Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)
Full name | G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||
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Nickname(s) | Γηραιός (The Elder) | ||
Short name | Iraklis | ||
Founded | 29 November 1908 as Macedonikos Gymnasticos Syllogos | ||
Ground | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | ||
Capacity | 27,770 | ||
Owner | Stratos Evgeniou | ||
Chairman | Antonis Georgiou | ||
Manager | Soulis Papadopoulos | ||
League | Super League Greece 2 | ||
2022–23 | Super League 2, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Iraklis F.C.[1][2] (Greek: Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021, the club competes in the Super League Greece 2. It plays its home matches at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.
Founded in 1908 as "Macedonikos Gymnasticos Syllogos" (Macedonian Gymnastics Club), they are one of the oldest in Greek football and the oldest in
Before the formation of the nationwide league of
History
Foundation and first years (1899–1914)
Iraklis traced its roots back in 1899 when Omilos Filomouson (meaning Friends of Music Club) was established.[3] The club was established as a cultural union of the Greeks of Thessaloniki, but in 1902 it founded a sports department.[3] 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. The first match that was held by the Omilos Filomouson football team was on 23 April 1905, against a team of the Western European diaspora of the city called Union Sportive.[4] Omilos Filomouson won the match by a 3–0 scoreline.[4]
Later on, the club faced financial problems, but members of the club joined forces with another Greek athletic club of the city, called Olympia.
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.[3] Thus a new name was decided for the club, Ottomanikos Ellinikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (meaning Ottoman Greek Gymnastics Club of Thessaloniki "Iraklis").[3] 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.[3] After the integration of Thessaloniki in the Kingdom of Greece, the operation of the club was accepted by the Greek courts in 1914 and on 11 January 1915 Iraklis became a fully registered sports club.[3]
National establishment and early success (1914–1959)
Shortly after the end of the
In the years following World War I, several football clubs were established in Thessaloniki and that led to the establishment of the
In the 1933–34 season Iraklis won the North Group of the
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
All club football in Greece was suspended from 1941 to 1945 due to the
Semi-professional Alpha Ethniki era (1959–1975)
Iraklis played in the
In the
The Absolute Star: Vassilis Hatzipanagis era (1975–1990)
On 22 November 1975, the club acquired
In the next season Iraklis was eliminated from Cypriot club
The
At the end of the season Iraklis was demoted to the Beta Ethniki, due to the alleged bribery scandal.[23] Iraklis appealed against that decision, and the club was, later on, declared not guilty, but the club already played in the Second Division.[23][24] In the 1980–81 season Iraklis had to compete in the Beta Ethniki without his star player Vasilis Hatzipanagis.[10] The club won the championship in the North Group with Ilias Chatzieleftheriou being the top scorer with 24 goals.[10] Iraklis scored a total of 99 goals, conceding 22, and achieved a club league record 12–0 win against Edessaikos.[25] Upon its return to the top tier Iraklis managed to finish in the 6th position in the league and achieved the club's best goal difference at the time with +14.[26] In 1983–84 Iraklis finished in third place overall, which remains to date the club's best positioning, since professional football was established in 1959.[8] 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.[27]
In the
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.
Evangelos Mytilineos period (2000–2004)
The team was sold in 2000 to prominent Greek businessman
In 2004, 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. Spanoudakis initiated a series of expensive but unsuccessful deals like Polish international
In January 2004,
Financial collapse and relegations (2007–2011)
On 13 July 2007, 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 was relegated back to Football League (Greece) 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.[35] That is a unique case as Iraklis has never finished in a relegation spot but has been relegated twice. Moreover, on 26 September the Professional Sports Committee stripped Iraklis from its professional licence and demoted it to Delta Ethniki. This situation spurred reactions from Iraklis fans, with demonstrations in Thessaloniki and Athens.[36][37]
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.[38] Meanwhile, the club's board was discussing a possible merger with another club.[39] There were discussions with local teams Agrotikos Asteras and Anagennisi Epanomi,[38] but only the ones with Pontioi were successful, and a pre-agreement contract was signed between Iraklis and Pontioi on 3 January 2012.[40] The resulting team was named AEP Iraklis F.C., but virtually Iraklis replaced Pontioi Katerinis, who ceased to exist. On 20 January 2012, the merger was approved by amateur Iraklis, and their football team was disbanded and withdrawn from the Delta Ethniki.[41]
The merged club
On 3 January 2012, the two teams reached an agreement regarding the running of the new club, with further negotiations planned after six months.[42] Pontioi Katerinis would change their name to AEP Iraklis, take the badge and colors of Iraklis, and move to Kaftanzoglio Stadium.[41] The squad would consist of players from both teams and be trained in Katerini.
On 23 January 2012, the team played their first game at home against Tilikratis, while pending approval of the merger by the Greek Professional Sports Committee.[43]
Ιn August 2012, AEP Iraklis was incorporated as AEP Iraklis 1908 FC.[44] The new merged club has no legal connection to the original Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C., but is essentially considered as a direct continuation of it, as it uses the crest of Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, its colours, and incorporates players and people associated with the former Iraklis FC. Therefore, G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki has no shares of the new company, but instead still holds the 10% of the bankrupt original Iraklis FC company, which remains to be dissolved.
On 24 September 2012, the merged club was accepted in Greek Football League, as an acknowledgement of injustice against the old PAE Iraklis. In 2014 the company was renamed in PAE Iraklis 1908.
In the summer of 2014, and after several months of negotiations, Spyros Papathanasakis became the new major shareholder of the club.
Relegation (2017)
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 (second tier) and were thus dissolved as a professional football club and begun the season in division 3 (Gamma Ethniki). The next season they promoted back.
Iraklis 2015 (2019–2020)
Iraklis was relegated in 2019 from the professional second-tier
P.O.T. Iraklis (2021–) "Road to redemption"
In July 2021, an agreement between the club and Triglia F.C. was announced and Iraklis will officially be in Super League 2 for the 2021–2022 season and they finished seventh (7th).
In the season 2022–2023, Iraklis FC played in the Super League 2 again, the second tier of the Greek football league system. They finished fifth (5th) in the North group with 47 points. They scored 56 goals (1st in the league).
The season 2023–2024, 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 general captain of the team, Tasos Katsambis, left.
On September 27, 2023, the Arbitration Court of the E.P.O. rejected the request to withdraw the P.O.T. Heraklis P.A.E. against
Crest and colours
Iraklis's crest has changed through times. The original club logo was a capital
Throughout the entire club's history its colours were blue or
Kit evolution
First
1930
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1983–84[46]
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1984–85[47]
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2012–13
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2014–15
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2015–16
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Alternative
1984–85
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2012–13
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2015–16
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Sponsorships:
- Great Shirt Sponsor: Venetis Bakery
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Cap
- Official Sponsor: N/A
Facilities
Stadium
The first ground of the team was placed in the centre of Thessaloniki, nearby the White Tower.[48] Its construction was funded by the members of G.S. Iraklis, 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.[48] 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.[48] 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.[48] 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.[48]
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.[49] Kaftanzoglio has been the home ground of Iraklis ever since, including the 2011–12 season, when both the G.S. Iraklis 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.[50] That decision was made due to the renovation of Kaftanzoglio for the 2004 Summer Olympics.[50] Iraklis also owns a football ground and training facilities in the, adjacent to Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Chortatzides area, where the juveniles of the club train.[51] 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.[52]
Training facility
Iraklis Sports Center locates in the area of Mikra and is the club-owned training ground of the team. The training facilities include three football fields, gym, sauna, water pool, such as the administration building of Iraklis FC. In the area, the club's new stadium also was planned to be built.[53]
Supporters
Iraklis 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 '70s and '80s, the club attracted crowds of around 10.000 people, to reach a peak in the
The most prominent supporters' club of the team is Aftonomi Thira 10 (meaning Autonomous Gate 10), a fan club with a total of 15 branches in Northern Greece.[62] The fan club is known for holding an antiracist stance, as it participates in the Ultras Antiracist Festival.[63] Other activities of the fan club include the publication of a magazine and the conduct of an annual festival.[64][65] Other minor supporters' clubs are SFISE, Blue Boys, A.P.A.T.S.I. and Iraklis Fan Club of Athens.[66]
Iraklis' supporters hold ties with the supporters of FSV Mainz, Rayo Vallecano, Zemun and FK Buducnost Podgorica as those have shown their support during Iraklis' supporters rallies against Super League's refusal to grant Iraklis a license to participate in the 2010–11 Super League season.[67]
Also, the fans have sympathy for all the clubs named "Heracles" worldwide, most notably the Spanish Hércules CF. Since 2003, fans of both teams formed a friendship through the internet. There is even a Hércules CF supporters club that bears the name "Iraklis", in honor of their friendship.[68]
Ownership and financing
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
Shortly afterwards the ownership of the club was passed to businessman Giorgos Spanoudakis for 1 euro and until 2006 the club had accumulated a debt of 8 million euros, partly because Mytilineos did not pay the taxes for the players' contracts and partly due to Spanoudakis handling of the club's affairs.[72] After a takeover of the club, in 2005, by businessman Dimitris Khoulis failed, Spanoudakis continued having the ownership of Iraklis.[72] In 2007 Spanoudakis declared the club's inability to repay its debts to the players and tried to hand Iraklis' stocks to Cypriot businessman Pheevos Morides.[73][74] After the latter failed to fulfill his promises the deal was cancelled.[75][76]
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.[77] On 10 July 2007 Iraklis' 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.[78] A few days later a deal was reached and Remos took over Iraklis.[79] In the summer of 2010, Ioannis Takis took charge as the new chairman.
Summers 2010 and 2011 authorisation issues and reactions
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
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 (Greece) 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.[35] 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 Thessaloniki, until the G.S. Irakli's General Assembly decided to disband it in favour of a merging deal with Pontioi Katerini to form AEP Iraklis F.C. in 2012.
The Club is named A.E.P. Iraklis 1908 (2012–2019)
Ιn August 2012, AEP Iraklis was incorporated as AEP Iraklis 2012 FC. The new merged club has no legal connection to the original Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C., but is essentially considered as a direct continuation of it. Therefore, G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki has no shares of the new company, but instead still holds the 10% of the bankrupt original Iraklis FC company, which remains to be dissolved. Currently, MAE Pontioi Katerini 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.[80]
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 90% of shares. The same year the company was once again renamed in PAE Iraklis 1908. In 2014–15, Iraklis promoted easily from the second division (Football League) to the Super League (first tier) after finishing in the first place during the regular season and second in the playoffs only behind AEK FC. The next season Iraklis finished in the 12th position to secure Super League status for the next season.
Two years later, despite successfully retaining Super League status 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 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. Papathanasakis stepped down as owner and chairman of Iraklis FC. 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.
Despite starting the 2017–18 season with only 14 players 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 during their first season back in Gamma Ethniki since 2011–12. 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 (2nd tier).
Tom Papadopoulos era (2018–2019)
In the summer, 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.[81] On 27 September 2018, Professional Sports Committee of Greece announced that Tom Papadopoulos is the new major shareholder of Iraklis Thessaloniki[82] 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. The professional club formed through the merger with Pontioi Katerini F.C., which is owned by Tom Papadopoulos, does not currently compete and appears to be insolvent.
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
Position | Name[83] |
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Owner | Stratos Evgeniou |
Chairman | Antonis Georgiou |
Vice–President | Charalambos Iliadis |
Vice–President | Konstantinos Ioakeimidis |
Member | Grigoris Fanaras |
Member | Grigoris Dan
ilidis |
Honours and achievements
Regional
- Thessaloniki Championship[4]
- Winners (2): 1914, 1915
- Macedonia FCA Championship[4][6][7]
- Winners (5): 1926–27, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1950–51, 1951–52
- Runners up (6): 1923–24, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1952–53
- Macedonia FCA Championship Fourth Division
- Winners (1): 2019–20
- Super League (First Division)
- Super League 2 (Second Division)
- Gamma Ethniki (Third Division)
- Champions (1): 2017–18
- Greek Cup
Iraklis Thessaloniki in European competitions
- Balkans Cup
- Winners (1): 1984–85
Managerial history
Years | Nat. | Name |
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1959–1961 | Panos Markovic | |
1961–1962 | Aleksandar Tomašević | |
1962–1963 | Theodor Brinek Jr. | |
1963–1964 | Josip Takač | |
1964–1965 | Ratomir Čabrić | |
1965–1966 | Slavko Milošević | |
1967–1969 | Kostas Karapatis | |
1969–1972 | Ljubiša Spajić | |
1972–1973 | Lakis Petropoulos | |
1973–1974 | Ilias Zachariadis | |
1974–1975 | Ljubiša Spajić | |
1975–1976 | Les Shannon | |
1976–1977 | Milan Ribar | |
1977–1978 | Michalis Bellis | |
1978 | Kostas Karapatis | |
1978–1979 | Antoni Brzezanczyk
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1980 | Kostas Karapatis | |
1980–1981 | Telis Batakis | |
1981–1983 | Apostol Chachevski | |
1983 | Telis Batakis | |
1983–1985 | Friedel Rausch | |
1985 | Jerzy Kopa | |
1985–1986 | Telis Batakis | |
1986 | Nikos Alefantos | |
1986–1987 | Diethelm Ferner | |
1987 | Christos Archontidis | |
1987 | Kostas Aidiniou Giorgos Koudas | |
1987 | Grigoris Fanaras | |
1987 | Nikos Alefantos | |
1987–1988 | Grigoris Fanaras | |
1988–1990 | Agne Simonsson | |
1990–1991 | Telis Batakis | |
1991–1994 | Thijs Libregts | |
1994–1996 | Dušan Mitošević | |
1996–1997 | Vasilios Antoniadis | |
1997 | Alketas Panagoulias | |
1997–1998 | Georgios Paraschos | |
1998 | Kiril Dojcinovski
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1998–1999 | Mats Jingblad | |
1999–2000 | Angelos Anastasiadis | |
2000–2001 | Ioannis Kyrastas
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2001–2002 | Angelos Anastasiadis | |
2002 | Ivan Jovanovic | |
2002–2003 | Eugène Gerards | |
2003 | Georgios Karaiskos | |
2003–2004 | Mats Jingblad | |
2004–2005 | Sergio Markarian
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2005–2007 | Savvas Kofidis | |
2007 | Jozef Bubenko | |
2007–2008 | Ivan Jovanovic | |
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 | |
2011–2012 | Vassilis Spirogiannis | |
2012 | Soulis Papadopoulos | |
2012–2013 | Georgios Strantzalis | |
2013 | Giannis Chatzinikolaou | |
2013 | Siniša Gogić | |
2013–2014 | Guillermo Ángel Hoyos
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2014–2016 | Nikos Papadopoulos | |
2016 | Ioannis Amanatidis | |
2016–2017 | Savvas Pantelidis | |
2017 | Miloš Kostić | |
2017–2018 | Sakis Anastasiadis | |
2018 | Spyros Baxevanos | |
2018 | Alekos Vosniadis | |
2018 | Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos | |
2018–2019 | José Manuel Roca | |
2019 | Marcello Troisi | |
2019–2020 | Margaritis Kechagias | |
2020 | Giorgos Akritopoulos | |
2020–2021 | Spyros Baxevanos | |
2021 | Thalis Theodoridis | |
2021–2022 | Konstantinos Georgiadis | |
2022–2023 | Sakis Tsiolis | |
2023–2024 | Periklis Amanatidis | |
2024– | Soulis Papadopoulos |
Notable former players
League top scorers
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Most league appearances
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Greek Golden Player – UEFA Jubilee Awards
Top foreign league goalscorer
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Foreigner leading in league appearances
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Records and statistics
Records
- Biggest win:
- 14–1 v Enosi Charilaou, 1959–60 Greek Cup[84]
- 13–0 v Odysseas Kordelio, 1955–56 Greek Cup[84]
- Biggest away win:
- Biggest league win:
- 12–0 v Edessaikos, 1980–81 Beta Ethniki[85]
- Biggest top tier win
- 8–1 v AEK, 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship,[6]
- 8–1 v Rodos, 1978–79 Alpha Ethniki[86]
League statistics
Positioning in Greek league
1960s | Position | 1970s | Position | 1980s | Position | 1990s | Position | 2000s | Position | 2010s | Position | 2020s | Position |
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1959–60 | 9th | 1969–70 | 6th | 1979–80 | 8th 1 | 1989–90 | 5th | 1999–00 | 6th | 2009–10 | 10th | 2019–20 | Participated in (regional) last-tier Macedonia Football Clubs Association Gamma Amateur Championship as successor club Iraklis 2015 F.C. Was promoted to Macedonia Football Clubs Association Beta Amateur Championship, based on its position (was 1st), before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Macedonia Football Clubs Association to suspend all its championships. |
1960–61 | 8th | 1970–71 | 5th | 1980–81 | Beta Ethniki: 1st | 1990–91 | 5th | 2000–01 | 5th | 2010–11 | 11th 2 | ||
1961–62 | 9th | 1971–72 | 9th | 1981–82 | 6th | 1991–92 | 9th | 2001–02 | 6th | 2011–12 | Delta Ethniki (as G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki): Stopped competing after being fully merged into A.E.P. Iraklis Football League 2 (as A.E.P. Iraklis 1908): 5th | ||
1962–63 | 6th | 1972–73 | 8th | 1982–83 | 8th | 1992–93 | 6th | 2002–03 | 7th | 2012–13 | Football League: 5th | ||
1963–64 | 12th | 1973–74 | 7th | 1983–84 | 3rd | 1993–94 | 6th | 2003–04 | 8th | 2013–14 | Football League (North Group): 4th | ||
1964–65 | 11th | 1974–75 | 8th | 1984–85 | 5th | 1994–95 | 6th | 2004–05 | 7th | 2014–15 | Football League (North Group): 1st | ||
1965–66 | 12th | 1975–76 | 8th | 1985–86 | 4th | 1995–96 | 4th | 2005–06 | 4th | 2015–16 | 12th | ||
1966–67 | 9th | 1976–77 | 12th | 1986–87 | 6th | 1996–97 | 13th | 2006–07 | 13th | 2016–17 | 12th | ||
1967–68 | 13th | 1977–78 | 9th | 1987–88 | 6th | 1997–98 | 6th | 2007–08 | 10th | 2017–18 | Gamma Ethniki: Group Winner | ||
1968–69 | 11th | 1978–79 | 6th | 1988–89 | 4th | 1998–99 | 9th | 2008–09 | 10th | 2018–19 | Football League (Greece): 11th3 |
1 Demoted to second division due to a match fixing scandal in a cup game against PAOK.
2 Demoted to fourth division (amateur division) because the Professional Sports Committee stripped Iraklis from its professional licence.
3 Demoted to fourth division (amateur division) due to restructuring of national championships and its financial state.
Best positioning in first division | |
Promoted to first division | |
Promoted to second division | |
Demoted to second division | |
Demoted to third division | |
Demoted to fourth division (amateur division) | |
Worst positioning in first division |
Total league record
- As of 10 June 2015
League | Seasons | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Alpha Ethniki/Super League | 50 | 1596 | 602 | 433 | 561 | 2019 | 1911 | +108 |
Beta Ethniki | 4 | 158 | 89 | 36 | 33 | 244 | 103 | +141 |
GP:games played; W:games won; D:gamed drawn; GF:goals for; GA:goals against; GD:goal difference
Head to head record against city rivals
As of 16 May 2015
Competition | Played | Iraklis | Draw | PAOK |
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Greek League | 102 | 23 | 41 | 38 |
Competition | Played | Iraklis | Draw | Aris |
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Greek League | 99 | 30 | 39 | 30 |
Highest attendances
Opponent | Stadium | Date | Attendance |
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Panathinaikos | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 24 January 1971 | 45,634 |
Panathinaikos | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 12 February 1984 | 41,700 |
PAOK | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 13 February 1972 | 38,752 |
Panathinaikos | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 23 May 1982 | 37,297 |
Panathinaikos | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 23 September 1973 | 37,169 |
Statistics in Europe
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Source |
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1961–1962 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1st round | Bye | [87] | ||
2nd round | F.K. Vojvodina | 2–1 | 1–9 | [7][87] | ||
1963–1964 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1st round | Real Zaragoza | 0–3 | 1–6 | [7] |
1976–1977 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1st round | A.P.O.E.L. | 0–0 | 0–2 | [88] |
1989–1990 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | F.C. Sion | 1–0 | 0–2 | [89] |
1990–1991 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | Valencia C.F. | 0–0 | 0–2 ( aet )
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[90] |
1993–1994 | Intertoto Cup | Group stage (Group 8) |
S.G. Dynamo Dresden | 1–1 | [91] | |
Wiener S.C. | 2–4 | [91] | ||||
F.C. Aarau | 0–1 | [91] | ||||
Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | [91] | ||||
1995–1996 | Intertoto Cup | Group stage (Group 12) |
S.K. Vorwärts Steyr | 0–3 | [92] | |
Spartak Plovdiv | 0–0 | [92] | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–5 | [92] | ||||
F.K. Panerys Vilnius | 3–1 | [92] | ||||
1996–1997 | UEFA Cup | 2nd Qual. Round | A.P.O.E.L. | 0–1 | 1–2 | [93] |
1997–1998 | Intertoto Cup | Group stage (Group 12) |
S.V. Ried | 1–3 | [94] | |
Merani Tbilisi | 2–0 | [94] | ||||
F.K. Torpedo Moscow | 1–4 | [94] | ||||
Floriana F.C. | 1–0 | [94] | ||||
1998–1999 | Intertoto Cup | 2nd round | F.C. Naţional București | 3–1 | 0–3 | [95] |
2000–2001 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | F.C. Gueugnon | 1–0 | 0–0 | [96][97] |
2nd round | F.C. Kaiserslautern | 1–3 | 3–2 | [98] | ||
2002–2003 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–2 (a) | 1–3 | [99][100] |
2006–2007 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | T.S. Wisła Kraków | 0–2 ( aet )
|
1–0 | [101][102] |
UEFA club competitions' record
- As of 22 February 2008
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA Cup | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Total | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 63 |
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