Aris Thessaloniki 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.
After many financial difficulties during the past season, a new chairman, Antonis Zambetas, was elected by the Aris Members' Society. The new Board of directors announced a 78% budget cut«Κούρεμα» 44,7 % η Σούπερ Λιγκ! | gazzetta.gr and most of the players including Nery Castillo, Michalis Sifakis, Ricardo Faty, Neto were released.Συγκριτική ανάλυση: Από τα 37 συμβόλαια στο νέο Άρη και το «ψαλίδι» του 70% | PRESSARIS Under manager Makis Katsavakis, Aris will largely depend on players from the club's youth team and free agents.
First-team squad
# Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Markos Vellidis GK Diagoras Rodou 13 Sokratis Dioudis GK Club's Academy 32 Marios Gelis GK PanserraikosDefenders 3 Michalis Giannitsis CB / RB Club's Academy 4 Grigoris Papazaharias (captain) LB / RB / DM Iraklis 6 Charalampos Oikonomopoulos CB / DM Club's Academy 19 Rubén Pulido (vice-captain) CB Asteras Tripolis 21 Giorgos Margaritis LB Agrotikos Asteras 31 Giannis Zaradoukas LB / DM Olympiacos 35 Stelios Tsoukanis LB / LW Anagennisi Epanomi 36 Nikos Psychogios RB Doxa Drama 44 Andreas Iraklis CB / RB / DM KallitheaMidfielders 7 Konstantinos Kaznaferis DM / RB / LB PAS Giannina 8 Vassilis Triantafyllakos CM / DM / AM Odysseas Anagennisis 10 Andreas Tatos CM / AM Olympiacos 12 Kostas Kotsaridis CM / DM AEK Athens 17 Manolis Papasterianos CM / DM Iraklis 24 Dimitris Sounas CM / AM Club's Academy 27 Pantelis Antoniadis DM / CM Club's Academy 30 Erotokritos Damarlis DM / CB Club's Academy 66 Nuno Coelho DM / CM / CB BenficaForwards 9 David Aganzo ST Hércules 11 Nikos Angeloudis ST Iraklis 20 Giannis Gianniotas RW / LW / SS Club's Academy 26 Alexandros Karagiannis LW / RW Club's Academy 28 Andi Renja / RW Club's Academy 33 Dimitrios Diamantakos ST / LW / RW Olympiacos
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. July 2012 FW 14 Giannis Gesios Anagennisi Epanomi Free July 2012 DF 5 Nikos Pantidos Ethnikos Asteras Free July 2012 DF 44 Andreas Iraklis Kallithea Free July 2012 DF 21 Giorgos Margaritis Agrotikos Asteras Free July 2012 MF 2 Dimitris Aslanidis Anagennisi Epanomi Free July 2012 DF 19 Rubén Pulido Asteras Tripolis Free August 2012 DF 36 Nikos Psychogios Doxa Drama Free August 2012 GK 91 / Petr Gusev Ethnikos Asteras Free September 2012 FW 9 David Aganzo Hércules Free January 2013 MF 12 Kostas Kotsaridis AEK Athens Free January 2013 GK 32 Marios Gelis Panserraikos Free
Transfers out
Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. June 2012 DF 24 Nikos Lazaridis Atromitos Released June 2012 MF 14 / Ricardo Faty Ajaccio Released July 2012 GK 13 Michalis Sifakis Free Agent Released July 2012 FW 10 / Nery Castillo Free Agent Released August 2012 MF 8 Juan Toja Free Agent Released July 2012 DF 6 / Michel Pereira Free Agent Released July 2012 DF 16 / Francis Dickoh Free Agent Released July 2012 MF 88 Nacho García Free Agent Released July 2012 MF 33 Javier Umbides Orduspor Released July 2012 GK 84 / Eldin Jakupović Hull City Released July 2012 FW 77 Noé Acosta Levadiakos Released July 2012 DF 2 Darcy Dolce Neto Bahia Released July 2012 DF 19 Khalifa Sankaré Asteras Tripolis Released July 2012 FW 7 / Karim Soltani ES Sétif Released August 2012 MF 55 Sakis Prittas Panthrakikos Released August 2012 MF 12 Giorgos Katidis AEK Athens 100.000 € January 2013 FW 14 Giannis Gesios Free Agent Released January 2013 FW 22 Thanasis Kanoulas OFI Released January 2013 MF 2 Dimitris Aslanidis Panionios Released January 2013 DF 5 Nikos Pantidos Free Agent Released January 2013 DF 15 Dimitris Kotsonis Ergotelis Released January 2013 MF 10 Kostas Kapetanos Free Agent Released January 2013 GK 91 Petr Gusev Free Agent Released
Loans in
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. August 2012 End of season MF 66 Nuno Coelho Benfica None January 2013 End of season FW 33 Dimitrios Diamantakos Olympiacos None January 2013 End of season DF 31 Giannis Zaradoukas Olympiacos None January 2013 End of season MF 10 Andreas Tatos Olympiacos None
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overall
Overview
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Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Greek Football Cup
Round of 32
Player statistics
Appearances
#PositionNat.PlayerSuper LeagueGreek CupTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GKMarkos Vellidis18181119193DFMichalis Giannitsis13121114134DFGrigoris Papazaharias24221125236DFCharalampos Oikonomopoulos17112219137MFKonstantinos Kaznaferis25252127268MFVassilis Triantafyllakos1992121109FWDavid Aganzo211900211910MFAndreas Tatos111100111111FWNikos Angeloudis1242114512MFKostas Kotsaridis42004213GKSokratis Dioudis121211131317MGManolis Papasterianos242200242219DFRubén Pulido202011212120FWGiannis Gianniotas262621282721DFGiorgos Margaritis 201411211524MFDimitris Sounas 181122201326FWAlexandros Karagiannis 64228627MFPantelis Antoniadis 10001028FW / Andi Renja 10001030MFErotokritos Damarlis1160011631DFGiannis Zaradoukas 121100121132GKMarios Gelis00000033FWDimitrios Diamantakos 1390013935DFStelios Tsoukanis51116236DFNikos Psychogios 131211141344DFAndreas Iraklis52005266MFNuno Coelho2525222727Players who left the club during this seasonFWGiannis Gesios830083MFKostas Kapetanos11800118FWThanasis Kanoulas611172DFDimitris Aslanidis730073DFNikos Pantidos11700117DFDimitris Kotsonis001111Total30232
Goals
RankingPositionNat.PlayerSuper LeagueGreek CupTotal 1 FW David Aganzo 909 2 FW Giannis Gianniotas 516 3 MF Andreas Tatos 505 4 MF Nikos Aggeloudis 404 5 DF Nuno Coelho 202 MF Dimitris Sounas 112 7 MF Manolis Papasterianos 101 FW Giannis Gesios 101 FW Thanasis Kanoulas 101 DF Michalis Giannitsis 101 MF Alexandros Karagiannis 101 MF Vasilis Triantafyllakos 101 DF Rubén Pulido 011 Own Goals 000 Total32335
Kit
References
External links Aris Thessaloniki F.C. official website Aris Thessaloniki FC on Superleaguegreece.net