# 2019–20 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was the second consecutive campaign for Aris in the Super League 1 after its return to the top division of Greece. The club also competed in the Greek Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
Aris were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by the Norwegian Molde FK.

## First-team squad

| # | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Fabian Ehmann | | GK | (1998-08-28)August 28, 1998 (aged 21) | Sturm Graz |
| 23 | Julián Cuesta | | GK | (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 29) | Wisła Kraków |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Hugo Sousa | | CB / RB | (1992-06-04)June 4, 1992 (aged 28) | Free Agent |
| 5 | Georgios Delizisis (captain) | | CB | (1987-12-01)December 1, 1987 (aged 32) | Apollon Smyrni |
| 21 | Daniel Sundgren | | RB / RM / DM | (1990-11-22)November 22, 1990 (aged 29) | AIK Fotboll |
| 31 | Panagiotis Tsagalidis | | LB | (2001-03-05)March 5, 2001 (aged 19) | Club's Academy |
| 40 | Petros Bagalianis | | CB | (2001-02-06)February 6, 2001 (aged 19) | Club's Academy |
| 92 | Lindsay Rose | / | CB / RB | (1992-02-08)February 8, 1992 (aged 28) | Lorient |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | Lerin Duarte | / | CM / AM | (1990-08-11)August 11, 1990 (aged 29) | Heracles Almelo |
| 18 | Nicolás Martínez | / | AM / CM / LW | (1987-09-25)September 25, 1987 (aged 32) | Olympiacos |
| 24 | Daniel Mancini | / | RM / CM / LM | (1996-11-11)November 11, 1996 (aged 23) | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| 26 | Javier Matilla | | CM / DM | (1988-08-16)August 16, 1988 (aged 31) | Gimnàstic de Tarragona |
| 38 | Petros Bakoutsis | | CM / DM / AM | (2001-06-29)June 29, 2001 (aged 19) | Club's Academy |
| 88 | Lucas Sasha | / | DM / LB / RB | (1990-03-01)March 1, 1990 (aged 30) | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Dimitris Diamantopoulos (vice-captain) | | ST / RW | (1988-11-18)November 18, 1988 (aged 31) | Apollon Smyrni |
| 16 | Bruno Gama | | RW / LW / SS | (1987-11-15)November 15, 1987 (aged 32) | Alcorcón |
| 28 | Giannis Fetfatzidis | | LW / RW / AM | (1990-12-21)December 21, 1990 (aged 29) | Olympiacos |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| June 2019 | MF | 8 | / Lerin Duarte | Heracles Almelo | Free |
| June 2019 | FW | 11 | Brown Ideye | Free Agent | Free |
| June 2019 | GK | 1 | Fabian Ehmann | Sturm Graz | Free |
| June 2019 | DF | 92 | / Lindsay Rose | Lorient | 170.000 € |
| July 2019 | MF | 88 | / Lucas Sasha | Ludogorets Razgrad | Free |
| July 2019 | DF | 21 | Daniel Sundgren | AIK Fotboll | 120.000 € |
| August 2019 | MF | 24 | / Daniel Mancini | Girondins de Bordeaux | 500.000 € |
| August 2019 | GK | 75 | Apostolos Tsilingiris | Iródotos | Free |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| June 2019 | MF | 14 | Charalampos Pavlidis | Apollon Smyrni | Released |
| June 2019 | GK | 1 | Alexandros Anagnostopoulos | Apollon Smyrni | Released |
| July 2019 | MF | 32 | Manolis Siopis | Alanyaspor | 500.000 € |
| July 2019 | MF | 20 | Dimitris Anakoglou | Lamia | Released |
| July 2019 | DF | 15 | Giorgos Valerianos | Pafos | Released |
| July 2019 | GK | 22 | Giorgos Kantimiris | Free Agent | Released |
| July 2019 | MF | 39 | Paraskevas Kallidis | Free Agent | Released |
| August 2019 | DF | 27 | Manolis Tzanakakis | Free Agent | Released |
| August 2019 | FW | 84 | Andreas Stamatis | Trikala | Released |
| August 2019 | DF | 12 | / Charalampos Stampoulidis | Extremadura | Released |
| August 2019 | MF | 88 | Kyriakos Savvidis | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Released |
| August 2019 | MF | 8 | Lefteris Intzoglou | Panachaiki | Released |
| September 2019 | FW | 21 | Hamza Younés | Petrolul Ploiești | Released |
| September 2019 | MF | 6 | / Migjen Basha | Melbourne Victory | Released |
| January 2020 | DF | 31 | Álex Menéndez | Free Agent | Released |
| January 2020 | DF | 22 | Dimitris Konstantinidis | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Released |
| June 2020 | GK | 75 | Apostolos Tsilingiris | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2020 | DF | 44 | Fran Vélez | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2020 | FW | 7 | Nicolas Diguiny | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2020 | FW | 10 | Daniel Larsson | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2020 | FW | 11 | Brown Ideye | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2020 | FW | 19 | Martín Tonso | Free Agent | Released |
| July 2020 | DF | 69 | Mihály Korhut | Free Agent | Released |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| September 2019 | 30 June 2020 | MF | 98 | / Abou Ba | Nantes | None | |
| January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | FW | 96 | / Fiorin Durmishaj | Olympiacos | None | |

### Transfer summary
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Super League 1 | Matchday 1 | — | 5th | 24 August 2019 | 19 July 2020 |
| Regular Season | Matchday 1 | — | 6th | 24 August 2019 | 1 March 2020 |
| Championship Round | Matchday 1 | — | 5th | 6 June 2020 | 19 July 2020 |
| Greek Cup | Round of 16 | — | Semi-finals | 8 January 2020 | 24 June 2020 |
| UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 17 September 2019 | 15 August 2019 |
Updated to match played 19 July 2020 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League 1 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 027.78 |
| Greek Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 032.61 |
| Super League 1 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Super League 1 | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Regular Season | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 030.77 |
| Championship Round | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 020.00 |
| Total | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 027.78 |

#### Managers' Overview

| Manager | Nat. | From | Until | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Manager | Nat. | From | Until | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Savvas Pantelidis | | Start of Season | 31 August 2019 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Apostolos Terzis | | 2 September 2019 | 11 October 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 025.00 |
| Michael Oenning | | 12 October 2019 | End of Season | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 033.33 |
Updated to match played 19 July 2020 Source: Competitions

### Super League 1
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 44 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 5 | OFI | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 6 | Aris | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 7 | Atromitos | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 32 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 8 | AEL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 30 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: OFI 4, Aris 1.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: AEL 4, Asteras Tripolis 1.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 March 2020. Source: Super League

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

#### Play-off round
##### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 74 | 16 | +58 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | PAOK | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 58 | |
| 5 | Aris Thessaloniki | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | OFI | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Panathinaikos were banned from UEFA club competitions for the first season they would qualify between the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 24 April 2018 due to overdue payables, and since they did not qualify for either the 2018–19 or 2019–20 season, they were banned from the 2020–21 season.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 March 2020. Source: Super League

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches
##### Play-off Round
### Greek Cup

Aris Thessaloniki entered the competition in the Round of 16 because it finished 5th in the previous season of the Super League. The final five clubs of the last Super League are introduced to the tournament in the Round of 16 and they are seeded in the draw. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings.

#### Semi-finals
### UEFA Europa League

Aris Thessaloniki finished 5th in the 2018–19 Super League Greece and entered the competition in the Second qualifying round.

#### Third Qualifying Round
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 19 July 2020
| # | Position | Nat. | Player | Super League 1 | Super League 1 | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| # | Position | Nat. | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 1 | GK | | Fabian Ehmann | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | | Hugo Sousa | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Giorgos Delizisis | 24 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 30 |
| 8 | MF | / | Lerin Duarte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Dimitris Diamantopoulos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | | Bruno Gama | 34 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 |
| 18 | MF | / | Nicolás Martínez | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| 21 | DF | | Daniel Sundgren | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 |
| 23 | GK | | Julián Cuesta | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 |
| 24 | MF | / | Daniel Mancini | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| 26 | MF | | Javier Matilla | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 43 |
| 28 | FW | | Giannis Fetfatzidis | 32 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 41 |
| 31 | DF | | Panagiotis Tsagalidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | | Petros Bakoutsis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 40 | DF | | Petros Bagalianis | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 88 | MF | / | Lucas Sasha | 34 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 42 |
| 92 | DF | / | Lindsay Rose | 34 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 44 |
| Players who left the club during this season ||||||||||||
| | MF | / | Migjen Basha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| | FW | | Hamza Younés | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | / | Fiorin Durmishaj | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| | MF | / | Abou Ba | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 |
| | GK | | Apostolos Tsilingiris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | DF | | Fran Vélez | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 |
| | FW | | Nicolas Diguiny | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 |
| | FW | | Daniel Larsson | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 25 |
| | FW | | Brown Ideye | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 31 |
| | MF | | Martín Tonso | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 6 |
| | DF | | Mihály Korhut | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 38 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 46 |

### Goals

    As of match played 19 July 2020
| Ranking | Position | Nat. | Player | Super League 1 | Greek Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Bruno Gama | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | Brown Ideye | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | Nicolas Diguiny | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | | Giannis Fetfatzidis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | | Daniel Larsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | | Fran Vélez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | / | Lucas Sasha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | / | Lindsay Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | Javier Matilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | Mihály Korhut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | / | Nicolás Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | Petros Bagalianis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | / | Daniel Mancini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | Giorgos Delizisis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 7 | 4 | 59 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 19 July 2020
| # | Nat. | Player | Super League 1 | Greek Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 23 | | Julián Cuesta | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 1 | | Fabian Ehmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |