# 2016–17 Ergotelis F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Ergotelis' 87th season in existence and 1st season in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system, after 14 years in which the club competed in professional competitions. Ergotelis also participated in the Gamma Ethniki Cup, a football competition cup in which only the clubs competing in one of the four groups of the Gamma Ethniki can participate. The season marked the beginning of a new era in the club's history, as the previous Football Club opened winding-up proceedings entering into liquidation, a process that allowed the parent sport club G.S. Ergotelis to form a new football department eligible to compete in the Gamma Ethniki under new leadership, free of the financial obligations of the previous administration. The club slogan for the season Ksekiname! (Greek: Ξεκινάμε!) literally translates to We begin!. The project was successful, as Ergotelis finished as Champions of Group 4, achieving instant promotion to the Football League, and professional divisions in general.

## Players

Summer acquisition  Winter acquisition
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Georgios Vasiliadis | GK | 10 June 1996 (20) | Veria |
| | Georgios Chaniotakis | GK | 23 January 1995 (22) | Youth system |
| | Alexandros Leco | GK | 22 April 1992 (25) | Ionikos |
| Defenders |||||||
| | Minas Tzanis | CB | 4 July 1984 (32) | Ermis Zoniana |
| | Thomas Garaklidis | CB | 23 May 1989 (27) | Doxa Drama |
| | Christos Batzios | CB | 15 October 1991 (25) | Kavala |
| | Georgios Papapanagiotou | CB | 31 October 1986 (30) | Trikala |
| | Manolis Nikolakakis | RB | 19 February 1991 (26) | Trikala |
| | Stamatis Karras | RB | 10 December 1988 (28) | Panserraikos |
| Midfielders |||||||
| | Anastasios Rousakis | DM | 21 July 1985 (31) | Apollon Smyrni |
| | Micheel | DM | 26 November 1990 (26) | Boa EC |
| | Giannis Gotsoulias | DM | 15 March 1990 (27) | Panachaiki |
| | Vasilios Vogiatzis | DM | 10 January 1996 (21) | Youth system |
| | Serginho | AM | 16 June 1985 (31) | Trikala |
| | Christos Niaros | LM | 20 February 1990 (27) | Trikala |
| | Christos Mingas | RM | 15 April 1984 (33) | Trikala |
| Forwards |||||||
| | Sergio Leal | RW | 25 September 1982 (34) | Plaza Colonia |
| | Periklis Vellinis | RW / CF | 1 September 1993 (23) | Sparti |
| | Nikos Katsikokeris | CF | 19 June 1988 (28) | Ermis Zoniana |
| | Fotis Kaimakamoudis | CF | 2 January 1993 (24) | Fostiras |
| | Alexandros Bracjani | CF | 6 July 1992 (24) | Kavala |
| | Georgios Manousakis | CF | 10 April 1998 (19) | Youth system |

### The following players have departed in mid-season

| Anastasios Tsoumagas | LB | 22 March 1991 (26) | Neves FC | Contract terminated. |
| Georgios Lydakis | CF | 9 January 1997 (20) | Youth system | → Neoi Ergoteli |
| Alkis Dimitris | CB | 23 July 1980 (35) | Platanias | Contract terminated. |
| Angelos Zouboulakis | RB | 23 May 1989 (27) | Kerkyra | Contract terminated. |
| Elton Calé | AM / CF | 12 July 1988 (28) | OFI Crete | Contract terminated. |
| Giannis Kolokas | CB | 28 June 1985 (31) | Panegialios | Contract terminated. |
| Manolis Stefanakos | GK | 17 August 1989 (27) | Panetolikos | Contract terminated. |
| Mauro Poy | RW | 2 July 1981 (35) | Aris | Contract terminated. |
| Nikolaos Sifakis | CB | 23 May 1996 (21) | Youth system | Released. |
| David Beruashvili | | 10 June 1996 (20) | Youth system | Released. |
| Dimitrios Kiliaras | AM | 23 March 1986 (31) | Sparti | Released. |
| Georgios Polychronakis | | 4 July 1997 (19) | Youth system | Released. |
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 |
| Soulis Papadopoulos | Sergio Leal | Lotto | No shirt sponsor |

## Transfers

Winter Transfer Window

## In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| DF | Alkis Dimitris | Platanias | Free | 19 June 2016 |
| FW | Nikos Katsikokeris | Ermis Zoniana | Free | 20 June 2016 |
| DF | Minas Tzanis | Ermis Zoniana | Free | 21 June 2016 |
| GK | Manolis Stefanakos | Panetolikos | Free | 25 June 2016 |
| FW | Sergio Leal | Plaza Colonia | Free | 28 June 2016 |
| FW | Ioannis Karalis | Lamia | Free | 29 June 2016 |
| MF | Anastasios Rousakis | Apollon Smyrni | Free | 29 June 2016 |
| DF | Angelos Zouboulakis | Kerkyra | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| MF | Dimitrios Kiliaras | Sparti | Free | 1 July 2016 |
| DF | Anastasios Tsoumagas | Neves FC | Free | 3 July 2016 |
| MF | Zani Kurti | Free agent | Free | 7 July 2016 |
| FW | Konstantinos Garefalakis | Free agent | Free | 7 July 2016 |
| DF | Manolis Genitsaridis | Pyrasos Nea Anchialos | Free | 7 July 2016 |
| DF | Anastasios Kantoutsis | Omonia | Free | 13 July 2016 |
| MF | Micheel | Boa EC | Free | 31 July 2016 |
| FW | Fotis Kaimakamoudis | Fostiras | Free | 4 August 2016 |
| GK | Georgios Vasiliadis | Veria | Free | 8 August 2016 |
| MF | Elton Calé | OFI Crete | Free | 12 August 2016 |
| DF | Stamatis Karras | Panserraikos | Free | 19 August 2016 |
| FW | Mauro Poy | Aris | Free | 25 August 2016 |
| DF | Giannis Kolokas | Panegialios | Free | 29 August 2016 |
| MF | Giannis Gotsoulias | Panachaiki | Free | 7 September 2016 |
| DF | Thomas Garaklidis | Doxa Drama | Free | 30 December 2016 |
| MF | Christos Niaros | Trikala | Free | 3 January 2017 |
| DF | Manolis Nikolakakis | Trikala | Free | 3 January 2017 |
| DF | Christos Batzios | Kavala | Free | 5 January 2017 |
| MF | Christos Mingas | Trikala | Free | 6 January 2017 |
| DF | Georgios Papapanagiotou | Trikala | Free | 8 January 2017 |
| FW | Alexandros Bracjani | Kavala | Free | 8 January 2017 |
| MF | Serginho | Trikala | Free | 13 January 2017 |
| GK | Alexandros Leco | Ionikos | Free | 19 January 2017 |
| FW | Periklis Vellinis | Sparti | Free | 26 January 2017 |

### Promoted from youth system

| Position | Player | Date | Signed Until |
| MF | Vasilios Vogiatzis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| FW | Georgios Lydakis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| FW | Georgios Manousakis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| MF | David Beruashvili | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| DF | Georgios Polychronakis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| DF | Nikolaos Sifakis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| GK | Georgios Chaniotakis | 10 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
Total spending: 0.00 €

## Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| FW | Ioannis Karalis | Ionikos | Free | 24 August 2016 |
| FW | Konstantinos Garefalakis | Irodotos | Free | 25 August 2016 |
| DF | Anastasios Kantoutsis | Ilisiakos | Free | 27 August 2016 |
| DF | Manolis Genitsaridis | Atsalenios | Free | 29 August 2016 |
| MF | Zani Kurti | Free agent | Free | 1 September 2016 |
| MF | Anastasios Tsoumagas | Irodotos | Free | 23 December 2016 |
| FW | Georgios Lydakis | Neoi Ergoteli | Internal move. | 5 January 2017 |
| DF | Alkis Dimitris | AEEK INKA | Free | 9 January 2017 |
| DF | Angelos Zouboulakis | Kallithea | Free | 9 January 2017 |
| MF | Elton Calé | FK Kukësi | Free | 9 January 2017 |
| DF | Giannis Kolokas | Panelefsiniakos | Free | 10 January 2017 |
| GK | Manolis Stefanakos | Free agent | Free | 10 January 2017 |
| FW | Mauro Poy | Free agent | Free | 11 January 2017 |
| DF | Nikolaos Sifakis | AE Mylopotamos | Free | 17 January 2017 |
| MF | David Beruashvili | AO Tympaki | Free | 20 January 2017 |
| MF | Dimitrios Kiliaras | Irodotos | Free | 22 January 2017 |
| DF | Georgios Polychronakis | AO Tympaki | Free | 3 February 2017 |
Total income: €0.0
Expenditure: €0.0

## Managerial changes

| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Vacant | Head coach appointment | -- | -- | Giannis Chatzinikolaou | 16 June 2016 |
| Giannis Chatzinikolaou | Sacked | 25 October 2016 | 3rd | Nikos Oustampasidis | 26 October 2016 |
| Nikos Oustampasidis | Sacked | 16 January 2017 | 3rd | Soulis Papadopoulos | 18 January 2017 |

## Kit
### 2016−17

Supplier: Lotto Sponsor(s): None
| Home | Away |
Source: ergotelis.gr

### Friendlies

Supplier: Lotto Sponsor(s): None
* Friendlies
Source: ergotelis.gr

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies part A

Win  Draw  Loss

### 12th Markomichelakis Tournament

Win  Draw  Loss

### Pre-season friendlies part B

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Gamma Ethniki (Group 4) | 1 | 1st / 30 | 1st − Champions | 11 September 2016 | 21 May 2017 |
| Gamma Ethniki Cup | First Round / Match-day 1 | First Round / Match-day 2 | First Round / Match-day 2 | 16 October 2016 | 14 December 2016 |
Last updated: 5 July 2016

## Gamma Ethniki
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ergotelis (C, P) | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 64 | Promotion to Football League |
| 2 | Ionikos | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 63 | |
| 3 | Agios Ierotheos | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 54 | |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Atsalenios | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 40 | |

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 November 2016. 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | − | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | − | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | − | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
    1.^ Matchday 9 vs. AEEK INKA, originally meant to be held 20 November 2016, was postponed until 23 November 2016 via a direct order of the HFF, in association with UEFA and FIFA, in response to the arson of Super League Chief Refereeing Officer Georgios Mpikas' house in Ierissos, Chalkidiki.
    2.^ Matchday 11 vs. Agios Ierotheos, originally meant to be held 4 December 2016, was postponed until 14 December 2016 by the HFF, due to Agios Ierotheos not being able to travel by sea to Crete for the match as a result of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation strike. This strike also affected the Gamma Ethniki Cup match vs. Kifisia which was eventually held on 14 December 2016, thus pushing back Matchday 11 to 4 January 2017.
    3.^ Matchday 14 vs. Ermis Zoniana, originally meant to be held 8 January 2017, was postponed until 22 January 2017 due to severe weather conditions.
    4.^ Due to multiple matches being postponed throughout the season, matchday 16 vs. Proodeftiki, originally meant to be held in January 2017, was postponed until 25 February 2017.

## Gamma Ethniki Cup
### First round
#### Match-day 1

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| AEEK INKA | 1 − 1 (10 − 11 pen.) | Ergotelis (Q) |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Match-day 2

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ergotelis | 1 − 2 | Kifisia (Q) |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
    1.^ Matchday 2 vs. Kifisia, originally meant to be held 13 November 2016, was postponed until 7 December 2016 via a direct order of the HFF, in association with UEFA and FIFA, in response to the arson of Super League Chief Refereeing Officer Georgios Mpikas' house in Ierissos, Chalkidiki. Then, it was once again postponed until 14 December 2016 due to Kifisia not being able to travel by sea to Crete for the match as a result of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation strike.

## Statistics

Player has departed in mid-season

### Goal scorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Greek Gamma Ethniki | Gamma Ethniki Cup | Total |
| | FW | | Nikos Katsikokeris | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| | FW | | Sergio Leal | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| | FW | | Fotis Kaimakamoudis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | MF | | Elton Calé | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | MF | | Dimitrios Kiliaras | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | MF | | Vasilios Vogiatzis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | DF | | Alkis Dimitris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | | Anastasios Tsoumagas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | | Christos Batzios | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | | Manolis Nikolakakis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | | Serginho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | FW | | Periklis Vellinis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | | Micheel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | - | - | Opponent's own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 50 | 2 | 52 |
Last updated: 5 July 2016