Ziaka Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 This thread is to discuss the upcoming PAOK's participation in the 2004-2005 Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaniotis1 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 hahaha i understand the excitement but don't you think its a little early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 The way things stand right now with PAOK getting the 3rd CL spot (thgere is always hope that we will get 2nd or 1st place in the league B) ), PAOK will enter the Qualifying Round 3 of the CL. And if things stay the same, PAOK will be seeded in the 16 strong teams of the 3rd qualifying round, which means that we might be able to avoid big teams from Spain, Italy, France, etc. Related story here from Contra.GR: http://www.contra.gr/chl/storydetail.asp?ArticleID=39213'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 hahaha i understand the excitement but don't you think its a little early. Never too early to plan ahead. Just ask the Athens 2004 Organizing Commitee. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaniotis1 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 According to some reports, if PAOK is not able to play its qualifying CL game at Toumba because of the Olympic Games, they will ask UEFA that their home game be played at Stuttgart, Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dava-G Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 they will ask UEFA that their gome game be played at Stuttgart, Germany. Thats interesting... Lots of PAOK fans there?PAOK needs to pick up a few more key players and then they could make the group stage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Thats interesting... Lots of PAOK fans there? It's a very well known fact that there are many PAOKtzides in Germany in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsurfer Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 That's true...... When AEK played last July in the South of Germany......... there were present more PAOKtzides than AEKtzides..... I might be in Stuttgart around....all depends... to my Agenda.... But I don't hope that they will face FC Basle.....because Basle is very near to STuttgart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 According to some reports, if PAOK is not able to play its qualifying CL game at Toumba because of the Olympic Games, they will ask UEFA that their home game be played at Stuttgart, Germany. dont worry theres plenty of greeks in stuttgart! i was there last month and was shocked i knever knew germany had so many, it was nice because there were some places i could go and not worry about if i dont speak german :) I hardly think they will fill the daimlerchrylser stadium though. they should have it in the Toumba there are plenty of stadiums in greece for the olympic teams - nobdoy goes to those matches anyways they only need 8000 seats maximum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaniotis1 Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 If PAOK gets a tie and a loss in their next two games this topic will be null and void. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 Assuming Aigaleo does not sell their games like thay did against Aris, and AEK manages to win their next two games. There is no way PAOK will lose the CL spot. All they need is 2 points against Chalkydona and Aris. Shouldn't be too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Melbourne 21 Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Question: How the hell can PAOK be seeded? It doesnt make sense after losing to Debrecen and to a second-division Portugese team.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paokg4 Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 IT DOESEN'T WORK LIKE THAT. IT WORKS OUT THAT GREECE IS SEEDED IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS SO THEREFORE PAOK IS SEEDED. JUST LIKE AEK WAS SEEDED WHEN THEY WERE DRAWN AGAINST GRASSHOPPERS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 PAOK is seeded above Olympiakos in UEFA standings. The results of PAOK, as well as Greece overall for the last 5 years are being taken into account for the rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 11, 2004 Author Share Posted May 11, 2004 It is still uncertain if PAOK will be able to use Toumba for its CL qualifying game. According to Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (they have control over Toumba during the Olympic Games) thyy have not received an official request from PAE PAOK. And how could they? Mathematically PAOK has not secured the 3rd place yet. Here is an article from Sportime.gr concerning the Toumba Stadium: http://www.sportime.gr/html/ent/488/ent.19488.asp'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 is PAOK a higher seed ? does this mean they can play the little teams and get in easy :tup: - not that i dont have faith but i want 3 teams in group stages representing greece.... and since Oly will blow it like usual.... PAOK can do better as long as the toumba is loud enough.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 11, 2004 Author Share Posted May 11, 2004 Yes, PAOK will be seeded in the pool of strong teams for the 3rd round of CL qualifying among the 32 teams. All this is assuming that PAOK manages to get the 3rd place in the league. Right now the way things are there are 13 teams with better coefficient than PAOK among the possible 32 teams. PAOK will either get 14th or 15th place in the seeding among the 32 teams. It all depends on which team from England gets the 4th CL spot. As things stand right now here are the teams that will be seeded in the weak group of the 3rd round of the CL qualifying: FC Basel -Switzerland Benfica Lisbon - Portugal Red Star Belgrade - Serbia-Montenegro Maccabi Haifa - Israel Fenerbahce Istanbul - Turkey Trabzonspor - Turkey Banik Ostrava - Czech Rep. CSKA Moscow - Russia Additional teams will be known, when the leagues around Europe conclude, and of course the teams that will qualify from the 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds of the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaniotis1 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'de like to play Trabzonspor if i was a PAOK fan. That way you get an easy draw and you get to beat a turkish team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Melbourne 21 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Maccabi..... That way you can laugh like we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 Maccabi..... That way you can laugh like we did. :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeeKoei Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 hmm Paok also in the strong group, that's nice ! hope we (Anderlecht) will meet you guys (or other Greek teams) in the group rounds because then we have a nice away game then :tup: if you play Bruges I also want to visit the Paok games (and it will not be to support our Bruges friends ) :hypocrite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsurfer Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Especially this year.....with Portugal and Olympics in Greece.......it's okay if AEK gets UEFA spot...and starts only in September......... so they have more time during summer for the saison preparation..... for the administration and on the pitch........and also won't be exhausted during November / December due to the early Saison start...with lack of relaxation due to Portugal for some key players... It's also a good that a 4th Greek team can participate in the CL in order to make additional European experience.....but it's a pitty for PAOK...that they come just now to the CL....with the above disadvantages..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsurfer Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Congratulation to PAOK for the CL qualification ! It was mainly deserved because of its fresh and offensive football, that they played. But also they had an indirect promotor for this campaign: Mr. Granitsas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Congratulations to our brethren! :) Good luck in the CL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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