Panathinaikos–PAOK rivalry

The rivalry between Panathinaikos and PAOK is the football rivalry between two of the most popular teams of the two biggest cities in Greece, the capital of Athens and Thessaloniki. In general terms, there is mutual respect between the two clubs and the rivalry has been focused mainly on the pitch throughout the decades.^[1] The Panathinaikos vs PAOK match is the most-played in Greek Alpha Ethniki/Super League history (1959–present) at 158 games (up until the 2024–25 season).

Panathinaikos and PAOK rivalry

Location	Greece
Teams	Panathinaikos PAOK
First meeting	8 February 1931 Panhellenic Championship PAOK 1–3 Panathinaikos
Latest meeting	27 April 2025 Super League Greece PAOK 2–1 Panathinaikos
Next meeting	TBD
Stadiums	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium/Athens Olympic Stadium (Panathinaikos) Toumba Stadium (PAOK)
Statistics
Most wins	Panathinaikos (97)
Largest victory	Panathinaikos 7–1 PAOK (28 June 1931)

Statistics

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, home of Panathinaikos

Toumba Stadium, home of PAOK

Head-to-head

	Panathinaikos wins	Draws	PAOK wins
Panhellenic Championship (1927 — 1959)
At Panathinaikos home	8	2	0
At PAOK home	5	1	4
Total	13	3	4
Alpha Ethniki / Super League Greece (1959 — present)
At Panathinaikos home	49	19	11
At PAOK home	22	17	40
Total	71	36	51
Greek Cup
At Panathinaikos home	6	2	2
At PAOK home	3	1	10
Neutral field	3	0	1
Total	12	3	13
Greek League Cup
At Panathinaikos home	0	0	0
At PAOK home	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0
Total
	97	42	68

Matches list

Panhellenic Championship (1927 — 1959)

	Panathinaikos – PAOK in Athens									PAOK – Panathinaikos in Thessaloniki
Season		Date		Venue		Score		Att.		Date		Venue		Score		Att.
1930–31		28 June 1931		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		7–1		N/A		8 February 1931		Aris Old Stadium		1–3		N/A
1931–32		10 July 1932		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		N/A		6 March 1932		Aris Old Stadium		3–1		N/A
1935–36		8 December 1935		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		N/A		7 January 1936		PAOK Old Stadium		1–6		N/A
1936–37		11 April 1937		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		N/A		30 May 1937		PAOK Old Stadium		2–01		N/A
1953–54		4 July 1954		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		N/A		23 May 1954		PAOK Old Stadium		0–1		N/A
1954–55		2 March 1955		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–2		N/A		3 July 1955		PAOK Old Stadium		0–2		N/A
1955–56		6 June 1956		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–1		N/A		8 April 1956		PAOK Old Stadium		1–0		N/A
1956–57		19 May 1957		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–1		N/A		13 February 1957		PAOK Old Stadium		0–1		N/A
1957–58		23 March 1958		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		N/A		29 June 1958		PAOK Old Stadium		2–2		N/A
1958–59		14 June 1959		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–0		N/A		8 March 1959		PAOK Old Stadium		1–0		N/A

¹ PAOK were awarded a 2–0 walkover.

Alpha Ethniki / Super League Greece (1959 — present)

	Panathinaikos – PAOK in Athens									PAOK – Panathinaikos in Thessaloniki
Season		Date		Venue		Score		Att.		Date		Venue		Score		Att.
1959–60		7 February 1960		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		11,441		17 July 1960		Toumba Stadium		0–2		4,962
1960–61		19 February 1961		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		N/A		2 October 1960		Toumba Stadium		0–1		N/A
1961–62		17 December 1961		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–1		22,449		20 May 1962		Toumba Stadium		2–1		N/A
1962–63		3 December 1962		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		24,229		28 April 1963		Toumba Stadium		1–1		20,131
1963–64		19 April 1964		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		4–0		18,374		15 December 1963		Toumba Stadium		0–1		13,874
1964–65		11 October 1964		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		24,373		14 February 1965		Toumba Stadium		0–0		8,543
1965–66		23 January 1966		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		15,901		8 May 1966		Toumba Stadium		1–3		21,020
1966–67		16 April 1967		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–0		20,449		26 December 1966		Toumba Stadium		0–0		18,870
1967–68		22 April 1968		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		19,803		24 December 1967		Toumba Stadium		2–1		18,886
1968–69		1 June 1969		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		22,787		12 January 1969		Toumba Stadium		1–2		26,572
1969–70		28 September 1969		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		22,985		8 February 1970		Toumba Stadium		0–1		33,136
1970–71		17 January 1971		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–0		18,730		6 June 1971		Toumba Stadium		3–2		18,452
1971–72		9 January 1972		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		25,968		28 May 1972		Toumba Stadium		1–0		40,051
1972–73		18 March 1973		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–21		—		29 October 1972		Toumba Stadium		1–0		39,500
1973–74		10 March 1974		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–2		24,877		21 October 1973		Toumba Stadium		1–1		42,318
1974–75		1 December 1974		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		23,886		5 April 1975		Toumba Stadium		2–0		30,418
1975–76		15 February 1976		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		24,646		5 October 1975		Toumba Stadium		3–1		18,615
1976–77		16 January 1977		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–0		23,684		12 June 1977		Toumba Stadium		0–0		44,705
1977–78		11 September 1977		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–0		22,572		22 January 1978		Toumba Stadium		3–1		22,061
1978–79		24 December 1978		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–2		11,407		25 April 1979		Toumba Stadium		3–0		27,656
1979–80		18 November 1979		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–0		20,007		9 March 1980		Toumba Stadium		0–2		29,992
1980–81		22 March 1981		Georgios Kamaras Stadium		0–0		11,086		26 October 1980		Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium		4–2		18,131
1981–82		7 March 1982		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		24,000		25 October 1981		Toumba Stadium		2–0		20,257
1982–83		26 June 1983		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		6,704		6 February 1983		Toumba Stadium		2–0		19,164
1983–84		6 November 1983		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–0		24,400		18 March 1984		Toumba Stadium		1–0		34,256
1984–85		20 January 1985		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–1		74,043		16 June 1985		Toumba Stadium		1–1		35,914
1985–86		2 March 1986		Athens Olympic Stadium		5–0		46,961		20 October 1985		Toumba Stadium		0–1		21,448
1986–87		1 November 1986		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–0		29,663		15 March 1987		Toumba Stadium		2–3		22,166
1987–88		1 November 1987		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–1		18,552		28 February 1988		Toumba Stadium		4–1		36,305
1988–89		12 March 1989		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		13,771		13 November 1988		Toumba Stadium		1–0		25,291
1989–90		27 May 1990		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–2		32,141		21 January 1990		Toumba Stadium		2–1		25,100
1990–91		23 September 1990		Athens Olympic Stadium		3–02		31,314		17 February 1991		Toumba Stadium		1–1		15,303
1991–92		31 May 1992		Athens Olympic Stadium		5–1		8,236		19 January 1992		Toumba Stadium		1–0		21,838
1992–93		7 March 1993		Athens Olympic Stadium		5–0		17,903		25 October 1992		Toumba Stadium		1–1		8,054
1993–94		9 April 1994		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–0		4,593		11 December 1993		Toumba Stadium		3–1		6,728
1994–95		30 October 1994		Athens Olympic Stadium		3–0		22,883		19 March 1995		Toumba Stadium		2–0		21,114
1995–96		10 December 1995		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–0		10,179		5 May 1996		Toumba Stadium		0–1		13,832
1996–97		1 December 1996		Athens Olympic Stadium		5–0		4,873		26 March 1997		Toumba Stadium		1–0		13,110
1997–98		22 March 1998		Athens Olympic Stadium		3–1		10,432		16 November 1997		Toumba Stadium		2–1		16,877
1998–99		28 February 1999		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–1		21,237		20 September 1998		Toumba Stadium		2–0		12,996
1999–00		3 October 1999		Athens Olympic Stadium		1–1		30,928		20 February 2000		Toumba Stadium		1–3		20,888
2000–01		10 March 2001		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		5–2		9,914		18 November 2000		Toumba Stadium		2–2		12,978
2001–02		9 December 2001		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–2		10,337		31 March 2002		Toumba Stadium		2–2		22,000
2002–03		26 January 2003		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		13,620		25 August 2002		Toumba Stadium		4–1		26,800
2003–04		30 November 2003		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–0		9,658		25 April 2004		Toumba Stadium		1–2		17,805
2004–05		29 December 2004		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		11,001		8 May 2005		Toumba Stadium		1–1		17,845
2005–06		30 October 2005		Athens Olympic Stadium		1–0		21,538		11 March 2006		Toumba Stadium		0–1		Cl. doors
2006–07		24 September 2006		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–1		21,356		3 February 2007		Toumba Stadium		2–1		8,795
2007–08		29 September 2007		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		10,048		27 January 2008		Toumba Stadium		0–1		19,000
2008–09		8 February 2009		Athens Olympic Stadium		3–0		26,430		19 October 2008		Toumba Stadium		0–0		25,795
		24 May 2009 (p-o)		Athens Olympic Stadium		4–1		14,673		10 May 2009 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		0–1		27,703
2009–10		25 October 2009		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–1		19,875		21 February 2010		Toumba Stadium		2–1		23,104
2010–11		16 October 2010		Athens Olympic Stadium		1–0		Cl. doors		6 February 2011		Toumba Stadium		0–1		22,008
		22 May 2011 (p-o)		Athens Olympic Stadium		1–0		19,824		8 May 2011 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		2–1		19,391
2011–12		4 March 2012		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–2		Cl. doors		30 October 2011		Toumba Stadium		1–3		19,002
		13 May 2012 (p-o)		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–0		3,012		10 May 2012 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		1–0		11,484
2012–13		18 November 2012		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–0		13,511		17 March 2013		Toumba Stadium		2–0		19,856
2013–14		9 February 2014		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		11,113		6 October 2013		Toumba Stadium		2–1		24,633
		4 May 2014 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		11,713		17 May 2014 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		1–0		Cl.doors
2014–15		8 March 2015		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		4–3		Cl. doors		9 November 2014		Toumba Stadium		1–2		24,905
		31 May 2015 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–0		12,964		27 May 2015 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		0–1		9,473
2015–16		21 February 2016		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–2		8,318		25 October 2015		Toumba Stadium		3–1		15,374
		15 May 2016 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		8,178		31 May 2016 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		1–1		20,156
2016–17		4 December 2016		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–0		5,221		9 Αpril 2017		Toumba Stadium		3–0		17,209
		17 May 2017 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–33		4,111		31 May 2017 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		2–3		12,362
2017–18		29 April 2018		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–3		8,649		10 December 2017		Toumba Stadium		4–0		26,140
2018–19		3 March 2019		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–2		9,453		29 October 2018		Toumba Stadium		2–0		20,389
2019–20		2 February 2020		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–0		19,133		3 November 2019		Toumba Stadium		2–2		22,466
		13 June 2020 (p-o)		Athens Olympic Stadium		0–0		Cl. doors		8 July 2020 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		0–0		Cl. doors
2020–21		14 March 2021		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		Cl. doors		20 December 2020		Toumba Stadium		2–1		Cl. doors
		4 April 2021 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		3–0		Cl. doors		25 April 2021 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		0–0		Cl. doors
2021–22		7 November 2021		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–3		12,792		6 February 2022		Toumba Stadium		2–1		Cl. doors
		3 April 2022 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–1		9,416		17 May 2022 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		2–0		7,437
2022–23		22 January 2023		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		0–3		13,612		2 October 2022		Toumba Stadium		1–2		21,074
		3 May 2023 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		1–1		13,491		23 April 2023 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		1–2		12,880
2023–24		1 October 2023		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–2		11,530		28 January 2024		Toumba Stadium		2–1		Cl.doors
		31 March 2024 (p-o)		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium		2–3		13,209		15 May 2024 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		4–1		22,281
2024–25		5 January 2025		Athens Olympic Stadium		2–1		Cl. doors		15 September 2024		Toumba Stadium		0–0		18,511
		13 April 2025 (p-o)		Athens Olympic Stadium		3–1		14,350		27 April 2025 (p-o)		Toumba Stadium		2–1		18,275

¹ PAOK were awarded a 0–2 walkover.

² Match suspended at 77th minute.

³ Match suspended at 55th minute (score: 1–0). PAOK were awarded a 0–3 win.

Greek Cup

^[2]

Season	Round	Panathinaikos – PAOK				PAOK – Panathinaikos				Winner
		Date	Venue	Atten.	Score	Date	Venue	Atten.	Score
1948–49	Semi-finals					10–04–1949	PAOK Old Stadium	N/A	0–1	PAO
1950–51	Semi-finals					28–02–1951	PAOK Old Stadium	N/A	1–0	PAOK
1954–55	Final	12–06–1955	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	6,729	2–0					PAO
1967–68	Quarter-finals					07–07–1968	Toumba Stadium	12,263	1–2 (a.e.t.); susp.*	PAO
1970–71	Quarter-finals					05–05–1971	Toumba Stadium	28,830	3–2	PAOK
1971–72	Final	05–07–1972	Karaiskakis Stadium	34,831	1–2					PAOK
1972–73	Quarter-finals					18–04–1973	Toumba Stadium	38,869	2–0	PAOK
1976–77	Final	22–06–1977	Karaiskakis Stadium	28,490	2–1					PAO
1981–82	Semi-finals	02–06–1982	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	24,000	2–0	19–05–1982	Toumba Stadium	38,774	1–0	PAO
1984–85	Semi-finals	22–05–1985	Athens Olympic Stadium	48,104	2–0	05–06–1985	Toumba Stadium	40,561	4–0	PAOK
1990–91	Semi-finals	03–04–1991	Athens Olympic Stadium	18,607	2–0	24–04–1991	Toumba Stadium	25,918	1–0	PAO
1993–94	Round of 16	15–12–1993	Athens Olympic Stadium	3,532	0–0	29–12–1993	Toumba Stadium	14,690	0–0 (a.e.t.); 4–5 (p)	PAO
2006–07	Quarter-finals	31–01–2007	Athens Olympic Stadium	23,747	3–1 (a.e.t.)	17–01–2007	Toumba Stadium	13,924	2–1	PAO
2013–14	Final	26–04–2014	Athens Olympic Stadium	44,356	4–1					PAO
2016–17	Semi-finals	12–04–2017	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	2–0	27–04–2017	Toumba Stadium	N/A	4–0	PAOK
2019–20	Quarter-finals	12–02–2020	Athens Olympic Stadium	N/A	0–1	05–02–2020	Toumba Stadium	N/A	2–0	PAOK
2021–22	Final	21–05–2022	Athens Olympic Stadium	45,409	1–0					PAO
2022–23	Quarter-finals	26–01–2023	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	1–1	18–01–2023	Toumba Stadium	N/A	2–0	PAOK
2023–24	Semi-finals	21–02–2024	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium	N/A	1–2 (a.e.t.); 6–5 (p)	14–02–2024	Toumba Stadium	N/A	0–1	PAO

^* Match suspended at 115th minute.

• Series won: Panathinaikos 11, PAOK 8.

Greek League Cup

	Panathinaikos – PAOK in Athens									PAOK – Panathinaikos in Thessaloniki
Season		Round		Venue		Score		Att.		Round		Venue		Score		Att.
1989–90										First round		Toumba Stadium		0–2		Cl. doors