PAOK collected 68 points, recording a total of 22 wins, two draws and two losses. They scored 87 times and conceded 22 goals. Paschalis Stylos emerged as the team’s top scorer and fourth in the league with 14 goals, followed by Yannis Tsifoutis and Nikos Theophilou with 12, Anestis Mythou with nine, Fotis Vassili, Dimitris Berdos and Antonis Tsitsilas with six. In assists, Tsifoutis leads with eight, followed by Tsitsilas with seven, Eddie Dunga with six, Berdos with five and Vassili with four assists. First in appearances (and in the overall statistics of the championship) was Yannis Tsifoutis (27), who unfortunately was injured and will be absent from the final phase. Nikos Theophilou (25), Vassilis Eleftheriadis (24), Antonis Tsitsilas (23) and Dimitris Bataoulas (22) complete the top five with the most appearances in the championship.

We remind you that PAOK secured qualification to the Final Four from November 2023, beating Olympiacos 2-1 in Agrinio with goals from Dunga and Kosidis. And then … came the calls for the national teams (13 internationals), the school championships (where our «kids» were crowned Pan-hellenic champions), and more opportunities for younger players to participate.

Of the 14 Final Fours that have been held (since 2008), seven have been won by Olympiacos, four by PAOK, and one each by Panathinaikos, Xanthi and Aris. The last time PAOK were crowned champion was in 2022, when they beat Aris 2-0 in the Volos final with goals from Gitersos and Goumas in extra time. Then it was the generation of 2005, but also some younger ones (Tzimas), the following season it was the generation of 2006, who were defeated by Olympiacos in the enthralling final (also in Volos) which ended 5-4 in extra time (2-2 in regular duration).

Under-17’s profile

The Under-17’s of the 2023-24 season are those born in 2007, plus some younger ones (2008), in line with the PAOK Academy’s constant tactic of «promoting» younger players to the older age groups. It is a team that has been training for a number of years under the instructions of Dimitris Orfanou and Stelios Bikas, finalists in the Under-15 final in 2002 – which they lost due to a serious refereeing error – and informal champions last year in the Macedonia Football Association League, as Under-16’s.

It should be noted that during this season, players born in 2008 took part in the Under-17 matches, some being permanent members of the team, others competing in some games. These are Stavros Paschalidis, Charalambos Augitidis, Yiannis Louzianiotis, Dimitris Kyriazidis, Traianos Mokris, Evangelos Giokas, Dimitris Berdos, Vassilis Bakalidis, Grigoris Minasidis, George Mavro, Michael Papadopoulos, George Crommydas, Anastasios Sidiropoulos, Antoni Areti, George Georgiadis. And at the same time, of course, Under-17 players trained or participated in Under-19 matches.

Goalkeepers: Efstathios Beleris, Michael Pourliotopoulos, George Panagiotidis, Stavros Paschalidis

Defenders: Georgios Kosidis, Konstantinos Vyrsokinos, Pavlos Tsiotas, Traianos Mokris, Dimitris Bataoulas, Charalambos Augitidis, Ioannis Lougianiotis, Dimitrios Kyriazidis, Evangelos Gioka, Georgios Daoularis, Ioannis Karagiannidis

Midfielders: Vasilios Eleftheriadis, Bedri Dunga, Photios Vassili, Athanasios Papanikopoulos, Konstantinos Toursounidis, Vasilios Bakalidis, Grigorios Minasidis, Michael Papadopoulos, George Mavros, Antonios Theodosiadis

Forwards: Nikolaos Theophilou, Haris Kosmopoulos, Georgios Krommidas, Dimitrios Berdos, Anastasios Sidiropoulos, Ioannis Tsifoutis, Antonios-Panagiotis Tsitsilas, Paschalis Stylos, Antonios Aretis, Georgios Aretis, Anestis Mythou

Coach: Dimitrios Orfanos

Assistant coach: Stylianos Bikas

Fitness coach: Vasilios Leftheroudis

Goalkeeper coach: Dimitrios Kyriakidis

Video analyst: Alexandros Theodoridis

Doctor: Iraklis Giannaros

Physiotherapist: Stavros Charalambidis

Caregiver: Ioannis Klagas

Team manager: Alexandros Theodoridis

• 540 players (359 born in 2007, 156 in 2008 and 25 in 2009) participated in the 2023-24 season league.
• In the event of a tie, the semi-finals go directly to penalty kicks, while the final goes to extra-time and penalty kicks.
• The matches will be shown directly via Novasports channels, the WEB TV of Novasports.gr as well as from the Novasports channel on YouTube. They will also be shown live on the official Super League website and via the official Super League Twitter account.