PAOK FC ( Greek : ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ , ['pa.ok] ), [ 3 ] short for Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans ( Greek : Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών " P.A.O.K. (Pan-Thesalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans) " ), is a Greek professional football club based in Thessaloniki , Macedonia , Greece. The club is commonly known internationally as PAOK Thessaloniki or PAOK Salonica , while in Greece it is referred to simply as PAOK . PAOK are one of the top domestic clubs and the most successful and widely supported in Northern Greece .
