# 2015–16 PAS Giannina F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is PAS Giannina F.C.'s 21st competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 6th season in the Super League Greece, and 50th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup.

## Players

updated:30/6/2016
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Place of birth | Date of birth | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Alexandros Paschalakis | GK | Athens, Greece | 28 July 1989 | Panthrakikos |
| 12 | Kostas Peristeridis | GK | Chania, Crete, Greece | 24 January 1991 | Platanias |
| 13 | Nikolaos Koliofoukas | GK | Ioannina, Greece | 11 September 1996 | Thesprotos |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 4 | Thodoris Berios | CB | Athens, Greece | 21 March 1989 | Čáslav |
| 6 | Alexios Michail (C) | CB | Ioannina, Greece | 18 August 1986 | Panserraikos |
| 8 | Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (VC) | CB | Kozani, Greece | 20 November 1985 | Ethnikos Asteras |
| 17 | David López Nadales | LB | Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | 22 January 1986 | Săgeata Năvodari |
| 20 | Nikos Karanikas | RB | Larissa, Greece | 4 March 1992 | Larissa |
| 23 | Andraž Struna | RB | Piran, SFR Yugoslavia | 23 April 1989 | Cracovia |
| 27 | Leonardo Koutris | LB | Rhodes, Greece | 23 July 1995 | Ergotelis |
| 42 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | CB | Athens, Greece | 11 December 1997 | Apollon Smyrni Academy |
| 44 | Apostolos Skondras | CB | Athens, Greece | 29 December 1988 | Larissa |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 3 | Andi Lila | DM | Kavajë, Albania | 12 February 1986 | KF Tirana |
| 5 | Iraklis Garoufalias | DM / CM | Athens, Greece | 1 May 1993 | Fostiras |
| 7 | Evripidis Giakos | CM / CF | Ioannina, Greece | 9 April 1991 | Doxa Kranoula |
| 11 | Noé Acosta | CM / LW | Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain | 10 December 1983 | Olympiacos Volos |
| 19 | Antonis Iliadis | CM | Imathia, Greece | 27 July 1993 | Makrochori |
| 21 | Stavros Tsoukalas | CM | Thessaloniki, Greece | 28 May 1988 | PAOK |
| 22 | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | DM | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | 3 August 1992 | Ergotelis |
| 49 | Giannis Ioannou | CM | Ioannina, Greece | 27 May 1994 | Thesprotos |
| 88 | Alexandros Nikolias | CM / RLW | Kymi, Euboea, Greece | 23 July 1994 | Olympiacos Volos |
| 98 | Alexandros Masouras | DM | Ioannina, Greece | 21 March 1998 | PAS Giannina U-20 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Brana Ilić | CF | Golubinci, SFR Yugoslavia | 16 February 1985 | FC Aktobe |
| 33 | Michalis Manias | CF | Rhodes, Greece | 20 February 1990 | Aris |
| 77 | Dimitrios Ferfelis | CF | Delmenhorst, Germany | 5 April 1993 | PEC Zwolle |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window ||||||||
| 1 | Markos Vellidis | GK | Kastoria, Greece | 4 April 1987 | Aris |
| 10 | Cristian Gabriel Chávez | CM | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | 4 June 1987 | Almirante Brown |
| 14 | Stamatis Sapalidis | CF | Athens, Greece | 5 July 1990 | Alimos |

### International players

* Andi Lila (men's,U-21/19/17)
* Markos Vellidis
* Kostas Peristeridis (Men's & U-19)
* Themistoklis Tzimopoulos
* Andraž Struna (men's,U-21/20)
* Brana Ilić
* Leonardo Koutris (U-21/19)

### Foreign players

| EU Nationals David López Nadales Noé Acosta Andraž Struna | EU Nationals (Dual Citizenship) Themistoklis Tzimopoulos Leonardo Koutris Dimitrios Ferfelis | Non-EU Nationals Andi Lila Brana Ilić Cristian Chávez |

## Personnel
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Majority Owner | Giorgos Christovasilis |
| President and CEO | Giorgos Christovasilis |
| Director of Football | Dimitris Niarchakos |
| Director of Office | Alekos Potsis |
| Head of Ticket Department | Andreas Potsis |

### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Giannis Petrakis |
| Assistant coach | Giorgos Georgoulopoulos |
| Fitness coach | Vasilis Alexiou |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Christos Tseliopoulos |

### medical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head doctor | Stavros Restanis |
| Exercise Physiology-Nutritionist | Athanasios Tziamourtas |
| Physio | Filippos Skordos |
| Physio | Giannis Balaouras |
| Physio | S. Stefanou |

### Academy

| Position | Name |
| Head of Youth Development | Giorgos Georgoulopoulos |
| Head coach U-20 | Christos Agelis |
| Head coach U-17 | Lazaros Semos |
| Head coach U-15 | Anastasios Anthimiadis |

## Transfers
### Summer
#### In

| No | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 13 | GK | Nikolaos Koliofoukas | Thesprotos | Loan return | 5 June 2015 |
| 77 | FW | Dimitrios Ferfelis | PEC Zwolle | - | 10 June 2015 |
| 12 | GK | Kostas Peristeridis | Platanias | - | 22 June 2015 |
| 20 | RB | Nikos Karanikas | Larissa | - | 23 June 2015 |
| 22 | MF | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | Ergotelis | - | 19 July 2015 |
| 49 | MF | Giannis Ioannou | Thesprotos | Loan return | 31 July 2015 |
| 98 | MF | Alexandros Masouras | PAS Giannina U-17 | - | 22 August 2015 |
| 3 | MF | Andi Lila | Parma | Loan return | 26 August 2015 |

#### Out

| No | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 77 | GK | Dimitris Sotiriou | Platanias | - | 16 June 2015 |
| 15 | MF | Charis Charisis | PAOK | €480,000 | 25 June 2015 |
| 33 | MF | Nikos Korovesis | PAOK | €380,000 | 25 June 2015 |
| 14 | FW | Giannis Nakos | Thesprotos | - | 3 July 2015 |
| - | RB | Arben Muskaj | Bylis Ballsh | - | 14 July 2015 |
| 2 | RB | Georgios Dasios | Olympiacos Volos | - | 6 August 2015 |
| 18 | MF | Michalis Avgenikou | Ergotelis | - | 29 August 2015 |
| 25 | FW | Tasos Kritikos | Larissa | - | 29 August 2015 |
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2015

### Winter
#### In

| No | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 42 | CB | Konstantinos Mavropanos | Apollon Smyrni Academy | - | 4 January 2016 |
| 88 | MF | Alexandros Nikolias | Olympiacos Volos | €50,000 | 11 January 2016 |
| 27 | LB | Leonardo Koutris | Ergotelis | - | 26 January 2016 |
| 1 | GK | Alexandros Paschalakis | Panthrakikos | - | 26 January 2016 |

#### Out

| No | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Markos Vellidis | PAOK | €750,000 | 19 January 2016 |
| 14 | CF | Stamatis Sapalidis | Kissamikos | - | 20 January 2016 |
| 10 | CM | Cristian Gabriel Chávez | Brown de Adrogué | - | 28 January 2016 |
For recent transfers, see -

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

## Competitions
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 44 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | Atromitos | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 39 | |
* ↑ PAOK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos in Greek Cup semifinal match.
* ↑ The fifth-placed team of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece Panionios would have qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons. As a result, the berth was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina.
* ↑ Atromitos were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against AEK.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Atromitos 4, Platanias 1.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Fixtures

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

### Greek cup

PAS Giannina will enter the Greek Cup at the Group stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IRA | PAS | ACH | KRD |
| 1 | Iraklis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Round of 16 | | — | — | 4–0 |
| 2 | PAS Giannina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Round of 16 | 1–1 | | — | — |
| 3 | Acharnaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | — |
| 4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Greek Super League | Greek Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | | Alexandros Paschalakis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | Markos Vellidis | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | DM | | Andi Lila | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | CB | | Thodoris Berios | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | DM / CM | | Iraklis Garoufalias | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | CB | | Alexios Michail | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | CM / CF | | Evripidis Giakos | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | CB | | Themistoklis Tzimopoulos | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | CF | | Brana Ilić | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | CM | | Cristian Gabriel Chávez | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | CM / LW | | Noé Acosta | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | GK | | Kostas Peristeridis | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | GK | | Nikolaos Koliofoukas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | CF | | Stamatis Sapalidis | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | LB | | David López Nadales | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 18 | DM / CM | | Michalis Avgenikou | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | CM | | Antonis Iliadis | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 20 | RB | | Nikos Karanikas | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 21 | CM | | Stavros Tsoukalas | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 22 | DM | | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 23 | RB | | Andraž Struna | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 27 | LB | | Leonardo Koutris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | CF | | Michalis Manias | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| 42 | CB | | Konstantinos Mavropanos | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | CB | | Apostolos Skondras | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 49 | CM | | Giannis Ioannou | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | CF | | Dimitrios Ferfelis | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 88 | CM / RLW | | Alexandros Nikolias | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 98 | DM | | Alexandros Masouras | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Super League Greece

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Greek Super League | Greek Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Goals | Goals | Goals |
| 33 | CF | | Michalis Manias | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | CF | | Brana Ilić | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | CM | | Stavros Tsoukalas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | CM / LW | | Noé Acosta | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | CM / CF | | Evripidis Giakos | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | CM | | Cristian Gabriel Chávez | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | CB | | Themistoklis Tzimopoulos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | DM | | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DM | | Andi Lila | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | CB | | Alexios Michail | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | CF | | Stamatis Sapalidis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | CM | | Antonis Iliadis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | CB | | Apostolos Skondras | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | CF | | Dimitrios Ferfelis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Super League Greece

### Clean sheets

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Greek Super League | Greek Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CS | CS | CS |
| 1 | GK | | Alexandros Paschalakis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 1 | GK | | Markos Vellidis | 4 (18) | 1 (3) | 5 (21) |
| 12 | GK | | Kostas Peristeridis | 6 (12) | 1 (2) | 7 (14) |
| 13 | GK | | Nikolaos Koliofoukas | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |

### Best goal and MVP awards winners

| MD | MVP award | Best goal award |
| 2 | Marcos Vellidis | - |
| 19 | Michalis Manias | - |

### Disciplinary record

| S | P | Name | Super League | Super League | Super League | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Markos Vellidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DM | Andi Lila | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | Thodoris Berios | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DM / CM | Iraklis Garoufalias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Alexios Michail | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | CM / CF | Evripidis Giakos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | CB | Themistoklis Tzimopoulos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | CF | Brana Ilić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | CM | Cristian Gabriel Chávez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | CM / LW | Noé Acosta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Kostas Peristeridis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | CF | Stamatis Sapalidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LB | David López Nadales | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | CM | Antonis Iliadis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | RB | Nikos Karanikas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | CM | Stavros Tsoukalas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DM | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | RB | Andraž Struna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | LB | Leonardo Koutris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | CF | Michalis Manias | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | CB | Apostolos Skondras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | CF | Dimitrios Ferfelis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | CM / RLW | Alexandros Nikolias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Awards

Nomination for Best Manager in Greece:Giannis Petrakis