PAOK in Europe 2025-2026 (News, Draws, Rankings)

[Dutch Eagle]

Another year of (hopefully a lot of) ekdromes.

If the Gavro winst the cup we start in EL-Q3. Draw is July 21st. Matches to be played on August 7th and 14th.

If OFI wins the cup we start CoL-Q2. Draw is June 18th. Matches to be played on July 24 and 31st.

[Dutch Eagle]

We might even start in EL-PO:

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=6453&sid=45422dd06f35c009f29387e78dde6083&start=315

A lot of if's though but always nice to have a look and see if can get a  later start and attract better players.

[PaokCT]

Too much to read ; What needs to happen for that @Dutch Eagle

[Dutch Eagle]

Just read between the second and third red line, re debeli.

Basically Red Bull Salzburg must finish 2nd or 4th in order to be in CL or CoL and clear our path if Oly wins the cup. If OFI winst the cup the scenarios can be deleted and forgotten.

So, that's a fee (coming to you) of only € 150,00 excl. VAT because you are my friend. 

[pash]

You got off lucky bud; these sleezy lawyers can easily take you to the cleaners!

[PaokCT]

Confirmed to be in the seeded pot for Q3 

[Blackhawk]

Which basically means that we need to win two qualifying rounds to reach the League Phase of Europa League, or win one qualifying round to reach the League Phase of Conference League.

[pash]

If we lose either round in the EL qualifiers, we will also take the seeding of the team that beats us. That could hurt (though it seems there is a chance some decent teams could potentially be drawn against us in the EL). No reason to assume we can't make it, though.

[Blackhawk]

Here is the current situation in the Europa League Qualifying Round 3, where PAOK will start the 2025-2026 European season. Only confirmed teams are listed.

EUROPA LEAGUE - QUALIFYING ROUND 3  (August 7/August 14)

Seeded Teams

PAOK Thessaloniki      42.250

Unseeded Teams (possible opponents for PAOK)

Wolfsberger AC  (AUT)    9.500
Fredrikstad FK    (NOR)    7.937

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If we qualify:

EUROPA LEAGUE - PLAYOFF ROUND  (August 21/August 28)

Seeded Teams

PAOK Thessaloniki      42.250

Unseeded Teams (possible opponents for PAOK)

Racing Genk  (BEL)          11.370
FC Aberdeen  (SCO)         9.500
Sigma Olomouc  (CZE)     8.820

[pash]

For country coefficient points, gotta be most valuable to get the Austrians followed by the Czechs right?

[Dutch Eagle]

On 5/27/2025 at 10:25 PM, pash said:

For country coefficient points, gotta be most valuable to get the Austrians followed by the Czechs right?

Yes and no. Yes, if we get the points against them and they don't. No, as the system is some kind of a pervert one as one can harvest points easier in the Conference League. So the "relegated" teams/countries could be better of playing on a lower level. 

[Dutch Eagle]

If all seeded teams win and unseeded do not (the presumption of this seedingsystem) the qualified teams for EL Q3 would be like this:

Seeded clubs                       

Shakhtar Donetsk 
Sporting Braga
PAOK      
FC Midtjylland
Legia Warsaw
Anderlecht
Partizan

Unseeded clubs               

Sheriff Tiraspol 
FC Lugano
Panathinaikos
Servette FC 
Wolfsberger AC
Frederikstad FK
SK Brann Bergen

There will be probably be 2 groups as the rules do not allow a clash with Pana. 

What to pick/prefer? Problem is that Wolfsberger or Brann could eliminate Viktoria Plzen, Glasgow Rangers or Red Bull Salzburg and you will face them. But they would not be eliminated if they were good, wouldn't they?

Anyway, the draw is Monday July 21st. In 7 weeks and 1 day we will know.

[PaokCT]

I still think it is absolutely crazy how UEFA does coefficient points. How the hell are we above Anderlecht? Used to be in Champions League all the time, over 200 matches played in Champions League play. I get it's based on the last 5 years, etc...

UEFA really needs to give point multipliers. A group stage win in the Conf league should not be the same as a win in the Champions League. A win vs PSG (HA) should not be equal to a win vs that Nymph team. 

[Blackhawk]

Here is how things stand after this weekend. Only confirmed teams are listed.

EUROPA LEAGUE - QUALIFYING ROUND 3  (August 7/August 14)

Seeded Teams

PAOK Thessaloniki      42.250

Unseeded Teams (possible opponents for PAOK)

Wolfsberger AC  (AUT)    9.500
Fredrikstad FK    (NOR)    7.937

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If we qualify:

EUROPA LEAGUE - PLAYOFF ROUND  (August 21/August 28)

Seeded Teams

PAOK Thessaloniki             42.250 
Young Boys Bern  (SWI)    34.500

Unseeded Teams (possible opponents for PAOK)

Racing Genk  (BEL)          11.370
FC Aberdeen  (SCO)         9.500
Sigma Olomouc  (CZE)     8.820
Samsunspor  (TUR)           8.780

If we don't qualify:

EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE - PLAYOFF ROUND  (August 21/August 28)

Seeded Teams

AC Fiorentina  (ITA)              62.000
PAOK Thessaloniki               42.250 
Nottingham Forest  (ENG)   23.039
Rayo Vallecano  (ESP)         18.890

Unseeded Teams (possible opponents for PAOK)

 

[Dutch Eagle]

@Blackhawk: It will be tricky if we drop to the Conference League as the assumption of UEFA is that the club with the lowest coefficient drops. As the draws of the play-offs are made before Q3 is played the loser of the tie in EL Q3 takes the coefficient of the lower ranked team. Only Sheriff Tiraspol, Lugano (and Panathinaikos) will be seeded in CoL PO. If we draw another team and fail we might draw an Fiorentina, AZ, Sparta Praha or Nottingham Forest. So our coefficient in the Conference League is a questionmark at this moment.

See:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vK7MSEWDO3bkqFcAIvhKUOuuVJ5lMdb2aFDHXXO1LI4/htmlview

[Blackhawk]

Well it would be good if we drop to Conference league from the playoff round of EL, which would mean we will play in the League Phase of Conference League. However our no. 1 goal is to make the League Phase of EL.