1996–97 PAOK FC season explained

Club:	PAOK
Season:	1996–97
Stadium:	Toumba Stadium
Manager:	Gunder Bengtsson Christos Archontidis Angelos Anastasiadis
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Giorgos Kalyvas Giorgos Batatoudis
League:	Alpha Ethniki
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
Season Topscorer:	Frantzeskos (16)
Highest Attendance:	35,850 vs Olympiacos
Prevseason:	1995–96
Nextseason:	1997–98

The 1996–97 season was PAOK Football Club's 70th in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in third round.

Players

Squad

Transfers

Players transferred in

Transfer Window		Name	Club	Fee
Summer	DF	Vangelis Nastos	PAOK U20
Summer	DF	Panagiotis Karametaxas	Apollon Chrysochoriou	?
Summer	DF	Charalampos Nikolaou	AEL	?
Summer	DF	Tasos Tasiopoulos	Athinaikos	?
Summer	DF	Nikos Kolompourdas	Köln II	Free
Summer	DF	Panagiotis Katsouris	Naoussa	?
Summer	DF	Andrey Chernyshov	Sturm Graz	?
Summer	MF	Leszek Pisz	Legia Warsaw	?
Summer	MF	Giorgos Hatzizisis	Eordaikos	?
Summer	FW	Zisis Vryzas	Xanthi	250 million Dr.
Summer	FW	Robert Dymkowski	Pogoń Szczecin	Loan
Winter	GK	Asterios Themelis	Anagennisi Kolindros	Loan Return
Winter	DF	Joe Palatsides	Apollon Kalamaria	?
Winter	DF	Panagiotis Sidiropoulos	Ionikos	?
Winter	DF	Ionel Pârvu	Steaua București	?
Winter	MF	Kostas Frantzeskos	OFI	100 million Dr.
Winter	MF	Spyros Marangos	Panathinaikos	?
Winter	MF	Pantelis Kafes	Pontioi Veria	?
Winter	FW	Kostas Inebolidis	Aetos Skydra	?

Players transferred out

Transfer Window		Name	Club	Fee
Summer	GK	Asterios Themelis	Anagennisi Kolindros	Loan
Summer	DF	Giannis Tsoraklidis	Poseidon Michaniona	Loan
Summer	DF	Giannis Voltezos	Kastoria	Free
Summer	MF	Giannis Antonas	Panionios	Free
Summer	MF	Giotis Tsalouchidis	Veria	Free
Summer	MF	Jesper Johansen	K. Beerschot V.A.C.	Free
Summer	MF	Maurice van Ham	Beveren	End of loan
Summer	MF	Goran Aleksić	Créteil	Free
Summer	FW	Miroslav Jović	Energie Cottbus	Free
Summer	FW	Dimitris Nolis	Kastoria	Free
Winter	DF	Alexis Alexiou	Apollon Kalamaria	Free
Winter	DF	Makis Chavos	Xanthi	Free
Winter	DF	Andrey Chernyshov	Greuther Fürth	Free
Winter	MF	Leszek Pisz	Kavala	Free

Pre-season

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Competitions

Managerial statistics

Head Coach	From	To	Record
Gunder Bengtsson	Start of season	01.12.1996
	08.12.1996	02.02.1997
	09.02.1997	End of season

Alpha Ethniki

See main article: article and 1996–97 Alpha Ethniki.

Standings

Matches

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Greek Cup

See main article: 1996–97 Greek Football Cup.

Third round

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Round of 16

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Statistics

Squad statistics

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Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

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1		MF	Kostas Frantzeskos	16	0	16
2		FW	Zisis Vryzas	9	0	9
3		FW	Paraschos Zouboulis	5	3	8
4		MF	Giorgos Toursounidis	6	1	7
5		MF	Spyros Marangos	4	0	4
6		DF	Tasos Tasiopoulos	2	1	3
			FW	Robert Dymkowski	2	1	3
8		MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	2	0	2
			DF	Panagiotis Katsouris	1	1	2
10		DF	Dimitrios Kapetanopoulos	1	0	1
			DF	Panagiotis Sidiropoulos	1	0	1
			DF	Nikos Kolompourdas	1	0	1
			DF		1	0	1
			FW	Kostas Inebolidis	1	0	1
			DF	Alexis Alexiou	0	1	1
			MF	Leszek Pisz	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	1
TOTALS				53	9	62

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

External links

• www.rsssf.com
• PAOK FC official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: PAOK–Leicester City 3–0 (Friendly). el. paokmania.gr. 5 August 2021. 18 February 2022.
2. Web site: PAOK–Southampton 2–0 (Friendly). el. paokmania.gr. 11 August 2021. 18 February 2022.
3. Web site: Φιλικό τουρνουά με Άρη και Ηρακλή. el. paokmania.gr. 4 September 2020. 18 February 2022.
4. Web site: ΟΦΗ–ΠΑΟΚ 3–1 (8/9/1996). el. paokmania.gr. 8 September 2021. 18 February 2022.
5. Web site: Παναθηναϊκός–ΠΑΟΚ 5–0 (1/12/1996). el. paokmania.gr. 1 December 2020. 18 February 2022.
6. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–ΟΦΗ 2–1 (26/1/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 26 January 2022. 18 February 2022.
7. Web site: 1997: Το αεροπλανάκι των ΠΑΟΚτσήδων στο ντέρμπι με τον Αρη!. el. gazzetta.gr. Stavros Sountoulidis. 16 March 2017. 18 February 2022.
8. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–Παναθηναϊκός 1–0 (26/3/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 26 March 2021. 18 February 2022.
9. Web site: Καβάλα–ΠΑΟΚ 0–3 (18/5/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 18 May 2020. 18 February 2022.
10. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–Καστοριά 6–0 (25/5/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 25 May 2020. 18 February 2022.
11. Web site: Μεθυσμένη πολιτεία.... A drunken state.... el. tanea.gr. Giorgos Minos. 26 May 1997. 18 February 2022.
12. Web site: Πανιώνιος–ΠΑΟΚ 2–3 (Κύπελλο). el. paokmania.gr. 14 November 2016. 18 February 2022.
13. Web site: ΠAOK–Ολυμπιακός 1–2 (Κύπελλο). el. paokmania.gr. 27 November 2021. 18 February 2022.