2012–13 Ergotelis F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Ergotelis' 83rd season in existence and first season in the Football League after the club's latest relegation from the Super League. Ergotelis also participated in the Greek cup, entering the competition in the first round. Despite the club facing one of its most challenging seasons to date, with many of the club's veterans being either released or refusing to follow the team in a lower division, and major shareholders announcing they were stepping down during mid-season, the team managed to secure instant promotion in the Super League, after finishing in second place. This marked the third promotion of the club to the Super League in a period of nine years.

Ergotelis
2012–13 season
ChairmanGiannis Daskalakis
ManagerStavros Labrakis (interim)
StadiumPankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Football League Greece2nd
Greek CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dario Zahora (8)

All:
Dario Zahora (8)

Players

No.NameNationalityPosition (s)Date of Birth (Age)Signed fromNotes
Goalkeepers
1Grigorios Athanasiou GK9 March 1984 (29) P.O. Atsalenios
31Zacharias Kavousakis GK11 January 1989 (24)Youth system
70Ioannis Dermitzakis GK5 November 1992 (21)Youth system
Defenders
3Dimitris Kotsonis CB25 January 1989 (24) ArisWinter Transfer Window
4Manolis Kandilakis CB4 April 1990 (23)Youth system
5Borislav Jovanović CB16 August 1986 (27) Inđija
36Albi Alla CB1 February 1993 (20)Youth systemWinter Transfer Window
6Vangelis Georgiou LB4 November 1988 (24) Anagennisi Epanomi
24Minas Pitsos LB8 October 1980 (33) OFI
17Manolis Tzanakakis RB30 April 1992 (21)Youth system
Midfielders
22Chrysovalantis Kozoronis DM3 August 1992 (21)Youth system
10Andreas Bouchalakis CM5 April 1993 (20)Youth system
88Wellington Pessoa CM18 February 1991 (22) Quixadá
21Bruno Chalkiadakis CM / RM7 April 1993 (20)Youth system
77Vasilios Rentzas CM / RM16 April 1992 (21) Larissa
33Leonardo Koutris CM / LM23 July 1995 (18)Youth systemWinter Transfer Window
19Vasilios Plousis LM19 May 1986 (27) Ermis Zoniana
26Cheikh Gadiaga LM30 November 1979 (34) Ermis Aradippou
7Christos Chrysofakis AM18 January 1990 (23)Youth system
8Diego Romano AM11 March 1980 (33) San Martín de Tucumán
11Angelos Chanti AM7 September 1989 (24) Olympiakos Chersonissos
16Loukas Tasigiannis AM18 June 1989 (24)Free agent
27Antonis Bourselis AM6 July 1994 (19)Youth systemWinter Transfer Window
Forwards
14Giannis Domatas RW31 January 1992 (21)Youth system
9Khallil Lambin CF3 August 1992 (21) Al Ahed
20Dario Zahora CF21 March 1982 (31)Free agent
93Sokratis Evaggelou CF21 July 1993 (20) Filoktitis Melivoia
99Māris Verpakovskis CF15 October 1979 (34) BakuWinter Transfer Window

The following players have departed in mid-season

23Konstantinos Protogerakis DM19 June 1992 (21)Youth systemLoaned out
13Demetris Daskalakis CB18 November 1977 (36) Ethnikos AssiaReleased

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

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Stavros Labrakis (interim) Diego RomanoLottoLotto

Transfers

In

Squad #PositionPlayerTransfer WindowTransferred FromFeeDate
24DF Minas PitsosSummer OFIFree8 August 2012
19MF Vasilios PlousisSummer Ermis ZonianaFree8 August 2012
6DF Vangelis GeorgiouSummer Anagennisi EpanomiFree23 August 2012
20FW Dario ZahoraSummerFree agentFree31 August 2012
9FW Khallil LambinSummer Al AhedFree31 August 2012
13DF Demetris DaskalakisSummer Ethnikos AssiaFree31 August 2012
26MF Cheikh GadiagaSummer Ermis AradippouFree6 September 2012
16MF Loukas TasigiannisSummerFree agentFree7 September 2012
88MF Wellington PessoaSummer QuixadáFree7 September 2012
99FW Māris VerpakovskisWinter BakuFree31 January 2013
3DF Dimitris KotsonisWinter Aris ThessalonikiFree31 January 2013
Squad #PositionPlayerDateSigned Until
21MF Konstantinos Protogerakis24 May 201230 June 2017
22MF Chrysovalantis Kozoronis24 May 201230 June 2017
14FW Giannis Domatas24 May 201230 June 2017
36DF Albi Alla28 January 201330 January 2018
27MF Antonis Bourselis28 January 201330 January 2018
33MF Leonardo Koutris28 January 201330 January 2016

Total spending: 0.000 €

Out

PositionPlayerTransfer WindowTransferred ToFeeDate
FW Sergio LealSummer Deportivo CaliFree4 May 2012
MF Silva JúniorSummerFree agentReleased7 May 2012
MF BetoSummerFree agentReleased8 May 2012
DF Giorgi ShashiashviliSummer Dila GoriFree8 May 2012
GK Sören PirsonSummer FSV FrankfurtFree12 May 2012
DF Mario HieblingerSummer LASK LinzFree14 May 2012
MF Egutu OlisehSummer PanthrakikosLoan return18 May 2012
MF Michail FragoulakisSummer Asteras TripoliFree2 July 2012
FW Mario BudimirSummer APOELFree4 July 2012
MF Ilias KyriakidisSummer Lokomotiv PlovdivFree10 July 2012
DF Lefteris GialousisSummer Asteras TripoliFree11 July 2012
FW Nikolaos KarelisSummer Amkar PermFree31 July 2012
DF Filippos DarlasSummer PanetolikosFree31 July 2012
MF Vasilios KoutsianikoulisSummer OFIFree20 August 2012
FW Nikolaos KatsikokerisSummer AEK Athens 150.000 €28 August 2012
MF Konstantinos ProtogerakisWinter EpiskopiLoan31 January 2013
DF Demetris DaskalakisWinterFree agentReleased1 February 2013

Total income: 150.000 €

Expenditure: 150.000 €

Managerial changes

Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Siniša GogićSacked16 April 20134th Stavros Labrakis (interim)16 April 2013


Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Ergotelis
4 August 2012 Friendly OFI 0 – 2 Ergotelis Heraklion, Crete, Greece
[1]Katsikokeris 42'
Evaggelou 72'
Stadium: Vardinogiannio Athletic Centre
v P.O. Atsalenios
8 August 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 4 – 0 P.O. Atsalenios Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Romano
Evaggelou
[2]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium, Training Ground
v Platanias
12 August 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 0 – 2 Platanias Heraklion, Crete, Greece
[3]Aguilera 44'
Tzanis 65'
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
v Rouvas
18 August 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 2 – 0 Rouvas Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Chanti 6'
Kurti 63'
[4]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
v Ergotelis
22 August 2012 Friendly Episkopi 1 – 0 Ergotelis Gallou, Rethymno, Greece
Triantafyllou 90'[5]Stadium: DAK Gallou
v Episkopi
25 August 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 1 – 1 Episkopi Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Chanti [6]Dzeko 20'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
v Chania
29 August 2013 Friendly Ergotelis 1 – 0 Chania Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Romano 3'[7]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium, Training Ground
v Rouvas
2 September 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 2 – 2 Rouvas Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Evaggelou 7'
Rentzas 55'
[8]Anifantakis 27', 42'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium, Training Ground
v Ergotelis
8 September 2012 Friendly OFI 2 – 2 Ergotelis Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Vitoros 55'
Souza 58'
[9]Evaggelou 80', 90'Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
v Giouchtas
15 September 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 3 – 1 Giouchtas Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Zahora 21'
Domatas 76', 83'
[10]Kastellianakis 44'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
v Ergotelis
22 September 2012 Friendly Kalloni 1 – 0 Ergotelis Mytilene, Greece
González 20'[11]Stadium: Mytilene Municipal Stadium

Mid-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Irodotos
27 October 2012 Friendly Ergotelis 1 – 0 Irodotos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Lambin 46'[12]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium, Training Ground

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First matchLast match
Football League Greece22nd2nd3 October 201226 May 2013
Greek Football CupFirst RoundFirst RoundFirst Round24 October 201224 October 2012

Last updated: 15 July 2014

Football League Greece

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Apollon Smyrnis (C, P)4022995029+2175Promotion to Super League
2Ergotelis (P)40211184225+1774
3AEL Kalloni (P)40201374822+2673[a]
4Panetolikos (P)40201375523+3273[a]Qualification for promotion play-offs
5Olympiacos Volos40191654923+2673[a]
Source: Football League standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
40211184225 +17741451246 +187671819 −1

Last updated: 15 July 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

3 October 2012 2 Ergotelis 1 – 0 Doxa Drama Heraklion, Crete, Greece
16:45Zahora 51'[13]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
6 October 2012 3 Iraklis Psachna 0 – 1 Ergotelis Psachna, Euboea, Greece
19:00[14]Zahora 39' (pen.)Stadium: Psachna Municipal Stadium
14 October 2012 5 Pierikos 1 – 1 Ergotelis Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece
19:00Giazitzoglou 54' (pen.)[16]Zahora 26'Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Katerini
5 November 2012 7 Kalloni 0 – 0 Ergotelis Mytilene, Greece
16:00[18]Stadium: Mytilene Municipal Stadium
11 November 2012 8 Ergotelis 2 – 1 Kavala Heraklion, Crete, Greece
16:30Zahora 9'
Lambin 18'
[19]Chloros 40'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
18 November 2012 9 Vyzas Megara 1 – 1 Ergotelis Megara, Greece
15:00Diallo 11'[20]Gromitsaris 20' (o.g.)Stadium: Megara Stadium
21 November 2012 10 Ergotelis 0 – 0 Fokikos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00[21]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
26 November 2012 11 Larissa 0 – 1 Ergotelis Larissa, Greece
19:00[22]Chanti 78'Stadium: AEL FC Arena
3 December 2012 12 Ergotelis 2 – 1 Kallithea Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00Bouchalakis 20'
Zahora 29'
[23]D'Acol 60' (pen.)Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
10 December 2012 13 Panserraikos 2 – 0 Ergotelis Serres, Greece
19:00Tsoutsis 2'
Bangoura 90+2'
[24]Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
16 December 2012 14 Anagennisi Epanomi 1 – 2 Ergotelis Epanomi, Thessaloniki, Greece
15:00Papatzikos 60'[25]Romano 72'
Bouchalakis 86'
Stadium: "Nikos Sarafis" Stadium
6 January 2013 15 Ergotelis 4 – 1 Anagennisi Giannitsa Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00Pitsos 50'
Bouchalakis 53'
Chanti 81'
Zahora 90'
[26]Chatzoglou 10'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
13 January 2013 16 Olympiacos Volou 2 – 0 Ergotelis Volos, Greece
15:00Pindonis 71'
Ogunsoto 73'
[27]Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium
21 January 2013 17 Ergotelis 2 – 1 Panetolikos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
19:00Gadiaga 15'
Romano 26'
[28]Favalli 22'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
3 February 2013 19 Ergotelis 1 – 0 Panachaiki Heraklion, Crete, Greece
17:00Chanti 85'[30]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
6 February 2013 20 Thrasyvoulos 0 – 1 Ergotelis Fyli, Greece
15:00[31]Romano 5'Stadium: Fyli Stadium
10 February 2013 21 Ergotelis 0 – 0 Niki Volos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00[32]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
20 February 2013 23 Doxa Drama 1 – 0 Ergotelis Drama, Greece
15:00Poulakos 87'[33]Stadium: Doxa Dramas Stadium
25 February 2013 24 Ergotelis 1 – 0 Iraklis Psachna Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00Lambin 90'[34]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
4 March 2013 25 Apollon Smyrni 2 – 1 Ergotelis Rizoupoli, Athens, Greece
19:00Katsikis 20'
Manias 27'
[35]Lambin 49'Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
9 March 2013 26 Ergotelis 2 – 1 Pierikos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00Lambin 54'
Romano 56'
[36]Apostolidis 80'Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
13 March 2013 27 Iraklis Thessaloniki 1 – 1 Ergotelis Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00Vangelopoulos 90+6'[37]Kozoronis 83'Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
17 March 2013 28 Ergotelis 0 – 0 Kalloni Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00[38]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
24 March 2013 29 Kavala 0 – 0 Ergotelis Kavala, Greece
15:00[39]Stadium: Anthi Karagianni Stadium
27 March 2013 30 Ergotelis 1 – 0 Vyzas Megara Heraklion, Crete, Greece
15:00Domatas 82'[40]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
31 March 2013 31 Fokikos 2 – 1 Ergotelis Amfissa, Greece
16:00Loukinas 69', 80'[41]Bouchalakis 35'Stadium: Amfissa Municipal Stadium
7 April 2013 32 Ergotelis 0 – 0 Larissa Heraklion, Crete, Greece
16:30[42]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
10 April 2013 33 Kallithea 2 – 1 Ergotelis Kallithea, Athens, Greece
16:00D'Acol 35' (pen.)
Faye 65'
[43]Chanti 64'Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
15 April 2013 34 Ergotelis 0 – 0 Panserraikos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
16:00[44]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
24 April 2013 36 Anagennisi Giannitsa 1 – 2 Ergotelis Giannitsa, Greece
15:00Kyriakidis 40'[46]Zahora 16'
Georgiou 27'
Stadium: Giannitsa Stadium
10 May 2013 38 Panetolikos 1 – 0 Ergotelis Agrinio, Greece
18:00Šišić 43'[48]Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
19 May 2013 40 Panachaiki 1 – 3 Ergotelis Agyia, Patras, Greece
18:00Vasilantonopoulos 40'[50]Romano 41'
Bouchalakis 43' (pen.)
Kozoronis 76'
Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
22 May 2013 41 Ergotelis 2 – 0 Thrasyvoulos Heraklion, Crete, Greece
18:00Romano 45'
Zahora 65'
[51]Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
26 May 2013 42 Niki Volos 1 – 1 Ergotelis Volos, Greece
18:00Pappas 31'[52]Verpakovskis 77'Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium

Greek Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

24 October 2012 First round Aiginiakos 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Ergotelis Aiginio
14:30 UTC+2
  • Platakis 10'
ReportStadium: Aiginio Municipal Stadium
Referee: Apostolos Simeakis (Chalkidiki)
Penalties
  • Apostolidis
  • Mitrakas
  • Savvidis
  • Exarchos
  • Provatidis
  • Giaoutzis
  • Achalinopoulos

Statistics

Goal scorers

No.Pos.NationNameFootball League GreeceGreek CupTotal
20FW Dario Zahora808
8MF Diego Romano606
10MF Andreas Bouchalakis606
9FW Khallil Lambin404
11MF Angelos Chanti404
99FW Māris Verpakovskis303
14FW Giannis Domatas213
22MF Chrysovalantis Kozoronis202
24DF Minas Pitsos202
7MF Christos Chrysofakis101
5DF Borislav Jovanović101
26MF Cheikh Gadiaga101
6DF Vangelis Georgiou101
---Opponent's own Goals101
TOTAL42143

Last updated: 22 July 2014

References