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Derby of Northern Greece

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Other names
  
Thessaloniki's derby

Teams
  
Aris F.C., PAOK FC

Most wins
  
P.A.O.K. (50)

Locale
  
Thessaloniki, Greece

Next meeting
  
TBA

Derby of Northern Greece

Latest meeting
  
Aris 1–1 P.A.O.K., 16 March 2014 (2014-03-16)

The Derby of Northern Greece, or Thessaloniki's derby, is a football rivalry played between Aris and P.A.O.K., clubs which are both located in Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Both teams claim the title of the city's and states most successful team. The rivalry between them is extremely intense, characterizing their long history.

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Social rivalry

The rivalry between those two Thessalonikian Macedonian clubs can be traced back to a rivalry between local Greeks (Αris) and Greek refugees from Asia Minor, Pontus and Constantinople (PAOK) who settled in the region of Macedonia after the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The antagonism between those social groups was expressed in many ways, one of them being football after the establishment of PAOK in 1926.

Football rivalry

Aris and PAOK are traditional rivals in other sports as well, specially in basketball, where in the 1980s they were bashing for the Championship. As it concerns football, the minute after PAOK was formed, he constantly contested Aris primacy in the local championship, since up to 1959, when the Greek national championship was established in its current form, it was conducted in a way where the champions of the three major local championships in Thessaloniki, Athens and Piraeus were playing each other for the title. Their conflict continued in the following years up to modern times with both clubs contend for the title of the greatest and most successful football club in Northern Greece, leading many times in serious incidents between their supporters.

Head-to-head

1 Including play-off games

  • Record Alpha Ethniki win
  • Aris
  • Home: Aris – PAOK 5–1, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (27 February 1966)
    (Alexiadis 24', Psifidis 43', Chatzikostas 65' pen., Siropoulos 69', 75' – Koudas 60' pen.)
  • Away: PAOK – Aris 1–4, Toumba Stadium (30 August 1998)
    (Kafes 63' – Charisteas 15', 54', Koulakiotis 68' o.g., Panopoulos 73')
  • PAOK
  • Home: PAOK – Aris 5–0, Toumba Stadium (16 February 1975)
    (Paridis 23', Koudas 28', 51', Tsilingiridis 66', Sarafis 87')
  • Away: Aris – PAOK 0–4, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (7 December 1994)
    (Toursounidis 21', 57', Lagonidis 60', Bociek 90'+2')
  • Bigger grade difference
  • Aris
  • Point system 3–2–1:   +8 (75 vs 67), 1967–68
  • Point system 2–1–0:   +6 (47 vs 41), 1979–80
  • Point system 3–1–0: +15 (50 vs 35), 2007–08
  • PAOK
  • Point system 3–2–1: +23 (92 vs 69), 1972–73
  • Point system 2–1–0: +19 (49 vs 30), 1975–76
  • Point system 3–1–0: +33 (60 vs 27), 2003–04
  • Attendance records in Alpha Ethniki
  • Aris home:
  • 27,000 Aris – PAOK 1–0, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (25 March 1979)
  • 26,000 Aris – PAOK 0–1, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (16 November 1980)
  • 24,589 Aris – PAOK 2–0, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (7 October 1979)
  • PAOK home:
  • 44,486 PAOK – Aris 1–0, Toumba Stadium (28 January 1973)
  • 42,795 PAOK – Aris 2–0, Toumba Stadium (3 February 1980)
  • 42,296 PAOK – Aris 2–2, Toumba Stadium (22 February 1976)

    • Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)

    1 PAOK in 7th place and Aris in 8th place, due to better goal average in regular season.

    Greek Cup

    1 The original match was played on 26 March 1950 at Sintrivani Stadium. It was interrupted in the 85th minute, while Aris were leading by 1–0.
    2 Match suspended at 89th minute. PAOK were awarded a 0–2 win.
    • Series won: Aris 7, PAOK 8.

    Top scorers

    Including all the Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup games since 1959–60.

  • Three goals for Aris: Petkakis, Pallas, Kouis, Zelilidis Cámpora and Aganzo.
  • Three goals for PAOK: Fountoukidis, Apostolidis, Paridis, Orfanos, Borbokis, Lagonidis, Zouboulis Yiasoumi and Athanasiadis.
  • Giorgos Koutsis has scored once for Aris against PAOK and once for PAOK against Aris.

    • Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece

    • Total: PΑΟΚ 39 times higher, Aris 18 times higher.

    Penalties and red cards

    Including all the Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup games since 1959–60.

    References

    Derby of Northern Greece Wikipedia
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