Derby of Thessaloniki

Derby of Thessaloniki
Other namesDerby of Northern Greece
Derby of Macedonia
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
TeamsAris
PAOK
First meeting12 June 1927
MFCA Championship
PAOK 2–1 Aris
Latest meeting8 February 2026
Super League Greece
Aris 0–0 PAOK
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsCharilaou Stadium (Aris)
Toumba Stadium (PAOK)
Statistics
Meetings total228
Most winsPAOK (80)
Most player appearancesGiorgos Koudas (PAOK)
(37)
Top scorerNikos Angelakis (Aris)
(14 goals)
All-time seriesAris: 72
Drawn: 76
PAOK: 80
Largest victory16 February 1975
Alpha Ethniki
PAOK 5–0 Aris
Longest win streak9 games
Aris
(1929–1933)
Longest unbeaten streak19 games
Aris
(1963–1972)
Current unbeaten streak4 games
PAOK
(2025–present)
Aris
PAOK

The Derby of Thessaloniki (Greek: Ντέρμπι Θεσσαλονίκης) is a football local rivalry between Aris and PAOK, both of which are based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Aris play their home games at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Charilaou district of eastern Thessaloniki, while PAOK are based at the Toumba Stadium in the neighbouring Toumba district. The two stadiums are 1.54 km apart, straight-line distance.