Derby_of_Thessaloniki

Derby of Thessaloniki

Derby of Thessaloniki

Club football rivalry in Thessaloniki, Greece


The Derby of Thessaloniki, Derby of Macedonia, or Derby of Northern Greece, is a football local rivalry between Aris and PAOK, both of which are based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Aris play their home games at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Charilaou district of eastern Thessaloniki, while PAOK are based at the Toumba Stadium in the neighbouring Toumba district. The two stadiums are 1.54 km apart.

Quick Facts Other names, Location ...

History

Social rivalry

The rivalry between these two Thessalonian clubs can be traced back to the interwar period, where a rivalry began between upper class local Greeks (Αris fans) and Greek refugees (PAOK fans). These refugees were mostly working class migrants from Asia Minor and Constantinople. They settled in the region of Macedonia after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The antagonism between those social groups has been expressed in many ways and one of them was football.

Football rivalry

Aris were founded in 1914 and PAOK in 1926. On 12 June 1927, the first derby of Thessaloniki took place, ending with a 2–1 PAOK victory.[1] Up to 1959, the two teams were fighting for the Macedonia Football Clubs Association (EPSM) local championship title and they also met some times in the final stage of the Panhellenic Championship. In 1959, the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Super League - was set up as a national round-robin tournament. Aris vs PAOK rivalry has continued to grow more and more heated over the years as the two clubs battle for supremacy in Northern Greece.[2][3][4][5]

More information Competition, Aris ...

Other rivalries

Aris and PAOK are traditional rivals in other sports as well, especially basketball, where in the 1980s they were competing for the Championship.

Statistics

Head-to-head

More information Aris wins, Draws ...
More information Alpha Ethniki goals, Aris ...

1 Including play-off games

Match list

Super League Greece (1959 — present)

More information Aris – PAOK, PAOK – Aris ...

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

•There were no games in 1997–98 , 2005–06 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 seasons due to the relegation of Aris to lower divisions.

Greek Cup

[8]

More information Season, Round ...

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 because Aris players started a fight with the referee.

3 Final group standings: PAOK 7 (q), Ergotelis 4 (q), Aris 4, Aittitos Spata 1.
Series won: Aris 7, PAOK 9.

Top scorers

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

More information Aris, Total ...

Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece

More information P., Gamma Ethniki ...

Total: PΑΟΚ 45 times higher, Aris 18 times higher.

European records

More information Competition, App ...

Last updated: 18 April 2024

Men in both teams

Players
Managers

References

  1. "PAOK–Aris 2–1 (12/6/1927), ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ newspaper (page 3)". efimeris.nlg.gr (in Greek). 13 June 1927. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "ΠΑΟΚ–Αρης. Μία διαμάχη χρόνων" [A longstanding conflict]. thesstoday.gr (in Greek). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. Manuel Veth (28 August 2018). "Thessaloniki – Aris and PAOK and the tale of football artwork". futbolgrad.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. Alexandros Kottis (23 October 2018). "On était au derby de Thessalonique". sofoot.com (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Greece: The Saloniki Derby (24/2/2019)". detwaalfdeman.net. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. "Αρης-ΠΑΟΚ: Η ιστορία δείχνει ισοπαλία!". onsports.gr (in Greek). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. "Η προϊστορία της Τούμπας δείχνει... κυρίαρχο ΠΑΟΚ". sdna.gr (in Greek). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. "ΠΑΟΚ-Αρης: Η προϊστορία στο Κύπελλο". thessports.gr (in Greek). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Derby_of_Thessaloniki, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.