Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Άρης)[3] is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, part of the multi-sports club A.C. Aris Thessaloniki. Aris is one of Greece's most successful clubs, having won the fourth most Super League titles after Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, while they are tied with PAOK. Created in 1914 as Aris Thessaloniki Football Club, the club was a founding member of the Macedonian Football Clubs Association, as well as the Hellenic Football Federation. The colours of the club are golden/yellow, a dominant colour in the culture of Macedonia and reminiscent of the Byzantine heritage of Thessaloniki, and black. It is named after Ares, the ancient Olympian "God of War," associated also with courage and masculinity, whose image is portrayed on the club's logo as depicted in the Ludovisi Ares sculpture.

Aris
Full nameAris Thessaloniki Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • Θεός του πολέμου
    Theós tou polémou (God of War)
  • Κιτρινόμαυροι
    Kitrinomavroi (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)
StadiumKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Capacity23,000[1]
OwnerAmani Swiss Ltd (89.93%)[2]
PresidentTheodoros Karypidis
Head coachMichael Oenning
LeagueSuper League Greece
2019–20Super League Greece, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of AC Aris Thessaloniki
Football
(Men's)		Football (Women's)Basketball
(Men's)
Basketball
(Women's)		Wheelchair basketballVolleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		Handball (Men's)Handball (Women's)
Water PoloSwimmingAthletics
Ice hockeyBaseballSoftball
CyclingChessKorfball
BoxingJudoWrestling
FencingWeightlifting

Aris was also one of the strongest and most popular teams in Greece during the interwar period. They have won the Greek championship three times (1928, 1932, 1946), the Greek Cup once (1970), and they have remained undefeated at home in European competitions in 28 home matches since 1968.[4] The team's home ground is the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.

History

Foundation and golden years: 1920–1950
Nikiphoros, Kostas and Kleanthis Vikelidis (1930)
The champion team of 1928
Aris, the champion of 1928
The champion team of 1932

The club was established as a football club ("Podosferikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis") by a group of 22 young friends in a coffee bar in Votsi area on 25 March 1914 and given the name Aris from Ares, the ancient god of war. Its nickname was inspired by the two Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, when Greece fought against the Ottoman Empire before engaging in a war with Bulgaria. In Greek mythology, Aris was a deity who was in conflict with Heracles, the mythological character after which Aris's rival football team, Iraklis, was named. Aris holds a fierce rivalry with PAOK and Olympiakos. In the beginning the club was based on a near the Arch and Tomb of Galerius, but after the accession of two minor football clubs in 1919 and 1921 the club's base was moved near to Flemming Street of eastern Thessaloniki. The first stadium was built on the site where Mars Field Park currently lies on Stratou Avenue. Quickly the club became very popular and soon new teams apart from football were established.

During this early stage of football in Greece no professional league was established. Instead, three minor leagues [in Macedonia (E.P.S.M.), Athens (E.P.S.A.) and Piraeus (E.P.S.P.)] were created, with the champions of each league competing in a postseason mini tournament to claim the title of the national champion. The first official game was held in 1923 against Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki (Alexander the Great), another Thessalonician team. That year marked the first title, when Aris was named regional champion of Macedonia, something that was repeated next year.

In 1926 the club was renamed "Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki" to include also other sports than football.

Aris' first major success was between 1927 and 1928 when they won the first Greek Championship,[5] beating finalists Atromitos and Ethnikos Piraeus exploiting the abstention from the championship teams of RECs. In the first race on 24 May, the team of Thessaloniki prevailed 3–1 Atromitos, while three days after losing to Ethnikos Piraeus 3–2. In iterative matches played in June in Thessaloniki, Aris won both of his opponents by 3–1 and thus crowned the first champion of Greece. Coach of the team was the German Thomas Kessler, and prominent players of Aris were, among others, Kostas Vikelidis, Savvas Vogiatzis that emerged and top scorer with six goals, Nikos Aggelakis, scorer of the finals with four goals and Dionysis Caltech.

The following year, it was held the final stage of national championships although Aris won the championship title in Thessaloniki, playing two matches barrage against PAOK. The first took place on 12 May 1929 and ended 1–1, while the second was held on 2 June with Aris to beats 4–3, having Nikos Aggelakis scoring a hat-trick.

On 20 April 1929, the first friendly match took place between Aris and Panathinaikos, the "yellows" to defeat 5–4. The second championship came four years later in 1932,[6] only this time his opponents were Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK, Ethnikos, PAOK and Iraklis. Aris managed to collect 22 points in this mini tournament, four more than the second, Panathinaikos, scoring large wins like 7–0 against Panathinaikos, 7–3 against Iraklis and 3–0 versus AEK and Olympiacos in Athens, also new star players emerged, Kitsios, Aggelakis, Bogdanos, Gigopoulos, while Belgian manager De Valer guided effectively the club.

Four years after winning the first Panhellenic title, the "yellows" won the championship. Aris became champion amassing a total of 22 points, four more than second Panathinaikos and scoring big wins like 7–0 against Panathinaikos with four goals Maywood, 6–1 on Apollon Athens with six goals in the Aggelakis' first home appearance with the first group of Kleanthis Vikelidis, 7–3 vs Iraklis with four goals Kitsos and away 0–3 over Olympiacos, PAOK and AEK. Leading scorer of the league emerged Nikos Kitsos with 15 goals and Nikos Aggelakis to 14.

Big stars of that team were Kitsos, Aggelakis, Caltech, and Vogdanou Gkikopoulos while coach De Valera.

That same year, the EPO instituted for the first time the Greek Cup, Mars crashing Panathinaikos 7–2 in the quarterfinal. This was followed by victory over Apollon Athens, to reach the final where they lost 5–3 from AEK Athens, losing the chance to win the first doubles.

Aris won their third title in 1946,[7] playing against two teams, AEK from Athens and Olympiacos from Piraeus, champions of the other two minor domestic leagues. Aris beat Olympiacos twice, scoring two goals and conceding none; came to a draw with AEK in Athens and defeated them in PAOK's stadium in Thessaloniki (score 4–1). Aris has not won a championship since the establishment of the First Division (1959).

Up to 1959, when the united First Division was created, Aris managed to finish first 14 times in the Macedonian division.

Modern times (1950–1981)
Alketas Panagoulias

Aris' status remained high during this period, which was marked by the construction of the club's homeground, the Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium, named after the legendary homonymous player. Before World War II, Aris' homeground was located in the center of the city, near the Thessaloniki International Fair, but was abandoned in 1936 in order for the Pedion tou Areos park (Mars Field) to be created. The club managed to buy some land during 1951 in a quarter of the city named Charilaou, where the new Stadium was slowly built.

Also in 1959, the tripartite minor league system was abandoned and a new, unified Championship was created.

The club's accomplishments during these years were significant. It was one of the first teams in Greece to qualify for European tournaments. Under the leadership of Alexandros Alexiades, Giorgos Pantziaras and Takis Loukanidis.

1970 Cup Winners

Aris earned high placings in the League during the 1960s and 1970s, with apex the 1970 Hellenic Cup Title against the club's fierce rival, PAOK, in Kaftanzoglio Stadium.[8]

In the 1970s, Aris was reorganized and a vast number of young players from Thessaloniki, including Kouis, Foiros, Drambis, Zindros and Papafloratos led the club. Its most important achievements during that period included a successful 1980 UEFA campaign when Aris eliminated Benfica and Perugia. Aris was also the first Greek club to score a victory both in Italy and Portugal. At home, the team shared first place with Olympiacos at the end of the 1980 campaign, though it lost the title 2–0 in a tie-breaker against the Piraeus club in Volos National Stadium.

Stone years (1981–2006)
Angelos Charisteas

After the mid-1980s and the retirement of the club's honored old guard, Aris entered in a slow decline, rarely reaching European league qualification or notable Greek League position, which—in combination with appreciable financial troubles that left the club near bankruptcy—led to the club's relegation to the Second Division in 1997 and 2005. Both times though Aris managed to resume its place in the first division.

Aris Members' Society era (2006–2014)
Héctor Cúper, manager of the club (2009–2011).

In recent years, specially after the creation of an Aris Members' Society that controls the club's fortunes, Aris has qualified several times for the UEFA Europa League, finished fourth in the Super League three times, and has reached in the Greek Cup Final four times, losing in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010, when 25,000 Aris fans went to Athens in the biggest ever move of fans in Greece.[9][10][11][12] In 2008 and 2010 Aris made it through to the UEFA Europa League group stage after eliminating Real Zaragoza and Austria Wien respectively during the Cup's play-off rounds. During the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League they managed to play for the first time in club's history in Europe after Christmas, after a very good appearance in the group stage where they won 1–0[13] at home and 2–3[14] away and eliminated the title holders Atlético Madrid. Recent developments include the interest from the club's board to construct a new, modern stadium in eastern Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area to replace the obsolete Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium and the modernization and expansion of the club's training facilities in Neo Rysio, Thessaloniki. Also, in a unique move for Greek standards, the board decided in December 2009 to establish a radio station, Aris FM 92.8[15] in order to promote the communication between Aris fans around the country and the coverage of the clubs activities. In 2014, due to financial problems Aris was relegated to the third tier of Greek football.[16]

Relegation

After their relegation many were wondering who was going to take care of the team. American business man Alex Kalas emerged the first season with him in charge of the football department while they failed to gain promotion to the Football League. In summer 2015 where the next elections for the role of head of football department Kalas won again and promised to put more money into the club. Kalas also made a number of signings, Honduran legend Carlos Costly, Sierra Leone international John Kamara, Spaniard Guillermo Pérez Moreno, Portuguese footballer Fábio Ruben Moreira Tavares, defender Paschalis Melissas and defender Stavros Petavrakis. Due to Aris failing to get into the second division Kalas was sacked despite only being there for a month. Aris would have to play another year in Gamma Ethniki. While in the Gamma Ethniki, the team demanded that the Hellenic Football Federation allow them to be promoted to a higher level of Greek football. The federation declined to do this and several appeals against the decision were rejected. As a result, 10,000 fans took to the streets on the 26 and 31 August 2015 in Thessaloniki to protest the decision.[17] These protests caused clashes between the police and the fans that led to arrests[18] and Aris didn't manage to get promoted to the professional divisions.[19]

Karipidis era

Although after the Aris election Arvanitidis became leader of the football department, Theodoros Karipidis was named the head of football department the day afterwards. He signed many players in a few days including former Greek footballer of the club Andreas Tatos, former Real Madrid defender Raul Bravo[20] club legend Sergio Koke, as well as many Super League quality players like Kostas Kaznaferis, Vasilios Rovas, Nikos Tsoumanis, Giannis Siderakis as well as many others. Theodoros Karipidis appointed Nikos Anastopoulos as the manager. During the 2015–16 season Aris managed to be promoted to the second division of Greece with a 21-point difference from the second club.[21] Finally, Irene Karipidis became the major shareholder with overwhelming proportion over 89%.[22]

Supporters

Aris' fan base is spread across all the economic classes in the city of Thessaloniki and all over Greece.[23] Their rivalry is against clubs such as arch-rival PAOK, but also against the biggest clubs of Athens Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.[24] Matches against PAOK are local derbies and an event that splits Thessaloniki and Northern Greece in two. Aris' main fan club is called Super 3 and has symbol a bulldog. It exist since 1988 with 50 more Super 3 clubs spread all over Greece and Europe. There are over 12,000 Super 3 members. In the rest of Europe there are also some organized Aris' fan clubs in countries such as Germany, Italy and Sweden. According to some polls Aris is the 5th most popular team in Greece with around a million fans, an amount quite big considering the lack of titles for many decades.

Against Panathinaikos in the 2010 Greek Cup final, 30,000 Aris fans descended to Athens to what has been described as the biggest football fans move in Greece.[25][26]

The club's anthem (Aris Victorious) was written in 1926.[27]

Crest and colours

Crest evolution
  • 1930s
  • Older
  • 2015–current

A company of young Thessalonians inspired the name of the club by Ares, the ancient Olympian "God of War", after the successful military operations of the Kingdom of Greece during the Balkan Wars, and the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912 from the Ottoman empire. The emblem of the team is a resting Ares (Greek: Άρης), as depicted in the Ludovisi Ares sculpture. This emblem was chosen in the late 1970s to replace an older and simpler logo which was used since 1914. Also, during the 2000s, a scheme of meander was added to the crest.

The colors of the team are yellow or gold of glory, dominant colour in the culture of Macedonia, and black. Alternative colours also used include white or even dark red uniforms. During the 2000s, the club introduced also a shade of lime.

Kit evolution

First

1917–23
1927–28
1928–29
1937–38[28]
1956–57
1982–83[29]
2003–04[30][31]
2004–05 A[32]
2004–05 B
2006–07
2007–08[33]
2008–09[34]
2009–10[35]
2010–11[36]
2014–15[37]
2017–18

Alternative

1927–28[38]
1982–83
2006–08
2007–08
2010–11[39]
2015
2015–16[40]
2017–18
Old poster with older crest and the champion team of Aris Thessaloniki (1931–32 season)

Shirt and sponsors history

The following table shows in detail Aris kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1980–1989 Adidas  —
1989–1990 ASICS
1990–1991 Coplam
1991–1992 Diadora
1992–1993 SPANOS
1993–1994 Bronx Shoes
1994–1995 Ioniki Zois
1995–1996 Kappa Propo
1996–1997 Umbro  —
1997–1998 Puma Puma
1998–1999 Megacard
1999–2002 Interamerican
2002–2003 Adidas MORITZ
2003–2004 Le Coq Sportif DEPA
2004–2005 Adidas Enimex
2005–2006 OPAP
2006–2007 Lampsi
2007–2008 EKO
2008–2010 Reebok
2010–2011 Under Armour good.gr
2011–2014 KINO
2014–2015 Stabomania Swedish Systems Security
2015–2018 Nike Stoiximan.gr
2018–2019 Karipidis Pallets
2019– betshop.gr

Facilities

Stadium
A view inside the Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium
Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium during a UEFA Europa League match

The stadium of Aris Thessaloniki is named Kleanthis Vikelides after the club's legendary player. It is located at 69 Alkminis, Charilaou; 54249 Thessaloniki, and was built in 1951. In 1972, it got a new roof, in 1975 a new north stand, and in 2004, it was fully renovated. Its current total capacity is 22,800 spectators.

Training facilities

Since the late 1970s, Aris Thessaloniki has created its own training grounds in Neo Rysio (Dasigenio Sports Center), just outside Thessaloniki near the International Airport covering three hectares and including football fields, hosting area with gym, pool and sauna, press room, offices, restaurant and locker rooms.[41] The facilities were rebuilt in September 2010 after a demand placed by manager Héctor Cúper.[42] The facilities were renovated again in 2018 and the grass was ultimately changed in 2019.

Players

Current squad
As of 15 August 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Fabian Ehmann
5 DF  GRE Georgios Delizisis (captain)
6 MF  AUS James Jeggo
7 MF  ARG Daniel Mancini
8 MF  NED Lerin Duarte
9 FW  GRE Dimitris Manos
10 MF  GRE Giannis Fetfatzidis
12 MF  ARG Nicolás Martínez
16 FW  POR Bruno Gama
18 MF  ARG Facundo Bertoglio
21 DF  SWE Daniel Sundgren
22 DF  ROU Cristian Ganea
No. Pos. Nation Player}
23 GK  ESP Julián Cuesta
26 MF  ESP Javier Matilla
31 DF  GRE Panagiotis Tsagalidis
38 MF  GRE Petros Bakoutsis
40 DF  GRE Petros Bagalianis
66 DF  AUT Emanuel Šakić
88 MF  BRA Lucas Sasha
92 DF  MRI Lindsay Rose
— DF  GRE Panagiotis Sengergis
— DF  GRE Christos Marmaridis
— DF  CRO Toni Datković

Honours

Domestic

Super League Greece

Second Division Greece

Third Division Greece

Greek Football Cup

Greater Greece Cup

Regional

Macedonia FCA Championship*

Thessaloniki FCA Championship

Until 1959–60 the top teams of the regional leagues were qualified for the national championship play-offs.*

Seasons in the 21st Century
Season Category Position Cup
2000–01 Alpha Ethniki 7th R16
2001–02 Alpha Ethniki 9th QF
2002–03 Alpha Ethniki 6th RU
2003–04 Alpha Ethniki 13th R16
2004–05 Alpha Ethniki 14th RU
2005–06 Beta Ethniki 3rd 3R
2006–07 Super League 4th 4R
2007–08 Super League 4th RU
2008–09 Super League 6th 5R
2009–10 Super League 4th RU
2010–11 Super League 6th 4R
2011–12 Super League 9th R16
2012–13 Super League 13th 3R
2013–14 Super League 18th R32
2014–15 Gamma Ethniki (Group 1) 2nd –
2015–16 Gamma Ethniki (Group 1) 1st –
2016–17 Football League 3rd R16
2017–18 Football League 2nd GS
2018–19 Super League 5th GS
2019–20 Super League 5th SF

Best position in bold.

Key: 3R = Third Round, 4R = Fourth Round, 5R = Fifth Round, GS = Group Stage, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-up.

Aris Thessaloniki in Europe

Aris is one of the most successful Greek clubs in European competitions and to date has not lost a home game in UEFA competitions, having a record of 28 (14 14 0) home games undefeated.[43]

Year Competition Round Opponent Home Away Qual.
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round A.S. Roma 0–0 0–3
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round 1. FC Köln 2–1 0–2
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Juventus 0–2 0–5
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Hibernians 1–0 6–0
Second round Újpest FC 1–2 1–9
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Cagliari Calcio 1–1 0–3
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Chelsea 1–1 1–5
1974–75 UEFA Cup First round SK Rapid Wien 1–0 1–3
1979–80 UEFA Cup First round S.L. Benfica 3–1 1–2
Second round A.C. Perugia Calcio 1–1 3–0
Round of 16 AS Saint-Étienne 3–3 1–4
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Ipswich Town F.C. 3–1 1–5
1981–82 UEFA Cup First round Sliema Wanderers 4–0 4–2
Second round K.S.C. Lokeren 1–1 0–4
1994–95 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1 2–1
First round GKS Katowice 1–0 (3–4 p.) 0–1
1999–00 UEFA Cup First round Servette F.C. 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t)   
Second round RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 0–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup First round FC Zimbru Chișinău 2–1 1–1
Second round A.C. Perugia Calcio 1–1 0–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup First round A.S. Roma 0–0 1–5
2007–08 UEFA Cup First round Real Zaragoza S.A.D. 1–0 1–2
Group stage
(Group 6)		 Red Star Belgrade 3–0
Bolton Wanderers 1–1
S.C. Braga 1–1
FC Bayern Munich 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round NK Slaven Belupo 1–0 0–2
2010–11 Europa League Third qualifying round Jagiellonia Białystok 2–2 2–1
Play-off FK Austria Wien 1–0 1–1
Group stage
(Group 2)		 Atlético Madrid 1–0 3–2
Rosenborg BK 2–0 1–2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 0–1
Round of 32 Manchester City F.C. 0–0 0–3
2019–20 Europa League Second qualifying round AEL Limassol 0–0 1–0
Third qualifying round Molde FK 3–1 (a.e.t.)    0–3
2020–21 Europa League Second qualifying round

Team statistics
Competition App Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Europa League 12 52 21 15 16 68 74 -6
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 2 6 -4
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 5 12 3 2 7 12 28 -16
Total 18 66 24 18 24 82 108 -26

Last updated:16 August 2019

Managerial history
NameNationalityYearNameNationalityYearNameNationalityYearNameNationalityYear
Grigoris Vlachopoulos 1914–22 Alketas Panagoulias 1975 Henri Michel 2001 Siniša Dobrašinović 2015
Kostas Vikelidis 1922–27 Dobromir Zhechev 1975–76 Richard Tardy 2001–02 Dimitris Kalaitzidis 2015
Thomas Kössler 1927–29 Alketas Panagoulias 1976–77 Giannis Tzifopoulos 2001 Nikos Anastopoulos 2015–17
De Valer 1929–32 Panagiotis Patsidis 1977 Bernd Krauss 2002 Nikos Kostenoglou 2017
Kostas Vikelidis 1932 Carl-Heinz Rühl 1977 Giorgos Foiros 2002–03 Dimitrios Spanos 2017–18
Gyula Antal 1932–34 Panagiotis Patsidis 1977–78 Giannis Michalitsos 2003 Paco Herrera 2018
Kostas Vikelidis 1934–40 Milovan Ćirić 1978 Giorgos Pantziaras 2003 Savvas Pantelidis 2018–19
World War II Apostol Čačevski 1978–79 Ole Skouboe 2003 Apostolos Terzis 2019
Dionysis Kaltekis 1945–49 José Sasía 1979–80 Makis Katsavakis 2003–04 Michael Oenning 2019–
Iakovos Yakumis 1949–50 Frank Blunstone 1980 Giorgos Chatzaras 2004–05
Nikolaos Aggelakis 1950–53 Michal Vičan 1980–81 Martti Kuusela 2005
Kleanthis Vikelidis 1953–55 Giannis Nalbantis 1981 Nikos Anastopoulos 2005–06
Kiril Simonovski 1955 Dettmar Cramer 1981–82 Guillermo Ángel Hoyos 2006–07
Ernst Netuka 1955 Antonis Georgiadis 1982–84 Nikos Passialis 2006
Aleksandar Petrović 1955–56 Kostas Chatzikostas 1984 Quique Hernández 2006–07
Mladen Kašanin 1956 Thijs Libregts 1984–86 Juan Oliva 2007
Ivan Stevović 1956–57 Giannis Venos 1986 Dušan Bajević 2007–08
Kleanthis Vikelidis 1957 Gojko Zec 1986–87 Quique Hernández 2008–09
Ivan Stevović 1957–58 Klimis Gounaris 1987 Mazinho 2009
Dionysis Kaltekis 1958 Gerd Prokop 1987–88 Dimitris Bugiuklis 2009
Carl Panagl 1958 Alketas Panagoulias 1988–90 Héctor Cúper 2009–11
Kleanthis Vikelidis 1958–59 Kostas Tsilios 1990 Giannis Michalitsos 2011
Svetislav Glišović 1959–61 Jacek Gmoch 1990–91 Sakis Tsiolis 2011
Kleanthis Vikelidis 1961 Kostas Tsilios 1991 Michał Probierz 2011–12
Kostas Velliadis 1961 Ivan Vutsov 1991–92 Giorgos Semertzidis
Giannis Michalitsos
2012
Ljubiša Spajić 1961–62 Giorgos Foiros 1992–96
Vasilis Grigoriadis 1962 Giannis Tzifopoulos 1996 Manuel Machado 2012
Ettore Trevisan 1962 Jozef Jarabinský 1996 Makis Katsavakis 2012
Bela Palfi 1962–66 Stavros Diamantopoulos 1996–97 Nikos Passialis
Dimitris Bugiuklis		 2012
Svetislav Glišović 1966–67 Giorgos Semertzidis
Giorgos Pantziaras
1997
Severiano Correia 1967–69 Lucas Alcaraz 2012–13
Nikolaos Aggelakis 1969 Juan Ramón Rocha 1997 Giannis Michalitsos 2013
Milovan Ćirić 1969–70 Giorgos Foiros 1997–98 Soulis Papadopoulos 2013
Michalis Baltatzis 1970 Georgios Paraschos 1998 Giannis Chatzinikolaou 2013
Milovan Ćirić 1970–71 Alketas Panagoulias 1998–99 Zoran Milinković 2013
Michalis Baltatzis 1971 Ilija Petković 1999–00 Soulis Papadopoulos 2013–14
Les Allen 1971 Giorgos Semertzidis
Giannis Michalitsos
2000 Giorgos Foiros 2014
Wilf McGuinness 1971–73 Dimitris Kalaitzidis 2014
Branko Stanković 1973–75 Babis Tennes 2000–01 Paulo Campos 2014–15
Sources:[44][45][46][47][48][49][50]

Statistics

League top scorers
Sergio Koke
Player Goals
Dinos Kouis141
Alexandros Alexiades127
Kostas Papaioannou65
Konstantinos Drampis48
Giorgos Zindros46
Vasilis Dimitriadis46

Most league appearances
Player Matches
Dinos Kouis473
Theodoros Pallas368
Giannis Nalbantis303
Giorgos Foiros303
Giannis Venos303

Most goals in a Super League match
Nikolaos Aggelakis
Player Record
Nikolaos Aggelakis 6 goals (10 April 1932, Aris vs Apollon Smyrnis: 6–1)

Super League top scorers
Rank. Nationality Player Times Seasons
1Nikos Kitsos31931, 1932, 1934
2Dinos Kouis11981
3Nikolaos Aggelakis11928
4Kleanthis Vikelidis11946
5Vasilis Grigoriadis11949

Personnel
Position Name
Owner Amani Swiss Ltd
President & CEO Theodoros A. Karipidis
Vice–President Theodoros L. Karipidis
Member Christos Karaiskakis
Member Athanasios Aggelidis
Technical Director Angelos Charisteas
AC Representative Panagiotis Alexandridis

Technical and medical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Michael Oenning
Assistant Coach Apostolos Terzis
Goalkeepers Coach Alekos Rantos
Team Manager Angelos Charisteas
Exercise Physiology
Youth Team general manager
Head doctor Vangelis Pantazis
Fitness trainer
Team doctor
Physio Anastasios Markos Katsikas
Nutritionist Giannis Tsimberidis
Chief Scout
Analyst

Aris FC presidents
Years Name
1979–80 Menelaos Chatzigeorgiou
1980–82 Christos Kallen
1982–84/1992–93/1997–00 Vangelis Ioannides
1984–85 Kyriakos Maravellias
1985–90 Dimos Dasigenis
1991–92 Dimitris Iliades
1993–94/2000–02 Nikos Tsarouchas
1994–97 Lambros Grantas
2000–01 Panagiotis Spyrou
2001–02 Giannis Zachoudanis
2002–03 Alketas Panagoulias
2003–04 Sotiris Karaberis
2004–05 Nikitas Matthaiou
2005–09 Lambros Skordas
2009–12 Thanasis Athanasiadis
2012–13 Giannis Psifidis
2013 Dimitris Iliadis
2014 Giorgos Galanos
2015– Theodoros A. Karipidis
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See also

References
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  3. uefa.com
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