1997–98 PAOK FC season explained

Club:	PAOK
Season:	1997–98
Stadium:	Toumba Stadium
Manager:	Angelos Anastasiadis
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Giorgos Batatoudis
League:	Alpha Ethniki
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	2nd round
League Topscorer:	Frantzeskos (17)
Season Topscorer:	Frantzeskos (22)
Highest Attendance:	33,117 vs Arsenal
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Prevseason:	1996–97
Nextseason:	1998–99

The 1997–98 season was PAOK Football Club's 71st in existence and the club's 39th 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	GK	Nikolaos Argyriou	Kavala	100 million Dr.
Summer	DF	Andrew Rabutla	Jomo Cosmos	?
Summer	DF	Percy Olivares	Cruz Azul	?
Summer	MF	Joe Nagbe	Lugano	?
Summer	MF	Christos Velis	Athinaikos	?
Summer	FW	Paul Cominges	Melgar	?
Winter	DF	Georgios Koulakiotis	Veria	120 million Dr.
Winter	FW	Zoltán Kovács	Újpest	Loan

Players transferred out

Transfer Window		Name	Club	Fee
Summer	GK	Vangelis Pourliotopoulos	Ionikos	Free
Summer	DF	Giorgos Koumaropoulos	Apollon Kalamaria	Loan
Summer	DF	Charalampos Nikolaou	Veria	Free
Summer	DF	Panagiotis Karametaxas	ILTEX Lykoi	Free
Summer	DF	Nikos Panagiotidis	Aris	Free
Summer	DF	Ionel Pârvu	Dinamo Onești	Free
Summer	FW	Robert Dymkowski	Pogoń Szczecin	End of loan
Summer	FW	John Anastasiadis	South Melbourne	Free
Summer	FW	Antonis Gioukoudis	Poseidon Michaniona	Free
Winter	DF	Andrew Rabutla	Jomo Cosmos	Free
Winter	MF	Giorgos Hatzizisis	Kavala	Free
Winter	MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	Leicester City	550 million Dr.
Winter	FW	Kostas Inebolidis	Ethnikos Asteras	Free

Pre-season

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Competitions

Overview

Alpha Ethniki

See main article: article and 1997–98 Alpha Ethniki.

Standings

Matches

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Greek Cup

See main article: 1997–98 Greek Football Cup.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

UEFA Cup

See main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup.

Second qualifying round

See main article: Second qualifying round.

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First round

See main article: First round.

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Second round

See main article: Second round.

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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	17	1	4	22
2		FW	Paul Cominges	11	0	0	11
3		MF	Spyros Marangos	5	2	3	10
4		MF	Giorgos Toursounidis	8	1	0	9
			MF	Joe Nagbe	8	1	0	9
6		FW	Zisis Vryzas	3	4	1	8
7		FW	Paraschos Zouboulis	5	0	1	6
			DF	Percy Olivares	4	0	2	6
9		FW	Zoltán Kovács	5	0	0	5
			MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	2	0	3	5
11		MF	Pantelis Kafes	2	0	0	2
12		DF	Dimitrios Kapetanopoulos	1	0	0	1
			DF	Tasos Tasiopoulos	1	0	0	1
			DF	Panagiotis Katsouris	1	0	0	1
			MF	Christos Velis	0	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	1
TOTALS				74	10	14	98

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

External links

• www.rsssf.com
• PAOK FC official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: SpVgg Unterhaching–PAOK 3–3 (Friendly). el. tanea.gr. 21 July 1997. 27 May 2022.
2. Web site: TSV 1860 Munich–PAOK 2–2 (Friendly). el. tanea.gr. 28 July 1997. 27 May 2022.
3. Web site: PAOK–Budapesti VSC 1–0 (Friendly). el. tanea.gr. Giannis Nikolaou. 30 July 1997. 27 May 2022.
4. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–Ολυμπιακός 2–1 (18/10/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 18 October 2021. 30 May 2022.
5. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–Παναθηναϊκός 2–1 (16/11/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 16 November 2021. 30 May 2022.
6. Web site: Πανιώνιος–ΠΑΟΚ 0–3 (30/11/1997). el. paokmania.gr. 30 November 2020. 30 May 2022.
7. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ–Πανιώνιος 6–1 (5/4/1998). el. paokmania.gr. 5 April 2020. 30 May 2022.
8. Web site: Βέροια–ΠΑΟΚ 1–3 (10/5/1998). el. paokmania.gr. 10 May 2020. 30 May 2022.
9. Web site: ΠAOK–Ξάνθη 2–0 (Κύπελλο). el. paokmania.gr. 11 February 2022. 30 May 2022.
10. Web site: PAOK–Spartak Trnava 5–3. el. tanea.gr. Giannis Nikolaou. 13 August 1997. 27 May 2022.
11. Web site: Spartak Trnava–PAOK 0–1. el. tanea.gr. Giorgos Minos. 27 August 1997. 27 May 2022.
12. Web site: PAOK vs Arsenal (September 1997). el. sport-retro.gr. Manos Androulakis. 30 September 2017. 1 June 2022.
13. Web site: Greeks' late goal sends Arsenal tumbling out. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-greeks-late-goal-sends-arsenal-tumbling-out-1233381.html . 24 May 2022 . subscription . live. independent.co.uk. Mike Rowbottom. 1 October 1997. 1 June 2022.
14. Web site: Atlético Madrid–PAOK 5–2. el. tanea.gr. Giorgos Minos. 22 October 1997. 27 May 2022.
15. Web site: PAOK–Atlético Madrid 4–4. el. tanea.gr. Giorgos Minos. 5 November 1997. 27 May 2022.