PAOK FC

PAOK FC is the oldest division of PAOK Sports Club, the succession of Hermes Sports Club (Greek: Ερμής), which was formed in 1875 by the Greek community of Pera, a district of Istanbul. After the Asia Minor Catastrophe, when most players were forced to emigrate to Greece due to the population exchanges. Left behind was a club consisting of the residents that remained (later called Politakia). Those who fled settled in Thessaloniki and established PAOK in 1926. The club's first charter was approved on 20 April 1926 by means of decision of the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance (No. 822). PAOK's first emblem, adopted in 1926 was a four-leaved clover and a horseshoe. The leaves were green with the letters PAOK marked on each of them, a symbol devised by Kostas Koemtzopoulos (president of Pera Club).

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Turk

Feb 16, 2006

Football: Used by supporters of Aris to characterize the fans of their rivals, PAOK fans. This derives from the origin of PAOK from Turkey,and specifically from Instanbul. Many times PAOK fans have with them Turkish flags to irritate ...

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'Hermes' Athletic and Cultural Association from Constantinople

Sep 15, 2004

PAOK(Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton) is the historical continuation of the 'Hermes' Athletic and Cultural Association from Constantinople established by Greek residents of the city in 1875 in the very heart of ...

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Ottoman roots of Greek Soccer Teams

Jun 17, 2004

Panionios (Ionia is the name of a region in Asia Minor), Ionikos (now in Division A), PAOK of Thessaloniki (K stands for Constantinople) etc are only a small fraction of the clubs created. Olympiakos or Pireus (the Great Athenian Port) ...

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