title: 2015–16 Iraklis F.C. season
text: # 2015–16 Iraklis F.C. season
  
  The 2015–16 season is Iraklis first season in the Super League since 2011 and 52nd in total.
  
  ## Players
  
  The following list contains Iraklis' squad, as it was after the conclusion of the summer transfer window.
  
  ### First team
  
  | No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||||
  | 1 | Huanderson | GK | (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 31) | Rio Ave | 2012 | 91 | 0 |
  | 30 | Dušan Perniš | GK | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 30) | Slovan Bratislava | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  | 40 | Serafeim Giannikoglou | GK | (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 22) | Fokikos | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
  | – | Panagiotis Ladas | GK | (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 20) | Asteras Tripoli | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
  | – | Spyros Papathanasiou | GK | (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 23) | Ethnikos Gazoros | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders |||||||||
  | 2 | Michalis Boukouvalas | RB | (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 27) | Kerkyra | 2013 | 64 | 1 |
  | 3 | Giorgos Saramantas | LB | (1992-01-29)29 January 1992 (aged 23) | Paniliakos | 2014 | 25 | 0 |
  | 4 | Aristotelis Karasalidis | CB | (1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 24) | Niki Volos | 2015 | 12 | 1 |
  | 22 | Sebastián Bartolini | CB | (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 33) | Asteras Tripoli | 2014 | 25 | 1 |
  | 23 | Carlitos | LB/RB | (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 30) | AEL Limassol | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | Asterios Mouchalis | RB | (1997-02-04)4 February 1997 (aged 18) | Youth system | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | Nikos Ziabaris | CB | (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 24) | Fostiras | 2014 | 30 | 1 |
  | Midfielders |||||||||
  | 5 | Dimitris Stamou | DM/CB | (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 24) | PAOK | 2014 | 17 | 0 |
  | 6 | Paschalis Kassos | RW | (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 23) | Doxa Drama | 2014 | 21 | 4 |
  | 8 | Lefteris Intzoglou | AM | (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 28) | Doxa Drama | 2013 | 61 | 1 |
  | 10 | Diego Romano | CM | (1980-03-11)11 March 1980 (aged 35) | Ergotelis | 2014 | 27 | 2 |
  | 11 | Nikos Pourtoulidis (Captain) | DM | (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 31) | Niki Volos | 2013 | 68 | 12 |
  | 14 | Giannis Pasas | LM | (1990-10-07)7 October 1990 (aged 24) | Panetolikos | 2014 | 26 | 2 |
  | 15 | Costin Lazăr | DM | (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 34) | Panetolikos | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | Pavlos Kyriakidis | AM | (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 (aged 23) | Zakynthos | 2014 | 26 | 2 |
  | 20 | Emmanuel Zambazis | CM | (1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (aged 18) | Vaughan Soccer Club | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | Angelos Chanti | AM | (1989-09-07)7 September 1989 (aged 25) | Ergotelis | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  | 54 | Georgios Makris | DM | (1984-11-15)15 November 1984 (aged 30) | OFI Crete | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards |||||||||
  | 7 | Kosmas Tsilianidis | RW/LW | (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 21) | Youth system | 2011 | 70 | 10 |
  | 9 | Emanuel Perrone | FW | (1983-06-14)14 June 1983 (aged 32) | Kalloni | 2014 | 22 | 5 |
  | 25 | Giannis Loukinas | FW | (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 23) | Chania | 2014 | 29 | 15 |
  | 39 | Apostolos Vellios | FW | (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 23) | Lierse | 2015 | 22 | 4 |
  | 99 | Kerem Bulut | FW | (1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 23) | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
  
  * 1 2 Originally from Iraklis' youth system
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  **Summer**
  
  | Date | Player | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 June 2015 | Costin Lazăr | Panetolikos | 10Free |
  | 26 June 2015 | Angelos Chanti | Ergotelis | 10Free |
  | 29 June 2015 | Kerem Bulut | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10Free |
  | 3 July 2015 | Carlitos | AEL Limassol | 10Free |
  | 15 July 2015 | Apostolos Vellios | Lierse | 10Free |
  | 18 July 2015 | Dušan Perniš | Slovan Bratislava | 10Free |
  | 24 July 2015 | Georgios Makris | OFI Crete | 10Free |
  
  ### Out
  
  **Summer**
  
  | Date | Player | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 June 2015 | Dimitris Toskas | Lamia | 10Free |
  | 1 July 2015 | Konstantinos Rougalas | OH Leuven | 10Free |
  | 2 July 2015 | Savvas Siatravanis | Panachaiki | 10Free |
  | 8 July 2015 | Giorgos Smiltos | Kissamikos | 10Free |
  | 10 July 2015 | Miltos Stefanidis | | 10Free |
  | 13 July 2015 | Anestis Karakostas | Veria | 10Free |
  | 3 August 2015 | Nikos Aggeloudis | Panserraikos | 10Free |
  | 12 August 2015 | Giorgos Valerianos | Apollon Smyrni | 10Free |
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Head coach | Nikos Papadopoulos |
  | Assistant coach | Nikos Amanatidis |
  | General manager | |
  | Technical director | |
  | Physical trainer | |
  | Goalkeeper trainer | Fotios Gizelis |
  | Doctor | Manolis Papakostas |
  | Physiotherapist | Konstantinos Tsiolakidis |
  | Care taker | Georgios Siagas |
  | Youth team manager | |
  | Academy director | |
  
  Last updated: June 2015 Source:
  
  ### Other information
  
  | Chairman | Spiros Papathanasakis |
  | - | - |
  | Vice President | Theodoros Papadopoulos |
  | Team Director | |
  | Marketing Director | Nikos Gramenos |
  | Press Secretary | Theodoros Papadopoulos |
  | Security manager | Makis Sarlis |
  | Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Kaftanzoglio Stadium (28,028 / 68x105 m) |
  | Training ground | Mikra Training Center |
  
  Source:
  
  ### Kit
  
  Supplier: Blue Line Sponsor(s): OPAP
  
  | Home | Away | Third kit |
  | - | - | - |
  
  Source: sport24.gr
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  During pre-season Iraklis trained in Karpenisi and arranged friendly matches versus PAS Giannina, Panetolikos and Levadiakos. Iraklis agreed to play a friendly match with Italian Serie A club Fiorentina. The match was agreed to be held at Stadio Mariotti in Montecatini Terme on 15 August.
  
  ## Super League Greece
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Levadiakos | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 37 |
  | 11 | Panetolikos | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 35 |
  | 12 | Iraklis | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 35 |
  | 13 | Skoda Xanthi | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 |
  | 14 | Veria | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 27 |
  
  * 1 2 Head-to-head points: Panetolikos 4, Iraklis 1.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 2 January 2016. Source: Competitive matches
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | D |
  | Position | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
  
  ## Greek Cup
  
  ### Second Round (Group A)
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iraklis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Round of 16 |
  | 2 | PAS Giannina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Round of 16 |
  | 3 | Acharnaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Super League | Super League | Greek Cup | Greek Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | BRA | Huanderson | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | GRE | Michalis Boukouvalas | 16 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | GRE | Giorgos Saramantas | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | GRE | Aristotelis Karassalidis | 9 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 5 | MF | GRE | Dimitris Stamou | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | GRE | Paschalis Kassos | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | GRE | Kosmas Tsilianidis | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | GRE | Lefteris Intzoglou | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Emanuel Perrone | 11 | 4 | 6+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 3 |
  | 10 | MF | ARG | Diego Romano | 13 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | GRE | Nikos Pourtoulidis | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | GRE | Giannis Pasas | 15 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
  | 15 | MF | ROU | Costin Lazăr | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | GRE | Ilias Kalfountzos | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | GRE | Pavlos Kyriakidis | 16 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | CAN | Emmanuel Zambazis | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | GRE | Angelos Chanti | 9 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 22 | DF | ARG | Sebastián Bartolini | 13 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | CPV | Carlitos | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | GRE | Giannis Loukinas | 7 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 26 | DF | GRE | Asterios Mouchalis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 30 | GK | SVK | Dušan Perniš | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 33 | DF | GRE | Nikos Ziabaris | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 39 | FW | GRE | Apostolos Vellios | 14 | 6 | 11+2 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 40 | GK | GRE | Serafeim Giannikoglou | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | GRE | Panagiotis Avramidis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 54 | MF | GRE | Georgios Makris | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 77 | DF | GRE | Giannis Tsotras | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 88 | MF | GRE | Ilias Kotsiaridis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 91 | FW | GRE | Vassilis Amarantidis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 99 | MF | AUS | Kerem Bulut | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 29 December 2015 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  As of 2 January 2016
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
  
  | R | No. | Pos | Name | Super League | Greek Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 39 | FW | Apostolos Vellios | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 2 | 9 | FW | Emanuel Perrone | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | 10 | MF | Diego Romano | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | 4 | DF | Aristotelis Karassalidis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 14 | MF | Giannis Pasas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 19 | MF | Pavlos Kyriakidis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 21 | MF | Angelos Chanti | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 22 | DF | Sebastián Bartolini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 25 | FW | Giannis Loukinas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 54 | MF | Georgios Makris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 99 | MF | Kerem Bulut | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | TOTAL | 16 | 7 | 23 |
  
  ### Top assists
  
  As of 2 January 2016
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
  
  | R | No. | Pos | Name | Super League | Greek Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 | FW | Kosmas Tsilianidis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 2 | 2 | DF | Michalis Boukouvalas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | = | 14 | MF | Giannis Pasas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | 8 | MF | Lefteris Intzoglou | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 9 | FW | Emanuel Perrone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 11 | MF | Nikos Pourtoulidis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 15 | MF | Costin Lazăr | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 19 | MF | Pavlos Kyriakidis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 21 | MF | Angelos Chanti | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 33 | DF | Nikos Ziabaris | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | 39 | FW | Apostolos Vellios | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | 99 | MF | Kerem Bulut | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | TOTAL | 10 | 6 | 16 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  As of 20 September 2015
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
  
  | R | No. | Pos | Name | Super League | Super League | Super League | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 15 | MF | Costin Lazăr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 5 | DF | Dimitris Stamou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | = | 7 | FW | Kosmas Tsilianidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | = | 8 | MF | Lefteris Intzoglou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | = | 9 | FW | Emanuel Perrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | = | 10 | MF | Diego Romano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | = | 22 | DF | Sebastián Bartolini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | | TOTAL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
  