1997–98 Kavala F.C. season
| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Nikos Goulis | ||
| Stadium | Anthi Karagianni Stadium | ||
| Alpha Ethniki | 13th | ||
| Greek Cup | Third round | ||
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The 1997–1998 season was Kavala' 2nd straight season on the Greek first tier and their 3rd first-tier season in the 1990s. The team managed a league placement below middle, and reached the third round of the cup.
Players
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | GRE | Panagiotis Logaras | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | GRE | Charalampos Telliadis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Ivan Mitev | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | CYP | Nikos Katsavakis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Timos Kavakas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Konstantinos Vakirtzis | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GRE | Kyrillos Kallimanis | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | GRE | Georgios Peglis | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POL | Leszek Pisz | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | GRE | Georgios Mallios | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | GRE | Giorgos Papandreou | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | GRE | Anestis Athanasiadis | 31 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
| 11 | MF | GRE | Anastasios Tsapanidis | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GRE | Angelos Digozis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GRE | Ilias Michelidis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | GRE | Giorgos Nasiopoulos | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| 18 | MF | GRE | Sakis Paparadis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | GRE | Giorgos Koltsis | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | GRE | Giorgos Karaisaridis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GRE | Fotis Kipouros | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GRE | Christos Athanasiadis | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NGA | Ifeanyi Udeze | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GRE | Georgios Chatzizisis | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NGA | James Enuagwuna | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| ? | GK | GRE | Georgios Bakirtzidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | GK | GRE | Nikolaos Karabetakis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | MF | GRE | Vasilis Apostolou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | MF | BUL | Dimitar Georgiev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players who left during the season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 12 | MF | GRE | Stavros Vakirtzis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GRE | Nikolaos Lyratzis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POL | Igor Sypniewski | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| ? | MF | POL | Adam Fedoruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | MF | NGA | Himezi Sioma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Managers
- Grzegorz Lato: start of season – 16 September 1997
- Kostas Iosifidis: 16 September 1997 – 5 January 1998
- Stelios Katrakylakis (caretaker): 5 January 1998 – 20 January 1998
- Nikos Goulis: 20 January 1998 – end of season
Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Panionios | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | Paniliakos | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | |
| 13 | Kavala | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Proodeftiki | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 34 | |
| 15 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 33 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
Greek Cup
Kavala entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32.
Round of 32
| 19 November 1997 First leg | Apollon Kalamarias | 3–0 | Kavala | Thessaloniki |
| 13:00 EET |
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Report (page 11) | Stadium: Kalamaria Stadium |
| 3 December 1997 Second leg | Kavala | 3–2 (3–5 agg.) | Apollon Kalamarias | Kavala |
| 13:00 EET |
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Report (page 14) |
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Stadium: Anthi Karagianni Stadium |
References
- Match data away vs PAOK is missing.