On 31 May 2012, Giorgos Donis signed a two-year contract, becoming PAOK's manager[1] after the sacking of László Bölöni in the end of 2011–12 season.[2]
Season overview
On 23 May, it was announced that 35-year-old Pablo García renewed his contract with the club's outfit for one more year.[3]
On 25 May, PAOK released László Bölöni from the position of first team head coach, after a one-year cooperation.[2]
On 25 May, Lino also renewed his contract for one more year.[4]
On 28 May, Pantelis Konstantinidis resigned[5] from the position of vice-president and technical director, claiming a different perception and philosophy, on the strategy to be followed for the new season.[6]
On 31 May, PAOK appointed Giorgos Donis as the new manager on a two-year contract, with immediate effect.[1]
On 7 June, it was announced that club's new technical director would be Georgios Georgiadis.[7]
On 20 July, Kostas Stafylidis agreed to sign a 5-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[11] The transfer was reported to be worth €1.5 million. PAOK kept the player for one year as a loan.[12][13]
On 27 July, when Dario Krešić realised that he is not counted as the main goalkeeper of the team, asked to leave from the club.[15] PAOK released him the next day.[16]
On 28 July Stelios Malezas was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf on a transfer that was reported to be worth €450 thousand.[17] The player leaves the club after nine years and 129 appearances.
On 10 August Russian businessman Ivan Savvidi bought 51% of shares of the Club making him the major shareholder.[18][19] PAOK passes to a new era,[20] after many years of financial problems.
On 31 October, midfielderErgys Kace signed his first professional contract, with a duration of 4,5 years.[23] The new contract came as an award for the good appearances that he made.[24]
Source: Super League Greece Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points;[28] 3) Head-to-head goal difference.[29] If in current league table there are tied teams after applying criteria 1 to 3, they are considered to share places and listed in Greek language alphabetic order.[30] If in final league table there are still tied teams after applying criteria 1 to 3, a decision match (or matches if they are more than two) are to be played but only in three cases: to determine the champion, to fill spots in the play-off or to determine the teams to be relegated.[31] In any other case, the final standings of tied teams are determined with a public draw[32] (C) Champions
Source: Superleague Greece: Standings and Schedule Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) classification of regular season Notes:
^ abSince Asteras Tripolis lost the 2012–13 Greek Football Cup final to a team already qualified for European competitions, Olympiacos, all of the Europa League allocations were made through play-off positions.