PAOK Handball Club is the handball section of

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

, the major multi-

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

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. PAOK has both men's and women's team. So far, men's team has won 3 Greek Championships and 4 Greek Cups and women's team has won 6 Greek Championships and 7 Greek Cups. Despite its relatively short history, it is considered amongst the most successful departments of the club.

History

PAOK Handball Club was founded in 1999 after it merged with another club from

, Triton. Stelios Seirekidis, former club's coach, has connected his name with the whole club's history. PAOK was promoted to

A1 Ethniki The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

for first time in 2000–01 season. Three years later, they relegated to

A2 Ethniki The Greek A2 Basket League (), is a professional basketball league in Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albani ...

, but they were promoted back to the top-tier level the following season. As the years passed, the team became stronger and they won two consecutive Greek Handball Championships in 2009 and 2010. PAOK defeated

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founded i ...

at the last game of the 2009 play-offs and

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at the last game of the 2010 play-offs. In 2009–10 season, PAOK became the second Greek team after Filippos Veria, who reached the

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

group stage. In 2011, even though PAOK needed only a draw in the last home game in Thessaloniki to secure their third consecutive title, they lost the championship to

AEK A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...

. In 2012, PAOK won the

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

by beating AEK 25–24 in

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. In 2015, PAOK claimed the double for the first time overcoming Diomidis Argous in the

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

play-off finals and beating AEK 29–27 in the

final held at the

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena P.A.O.K. Sports Arena () is an indoor arena located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the men's basketball, women's basketball, men's volleyball and women's volleyball departments of the multi-sports club PAOK. PAOK Sports Arena i ...

. In 2017, PAOK prevailed over

with 25–23 in

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, winning the

for the third time. In 2024, PAOK won 21–20 against Drama and earned their fourth

title.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Stelios Seirekidis * Assistant coach: Dimitrios Pelekidis * Assistant coach: Vassilis Skandalis * Physiotherapist:

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Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Danil Bochkarev (CB) from Aeropos Edessa * Ioannis Kalomoiros (LB) from

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

* Ioannis Batzios (LP) from AESH Pylaia * Konstantinos Koukmisis (LW) from AESH Pylaia * Dimitrios Papageorgiou (RW) from AESH Pylaia ;Leaving *

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(GK) to Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém

Honours

: ** Winners (3): 2009, 2010, 2015 ** Runners-up (2): 2011, 2021 *

: ** Winners (4): 2012, 2015, 2017, 2024 ** Runners-up (2): 2013, 2021 * Double ** Winners (1): 2015

Recent seasons

European competition

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Alexandros Alvanos (2014–2016) * Petros Boukovinas (2014–2016) * Vyron Papadopoulos (2003–2009) * Grigorios Sanikis (2016–2017) *

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(2009–2011) *

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(2006–2007) * Marko Pejovic (2017–2018) *

Milan Grubanov Milan Grubanov (born 30 April 1978) is a Serbian handball player, currently playing for Liga ASOBAL side BM Ciudad Encantada. Grubanov has made several appearances for the Serbian national handball team. Grubanov played for Proleter Naftagas ...

(2009–2010)

References

External links

* * {{A1 Greek handball Handball clubs in Greece P.A.O.K. Handball clubs established in 1999 1999 establishments in Greece