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The 2026 - 2027 Superleague 2 season is renamed SUPERBET League 2 and will feature 16 teams. No more North and South groups, and no more play-offs/outs. Additionally, a new rule requires that each team has to have a Greek player on the pitch under 21 years old at all times. Teams taking part: AE Larisa Anagennisi Karditsa Apollon Kalamaria APS Zakynthos Asteras Aktor 'B' Athens Kallithea Ellas Syrou Marko FC Nestos Chrysoupolis Niki Volos Olympiakos Piraeus 'B' Panionios Athens Panserraikos Serres Panthrakikos Komotini PAOK Thessaloniki 'B' Pyrgos AFC

Today's PAOK semifinal game will be televised on ERT 2 Sport, which can be accessed through ERTFlix.

Oops, somehow I forgot about the play-off round. In any case I'd rather lose to Anderlecht than Hammarby.

VS MATCHUP: Dynamo Kiev - PAOK Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Europa League –Qualifying Round 2 - Leg 1 DATE: 23-July-2026 TIME: 20:00 EEST (17:00 UTC, 12:00 CDT, 03:00 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Lublin – Arena Lublin (15,247) REFEREES: Sandi Putros – Deniz Yurdakul, Esad Deronjic (Denmark) TELEVISION: OPEN Beyond (Greece) PAOK’s History against teams from Ukraine and Ukrainian SSR (Soviet Union) in European Competitions UKRAINIE (Independent nation) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017-2018: Olimpik Donetsk - PAOK 1:1 – (59. Henrique) att: 2,632 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 3, Leg 2) 2017-2018: PAOK – Olimpik Donetsk 2:0 – (24. Mak, 45. Cimirot) att: 13,960 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 3, Leg 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013-2014: Metalist Kharkov – PAOK 1:1 – (83. Necid) - Att: 39,286 – Champions League (Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 2) 2013-2014: PAOK – Metalist Kharkov 0:2 – Att:: no fans – Champions League (Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011-2012: Karpaty Lvov – PAOK 1:1 – (55. Balafas) - Att: 20,000 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 4 – Leg 2) 2011-2012: PAOK – Karpaty Lvov 2:0 – (15. Athanasiadis, 55. Lino) – Att:: 21,424 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 4 – Leg 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005-2006: Shakhtar Donetsk – PAOK 1:0 – Att: 25,500 – UEFA Cup (Group Stage - Round 1) 2005-2006: Metallurgh Donetsk – PAOK 2:2 – (41. Salpiggidis, 44. Konstantinidis) - Att: 15,000 – UEFA Cup (Round 1 – Leg 2) 2005-2006: PAOK – Metallurgh Donetsk 1:1 – (25. Salpiggidis) - Att: 7,893 – UEFA Cup (Round 1 – Leg 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UKRAINIAN SSR (Soviet Union) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976-1977: PAOK – Dynamo Kiev 0:2 – Att: 27,350 - Champions Cup (Round 2, Leg 2) 1976-1977: Dynamo Kiev – PAOK 4:0 – Att: 30,000 – Champions Cup (Round 2, Leg 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMES: 11 WINS: 2 TIES: 5 LOSSES: 4

At a minimum we need to eliminate Kiev. That way even if we lose to Anderlecht or Hammarby we are guaranteed Conference League League phase.

Not a fan of the thin stripes. Guess won't be getting this one.

NAME: Taha Abdi ALI POSITION: Left Winger JERSEY NUMBER: 22 BIRTHDAY: 01-July-1998 BIRTH PLACE: Stockholm, Sweden HEIGHT 1.74 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: 12.01.2024 (Estonia – Sweden 1:2) PREVIOUS TEAMS: Malmo FF, Helsinborgs IF, Vasteras SK, Orebro FK, Sollentuna FK, IFK Stocksund, Sundbybergs IK CONTRACT ENDS: 30-June-2029 SALARY: € per season

I hear 3 mil on radio this morning. As long as we break even we should be ok. Hate to see him go though.

NAME: Baptiste SANTAMARIA POSITION: Midfielder JERSEY NUMBER: 7 BIRTHDAY: 09-March-1995 BIRTH PLACE: Saint-Doulchard, France HEIGHT 1.83 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: PREVIOUS TEAMS: Valencia CF, OGC Nice, Stde ennais, SC Freiburg, Angers, Tours CONTRACT ENDS: 30-June-2027 SALARY: € 1,000,000 per season

Santamarias is here:

Also the Chatzidiakos deal is done as well, and he is expected in Thessaloniki in few days.

BTW, Kedziora played the whole game, but not as CB. He played in the RB position.

The game was played in Lublin, Poland. Looks like it's still wide open as to who we play. I prefer Universitatea.

Because Ali is much better player, including World Cup experience. He should be in good shape for our first European games, since the Swedish league is in full force and he just took part in the World Cup games in the past few weeks. It appears that if we wanted Giakoumakis we would have to spend around 7 mil Euro. He was very good for us last season, but not worth 7 mil. Same goes for Gianoulis. There is no way I would spend 5 mil to bring him to PAOK.

PAOK women's team will once again take part in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The team will start the competition in the qualifying rounds, and specifically in Group 1, which will take place at the Municipal Stadium in Veroia. The schedule is as follows: Semifinals 22-July-2026 11:00 EEST: Neftchi Baku - Budocnost 18:30 EEST: PAOK Thessaloniki - Hapoel Jerusalem 3RD PLACE GAME 25-July-2026 11:00 EEST: simifinal losers FINAL 25-July-2026 18:30 EEST: semifnal winners Only the winner of the final qualifies to the next stage.

Andriana Bontioti (800, 1,500 meters) was banned for 3 month for doping violation (cocaine). Her ban expires July 7, 2026.

3:2 win against AEK Larnaca. Chatsidis, Jeremejeff and Taison scoring the goals.

Link for the game:

Meniscus tear is the diagnosis. Will be out for over a month, if not longer.

1:1 at halftime. Mythou scored the PAOK goal. We had at least 5 other good chances to score. Expect a completely different lineup in the 2nd half.

Link to the game:

Starting lineup for today's pre-season friendly:

Another player we bid goodbye in recent days was also Sastre.