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Teams
  
AEK, PAOK

Most wins
  
AEK (71)

Next meeting
  
TBA

Double-headed eagles derby

Locale
  
Athens – Thessaloniki, Greece

First meeting
  
AEK 1–1 PAOK 8 March 1931

Latest meeting
  
PAOK 1-0 AEK 30 October 2016

The Double-headed eagles derby is a football derby between AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki. Both teams have the same roots, being refugees from Constantinople (AEK in Athens and PAOK in Thessaloniki), after the Greco-Turkish War, the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the population exchange. Both teams use the same emblem (Double-headed eagle), to reminisce the Byzantine Empire, but in different colors (black and yellow for AEK, black and white for PAOK). The very first match between the two teams took place in Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium during the final phase of the 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship (8 March 1931; score: 1–1).

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The rivalry between the two clubs stems from "Athens vs. Thessaloniki" rarther than anything else, therefore the rivalry is more friendly than hateful, due to historical ties, many supporters have the other as their "second team", that being said the derby is a fierce fought one

Statistics

  • Record Greek League win
  • AEK
  • Home: AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 24 April 1958
    (Tzanoulas 9', 21', 38', 74', Kanakis 73', Nestoridis 87' – Gientzis 23', Kiourtzis 54')
    and AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 13 May 1962
    (Zangilos 16', Nestoridis 24', 90', Tsachouridis 58', Gouvas 60', Skevofilakas 74' – Giakoumis 2', 50')
    and AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 8 May 2002
    (Tsiartas 2', Nikolaidis 24', 53', Lakis 41', Konstantinidis 62', Ivić 90'+2' – Voskaridis 85', 89')
  • Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 13 April 2008
    (Papastathopoulos 20', Blanco 23', Liberopoulos 25', Kallon 82')
  • PAOK
  • Home: PAOK – AEK 5–0, Toumba Stadium, 19 December 1982
    (Koudas 11', Kostikos 50', Dimopoulos 60', 69', 85')
  • Away: AEK – PAOK 1–3, Corinth Municipal Stadium, 1 May 1983
    (Pellios 33' o.g. – Vassilakos 61', 90'+1', Koudas 82')
  • Record Greek Cup win
  • AEK
  • Home: AEK – PAOK 4–0, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 18 April 1965
    (Nestoridis 35' pen., 67', Papageorgiou 64', Papaioannou 89')
  • Away: PAOK – AEK 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 6 February 2002
    (Tsiartas 27' pen., Lakis 39', Nikolaidis 47', Ivić 89')
  • PAOK
  • Home: PAOK – AEK 6–1, Toumba Stadium, 3 February 1982
    (Koudas 8', Dimopoulos 27', 52', 72', Guerino 66', Siggas 69' – Mavros 25')
  • Away: AEK – PAOK 0–2, Chalcis Municipal Stadium, 10 June 1981
    (Damanakis 52', Georgopoulos 81')
  • Attendance record
  • In Athens
  • Greek League: 54,800 Athens Olympic Stadium, 14 September 1985
  • Greek Cup: 72,240 Athens Olympic Stadium, 29 June 1983
  • In Thessaloniki
  • Greek League: 45,252 Toumba Stadium, 19 December 1976
  • Greek Cup: 44,045 Toumba Stadium, 9 February 1977

    • Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)

    1 Match suspended at 72nd minute (score: 1–3). Remained as final result.

    Greek Cup

    • Series won: AEK 8, PAOK 9.

    Top scorers

    1 Vassilis Vassilakos has also scored once for AEK against PAOK.

    Penalties and red cards

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

    Head-to-head ranking in Super League

    • Total: AEK 39 times higher, PAOK 18 times higher.

    Men in both teams

    1 Vassilis Borbokis returned to AEK in 2002 after joining PAOK for 2½ years.

    References

    Double-headed eagles derby Wikipedia
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