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rivalry between

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

and

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

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 (), commonly referred to as the Karaiskakis Stadium (, ), is a Association football, football stadium in Piraeus, Attica, Greece, and the home ground of the Piraeus football club Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos. It i ...

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

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

Toumba Stadium Toumba Stadium () is a multi–purpose stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece, mainly used for association football, football. It is property of P.A.O.K., AC PAOK and hosts PAOK FC since its completion in 1959. The official name of the stadium is simply ...

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

74') **PAOK ***Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 6–1,

Serres Municipal Stadium The Serres Municipal Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Serres, Greece.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Panserraikos.The stadium holds 9,500, was built in 1926 and renovated numerous times. The reco ...

, 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,

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (), commonly known as Leoforos Alexandras Stadium or Leoforos Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest currently active football stadium in ...

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

Nikos Goumas Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of the Athens urban area, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK. It is now replaced by Agia Sophia Stadium ...

, 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 () 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 and was built in 1948. It was used by Olympiacos ...

, 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 "Spyridon Louis, Spyros Louis" (, ''Olympiakó Stádio Athinón "Spýros Loúis"'') is a sports stadium in Marousi, in the north section of Athens, Greece. With a total capacity of 75,000, it is the largest sports v ...

, 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 Football derbies in Greece Olympiacos F.C. P.A.O.K.