Final Four U17, Volume 8
Consistent and passionate about football, PAOK U17s are ready for one more Final Four. The 8th edition of Super League U17 Final Four will be held in Agrinio from 7 to 9 May, with PAOK, Xanthi, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos participating. PAOK will face Panathinaikos (20:00) in Monday’s second semi-final. Earlier, at 17:00, Xanthi will play against Olympiakos. The final is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday at 19:00.
PAOK recorded 17 victories, 5 draws and suffered two defeats. They finished second in their group with a tally of 56 points, trailing leaders Xanthi by two. The “Double-Headed Eagle” were also very efficient, scoring 65 goals and conceding 13. Pournaras netted 8 goals in the process, while Vrakas, Koreas and Spartiatis scored 7 each. Sapountzis led the assists’ list with 7 to his name. Pournaras and Grosdis served six assists each. Regarding match appearances, Pournaras leads the charts with 1.548 minutes (21 matches, 20 starts), Dimitris Theodoridis is second with 1.518 minutes (21 matches, 19 starts) and Angelos Moutzouris completes the podium with 1.516 minutes spent on the pitch (19 matches, 17 starts).
Panathinaikos topped Group A with 59 points in 24 games. Olympiakos finished one point behind. The rest of the pack: Panionios (45), Αsteras Tripolis (41), Αtromitos (37), ΑΕΚ Athens (22), Platanias (19), Levadiakos (14), Apollon Smyrni (7).
Group B standings (after 24 games): Xanthi (58), PAOK (56), Larissa (37), PAS Giannina (32), Panetolikos (31), Lamia (11) and AOK Kerkyra (10).
In the previous 7 editions of the Super League U17, Olympiakos won the title three times. PAOK have two league trophies in their cabinet, while Xanthi and Aris have one title each. PAOK prevailed in the 2015-16 Final Four in Peristeri, led by coaches Pablo García and Angelos Zazopoulos. In 2012-13, coached by Alekos Theodoridis, they celebrated their first league title in the U17 age group in Xanthi.
PAOK U17 profile
PAOK U17 team consists of:
Goalkeepers: Konstantinos Balomenos, Christos Talichmanidis, Dimosthenis Makris, Ilias Kazoulidis
Defenders: Christos Voutsas, Georgios Lagonidis, Christos Stojnovic, Christos Marmaridis, Angelos Moutzouris, Isaak Kiourtsidis, Theodoros Kaltsidis, Efstathios Tachatos, Aydin Dajko, Konstantinos Grigoriadis, Theodoros Goutziouridis, Aventis Aventisian, Dimitrios Theodoridis
Midfielders: Spyridon Atmatzidis, Georgios Kalaitzis, Vasilios Grosdis, Panagiotis Panagiotou, Thomas Karamperis, Konstantinos Boumpas, Anastasios Sapountzis, Anastasios Temertzoglou, Theodoros Pournaras, Anastasios-Andreas Tselios, Dimitrios Tsopouroglou, Georgios Vrakas, Efthymios Theodoridis
Forwards: Vasilios Altintzis, Vasilios Gortegiani, Georgios Balas, Dimitrios Xifilinos, Athanasios-Theofanis Tsiakalos, Petros Kaloutsikidis, Ioannis Korobilis, Kimon Koreas, Evangelos Spartiatis
Team captains: Christos Voutsas, Christos Talichmanidis, Angelos Moutzouris
Coaching staff
Head coach: Alexandros Alexiadis
Assistant coach: Dimitrios Orfanos
Assistant coach & video analyst: Ilias Galanopoulos
Goalkeeping coach: Dimitrios Kryonas
Physical condition trainer: Anestis Aslanidis
Team Manager: Stavros Sarafis
Physiotherapist: Konstantinos Michailidis
Kit manager: Efstratios Arizanis
- The team will leave Toumba on Sunday morning.
- Each match consists of two 45-minute halves
- In case of a draw after 90 minutes, teams will go to extra time and, if the game remains undecided, there will be a penalty shoot-out
- The Super League U17 Final Four will be broadcast by Novasports TV
