| 2001–02 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | |||
| Manager | |||
| Stadium | Toumba Stadium | ||
| Alpha Ethniki | 4th | ||
| Greek Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| UEFA Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  All:  | ||
| 
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The 2001–02 season was PAOK Football Club's 76th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Football Cup in the First round and will also enter in UEFA Cup starting from the First round.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
- Players transferred in
 
| Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | GK | 250k | ||
| Summer | DF | 100k | ||
| Summer | DF | Free | ||
| Summer | MF | Free | ||
| Summer | FW | Free | ||
| Summer | DF | End of loan | ||
| Summer | DF | End of loan | ||
| Summer | MF | End of loan | ||
| Summer | DF | |||
| Winter | MF | Free | 
- Players transferred out
 
| Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | DF | 3.3M€ | ||
| Summer | FW | 750k€ | ||
| Summer | MF | Free | ||
| Summer | MF | Free | ||
| Summer | DF | Free | ||
| Summer | DF | Loan | ||
| Summer | GK | Free | ||
| Summer | MF | Loan | ||
| Winter | DF | Free | 
Kit
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 53.85 | 
| Greek Cup | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 70.00 | 
| UEFA Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 50.00 | 
| Total | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 66 | +26 | 57.14 | 
Source: Competitions
Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 58[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round | 
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Skoda Xanthi | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Iraklis | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 36 | 
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
Notes:
- ↑ Head-to-head record: AEK Athens–Olympiacos 2–3, Olympiacos–AEK Athens 4–3.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 
Last updated: 8 May 2002.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 23 September 2001 1 | PAOK | 1–1 | Aris | Thessaloniki | 
| 20:15 EET | Okkas  | 
Liolidis  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 30 September 2001 2 | Iraklis | 3–1 | PAOK | Thessaloniki | 
| 20:00 EET | Fofonka  Koutsoures Kormaris  | 
Okkas  | 
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 
| 14 October 2001 3 | PAOK | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki | 
| 19:00 EET | Spasic  | 
Giannakopoulos  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 21 October 2001 4 | PAOK | 3–1 | Panionios | Thessaloniki | 
| 18:45 EET | Borbokis  Konstantinidis Okkas  | 
Mouzaoui  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 4 November 2001 5 | Ionikos | 1–1 | PAOK | Piraeus | 
| 16:00 EET | Tsakmakidis  | 
Kafes  | 
Stadium: Neapoli Stadium | 
| 18 November 2001 6 | PAOK | 3–1 | Egaleo | Thessaloniki | 
| 16:00 EET | Okkas  Yiasoumi Georgiadis  | 
Nikolopoulos  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 2 December 2001 8 | PAOK | 2–1 | Ethnikos Asteras | Thessaloniki | 
| 16:00 EET | Basinas  Okkas  | 
Kontopoulos  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 9 December 2001 9 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 16:00 EET | Kolkka  | 
Okkas  Pantelis Konstantinidis  | 
Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 
| 16 December 2001 10 | PAOK | 3–2 | OFI | Thessaloniki | 
| 16:00 EET | Georgiadis  Konstantinidis Okkas Yiasoumi  | 
Adamos  Soares  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 13 January 2002 11 | Akratitos | 1–2 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 16:00 EET | Semos  | 
Okkas  Georgiadis  | 
Stadium: Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium | 
| 20 January 2002 12 | Panachaiki | 3–3 | PAOK | Patra | 
| 16:00 EET | Histilloles  Borbokis Cominges  | 
Yiasoumi  Georgiadis  | 
Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium | 
| 27 January 2002 13 | PAOK | 3–2 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki | 
| 18:00 EET | Georgiadis  Katsabis Okkas  | 
Nikolaidis  Lakis  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 2 February 2002 14 | Aris | 2–3 | PAOK | Thessaloniki | 
| 18:00 EET | Charisteas  Navas  | 
Yiasoumi  Spasic  | 
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 
| 10 February 2002 15 | PAOK | 3–0 | Iraklis | Thessaloniki | 
| 20:00 EET | Yiasoumi  Okkas Kafes  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 17 February 2002 16 | Olympiacos | 3–2 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 20:00 EET | Giovanni  Giannakopoulos Djordjevic  | 
Georgiadis  | 
Stadium: Olympic Stadium | 
| 24 February 2002 17 | Panionios | 1–1 | PAOK | Nea Smyrni, Athens | 
| 16:00 EET | Mouzaoui  | 
Yiasoumi  | 
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium | 
| 2 March 2002 18 | PAOK | 2–0 | Ionikos | Thessaloniki | 
| 19:00 EET | Georgiadis  Kafes  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 10 March 2002 19 | Egaleo | 2–1 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 18:00 EET | Papoutsis  Chloros  | 
Georgiadis  | 
Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium | 
| 17 March 2002 20 | PAOK | 1–0 | Xanthi | Thessaloniki | 
| 20:00 EET | Spasic  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 23 March 2002 21 | Ethnikos Asteras | 1–3 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 18:30 EET | Berneanou  | 
Georgiadis  Borbokis  | 
Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium | 
| 31 March 2002 22 | PAOK | 2–2 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki | 
| 19:00 EET | Spasic  Frousos  | 
Karagounis  Konstantinou  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 7 April 2002 23 | OFI | 4–1 | PAOK | Heraklion | 
| 16:15 EET | Stavrakakis  Soares Moschogiannis  | 
Georgiadis  | 
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 
| 14 April 2002 24 | PAOK | 6–3 | Akratitos | Thessaloniki | 
| 18:30 EET | Georgiadis  Spasic Engomitis  | 
Iliopoulos  Ziakas  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 21 April 2002 25 | PAOK | 3–2 | Panachaiki | Thessaloniki | 
| 16:30 EET | Spasic  Katsabis Kafes  | 
Kobayashi  Gitsis  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 8 May 2002 26 | AEK Athens | 6–2 | PAOK | Athens | 
| 16:30 EET | Tsiartas  Nikolaidis Lakis Konstantinidis Ivić  | 
Georgiadis  Voskaridis  | 
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium | 
Greek Cup
First round
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | CHA | PNE | OLV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 16 | Second Round | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 2 | Chalkidona | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Panelefsiniakos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | Olympiakos Volos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 
Matches
| 4 August 2001 Matchday 1 | Olympiacos Volos | 1–2 | PAOK | Volos | 
| 13:00 EEST | 
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Report (page 21) | Stadium: Volos Municipal Stadium | 
| 13 August 2001 Matchday 2 | Panelefsiniakos | 0–2 | PAOK | Elefsina | 
| 13:00 EEST | Report (page 22) | Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Eleusina | 
| 20 August 2001 Matchday 3 | PAOK | 4–1 | Chalkidona | Thessaloniki | 
| 13:00 EEST | 
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Report (page 22) | 
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 26 August 2001 Matchday 4 | PAOK | 5–2 | Olympiacos Volos | Thessaloniki | 
| 13:00 EEST | Report (page 23) | 
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
| 10 October 2001 Matchday 5 | PAOK | 2–2 | Panelefsiniakos | Thessaloniki | 
| 13:00 EEST | Report (page 23) | 
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Epanomi | 
| 8 November 2001 Matchday 6 | Chalkidona | 0–1 | PAOK | Nikaia | 
| 13:00 EET | Report (page 24) | 
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Stadium: Pantelis Nikolaidis Stadium | 
Second round
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Third round
| 19 December 2001 1st leg | Chalkidona | 0–3 | PAOK | Nikaia | 
| 14:15 EET | Report (page 37) | 
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Stadium: Pantelis Nikolaidis Stadium | 
| 15 January 2002 2nd leg | PAOK | 1–0 (4–0 agg.)  | Chalkidona | Thessaloniki | 
| 16:00 EET | 
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Report (page 38-39) | Stadium: Toumba Stadium | 
Quarter-finals
| 30 January 2002 1st leg | AEK Athens | 2–1 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia | 
| 19:00 EET | Report (page 39) | 
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,310 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)  | 
| 6 February 2002 2nd leg | PAOK | 0–4 (1–6 agg.)  | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki | 
| 19:00 EET | Report (page 40) | 
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 15,109 Referee: Giorgos Tsangarakis (Chania)  | 
UEFA Cup
First round
| 20 September 2001 1st leg |  Kärnten  | 0–0 |   | Graz, Austria | 
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: UPC-Arena Referee:  | 
| 27 September 2001 2nd leg |  PAOK  | 4–0 (4–0 agg.)  |   | Thessaloniki, Greece | 
| 20:00 CET | Konstantinidis  Kafes Luciano  | 
Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee:  | 
Second round
| 18 October 2001 1st leg |  PAOK  | 6–1 |   | Thessaloniki, Greece | 
| 20:00 CET | Yiasoumi  Okkas Konstantinidis Luciano  | 
Report | Siegl  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee:  | 
| 1 November 2001 2nd leg |  Marila Příbram  | 2–2 (3–8 agg.)  |   | Příbram, Czech Republic | 
| 14:00 CET | Čížek  Kučera  | 
Report | Luciano  Yiasoumi  | 
Stadium: Na Litavce Referee:  | 
Third round
| 22 November 2001 1st leg |  PAOK  | 3–2 |   | Thessaloniki, Greece | 
| 18:30 CET | Yiasoumi  Udeze  | 
Report | de Jong  Bruggink  | 
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee:  | 
| 6 December 2001 2nd leg |  PSV Eindhoven  | 4–1 (6–4 agg.)  |   | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 
| 19:30 CET | Vennegoor of Hesselink  Gakhokidze Van Bommel  | 
Report | Luciano  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee:  | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
- As of 8 May 2002
 
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.
| No. | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 10 (3) | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 22 (5) | 1 | ||||
| 19 | 16 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 (1) | 0 | ||||
| 21 | 18 (10) | 0 | 7 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 (11) | 2 | ||||
| 23 | 13 (3) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 (6) | 0 | ||||
| 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 | ||||
| 31 | 5 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 11 (2) | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 23 (2) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 36 (2) | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 7 (5) | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 15 (8) | 0 | ||||
| 8 | 9 (4) | 0 | 7 (2) | 2 | 6 (1) | 4 | 22 (7) | 6 | ||||
| 14 | 13 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (2) | 0 | ||||
| 20 | 20 (12) | 8 | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 30 (16) | 10 | ||||
| 22 | 8 (5) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 5 (5) | 0 | 16 (11) | 0 | ||||
| 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 44 | 12 (2) | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 21 (5) | 0 | ||||
| 99 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 (3) | 2 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (5) | 2 | ||||
| 9 | 25 (4) | 10 | 7 (3) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 (7) | 14 | ||||
| 10 | 17 (11) | 1 | 6 (1) | 3 | 2 (2) | 0 | 25 (14) | 4 | ||||
| 11 | 25 (1) | 15 | 5 (1) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 36 (2) | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 21 (6) | 6 | 5 (2) | 2 | 6 (2) | 5 | 32 (10) | 13 | ||||
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, uefa.com, epo.gr, rsssf.com
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | 9 | FW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 18 | FW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | 20 | MF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | 1 | MF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 99 | MF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | 8 | MF | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | FW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 30 | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 21 | DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 5 | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 24 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 55 | 21 | 16 | 92 | |||
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, uefa.com, epo.gr, rsssf.com