The

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rivalry between

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and PAOK is considered the fiercest intercity rivalry in

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and a large number of games between the two

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s have been stigmatized by nasty incidents.

History

Cultural rivalry

Thessalonians feel that Athens in general and especially Piraeus has consistently been favored by the Greek State over their city and state and the fans of Thessalonian teams consider their Athenian and Piraeus rivals, the so-called Π.Ο.Κ., the main reason that their teams have been marginalized.

Statistics

Head-to-head

Records

*Record Alpha Ethniki win **Olympiacos ***Home: Olympiacos – PAOK 6–0,

Karaiskakis Stadium The Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), commonly referred to as the Karaiskakis Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Καραϊσκάκη, ), is a football stadium in Piraeus, Attica, Greece, and the ...

, 3 June 1962
(Psichos 40', 47',

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76', 80', 81', 84' pen.) ***Away: PAOK – Olympiacos 0–4,

Toumba Stadium Toumba Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Τούμπας) is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is property of AC PAOK. The official name of the stadium is simply PAOK Stadium ( el, Στάδιο ΠΑΟΚ), but through the years it has become ...

, 27 January 1965
(Botinos 20', Gioutsos 47', Aganian 59',

74') **PAOK ***Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 6–1, Serres Stadium, 6 December 1987
( Bannon 5', Mavromatis 14', Siggas 18', Baniotis 41', Borbokis 75', 89' – Tsalouchidis 50') ***Away: Olympiacos – PAOK 0–4,

, 4 January 1976
( Terzanidis 24', Koudas 56', 62', Guerino 77') *Record Cup win **Olympiacos ***Home: Olympiacos – PAOK 4–0,

, 28 May 1975
( Persidis 16', Kritikopoulos 70', 90'+1', Losanta 73') ***Neutral field: Olympiacos – PAOK 4–0,

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, 11 March 1951
( Mouratis 27', Darivas 66', Drossos 75', 80') ***Away: PAOK – Olympiacos 1–2,

, 27 November 1996
( Zouboulis 20' – Alexandris 52',

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75' pen.) **PAOK ***Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 3–0,

, 9 January 1991
( Karageorgiou 6' pen., Borbokis 43',

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52') ***Neutral field: Olympiacos – PAOK 2–4,

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 ...

, 12 May 2001
(

78' pen., Choutos 90'+2' – Engomitis 4', Borbokis 31', Georgiadis 46', Nalitzis 85') ***Away: Olympiacos – PAOK 1–2,

, 6 February 1980
( Galakos 14' – Orfanos 12', Vassilakos 25')
and Olympiacos – PAOK 1–2,

Georgios Kamaras Stadium Georgios Kamaras Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Γεώργιος Καμάρας) is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Smyrnis. The stadium holds 14,200 ...

, 12 March 2003
( Choutos 76' – Georgiadis 30', Okkas 32') *Longest sequence of Alpha Ethniki wins **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 sequence of Cup wins **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 sequence of unbeaten Alpha Ethniki matches **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 ***Home: 21, 3 January 1971 – 24 May 1992 ***Away: 3, 30 September 2018 – 27 January 2021 *Longest sequence of unbeaten Cup matches **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 ***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 The Olympic Stadium of Athens " Spyros Louis" ( el, Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", ''Olympiakó Stádio Athinon "Spyros Louis"'') is a sports stadium in Athens, Greece. It is a part of the Athens Olympic ...

, 2 October 1988 **PAOK home: ***45,147 PAOK – Olympiacos 2–1,

, 5 December 1976

Matches list

Panhellenic Championship (1927–28 - 1958–59)

Super League Greece (1959–60 – present)

¹ Match suspended at 27th minute (score: 1–0). Olympiacos were awarded a 2–0 win.
² Match suspended at 83rd minute (score: 1–2). Remained as final result.
³ Match suspended before the kick-off. Olympiacos were awarded a 0–3 win.

Greek Cup

¹ Match suspended at 90th minute (score: 1–2). Olympiacos were awarded a 0–3 win.
² PAOK didn't show up in the match, so Olympiacos were awarded a 3–0 win and advanced to the Final. • Series won: Olympiacos 15, PAOK 9.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olympiacos And Paok Rivalry Greece football derbies Olympiacos F.C. PAOK