Olympiacos–PAOK rivalry

Olympiacos and PAOK rivalry

PAOK vs Olympiacos (1–0) at Toumba Stadium during a Greek Cup match in February 2009.
Location	Piraeus – Thessaloniki, Greece
Teams	Olympiacos PAOK
First meeting	1 February 1931 Panhellenic Championship Olympiacos 3–1 PAOK
Latest meeting	10 May 2026 Super League Greece Olympiacos 1–1 PAOK
Next meeting	8 November 2026 Super League Greece Olympiacos – PAOK
Stadiums	Karaiskakis Stadium (Olympiacos) Toumba Stadium (PAOK)
Statistics
Total meetings	208
Most wins	Olympiacos (103)
Most player appearances	Giorgos Koudas (PAOK) (40)
Top scorer	Giorgos Sideris (Olympiacos) (12 goals)
All-time series	Olympiacos: 103 Drawn: 39 PAOK: 66
Largest victory	3 June 1962 Alpha Ethniki Olympiacos 6–0 PAOK
Longest win streak	10 games Olympiacos (1936–1955)
Longest unbeaten streak	14 games Olympiacos (1935–1957)
Current unbeaten streak	5 games PAOK (2025–present)
Olympiacos PAOK

The football rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK is widely regarded as the most intense intercity rivalry in Greek football. The competitive, often hostile, history between Olympiacos and PAOK has frequently resulted in high-tension fixtures. Olympiacos play their home games at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, while PAOK are based at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki.

History

Cultural rivalry

Thessalonians frequently express a sentiment of systemic marginalization, perceiving a state-sanctioned bias that favors Athens and Piraeus over their own city. Supporters of Thessalonian sports clubs often attribute the systemic disadvantage of their teams to the dominance of the capital-based P.O.K. coalition (Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK Athens), viewing it as an entrenched, systemic inequality.

Football rivalry

The two clubs are both widely supported in Greece. Olympiacos is the most successful club in Greek football and is generally considered to have the largest overall following nationwide, while PAOK is recognized as the most dominant club in Northern Greece, boasting a massive, dedicated fanbase, particularly in the Macedonia region and Thessaloniki. Their rivalry is among the most intense in the country, representing a strong North-South divide and it was intensified during the 1960s, triggered by Olympiacos' attempt to sign PAOK’s legendary playmaker, Giorgos Koudas, while bypassing formal negotiations with the Thessaloniki-based club.

Statistics

Karaiskakis Stadium, home of Olympiacos

Toumba Stadium, home of PAOK

Head-to-head

PAOK fans during a Greek Cup derby against Olympiacos at Toumba Stadium (February 2009).

	Olympiacos wins	Draws	PAOK wins
Panhellenic Championship (1927–1959)
At Olympiacos home	8	1	2
At PAOK home	7	1	3
Total	15	2	5
Alpha Ethniki / Super League (1959–present)
At Olympiacos home	51	11	13
At PAOK home	21	18	36
Total	72	29	49
Greek Cup
At Olympiacos home	12	5	3
At PAOK home	2	2	7
Neutral field	2	1	2
Total	16	8	12
Official Matches Total
208	103	39	66

Records

• Record Alpha Ethniki / Super League win
  • Olympiacos
    • Home: Olympiacos – PAOK 6–0, Karaiskakis Stadium, 3 June 1962
      (Psychos 40', 47', Sideris 76', 80', 81', 84' pen.)
    • Away: PAOK – Olympiacos 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 27 January 1965
      (Botinos 20', Gioutsos 47', Aganian 59', Sideris 74')
  • PAOK
    • Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 6–1, Serres Municipal Stadium, 6 December 1987
      (Bannon 5', Mavromatis 14', Singas 18', Baniotis 41', Borbokis 75', 89' – Tsalouchidis 50')
    • Away: Olympiacos – PAOK 0–4, Karaiskakis Stadium, 4 January 1976
      (Terzanidis 24', Koudas 56', 62', Guerino 77')
• Record Cup win
  • Olympiacos
    • Home: Olympiacos – PAOK 4–0, Karaiskakis Stadium, 28 May 1975
      (Persidis 16', Kritikopoulos 70', 90'+1', Losanta 73')
    • Neutral field: Olympiacos – PAOK 4–0, Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, 11 March 1951
      (Mouratis 27', Darivas 66', Drossos 75', 80')
    • Away: PAOK – Olympiacos 1–2, Toumba Stadium, 27 November 1996
      (Zouboulis 20' – Alexandris 52', Đorđević 75' pen.)
  • PAOK
    • Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 3–0, Toumba Stadium, 9 January 1991
      (Karageorgiou 6' pen., Borbokis 43', Hassan 52')
    • Neutral field: Olympiacos – PAOK 2–4, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 12 May 2001
      (Đorđević 78' pen., Choutos 90'+2' – Engomitis 4', Borbokis 31', Georgiadis 46', Nalitzis 85')
    • Away: Olympiacos – PAOK 0–2, Karaiskakis Stadium, 14 January 2026
      (Mythou 7', Ozdoyev 15')
• Longest league win streak
  • Olympiacos: 7, 22 February 1998 – 14 October 2001
    • Home: 14, 12 November 1989 – 11 January 2004
    • Away: 3, 3 October 1998 – 14 October 2001
  • PAOK: 3, 4 January 1976 – 3 April 1977
    • Home: 11, 11 June 1972 – 23 January 1983
    • Away: 2, 24 January 2010 – 21 November 2010
• Longest Cup win streak
  • Olympiacos: 4, 27 May 1992 – 12 May 2001
    • Home: 5, 24 January 1990 – 12 March 2003
    • Away: 1
  • PAOK: 4, 12 May 2001 – 4 February 2009
    • Home: 4, 26 February 2003 – 2 March 2016
    • Away: 1
• Longest unbeaten league streak
  • Olympiacos: 12, 22 February 1998 – 11 January 2004
    • Home: 14, 12 November 1989 – 11 January 2004
    • Away: 12, 31 October 1998 – 9 May 2010
  • PAOK: 4, 31 May 1981 – 12 June 1983 and 5 October 2025 – present
    • Home: 21, 3 January 1971 – 24 May 1992
    • Away: 3, 30 September 2018 – 27 January 2021
• Longest unbeaten Cup streak
  • Olympiacos: 7, 11 March 1951 – 6 February 1980
    • Home: 6, 20 November 1985 – 12 March 2003
    • Away: 2, 20 May 1992 – 26 February 2003
  • PAOK: 4, 12 May 2001 – 4 March 2009 and 22 May 2021 – present
    • Home: 4, 26 February 2003 – 2 March 2016
    • Away: 4, 10 March 1976 – 24 January 1990
• Attendance records
  • Olympiacos home:
    • 74,232 Olympiacos – PAOK 0–1, Athens Olympic Stadium, 2 October 1988
  • PAOK home:
    • 45,147 PAOK – Olympiacos 2–1, Toumba Stadium, 5 December 1976

Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece

P.	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1							1	1						1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1		1		1										1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1		1	1
2		2	2		2				2	2			2	2				2	2	2					2					2		2	2			2									2						2			2				2	2	2	2	2	2				2
3	3			3		3					3					3	3	3					3						3		3			3	3	3	3								3							3			3	3			3					3	3	3	3
4				4				4							4				4	4		4		4		4					4	4	4					4	4	4		4	4	4						4							4							4
5										5	5		5								5				5		5	5						5	5						5					5					5		5
6			6				6																																								6	6
7	7											7
8					8	8																							8	8
9									9			9																																					9
10		10																									10
11
12
13
14																																					14
15
16
17
18

• Total: Olympiacos with 58 higher finishes, PAOK with 9 higher finishes.

Matches list

Panhellenic Championship (1927–28 - 1958–59)

	Olympiacos – PAOK					PAOK – Olympiacos
Season	R.	Date	Venue	Atten.	Score	R.	Date	Venue	Atten.	Score
1930–31	1	01–02–1931	Neo Phaliron Velodrome	N/A	3–1	10	09–06–1931	Aris Old Stadium	N/A	3–0
1931–32	9	08–05–1932	Neo Phaliron Velodrome	N/A	2–3	4	27–03–1932	Aris Old Stadium	N/A	0–2
1935–36	7	09–02–1936	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	4–3	1	10–11–1935	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	2–2
1936–37	3	18–04–1937	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	2–0	1	04–04–1937	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	1–5
1947–48	2	13–04–1948	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	2–1	4	06–06–1948	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	0–3
1953–54	9	06–06–1954	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	1–0	4	09–05–1954	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	1–2
1954–55	2	03–04–1955	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	1–0	6	05–06–1955	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	2–3
1955–56	4	29–04–1956	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	0–0	9	17–06–1956	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	1–2
1956–57	2	20–01–1957	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	4–0	11	31–03–1957	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	2–1
1957–58	17	08–06–1958	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	0–1	7	02–03–1958	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	1–0
1958–59	6	22–02–1959	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	4–0	15	31–05–1959	Sintrivani Stadium	N/A	2–3

Super League Greece (1959–60 – present)

	Olympiacos – PAOK					PAOK – Olympiacos
Season	R.	Date	Venue	Atten.	Score	R.	Date	Venue	Atten.	Score
1959–60	20	06–04–1960	Karaiskakis Stadium	11,972	1–2	5	22–11–1959	Toumba Stadium	8,864	2–0
1960–61	10	27–11–1960	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	1–1	25	14–05–1961	Toumba Stadium	N/A	0–2
1961–62	28	03–06–1962	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	6–0	13	14–01–1962	Toumba Stadium	N/A	0–1
1962–63	17	03–02–1963	Karaiskakis Stadium	N/A	3–2	2	30–09–1962	Toumba Stadium	19,510	2–2
1963–64	10	27–11–1963	Nikos Goumas Stadium	24,796	2–01	25	29–03–1964	Toumba Stadium	18,884	0–0
1964–65	27	06–06–1965	Karaiskakis Stadium	15,951	5–2	12	27–01–1965	Toumba Stadium	17,309	0–4
1965–66	25	15–05–1966	Karaiskakis Stadium	28,042	2–0	10	30–01–1966	Toumba Stadium	22,736	3–2
1966–67	6	27–11–1966	Karaiskakis Stadium	40,250	3–2	21	19–03–1967	Toumba Stadium	31,504	2–0
1967–68	8	26–11–1967	Karaiskakis Stadium	28,914	0–1	25	24–03–1968	Toumba Stadium	26,446	1–0
1968–69	11	15–12–1968	Karaiskakis Stadium	21,116	3–0	28	20–04–1969