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Maccabi Tel Aviv won the cup in Israel so the updated Qualifying Round 2 seedings are as follows : SEEDED TEAMS Benfica Lisbon (POR) 90.000 Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 50.500 FC Midtjylland (DEN) 48.250 PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) 48.250 Maccabi tel Aviv (ISR) 32.500 Anderlecht Brussels (BEL) 30.750 - unknown - unknown UNSEEDED TEAMS Besiktas Istanbul (TUR) 15.500 Twente Enschede (NED) 13.585 Tromso IL (NOR) 8.247 FC Sankt Gallen (SUI) 6.940 Hammarby IF (SWE) 6.000 - unknown - unknown - unknown

Both friendlies are now confirmed: June 4, 2026, 20:00 EEST: Sweden - Greece (Strawberry Arena, Stockholm) June 7, 2026, 22:00 EEST: Greece - Italy (Pankrytio Stadium, Iraklio)

Upcoming PAOK players international duties: SENIOR NATIONAL TEAMS GREECE – Zafiris 04.06.2026 20:00 EEST: Sweden - Greece (Friendly) 07.06.2026 22:00 EEST: Greece – Italy (Friendly) SERBIA – Zivkovic 31.05.2026 17:30 EEST: Cape Verde - Serbia (Friendly) 05.06.2026 05:00 EEST: Mexico – Serbia (Friendly) POLAND - Kedziora 31.05.2026 18:30 EEST: Poland – Ukraine (Friendly) 03.06.2026 21:45 EEST: Poland – Nigeria (Friendly) MEXICO – Sanchez 01.06.2026 05:00 EEST: Mexico – Australia (Friendly) 05.06.2026 05:00 EEST: Mexico – Serbia (Friendly) 11.06.2026 22:00 EEST: Mexico – South Africa (World Cup) 19.06.2026 04:00 EEST: Mexico – South Korea (World Cup) 25.06.2026 04:00 EEST: Mexico – Czechia (World Cup) GHANA – Baba 02.06.2026 21:45 EEST: Wales - Ghana (Friendly) 18.06.2026 02:00 EEST: Ghana – Panama (World Cup) 23.06.2026 23:00 EEST: Ghana – England (World Cup) 28.06.2026 00:00 EEST: Ghana – Croatia (World Cup) YOUTH NATIONAL TEAMS GREECE U21 – Chatsidis, Polykratis, Sarris 27.05.2026 18:30 EEST: Croatia - Greece (Friendly) played in Croatia 30.05.2026 16:00 EEST: Greece – Qatar (Friendly) played in Croatia GREECE U19 – Argitidis, Aretis, Berdois, Gioka, Kyriazidis, Toursounidis 27.05.2026 10:00 EEST: Cyprus – Greece (Friendly) played in Cyprus 28.05.2026 12:30 EEST: Greece – England (Friendly) played in Cyprus 03.06.2026 18:00 EEST: Greece – Serbia (EURO Qualifying) played at Toumba Stadium 06.06.2026 18:00 EEST: Greece – Portugal (EURO Qualifying) played at Toumba Stadium 09.06.2026 18:00 EEST: Greece – Kazakhstan (EURO Qualifying) played at Toumba Stadium

Updated seedings above. The remaining teams will be decided by the cup finals results in Cyprus and Israel (2 teams) as well as teams qualifying from Round 1 (4 teams)

After winning the Greek Cup the women's PAOK Handball Club also won the Greek championship by defeating AEK 29:20 in third and deciding game to secure the title.

Not according to transfermarkt. Ozdoev should be ok as a backup. Just need some solid starters in those positions. Meite has nagging injuries, and Zafiris gas been a major disappointment for the money we paid for him.

Good job. Bravo to the ladies of PAOK.

Before signing anybody the team needs to clarify if we are keeping Lucescu as the coach. Next step should be a decision on which current players are staying and which are going. The following contracts expire on June 30, 2026 Vogliaco Lovren Baba Sastre Ozdoev Bianco Ivanusec Taison Giakoumakis Kedziora (automatic one year extension option) Meite (automatic one year extension option) BTW the team today announced that they are negotiating with Ozdoev for a contract extension.

Looks like the Italy game is back on. They agreed not to bring the U21 team.

The 4 mil will go to Lucescu for breaking his contract with us. We'll have to come up with more money to hire a replacement.

Greek Cup final takes place this Sunday. The girls are going to try and get the double this season. GREEK CUP - FINAL 24-MAY-2026, 17:00 EEST Agrinio - Panaitolikos Stadium PAOK Thessaloniki - Asteras Tripolis TV: ERT 2 Sport

Frantzeskakis is in a good form. I see him breaking the 80 meters this season. So far this year there are seven Greek hammer throwers with throws over 70 meters, and the son of Polychroniou at 69.15 meters is ranked 8th. BTW, Christos Polychroniou who is 2nd in the all time rankings with 80.08 meters has been banned for lifetime by IAAF for repeated doping violations.

Current Europa League Qualifying Round 2 seeding: SEEDED TEAMS Benfica Lisbon (POR) 90.000 Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 50.500 FC Midtjylland (DEN) 48.250 PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) 48.250 Anderlecht Brussels (BEL) 30.750 - unknown - unknown - unknown UNSEEDED TEAMS Besiktas Istanbul (TUR) 15.500 Twente Enschede (NED) 13.585 Tromso IL (NOR) 8.247 FC Sankt Gallen (SUI) 6.940 Hammarby IF (SWE) 6.000 - unknown - unknown - unknown

Let's take a look at the loans that PAOK will have to make decisions: Players loaned to PAOK: Ivanusec (Feyenoord) Bianco (Fiorentina) Vogliaco (Genoa) Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) I don't see us paying 5 mil to Cruz Azul for Giakoumakis, and there were rumors couple days ago from Mexico that PAOK decided not to pursue Giakoumakis. Ivanusec was a disappointment and has no spot on the team. Bianco is the only player that I would like to keep with the hope that he gets more playing time. Players loaned by PAOK: Chalov (Kayseispor) Shoretire (Zwolle) Gomez (Albacete) Lyratzis (Panserraikos) Gugegashvili (Atromitos) Balomenos (Anagennisi Karditsa) I don't see any of those players rejoining PAOK for next season.

The friendly with Italy might not be happening. Italian FA has decided to send the U21 team, which EPO is not happy about it and is trying to find another opponent to replace them.

Now that the 2025-2026 season is over I am opening pash's favorite topic. Let the rumors start.

Europa League Qualifying Round 2 it is after the disaster of a season. We will need to eliminate three teams to reach the league phase. We should be seeded in all three rounds. There will be some tough unseeded teams along the way, and with our luck we will be drawn against them. The draw for Qualifying Round 2 will be made on June 17. Leg 1 will be played on July 23 and the return leg will take place on July 30.

This season was a total disaster. Drastic changes need to happen. There are no excuses starting at the top and all the way to the bottom.

Mythou 2:0

Ozdoev 1:0

Zafiris major disappointment so far as PAOK player.

Way too many errors by PAOK players. Need to pick it up if we plan in winning this game.

Looks like Kenny is ok and will be available. Despodov, Lovren, Camara will watch the game on TV.

I watched the game, and the goal was a beauty. Specially since it came at the ending minutes of the game.

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