
10 March 2019 24 PAOK 3–0 Atromitos Thessaloniki
17:15 EET, UTC+02:00 Vieirinha soccer ball with red X 16'
Pedro Henrique Yellow card 32'
Oliveira 39'
Biseswar 45+3' (pen.)
Świderski 81'		 Report Bruno Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 90'
Stroungis Yellow card 34'
Madson Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 19,941
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom
16 March 2019 25 Panetolikos 1–2 PAOK Agrinio
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Díaz Yellow card 20'
Bajrovic 55' (pen.)		 Report Biseswar Yellow card 25'
Oliveira Yellow card 36'
Vieirinha Yellow card 57' 64'
Matos 67'
Jabá Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)
Man of the Match: Vieirinha
31 March 2019 26 Xanthi 1–2 PAOK Xanthi
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Almeida Yellow card 6' 85'
William Yellow card 74'
Casado Yellow card 90'		 Report Oliveira 33' Yellow card 84'
Pedro Henrique 67'		 Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena
Attendance: 6,558
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Yevhen Shakhov
7 April 2019 27 PAOK 3–0 Lamia Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Crespo Yellow card 24'
Pedro Henrique 34'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 71'
Shakhov 78'
Biseswar 83'		 Report Scardovelli Yellow card 17'
Bertoglio Yellow card 36'
Bejarano Yellow card 38'
Asigba Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 22,125
Referee: Georgios Tasis (Epirus)
Man of the Match: Diego Biseswar
14 April 2019 28 AEL 1–1 PAOK Larissa
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Fatjon Yellow card 6'
Jakimovski 64'
Bralić Yellow card 87'		 Report Limnios Yellow card 51'
Pelkas 55'		 Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Attendance: 4,082
Referee: Vasilios Fotias (Pella)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Pelkas
21 April 2019 29 PAOK 5–0 Levadiakos Thessaloniki
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Shakhov 2', 60'
Biseswar 8' (pen.)
Pelkas soccer ball with red X 30'
Varela 53'
Świderski 81'		 Report Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 26,007
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Man of the Match: Yevhen Shakhov
5 May 2019 30 PAS Giannina 0–2 PAOK Ioannina
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Križman Yellow card 29'
Tzimopoulos Yellow card 56'
Kargas Yellow card 57'
Fabry Castro Yellow card 62'
Pantelić Yellow card 66'
Michael Yellow card 78'		 Report Pelkas Yellow card 58'
Akpom 60'
Ingason Yellow card 73'
Cañas Yellow card 74'
Shakhov 79'		 Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Pelkas

• Man of the Match as has been voted by PAOK fans on official PAOK website and mobile app.

Greek Football Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Greek Football Cup

PAOK entered the competition as the two-time defending champions, having won consecutive editions in 2016–17 and 2017–18.

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 Greek Football Cup § Group stage

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: epo.gr
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).

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 September 2018 1 PAOK 1–1 Aris Thessaloniki
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Kitsiou Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 59'
Pelkas 25' (pen.)
El Kaddouri Yellow card 45'
Wernbloom Yellow card 87'		 Report Younés Yellow card 14'
Siopis Yellow card 42'
García 45+3'
Colazo Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Toumba
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Man of the Match: Léo Jabá
14 November 2018 2 Ergotelis 1–2 PAOK Heraklion
15:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Kozoronis Yellow card 61'
Iatroudis 68'
Boutsakis Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Biseswar 11'
Jabá Yellow card 63'
Wernbloom 79'		 Stadium: Pankritio
Referee: Stefanos Koubarakis (Thrace)
Man of the Match: Diego Biseswar
20 December 2018 3 Aittitos Spata 0–6 PAOK Spata, East Attica
17:15 EET, UTC+03:00 Report Karelis 16', 75'
Cañas 26'
Prijović 63', 84', 85'		 Stadium: Spata Municipal Stadium "Dimitrios Dimitriou"
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Prijović

Round of 16

8 January 2019 1st leg Panachaiki 2–1 PAOK Patra
17:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Plegas Yellow card 14'
Loumbardeas Yellow card 18' 68'
Bastakos 35'		 Report Karelis 56'
Pelkas Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Referee: Georgios Tzovaras (Phthiotis)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis
22 January 2019 2nd leg PAOK 5–0
(6–2 agg.)		 Panachaiki Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Matos 5'
Jabá 37', 54'
Limnios 46'
Mišić Yellow card 62' 67'		 Report Papatolios Yellow card 8'
Argyropoulos Yellow card 43'
Moustakopoulos Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Toumba
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom

Quarter-finals

6 February 2019 1st leg Panionios 2–1 PAOK Athens
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Stavropoulos Yellow card 37' 90+1'
Papageorgiou Yellow card 48'
Durmishaj 74'		 Report Lyratzis Yellow card 19'
Świderski 58'
Pedro Henrique Yellow card 62'
Akpom Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Pelkas
27 February 2019 2nd leg PAOK 4–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)		 Panionios Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Giannoulis Yellow card 26'
Crespo Yellow card 28'
Biseswar 32'
Limnios Yellow card 38'
Oliveira Yellow card 52'
Świderski 83'
Akpom 114'
Vieirinha 119' (pen.)		 Report Papageorgiou Yellow card 22'
Durmishaj Yellow card 22' 34'
Korbos Yellow card 57'
Kotnik Yellow card 63'
Manthatis Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 118'
Domingues Yellow card 67'
Kocic Yellow card 71'
Maniatis Yellow card 90'
Camara 94' Yellow card 99'
Banana Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Toumba
Referee: Manolis Skoulas (Thessaly)
Man of the Match: José Ángel Crespo

Semi-finals

3 April 2019 1st leg PAOK 2–0 Asteras Tripoli Thessaloniki
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Matos 17', 90+6'
Ingason Yellow card 66'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 73'		 Report Athanasiadis Yellow card 18'
Kyriakopoulos Yellow card 45+1'
Iglesias Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Kaltsas Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Toumba
Referee: Stefanos Koubarakis (Thrace)
Man of the Match: Léo Matos
25 April 2019 2nd leg Asteras Tripoli 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 PAOK Tripoli
16:00 EET, UTC+02:00 Triantafyllopoulos Yellow card 37' Report Oliveira Yellow card 76'
Ingason Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Alexandros Paschalakis

Final

Main article: 2019 Greek Football Cup final

[35][36][37]

11 May 2019 Greek Cup Final AEK 0–1 PAOK Athens
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00 Oikonomou Yellow card 26'
Livaja Yellow card 28'
Krstičić Yellow card 43'
Ponce Yellow card 67'
Galo Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Akpom Yellow card 38' 45+1' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom*
Note: Match was played behind closed doors. Deputy Minister for Sports Giorgos Vassiliadis acknowledged in a statement that the authorities were unable to ensure the security of the final, citing recent tension between hardcore fans of the two clubs. The unusual decision followed violent clashes between PAOK and AEK hooligans in the two previous finals of the Cup, in Volos in 2017 and at the Olympic Stadium itself in 2018.* Dimitris Pelkas was voted Man of the Match by PAOK fans. Chuba Akpom earned the MVP of the Final award.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 July 2018 1st leg PAOK Greece 2–1 Switzerland Basel Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Cañas 32'
Prijović 80'		 Report Serey Dié Yellow card 32'
Stocker Yellow card 69'
Frei Yellow card 75'
Ajeti 82'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,670
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)
1 August 2018 2nd leg Basel Switzerland 0–3
(1–5 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Basel, Switzerland
21:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Zuffi Yellow card 33'
Serey Dié Yellow card 44'
Suchý Yellow card 63'		 Report Varela 7'
Prijović Yellow card 16' 52'
Matos Yellow card 48'
El Kaddouri 60'
Pelkas Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 14,328
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2018 1st leg PAOK Greece 3–2 Russia Spartak Moscow Thessaloniki, Greece
20:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Prijović 29' (pen.)
Limnios 37'
Pelkas 44'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 58'
Khacheridi Yellow card 69'
Maurício Yellow card 77'		 Report Popov 7'
Promes 17' soccer ball with red X 71'
Gigot Yellow card 19'
Zobnin Yellow card 40'
Lomovitski Yellow card 72'
Fernando Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,463
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
14 August 2018 2nd leg Spartak Moscow Russia 0–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Moscow, Russia
20:30 EET, UTC+03:00 Fernando Yellow card 22'
Luiz Adriano Red card 33'
Dzhikiya Yellow card 37'
Zobnin Yellow card 86'		 Report Matos Yellow card 25'
Paschalakis Yellow card 34'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 40,385
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Play-off round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Play-off round

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 2018 1st leg Benfica Portugal 1–1 Greece PAOK Lisbon, Portugal
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Pizzi 45' (pen.)
Fernandes Yellow card 52'
Almeida Yellow card 83'		 Report Vieirinha Yellow card 71'
Warda 76' Yellow card 89'
Pelkas Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 44,084
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
29 August 2018 2nd leg PAOK Greece 1–4
(2–5 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00 Matos Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 76'
Prijović 13'
Maurício Yellow card 33'
Varela Yellow card 49'
Pelkas Yellow card 75'
Shakhov Yellow card 84'		 Report Almeida Yellow card 1'
Jardel 20' Yellow card 34'
Salvio 26' (pen.), 49' (pen.)
Pizzi 39'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 26,725
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Group stage (Group L)

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 1 PAOK Greece 0–1 England Chelsea Thessaloniki, Greece
19:55 EEST Wernbloom Yellow card 87'
Warda Yellow card 90+1'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Willian 7'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 90'
Rüdiger Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,310
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2 BATE Borisov Belarus 1–4 Greece PAOK Barysaw, Belarus
22:00 EEST Valadzko Yellow card 46'
Crespo 61' (o.g.)		 Report Prijović 6'
Jabá 11', 17'
Pelkas 73'		 Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 10,527
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 3 PAOK Greece 0–2 Hungary MOL Vidi Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EEST Report Huszti 12'
Hadžić Yellow card 23'
Stopira 45'
Nego Yellow card 73'
Fiola Yellow card 75'
Hodžić Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 15,118
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4 MOL Vidi Hungary 1–0 Greece PAOK Budapest, Hungary
19:55 EST Fiola Yellow card 20'
Hadžić Yellow card 49'
Milanov 50'
Nikolov Yellow card 57'		 Report Jabá Yellow card 29'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 47'
Limnios Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 17,208
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 5 Chelsea England 4–0 Greece PAOK London, England
22:00 EST Giroud 27', 37'
Cahill Yellow card 54'
Hudson-Odoi 60'
Morata 78'		 Report Khacheridi Red card 7'
Wernbloom Yellow card 50'
Pelkas Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,933
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 6 PAOK Greece 1–3 Belarus BATE Borisov Thessaloniki, Greece
19:55 EST Vieirinha Yellow card 36'
Matos Yellow card 41'
Prijović 59'		 Report Skavysh 18'
Baha Yellow card 27'
Signevich 42' (pen.), 45+1' Red card 61'
Ryas Yellow card 72'
Yablonskiy Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 11 May 2019

Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.

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Goalscorers

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Most assists

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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Awards

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See also

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