2024–25 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season

Aris Thessaloniki
PresidentIrini Karipidis
ManagerAkis Mantzios
StadiumKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Super League 16th
Greek CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Loren Morón (12)
All: Loren Morón (13)
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The 2024–25 season is the 111th season in the existence of Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football since their return there. In addition to the Super League 1, Aris are participating in this season's editions of the Greek Cup.

Akis Mantzios remained as Manager from the previous season.

In the Super League 1, Aris Thessaloniki played two away games in first two fixtures. Results was 1 draw and 1 win. After a defeat from OFI Crete in Crete, Aris Thessaloniki won Olympiacos in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium and PAOK in Toumba Stadium. With 4 wins in a row, Aris Thessaloniki reached in top of the league after eight games. A draw in Athens with Panathinaikos in 9th matchday and Aris Thessaloniki is staying alone in 1st place.

In the Greek Cup Aris Thessaloniki entered in Fourth Round due to the 5th place in Super League the last season. Aris Thessaloniki won in a single game with 1-0 and eliminated Ethnikos Piraeus.The Round of 16 draw took place took place on 2 October and Aris Thessaloniki were drawn to face AEK Athens

First-team squad

# Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
20 Filip Sidklev GK (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19) Brommapojkarna
23 Julián Cuesta (captain) GK (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) Wisła Kraków
31 Konstantinos Kyriazis GK (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) Club's Academy
Defenders
3 Fabiano Leismann CB / RB (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 33) Denizlispor
4 Fran Vélez CB / DM (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33) Al Fateh
14 Jakub Brabec (vice-captain) CB (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32) Viktoria Plzeň
17 Martin Frýdek LB / LM / CM (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) Luzern
18 Valentino Fattore / RB / CB (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23) Sevilla Atlético
22 Hugo Mallo RB (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 33) Internacional
27 Juankar Pérez LB / LM / LW (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34) Panathinaikos
33 Martín Montoya RB / LB (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 33) Real Betis
92 Lindsay Rose / CB / RB (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32) Legia Warsaw
Midfielders
5 José Cifuentes CM / DM / AM (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) Rangers
6 Manu García AM / CM (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 27) Sporting Gijón
8 Monchu Rodríguez CM / DM (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) Real Valladolid
16 Vladimír Darida CM / AM / DM (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 34) Hertha BSC
21 Rubén Pardo CM / AM / DM (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32) Leganés
30 Jean Jules DM / CM (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) Górnik Zabrze
Forwards
7 Pione Sisto / LW / RW / AM (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29) Alanyaspor
9 Álvaro Zamora LW / RW / ST (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) Saprissa
10 Giannis Fetfatzidis LW / RW / AM (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990 (age 34) APOEL
11 Kike Saverio / LW / RW (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 25) Deportivo de La Coruña
19 Robin Quaison / ST / SS / LW (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31) Free Agent
41 Theodoros Agorastos ST (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 19) Club's Academy
77 Michalis Panagidis LW / RW / AM (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) Club's Academy
80 Loren Morón ST (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 31) Real Betis
93 Shapi Suleymanov RW / LW / ST (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25) Krasnodar
99 Clayton Diandy / LW / RW / ST (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 18) Espoirs de Guédiawaye

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
July 2024 FW 93 Shapi Suleymanov Krasnodar 1.000.000 €
July 2024 FW 7 / Pione Sisto Alanyaspor Free
July 2024 FW 99 / Clayton Diandy Espoirs de Guédiawaye Free
July 2024 DF 22 Hugo Mallo Internacional Free
August 2024 MF 8 Monchu Rodríguez Real Valladolid 3.600.000 €
August 2024 FW - Georgios Pamlidis PAS Giannina Free
August 2024 GK 20 Filip Sidklev Brommapojkarna 600.000 €
August 2024 DF 17 Martin Frýdek Luzern Free
September 2024 DF 27 Juankar Pérez Panathinaikos Free
September 2024 FW 19 / Robin Quaison Free Agent Free

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
June 2024 GK 94 Lefteris Choutesiotis Free Agent Released
June 2024 GK - Maksym Koval Free Agent Released
June 2024 DF 13 Rónald Matarrita Free Agent Released
June 2024 MF 8 / Cheick Doukouré Free Agent Released
June 2024 MF 10 Lukas Rupp Free Agent Released
June 2024 FW 7 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos Free Agent Released
June 2024 FW 17 Karim Ansarifard Free Agent Released
July 2024 MF 28 Birger Verstraete OH Leuven 200.000 €
July 2024 DF 22 / Moses Odubajo AEK Athens 1.000.000 €
July 2024 MF 20 Neven Đurasek Free Agent Released
July 2024 DF 5 Georgios Delizisis Retired
August 2024 DF 3 / Franco Ferrari Free Agent Released


Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
August 2024 June 2025 MF 5 José Cifuentes Rangers None

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
August 2024 June 2025 FW - Georgios Pamlidis Kalamata None
September 2024 June 2025 MF 24 Domagoj Pavičić FK Sarajevo None

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Super League 1 Matchday 1 1st 18 August 2024 May 2025
Regular Season Matchday 1 1st 18 August 2024 March 2025
Play-off/Play-out Round Matchday 1 March 2025 May 2025
Greek Cup Fourth Round Round of 16 29 September 2024

Updated to match played 3 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Overview

Super League Greece

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 PAOK 21 11 4 6 35 22 +13 37 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5 Asteras Tripolis 21 10 4 7 24 19 +5 34 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
6 Aris 21 10 4 7 25 22 +3 34
7 Atromitos 21 8 4 9 26 26 0 28
8 OFI 21 7 6 8 29 30 −1 27
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2025. Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Asteras 4; Aris 1.


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
10 6 3 1 16 8  +8 21 4 1 0 10 3  +7 2 2 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: 3 November 2024.
Source: Super League Greece

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDLWWWWDW
Position6545642111
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Super League Greece
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
18 August 2024 (2024-08-18) 1 Atromitos 1–1 Aris Athens
20:30 EET Mansur  35'
Ismahila Ouédraogo  57'
Amr Warda 74' (pen.)
Report Martín Montoya  49'
Fran Vélez  52'
Franz Brorsson 66' (o.g.)
Álvaro Zamora  82'
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis
24 August 2024 (2024-08-24) 2 Panserraikos 0–1 Aris Serres
20:00 EET Paschalis Staikos  22'
Miloš Deletić  51'
Panagiotis Deligiannidis  72'
Emil Bergström  80'
Report Manu García  18'
José Cifuentes 35'
Jakub Brabec  42'
Martin Frýdek  64'
Pione Sisto  72'
Hugo Mallo  90+3'
Monchu Rodríguez  90+6'
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis
31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) 3 Aris 1–1 Asteras Tripolis Thessaloniki
20:00 EET Martin Frýdek  30'
Loren Morón 63'
Álvaro Zamora  87'
Martín Montoya  90+1'
Report Nikos Kaltsas  66'
Francesc Regis 81'
Vasilios Mantzis  87'  88'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos
15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) 4 OFI 3–2 Aris Heraklion
20:30 EET Thiago Nuss 21' (pen.),  27'
Filip Bainović  42'
Vasilios Lampropoulos 57'
Giannis Apostolakis  75'
Eddie Salcedo 82'
Report Vladimír Darida  28'
Loren Morón 68' (pen.),  77', 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 5 Aris 2–1 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
19:30 EET Manu García 3'
Hugo Mallo  31'
Fran Vélez  35'
Loren Morón 41'
Report Andreas Ntoi  38'
David Carmo  57'
Sérgio Oliveira  75'
Santiago Hezze  87'
Ayoub El Kaabi 90+6'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 7,222
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 6 PAOK 0–1 Aris Thessaloniki
20:30 EET Giannis Michailidis  20'
Baba Rahman  55'
Report Fran Vélez  17'
Manu García  38', 63'
Julián Cuesta  82'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 19,282
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) 7 Aris 2–0 Lamia Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST Loren Morón 4', 43'
Martín Montoya  85'
Report Georgios Saramantas  28'
Sebastian Ring  55'
Léo Andrade  65'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 6,530
Referee: Spyridon Zabalas
20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) 8 Aris 2–0 Athens Kallithea Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST Monchu Rodríguez  55'
Jakub Brabec 65'
Manu García 88'
Report Pasalidis  3'  34'
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin  12'
Javier Matilla  38'
Mor Ndiaye  90+2'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 7,950
Referee: Petros Tsagarakis
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 9 Panathinaikos 1–1 Aris Athens
18:00 EET Tetê 33'
Filip Mladenović  51'
Willian Arão  89'
Report Hugo Mallo  28'
Fran Vélez  50'
Loren Morón 72'
Jakub Brabec  79'
Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 10 Aris 3–1 Levadiakos Thessaloniki
16:30 EEST Shapi Suleymanov 9'
Monchu Rodríguez 33'
Fabiano Leismann  43'
Fran Vélez  46'
Loren Morón 63' (pen.)
Lindsay Rose  85'
Report Zini  25', 30'
Guillermo Balzi  38'
Panagiotis Symelidis  57'
Panagiotis Liagas  87'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 11,395
Referee: Athanassios Tzilos
9 November 2024 (2024-11-09) 11 Panetolikos 2–1 Aris Agrinio
17:00 EET Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
23 November 2024 (2024-11-23) 12 Aris 0–1 Volos NFC Thessaloniki
16:30 EEST Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
30 November 2024 (2024-11-30) 13 AEK Athens 4–0 Aris Athens
20:30 EET Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 14 Aris 2–1 Atromitos Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) 15 Aris 1–0 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
15:30 EEST Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
23 December 2024 (2024-12-23) 16 Asteras Tripolis 2–1 Aris Tripoli
15:00 EET Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Sunday, 19 January 2025 19 Aris 0–0 PAOK Thessaloniki
19:00 EET, UTC+02:00
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis
Attendance: 10,558
Referee: Sascha Stegeman (Germany)

Greek Cup

Aris Thessaloniki fineshed in 5th place in Super League 1 the last season. So the team entered in Fourth Round. The draw was held on 17 September 2024 and the games was single.

Fourth round

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) Fourth round Ethnikos Piraeus 0–1 Aris Piraeus
15:00 EET Report Vladimír Darida 31' Stadium: Keratsini Municipal Stadium
Referee: Konstantinos Katikos

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place took place on 2 October 2024 and Aris Thessaloniki were drawn to AEK Athens.

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs. The away goals rule was not applied.

30 October 2024 First leg AEK Athens 1–0 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
19:30 EET
Report Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
3 December 2024 Second leg Aris 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)

Squad statistics

Goals

As of match played 3 November 2024
Ranking Pos. Nat. Player SL 1 GC Total
1 FW Loren Morón 8 0 8
2 FW Manu García 3 0 3
3 MF José Cifuentes 1 0 1
DF Jakub Brabec 1 0 1
FW Shapi Suleymanov 1 0 1
MF Monchu Rodríguez 1 0 1
MF Vladimír Darida 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 1
Total 16 1 17

Clean Sheets

As of match played 3 November 2024
# Nat. Player SL 1 GC Total
23 Julián Cuesta 4 1 5
Total 4 1 5

Players' awards

Best Goal (Super League 1)

Matchday Nat. Player Ref
Regular Season
2nd José Cifuentes
5th Manu García
6th Manu García
9th Loren Morón

Player of the Month (Super League 1)

Month Nat. Player Ref
September Manu García
October Loren Morón

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