2016–17 Veria F.C. season
Season 2016–17 is the 17th of Veria in Super League Greece. Veria will compete in the following competitions Super League and Greek Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
2016–17 season | ||||
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Owner | Konstantinos Papadopoulos (93.53%) | |||
Chairman | Konstantinos Papadopoulos | |||
Manager | Alekos Vosniadis (7 July 2016–23 Sept 2016) Thomas Grafas (24 Sept 2016–26 Jan 2017) Ratko Dostanić (13 Feb 2017–30 Jun 2017) | |||
Stadium | Veria Stadium, Veria | |||
Super League | 16th (relegated) | |||
Greek Cup | Group stage | |||
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Players
Squad information
No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Note(s) |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Georgios Kantimiris | GK | 19 September 1982 (31) | Fokikos | ||
30 | Theodoros Venetikidis | GK | 20 February 2001 (15) | Youth system | ||
55 | Jonathan López | GK | 16 April 1981 (35) | Getafe | ||
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Stavros Vasilantonopoulos | RB/RM | 28 January 1992 (24) | AEK | On loan until 30 June 2017 | |
3 | Mark Asigba | RB/CB | 7 July 1990 (26) | Olympiacos | On loan until 30 June 2017 | |
4 | Christos Melissis | CB | 1 December 1982 (33) | Panthrakikos | ||
5 | Stelios Marangos | CB/DM | 4 May 1989 (27) | Kerkyra | ||
6 | Mohamadou Sissoko | CB | 8 August 1988 (28) | Giresunspor | ||
16 | Sofoklis Radis | CB | 21 February 1998 (18) | Youth system | ||
18 | Iván Malón | RB | 26 August 1986 (30) | Mirandés | ||
21 | Cyril Kali | CB/RB | 21 January 1984 (32) | Panetolikos | ||
88 | Giorgi Navalovski | LB | 28 June 1986 (30) | SKA-Khabarovsk | ||
95 | Giannis Charontakis | LB | 7 August 1995 (21) | Trikala | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
7 | Toni Calvo | L/RW | 28 March 1987 (29) | Anorthosis | ||
8 | Antonio Tomás | CM | 19 January 1985 (31) | Numancia | ||
10 | Pedro Arce | CM/AM | 25 November 1991 (25) | Veria | ||
11 | Kristijan Miljević | LW | 15 July 1992 (age 24) | Lamia | ||
14 | Sisinio | L/RW/AM | 22 April 1986 (30) | Lech Poznań | ||
17 | Jeffrey Sarpong | RW | 3 August 1988 (28) | Wellington Phoenix | ||
19 | Yiannis Papadopoulos | CM | 9 March 1989 (27) | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
21 | Panagiotis Linardos | AM | 7 August 1991 (25) | Panegialios | ||
24 | Alexandros Doris | AM | 10 July 1999 (17) | Youth system | ||
25 | Sotiris Balafas | DM | 19 August 1986 (28) | Hoverla | ||
26 | Terry Antonis | CM | 26 November 1993 (23) | PAOK | On loan until 30 June 2017 | |
71 | Manolis Papasterianos | DM/CB | 15 August 1987 (29) | Xanthi | ||
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Pantelis Kapetanos | CF | 8 June 1983 (33) | Xanthi | ||
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) | Ratchaburi | ||
99 | Billy Konstantinidis | CF | 21 April 1986 (30) | Aris | ||
Summer Transfers
Winter Transfers
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 | |
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Head coach | Ratko Dostanić |
Assistant coach | TBA |
Goalkeeping coach | Dimitris Kottaridis |
Fitness coach | TBA |
Goran Guzijan | |
Team Manager | Aris Veniopoulos |
Interpreter | King Ferreira |
Caregiver | Thanasis Voulgaris |
Kosmas Rozintsis | |
Scouting staff | |
Scout | N/A |
Medical staff | |
Physio | TBA |
Masseur | Fotis Konstantakos |
Dimitris Lamprinidis | |
Charis Pantelidis | |
Pathologist | Georgios Avramopoulos |
Orthopedist | Nikolaos Dimou |
Urologist | Georgios Minas |
Surgeon | Prodromos Isaakidis |
Dentist | Despοina Karvouna |
Νutritionist | Athanasios Topis |
Veria Academy
Academy staff | |
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Technical Director | Nikos Karabiberis |
General Manager | Georgia Tsiamoura |
U20 coach | Apostolis Terzis |
Assistant coach | Germanos Safarikas |
Goalkeeping coach | Dimitris Kottaridis |
U17 coach | Dimitris Christoforidis |
U15 coach | Giannis Kapsaliaris |
Season Milestones
- Veria will compete in the 2016–17 Super League Greece for 6th consecutive season. This is the first time ever to happen in her history.
- On 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 Super League 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 Super League 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 |
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Super League 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 29' | Report | Ranos 58' | Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: D. Karantonis |
19 July 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 1 – 0 | Kerkyra | Naoussa |
18:30 (UTG+3) | Alba 92' (pen) | 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 43' | 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 25' (pen) | Report | T. Papadopoulos 2' | 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 29' 35' Biseswar 62' |
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 4' | Report | Sissoko 11' | 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: C. Mitsios |
27 August 2016 Exhibition game | Niki Volou | 2 – 3 | Veria | Volos |
18:00 (UTG+3) | Koretas 38' Metsi 93' |
Report | Miljević 27' Vitti 70' Arce 88' |
Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A |
1 September 2016 Exhibition game | Veria | 2 – 2 | PAOK | Veria |
20:00 (UTG+3) | Kapetanos 52' Papadopoulos 56' |
Report | Campos 27' Athanasiadis 32' |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 1000 Referee: D. Karantonis |
3 September 2016 Exhibition game | Kerkyra | 2 – 1 | Veria | Corfu |
18:15 (UTG+3) | Thuram 68' (pen) Adilehou 78' |
Vitti pen' (25) | Stadium: Kerkyra Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: K. Tompros |
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: TBA |
Postponed 2 | Veria | v | Iraklis | Veria |
TBA (UTG+3) | Stadium: Veria Stadium Referee: TBA |
11 September 2016 3 | Olympiacos | 6 – 1 | Veria | Piraeus |
20:30 (UTG+3) | Ideye 25' 61' 89' Sebá 27' Elyounoussi 41' Milivojević 49' |
Report | Marangos 10' Kapetanos 74' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,213 Referee: I. Delfakis Man of the Match: Brown Ideye |
17 September 2016 4 | Veria | 0 – 2 | AEK | Veria |
20:30 (UTG+3) | Navalovski 45' | Report | Bakasetas 18' Vargas 76' 87' |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Ch. Kalogeropoulos Man of the Match: Anastasios Bakasetas |
24 September 2016 5 | Panionios | 1 – 2 | Veria | Athens |
18:15 (UTG+3) | Siopis 45' N'Gog 74', 81' |
Report | Vitti 17', 28' 45' Arce 26' Melikiotis 42' Navalovski 80' López 90+1' |
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 1,508 Referee: G Foukakis Man of the Match: Pablo Vitti |
2 October 2016 6 | Veria | 0 – 0 | PAOK | Veria |
16:00 (UTG+3) | Arce 52' | Report | Athanasiadis 45+4' Cimirot 79' |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: A. Evangelou Man of the Match: Stelios Marangos |
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 |
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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 |
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12 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
13 | AEL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
14 | Levadiakos | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 26 | |
15 | Iraklis[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to the Gamma Ethniki |
16 | Veria (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 22 | Relegation to the Football League |
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).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Asteras Tripolis 4, AEL 1.
- Iraklis were initially relegated to Football League due to the financial problems.[5] However, the team decided not to participate in the second tier Football League, and play in the third tier Gamma Ethniki instead with the amateur team.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 38 | −32 |
Last updated: 2 October 2016.
Source: Superleague Greece
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Greek Cup
Second round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Asteras Tripolis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Round of 16 |
2 | Aris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Aiginiakos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Veria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
25 October 2016 1 | Asteras Tripolis | 1 – 0 | Veria | Tripoli |
TBA (UTG+3) | Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium |
29 November 2016 2 | Veria | 0 – 1 | Aiginiakos | Veria |
TBA (UTG+2) | Stadium: Veria Stadium |
13 December 2016 3 | Aris | 0 – 0 | 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 | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | Apps | Goals | Start | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Georgios Kantimiris | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | Theodoros Venetikidis | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
96 | GK | Jonathan López | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Stavros Vasilantonopoulos | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Mark Nyaaba Asigba | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Christos Melissis | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Stelios Marangos(c) | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Mohamadou Sissoko | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Sofoklis Radis | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | Iván Malón | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Cyril Kali | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
88 | DF | Giorgi Navalovski | 30 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
7 | MF | Toni Calvo | 29 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Antonio Tomás | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Pedro Arce | 25 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Kristijan Miljević | 24 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Sisinio | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | Jeffrey Sarpong | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | Yiannis Papadopoulos | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | Panagiotis Linardos | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | Alexandros Doris | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | Sotiris Balafas | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | Terry Antonis | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | MF | Manolis Papasterianos | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
9 | FW | Pantelis Kapetanos | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | Dimitris Melikiotis | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | Ioakeim Zyngeridis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | Pablo Vitti | 31 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | FW | Billy Konstantinidis | 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 |
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1 | Pablo Vitti | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Pantelis Kapetanos | 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 |
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1 | Giorgi Navalovski | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Pedro Arce | 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 |
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3 | Olympiacos | A | Pantelis Kapetanos | Best goal | Nominated |
5 | Paninios | A | Pablo Vitti | MVP & Best goal | Nominated |
Source: Best of Superleague 2016–2017
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).
- Τσώχος, Μιχάλης (June 23, 2017). "Super League: Υποβιβάστηκε και πάλι ο Ηρακλής". CNN.gr.