Derby of Thessaloniki


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.

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 and Greek refugees. These refugees were mostly working class migrants from Asia Minor, Pontus 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. Up to 1959, the two teams were fighting for the Macedonia Football Clubs Association 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. :el:Ντέρμπι ΠΑΟΚ - Άρης |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.
CompetitionArisPAOK
Greek League Champions3
3
Greek Cup Winners1
7
Total410

Other rivalries

Aris and PAOK are traditional :el:Ντέρμπι Άρης - ΠΑΟΚ |rivals in other sports as well, especially basketball, where in the 1980s they were competing for the Championship.

Statistics

Head-to-head

Alpha Ethniki goalsArisPAOK
At Aris home6651
At PAOK home4187
Total107138

1 Including play-off games




Super League Greece (1959 — present)

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

SeasonRoundLegVenueDateMatchScoreAtten.Winner
1939–40Quarter finalSintrivani Stadium24 March 1940PAOK – Aris1–1 N/AAris
1939–40Quarter finalReplayIraklis Stadium7 April 1940Aris – PAOK1–0N/AAris
1947–482nd RoundSintrivani Stadium11 January 1948PAOK – Aris2–5N/AAris
1949–50Quarter finalSintrivani Stadium19 March 1950PAOK – Aris3–3 N/AAris
1949–50Quarter finalReplay 1Sintrivani Stadium26 April 1950Aris – PAOK3–1N/AAris
1950–51Quarter finalSintrivani Stadium11 February 1951PAOK – Aris4–2 N/APAOK
1951–52Round of 16Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium27 January 1952Aris – PAOK1–0N/AAris
1957–58Round of 16Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium6 April 1958Aris – PAOK2–0N/AAris
1961–62Round of 16Toumba Stadium22 April 1962PAOK – Aris1–1 N/AAris
1961–62Round of 16ReplayKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9 May 1962Aris – PAOK1–1 2,062Aris
1969–70FinalKaftanzoglio Stadium28 June 1970Aris – PAOK1–046,695Aris
1971–72Quarter finalKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium7 June 1972Aris – PAOK1–2 213,919PAOK
1977–78SemifinalKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium17 May 1978Aris – PAOK0–1 22,900PAOK
1979–80Quarter final1st LegKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium5 March 1980Aris – PAOK1–024,763PAOK
1979–80Quarter final2nd LegKaftanzoglio Stadium30 April 1980PAOK – Aris2–0 34,641PAOK
1984–85Round of 321st LegToumba Stadium26 December 1984PAOK – Aris2–023,827PAOK
1984–85Round of 322nd LegKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16 January 1985Aris – PAOK3–1 14,639PAOK
2000–01Round of 161st LegKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium17 January 2001Aris – PAOK1–19,325PAOK
2000–01Round of 162nd LegToumba Stadium31 January 2001PAOK – Aris2–018,564PAOK
2002–03FinalToumba Stadium17 May 2003PAOK – Aris1–018,703PAOK
2008–09Round of 16Toumba Stadium14 January 2009PAOK – Aris0–014,870PAOK
2008–09Round of 16ReplayKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium28 January 2009Aris – PAOK0–0 12,444PAOK
2018–19Group stage3Toumba Stadium26 September 2018PAOK – Aris1–1N/APAOK

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, Ergotelis 4, 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.
• Total: PΑΟΚ 43 times higher, Aris 18 times higher.

Men in both teams