Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)

For the parent Greek multi–sport club, see G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki.
Iraklis
Full name
  • Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Θεσσαλονίκης «Ηρακλής»
  • Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis"
  • (Thessaloniki Gymnastic Club "Heracles")
Nickname(s)
  • Γηραιός (Elder)
  • Ημίθεος (Demigod)
Short nameIraklis
Founded
  • 29 November 1908 (1908-11-29)
  • (as Makedonikos Gymnastikos Syllogos)
GroundKaftanzoglio Stadium
Capacity27,560
Owner
  • Panagiotis Monemvasiotis (Financier)
  • Stratos Evgeniou
ChairmanAristotelis Perrakis
ManagerBabis Tennes
LeagueSuper League 2
2024–25Super League 2, 2nd of 10
Websiteiraklis-fc.com
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Iraklis F.C.,[1] also known as Iraklis VENETIS BAKERIES after its title sponsor,[2] is a professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Created in 1908, it serves as the professional men's football department of the multi–sport club of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis. They play their home matches at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. As of 2021, the club competes in the second–tier level Super League 2.

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded on 29 November 1908 and is one of the oldest and most historic sport clubs in Greece, hence the nickname "Gireos" (Greek: Γηραιός, lit. 'Elder'). In 1910, the name "Iraklís" (Greek: Ηρακλής, lit. 'Heracles', Greek pronunciation: [iɾa'klis]) was added to the club's name as an honour to the ancient Greek demigod Heracles (or Hercules as the Roman equivalent), hence the nickname "Imitheos" (Greek: Ημίθεος, lit. 'Demigod'). The club's colours are blue and white, inspired by the flag of Greece.[3]

Iraklis Thessaloniki is a founding member of Macedonia Football Clubs Association and Hellenic Football Federation. Before the formation of the nationwide league of Alpha Ethniki, Iraklis Thessaloniki competed in the league that was run by the Macedonia Football Clubs Association, winning it on 5 occasions. The club has also played in 5 Greek Cup finals, lifting the trophy once in 1976, which is the club's only domestic trophy. They have also a European trophy, as they won the Balkans Cup in 1985.

History

Foundation and first years (1899–1912)

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis traced its roots back on 1 July 1899 when Omilos Filomouson (Greek: Όμιλος Φιλομούσων, lit. 'Muses Friends Group') was established.[4][5] The club was established as a cultural union of the Greeks of Thessaloniki (then under Ottoman sovereignty), and it's sports department was founded in 1902. In 1903 the club joined forces with Olympia, another greek Gymnastic Club of Thessaloniki. Football was a new sport at the time, but rapidly increasing in popularity and thus the board of directors decided to line up a football team.[6] The first football match that was held on 23 April 1905 by the Omilos Filomouson football team which won by 3–0 against Union Sportive, team of the Western European diaspora of Thessaloniki.[7]

Later on, Omilos Filomouson faced financial problems. As a result, members of Omilos Filomouson founded on 29 November 1908 a new sporting club, called Makedonikos Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Μακεδονικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος, lit. 'Macedonian Gymnastic Club'), that gained a permission to operate by the Ottoman authorities. The new club's first president was a Greek doctor, Alkiviadis Maltos. The name of the club had a direct reference to the ethnic tensions that took place in the area at that time.

Due to the Young Turks revolt of 1908 and their promises for ease of ethnic tensions in the area, the club was forced to change its name. Thus a new name was decided in 1910 for the club, Othomanikos Ellinikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (Greek: Οθωμανικός Ελληνικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Θεσσαλονίκης «Ηρακλής», lit. 'Thessaloniki Ottoman Greek Gymnastic Club "Heracles"').[8] Τhe name "Iraklís" (Greek: Ηρακλής, lit. 'Heracles') was added to the club's name as an honour to the ancient Greek demigod. The new name was approved, together with a new statute and a new board of directors, by a general assembly of the club on 13 April 1911.

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis (1912–2012)

National establishment and early success (1912–1959)

After the integration of Thessaloniki in the Kingdom of Greece on 26 October 1912, the operation of the club was accepted by the Greek courts in 1914 and became a fully registered sports club on 11 January 1915 as Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Θεσσαλονίκης «Ηρακλής», lit. 'Thessaloniki Gymnastic Club "Heracles"').[9]

Shortly after the end of the Second Balkan War, Iraklis together with the 3 Jewish football clubs of the city, Progrès Sportive, Alliance and French-German School Alumni Union organised the first Thessaloniki Football Championship in January and February 1914. Iraklis won Alliance 3–1, Progrès Sportive 5–1 and after winning the French-German School Alumni Union, the club was proclaimed Champion of Thessaloniki. On 6 April 1914, Iraklis Thessaloniki played a match against Athinaikos Syllogos Podosferiseos, that ended as a draw. It was the club's first match against a club outside Thessaloniki. In 1914, Iraklis established the club's youth squad, so the students of the Greek Gymnasium of the city could train in football. A year later Iraklis won the second Thessaloniki Football Championship. The next championship was not held due to World War I.[10]

In the years following World War I, several football clubs were established in Thessaloniki and that led to the establishment of the Macedonia Football Clubs Association in 1923. The first championship from the newly founded association was organised shortly afterwards and Iraklis lost in the tournament's final 4–1 from Aris Thessaloniki. In 1924 Iraklis played its first match against a club from outside the borders of Greece. It was a match against Yugoslav club SSK Skopje, a contest that ended 2–1 in favour of Iraklis. It was in that same year that Iraklis played its first match abroad, a 3–0 friendly win against SK Bitola. In 1926 the club appointed Hungarian Joseph Sveg as manager, the first ever foreign manager in Greece. Under Sveg's guidance, Iraklis won the Championship organised by the Macedonia Football Clubs Association in 1926–27.[11] By winning 6–0 against the reigning champion of Western Macedonia Ermis Sorovič and the champion of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Rodopi, Iraklis was proclaimed Champion of Macedonia and Thrace. In the following years, Iraklis did not have any success finishing in runner up and even lower positions in the Macedonia Football Clubs Association Championship.[12]

In the 1933–34 season Iraklis won the North Group of the Panhellenic Championship qualifying for the championship final, where the club had to compete against the champion of the South group Olympiacos. The first leg was played in Iraklis Ground on 10 June 1934. Although Iraklis took a 2–0 lead at half time, Olympiacos managed to make a comeback in the second half, winning the game by a 2–3 scoreline. The second leg was played a week later in Piraeus and Olympiacos was proclaimed National champion by winning this match 2–1.

In the following years Iraklis faced mid table mediocrity, with the exception of the 1936–37 season, when the club was only one point short to Macedonia Football Clubs Association champions P.A.O.K.. The 1938–39 season was a successful one for Iraklis, as it won both the Macedonia Football Clubs Association championship and the North Group of the Panhellenic Championship, the second resulting in the qualification of Iraklis in the National final. In the national final Iraklis lost to A.E.K. both away and at home (1–3 and 2–4 respectively), failing to win the silverware. In the following season Iraklis celebrated its consecutive win in the Macedonia Football Clubs Association Championship but failed to qualify for the National final.

All football competitions were suspended in Greece due to Axis occupation of Greece from 1941 to 1945. After the war period, the club was constantly competing with Aris Thessaloniki for Macedonia F.C.A. Championship, which gave upon its winner the right to participate in Panhellenic Championship. Iraklis participated in the 1947 Greek Cup final, where was defeated 5–0 by the dominant greek club of that era, Olympiacos. In the 1950s, the team solidified its position among the top teams in Greece along with Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, A.E.K., P.A.O.K., A.E.L. and Aris Thessaloniki. Nevertheless, the club struggled with financial difficulties in an ailing Greek economy. Thessaloniki (where many refugees from the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 had settled) was particularly damaged by the economic downturn. The highlight of the decade was the 1957 Greek Cup final, in which Iraklis was once again defeated 2–0 by Olympiacos.

Semi-professional Alpha Ethniki era (1959–1975)

Iraklis played in the inaugural season of Alpha Ethniki. The club secured the 10th position in the first season of national top tier of Greece.[13] Iraklis football academy was founded during the same season after the suggestion of club manager Panos Markovic. In the 1960–61 season Iraklis finished 8th and achieved a record 4–0 win against Atromitos Piraeus. The club also reached the Greek Cup semi-finals that season, getting eliminated by Panionios. The following two seasons Iraklis played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, getting eliminated both times, by F.K. Vojvodina and Real Zaragoza respectively. In the league, Iraklis secured the 6th position for the 1961–62 season, a club record at the time. The rest of the 1960s, Iraklis secured mid-table positions repeating the club record in the 1969–70 season. In 1965, Kostas Aidiniou, a player that together with fellow Greek international Zacharias Chaliabalias would lead the club for the following decade, debuted for Iraklis.[14] During the 1968–69 season Iraklis matched its record win as it won AEL Limassol by a 4–0 margin.

In the 1970–71 season Iraklis, under the guidance of Yugoslav manager Ljubiša Spajić, finished 5th in the league, the club's best positioning since the establishment of Alpha Ethniki.[15] In that season, Iraklis sold 45,634 tickets in a 1–0 home win against Panathinaikos, a club record since today and an Alpha Ethniki record at the time. The following for seasons, Iraklis achieved safe mid-table positions. In 1972, Iraklis signed Dimitris Gesios from Kozani, a player that would become the club's all-time league top-scorer.[16] In the 1973–74 season Iraklis broke its biggest win record in Alpha Ethniki, by beating AEL 6–1. On 29 August 1974, Iraklis sold its star player Kostas Aidiniou to Olympiacos for 11,000,000 drachmas. In the next season Iraklis beat Kalamata 5–0 at home to match its record win and finished 8th in the league. The club also reached the semi-final of 1974–75 Greek Cup. Iraklis was eliminated 1–2 by Panathinaikos at home.[17] After the match, three players of Iraklis, Chaliabalias, Rokidis and Nikoloudis revealed that there was an attempt from Panathinaikos officials to bribe them for the semi-final. The two first were driven out of the club while the latter was sent off the club for six months.

The Absolute Star: Vasilis Hatzipanagis era (1975–1990)

On 22 November 1975, the club acquired Vasilis Hatzipanagis, a USSR national of Greek descent, who was late voted a Greece's Golden player for UEFA Jubilee Awards.[18][19][20][21] In the 1975–76 Greek Cup competition Iraklis eliminated Veria, Pierikos, Trikala and Panetolikos to reach the semi-finals.[22] In the semi-finals Iraklis beat Panathinaikos 3–2, at home. Panathinaikos appealed against the result claiming the Iraklis winning goal came from an offside position. Finally the courts turned down Panathinaikos appeal and Iraklis qualified to the final to face Olympiacos. On 9 June 1976 Iraklis won the Cup after a 6–5 penalty shootout.[23] In the final Hatzipanagis scored twice, Kousoulakis and Gesios scored once each, in a match that ended 2–2 in full-time and 4–4 in extra-time.[24] In the league Iraklis finished in the 8th position led by Gesios and Hatzipanagis, that scored 9 and 6 goals respectively.[25]

Fanaras
Sentelidis
Toumpoglou
Kalaitzidis
Christoforidis
Pantazis
1976 Greek Cup final starting lineup

In the next season Iraklis was eliminated from Cypriot club A.P.O.E.L. in 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup and struggled in the league finishing in the 12th position, gathering just one point more from relegated Panetolikos.[26] Iraklis improved slightly in the next season ending up 9th in the league with Gesios achieving a personal best scoring 13 goals.[27] In the 1978–79 season Iraklis mproved greatly under the guidance of Antoni Brzeżańczyk. Iraklis finished 6th in the league, had a positive goal aggregate for the first time since the 1973–74 season and achieved the club's biggest victory in Alpha Ethniki by beating A.S. Rodos by an 8–1 margin.[28]

The 1979–80 season was the first season of fully professional football in Greece.[29] Iraklis finished in the 8th position in the league having his best goal difference since the establishment of Alpha Ethniki with +11. The highlight of the season was a 6–0 against title perennial contenders Panathinaikos, which is Panathinaikos' biggest league defeat to date.[30] In 1979–80 Greek Cup Iraklis eliminated Veria, Niki Volos, Almopos Aridea and Panarkadikos to reach the semi-finals.[31] In the semi-finals Iraklis eliminated P.A.O.K., but the club's chairman, Kostas Pertsinidis, was accused for a bribe attempt by P.A.O.K.'s player Filotas Pellios.[32] Iraklis proceeded to play in the Cup final, but as the players morale was damaged the club was defeated by underdogs Kastoria by a 5–2 margin.

At the end of the season Iraklis was demoted to Beta Ethniki, due to the alleged bribery scandal.[33] Iraklis appealed against that decision, and the club was, later on, declared not guilty, but the club already played in Beta Ethniki.[34] In the 1980–81 season Iraklis had to compete in the Beta Ethniki without his star player Vasilis Hatzipanagis. The club won the championship in the North Group with Ilias Chatzieleftheriou being the top scorer with 24 goals. Iraklis scored a total of 99 goals, conceding 22, and achieved a club league record 12–0 win against Edessaikos.[35] Upon its return to the top tier, Iraklis managed to finish in the 6th position in 1981–82 Alpha Ethniki and achieved the club's best goal difference at the time with +14.[36] In the 1983–84 season, Iraklis finished in third place overall, which remains to date the club's best positioning, since professional football was established in 1959. The club, led by Hatzipanagis that scored 12 goals in the season, also had its best goal difference since the establishment of Alpha Ethniki with +27 goals and its best defence record, conceding only 20 goals.[37]

In the 1984–85 season, Iraklis finished in the 5th position setting the club's offensive record scoring 59 goals. Major contributors to this record were Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Lakis Papaioannou and Sigurður Grétarsson each contributing 10 goals throughout the campaign.[38] In the same season Iraklis won its only international competition, the Balkans Cup.[39][40] Iraklis had to eliminate Turkish giants Galatasaray by winning 5–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, and Ankaragücü through a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. In the final's second leg Iraklis won Argeș Pitești by 4–1, thus winning the trophy 5–4 on aggregate.[41] In the 1985–86 season, Iraklis finished in the fourth position having the best defensive record in the league conceding 22 goals, led by Lakis Papaioannou who finished the season with 8 goals.[42] Two years later, 17,000 fans travelled to Athens to support Iraklis in the 1987 Greek Cup final, unfortunately to see their team lose 3–1 on penalties (1–1 regular time) to O.F.I.. On 9 November 1990, shortly after the 1990–91 UEFA Cup match against Valencia, Vasilis Hatzipanagis announced his retirement from professional football.[43] Iraklis competed in 1990–91 UEFA Cup against Valencia, being eliminated in overtime at Mestalla Stadium.

Reconstruction and change of ownership (1990–2007)

The 1990s were a period of reconstruction for the club, as aging players either left the club or retired. Vasilis Hatzipanagis retirement in 1990 had a major negative impact on the team's success. Fans began calling for a change in the club's management, as club president Petros Theodoridis began selling the team's most talented players (Christos Kostis, Georgios Anatolakis, Savvas Kofidis etc.).

The team was sold in 2000 to prominent Greek businessman Evangelos Mytilineos for almost €3,500,000 (1.18 billion drachmas).[44][45] Despite the acquisition of many promising players during the first summer, the 2000–2001 campaign didn't have the expected results, with the club finishing in 5th position, out of European qualification spots. However, Iraklis managed to progress to the 2nd round of UEFA Cup, where they achieved a memorable (although without any effect) win over 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Fritz-Walter-Stadion.[46] Next summer, Mytilineos's first move was to sell the highly rated striker and fans' favorite Michalis Konstantinou to Panathinaikos, setting a new record for the highest fee received for a domestic transfer. That move worsened the relationship between the new owner and the fans, while it clearly weakened the club, since Konstantinou was not replaced. Manager Giannis Kyrastas, who was widely considered one of Greece's bests, was replaced by previous coach Angelos Anastasiadis who in his second tenure managed to qualified once again for the UEFA Cup on a very small budget.

In 2003, Evangelos Mytilineos announced his desire to leave the team and therefore sell it to Giorgos Spanoudakis (a friend of his from their school years, who used to be first vice-president of the club), for just €1, since the team was heavily in debt. Giorgos Spanoudakis initiated a series of expensive but unsuccessful deals like Polish international Cezary Kucharski and Serie A veteran Giuseppe Signori, driving the team close to bankruptcy. He later tried to get rid of the team by selling it to yet another businessman, named Dimitris Choulis, who had been a president of Akratitos. After a 5-month period during which Dimitris Choulis controlled the team, the Professional Sports Committee finally annulled the transfer, raising questions in the media regarding its handling of the previous one between Evangelos Mytilineos and Giorgos Spanoudakis, too.

In January 2004, Savvas Kofidis, famous as a player of the team in the 1980s, became the team's manager. During the 2005–06, he led Iraklis to an acclaimed 4th-place finish, playing effective and attractive football, creating a club record for 13 consecutive wins at home. However, with considerable debts to players, coaches and the state, Spanoudakis started the 2006–07 season attempting to reconcile Iraklis finances by selling Joël Epalle and Panagiotis Lagos, who were instrumental in the previous year's success. Next year Kofidis resigned as manager of a considerably weakened team after Iraklis lost 7 and drew 2 of his first nine games in Super League and additionally was eliminated from the UEFA Cup in extra time by Wisła Kraków. Eventually the 2006–07 season ended in a hard breaking fashion as the team gained its survival to Greek Super League only in the last matchday, after breaking a 39 matches unbeaten home run of Skoda Xanthi.

Financial collapse and relegations (2007–2011)

On 13 July 2007, Giorgos Spanoudakis eventually resigned and the team passed to the hands of a consortium of local businessmen, with prominent Greek singer Antonis Remos (a lifelong fan of the team) as their leader. The new owners tried to stabilize the team financially having already paid the debts to Giuseppe Signori (almost $1,000,000) and to other players and lenders from the past.

However, on 4 May 2011 Iraklis Thessaloniki was demoted to Football League after failing to obtain a license to participate in 2011–12 Super League. On 19 May 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Iraklis Thessaloniki guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window. Therefore, the club was automatically placed in the last position.[47] That is a unique case as Iraklis Thessaloniki has never finished in a relegation spot but has been relegated twice. Moreover, on 26 September the Professional Sports Committee stripped Iraklis Thessaloniki from its professional licence and demoted the club to Delta Ethniki. This situation spurred reactions from Iraklis Thessaloniki fans, with demonstrations in Thessaloniki and Athens.[48][49]

A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 (2012–2019)

The team finally competed in the 2011–12 Delta Ethniki, which started late due to Koriopolis, without much success.[50] Meanwhile, the club's board was discussing a possible merger with another club. There were discussions with local teams Agrotikos Asteras Evosmos and Anagennisi Epanomi. On 3 January 2012, a pre-agreement contract was signed between G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis and M.A.E. Pontion Katerinis regarding the running of the new club, with further negotiations planned after six months.[51] On 20 January 2012, the merger was approved by G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, and their football team was disbanded and withdrawn from Delta Ethniki.[52] M.A.E. Pontion Katerinis changed it's name to Athlitiki Enosi Pontion "Iraklis" 1908 (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Ποντίων «Ηρακλής» 1908, lit. 'Pontians Sporting Union "Heracles" 1908'), took the logo and the colors of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, and moved to Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The squad consisted of players from both teams and was training in Katerini.[53] The resulting team replaced M.A.E. Pontion Katerinis in 2011–12 Football League 2. On 23 January 2012, the team played their first game at home against Tilikratis Lefkada, while pending approval of the merger by the Greek Professional Sports Committee.[54]

On 24 September 2012, the merged club was accepted in Greek Football League, as an acknowledgement of injustice against the old Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E.. In 2012 the new company was named A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 P.A.E..[55][56] The new merged club has no legal connection to the original G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, but is essentially considered as a direct continuation of it, as it uses the crest of Iraklis Thessaloniki, its colours, and incorporates players and people associated with the former Iraklis Thessaloniki. Therefore, G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki has no shares of the new company, but instead still holds the 10% of the bankrupt original company of Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E., which remains to be dissolved.[57]

After several months of negotiations, Spyros Papathanasakis became the new major shareholder of the club in the summer of 2014.[58] Iraklis was dissolved as a professional club in 2017, due to major financial issues the club had been facing for some years. They failed to participate in Football League and were thus dissolved as a professional football club and begun the season in Gamma Ethniki. The next season they promoted back in Football League. In 2018 the new company was named A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 Nea P.A.E..[59]

A.S. Iraklis 2015 (2019–2020)

Iraklis was relegated in 2019 from the professional second-tier Football League into the amateur fourth-tier Gamma Ethniki, due to the restructuring of the Greek national championships and its performance in conjunction to its financial state.[60] This led the professional club into further insolvency and an inability to form a squad to participate in any championship in the 2019–20 season.[61]

Faced with this situation, a new football club was formed through the volleyball club of Iraklis Volleyball 2015 on 25 September 2019. The new club was named Athlitikos Syllogos "Iraklis" 2015 (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος «Ηρακλής» 2015, lit. 'Sporting Club "Heracles" 2015'), which participated in the lowest regional championship of the Thessaloniki region, Macedonia F.C.A. Third Division, which is on the fourth-tier regionally and on the eighth-tier nationally.[62][63] On 20 April 2020, amateur championships were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore Iraklis won the championship winning all 15 games, scoring 88 goals and conceding 6.[64]

A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon (2020–2021)

In September 2020, an agreement between G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis and A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon was announced.[65] In the 2020–21 season Iraklis played in Gamma Ethniki and finished second (2nd) in Group 1 with 33 points. In April 2021, N.G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis 1908 announced the termination of the agreement with A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon.[66]

P.O.T. Iraklis (2021–)

On 2 August 2021, an agreement between N.G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis 1908 and P.O. Triglias was announced. P.O. Triglias changed their name to Panathlitikos Omilos Triglias "Iraklis" (Greek: Παναθλητικός Όμιλος Τρίγλιας «Ηρακλής», lit. 'Triglia Pan-Sporting Group "Heracles"') and moved to Kaftanzoglio Stadium.[67][68] In 2021 the new company was named P.O.T. Iraklis P.A.E..[69]

In the 2021–22 season Iraklis played in Super League 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. They finished 7th in North group with 48 points. In the 2022–23 season, Iraklis played in Super League 2 again. They finished 5th in North group with 47 points. They scored 56 goals (1st in the league).

The season 2023–24, start with legal problems plaguing the club during the summer, 15 players left the team. At the start of Super League 2, 16 new players were added to the team and the team manager of the team, Anastasios Katsabis, left.[70] Iraklis relocated football activities to Chalastra Stadium for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. They finished 7th in North group with 30 points.

On 27 September 2023, the Arbitration Court of the E.P.O. rejected the request to withdraw the P.O.T. Iraklis P.A.E. against Bogdan Mara, consequently the team was at risk of relegation from the 2023–24 Super League 2 championship.[71] On the same day, the owner of P.O.T. Iraklis P.A.E., Stratos Evgeniou, announced that it could not meet the repayment of the former footballer and other old debts of Iraklis Thessaloniki P.A.E..[72] On 2 October 2023, N.G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki 1908 called on the members and fans of the sports club to help financially at the last moment so that by 6 October 2023, the required financial amount of €225,000 can be collected and the agreement with the former footballer can be completed.[73] At the same time, the coach Sakis Tsiolis and the football players of the team asked Stratos Evgeniou to be paid with less money to collect the necessary financial amount.[74] On 6 October 2023, the selflessness, determination and solidarity of the members and fans of Iraklis Thessaloniki was highlighted. This date is a milestone in the history of the sports club. Within 3 working days, the required financial amount was collected by the fans of Iraklis Thessaloniki and finally the repayment of the former football player of the team was achieved.[75][76]

After several months of negotiations, Panagiotis Monemvasiotis became the new major financier of the club in the summer of 2024, while Stratos Evgeniou continues having the ownership of the club.[2][77] In the 2024–25 season, Iraklis finished 2nd in North group of Super League 2 with 36 points.

Ownership and financing

Period Amateur juridical entity Official name Short name Source
1908–10 Sporting club Makedonikos Gymnastikos Syllogos G.S. Makedonikos [78][5]
1910–12 Sporting club Othomanikos Ellinikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" O.E.G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis [78][8]
1912–79 Sporting club Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis [78][9]
1980–81
2011–12
2017–18 Sporting club Athlitiki Enosi Pontion "Iraklis" 1908 A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 [78][53]
2019–20 Sporting club Athlitikos Syllogos "Iraklis" 2015 A.S. Iraklis 2015 [78][62]
2020–21 Sporting club Athlitikos Syllogos "Iraklis" Ampelokipon A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon [78][65]
Period Professional juridical entity Brand name Distinctive title Parent sporting club Source
1979–80 Football limited company Iraklis Thessalonikis Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E. G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis [79][57][9]
1981–2011
2012 Salaried football players department Athlitiki Enosi Pontion Iraklis 1908 Tmima Amivomenon Podosferiston A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 T.A.P. A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 [80][81][53]
2012–17 Football limited company Athlitiki Enosi Pontion Iraklis 1908 Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 P.A.E. [79][56][53]
2018–19 Football limited company Athlitiki Enosi Pontion Iraklis 1908 Nea Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 Nea P.A.E. [79][59][53]
2021– Football limited company Panathlitikos Omilos Triglias Iraklis Podosferiki Anonymi Eteria P.O.T. Iraklis P.A.E. P.O.T. Iraklis [79][69][68]

Owners

Period Nationality Owner Football limited company Source
1979–80 Kostas Pertsinidis Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E. [57]
1981–83 Dimitris Tertilinis
1983–2000 Petros Theodoridis
2000–03 Evangelos Mytilineos
2003–08 Giorgos Spanoudakis
2008–11 Antonis Remos
2012–14 Thodoris Papadopoulos A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 P.A.E. [82][56]
2014–17 Spyros Papathanasakis [83][56]
2018–19 Tom Papadopoulos A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 Nea P.A.E. [84][59]
2021– Stratos Evgeniou P.O.T. Iraklis P.A.E. [77][69]

Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E.

Professional era

Until 1979 Greek football was semi-professional and each football club was run by a board and a president appointed by its respective multi-sport club, of which it was considered a branch.[85] In the 1979–80 season the football branch of Iraklis became a P.A.E. (S.A.) owned by local businessmen Tertilinis and Pertsinidis.[86] In the 1983–84 season Iraklis was bought by Petros Theodoridis who remained at the helm of the club for almost 17 years. From the beginning of the 1999–2000 season there were demonstrations by the supporters of Iraklis, asking for the resignation of Theodoridis from his presidential seat and the sale of his stocks.[87]

Evangelos Mytilineos era (2000–2003)

On 11 February 2000 Greek business magnate Evangelos Mytilineos bought the stocks of Petros Theodoridis for a reported 1.18 billion drachmas. On 27 January 2003, two days after a 3–1 away defeat of Iraklis against OFI, Mytilineos gave a press conference in which he announced his withdrawal from Iraklis affairs, due to his disgust with the establishment of Greek football.

Giorgos Spanoudakis era (2003–2008)

Shortly afterwards the ownership of the club was passed to businessman Giorgos Spanoudakis for €1 and until 2006 the club had accumulated a debt of €8 million, partly because Evangelos Mytilineos did not pay the taxes for the players contracts and partly due to Giorgos Spanoudakis handling of the club's affairs. After a takeover of the club, in 2005, by businessman Dimitris Khoulis failed, while Giorgos Spanoudakis continued having the ownership of Iraklis Thessaloniki.[88] In 2007 Giorgos Spanoudakis declared the club's inability to repay its debts to the players and tried to hand Iraklis stocks to Cypriot businessman Phivos Moridis.[89] After the latter failed to fulfill his promises the deal was cancelled.[90][91]

Antonis Remos era (2008–2011)

Greek singer Antonis Remos, a prominent supporter of Iraklis, expressed his interest to undertake the club's fortunes, but he moved back when Spanoudakis asked €500,000 to pass the club's ownership.[92] On 10 July 2007 Iraklis Thessaloniki administration building was set on fire by supporters in an attempt to express their discontent for the cancellation of the club's takeover from Antonis Remos.[93] A few days later, Antonis Remos took charge as the new chairman of the club, while Giorgos Spanoudakis continued having the ownership of Iraklis Thessaloniki.[94] On 8 May 2008 the ownership of the club was passed to Antonis Remos.[95]

Authorisation issues and reactions (2010–2011)

In the summer of 2010, Ioannis Takis took charge as the new chairman of the club, while Antonis Remos continued having the ownership of Iraklis Thessaloniki.[96] On 1 June 2010, the club was denied a license to compete in next season's Greek Super League. That summer, Iraklis's fans rallied in Thessaloniki for more than 10 days. Also there were 2 rallies in Athens and other important places in Greece like Malgara and Tempi. Finally, on 25 June, Iraklis received permission to play in Greek Super League for the 2010–11 season.

On 4 May 2011, Iraklis were relegated to Football League after failing to obtain a license to participate in 2011–12 Super League. On 19 May 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Iraklis guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window. Therefore, the club was automatically placed in the last position. That is a unique case as Iraklis have never finished in a relegation spot but have been relegated twice. On 26 September, however, the Professional Sports Committee stripped Iraklis from its professional licence and demoted it to Delta Ethniki. The team competed in Delta Ethniki under the ownership of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, until the G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis General Assembly decided to disband it in favour of a merging deal with M.A.E. Pontion Katerinis to form A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 in 2012.

A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 P.A.E.

Ιn August 2012, Iraklis was incorporated as A.E.P. Iraklis 1908. The new merged club has no legal connection to the original club of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, but is essentially considered as a direct continuation of it. Therefore, G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis has no shares of the new company, but instead still holds the 10% of the bankrupt original company of Iraklis Thessalonikis P.A.E., which remains to be dissolved. Currently, M.A.E. Pontion Katerinis own 10% of the new merged club, as required by the Greek sports law, the club's chairman Theodoros Papadopoulos and team fans own the rest, with the chairman possessing a relative majority.[97][98]

Spyros Papathanasakis era (2014–2017)

In the summer of 2014 and after several months of negotiations Spyros Papathanasakis became the new major shareholder of the club holds the 99% of shares.[83][58] In the 2014–15 season, Iraklis promoted easily from Football League to the Super League after finishing in the first place during the regular season and second in the playoffs only behind A.E.K.. In the 2015–16 season, Iraklis finished in the 12th position to secure Super League status.

Two years later, despite successfully retaining Super League status for the 2016–17 season once again by finishing 12th the team was again relegated to gamma ethniki (third tier) while the financial situation of the club was again under severe deterioration. This urged Spyros Papathanasakis, on 7 September 2017, to declare Iraklis inability to satisfy financial obligations, causing the club to be disbanded for the second time in five years. Spyros Papathanasakis stepped down as owner and chairman of Iraklis.[99] For this reason, a brand new committee with Nikos Vafeiadis as its chairman was made by Iraklis's Legends and fans to save the club.[100]

Despite starting the 2017–18 season with only 14 players Nikos Vafeiadis and the rest of the brand new committee brought lots of players who quickly helped Iraklis to climb the rankings and play high quality football. After an amazing season, despite being an outsider Iraklis finished top of the table in group 2. This obtained the club a Play-offs place. In the Play-offs Iraklis managed to finish in the 1st place and gain promotion to Football League.

A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 Nea P.A.E.

Tom Papadopoulos era (2018–2019)

In the summer of 2018, negotiations began on the purchase of the football section of Iraklis Thessaloniki by the Greek–American businessman Tom Papadopoulos, who is involved in the processing and marketing of marble in the United States of America.[101] On 27 September 2018, Professional Sports Committee announced that Tom Papadopoulos is the new major shareholder of Iraklis Thessaloniki and today 90% of its shares are its own, since it has already given €300,000 for the share capital of the new company set up a few days ago.[84][102]

Sponsorship

Period General sponsor Title sponsor Shirt main sponsor Kit manufacturer Source
2024– Venetis Bakeries Lotto Sport Italia [2]

Facilities

Stadium

Further information: Kaftanzoglio Stadium

The first ground of the team was placed in the centre of Thessaloniki, nearby the White Tower.[103] Its construction was funded by the members of G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki, but, after Thessaloniki became a part of Greece, the club was ousted from its owned ground, so a park could be created in its place. In 1915, Iraklis rented an area in the centre of Thessaloniki for a ten years period, but the club was unable to use its facilities until 1919, due to World War I. In 1927 the club renewed the contract for the use of the area, but in 1930, the newly founded Aristotle University of Thessaloniki tried to take the ownership of the field. For almost two decades the ground was used by both the athletes of Iraklis and the students of the university, until in the 1950s the university managed to get the ownership of the ground, so it could demolish it to construct a square, that is nowadays known as Platia Chimiou.

On 6 November 1960 Iraklis played its first match in Kaftanzoglio Stadium, to record a 2–1 win against M.G.S.S. Thermaikos Thessalonikis.[104] Kaftanzoglio has been the home ground of Iraklis ever since, including the 2011–12 season, when both the G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki and the A.E.P. Iraklis team used it as their home ground. In the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons Iraklis used Makedonikos Stadium as its home ground.[105] That decision was made due to the renovation of Kaftanzoglio for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Iraklis also owns a football ground and training facilities in the, adjacent to Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Chortatzides area, where the juveniles of the club train.[106] There were plans for Iraklis to construct a new 22,000-seat stadium, in a club owned area in the eastern extremities of the city, in Mikra.[107]

Training facility

Mikra Training Center locates in the area of Mikra, Kalamaria and is the owned training ground of Iraklis Thessaloniki.[108] The training facilities include 3 football fields, gym, sauna, water pool, such as the administration building.[109] In the area, the club's new stadium also was planned to be built.

Supporters

Iraklis Thessaloniki was well supported right from the start of its establishment. Even though the football section wasn't the most popular among club loyals in the very first years, it soon became the "flagship" of the sports club, as football became more and more popular. In the 1970s and 1980s, the club attracted crowds of around 10.000 people, to reach a peak in the 1983–84 season with an average attendance of 16,559.[110] In the 1990s, following Vasilis Hatzipanagis retirement and the general fall in attendances in Greek football, crowds in Kaftanzoglio deteriorated to a modest average of 5,000.[111] A record low attendance was recorded during the 1990s, as in a match against Paniliakos there were only 384 tickets sold.[112]

A brief increase in attendance was recorded after the purchase of the club by Evangelos Mytilineos, reaching a peak in the 2001–02 season with an average of 6,790.[113] On 24 January 1971 Iraklis Thessaloniki set the highest attendance record for any football match in Alpha Ethniki, with 45,634 tickets sold in the club's contest against Panathinaikos.[114] In the 1987 Greek Cup final a crowd of 17,000 Iraklis Thessaloniki fans travelled to Athens, to watch Iraklis Thessaloniki lose in penalties against O.F.I..[115] In two recent opinion polls Iraklis Thessaloniki was ranked as the 6th most popular football club in Greece, gathering 2.8%–3.7% of the participating football supporters.[116][117]

The most prominent supporters club of Iraklis Thessaloniki is Aftonomi Thira 10 (meaning Autonomous Gate 10), a fan club with a total of 15 branches in Northern Greece.[118] The fan club is known for holding an antiracist stance, as it participates in the Ultras Antiracist Festival. Other activities of the fan club include the publication of a magazine and the conduct of an annual festival.[119][120] Other minor supporters' clubs are SFISE, Blue Boys, A.P.A.T.S.I. and Iraklis Fan Club of Athens.[121]

Iraklis Thessaloniki supporters hold ties with the supporters of Mainz, Rayo Vallecano, Zemun and Buducnost Podgorica as those have shown their support during Iraklis Thessaloniki supporters rallies against Super League's refusal to grant Iraklis Thessaloniki a license to participate in Super League for the 2011–12 season.[122]

Also, the fans have sympathy for all the clubs named "Heracles" worldwide, most notably the spanish Hércules. Since 2003, fans of both teams formed a friendship through the internet. There is even a Hércules supporters club that bears the name "Iraklis", in honor of their friendship.[123]

Crest and colours

Crests

Iraklis's crest has changed through times. The crest of the parent multi–sport club G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis depicts the demigod Heracles in a moment of rest leaning on his gnarled club, a scene inspired by the statue of Farnese Hercules, itself a copy of a statue crafted by Lysippos in the 4th century BC.[124] The club logo is a capital letter "Η" (Eta), the first letter of the name "Iraklís" (Greek: Ηρακλής, lit. 'Heracles') in greek language, surrounded by a circle. During the 2008–09 season the club used a special logo, created especially for its centenary.

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis

  • Crest (1908–1986, 1988–1990, 1995–1997)
  • Crest (1997–2000)
  • Crest (2005–2008, 2009–2011)
  • Crest (2008–2009)

P.O.T. Iraklis

  • Crest (2021–2024)
  • Crest (2024–)

Colours

Throughout the entire club's history, its colours are blue or cyan and white to resemble the colours of the flag of Greece given the fact that G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was established while Thessaloniki was a part of the Ottoman Empire. The team is so known in Greece as "Kianolefkoi" (Greek: Κυανόλευκοι, lit. 'Cyan-Whites'). Iraklis away colours were usually either white or orange. Traditionally, the Iraklis kit is blue and white stripes but through the years this was changed often to all blue, all white, chess-like, and hooped, among others.

Kit evolution

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis

Home kit

1983–84
1984–85
1999–2000

Away kit

1984–85

A.E.P. Iraklis 1908

Home kit

2012–13
2014–15
2015–16
2018–19

Away kit

2012–13
2015–16

P.O.T. Iraklis

Home kit

2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

Away kit

2024–25

Third kit

2024–25

Personnel

As of 10 July 2025

Board of directors

Office Nationality Staff Source
Chairman Aristotelis Perrakis [125]
1st Vice president Vasileios Tarnanas
2nd Vice president Elli Perraki
Members Michael Mandalis
Ilias Papathanasiou

Management

Office Nationality Staff Source
Financier Panagiotis Monemvasiotis [2]
Owner Stratos Evgeniou [77]
General manager Vaggelis Aggelis [126]
Scouting director Antonis Manikas [127]
Advisor Kostas Papastamatis [128]

Technical staff

Office Nationality Staff Source
Head coach Babis Tennes [129]
Assistant coaches Ieroklis Stoltidis [130]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos [131]
Goalkeeping coach Ilias Vouras [132]
Fitness coach Michalis Thalassinos [133]

Players

Current squad

As of 25 June 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Gabriele Marchegiani
3 DF  ALB Klaudio Balliu
4 MF  GHA Stephen Hammond (on loan from Levadiakos)
5 MF  GRE Orestis Tsintonis
6 MF  GRE Antonis Papasavvas
9 FW  ALB Kristian Kushta (vice–captain)
10 MF  GRE Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
12 DF  GRE Antonis Anastasiou
17 MF  CIV Cheick Doukouré
19 DF  GRE Kyriakos Kivrakidis (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  GRE Georgios Sideras
26 FW  GRE Panagiotis Kynigopoulos
30 DF  GRE Konstantinos Dimitriou
33 GK  GRE Makis Giannikoglou
40 DF  GRE Christos Sioutas
71 GK  GRE Dimitris Moularas
77 FW  GRE Ilias Moysidis
82 GK  ROU Vasile Șova
91 GK  GRE Dimitrios Stournaras
97 FW  CIV Jean Morel Poé

Domestic competitions

Further information: List of Iraklis F.C. seasons

Leagues

Season Tier League Position
G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
1959–60 1 First National Division 9th
1960–61 1 First National Division 8th
1961–62 1 First National Division 9th
1962–63 1 First National Division 6th
1963–64 1 First National Division 12th
1964–65 1 First National Division 11th
1965–66 1 First National Division 12th
1966–67 1 First National Division 9th
1967–68 1 First National Division 13th
1968–69 1 First National Division 11th
1969–70 1 First National Division 6th
1970–71 1 First National Division 5th
1971–72 1 First National Division 9th
1972–73 1 First National Division 8th
1973–74 1 First National Division 7th
1974–75 1 First National Division 8th
1975–76 1 First National Division 8th
1976–77 1 First National Division 12th
1977–78 1 First National Division 9th
1978–79 1 First National Division 6th
1979–80 1 First National Division 8th1
1980–81 2 Second National Division
(North Group) 		1st
1981–82 1 First National Division 6th
1982–83 1 First National Division 8th
1983–84 1 First National Division 3rd
1984–85 1 First National Division 5th
1985–86 1 First National Division 4th
1986–87 1 First National Division 6th
1987–88 1 First National Division 6th
1988–89 1 First National Division 4th
1989–90 1 First National Division 5th
1990–91 1 First National Division 5th
1991–92 1 First National Division 9th
1992–93 1 First National Division 6th
1993–94 1 First National Division 6th
1994–95 1 First National Division 6th
1995–96 1 First National Division 4th
1996–97 1 First National Division 13th
1997–98 1 First National Division 6th
1998–99 1 First National Division 9th
1999–00 1 First National Division 6th
2000–01 1 Superior Division 5th
2001–02 1 First National Division 6th
2002–03 1 First National Division 7th
2003–04 1 First National Division 8th
2004–05 1 First National Division 7th
2005–06 1 First National Division 4th
2006–07 1 Super League 13th
2007–08 1 Super League 10th
2008–09 1 Super League 10th
2009–10 1 Super League 10th
2010–11 1 Super League 11th2
2011–12 4 Fourth National Division
(Group 2) 		15th3
A.E.P. Iraklis 1908
2011–12 3 Football League 2
(North Group) 		5th4
2012–13 2 Football League 5th
2013–14 2 Football League
(North Group) 		4th
2014–15 2 Football League
(North Group) 		1st
2015–16 1 Super League 12th
2016–17 1 Super League 12th
2017–18 3 Third National Division
(Group 2) 		1st
2018–19 2 Football League 11th5
A.S. Iraklis 2015
2019–20 8 Macedonia F.C.A. Third Division
(Group 3) 		1st6
A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon
2020–21 4 Third National Division
(Group 1) 		2nd7
P.O.T. Iraklis
2021–22 2 Super League 2
(North Group) 		7th8
2022–23 2 Super League 2
(North Group) 		5th
2023–24 2 Super League 2
(North Group) 		7th
2024–25 2 Super League 2
(North Group) 		2nd

Notes

Key

Best positioning in first division
Worst positioning in first division
Promoted to first division
Promoted to second division
Demoted to second division
Demoted to third division
Demoted to fourth division

Leagues record

League Tier Seasons Pld W D L GF GA GD
G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
First National Division / Superior Division / Super League 1 51 1,626 609 447 570 2,047 1,941 +106
Second National Division 2 1 38 26 6 6 99 22 +77
Fourth National Division 4 1 26 1 3 22 3 65 -62
Total 53 1,690 636 456 598 2,149 2,028 +121
A.E.P. Iraklis 1908
Super League 1 2 60 14 22 24 52 71 -19
Football League 2 4 150 74 39 37 174 105 +69
Football League 2 / Third National Division 3 2 50 32 13 5 98 30 +68
Total 8 260 120 74 66 324 206 +118
A.S. Iraklis 2015
Macedonia F.C.A. Third Division 8 1 15 15 0 0 88 6 +82
A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon
Third National Division 4 1 15 10 3 2 32 7 +25
P.O.T. Iraklis
Super League 2 2 4 118 52 43 23 191 100 +91

European competitions

Match table

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Source
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st round bye [134]
2nd round Novi Sad XI 2–1 1–9 [134]
1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st round Real Zaragoza 0–3 1–6 [135]
1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st round A.P.O.E.L. 0–0 0–2 [136]
1984–85 Balkans Cup Quarter-final Galatasaray S.K. 5–1 0–1 [137]
Semi-final M.K.E. Ankaragücü 1–0 0–1 (4–2 p) [137]
Final F.C. Argeș Pitești 4–1 1–3 [137]
1986 Balkans Cup Quarter-final A.S.A. Târgu Mureș 4–1 2–4 [137]
Semi-final Slavia Sofia w.o. [137]
1987–88 Balkans Cup Group stage
(Group 2) 		F.C. Sliven 2–3 0–4 [137]
Samsunspor K.D. 4–3 1–6 [137]
1989–90 UEFA Cup 1st round F.C. Sion 1–0 0–2 [138][139]
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1st round Valencia C.F. 0–0 0–2 (a.e.t.) [140][141]
1993 Intertoto Cup Group stage
(Group 8) 		F.C. Aarau 0–1 [142]
Wiener S.C. 2–4 [142]
Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 [142]
S.G. Dynamo Dresden 1–1 [142]
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage
(Group 12) 		S.K. Vorwärts Steyr 0–3 [143]
Spartak Plovdiv 0–0 [143]
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–5 [143]
F.K. Panerys Vilnius 3–1 [143]
1996–97 UEFA Cup Qualifying round A.P.O.E.L. 0–1 1–2 [144][145]
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage
(Group 12) 		S.V. Ried 1–3 [146]
Merani Tbilisi 2–0 [146]
F.K. Torpedo Moscow 1–4 [146]
Floriana F.C. 1–0 [146]
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd round F.C. Naţional București 3–1 0–3 [147]
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1st round F.C. Gueugnon 1–0 0–0 [148][149]
2nd round F.C. Kaiserslautern 1–3 3–2 [150][151]
2002–03 UEFA Cup 1st round Anorthosis Famagusta 4–2 (a) 1–3 [152][153]
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1st round T.S. Wisła Kraków 0–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 [154][155]

European competitions record

Competition Seasons Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 6 14 5 2 7 13 19 -6
European Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2
Intertoto Cup / UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 12 4 2 6 14 23 -9
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2 4 1 0 3 4 19 -15
Balkans Cup 3 12 5 0 7 24 28 -4
Total 16 44 15 5 24 55 91 -36

Notable former players

Further information: List of Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players

League top scorers

Nationality Player Goals
Dimitrios Gesios 74
Michalis Konstantinou 64
Daniil Papadopoulos 64
Fanis Toutziaris 62
Vasilis Hatzipanagis 61

Most league appearances

Nationality Player Matches
Daniil Papadopoulos 419
Makis Sentelidis 312
Charalampos Xanthopoulos 283
Vasilis Hatzipanagis 281
Zacharias Chaliabalias 280

Greek Golden Player – UEFA Jubilee Awards

Nationality Player
Vasilis Hatzipanagis

Top foreign league goalscorer

Nationality Player Goals
Michalis Konstantinou 64

Foreigner leading in league appearances

Nationality Player Appearances
Ivan Jovanović 271

Managerial history

Years Nationality Name Notes
G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
1959–1960 Panos Markovic
1960 Iakovos Magoulas Caretaker
1960–1961 Aleksandar Tomašević
1961–1962 Panos Markovic
1962 Bozidar Pajević
1962–1963 Theodor Brinek Jr.
1963 Josip Takač
1963–1964 Adam Pitsoudis
1964 Gyula Lázár
1964–1965 Ratomir Čabrić
1965 Giorgos Chatzigiannidis Caretaker
1965 Bozidar Pajević
1965–1966 Slavko Milošević
1966–1967 Bozidar Pajević
1967–1968 Kostas Karapatis
1968–1969 Dragoslav Pivić
1969–1971 Ljubiša Spajić
1971–1972 Lakis Petropoulos
1972–1974 Jack Mansell
1974 Thomas Zachariadis Caretaker
1974–1975 Ljubiša Spajić
1975 Giorgos Chatzigiannidis Caretaker
1975–1976 Les Shannon
1976 Theofilos Kourtidis Caretaker
1976 Milovan Ćirić
1976 Theofilos Kourtidis Caretaker
1976–1977 Milan Ribar
1977 Michalis Bellis
1977–1978 Kostas Karapatis
1978 Vassilis Papathanasiou Caretaker
1978–1979 Antoni Brzeżańczyk
1979–1980 Michalis Bellis
1980 Kostas Karapatis
1980–1981 Aristotelis Batakis
1981–1983 Apostol Chachevski
1983 Aristotelis Batakis Caretaker
1983–1984 Friedel Rausch
1984–1985 Aristotelis Batakis
1985 Jerzy Kopa
1985–1986 Nikos Alefantos
1986–1987 Diethelm Ferner
1987 Christos Archontidis
1987 Kostas Aidiniou
Giorgos Koudas
1987 Grigoris Fanaras Caretaker
1987–1988 Nikos Alefantos
1988 Grigoris Fanaras Caretaker
1988–1990 Agne Simonsson
1990–1991 Aristotelis Batakis
1991 Vassilis Lioftis Caretaker
1991–1994 Thijs Libregts
1994–1996 Dušan Mitošević
1996 Vasilios Antoniadis
1996–1997 Alketas Panagoulias
1997 Manolis Giovanopoulos Caretaker
1997–1998 Georgios Paraschos
1998 Kostas Maloumidis
1998 Kiril Dojčinovski
1998–1999 Mats Jingblad
1999–2000 Angelos Anastasiadis
2000–2001 Giannis Kyrastas
2001–2002 Angelos Anastasiadis
2002 Ivan Jovanovic
2002–2003 Eugène Gerards
2003 Giorgos Karaiskos Caretaker
2003–2004 Mats Jingblad
2004 Giorgos Karaiskos Caretaker
2004 Sergio Markarián
2004–2006 Savvas Kofidis
2006 Thodoris Eleftheriadis Caretaker
2006–2007 Jozef Bubenko
2007 Ivan Jovanovic
2007 Giannis Tzifopoulos Caretaker
2007–2008 Ángel Pedraza
2008 Rodolfo Borrell
2008–2009 Makis Katsavakis
2009 Christos Zifkas
2009 Oleh Protasov
2009–2010 Savvas Kofidis
2010 Jozef Bubenko
2010–2011 Marinos Ouzounidis
2011 Georgios Paraschos
2011 Vassilis Spirogiannis
2011–2012 Fotis Gizelis
A.E.P. Iraklis 1908
2012 Leonidas Bilis
2012 Soulis Papadopoulos
2012–2013 Georgios Strantzalis
2013 Nikos Theodosiadis Caretaker
2013 Giannis Chatzinikolaou
2013 Siniša Gogić
2013 Giorgos Karaiskos Caretaker
2013–2014 Guillermo Hoyos
2014–2016 Nikos Papadopoulos
2016 Ioannis Amanatidis Caretaker
2016–2017 Savvas Pantelidis
2017 Miloš Kostić
2017–2018 Sakis Anastasiadis
2018 Spyros Baxevanos
2018 Alekos Vosniadis
2018 Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
2018 Anastasios Katsabis Caretaker
2018–2019 José Manuel Roca
2019 Marcello Troisi
A.S. Iraklis 2015
2019–2020 Margaritis Kechagias
A.S. Iraklis Ampelokipon
2020 Giorgos Akritopoulos
2020–2021 Spyros Baxevanos
2021 Thalis Theodoridis
P.O.T. Iraklis
2021–2022 Konstantinos Georgiadis
2022 Anastasios Katsabis Caretaker
2022–2023 Sakis Tsiolis
2023 Thanos Kourtoglou Caretaker
2023–2024 Periklis Amanatidis
2024 Soulis Papadopoulos
2024 Lefteris Velentzas Caretaker
2024 Sokratis Ofrydopoulos
2024 Thanasis Staikos
2024 Ieroklis Stoltidis Caretaker
2024–2025 Pavlos Dermitzakis
2025– Babis Tennes

Records and statistics

Records

Head to head record against city rivals

Competition Opponent Pld W D L
G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
First National Division / Superior Division / Super League P.A.O.K. 102 23 41 38
Aris Thessaloniki 99 30 39 30
A.E.P. Iraklis 1908
Super League P.A.O.K. 4 1 2 1

Highest attendances

Date Stadium Opponent Attendance Source
24 January 1971 Kaftanzoglio Stadium Panathinaikos 45,634 [157]
12 February 1984 Kaftanzoglio Stadium Panathinaikos 41,700 [158]
13 February 1972 Kaftanzoglio Stadium P.A.O.K. 38,752 [159]
23 May 1982 Kaftanzoglio Stadium Panathinaikos 37,297 [160]
23 September 1973 Kaftanzoglio Stadium Panathinaikos 37,169 [161]

Honours and achievements

Regional competitions

National competitions

International competitions

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