The 2023–24 season was the 110th season in the existence of Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and the club's 6th 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 and for 5th consecutive time in a European competition and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
In the UEFA Europa Conference League, Aris Thessaloniki started in the Second qualifying round, where eliminated Armenian Ararat-Armenia with a home win and a draw. After that in the Third qualifying round and even though Aris won first leg's game in Thessaloniki, were eliminated by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in penalties.
In the Super League 1, Aris Thessaloniki kicked off the season with two away defeats from OFI and Lamia. In the first home game and after the managerial change, Aris won Asteras Tripolis with 3–2. The result of away game, on 17 September, in the Derby of Thessaloniki was 0-0. In Regular season with 12 wins and 6 draws Aris Thessaloniki finish in 5th place and entered in Championship Play-offs. In Championship Play-offs with 4 wins and 1 draw Aris Thessaloniki remained in 5th place and did not qualify in a European competition for next season.
In the Greek Cup Aris Thessaloniki entered in Round of 16. The Round of 16 draw took place on 20 October and Aris Thessaloniki were drawn to AEK Athens. Both games were played behind closed doors. The first leg's game in Athens has ended 0-0 and in the second leg's one in Thessaloniki the result was also draw (1-1). Aris Thessaloniki won in penalties with 4-2 and advanced to Quarter-finals where faced Niki Volos. With a win and a draw Aris Thessaloniki advanced to Semi-finals. In this phase, Aris Thessaloniki eliminated Panetolikos with a win and a draw. The Greek Cup final took place in Panthessaliko Stadium and behind closed doors. Aris Thessaloniki lost the title by Panathinaikos with a goal in additional time.
Apostolos Terzis, after the defeat from Lamia in second matchday, resigned and Akis Mantzios was hired as the new manager of Aris Thessaloniki until the end of the season.
First-team squad
# Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 23 Julián Cuesta (captain) GK Wisła Kraków 94 Lefteris Choutesiotis GK Ionikos 31 Konstantinos Kyriazis GK Club's AcademyDefenders 3 Franco Ferrari / LB / LM APOEL 4 Fabiano Leismann CB / RB Denizlispor 5 Georgios Delizisis CB Free Agent 13 Rónald Matarrita LB / LM Dnipro-1 14 Jakub Brabec (vice-captain) CB Viktoria Plzeň 18 Valentino Fattore / RB / CB Sevilla Atlético 22 Moses Odubajo / RB / RM / LB Queens Park Rangers 33 Martín Montoya RB / LB Real Betis 44 Fran Vélez CB / DM Al Fateh 92 Lindsay Rose / CB / RB Legia WarsawMidfielders 6 Manu García AM / CM Sporting Gijón 8 Cheick Doukouré / DM / CM Leganés 10 Lukas Rupp CM / AM Free Agent 16 Vladimír Darida CM / AM / DM Hertha BSC 20 Neven Đurasek DM / CM / AM Shakhtar Donetsk 21 Rubén Pardo CM / AM / DM Leganés 28 Birger Verstraete DM / CM Royal Antwerp 30 Jean Jules DM / CM Górnik ZabrzeForwards 7 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos LW / SS / AM Free Agent 9 Jewison Bennette LW / RW / LM Sunderland 11 Kike Saverio / LW / RW Deportivo de La Coruña 12 Álvaro Zamora LW / RW / ST Saprissa 17 Karim Ansarifard ST / SS Omonia Nicosia 19 Giannis Fetfatzidis LW / RW / AM APOEL 32 David Moberg Karlsson RW / LW / ST Urawa Red 41 Theodoros Agorastos ST Club's Academy 77 Michalis Panagidis LW / RW / AM Club's Academy 80 Loren Morón ST Real Betis 93 Shapi Suleymanov RW / LW / ST Krasnodar
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. June 2023 MF 24 Domagoj Pavičić Konyaspor Free June 2023 GK 94 Lefteris Choutesiotis Ionikos Free June 2023 DF 13 Rónald Matarrita Dnipro-1 Free June 2023 DF 18 / Valentino Fattore Sevilla Atlético Free June 2023 DF 25 / Antonis Aidonis VfB Stuttgart Free June 2023 DF 3 / Franco Ferrari APOEL Free July 2023 FW 11 / Kike Saverio Deportivo de La Coruña Free July 2023 MF 20 Neven Đurasek Shakhtar Donetsk Free July 2023 FW 27 Jonathan Menéndez Real Salt Lake Free July 2023 MF 30 Jean Jules Górnik Zabrze Free July 2023 FW 12 Álvaro Zamora Saprissa Free July 2023 FW 80 Loren Morón Real Betis Free August 2023 DF 33 Martín Montoya Real Betis Free August 2023 MF 21 Rubén Pardo Leganés Free September 2023 DF 44 Fran Vélez Al Fateh Free September 2023 MF 28 Birger Verstraete Royal Antwerp Free September 2023 DF 5 Georgios Delizisis Free Agent Free January 2024 DF 92 / Lindsay Rose Legia Warsaw Free January 2024 FW 19 Giannis Fetfatzidis APOEL Free January 2024 GK - Maksym Koval Sheriff Tiraspol Free January 2024 FW 17 Karim Ansarifard Omonia Nicosia Free
Transfers out
Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. June 2023 DF 18 / Bradley Mazikou Servette €350.000 June 2023 FW 10 / Mateo García Atlas €1.000.000 June 2023 DF - Konstantinos Chrysopoulos AEK Athens €800.000 June 2023 FW 11 / Juan Iturbe Free Agent Released June 2023 FW 27 Gervinho Free Agent Released June 2023 FW 20 / Izet Hajrović Free Agent Released June 2023 DF 3 Nicolas Nkoulou Free Agent Released June 2023 GK 99 Marios Siampanis Free Agent Released June 2023 DF 25 Christos Marmaridis Free Agent Released June 2023 FW 21 Christos Chatziioannou Panathinaikos B Released June 2023 GK 70 Giorgos Karakasidis Panathinaikos B Released June 2023 DF 50 Konstantinos Tanoulis Olympiacos B Released June 2023 MF 88 Rafail Sgouros Olympiacos B Released July 2023 DF 43 / Marvin Peersman Groningen Released August 2023 MF 6 / Bryan Dabo Free Agent Released August 2023 DF 2 / Salem Mbakata Gaziantep €250.000 August 2023 FW 17 Luis Palma Celtic €4.750.000 September 2023 FW 9 / Andre Gray Free Agent Released September 2023 DF 25 / Antonis Aidonis Free Agent Released January 2024 FW 27 Jonathan Menéndez Free Agent Released
Loans in
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. July 2023 June 2024 FW 32 David Moberg Karlsson Urawa Red None September 2023 June 2024 FW 93 Shapi Suleymanov Krasnodar €100.000 January 2024 June 2024 FW 9 Jewison Bennette Sunderland None
Loans out
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. January 2024 June 2024 GK - Maksym Koval Kalamata None January 2024 June 2024 MF 24 Domagoj Pavičić Dinamo București None
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer: €100.000
Winter: €0
Total: €100.000
Income
Summer: €7.150.000
Winter: €0
Total: €7.150.000
Net Expenditure
Summer: €7.050.000
Winter: €0
Total: €7.050.000
Pre-season friendlies
Competitions
Overall
Overview
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Managers' Overview
Apostolos Terzis {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
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Akis Mantzios {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Super League 1
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Super League Greece
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Championship Play-offs
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
Aris Thessaloniki entered in Round of 16. The Round of 16 draw took place took place on 20 October 2023 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.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals Aris Thessaloniki faced Niki Volos in Quarter-finals of Greek Cup. The draw took place on 20 October 2023.
Semi-finals Aris Thessaloniki faced Panetolikos in Semi-finals of Greek Cup. The draw took place on 20 October 2023.
Final
UEFA Europa Conference League
Each tie in the qualifying phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. If the aggregate score was level, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out. The away goals rule was not applied.
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
1Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice
Squad statistics
Appearances
#Pos.NationalityPlayerSL 1GCUECLTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts3DF / Franco Ferrari2216434330224DFFabiano Leismann2726554436355DFGeorgios Delizisis100000106MFManu García167550021127FWLazaros Christodoulopoulos601020908MF / Cheick Doukouré10453001579FWJewison Bennette2200002210MFLukas Rupp74004211611FW / Kike Saverio20126510271712FWÁlvaro Zamora32107310401313DFRónald Matarrita1100415214DF Jakub Brabec32327700393916MFVladimír Darida33287644443817FWKarim Ansarifard123200014318DF / Valentino Fattore7611008719FWGiannis Fetfatzidis186510023720MFNeven Đurasek2293343291521MFRubén Pardo157000015722DF / Moses Odubajo28266544383523GKJulián Cuesta29296633383828MFBirger Verstraete24195100292030MFJean Jules22173243292232FWDavid Moberg Karlsson145003217733DFMartín Montoya31266522393344DFFran Vélez103330013677FWMichalis Panagidis14112100161280FWLoren Morón35306643453992DF / Lindsay Rose17113000201193FW Shapi Suleymanov31276500373294GKLefteris Choutesiotis77111199Players who left the club during this seasonDF / Salem M'Bakata00002222FWLuis Palma11004455FW / Andre Gray00001111MFDomagoj Pavičić20004060FWJonathan Menéndez171110422213Total367447
Goals
RankingPos.Nat.PlayerSL 1GCUECLTotal 1 FW Loren Morón 201021 2 FW Shapi Suleymanov 5106 3 DF Fabiano Leismann 4015 MF Vladimír Darida 3205 FW / Kike Saverio 3205 6 FW Álvaro Zamora 4004 7 FW Giannis Fetfatzidis 3003 8 MF Neven Đurasek 1012 FW Luis Palma 0022 10 FW Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 1001 MF Rubén Pardo 1001 FW Jonathan Menéndez 1001 FW Karim Ansarifard 1001 MF Manu García 1001 DF Jakub Brabec 1001 DF / Valentino Fattore 1001 DF Fran Vélez 0101 Own Goals 1001Total517462
Clean Sheets
#Nat.PlayerSL 1GCUECLTotal 23 Julián Cuesta 12 4 2 18 94 Lefteris Choutesiotis 2 0 0 2Total144220
Players' awards
Best Goal (Super League 1)
Matchday Nat. Player Ref Regular Season 1st Loren Morón 5th Loren Morón 7th Loren Morón 26th Giannis Fetfatzidis Play-offs 7th & 8th & 9th Loren Morón Play-offs & Play-outs 10th & 7th Loren Morón
Player of the Month (Super League 1)
Month Nat. Player Ref November Loren Morón March Loren Morón
Stoiximan Player of the Club
Nat. Player Ref Loren Morón
References
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