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PAOK Handball women's Club is a Greek handball based in Thessaloniki, Greece, and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. So far, the club has won 7 Greek Championships, 8 Greek Cups and one Greek Super Cup. Despite its relatively short history, it is considered amongst the most successful departments of the club.

Location of P.A.O.K. H.C.
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Location of P.A.O.K. H.C.
FullnamePanthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Thessaloniki Handball Club
Nicknames
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • White-Blacks
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
ArenaMikra Indoor Arena III
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PAOK
Full namePanthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Thessaloniki Handball Club
Nicknames
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • White-Blacks
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
ArenaMikra Indoor Arena III
Capacity1,380
PresidentAlkiviadis Isaiiadis
Head coachDimitris Pelekidis
LeagueGreek Women's Handball Championship
2025–261st
Club colours   
Website
Official site
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History

Domestic

PAOK Handball Club was founded in 2007 and was promoted to Greek Women's Handball Championship for first in 2010–11 season. In 2013 won the first after beat Ormi at the finals[1] In 2014 won the first Greek Women's Handball Cup after a victory with 22–20 at final against Anagennisi Artas at the final.[2] From 2018 to 2022 PAOK won four consecutive doubles.[3] In 2023 it won the fifth championship in a row and the MVP of the Finals was Katarina Tomašević.[4] At the 2023–24 season the club won the first Greek Super Cup and the Greek Cup for the 7th time.

Europe

PAOK has played several times at EHF's Cups. The biggest achievement was in 2020–21 season when reached at the quarterfinals of the EHF Women's European Cup. At this phase eliminated by Malaga, after a 30–21 defeat and a 23–22 victory][5] This was the first victory form a Greek female team, against a Spanish for the European competitions.[6]

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[7]
P.A.O.K. H.C.

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Greece Dimitrios Pelekidis
  • Assistant coach: Greece Vassilis Skandalis
  • Team manager: Greece Dimitrios Chasekidis
  • Team assistant: Greece Panagiotis Mavrogenidis
  • Team assistant: Greece Antonis Metsis
  • Goalkeeper trainor: Greece Andreas Orfanoudakis
  • Physiotherapist: Greece Panagiotis Papadopoulos

Honours

Recent seasons

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Season Division Place Notes
2010–11A1 Ethniki4th
2011–12A1 Ethniki4th
2012–13A1 Ethniki1st
2013–14A1 Ethniki3rdGreek Cup Winners
2014–15A1 Ethniki3rdGreek Cup Finalists
2015–16A1 Ethniki2ndGreek Cup Winners
2016–17A1 Ethniki2nd
2017–18A1 Ethniki2ndGreek Cup Finalists
2018–19A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Winners
2019–20A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Winners
2020–21A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Winners
2021–22A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Winners
2022–23A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Finalists
2023–24A1 Ethniki2ndGreek Cup Winners
2024–25A1 Ethniki2ndGreek Cup Finalists
2025–26A1 Ethniki1stGreek Cup Winners
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European Record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Advance
2011–12 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Ukraine HC Dnepryanka Kherson 22–28 17–27 39–55
2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Poland KSS Kielce 18–31 23–25 41–56
2013–14 EHF Cup R2 Bulgaria HSC Veliko Tarnovo 28–20 22–24 50–44
R3 Romania U Jolidon Cluj 28–32 25–39 53–71
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Bosnia and Herzegovina OZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla 24–17 30–31 54–48
1/8 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb 17–37 20–33 37-70
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 Turkey Muratpaşa BSK 32–25 24-24 56-49
R2 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina 25–23 19–26 44-49
2020–21 EHF European Cup R3 Malta Kavallieri 36–8 46–16 82-24
1/8 Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar 28–21 30–24 58-45
1/4 Spain CBF Málaga 23–22 21–30 44-52
2021–22 EHF European Cup R2 Iceland IBV Vestmannaeyjar 29–24 22–29 51-53
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2 North Macedonia ŽRK Metalurg 26–17 31–20 57-37
R3 Poland KPR Kobierzyce 23–28 23–26 46-54
2023–24 EHF European League QR2 Germany VfL Oldenburg 22–37 25-25 47-62
2024–25 EHF European Cup R2 Switzerland Spono Eagles 25–21 33–27 48-58
R3 Faroe Islands H71 23–30 31–23 54-53
1/8 Slovakia MKS Iuventa Michalovce 30–22 17–27 47-49
2025–26 EHF European Cup R2 Kosovo KHF Samadrexha 38–28 34–20 72-48

R3 Austria WAT Atzgersdorf 27–25 35-28 62–53
1/8 Portugal Madeira Andebol SAD 37–26 19-20 56–46
QF Turkey Bursa Büyükşehir SK 34–29 30–36 64–65
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