2016–17 Veria F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | ||||
| Owner | Konstantinos Papadopoulos (93.53%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Konstantinos Papadopoulos | |||
| Manager |
Alekos Vosniadis (7 July 2016–23 Sept 2016) Thomas Grafas (24 Sept 2016–) | |||
| Stadium | Veria Stadium, Veria | |||
| Superleague | TBD | |||
| Greek Cup | TBD | |||
| Top goalscorer |
League: TBD All: TBD | |||
| Highest home attendance | TBD | |||
| Lowest home attendance | TBD | |||
| Average home league attendance | TBD | |||
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Season 2016–17 is the 17th of Veria in Superleague Greece. Veria will compete in the following competitions Superleague and Greek Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Players
Squad information
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Georgios Kantimiris | |
GK | 19 September 1982 (31) | | |
| 30 | Theodoros Venetikidis | |
GK | 20 February 2001 (15) | Youth system | |
| 55 | Jonathan López | |
GK | 16 April 1981 (35) | | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Stavros Vasilantonopoulos | |
RB/RM | 28 January 1992 (24) | |
On loan until 30 June 2017 |
| 3 | Mark Asigba | |
RB/CB | 7 July 1990 (26) | |
On loan until 30 June 2017 |
| 4 | Christos Melissis | |
CB | 1 December 1982 (33) | | |
| 5 | Stelios Marangos | |
CB/DM | 4 May 1989 (27) | | |
| 6 | Mahamadou Sissoko | |
CB | 8 August 1988 (28) | | |
| 16 | Sofoklis Radis | |
CB | 21 February 1998 (18) | Youth system | |
| 18 | Iván Malón | |
RB | 26 August 1986 (30) | | |
| 21 | Cyril Kali | |
CB/RB | 21 January 1984 (32) | | |
| 88 | Giorgi Navalovski | |
LB | 28 June 1986 (30) | | |
| 95 | Giannis Charontakis | |
LB | 7 August 1995 (21) | | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Toni Calvo | |
L/RW | 28 March 1987 (29) | | |
| 8 | Antonio Tomás | |
CM | 19 January 1985 (31) | | |
| 10 | Pedro Arce | |
CM/AM | 25 November 1991 (25) | | |
| 11 | Kristijan Miljević | |
LW | 15 July 1992 (age 24) | | |
| 14 | Sisinio | |
L/RW/AM | 22 April 1986 (30) | | |
| 17 | Jeffrey Sarpong | |
RW | 3 August 1988 (28) | | |
| 19 | Yiannis Papadopoulos | |
CM | 9 March 1989 (27) | | |
| 21 | Panagiotis Linardos | |
AM | 7 August 1991 (25) | | |
| 24 | Alexandros Doris | |
AM | 10 July 1999 (17) | Youth system | |
| 25 | Sotiris Balafas | |
DM | 19 August 1986 (28) | | |
| 26 | Terry Antonis | |
CM | 26 November 1993 (23) | |
On loan until 30 June 2017 |
| 71 | Manolis Papasterianos | |
DM/CB | 15 August 1987 (29) | | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Pantelis Kapetanos | |
CF | 8 June 1983 (33) | | |
| 20 | Dimitris Melikiotis | |
RW/CF | 10 July 1996 (19) | Youth system | |
| 23 | Ioakeim Zyngeridis | |
CF | 20 January 1999 (17) | Youth system | |
| 28 | Pablo Vitti | |
ST | 9 July 1985 (31) | | |
| 99 | Billy Konstantinidis | |
CF | 21 April 1986 (30) | | |
Transfers
Summer Transfers
Winter Transfers
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In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical and medical staff
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Team Manager | |
| Interpreter | |
| Caregiver | |
| Scouting staff | |
| Scout | N/A |
| Medical staff | |
| Physio | TBA |
| Masseur | |
| Pathologist | |
| Orthopedist | |
| Urologist | |
| Surgeon | |
| Dentist | |
| Νutritionist | |
Veria Academy
| Academy staff | |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | |
| General Manager | |
| U20 coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| U17 coach | |
| U15 coach | |
Season Milestones
- Veria will compete in the 2016–17 Superleague Greece for 6th consecutive season. This is the first time ever to happen in her history.
- In May 8, 2016, Karipidis stated in an interview for "Real News" that he's very close to seal a deal with a Chinese company on selling Veria's shares.[1]
- Konstantinos Papadopoulos is the new major shareholder of Veria.
- Zisis Vryzas quit his post on 3 July 2016.
- Following Vryzas' departure, Eleftheropoulos quit his manager position along with Venetidis on 6 July 2016.
- Alekos Vosniadis was appointed as the new club manager on 8 July 2016.
- On 8 September 2016, Committee of Professional Sports didn't allow the transfer of the club's shares from Theodoros Karipidis to Konstantinos Papadopoulos, as a result Veria wasn't grant a permission of participation to the 2016–17 Superleague Greece championship and they are facing a relegation penalty to Football League or even a ban from all the professional football championships.[2]
- On 22 September 2016, Committee of Professional Sports granted to Veria, the permission of participating to 2016–17 Superleague Greece as well as they approved the transfer shares of 93,53% from Theodoros Karipidis to Konstantinos Papadopoulos. Veria was fined 15,000€ for their incomplete file on their first attempt. [3]
- On 23 September 2016, Alekos Vosniadis left the club.
- On 24 September 2016, Thomas Grafas was appointed as the new club manager.
Fixtures & Results
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superleague Greece | Regular season | TBP | TBP | 10 September 2016 | April 2017 |
| Greek Cup | Second Round | TBP | TBP | October 2016 | TBA |
Last updated: 17 April 2016
Source: Competitions
Pre-season Friendlies
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 16 July 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 1 – 1 | Xanthi | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 (UTG+3) | Melikiotis |
Report | Ranos |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: |
| 19 July 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 1 – 0 | Kerkyra | Naoussa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 (UTG+3) | Alba |
Report | Stadium: Koutsoufliani Training Center Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 31 July 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 0 – 1 | Apollon Smyrni | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTG+3) | Report | Diamantopoulos |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: N/A |
| 2 August 2016 Exhibition game | Olympiacos Volou | 1 – 1 | Veria | Volos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTG+3) | Da Costa |
Report | T. Papadopoulos |
Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 6 August 2016 Exhibition game | Xanthi | 0 – 0 | Veria | Xanthi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTG+3) | Report | Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 9 August 2016 Exhibition game | PAOK | 3 – 0 | Veria | Thessaloniki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTG+3) | Pereyra Biseswar |
Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 13 August 2016 Exhibition game | Kerkyra | 1 – 1 | Veria | Corfu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 (UTG+3) | Kontos |
Report | Sissoko |
Stadium: Kerkyra Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 21 August 2016 Exhibition game | Pas Giannina | 0 – 0 | Veria | Ioannina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 (UTG+3) | Report | Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: |
| 27 August 2016 Exhibition game | Niki Volou | 2 – 3 | Veria | Volos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTG+3) | Koretas Metsi |
Report | Miljević Vitti Arce |
Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
| 1 September 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 2 – 2 | PAOK | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTG+3) | Kapetanos Papadopoulos |
Report | Campos Athanasiadis |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 1000 Referee: |
| 3 September 2016 Exhibition game | Kerkyra | 2 – 1 | Veria | Corfu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:15 (UTG+3) | Thuram Adilehou |
Vitti |
Stadium: Kerkyra Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: |
| 5 September 2016 Exhibition game | Aiginiakos | 4 – 0 | Veria | Aiginio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 (UTG+3) | Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Aiginio |
Mid-season Friendlies
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 9 October 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | v | Agrotikos Asteras | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+3) | Stadium: Tagarochori Training Center |
Fixtures
| Postponed 1 | Larisa | v | Veria | Larissa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+2) | Stadium: AEL FC Arena Referee: |
| Postponed 2 | Veria | v | Iraklis | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+3) | Stadium: Veria Stadium Referee: |
| 11 September 2016 3 | Olympiacos | 6 – 1 | Veria | Piraeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTG+3) | Ideye Sebá Elyounoussi Milivojević |
Report | Marangos Kapetanos |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,213 Referee: Man of the Match: |
| 17 September 2016 4 | Veria | 0 – 2 | AEK | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTG+3) | Navalovski |
Report | Bakasetas Vargas |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Man of the Match: |
| 24 September 2016 5 | Panionios | 1 – 2 | Veria | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:15 (UTG+3) | Siopis N'Gog |
Report | Vitti Arce Melikiotis Navalovski López |
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Man of the Match: |
| 2 October 2016 6 | Veria | 0 – 0 | PAOK | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTG+3) | Arce |
Report | Athanasiadis Cimirot |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Man of the Match: |
| 16 October 2016 7 | Atromitos | v | Veria | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:15 (UTG+3) | Stadium: Peristeri Stadium |
| 24 October 2016 8 | Veria | v | Panathinaikos | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (UTG+3) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
| 30 October 2016 9 | Veria | v | Platanias | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
| 19 November 2016 11 | Veria | v | Levadiakos | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:15 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
| 26 November 2016 12 | PAS Giannina | v | Veria | Ioannina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Zosimades Stadium |
| 3 December 2016 13 | Veria | v | Panetolikos | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
| 10 December 2016 14 | Asteras Tripolis | v | Veria | Tripoli |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium |
| 17 December 2016 15 | Veria | v | Xanthi | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
Last updated: 3 October 2016
Source: Superleague Greece
Tickets
- Updated to games played on August 2016, as published on superleaguegreece.net.[4] Games are counted without games played behind closed gates.
| Fixture | Team | Tickets | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Iraklis | TBA | |
| 4 | AEK | 3,111 | |
| 6 | PAOK | TBA | |
| 8 | Panathinaikos | TBA | |
| 9 | Platanias | TBA | |
| 11 | Levadiakos | TBA | |
| 13 | Panetolikos | TBA | |
| 15 | Xanthi | TBA | |
| Overall | 15 | TBA | TBA |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Platanias | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 11 | |
| 13 | Asteras Tripoli | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 | |
| 14 | Larissa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | |
| 15 | Veria | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to Football League |
| 16 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Last updated: 2 October 2016.
Source: Superleague Greece
Results by matchday
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | P | P | L | L | W | D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Last updated: 2 October 2016.
Source: Superleague Greece
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Greek Cup
Second round
|
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 25 October 2016 1 | Asteras Tripolis | v | Veria | Tripoli |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+3) | Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium |
| 29 November 2016 2 | Veria | v | Aiginiakos | Veria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
| 13 December 2016 3 | Aris | v | Veria | Thessaloniki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (UTG+2) | Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium |
Last updated: 3 October 2016
Source: HFF
Players Statistics
Overall
Updated as of 18 September 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | League | Cup | Play-Offs | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | GK | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | DF | 30 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | 29 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | 25 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 24 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | MF | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | 31 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | FW | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: Superleague Greece
Goals
| R | Player | Position | Super League | Greek Cup | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Last updated: 28 September 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
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Assists
| R | Player | Position | Super League | Greek Cup | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Last updated: 28 September 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
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Best goal and MVP awards and nominees
| Day | Opponent | H / A | Name | for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Olympiacos | A | |
Best goal | Nominated |
| 5 | Paninios | A | |
MVP & Best goal | Nominated |
Source: Best of Superleague 2016–2017
Infrastructure leagues
U20Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points Goals
Last updated: 18 September 2016 |
U17Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points |
U15Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points |
References
- ↑ Καρυπίδης: Κινέζικη εταιρεία για τη ΒΕΡΟΙΑ
- ↑ Κινδυνεύει με υποβιβασμό η Βέροια!
- ↑ Μοναδικό κόστος 15.000 ευρώ για τη Βέροια
- ↑ "Super League Schedule". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek).