The Double-headed eagles derby is a football derby between AEK Athens and PAOK. Both teams have the same roots, being refugees from Constantinople (AEK in Nea Filadelfeia, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, 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 first match between the two teams took place in Leoforos Alexandras Stadium in Athens during the final phase of the 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship (8 March 1931; score: 1–1).
The rivalry used to remain on-pitch for several years. However, since the 2017 Greek Cup Final and the controversial league derby on 11 March 2018, there is an ongoing, intense and overall exaggeration of the rivalry.
Statistics
Record Greek League win
AEK
Home: AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 24 April 1958 (Tsanoulas 9', 21', 38', 74', Kanakis 73', Nestoridis 87' – Gientzis 23', Kiourtzis 54') and AEK – PAOK 6–2, Nikos Goumas Stadium, 13 May 1962 (Zagylos 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. – Vasilakos 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
Matches list
Panhellenic Championship (1927–28 - 1958–59)
Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)
•There were no games in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons due to the relegation of AEK to lower divisions.
Greek Cup
• Series won: AEK 9 , PAOK 14 .
Top scorers
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 43 times higher, PAOK 22 times higher.
European records
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Personnel at both clubs
Players
Managers
Jenő Csaknády
AEK Athens: 1962–1963, 1967–1968
PAOK: 1969–1970
Branko Stanković
AEK Athens: 1968–1973
PAOK: 1976–1977
Billy Bingham
AEK Athens: 1973
PAOK: 1977
Nikos Alefantos
AEK Athens: 1986–1987
PAOK: 1989
Dušan Bajević
AEK Athens: 1988–1996, 2002–2004, 2008–2010
PAOK: 2000–2002
Oleg Blokhin
PAOK: 1993–1994, 1998
AEK Athens: 1998–1999
Ilie Dumitrescu
AEK Athens: 2004
PAOK: 2006
Fernando Santos
AEK Athens: 2001–2002, 2004–2006
PAOK: 2007–2010
Georgios Donis
AEK Athens: 2008
PAOK: 2012–2013
Notes
References
External links
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Source: