The Double-headed eagles derby is a

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derby between

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

and PAOK Thessaloniki. Both teams have the same roots, being

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from

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(AEK in

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and PAOK in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

), after the Greco-Turkish War, the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the

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. Both teams use the same emblem (

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), to reminisce the

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, but in different colors (

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and

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for AEK, black and

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for PAOK). The very first match between the two teams took place in

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium ( el, Γήπεδο Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης), commonly known as Leoforos Alexandras Stadium or Leoforos Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 19 ...

during the final phase of the 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship (8 March 1931; score: 1–1). The rivalry used to remain on-pitch for several years. However, since the Greek Cup Final of 2017 there is an ongoing, intense and overall exaggeration of the rivalry, further boosted after the championship conquered by AEK in 2018, when PAOK were deducted 3 points by court decision and AEK were given 3pts, which adjudged the title holder.

Statistics

OPAP Arena AEK PAOK 1939

*Record Greek League win ** AEK *** Home: AEK – PAOK 6–2,

Nikos Goumas Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Νίκος Γκούμας) was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens F.C. It is ...

, 24 April 1958
(Tzanoulas 9', 21', 38', 74', Kanakis 73', Nestoridis 87' – Gientzis 23', Kiourtzis 54')
and AEK – PAOK 6–2,

, 13 May 1962
(Zangilos 16', Nestoridis 24', 90', Tsachouridis 58', Gouvas 60', Skevofilakas 74' – Giakoumis 2', 50')
and AEK – PAOK 6–2,

, 8 May 2002
( Tsiartas 2', Nikolaidis 24', 53', Lakis 41', Konstantinidis 62', Ivić 90'+2' – Voskaridis 85', 89') *** Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4,

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, 13 April 2008
( Papastathopoulos 20',

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23', Liberopoulos 25', Kallon 82') ** PAOK *** Home: PAOK – AEK 5–0,

, 19 December 1982
( Koudas 11', Kostikos 50', Dimopoulos 60', 69', 85') *** Away: AEK – PAOK 1–3, Corinth Municipal Stadium, 1 May 1983
( Pellios 33' o.g. – Vasilakos 61', 90'+1', Koudas 82') *Record Greek Cup win ** AEK *** Home: AEK – PAOK 4–0,

, 18 April 1965
( Nestoridis 35' pen., 67', Papageorgiou 64', Papaioannou 89') *** Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4,

, 6 February 2002
( Tsiartas 27' pen., Lakis 39', Nikolaidis 47', Ivić 89') ** PAOK *** Home: PAOK – AEK 6–1,

, 3 February 1982
( Koudas 8', Dimopoulos 27', 52', 72', Guerino 66', Siggas 69' –

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25') *** Away: AEK – PAOK 0–2, Chalcis Municipal Stadium, 10 June 1981
( Damanakis 52', Georgopoulos 81') *Attendance record ** In

***Greek League: 54,800

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, 14 September 1985 ***Greek Cup: 72,240

, 29 June 1983 ** In

***Greek League: 45,252

, 19 December 1976 ***Greek Cup: 44,045

, 9 February 1977

Matches list

Panhellenic Championship (1927–28 - 1958–59)

Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)

¹ Match suspended at 72nd minute (score: 1–3). Remained as final result.
² Match suspended at 90th minute (score: 1–0). Awarded 0–3 to AEK. •There were no games in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons due to the relegation of AEK to lower divisions.

Greek Cup

• Series won: AEK 8, PAOK 14.

Top scorers

¹ Vasilios Vasilakos has also scored once for PAOK against AEK

Penalties and red cards

Including all the Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup games since 1959–60.

Head-to-head ranking in Super League

• Total: AEK 42 times higher, PAOK 21 times higher.

European records

AEK

PAOK

Last updated: 28 July 2022

Men in both teams

^* Borbokis returned to AEK in 2002 after joining PAOK for 2 and a half years.

References

External links

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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