2023–24 PAOK FC season

The 2023–24 PAOK FC season was the club's 98th season in existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. In addition to the domestic league, PAOK participated in this season's editions of the Greek Cup and in the Europa Conference League.

PAOK

2023–24 season
President	Ivan Savvidis
Manager	Răzvan Lucescu
Stadium	Toumba Stadium
Super League 1	1st (winners)
Greek Cup	Semi-finals (eliminated by Panathinaikos)
UEFA Europa Conference League	Quarter-finals (eliminated by Club Brugge)
Top goalscorer	League: Kiril Despodov (11 goals) All: Andrija Živković (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	25,346 vs Olympiacos (18 February 2024)
Lowest home attendance	5,800 vs Panserraikos (25 November 2023)
Average home league attendance	14,109[1]
Biggest win	A.E. Kifisia 0–6 PAOK
Biggest defeat	PAOK 1–4 Olympiacos
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2024.

PAOK had an amazing season, breaking the club's records on matches won (40 from 58 games) and goals scored (135). PAOK reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference league and in the league they finished first in the regular season and managed to remain on top after the conclusion of the play-offs, winning their fourth league title on a remarkable fashion.^[2] PAOK defeated all their major rivals (AEK, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Aris) in the last four matches, winning against the three league contenders from Athens at home and clinching the title with a 1–2 away victory over city rivals Aris at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium on 19 May 2024.^[3]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Răzvan Lucescu
Head of Football Department	Christos Karypidis
Assistant Coach	Pantelis Konstantinidis
Assistant Coach	Nicolae Constantin
Goalkeeping Coach	Giorgio Bianchi
Trainer	Matteo Spatafora
Development coach	Gianpaolo Castorina
Rehabilitation Coach	Georgios Tsonakas
Mental Coach	Christian Fota

Last updated: 1 September 2023
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

paokfc.gr

Players

Current squad

As of 29 January 2024

^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  NOR Ivan Näsberg 4 DF  GRE Konstantinos Koulierakis 5 DF  GRE Giannis Michailidis 6 MF  GRE Theocharis Tsingaras 7 MF  GRE Giannis Konstantelias 8 MF  FRA Soualiho Meïté (on loan from Benfica) 10 MF  AUT Thomas Murg 11 FW  BRA Taison 14 MF  SRB Andrija Živković (vice-captain) 15 DF  NGA William Troost-Ekong 16 DF  POL Tomasz Kędziora (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) 18 GK  SRB Živko Živković 19 DF  ESP Jonny

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  POR Vieirinha (captain) 21 DF  GHA Baba Rahman 22 MF  AUT Stefan Schwab (vice-captain) 23 DF  ESP Joan Sastre 27 MF  RUS Magomed Ozdoyev 33 FW  TAN Mbwana Samatta 42 GK  CRO Dominik Kotarski 50 MF  POR Filipe Soares 55 DF  POR Rafa Soares 64 GK  GRE Christos Talichmanidis 71 FW  ESP Brandon Thomas 77 FW  BUL Kiril Despodov 88 MF  BRA Marcos Antônio (on loan from Lazio)

Transfers

As of 29 January

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
29	MF	Georgios Vrakas	Levadiakos	Loan return	1 July 2023
51	MF	Theocharis Tsingaras	Toulouse	Loan return	1 July 2023
68	MF	Panagiotis Tzimas	PAS Giannina	Loan return	1 July 2023
15	DF	William Troost-Ekong	Watford	Free transfer	4 July 2023	[5]
-	DF	Baba Rahman	Chelsea	Free transfer	10 July 2023	[6]
16	FW	Tomasz Kędziora	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan	11 July 2023	[7]
33	FW	Mbwana Samatta	Fenerbahçe	Undisclosed	17 July 2023	[8]
27	MF	Magomed Ozdoyev	Fatih Karagümrük	450K	6 August 2023	[9]
8	MF	Soualiho Meïté	Benfica	Loan	27 August 2023	[10]
88	MF	Marcos Antônio	Lazio	Loan	1 September 2023	[11]
77	FW	Kiril Despodov	Ludogorets Razgrad	3,500,000	4 September 2023	[12]
	MF	Nicolás Quagliata	Cuiabá Esporte Clube	Loan Return	31 December 2023	[13]
19	DF	Jonny	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	29 January 2024	[14]
Total											€ 3.950,000.00

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
21	MF	Diego Biseswar		End of contract	30 June 2023	[15]
7	MF	Omar El Kaddouri		End of contract	30 June 2023	[16]
9	FW	Nélson Oliveira		End of contract	30 June 2023	[17]
27	MF	Jasmin Kurtić	Parma	End of loan	30 June 2023	[18]
16	DF	Tomasz Kędziora	Dynamo Kyiv	End of loan	30 June 2023	[19]
26	MF	Tiago Dantas	Benfica	End of loan	30 June 2023
2	DF	Giannis Kargas	Anorthosis	Free transfer	28 June 2023	[20]
4	DF	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	Midtjylland	4,0 mio	7 July 2023	[21]
68	MF	Panagiotis Tzimas	PAS Giannina	Loan	20 July 2023
8	MF	Douglas Augusto	Nantes	5.5 mio	12 August 2023	[22]
13	DF	Lucas Taylor	Shakhtar Donetsk	300 k	1 July 2023
24	DF	Marios Tsaousis	PAS Giannina	Loan	16 August 2023	[citation needed]
77	FW	Khaled Narey	Al-Khaleej	2.0 mio	28 August 2023	[23]
29	FW	Georgios Vrakas	Atromitos	Free transfer +50% resale-clause	6 January 2024	[24]
50	MF	Felipe Soares	Famalicão	Loan	12 January 2024	[25]
19	DF	Lefteris Lyratzis	Asteras Tripolis	Loan	19 January 2024	[26]
Total								€ 11,800,000

Pre-season and other friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

FCSB v PAOK

5 July 2023 Friendly	FCSB	1–1	PAOK	Swolgen
19:30 EET, UTC+03:00	Coman 24'		Gordeziani 70'	Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"

Go Ahead Eagles v PAOK

8 July 2023 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	PAOK	Zutphen
17:00 EET, UTC+03:00	Lidberg 35' Adekanye 70'		Schwab 48'	Stadium: Sportcentrum Hanzepark

KRC Genk v PAOK

12 July 2022 Friendly	KRC Genk	2–3	PAOK	Swolgen
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00	Sor 62' Castro 83'		Tsingaras 6' Schwab 12' Troost-Ekong  32' A. Živković 55'	Stadium: Multifunctionale accomodatie "De Kerkebos"

PAOK v Al-Taawon

15 July 2022 Friendly	PAOK	4–1	Al-Taawon	Tegelen
19:00 EET, UTC+03:00	Tzimas 33' Murg 57' Al-Ghamdi 67' (o.g.) Vrakas 72'		Medrán 6'	Stadium: Sportpark "De Bakenbos" Attendance: Behind closed doors

Westerlo v PAOK

16 July 2022 Friendly	Westerlo	3–2	PAOK	Dessel
17:00 EET, UTC+03:00	Matsuo 14' Yow 15' Daci 64'		Narey 5' Brandon 17'	Stadium: Armand Melis Stadium

Competitions

Overview

As of 19 May 2024

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League Greece	20 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	36	25	5	6	87	34	+53	069.44
Greek Football Cup	7 December 2023	21 February 2024	Round of 16	6	5	0	1	14	2	+12	083.33
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023	18 April 2024	Second qualifying round	16	10	3	3	34	18	+16	062.50
Total				58	40	8	10	135	54	+81	068.97

Source: Soccerway

Managerial statistics

Head Coach	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Răzvan Lucescu	27 July 2023	19 May 2024	58	40	8	10	135	54	+81	068.97

Last updated: 19 May 2024

Super League Greece

Main article: 2023–24 Super League Greece

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PAOK	26	19	3	4	66	21	+45	60	Qualification for the Play-off round
2	AEK Athens	26	17	8	1	60	25	+35	59
3	Olympiacos	26	18	3	5	58	24	+34	57
4	Panathinaikos	26	17	5	4	62	21	+41	56
5	Aris	26	12	6	8	39	29	+10	42

Source: Super League 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: Criterion 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[27]

Matches

PAOK v Asteras Tripolis

20 August 2023 1	PAOK	3–0	Asteras Tripolis	Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Murg 22' Taison  45+4' A. Živković 54', 59' R. Soares  90'	Report	Miritello 41' Munafo  78'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 10,037 Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)

PAOK v A.E. Kifisia

27 August 2023 2	PAOK	2–1	A.E. Kifisia	Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	A. Živković 25' Tzimas 45+2' Konstantelias  64' Capan 78' (o.g.)	Report	Peios  20' Vafeas  24' Kristinsson  60' Masouras 75' Ožegović  80' Šakić  90'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Konstantinos Tsetsilas (Grevena)

OFI v PAOK

3 September 2023 3	OFI	1–0	PAOK	Heraklion
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Gallegos  21' Bakić  26' Pasalidis  45+2' Abanda 90+7' Toral  90+9'	Report	Troost-Ekong  45' A. Živković  53' Meïté  70' Baba  72' Konstantelias  85'	Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)

PAOK v Aris

17 September 2023 4	PAOK	0–0	Aris	Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Vieirinha  36' Koulierakis  67' Kędziora  90+3' Murg  90+7'	Report	Doukouré  22' Montoya  28' Cuesta  87'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

PAS Giannina v PAOK

24 September 2023 5	PAS Giannina	1–3	PAOK	Ioannina
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Pamlidis 25',  76' Kiakos  70' Erramuspe  72' Liasos  79'	Report	Konstantelias 4', 33' Kędziora  37' A. Živković 77',  79'	Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)

PAOK v Volos

27 September 2023 6	PAOK	3–0	Volos	Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Koulierakis 39' Murg 45+1' Samatta 55'	Report	Tachatos  22'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 8,879 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)

Panathinaikos v PAOK

1 October 2023 7	Panathinaikos	2–2	PAOK	Athens
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Palacios 32' Đuričić  48' Schenkeveld  90+3' Jeremejeff 90+6'	Report	Brandon 19' Baba  44' Taison  45+2' Schwab  54' A. Živković 58' Kotarski  77'	Stadium: Leoforos Stadium Attendance: 11,530 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

PAOK v Atromitos

22 October 2023 8	PAOK	2–0	Atromitos	Thessaloniki
18:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Ozdoyev 44', 51' Murg  54' Baba  72' Kędziora  88'	Report	Tsakmakis  19' Tzavellas  54' Camara  64'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 13,106 Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)

AEK v PAOK

30 October 2023 9	AEK	2–0	PAOK	Athens
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Pineda 17',  90+4' Szymański  32' Eliasson 54' Galanopoulos  87' Gaćinović  90+4'	Report	24' A. Živković  29' Baba  80' Sastre  87' Taison  88' Brandon	Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 31,100 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Olympiacos v PAOK

5 November 2023 10	Olympiacos	2–4	PAOK	Piraeus
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Hezze  45+2' Retsos  57' Camara  76' Fortounis 86' Masouras 90+8'	Report	A. Živković 38' Brandon 56' (pen.), 65',  57' Ozdoyev 78' Kotarski  90+2'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 28,301 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

PAOK v Panetolikos

12 November 2023 11	PAOK	2–1	Panetolikos	Thessaloniki
17:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Samatta 26' Murg  33' A. Živković 36' Michailidis  67'	Report	Torrejón 20' Liavas  25' Duarte  34' Oikonomou  65'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 11,785 Referee: Panagiotis Tsiaras (Kavala)

PAOK v Panserraikos

25 November 2023 12	PAOK	5–0	Panserraikos	Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Ozdoyev 21' Murg 28', 71' Despodov 74' R. Soares 90'	Report		Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
Note: Match was initially scheduled to be held at the Serres Stadium which did not meet the required standards in November 2023. As a result, MD 12 and MD 25 matches between the two teams were reversed.

PAOK v Lamia

4 December 2023 13	PAOK	3–0	Lamia	Thessaloniki
18:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Konstantelias 21' R. Soares 43' Sastre 57'	Report	Tzandaris  72'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)

Asteras Tripolis v PAOK

17 December 2023 14	Asteras Tripolis	1–4	PAOK	Tripoli
17:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Álvarez  45+2' Alagbe  58' Zukanović 63'	Report	Murg 34', 69' Despodov 59', 90' Schwab  86'	Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 December, but it was postponed as referees were on a strike. On 11 December, Greek authorities ordered all football matches to be played behind closed doors for two months following the death of a police officer who was hit by a naval flare during a Greek Volleyball match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos.

A.E. Kifisia v PAOK

21 December 2023 15	A.E. Kifisia	0–6	PAOK	Kaisariani
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Tetteh  53'	Report	Konstantelias 13' Brandon 28' Despodov 34' Murg 52' Ozdoyev 72' Tsingaras 80'	Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)

PAOK v OFI

3 January 2024 16	PAOK	4–0	OFI	Thessaloniki
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Schwab 23' Despodov 39' Baba 41' Samatta 45+3' Sastre 83' Marcos Antônio 89' Brandon 90+2'	Report	Vouros  21' Neira  30' Lampropoulos  36'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Konstantinos Tsetsilas (Grevena)

Aris v PAOK

7 January 2024 17	Aris	2–1	PAOK	Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Suleymanov 46' Saverio 59' Jean Jules  88' Darida  90'	Report	Baba  6', 75' Meïté  48' Ozdoyev  64' Taison  88'	Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)

PAOK v PAS Giannina

14 January 2024 18	PAOK	4–0	PAS Giannina	Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Baba 29' Meïté 49' Tzimas 53' Rienstra 66' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)

Volos v PAOK

21 January 2024 19	Volos	1–5	PAOK	Volos
16:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Kalogeropoulos  37' Deletić 58' Moraitis  80'	Report	Despodov 22', 51' Michailidis  26' Murg 45+1' Taison 71' Tzimas 89'	Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

PAOK v Panathinaikos

28 January 2024 20	PAOK	2–1	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Despodov 43', 56' Taison  50' Murg  53' Baba  76' Koulierakis  90+1'	Report	Bakasetas 51' (pen.) Đuričić  65' Bernard  79'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Atromitos v PAOK

4 February 2024 21	Atromitos	0–2	PAOK	Athens
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Acevedo  45+4' Tsakmakis  69' Friðjónsson  85'	Report	Brandon  45+5' Schwab 89' Meïté  90+1' Konstantelias 90+3' Koulierakis  90+5'	Stadium: Peristeri Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)

PAOK v AEK

11 February 2024 22	PAOK	1–1	AEK	Thessaloniki
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Samatta  34' Kędziora 89' Brandon  90+1'	Report	Rota  25' Vida  35' Eliasson 47' Callens  88'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

PAOK v Olympiacos

18 February 2024 23	PAOK	1–4	Olympiacos	Thessaloniki
20:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Despodov  13', 39' Brandon  71'	Report	Biancone  12' Navarro 29',  68' Fortounis  41' Podence 54' Hezze  57' Paschalakis  64' Carmo  80' El Kaabi 83', 90'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 25,346 Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

Panetolikos v PAOK

25 February 2024 24	Panetolikos	1–3	PAOK	Agrinio
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Chatzitheodoridis 5',  22' Juanpi  57'	Report	Torrejón 72' (o.g.) A. Živković 73' Konstantelias 90'	Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

Panserraikos v PAOK

28 February 2024 25	Panserraikos	0–2	PAOK	Serres
20:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Moreira  37'  69' Ikonomou  40' Deligiannidis  83'	Report	Schwab  15' Konstantelias 45+2' Petavrakis 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)

Lamia v PAOK

3 March 2024 26	Lamia	0–2	PAOK	Lamia
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Tzanetopoulos  42' Papadopoulos  90+4'	Report	Kędziora  34' A. Živković  49' Taison 71' Baba 90+2'	Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis (Drama)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	19	3	4	66	21	+45	60	10	2	1	32	8	+24	9	1	3	34	13	+21

Last updated: 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W
Position	1	2	3	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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 the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, and potentially 2024–25 UEFA Europa League (depending on Greek Cup), as well as deciding the league champion.^[28]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	PAOK (C)	36	25	5	6	87	34	+53	80	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	AEK Athens	36	23	9	4	80	35	+45	78	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Olympiacos	36	23	5	8	78	36	+42	74	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
4	Panathinaikos	36	22	6	8	82	37	+45	72	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
5	Aris	36	16	7	13	51	44	+7	55
6	Lamia	36	9	8	19	43	79	−36	35

Source: Super League Greece
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.^[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Olympiacos qualified for the Europa League league phase as 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League winners.
2. Panathinaikos qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as 2023–24 Greek Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	2	2	21	13	+8	20	4	0	1	12	5	+7	2	2	1	9	8	+1

Last updated: 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	2	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19). Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

• Matches are in chronological order

Matches

PAOK v Aris

10 March 2024 1	PAOK	0–1	Aris	Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST, UTC+02:00	Schwab  60' A. Živković  75'	Report	Morón 31' Ansarifard  66' Verstraete  90+5' Ferrari  90+6'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to a one-game ban imposed on PAOK fans by the Standing Committee on Spectator Violence.

Panathinaikos v PAOK

31 March 2024 2	Panathinaikos	2–3	PAOK	Athens
18:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Bernard 29', 90+3' Kotsiras  53' Palacios  88'	Report	Despodov 2',  9' Kędziora  31' Brandon 37' Kotarski  65' Samatta  73' Schwab 89' (pen.) Koulierakis  90+5' Taison  90+5'	Stadium: Leoforos Stadium Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

PAOK v Lamia

3 April 2024 3	PAOK	3–1	Lamia	Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Michailidis 45+1' Schwab 70', 88' (pen.)	Report	Martínez 7' Tzanetopoulos  59' Santana  66' Tsiloulis  80'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 12,190 Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

AEK v PAOK

7 April 2024 4	AEK	2–2	PAOK	Athens
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Gaćinović 30',  36' Amrabat 49',  71' Szymański  61' Vida  68' Ponce  80' Athanasiadis  84'	Report	Murg  27' Meïté  28' Jonny  48' Baba 62',  68' A. Živković  77' Ozdoyev 89' Sastre  90+6'	Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 31,080 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Olympiacos v PAOK

21 April 2024 6	Olympiacos	2–1	PAOK	Piraeus
20:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Podence 27' Quini 27' Abbey  35' Martins 61'	Report	Koulierakis  25' Ozdoyev  63' A. Živković  63' Z. Živković  64' Baba  90' Marcos Antônio 90+2'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 29,014 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Lamia v PAOK

24 April 2024 7	Lamia	1–1	PAOK	Lamia
17:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Kontonikos  45+1' Slivka 45+4',  85'  90+1' Stanko  68' Giannoutsos  75' Amaral  90+1' Núñez  90+6'	Report	Schwab 90+10'	Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

PAOK v AEK

28 April 2024 8	PAOK	3–2	AEK	Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST, UTC+03:00	Konstantelias 3', 81',  41' Brandon  21' Jonny  38' Sastre 90' A. Živković  90+9'	Report	Pineda 9' Rota  20' Araujo  64' Vida 75' Zuber  89'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,362 Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)

PAOK v Olympiacos

12 May 2024 5	PAOK	2–0	Olympiacos	Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Taison 26' Schwab  49' Brandon  57' A. Živković 65' Despodov  90+2'	Report	Podence  49' Carmo  54' Quini  62' Retsos  89'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,102 Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Olympiacos and PAOK fixtures in the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals.

PAOK v Panathinaikos

15 May 2024 9	PAOK	4–1	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Taison 37' A. Živković 72' (pen.), 90+2' Koulierakis  88' Vieirinha 89' Samatta  90+1'	Report	Juankar  59' Jedvaj  70' Jeremejeff 78' Mladenović  87'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,281 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Aris v PAOK

19 May 2024 10	Aris	1–2	PAOK	Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST, UTC+03:00	Montoya  39' Morón 47' Verstraete  55' Manu García  88' Zamora  90+3'	Report	Michailidis  1'  78' Brandon 30' Taison 62' Kędziora  70' Konstantelias  77'	Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 18,644 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Greek Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Greek Football Cup

Round of 16

PAOK v Volos

7 December 2023 1st leg	PAOK	1–0	Volos	Thessaloniki
18:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Schwab 45+2' (pen.) Meïté  74' Vieirinha  88'		Cornette  35' Comba  90'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)

Volos v PAOK

10 January 2024 2nd leg	Volos	0–2 (0–3 agg.)	PAOK	Volos
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00			Konstantelias 17' Schwab  54', 73'	Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)

Quarter-finals

Panserraikos v PAOK

17 January 2024 1st leg	Panserraikos	0–4	PAOK	Serres
17:00 EET, UTC+02:00			Näsberg 8' Sastre 22' Brandon 59' Marcos Antônio 69' A. Živković 79'	Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Konstantinos Tsetsilas (Grevena)

PAOK v Panserraikos

31 January 2024 2nd leg	PAOK	5–0 (9–0 agg.)	Panserraikos	Thessaloniki
21:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Tzimas 21' A. Živković 26' André Ricardo 83' Brandon 85' Konstantelias 90+1'	Report	Petavrakis  67'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Panagiotis Tsiaras (Kavala)

Semi-finals

PAOK v Panathinaikos

14 February 2024 1st leg	PAOK	0–1	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
19:30 EET, UTC+02:00	Taison  79' Z. Živković  86'		Jedvaj  24' Rubén Pérez  48' Šporar 53' Bakasetas  79' Mladenović  84'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 18,008 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Panathinaikos v PAOK

21 February 2024 2nd leg	Panathinaikos	1–2 (2–2 agg.) (6–5 p)	PAOK	Athens
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Bakasetas  16' Zeca  68' Palacios  82' Limnios 120+9'		Brandon  23' Meïté  51' A. Živković 72' Despodov  90' Ozdoyev  97' Koulierakis  100' Kędziora 105' Murg  111'	Stadium: Leoforos Stadium Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
	Penalties
	Šporar Jeremejeff Bakasetas Kotsiras Mladenović Limnios Mancini Willian Arão Schenkeveld		Koulierakis Murg Kędziora Meïté Despodov Ozdoyev Marcos Antonio Jonny Samatta

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

PAOK v Beitar Jerusalem

27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) First leg	PAOK	0–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST	Schwab 12' Baba  86' Taison  90+1'	Report	Gotlieb  10' Bitton  21' Silva  76' Micha  90+1'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 16,851 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Beitar Jerusalem v PAOK

3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Second leg	Beitar Jerusalem	1–4 (1–4 agg.)	PAOK	Jerusalem, Israel
20:30 IDT	Shua  14', 42' Friday 45+7'	Report	Gotlieb 12' (o.g.) Michailidis  32' Douglas Augusto  40' Brandon 45+1' Thomas 90+2' (o.g.) Konstantelias 90+6'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

Hajduk Split v PAOK

10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) First leg	Hajduk Split	0–0	PAOK	Split, Croatia
22:00 EEST	Sigur  63'	Report	Tsingaras  32' Brandon  40' Schwab  82' Baba  87'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 33,573 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

PAOK v Hajduk Split

17 August 2023 Second leg	PAOK	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Hajduk Split	Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST	Schwab 12' (pen.) Baba  52' Konstantelias  56' Samatta  75' A. Živković 79', 85'	Report	Moufi  23' Šarlija  51' Odjidja-Ofoe  63' Diallo  84' Čuić  89'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 24,133 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Play-off round

Heart of Midlothian v PAOK

24 August 2023 First leg	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	PAOK	Edinburgh, Scotland
21:45 EEST	Shankland 9' (pen.),  51' Devlin  83'	Report	Schwab 12' (pen.) Tsingaras  51' A. Živković 75' Troost-Ekong  83' R. Soares  90+5' Murg  90+9'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,409 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

PAOK v Heart of Midlothian

31 August 2021 Second leg	PAOK	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Heart of Midlothian	Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 EEST	Taison 16', 71' Brandon 23',  24' Koulierakis  54' Konstantelias 57'	Report	Sibbick  18' Shankland  37' Devlin  45'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group G

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.^[30]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAOK	FRA	ABE	HJK
1	PAOK	6	5	1	0	16	10	+6	16	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	2–2	4–2
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		1–2	—	2–1	6–0
3	Aberdeen	6	1	3	2	10	10	0	6			2–3	2–0	—	1–1
4	HJK	6	0	2	4	7	17	−10	2			2–3	0–1	2–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

HJK Helsinki v PAOK

21 September 2023 1	HJK Helsinki	2–3	PAOK	Helsinki, Finland
19:45 EET, UTC+03:00	Bandé 35' Hetemaj  61' Radulović 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Koulierakis 55' Baba  64' Despodov  64', 81' Brandon 90+4'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

PAOK v Eintracht Frankfurt

5 October 2023 2	PAOK	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00	A. Živković 28' Koulierakis 90+2' Meïté  90+3',  90+6'	Report	Nkounkou  43' Marmoush 68' Trapp  90+6'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 21,549 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Aberdeen v PAOK

26 October 2023 3	Aberdeen	2–3	PAOK	Aberdeen, Scotland
22:00 EET, UTC+03:00	Miovski 50' Polvara 58' Rubežić  90+5'	Report	Schwab  38', 90+6' (pen.) Despodov 73' Vieirinha 84' Troost-Ekong  90+2'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,089[31] Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

PAOK v Aberdeen

9 November 2023 4	PAOK	2–2	Aberdeen	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00	Taison 23' Vieirinha  34' Tsingaras  45' Samatta 67' Koulierakis  90+7'	Report	Duk 14' Hayes  64' McGrath 70'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 19,019 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Eintracht Frankfurt v PAOK

30 November 2023 5	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	PAOK	Frankfurt, Germany
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Marmoush 58',  81' Tuta  69' Jakić  90+2'  90+4'	Report	Kędziora 55' Brandon  69' A. Živković 73'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

PAOK v HJK Helsinki

14 December 2023 6	PAOK	4–2	HJK Helsinki	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00	Troost-Ekong  35' Ozdoyev 37' Konstantelias 47' Toivio 53' (o.g.) Murg 85'	Report	Radulović 6' Hostikka  21' Hetemaj 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 13,696 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Round of 16

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League § Round of 16

Dinamo Zagreb v PAOK

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) First leg	Dinamo Zagreb	2–0	PAOK	Zagreb, Croatia
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Petković 37', 71' Vidović  47' Sučić  87' Zagorac  87'	Report	Ozdoyev  62' Murg  76' Despodov  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 18,562 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

PAOK v Dinamo Zagreb

14 March 2024 Second leg	PAOK	5–1 (5–3 agg.)	Dinamo Zagreb	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:45 EET, UTC+02:00	Baba 27',  87' Sučić 33' (o.g.) Brandon 42' Koulierakis  60', 72' A. Živković 88' (pen.)	Report	Baturina  14' Hoxha 49' Mišić  87' Ogiwara  90+1'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 19,701 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League § Quarter-finals

Club Brugge v PAOK

11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) First leg	Club Brugge	1–0	PAOK	Bruges, Belgium
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00	Vetlesen 6' Thiago  25', 78' De Cuyper  83' Mechele  90' Skóraś  90+2'	Report	Samatta  49' Brandon  90'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

PAOK v Club Brugge

18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) Second leg	PAOK	0–2 (0–3 agg.)	Club Brugge	Thessaloniki, Greece
22:00 EET, UTC+02:00		Report	Jutglà 33', 45'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 24,738 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 19 May 2024

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

No.		Name	Super League		Greek Cup		Europa Conference League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
42		Dominik Kotarski	34	0	2	0	16	0	52	0
18		Živko Živković	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	0
64		Christos Talichmanidis	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
Defenders
16		Tomasz Kędziora	28 (1)	1	4 (1)	1	12 (2)	1	44 (4)	3
21		Baba Rahman	24 (4)	5	1 (1)	0	12 (2)	1	37 (7)	6
4		Konstantinos Koulierakis	20 (2)	1	0 (1)	0	13 (1)	3	33 (4)	4
23		Joan Sastre	19 (7)	2	4	1	0	0	23 (7)	3
15		William Troost-Ekong	10	0	0	0	11 (1)	0	21 (1)	0
55		Rafa Soares	11 (1)	2	4	0	4 (1)	0	19 (2)	2
5		Giannis Michailidis	12	1	5	0	3	0	20	1
19		Jonny	7 (5)	0	2	0	2 (2)	0	11 (7)	0
3		Ivan Näsberg	4 (4)	0	3	1	0	0	7 (4)	1
Midfielders
7		Giannis Konstantelias	20 (14)	9	5	2	11 (5)	3	36 (19)	14
22		Stefan Schwab	15 (18)	5	6	2	10 (5)	3	31 (23)	10
27		Magomed Ozdoyev	25 (9)	6	1 (2)	0	5 (8)	1	31 (19)	7
10		Thomas Murg	25 (5)	8	1 (4)	0	4 (7)	1	30 (16)	9
8		Soualiho Meïté	24 (6)	1	1 (4)	0	7	0	32 (10)	1
20		Vieirinha	9 (8)	1	1	0	7 (2)	1	17 (10)	2
6		Theocharis Tsingaras	6 (5)	1	4	0	8 (2)	0	18 (7)	1
88		Marcos Antônio	3 (8)	2	4 (1)	1	0 (1)	0	7 (10)	3
38		Kyriakos Giaxis	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
31		André Ricardo	0	0	0 (1)	1	0	0	0 (1)	1
Forwards
71		Brandon Thomas	20 (13)	7	4 (2)	1	12 (4)	4	36 (19)	12
11		Taison	24 (5)	5	1 (4)	0	13 (3)	3	38 (12)	8
14		Andrija Živković	19 (10)	10	4 (1)	3	13 (2)	6	36 (13)	19
77		Kiril Despodov	19 (14)	11	3 (1)	0	4 (6)	2	26 (21)	13
33		Mbwana Samatta	13 (16)	2	1 (2)	0	5 (7)	1	19 (25)	3
95		Stefanos Tzimas	3 (13)	3	1 (2)	1	0 (4)	0	4 (19)	4
Players transferred out during the season
77		Khaled Narey	0 (1)	0	0	0	3 (2)	0	3 (3)	0
50		Filipe Soares	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	1 (2)	0
19		Lefteris Lyratzis	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0
8		Douglas Augusto	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
29		Georgios Vrakas	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0

Goalscorers

As of 19 May 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Super League	Greek Cup	Europa Conference League	Total
1	14	FW	A. Živković	10	3	6	19
2	7	MF	Konstantelias	9	2	3	14
3	77	FW	Despodov	11	0	2	13
4	71	FW	Brandon	7	1	4	12
5	22	MF	Schwab	5	2	3	10
6	10	MF	Murg	8	0	1	9
7	11	MF	Taison	5	0	3	8
8	27	MF	Ozdoyev	6	0	1	7
9	21	DF	Baba	5	0	1	6
10	95	FW	Tzimas	3	1	0	4
	4	DF	Koulierakis	1	0	3	4
12	33	FW	Samatta	2	0	1	3
	23	DF	Sastre	2	1	0	3
	88	MF	Marcos Antônio	2	1	0	3
	16	DF	Kędziora	1	1	1	3
16	55	DF	R. Soares	2	0	0	2
	20	MF	Vieirinha	1	0	1	2
18	5	DF	Michailidis	1	0	0	1
	6	MF	Tsingaras	1	0	0	1
	8	MF	Meïté	1	0	0	1
	3	DF	Näsberg	0	1	0	1
	31	MF	André Ricardo	0	1	0	1
Own goals				4	0	4	8
TOTAL				87	14	34	135

Most assists

As of 19 May 2024

Rank	Pos.	Player	League	Cup	ECL	Total
1	FW	Andrija Živković	8	3	3	14
2	FW	Taison	10	0	3	13
	FW	Kiril Despodov	8	2	3	13
4	MF	Giannis Konstantelias	7	2	1	10
5	FW	Brandon Thomas	4	0	3	7
6	MF	Stefan Schwab	3	0	2	5
7	MF	Thomas Murg	4	0	0	4
	FW	Mbwana Samatta	4	0	0	4
	DF	Baba Rahman	3	0	1	4
10	DF	Joan Sastre	2	1	0	3

Clean sheets

As of 19 May 2024

Player	League	Cup	ECL	Total	Games played	Percentage
Dominik Kotarski	12	0	4	16	52	30,77%
Živko Živković	1	4	0	5	6	83,33%
Total	13	4	4	21	58	36,21%

Disciplinary record

As of 19 May 2024

S	P	N	Name	Super League			Greek Cup			Europa Conference League			Total
21	DF		Baba	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	13	0	0
71	FW		Brandon	7	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	0	0
4	DF		Koulierakis	6	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	0
8	MF		Meïté	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	1
22	MF		Schwab	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0
10	MF		Murg	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0
14	FW		A. Živković	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
11	FW		Taison	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1
16	DF		Kędziora	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	DF		Michailidis	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0
7	MF		Konstantelias	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
33	FW		Samatta	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0
77	FW		Despodov	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
15	DF		Troost-Ekong	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0
27	MF		Ozdoyev	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
42	GK		Kotarski	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	DF		Sastre	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
20	MF		Vieirinha	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF		Tsingaras	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0
19	DF		Jonny	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
55	DF		R. Soares	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	GK		Z. Živković	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
8	MF		Douglas Augusto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Awards

As has been voted by PAOK fans on official PAOK website and mobile app.

Player of the Month award Month Player Source July–August Andrija Živković [32] September Andrija Živković [33] October Taison [34] November Taison [35] December Thomas Murg [36] January Kiril Despodov [37] February Giannis Konstantelias [38] March Konstantinos Koulierakis [39] April Giannis Konstantelias [40] May Taison [41]

Season MVP award Player Source Andrija Živković [42] Best Goal of the season award Player Date Venue Opponent Score Result Source Taison 19 May 2024 Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki Aris 1–2 1–2 [43]