PAOK FC has joined EFDN as the 39th Network Member

PAOK FC has joined EFDN as the 39th Network Member

The European Football for Development Network welcomes PAOK FC as their 39th member to the network and is looking forward to the cooperation.

PAOK FC is a professional Greek football club based in Thessaloniki with their home ground being the Toumba Stadium.

Currently, PAOK plays in the top-flight Superleague Greece, which they won twice, in the seasons 1975-76 and 1984-1985. Additionally, the club, which was founded in 1926, won five times the Greek Football cup, the last time being in 2016-2017 season. The club also competed several times in the Europa League.

PAOK did not only achieve considerable sportive success on a national and European level but is also known for a strong social commitment in the community and beyond.

CSR at PAOK FC

PAOK Action is the name of the programme, which delivers the community and social responsibility work of the club.

PAOK knows that they hold an important position within society and have an appeal and impact that reaches even beyond their local area. The club sees it as their responsibility to give back to their community.

Anti-discrimination, integration and education are the three main pillars of PAOK Action.

In all their work, PAOK emphasises their rejective stance to regional discrimination, racism, xenophobia and violence. For that reason, the club makes it one of their responsibilities to use the club’s power to attract and engage people across Greece and globally to communicate tolerance and raise awareness between supporters and stakeholders for people who are in need of help.

The Greek football club is delivering a range of programmes addressing diverse social issues, which use football as an education tool.

PAOK Action focuses its strengths on three broader programmes, in which diverse projects are being delivered.

PAOK Action-  “Helping the smallest among us”

At every game, the PAOK fans are not only supporting their football club, but also young children, who are part of the PAOK family and who are in need of financial and psychological help, due to severe health problems.

PAOK Action- Special Events

As one of their community engagement programmes, PAOK Action  organises special events benefiting people, who are in need of their help. These events are taking place all over the city of Thessaloniki and around PAOK’s stadium.

PAOK Action- #WithRefugees

PAOK Action introduced a programme that supports refugees, people in need and children who are struggling to survive on a daily basis.

“For PAOK, CSR is not an obligation, it’s a duty!”

EFDN is looking forward to a successful cooperation with PAOK.