2017–18 Ergotelis F.C. season explained

Club:Ergotelis
Season:2017–18
Manager: Soulis Papadopoulos (18 January 2017–29 July 2017)
Takis Gonias (21 August 2017–29 May 2018)
Chairman: Maged Samy
Stadium:Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
League:Football League
League Result:9th
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Group stage, (4th in Group 6)
League Topscorer: Hugo Cuypers (22 goals)
Season Topscorer: Hugo Cuypers (22 goals)
Prevseason:2016−17
Nextseason:2018−19
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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.[1] 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.NameNationalityPosition (s)Date of Birth (Age)Signed fromNotes
Goalkeepers
18Georgios ChaniotakisGK23 January 1995 Youth system
33Panagiotis LadasGK26 August 1994 KFC Oosterzonen
97Dimitrios KatsimitrosGK12 June 1997 Anorthosis Famagusta
Defenders
2Kyriakos MazoulouxisCB1 May 1997 Lierse
3Apostolos DoulgerakisCB15 May 1998 Youth system
5Christos Batzios (C)CB15 October 1991 Kavala
22Nikolaos PatasCB19 January 1997 Kallithea
31Konstantinos IkonomouCB16 March 1996 Free agent
4Konstantinos KyriakidisCB / RB1 October 1993 Agrotikos Asteras
12Stelios LabakisRB12 June 1992 Trikala
13Manolis NikolakakisRB19 February 1991 Akropolis IF
11James Stamopoulos (3rd VC) LB24 June 1991 Kallithea
99Athanasios KyrialanisLB9 August 1999 PAOKOn loan
Midfielders
15Albert BruceCM30 December 1993 Panegialios
16Vasilis BouzasCM30 June 1993 Panegialios
23Giannis BoutsakisCM8 February 1994 Atsalenios
6Vasilios VogiatzisDM10 January 1996 Youth system
21Zani KurtiDM6 December 1993 Ermis Zoniana
70Georgios AngelopoulosDM25 February 1997 PanathinaikosOn loan
8Antonis Bourselis (VC)AM6 July 1994 OFI
20Giannis IatroudisAM2 February 1999 Youth system
38Ilias TseliosAM6 October 1997 AEKOn loan
Forwards
14Manolis Rovithis (2nd VC)LW16 September 1992 Sparti
10Nikolaos StamatakosRW1 January 1992 Kallithea
7Georgios ManousakisCF10 April 1998 Youth system
9Joseph EffordCF29 August 1996 Free agent
19Hugo CuypersCF7 February 1997 Standard Liège

The following players have departed in mid-season

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromFeeDate
2DF Kyriakos Mazoulouxis LierseFree22 August 2017
33GK Panagiotis Ladas KFC OosterzonenFree22 August 2017
4DF Konstantinos Kyriakidis Agrotikos AsterasFree22 August 2017
22DF Nikolaos Patas KallitheaFree23 August 2017
11DF James Stamopoulos KallitheaFree23 August 2017
17FW Georgios LydakisNeoi ErgoteliReturn23 August 2017
21MF Zani Kurti Ermis ZonianaFree25 August 2017
10FW Nikolaos Stamatakos KallitheaFree25 August 2017
70MF Georgios Angelopoulos PanathinaikosLoan25 August 2017
99DF Athanasios Kyrialanis PAOKLoan29 August 2017
16MF Vasilis Bouzas PanegialiosFree29 August 2017
12DF Stelios Labakis TrikalaFree30 August 2017
23MF Giannis Boutsakis Atsalenios Undisclosed31 August 2017
88FW Ibrahima Ndiaye Wadi DeglaLoan31 August 2017
19FW Hugo Cuypers Standard Liège Undisclosed31 August 2017
8MF Antonis Bourselis OFIFree10 September 2017
97GK Dimitrios Katsimitros Anorthosis FamagustaFree10 September 2017
14FW Manolis Rovithis SpartiFree10 September 2017
9FW Joseph EffordFree agentFree10 September 2017
38MF Ilias Tselios AEKLoan10 January 2018
13DF Manolis Nikolakakis Akropolis IFFree10 January 2018
31DF Konstantinos IkonomouFree agentFree11 January 2018
15MF Albert Bruce PanegialiosFree7 February 2018

Promoted from youth system

Squad #PositionPlayerDateSigned Until
3DF Apostolos DoulgerakisTBA30 June 2021
20MF Giannis IatroudisTBA30 June 2021

Total spending: Undisclosed

Out

PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeDate
FW Nikos Katsikokeris Ethnikos PiraeusFree7 July 2017
DF Minas Tzanis AtsaleniosFree7 July 2017
DF Georgios Papapanagiotou Aris PetroupoliFree7 July 2017
FW Fotis Kaimakamoudis KifisiaFree7 July 2017
FW Sergio Leal OFIFree7 July 2017
MF Serginho RodosFree10 July 2017
DF Stamatis Karras TamynaikosFree11 July 2017
MF Anastasios Rousakis Aittitos SpataFree11 July 2017
GK Alexandros Leco Aittitos SpataFree12 July 2017
FW Alexandros Bracjani PAEEKFree12 July 2017
GK Georgios Vasiliadis Doxa DramaFree14 July 2017
FW Periklis Vellinis Diagoras RhodesFree14 July 2017
MF Giannis Gotsoulias PaniliakosFree14 July 2017
DF Thomas GaraklidisFree agentFree14 July 2017
DF Manolis Nikolakakis Akropolis IFFree19 July 2017
MF Christos Niaros SpartiFree19 July 2017
MF Christos Mingas Elpis SkoutariFree19 July 2017
MF Micheel Ethnikos PiraeusFree29 July 2017
FW Ibrahima Ndiaye Wadi DeglaLoan return29 January 2018
FW Georgios Lydakis AtsaleniosLoan30 January 2018
Total income: €0.0

Expenditure: Undisclosed

Managerial changes

Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Soulis PapadopoulosContract expired.29 July 2017-- Takis Gonias21 August 2017
Takis GoniasContract expired.29 May 20189th Nikki Papavasiliou29 May 2018

Kit

2017–February 2018

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Friendlies|

Pre-season and friendlies

Mid-season friendlies

1. 70-minute friendly.

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position / round		Final
position / round		First matchLast match
Football League Greece19th / 349th / 3429 October 201725 May 2018
Greek Football CupGroup StageGroup StageGroup Stage19 September 201730 November 2017
Last updated: 25 May 2018

Football League Greece

See main article: 2017–18 Football League (Greece).

Matches

1. Matchdays 11 and 28 vs. Acharnaikos were awarded to Ergotelis (3−0), due to Acharnaikos being expelled from the league.[2]

2. Matchday 29 vs. Veria was awarded to Ergotelis (3−0), due to Veria having withdrawn from the league.[3]

Greek Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Greek Football Cup.

Group stage

Matches

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Goal scorers

No.Pos.NationNameGreek Football LeagueGreek CupTotal
19FWHugo Cuypers22 0 22
9FWJoseph Efford7 1 8
10FWNikolaos Stamatakos7 0 7
20MFGiannis Iatroudis3 0 3
8MFAntonis Bourselis2 0 2
38MFIlias Tselios2 0 2
88FWIbrahima Ndiaye1 <-- Greek Football League goals -->0 <-- Greek Cup goals -->1 <-- Total goals -->
11DF James Stamopoulos1 0 1
70MFGeorgios Angelopoulos1 0 1
22DFNikolaos Patas1 0 1
14FWManolis Rovithis0 1 1
---Awarded (w/o)9 0 9
TOTAL56 2 58

Last updated: 25 May 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

NameFootball LeagueCupTotal
10FWNikolaos Stamatakos501100601
33GKPanagiotis Ladas101100201
6MFVasilios Vogiatzis101000101
19FWHugo Cuypers101000101
22DFNikolaos Patas100001101
5DFChristos Batzios10000001000
11DF James Stamopoulos700000700
16MFVasilis Bouzas700000700
23MFGiannis Boutsakis500000500
13DFManolis Nikolakakis500000500
8MFAntonis Bourselis400100500
2DFKyriakos Mazoulouxis300200500
88FWIbrahima Ndiaye300000300
38MFIlias Tselios300000300
20MFGiannis Iatroudis200000200
70ΜFGeorgios Angelopoulos200000200
9FWJoseph Efford200000200
15MFAlbert Bruce200000200
97GKDimitrios Katsimitros100000100
TOTALS65045017005

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: kingfut.com. OFFICIAL: Maged Samy announced owner of Greek club . 28 July 2017.
  2. News: Η Football League απέβαλλε τον Αχαρναϊκό (Greek) . sport24.gr . 14 November 2017 . 9 January 2018.
  3. News: Ενημέρωσε τη Football League για την απόσυρση η Bέροια. www.sport24.gr . 22 February 2018 . 22 February 2018.

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