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P.A.O.K H.C Women's Handball
P.A.O.K. Women's Handball Club or PAOK Women's Handball, is a Greek handball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 2008 and is considered one of the most successful title-wise .
| PAOK | |
|---|---|
| Full name | PAOK Handball Club |
| Nickname(s) |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Arena | Mikra Indoor Arena III |
| Capacity | 1,380 |
| President | Athanasios Katsaris |
| Head coach | Dimitris Pelekidis |
| League | A1 Ethniki |
| 2022–23 | 1st |
| Club colours | |
| Website Official site | |
Recent seasons edit
| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2012–13 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2014–15 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Greek Cup Finalists |
| 2015–16 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2016–17 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2017–18 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Greek Cup Finalists |
| 2018–19 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2019–20 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2020–21 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2021–22 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Greek Cup Winners |
| 2022–23 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Greek Cup Finalists |
| 2023–24 | A1 Ethniki | TBD | Greek Cup Winners |
Current squad edit
2023-24
| Number | Player | Position | date of birth | Height |
| 12 | Athina Kaprinioti | Goalkeeper | 2004 | 1,82 |
| 01 | Emmanouela Tsiknaki | Goalkeeper | 2000 | 1,70 |
| 27 | Katarina Tomasevic | Goalkeeper | 1984 | 1,70 |
| 07 | Anna Vrancic | Right wing | 1993 | 1,67 |
| 03 | Eleni Kerlidi | Right inter | 2000 | 1,78 |
| 06 | Maria Mentesidou | Left wing | 1997 | 1,68 |
| 18 | Avramina Sevdili | Play Maker | 2002 | 1,71 |
| 02 | Maria Hatziparasidou | Play Maker | 1995 | 1,70 |
| 13 | Evgenia Samolada | Pivot | 2000 | 1,80 |
| 28 | Aleksandra Borizovska | Left inter | 1993 | 1,67 |
| 26 | Milica Grbarcevic | Pivot | 1995 | 1,82 |
| 22 | Erica Zeneli | Left inter | 2000 | 1,67 |
| 19 | Marianna Azevedo | Play maker | 1998 | 1,65 |
| 10 | Tamara Jovicevic | Left Back | 1998 | 1,85 |
| 77 | Georgia Koulouri | Wing | 2000 | 1,62 |
| 88 | Barbara Buratto Brocardo | Left Wing | 1991 | 1,65 |
| 93 | Milena Milojevic | Pivot | 1993 | 1,79 |
Administration and technical staff edit
Honours edit
- Greek Championship
- Winners (6): 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Runner-up (3): 2016, 2017, 2018
- Greek Cup
- Winners (7): 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
- Runner-up (3): 2015, 2018, 2023
- Greek Super Cup
- Winners (1) (record): 2023
- Double
- Winners (4): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Greek Cup Finals edit
| Finals | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PAOK | Anagennisi Artas | 22–20 |
| 2015 | OF Neas Ionias | PAOK | 24–19 |
| 2016 | PAOK | OF Neas Ionias | 32–31 |
| 2018 | OF Neas Ionias | PAOK | 21–20 |
| 2019 | PAOK | Anagennisi Artas | 33–23 |
| 2020 | PAOK | OF Neas Ionias | 27–19 |
| 2021 | PAOK | Veria 2017 | 26–24 |
| 2022 | PAOK | OF Neas Ionias | 21–20 |
| 2023 | OF Neas Ionias | PAOK | 29–23 |
| 2024 | PAOK | OF Neas Ionias | 26–22 |
| Total | 7 | 3 |
Women's European record edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Advance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | HC Dnepryanka Kherson | 22-28 | 17-27 | 39–55 | ||||
| 2012–13 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | KSS Kielce | 18-31 | 23-25 | 41–56 | ||||
| 2013–14 | EHF Cup | R2 | HSC Veliko Tarnovo | 28-20 | 22-24 | 50–44 | ||||
| R3 | U Jolidon Cluj | 28-32 | 25-39 | 53–71 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | OZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla | 24-17 | 30-31 | 54–48 | ||||
| 1/8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17-37 | 20-33 | 37-70 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | R1 | Muratpaşa BSK | 32-25 | 24-24 | 56-49 | ||||
| R2 | ŽORK Jagodina | 25-23 | 19-26 | 44-49 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | EHF European Cup | R3 | Kavallieri | 36-8 | 46-16 | 82-24 | ||||
| 1/8 | ŽRK Bjelovar | 28-21 | 30-24 | 58-45 | ||||||
| 1/4 | CBF Málaga | 23-22 | 21-30 | 44-52 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | EHF European Cup | R2 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 29-24 | 22-29 | 51-53 | ||||
| 2022–23 | EHF European Cup | R2 | ŽRK Metalurg | 26-17 | 31-20 | 57-37 | ||||
| R3 | KPR Kobierzyce | 23-28 | 23-26 | 46-54 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | EHF European League | QR2 | VfL Oldenburg | 25-25 | 22-37 | 47-62 | ||||
Arenas edit
The home ground which PAOK use for the regular season games of the domestic league is Mikra Indoor Arena III, which holds 1,380 seats. In previous years, the team had also used Mikra Indoor Arena II, which holds 650 seats, Neapoli Indoor Hall, which holds 800 seats, and Evosmos Sports Hall, which holds 2,000 seats. Additionally, PAOK often use PAOK Sports Arena, which holds 8,500 seats, for European competitions and for the play-offs of the domestic league.
References edit
- ^ "Club Info AC PAOK Women". eurohandball.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links edit
- Official website
- official website women
- EHF PAOK page
- official facebook page