# 2014–15 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season

At the beginning of 2014–15 season, Aris Thessaloniki was going to play in Football League Greece as a result of the finish into the last season in the bottom of league table and the relegation. Although the team chose to play in Gamma Ethniki relieving from the huge debts it had accumulated in recent years.
Aris Thessaloniki was also going to compete in the Greek Football Cup. The draw was made and the team would play with Apollon Kalamaria. Owing to withdrawal from the Football League Greece the team lost both leg games of the First round with 3 – 0 (w/o). Finally, Aris Thessaloniki competed in the Gamma Ethniki Cup.
The club changed manager four times during the season. The season started with Dimitris Kalaitzidis as the manager of the club, but he was dismissed after the draw against Iraklis Ampelokipoi on 19 October 2014. Dimitrios Bougiouklis was the caretaker until the club hired the Brazilian Paulo Campos. Paulo Campos left the club due to the HFF's rules, which do not allow non-European managers to Gamma Ethniki's teams, and replaced by Siniša Dobrašinović. The season finished with the return of Dimitris Kalaitzidis as manager, Siniša Dobrašinović as his assistant and the club's legend Dinos Kouis as Sporting director.

## First-team squad

| Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| Petros Baimakis | | GK | (1990-01-16)January 16, 1990 (aged 25) | Aiginiakos |
| Dimitrios Karatziovalis | | GK | (1975-07-22)July 22, 1975 (aged 39) | Apollon Pontou |
| Giannis Fysekis | | GK | (1985-10-10)October 10, 1985 (aged 29) | Ethnikos Alexandroupoli |
| Defenders |||||
| Vasco Fernandes | | CB / RB / LB | (1986-11-12)November 12, 1986 (aged 28) | Platanias |
| Michalis Giannitsis | | CB / RB | (1992-02-06)February 6, 1992 (aged 23) | Club's Academy |
| Nikos Golias | | CB / DM | (1993-07-29)July 29, 1993 (aged 21) | Anagennisi Karditsa |
| Nikos Liolios | | LB / LM | (1991-12-07)December 7, 1991 (aged 23) | Kalamata |
| Nikos Psychogios | | RB / RM | (1989-02-25)February 25, 1989 (aged 26) | Doxa Drama |
| Miltiadis Lionis | | LB / LM | (1990-01-13)January 13, 1990 (aged 25) | Apollon Pontou |
| Kyriakos Mazoulouxis | | CB / RB | (1997-05-01)May 1, 1997 (aged 18) | Club's Academy |
| Anastasios Chouzouris | | RB / LB | (1997-05-26)May 26, 1997 (aged 18) | Club's Academy |
| Dimitris Samaras | | CB | (1987-06-03)June 3, 1987 (aged 27) | Tyrnavos 2005 |
| Nikolaos Georgiadis | / | RB / DM | (1983-03-23)March 23, 1983 (aged 32) | Levadiakos |
| Midfielders |||||
| Kaloudis Lemonis | | DM / RM / RB | (1995-11-11)November 11, 1995 (aged 19) | Club's Academy |
| Dimitris Sounas | | CM / AM | (1994-08-12)August 12, 1994 (aged 20) | Club's Academy |
| Klodian Gino | / | DM / CM | (1994-02-13)February 13, 1994 (aged 21) | Olympiacos |
| Ilias Provatidis | | CM | (1983-07-30)July 30, 1983 (aged 31) | Apollon Pontou |
| Stavros Vasilopoulos | | CM | (1996-02-04)February 4, 1996 (aged 19) | Club's Academy |
| Alexandros Chintaseli | | AM | (1994-02-16)February 16, 1994 (aged 21) | Doxa Drama |
| Alexandros Kalogeris | | DM / CM | (1986-05-14)May 14, 1986 (aged 29) | Panetolikos |
| Sidy Sagna | | DM / CM | (1990-02-04)February 4, 1990 (aged 25) | Free Agent |
| Forwards |||||
| Ilias Stavropoulos | | RW / LW / SS | (1995-05-06)May 6, 1995 (aged 20) | Club's Academy |
| Andi Renja | / | RW | (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 (aged 22) | Club's Academy |
| Giannis Dounga | / | LW / ST | (1995-01-10)January 10, 1995 (aged 20) | Club's Academy |
| Christos Symeonidis | | LW / RW | (1997-08-12)August 12, 1997 (aged 17) | Club's Academy |
| Panagiotis Atmatsidis | | RW / AM | (1986-10-22)October 22, 1986 (aged 28) | Panegialios |
| Mauro Poy | / | RW / LW | (1981-07-02)July 2, 1981 (aged 33) | Panetolikos |
| Marios Papadopoulos | | ST / LW / AM | (1992-12-10)December 10, 1992 (aged 22) | Veria |
| Antonis Kapnidis | | ST | (1992-08-15)August 15, 1992 (aged 22) | Kavala |
| Gaël N'Lundulu | / | LW / SS / RW | (1992-04-29)April 29, 1992 (aged 23) | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Vasilis Konstantinidis | / | ST / RW | (1986-04-21)April 21, 1986 (aged 29) | Doxa Drama |
| Stelios Nakas | | LW / SS / RW | (1994-01-29)January 29, 1994 (aged 21) | Skoda Xanthi |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Gamma Ethniki | Matchday 1 | — | 2nd | 14 September 2014 | 17 May 2015 |
| Gamma Ethniki Cup | First round | — | Quarterfinals | 28 September 2014 | 14 January 2015 |
Updated to match played 17 May 2015 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Gamma Ethniki | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 073.33 |
| Gamma Ethniki Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 075.00 |
| Total | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 073.53 |
Updated to match played 17 May 2015 Source: Competitions

#### Managers' overview
### Gamma Ethniki
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Panserraikos (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 74 | Promotion to Football League |
| 2 | Aris | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 71 | |
| 3 | Kavala | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 67 | |
| 4 | Doxa Dramas | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 | |
| 5 | Kampaniakos | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 47 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 May 2015. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### Gamma Ethniki Cup
#### First round

In first round of the competition, the clubs in each Group competed against each other in single matches (overtime and penalties applied) until two clubs were declared Group winners. The competing pairs were selected as a result of random drawing that took place on 5 September 2014. The match days of the First Round were set on 28 September 2014 for Match-Day 1, 26 October 2014 for Match-Day 2 and 10 December 2014 for Match-Day 3.

##### Match-day 3
#### Quarterfinals

In the Second Round of the competition (Quarterfinals), the 8 Group winners competed against each other in single knock-out matches at the home ground of the club favored by the draw. All matches were held on 14 January 2015.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 17 May 2015
| Position | Nat. | Player | Gamma Ethniki | Gamma Ethniki Cup | Total |
| GK | | Petros Baimakis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| GK | | Dimitrios Karatziovalis | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| GK | | Giannis Fysekis | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| DF | | Vasco Fernandes | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| DF | | Michalis Giannitsis | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| DF | | Nikos Golias | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| DF | | Nikos Liolios | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| DF | | Nikos Psychogios | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| DF | | Miltiadis Lionis | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| DF | | Kyriakos Mazoulouxis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | Anastasios Chouzouris | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| DF | | Dimitris Samaras | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| DF | / | Nikolaos Georgiadis | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| MF | | Kaloudis Lemonis | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| MF | | Dimitris Sounas | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| MF | / | Klodian Gino | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| MF | | Ilias Provatidis | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| MF | | Stavros Vasilopoulos | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| MF | | Alexandros Chintaseli | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| MF | | Alexandros Kalogeris | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| MF | | Sidy Sagna | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| FW | | Ilias Stavropoulos | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| FW | / | Andi Renja | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| FW | / | Giannis Dounga | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| FW | | Christos Symeonidis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FW | | Panagiotis Atmatsidis | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| FW | / | Mauro Poy | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| FW | | Marios Papadopoulos | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| FW | | Antonis Kapnidis | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| FW | / | Gaël N'Lundulu | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| FW | / | Vasilis Konstantinidis | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| FW | | Stelios Nakas | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | Total | Total | 30 | 4 | 34 |

### Goals

    As of match played 17 May 2015
| Ranking | Position | Nat. | Player | Gamma Ethniki | Gamma Ethniki Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | / | Mauro Poy | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | Antonis Kapnidis | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | / | Gaël N'Lundulu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | Dimitris Sounas | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Nikos Golias | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | Dimitris Samaras | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | Marios Papadopoulos | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Alexandros Chintaseli | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Panagiotis Atmatsidis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | Vasco Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | / | Vasilis Konstantinidis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Stelios Nakas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | Michalis Giannitsis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Ilias Provatidis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Andi Renja | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 8 | 59 |

## Kit
### 2014

Supplier: Macron Sponsor(s): Swedish Systems Security
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Source: gazzetta.gr

### October–December

Supplier: Stabomania Sponsor(s): Swedish Systems Security
| Home | Away |
Source: pamesports.gr

### 2015

Supplier: No Sponsor(s): No
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Source: