Aris Thessaloniki finished in the 9th place of Super League and did not qualifie the Play-offs. In Greek Cup Aris Thessaloniki eliminated in fifth round by Atromitos.
The club changed its manager three times. The season started with Sakis Tsiolis but he left the club on October. Michał Probierz was the next manager until January 2012 when Giannis Michalitsos hired as caretaker. Aris Thessaloniki finished the season with Manuel Machado as manager.
First-team squad
# Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Markos Vellidis GK Diagoras Rodou 13 Michalis Sifakis (captain) GK OFI Crete 25 Sokratis Dioudis GK Club's Academy 84 Eldin Jakupović / GK Olympiacos VolosDefenders 2 Darcy Dolce Neto RB / RW Santos 4 Grigoris Papazaharias LB / RB / DM Iraklis 6 Michel Pereira / LB / DM Vila Nova 15 Michalis Giannitsis CB / RB Club's Academy 16 Francis Dickoh / CB Hibernian 19 Khalifa Sankaré CB Olympiacos Volos 24 Nikos Lazaridis (vice-captain) CB Asteras Tripolis 30 Dimitris Kotsonis CB / RB / DM Paniliakos 35 Stelios Tsoukanis LB / LW Anagennisi EpanomiMidfielders 5 Manolis Papasterianos CM / DM Iraklis 8 Juan Carlos Toja AM / CM Steaua București 12 Giorgos Katidis AM / CM Club's Academy 14 Ricardo Faty / DM / CM Roma 17 Konstantinos Kaznaferis DM / RB / LB PAS Giannina 21 Kostas Kapetanos LM / CM / AM Olympiacos Volos 28 Vassilis Triantafyllakos CM / DM / AM Odysseas Anagennisi 33 Javier Umbides CM / DM / AM Olympiacos Volos 55 Sakis Prittas CM / DM Iraklis 88 Nacho García CM / DM Oriente PetroleroForwards 7 Karim Soltani / RW / LW / ST Iraklis 10 Nery Castillo / RW / LW / ST Shakhtar Donetsk 20 Giannis Gianniotas RW / LW / SS Club's Academy 22 Thanasis Kanoulas ST Anagennisi Epanomi 77 Noé Acosta LW / AM Olympiacos Volos
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. June 2011 FW 22 Thanasis Kanoulas Anagennisi Epanomi Free June 2011 FW 7 / Karim Soltani Iraklis Free June 2011 FW 10 / Nery Castillo Shakhtar Donetsk Free July 2011 DF 30 Dimitris Kotsonis Paniliakos Free July 2011 MF 21 Kostas Kapetanos Olympiacos Volos Free July 2011 MF 28 Vasilis Triantafyllakos Odysseas Anagennisi Free July 2011 MF 5 Manolis Papasterianos Iraklis Free July 2011 DF 35 Stelios Tsoukanis Anagennisi Epanomi Free August 2011 DF 16 / Francis Dickoh Hibernian Free August 2011 FW 29 Victoraș Iacob Iraklis Free September 2011 MF 11 Jurica Vranješ Werder Bremen Free September 2011 DF 19 Khalifa Sankaré Olympiacos Volos Free September 2011 MF 33 Javier Umbides Olympiacos Volos Free September 2011 GK 84 / Eldin Jakupović Olympiacos Volos Free September 2011 FW 77 Noé Acosta Olympiacos Volos Free
Transfers out
Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. June 2010 DF 5 / Ronaldo GuiaroRetired June 2011 DF 47 Mavroudis Bougaidis AEK Athens Released July 2011 GK 25 Juanma Barrero Cartagena Released July 2011 DF 3 Oriol Lozano Free agent Released July 2011 DF 33 Deividas Česnauskis Free agent Released July 2011 FW 7 Toni Calvo Levski Sofia Released July 2011 MF 19 Kostas Mendrinos Free agent Released July 2011 DF 22 Thomas Grekos A.P.S. Zakynthos Released August 2011 FW 88 Daisuke Sakata Free agent Released August 2011 DF 32 Kristi Vangjeli Chornomorets Odesa €300.000 August 2011 FW 23 Christos Aravidis Free agent Released December 2011 FW 29 Victoraș Iacob Free agent Released January 2012 MF 11 Jurica Vranješ Free agent Released January 2012 MF 18 Cristian Portilla Free agent Released January 2012 FW 9 Danijel Cesarec Free agent Released January 2012 DF 3 Giannis Agtzidis Free agent Released January 2012 DF 44 Efthymis Kouloucheris Free agent Released March 2012 FW 34 Thanasis Topouzis Free agent Released
Loans Out
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. November 2011 End of season FW 99 Nikos Angeloudis Doxa Drama None January 2012 End of season DF 27 Charalampos Oikonomopoulos Vyzas Megara None
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall
Overview
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Managers' overview
Sakis Tsiolis {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
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Michał Probierz {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
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Giannis Michalitsos {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
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Manuel Machado {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
| Greek Cup
! Total
Super League
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Matches
Greek Cup
Aris Thessaloniki entered in fourth round like all teams of Super League
Fourth Round
Fifth Round
Squad statistics
Appearances
#PositionNat.PlayerSuper LeagueGreek CupTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GKMarkos Vellidis26252228272DFDarcy Dolce Neto26212228234DFGrigoris Papazaharias14101015105MGManolis Papasterianos98111096DF / Michel Pereira27262229287FW / Karim Soltani15112017118MFJuan Carlos Toja131011141110FW / Nery Castillo201811211912MFGiorgos Katidis121211131313GKMichalis Sifakis44004414MF / Ricardo Faty262411272515DFMichalis Giannitsis00000016DF / Francis Dickoh151522171717MFKonstantinos Kaznaferis191822212019DFKhalifa Sankaré232200232220FWGiannis Gianniotas191011201121MFKostas Kapetanos231510241522FWThanasis Kanoulas51005124DFNikos Lazaridis242221262325GKSokratis Dioudis00000028MFVassilis Triantafyllakos1350013530DFDimitris Kotsonis11001133MFJavier Umbides252522272735DFStelios Tsoukanis64006455MFSakis Prittas1061011677FWNoé Acosta191300191384GK / Eldin Jakupović11001188MFNacho García000000Players who left the club during this seasonDFKristi Vangjeli110011FWNikos Angeloudis100010FWVictoraș Iacob840084MFJurica Vranješ210021MFCristian Portilla100010FWDanijel Cesarec871198DFCharalampos Oikonomopoulos001111FWThanasis Topouzis100010Total30232
Goals
RankingPositionNat.PlayerSuper LeagueGreek CupTotal 1 FW / Nery Castillo 617 2 DF Nikos Lazaridis 303 MF Javier Umbides 303 FW Noé Acosta 303 FW Giannis Gianniotas 303 6 FW Danijel Cesarec 202 MF / Ricardo Faty 202 DF Darcy Dolce Neto 202 9 MF Juan Toja 101 MF Kostas Kapetanos 101 DF / Francis Dickoh 101 DF Khalifa Sankaré 101 MF Vasilis Triantafyllakos 101 FW / Karim Soltani 011 DF / Michel Pereira 011 Own Goals 000 Total29332
Clean sheets If a goalkeeper was substituted and he did not conceded a goal while he was in the game but the team conceded a goal after him, the goalkeeper would not claim the clean sheet.
#Nat.PlayerSuper League 1Greek CupTotal 1 Markos Vellidis 10 0 10 13 Michalis Sifakis 1 0 1Total 11 0 11
Kit
References
External links Aris Thessaloniki F.C. official website Aris Thessaloniki FC on Superleaguegreece.net