The 2012–13 season was PAOK Football Club's 87th in existence and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in the Third Round and also competed in UEFA Europa League starting from the third qualifying round.
On 31 May 2012, Georgios Donis signed a two-year contract, becoming PAOK's manager after the sacking of László Bölöni in the end of 2011–12 season.
Season overview On 23 May, it was announced that 35-year-old Pablo García renewed his contract with the club's outfit for one more year. On 25 May, PAOK released László Bölöni from the position of first team head coach, after a one-year cooperation. On 25 May, Lino also renewed his contract for one more year. On 28 May, Pantelis Konstantinidis resigned from the position of vice-president and technical director, claiming a different perception and philosophy, on the strategy to be followed for the new season. On 31 May, PAOK appointed Georgios Donis as the new manager on a two-year contract, with immediate effect. On 7 June, it was announced that club's new technical director would be Georgios Georgiadis. On 1 July, Kostas Chalkias, Sotiris Balafas, Bruno Cirillo, Vladimir Ivić and Mirosław Sznaucner leave PAOK upon the expiry of their contracts. The players were part of the main squad for the last years. On 5 July, the team departed for Arnhem, Netherlands where the players would prepare for the upcoming season. On 6 July, the Defender Bongani Khumalo joined PAOK on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. On 8 July, PAOK completed the signing of Guinean striker Sambégou Bangoura from Panseraikos on a free transfer. On 20 July, Kostas Stafylidis agreed to sign a 5-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The transfer was reported to be worth €1.5 million. PAOK kept the player for one year as a loan. On 26 July, after the friendly match against PSV Eindhoven, Georgios Donis announced that Guinean Sambégou Bangoura, was not counted for the upcoming season. On 27 July, when Dario Krešić realised that he is not counted as the main goalkeeper of the team, asked to leave from the club. PAOK released him the next day. On 28 July Stelios Malezas was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf on a transfer that was reported to be worth €450 thousand. The player leaves the club after nine years and 129 appearances. On 10 August Russian businessman Ivan Savvidi bought 51% of shares of the Club making him the major shareholder. PAOK passes to a new era, after many years of financial problems. On 13 August, centre back Matheus Vivian and midfielder Liam Lawrence join PAOK on a two-year contract. On 31 October, midfielder Ergys Kace signed his first professional contract, with a duration of 4,5 years. The new contract came as an award for the good appearances that he made. On 11 December, PAOK agreed on a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Greece national football team captain, Kostas Katsouranis. On 14 December the player was officially presented by club's president.
Players
Current squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Notes Goalkeepers 1 Jacobo Sanz Ovejero GK 10 July 1983 (30) Asteras Tripolis 21 Asterios Giakoumis GK 3 May 1988 (25) Agrotikos Asteras 27 Charles Itandje GK 2 November 1982 (30) AtromitosIn in Winter TW 71 Panagiotis Glykos GK 3 June 1986 (27) Olympiacos Volos Defenders 2 Alexis Apostolopoulos RB 7 November 1991 (21)Youth system 3 Kostas Stafylidis LB 2 December 1993 (19)Youth system 4 Giorgos Katsikas CB 14 June 1990 (22) Iraklis 6 Dimitris Stamou CB 27 April 1991 (22) Iraklis Out in Winter TW 13 Gordon Schildenfeld CB 18 March 1985 (27) Dynamo MoscowIn in Winter TW 16 Lino LB, LW 1 June 1977 (36) Porto 22 Dimitris Konstantinidis RB 2 June 1994 (18) Youth system 30 Bongani Khumalo CB 6 January 1987 (26) Tottenham Hotspur 39 Christos Intzidis CB 9 January 1993 (20) Youth system 44 Matheus Vivian CB 5 April 1982 (31) Nantes 77 Etto RB 8 March 1981 (32) Dinamo Zagreb Midfielders 5 Pablo García (Captain) DM 11 May 1977 (36) Real Madrid 8 Kostas Panagiotoudis DM 3 December 1994 (19) Youth systemOut in Winter TW 9 Zvonimir Vukić AM 19 July 1979 (33) PartizanIn in Winter TW 10 Dimitrios Pelkas AM / DM 26 October 1993 (19) Youth system 18 Georgios Fotakis AM / DM 29 October 1981 (31) AEL 20 Liam Lawrence AM / RW 13 December 1981 (31) Portsmouth 25 Costin Lazăr DM / AM 24 April 1981 (32) Rapid București 26 Ergys Kaçe DM 8 July 1993 (20) Youth system 28 Kostas Katsouranis DM / CB 21 June 1979 (33) PanathinaikosIn in Winter TW 62 Sekou Oliseh AM 5 June 1990 (22) CSKA MoscowIn in Winter TW 70 Stelios Kitsiou DM 28 September 1993 (20) Youth system 95 Dimitris Popovic M 11 February 1995 (21) Youth system Forwards 7 Giorgos Georgiadis RW / LW 14 November 1987 (25) Panserraikos 11 Bertrand Robert LW 16 November 1983 (29) Panthrakikos 14 Dimitris Salpigidis (Vice-captain) RW / CF 18 August 1981 (31) Panathinaikos 33 Stefanos Athanasiadis CF 24 December 1988 (24) Youth system 90 Abdoul Camara W / CF 20 February 1990 (22) SochauxIn in Winter TW 99 Apostolos Giannou CF / AM 25 January 1990 (23) KavalaOut in Winter TW
Last updated: 31 January 2013 Source: Squad at PAOK FC official website
Transfers
In
Out
Last updated: 31 January 2013
Current technical staff
Georgios Kostikos
Kit
Pre-season and friendlies
| style="vertical-align:top;"| DatePlaceOpponentsResultF – ASource10 July 2012Heelsum Oțelul Galați0–1Report14 July 2012Arnhem Mons2–0Report18 July 2012ArnhemZwolle4–1Report21 July 2012Arnhem Mallorca0–0Report | style="vertical-align:top;"|
DatePlaceOpponentsResultF – ASource26 July 2012ThessalonikiPSV Eindhoven0–2Report14 August 2012Thessaloniki Skoda Xanthi2–1Report8 September 2012Thessaloniki Panserraikos1–0Report11 October 2012LitochoroVataniakos2–0Report
Competitions
Overview
Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Last updated: 21 April 2013Source: Super League Greece, PAOK FC official website
Play-offs
Matches
Greek Cup
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Last updated: 19 April 2013Source: epo.gr PAOK FC official website
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Last updated: 30 August 2012Source: PAOK FC at uefa.com
Statistics
Squad statistics
! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Defenders
! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Midfielders
! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Forwards
1Out in Winter TW 2In in Winter TW
Goalscorers
PlayerSuper LeagueGreek CupPlay-offsEuropa LeagueTotal 133FW Athanasiadis1351423214FW Dimitris Salpingidis932014328MF Kostas Katsouranis21205420MF Liam Lawrence31004525MF Costin Lazăr 21003611MF Bertrand Robert20013718MF Giorgos Fotakis2100384DF Giorgos Katsikas20013999FW Apostolos Giannou120031090FW Abdoul Camara20002119MF Zvonimir Vukić200021216DF Lino20002137MF Giorgos Georgiadis10012143DF Kostas Stafylidis110021526MF Ergys Kaçe100011610MF Dimitrios Pelkas000111713DF Gordon Schildenfeld001011862MF Sekou Oliseh00101Own goals10001TOTALS46157876
Last updated: All matches Source: Match reports in Competitive matches 0 shown as blank
Assists PlayerPositionSuper LeagueGreek CupEuropa LeagueTotalNotes1 Liam Lawrence24172 Dimitris Salpingidis516 Stefanos Athanasiadis31264 Bertrand Robert3145 Giorgios Fotakis22 Etto112 Costin Lazăr112 Lino112 Kostas Katsouranis22In in Winter TW Abdoul Camara112In in Winter TW11 Ergys Kace11 Alexis Apostolopoulos11 Gordon Schildenfeld11In in Winter TW Sekou Oliseh11In in Winter TW Last updated: 17 April 2013 Source: superleaguegreece.net, uefa.com, paokfc.gr 0 shown as blank
Disciplinary record NameSuper LeagueGreek CupEuropa LeagueTotalNotes44DFMatheus Vivian2112225MFCostin Lazăr411151120MFLiam Lawrence6116114DFGiorgos Katsikas511611GKJacobo313114FWDimitris Salpingidis1112171GKPanagiotis Glikos113DFKostas Stafylidis3114122DFDimitris Konstantinidis111126MFErgys Kaçe8111033FWStefanos Athanasiadis821028MFKostas Katsouranis55In in Winter TW18MFGiorgos Fotakis5530DFBongani Khumalo31477DFEtto31416DFLino4413DFGordon Schildenfeld33In in Winter TW10MFDimitrios Pelkas11270MFStelios Kitsiou2290FWAbdoul Camara22In in Winter TW2DFAlexis Apostolopoulos117FWGiorgos Georgiadis1139DFChristos Intzidis118MFKostas Panagiotoudis11Out in Winter TW7FWApostolos Giannou1111FWBertrand Robert115MFPablo García119MFZvonimir Vukić11TOTAL73373007108348
Last updated: 14 April 2013 Source: Match reports in competitive matches, superleaguegreece.net, uefa.com, paokfc.gr Only competitive matches Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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Overall {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total !Home !Away |- |align=left| Games played || 39 || 19 || 20 |- |align=left| Games won || 24 || 16 || 8 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 9 || 2 || 7 |- |align=left| Games lost || 6 || 1 || 5 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 6–0 vs Kallithea || 6–0 vs Kalithea || 3–0 vs Skoda Xanthi 4–1 vs Panthrakikos |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0–3 vs Rapid Wien || 0–1 vs Skoda Xanthi || 0–3 vs Rapid Wien |- |align=left| Biggest win (League) || 4–1 vs Aris || 4–1 vs Aris ||4–1 vs Panthrakikos 3–0 vs Skoda Xanthi |- |align=left| Biggest win (Cup) || 6–0 vs Kalithea|| 6–0 vs Kalithea ||3–1 vs Aiginiakos |- |align=left| Biggest win (Europe) || 4–1 vs Bnei Yehuda || 4–1 vs Bnei Yehuda || 2–0 vs Bnei Yehuda |- |align=left| Biggest loss (League) || 0–2 vs Panathinaikos || 0–1 vs Skoda Xanthi || 0–2 vs Panathinaikos |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Cup) || 0–2 vs Kallithea || ||0–2 vs Kallithea |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Europe) || 0–3 vs Rapid Wien || ||0–3 vs Rapid Wien |- |align=left| Goals scored || 65 || 42 || 23 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 28 || 11 || 17 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +37 || +31 || +6 |- |align=left| Average per game || 1.67 || 2.21 || 1.15 |- |align=left| Average per game || 0.72 || 0.58 || 0.85 |- |align=left| Yellow cards || 92 || 36 || 56 |- |align=left| Red cards || 12 || 4 || 8 |- |align=left| Most appearances || Stefanos Athanasiadis Ergys Kace Dimitris Salpingidis (33)|| colspan=2|– |- |align=left| Most minutes played || Stefanos Athanasiadis (2894) || colspan=2|– |- |align=left| Most goals || Stefanos Athanasiadis (21) || colspan=2|– |- |align=left| Most assists || Liam Lawrence (7) || colspan=2|– |- |align=left| Winning rate || 61.54% || 84.21% || 40%
References
External links PAOK FC official website PAOK FC at Super League official website