The 2017–18 season was Ergotelis' 88th season in existence and eleventh overall in the Football League, the second tier of the Greek football league system. It was the first season of the club in the competition since the club's latest promotion as champions of the 2016–17 Gamma Ethniki Group 4, and the first season under the ownership of Egyptian businessman Maged Samy. The content of this article covers club activities from 1 July 2017 until 31 May 2018.
After hiring controversial Greek manager Takis Gonias in August 2017, the team struggled early on to earn points on the Table and became relegation contenders at an early stage during the tournament. Ergotelis' squad significantly improved and maintained an impressive good form during the second round of the competition, winning several key matches, scoring many goals, maintaining ball possession rates close to 60%-70% and eventually battling their way out of the relegation zone, mainly due to the impressive 22-goal season performance of arriving Belgian striker Hugo Cuypers.
The club also participated in the Greek Cup for the first time since its relegation to the Gamma Ethniki, exiting the competition during the group stage having suffered three consecutive losses.
Players
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Notes Goalkeepers 18 Georgios Chaniotakis GK 23 January 1995 () Youth system 33 Panagiotis Ladas GK 26 August 1994 () KFC Oosterzonen 97 Dimitrios Katsimitros GK 12 June 1997 () Anorthosis Famagusta Defenders 2 Kyriakos Mazoulouxis CB 1 May 1997 () Lierse 3 Apostolos Doulgerakis CB 15 May 1998 () Youth system 5 Christos Batzios (C) CB 15 October 1991 () Kavala 22 Nikolaos Patas CB 19 January 1997 () Kallithea 31 Konstantinos Ikonomou CB 16 March 1996 () Free agent 4 Konstantinos Kyriakidis CB / RB 1 October 1993 () Agrotikos Asteras 12 Stelios Labakis RB 12 June 1992 () Trikala 13 Manolis Nikolakakis RB 19 February 1991 () Akropolis IF 11 James Stamopoulos (3rd VC) LB 24 June 1991 () Kallithea 99 Athanasios Kyrialanis LB 9 August 1999 () PAOK On loan Midfielders 15 Albert Bruce CM 30 December 1993 () Panegialios 16 Vasilis Bouzas CM 30 June 1993 () Panegialios 23 Giannis Boutsakis CM 8 February 1994 () Atsalenios 6 Vasilios Vogiatzis DM 10 January 1996 () Youth system 21 Zani Kurti DM 6 December 1993 () Ermis Zoniana 70 Georgios Angelopoulos DM 25 February 1997 () Panathinaikos On loan 8 Antonis Bourselis (VC) AM 6 July 1994 () OFI 20 Giannis Iatroudis AM 2 February 1999 () Youth system 38 Ilias Tselios AM 6 October 1997 () AEK On loan Forwards 14 Manolis Rovithis (2nd VC) LW 16 September 1992 () Sparti ACL rupture 10 Nikolaos Stamatakos RW 1 January 1992 () Kallithea 7 Georgios Manousakis CF 10 April 1998 () Youth system 9 Joseph Efford CF 29 August 1996 () Free agent 19 Hugo Cuypers CF 7 February 1997 () Standard Liège
The following players have departed in mid-season 88 Ibrahima Ndiaye RW 6 July 1998 () Wadi Degla Loan return. 17 Georgios Lydakis CF / RW 9 January 1997 () ← Neoi Ergoteli Loaned out
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Takis Gonias Christos Batzios Lotto Be My Hero (4 December 2017 −)
Transfers
In Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromFeeDate 2 DF Kyriakos Mazoulouxis Lierse Free 22 August 2017 33 GK Panagiotis Ladas KFC Oosterzonen Free 22 August 2017 4 DF Konstantinos Kyriakidis Agrotikos Asteras Free 22 August 2017 22 DF Nikolaos Patas Kallithea Free 23 August 2017 11 DF James Stamopoulos Kallithea Free 23 August 2017 17 FW Georgios Lydakis Neoi Ergoteli Return 23 August 2017 21 MF Zani Kurti Ermis Zoniana Free 25 August 2017 10 FW Nikolaos Stamatakos Kallithea Free 25 August 2017 70 MF Georgios Angelopoulos Panathinaikos Loan 25 August 2017 99 DF Athanasios Kyrialanis PAOK Loan 29 August 2017 16 MF Vasilis Bouzas Panegialios Free 29 August 2017 12 DF Stelios Labakis Trikala Free 30 August 2017 23 MF Giannis Boutsakis Atsalenios Undisclosed 31 August 2017 88 FW Ibrahima Ndiaye Wadi Degla Loan 31 August 2017 19 FW Hugo Cuypers Standard Liège Undisclosed 31 August 2017 8 MF Antonis Bourselis OFI Free 10 September 2017 97 GK Dimitrios Katsimitros Anorthosis Famagusta Free 10 September 2017 14 FW Manolis Rovithis Sparti Free 10 September 2017 9 FW Joseph Efford Free agent Free 10 September 2017 38 MF Ilias Tselios AEK Loan 10 January 2018 13 DF Manolis Nikolakakis Akropolis IF Free 10 January 2018 31 DF Konstantinos Ikonomou Free agent Free 11 January 2018 15 MF Albert Bruce Panegialios Free 7 February 2018
Promoted from youth system Squad #PositionPlayerDateSigned Until 3 DF Apostolos Doulgerakis TBA 30 June 2021 20 MF Giannis Iatroudis TBA 30 June 2021
Total spending: Undisclosed
Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeDate FW Nikos Katsikokeris Ethnikos Piraeus Free 7 July 2017 DF Minas Tzanis Atsalenios Free 7 July 2017 DF Georgios Papapanagiotou Aris Petroupolis Free 7 July 2017 FW Fotis Kaimakamoudis A.E. Kifisia Free 7 July 2017 FW Sergio Leal OFI Free 7 July 2017 MF Serginho Rodos Free 10 July 2017 DF Stamatis Karras Tamynaikos Free 11 July 2017 MF Anastasios Rousakis Aittitos Spata Free 11 July 2017 GK Alexandros Leco Aittitos Spata Free 12 July 2017 FW Alexandros Bracjani PAEEK Free 12 July 2017 GK Georgios Vasiliadis Doxa Drama Free 14 July 2017 FW Periklis Vellinis Diagoras Rhodes Free 14 July 2017 MF Giannis Gotsoulias Paniliakos Free 14 July 2017 DF Thomas Garaklidis Free agent Free 14 July 2017 DF Manolis Nikolakakis Akropolis IF Free 19 July 2017 MF Christos Niaros Sparti Free 19 July 2017 MF Christos Mingas Elpis Skoutari Free 19 July 2017 MF Micheel Ethnikos Piraeus Free 29 July 2017 FW Ibrahima Ndiaye Wadi Degla Loan return 29 January 2018 FW Georgios Lydakis Atsalenios Loan 30 January 2018 Total income: €0.0
Expenditure: Undisclosed
Managerial changes Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Soulis Papadopoulos Contract expired. 29 July 2017 -- Takis Gonias 21 August 2017 Takis Gonias Contract expired. 29 May 2018 9th Nikki Papavasiliou 29 May 2018
Kit 2017–February 2018
| |February – May
| |Friendlies
Pre-season and friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
Mid-season friendlies
1. 70-minute friendly.
Competitions
Overview CompetitionStarted roundCurrentposition / roundFinalposition / roundFirst matchLast matchFootball League Greece19th / 349th / 3429 October 201725 May 2018Greek Football CupGroup StageGroup StageGroup Stage19 September 201730 November 2017 Last updated: 25 May 2018
Football League Greece
League table
Results summary
Results by Round
Matches
1. Matchdays 11 and 28 vs. Acharnaikos were awarded to Ergotelis (3−0), due to Acharnaikos being expelled from the league.
2. Matchday 29 vs. Veria was awarded to Ergotelis (3−0), due to Veria having withdrawn from the league.
Greek Cup
Group stage
Group F
Matches
Statistics
Squad statistics
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! colspan=9 style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Forwards
! colspan=9 style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Players transferred/loaned out during the season
Goal scorers
No.Pos.NationNameGreek Football LeagueGreek CupTotal 19 FW Hugo Cuypers 22 0 22 9 FW Joseph Efford 7 1 8 10 FW Nikolaos Stamatakos 7 0 7 20 MF Giannis Iatroudis 3 0 3 8 MF Antonis Bourselis 2 0 2 38 MF Ilias Tselios 2 0 2 88 FW Ibrahima Ndiaye 1 0 1 11 DF James Stamopoulos 1 0 1 70 MF Georgios Angelopoulos 1 0 1 22 DF Nikolaos Patas 1 0 1 14 FW Manolis Rovithis 0 1 1 - - - Awarded (w/o) 9 0 9 TOTAL 56 2 58
Last updated: 25 May 2018 Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record NameFootball LeagueCupTotal10FWNikolaos Stamatakos50110060133GKPanagiotis Ladas1011002016MFVasilios Vogiatzis10100010119FWHugo Cuypers10100010122DFNikolaos Patas1000011015DFChristos Batzios1000000100011DF James Stamopoulos70000070016MFVasilis Bouzas70000070023MFGiannis Boutsakis50000050013DFManolis Nikolakakis5000005008MFAntonis Bourselis4001005002DFKyriakos Mazoulouxis30020050088FWIbrahima Ndiaye30000030038MFIlias Tselios30000030020MFGiannis Iatroudis20000020070ΜFGeorgios Angelopoulos2000002009FWJoseph Efford20000020015MFAlbert Bruce20000020097GKDimitrios Katsimitros100000100TOTALS65045017005
Last updated: 25 May 2018 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Injury record
References