2012–13 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season

Aris competes in the Greek topflight. They started their Greek campaign after finishing ninth in last season's league and will enter the Greek Football Cup in the fourth round.

Aris Thessaloniki

2012–13 season
Chairman	Giannis Psifidis
Manager	Soulis Papadopoulos
Super League	13th
Greek Cup	Third Round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

After many financial difficulties during the past season, a new chairman, Antonis Zambetas, was elected by the Aris Members' Society.[1] The new Board of directors announced a 78% budget cut[2] and most of the players including Nery Castillo, Michalis Sifakis, Ricardo Faty, Neto were released.[3] Under manager Makis Katsavakis, Aris will largely depend on players from the club's youth team and free agents.

Overview

Competition	Result
Super League Greece	13th
Greek Cup	3rd round

Events

• 6 July: Forward Giannis Gesios joins Aris Thessaloniki[4]
• 10 July: Defender Nikos Pantidos joins Aris Thessaloniki[5]
• 16 July: Defender Andreas Iraklis joins Aris Thessaloniki[6]
• 18 July: Defender Giorgos Margaritis joins Aris Thessaloniki[7]
• 19 July: Midfielder Dimitris Aslanidis joins Aris Thessaloniki[8]
• 20 July: Defender Rubén Pulido joins Aris Thessaloniki[9]
• 23 August: Defender Nikos Psychogios joins Aris Thessaloniki[10]
• 24 August: Midfielder Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho joins Aris Thessaloniki[11]
• 24 August: Defender Pantelis Pozidis joins Aris Thessaloniki[12]
• 24 August: Goalkeeper Petr Gusev joins Aris Thessaloniki[13]
• 6 September: Forward David Aganzo joins Aris Thessaloniki[14]
• 17 January: Forward Dimitris Diamantakos joins Aris Thessaloniki
• 18 January: Defender Giannis Zaradoukas joins Aris Thessaloniki

Players

Squad information

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Markos Vellidis		GK	4 April 1987 (25)	Diagoras
13	Sokratis Dioudis		GK	3 February 1993 (19)	Youth system
	Marios Gelis		GK	9 October 1994 (19)	Panserraikos
40	Anastasios Karadais		GK	10 April 1993 (19)	Youth system
Defenders
19	Rubén Pulido		CB/DM	2 February 1979 (33)	Asteras Tripoli
4	Grigoris Papazaharias		CB/RB	20 March 1985 (27)	Iraklis
3	Michalis Giannitsis		CB/RB	6 February 1992 (20)	Youth system
36	Nikos Psychogios		RB/LB	25 February 1989 (23)	Doxa Dramas
44	Andreas Iraklis		RB/DM	16 May 1989 (23)	Kallithea
24	Giorgos Margaritis		LB	20 June 1991 (21)	Agrotikos Asteras
31	Giannis Zaradoukas		LB	12 December 1985 (27)	Olympiacos
Midfielders
66	Nuno Coelho		DM	23 November 1987 (25)	Benfica
8	Vassilis Triantafyllakos		CM/AM/ CF	16 July 1991 (21)	Odysseas Anagennisis
10	Andreas Tatos		AM	11 May 1989 (23)	Olympiacos
17	Emmanouil Papasterianos		CM	15 August 1987 (25)	Iraklis
6	Charalambos Economopoulos		DM	9 January 1991 (21)	Youth system
30	Erotokritos Damarlis		DM	13 May 1992 (20)	Youth system
12	Kostas Kotsaridis		DM/CM	18 August 1992 (20)	AEK Athens
27	Pantelis Antoniadis		DM	23 March 1994 (18)	Youth system
20	Giannis Gianniotas		RW/LW	29 April 1993 (19)	Youth system
7	Konstantinos Kasnaferis		RM/RB	22 June 1987 (25)	PAS Giannina
35	Stelios Tsoukanis		LM/LB	27 February 1990 (22)	Anagennisi Epanomis
21	Dimitris Sounas		AM/RW	12 August 1994 (18)	Youth system
26	Alexandros Karagiannis		RW/LW	25 October 1993 (18)	Youth system
Forwards
9	David Aganzo		CF	10 January 1981 (31)	Hércules
	Zisis Naoum		CF	17 January 1994 (19)	Chemnitzer U19
33	Dimitris Diamantakos		CF	5 March 1993 (19)	Olympiacos
11	Nikos Aggeloudis		CF	14 May 1991 (21)	Youth system

Last updated: 26 January 2013
Source: Squad at Aris FC official website

Transfers

Summer transfers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GRE Giannis Gesios (from Anagennisi Epanomi) — DF  GRE Nikos Pantidos (from Ethnikos Asteras) — DF  GRE Andreas Iraklis (from Kallithea) — DF  GRE Giorgos Margaritis (from Agrotikos Asteras) — MF  GRE Dimitris Aslanidis (from Anagennisi Epanomi) — DF  ESP Rubén Pulido (from Asteras Tripoli) — DF  GRE Nikos Psychogios (from Doxa Drama) — MF  POR Nuno Coelho (from Benfica) — DF  GRE Pantelis Pozidis (from Apollon Kalamarias) — GK  GEO Petr Gusev (from Ethnikos Asteras) — FW  ESP David Aganzo (from Hércules)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MEX Nery Castillo (released) — MF  ALG Karim Soltani (released) — DF  GHA Francis Dickoh (released) — DF  SEN Khalifa Sankaré (released) — MF  ARG Javier Umbides (released) — GK   SUI Eldin Jakupović (released) — MF  ESP Noé Acosta (released) — GK  GRE Michalis Sifakis (released) — MF  FRA Ricardo Faty (released) — MF  COL Juan Carlos Toja (released) — MF  BRA Neto (released) — MF  GRE Giorgos Katidis

Winter transfers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GRE Dimitris Diamantakos (on loan from Olympiacos) — DF  GRE Giannis Zaradoukas (on loan from Olympiacos) — MF  GRE Andreas Tatos (on loan from Olympiacos) — MF  GRE Kostas Kotsaridis (free agent from AEK Athens) — GK  GRE Marios Gelis (free agent from Panserraikos) — FW  GRE Zisis Naoum (free agent from Chemnitzer FC)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GRE Giannis Gesios (released) — FW  GEO Petr Gusev (released) — MF  GRE Dimitris Aslanidis (released) — MF  GRE Kostas Kapetanos (released) — FW  GRE Thanassis Kanoulas (released) — DF  GRE Pantelis Pozidis (released) — DF  GRE Nikos Pantidos (released) — DF  GRE Dimitris Kotsonis (released)

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Soulis Papadopoulos
Assistant Coach	Tasos Theos
Fitness Coach	Giorgos Adam
Fitness Coach	Nikos Vlachos
Fitness Coach	Giannis Gioris
Physio	Vaggelis Pantazis
Goalkeeping Coach	Theodoros Kantas
Scout	Leonidas Vosdou

Last updated: 30 August 2012
Source:

Kit

Supplier: Under Armour
Sponsor(s): Kino

Home Colours

Away Colours

Third Colours

Goalkeeper's Home Colours

Goalkeeper's Away Colours

Source:

Board of directors

Chairman	Labros Skordas
Vice chairman	Nikos Vogiatzis
Member	Giorgos Vasvanis
Member	Stefanos Tsionkis
Member	Giorgos Andreadis

Source: 

Friendly matches

Siena v Aris

27 July 2012	Siena	1 – 0	Aris	Prato Allo Stelvio
18:30	Paolucci  35'

Como v Aris

29 July 2012	Como	0 – 0	Aris	San Vito di Cadore
18:00		(45 min.) (3 – 4 pen.)

Palermo v Aris

29 July 2012	Palermo	1 – 0	Aris	San Vito di Cadore
20:00	Miccoli  8' (pen.)	(45 min.)

Kayserispor v Aris

15 July 2012	Kayserispor	0 – 0	Aris	Prato Allo Stelvio
18:30

Fiorentina v Aris

10 August 2012	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Aris	Moena
18:30 EEST	Rômulo  31' Ljajić  57'		Triantafyllakos  14'

Aris v PAS Giannina

13 August 2012	Aris	0 – 0	PAS Giannina	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
20:00 EEST

Aris v Veria

15 July 2012	Aris	1 – 1	Veria	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
18:30 EEST	Sounas  54'		Bellón  31'

Roma v Aris

19 August 2012	Roma	3 – 0	Aris	Stadio Olimpico
18:30 EEST	Osvaldo  25' Bradley  71' Destro  86'

Aris v Benfica B

9 September 2012	Aris	0 – 1	Benfica B	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
21:00			Rosa  51'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis

Kilkisiakos v Aris

12 September 2012	Kilkisiakos	1 – 1	Aris	Municipal Stadium of Kilkis
20:30	Doudoukis  45'		Tsoukanis  25'	Attendance: 1,000

Super League

Main article: 2012–13 Super League Greece

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Levadiakos	30	9	7	14	21	35	−14	34
12	Veria	30	8	9	13	30	35	−5	33[lower-alpha 1]
13	Aris	30	7	12	11	32	40	−8	33[lower-alpha 1]
14	OFI	30	8	8	14	33	46	−13	32
15	AEK Athens[lower-alpha 2] (R)	30	8	6	16	21	36	−15	27	Relegation to the Gamma Ethniki

Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points,[15] 3) head-to-head goal difference.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18] In any other case, the final standings of tied teams are determined with a public draw[19]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Aris–Veria 2–1, Veria–Aris 3–1.
2. AEK Athens were deducted 3 points because of severe crowd violence during their home match against Panthrakikos this year. They were also voluntarily relegated to the third division in order to enter the liquidation process and remove a big number of debts to the club.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	7	12	11	32	40	−8	33	6	7	2	22	13	+9	1	5	9	10	27	−17

Last updated: 21 August 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D

Source: Aris at Super League Greece official site Aris at soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Panionios v Aris

27 August 2012 Matchday 1	Panionios	1 – 0	Aris	Nea Smyrni Stadium
20:30	Lampropoulos  14'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ilias Spathas

Aris v OFI

2 September 2012 Matchday 2	Aris	0 – 0	OFI	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
18:15				Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos

AEK Athens v Aris

16 September 2012 Matchday 3	AEK Athens	1 – 1	Aris	Olympic Stadium (Athens)
20:30	Yago  58'		Aganzo  74'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dimitrios Kominis

Aris v Kerkyra

22 September 2012 Matchday 4	Aris	1 – 0	Kerkyra	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
18:15	Aganzo  57'			Referee: Giorgos Kyzas

PAOK v Aris

30 September 2012 Matchday 5	PAOK	4 – 1	Aris	Toumba Stadium
20:30	Lawrence  12' Katsikas  23' Fotakis  30' Athanasiadis  43'		Aganzo  39'	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Anastassios Kakkos

Aris v Platanias

7 October 2012 Matchday 6	Aris	0 – 2	Platanias	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
18:15			Kalajdžić  38' Udoji  66'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Giannis Delfakis

Panathinaikos v Aris

21 October 2012 Matchday 7	Panathinaikos	1 – 1	Aris	Olympic Stadium (Athens)
20:30	Christodoulopoulos  76' (pen.)		Gianniotas  88'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos

Aris v Olympiakos

29 October 2012 Matchday 8	Aris	2 – 2	Olympiakos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:30	Papasterianos  3' Aganzo  79'		Abdoun  9' (pen.) Holebas  82'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos

Aris v Veria

5 November 2012 Matchday 9	Aris	2 – 1	Veria	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:30	Aganzo  56' Gesios  70'		Kaltsas  2'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Michail Koukoulakis

Levadeiakos v Aris

10 November 2012 Matchday 10	Levadeiakos	2 – 1	Aris	Levadia Municipal Stadium
19:30	Zisopoulos  22' Vasileiou  44'		Kanoulas  40'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stavros Mantalos

Aris v PAS Giannina

17 November 2012 Matchday 11	Aris	1 – 2	PAS Giannina	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
17:15	Gianniotas  54'		Ilić  12' Psychogios  27' (o.g.)	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ioannis Delfakis

Panthrakikos v Aris

26 November 2012 Matchday 12	Panthrakikos	4 – 0	Aris	Komotini Municipal Stadium
19:30	Papadopoulos  1', 54' Baykara  44' Lucero  75'			Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ilias Spathas

Aris v Atromitos

1 December 2012 Matchday 13	Aris	1 – 1	Atromitos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
17:15	Sounas  15'		Skondras  89'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Georgios Daskalopoulos

Asteras Tripolis v Aris

9 December 2012 Matchday 14	Asteras Tripolis	1 – 1	Aris	Asteras Tripolis Stadium
17:15	Giannitsis  78' (o.g.)		Gianniotas  23'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dimitrios Thanos

Aris v Skoda Xanthi

16 November 2012 Matchday 15	Aris	0 – 0	Skoda Xanthi	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
15:00				Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dimitrios Styliaras

Aris v Panionios

6 January 2013 Matchday 16	Aris	2 – 1	Panionios	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
15:00	Aggeloudis  29' Aganzo  79'		Dounis  42'	Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Athanasios Giachos

OFI v Aris

13 January 2013 Matchday 17	OFI	2 – 0	Aris	Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
17:15	Perogamvrakis  29' Papazoglou  79'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ilias Spathas

Aris v AEK Athens

20 January 2013 Matchday 18	Aris	1 – 1	AEK Athens	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:30	Aganzo  84'		Petropoulos  90+'	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Anastassios Kakos

Kerkyra v Aris

28 January 2013 Matchday 19	Kerkyra	2 – 2	Aris	Kerkyra Stadium
19:30	Kyvelidis  24', 53'		Giannitsis  17' Karagiannis  79'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Aris v PAOK

3 February 2013 Matchday 20	Aris	2 – 2	PAOK	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:30	Aganzo  5', 71'		Athanasiadis  2' Camara  26'	Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Michail Voskakis

Platanias v Aris

11 February 2013 Matchday 21	Platanias	2 – 0	Aris	Perivolia Municipal Stadium
19:30	Nazlidis  45' Anastasakos  63'			Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stavros Mantalos

Aris v Panathinaikos

17 February 2013 Matchday 22	Aris	1 – 0	Panathinaikos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:30	Coelho  89'			Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Dimitrios Styliaras

Olympiakos v Aris

24 February 2013 Matchday 23	Olympiakos	2 – 1	Aris	Karaiskakis Stadium
19:30	Djebbour  9' Maniatis  37'		Aggeloudis  65'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Veria v Aris

4 March 2013 Matchday 24	Veria	3 – 1	Aris	Veria Stadium
19:30	Kaltsas  65', 90' Olaitan  90'		Aggeloudis  49'	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andreas Pappas

Aris v Levadeiakos

10 March 2013 Matchday 25	Aris	4 – 0	Levadeiakos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
17:15	Coelho  2' Gianniotas  48', 64' Tatos  80'			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Dimitrios Kominis

PAS Giannina v Aris

16 March 2013 Matchday 26	PAS Giannina	2 – 0	Aris	Zosimades Stadium
17:15	Ilić  24' Korovesis  64'			Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ilias Spathas

Aris v Panthrakikos

30 March 2013 Matchday 27	Aris	0 – 0	Panthrakikos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
17:15				Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Stavros Mantalos

Atromitos v Aris

6 April 2013 Matchday 28	Atromitos	0 – 1	Aris	Peristeri Stadium
19:30			Tatos  82'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dimitrios Styliaras

Aris v Asteras Tripoli

14 April 2013 Matchday 29	Aris	5 – 1	Asteras Tripoli	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
19:00	Triantafyllakos  7' Tatos  29', 79' (pen.), 88' Aggeloudis  46'		Caffa  58'	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Skoda Xanthi v Aris

21 April 2013 Matchday 30	Skoda Xanthi	0 – 0	Aris	Skoda Xanthi Arena
19:00				Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dimitrios Kominis

Greek Cup

Kallithea v Aris

12 December 2012 3rd round	Kallithea	3 – 1	Aris	Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
18:30	Dacol  18', 57' Silva  76'		Gianniotas  81'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Spyros Selimos

Aris v Kallithea

23 December 2012 3rd round	Aris	2 – 1	Kallithea	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
20:00	Sounas  18' Pulido  82'		Dacol  56'	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Gerasimos Ditsos

Player statistics

Goals

R	Player	Position	Super League	Greek Cup	Total	Notes
1	David Aganzo	CF	9		9
2	Giannis Gianniotas	RW	5	1	6
3	Andreas Tatos	AM	5		5
4	Nikos Aggeloudis	CF	4		4
5	Dimitris Sounas	W	1	1	2
5	Nuno Coelho	DM	2		2
6	Emmanouil Papasterianos	CM	1		1
6	Giannis Gesios	CF	1		1
6	Thanasis Kanoulas	CF	1		1
6	Rubén Pulido	CB		1	1
6	Michalis Giannitsis	CB	1		1
6	Alexandros Karagiannis	W	1		1
6	Vassilis Triantafyllakos	CM	1		1

Last updated: 16 April 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
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External links

• Aris Thessaloniki F.C. official website
• Aris Thessaloniki FC on Superleaguegreece.net