PAOK’s «babies» in the Super League
The difficulties were a given. After all, the long-term break from games and training due to the pandemic brought about many changes, reorganizations, and clearly, financial upheaval. The bottom line is that, even with a limited number of teams, the changes for the Under-15s is one in the right direction. The decision of the Super League for a pan-Hellenic championship in this category is considered ideal, especially in terms of competition and for players to gain vital experience.
Therefore, for the 2021-22 season, the Super League Under-15 championship will be a nationwide competition featuring eight teams. The two groups are obviously abolished, and PAOK, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK, Aris, Atromitos, Asteras Tripolis, OFI will compete in a pan-Hellenic championship that will be held in two rounds. The champion will emerge most likely through a ‘Final Four’ competition at the climax of the season.
The big kick-off for PAOK’s «babies» in the Super League takes place on Sunday, October 3, at 11.30, in Souroti, against Atromitos. For Matchday 2, the 2nd game (9/10.10) PAOK travel to Heraklion, for the 3rd round (16/17.10) they visit Athens to play Panathinaikos, and for the 4th (23/24.10) they will host Aris. After that, PAOK go to Athens to face AEK (5th matchday: 30/31.10), on the 6th game (6/7.11) they will host Asteras Tripolis and on the 7th (20/21.11) they will face Olympiacos in Athens.
Under-15s profile
The squad is made up of players born in 2007. The vast majority have been at PAOK from a young age, and in the last two years they have been coached by the same coaches. This year, we welcome six new kids to the team. They are Demosthenes Kakoulis and Ilias Drigakis (Bebides), Efstathios Beleris (Aristeas Argous), Georgios Romanidis (PAOK Diaplasi), Athanasios Papanikopoulos (PAOK Koilon) and Andreas Spyrou (Anatoli Ioannina). From the squad, four live in the PAOK Academy House.
Coach: Dimitrios Orfanos
Assistant coach: Stylianos Bikas
Gymnast: Vassilios Lefteroudis
Goalkeeping coach: Nikolaos Bogdanos
Physiotherapist: Michael Kostidis
Caregiver: Ioannis Klagas
Team Manager: Stavros Sarafis
Goalkeepers: Michail Pourliotopoulos, Georgios Panagiotidis, Klimis Kyriakidis, Efstathios Beleris
Defenders: Georgios Kosidis, Konstantinos Vyrsokinos, Bedri Dunga, Dimitrios Sellas, Dimitrios Bataoulas, Pavlos Bagios, Demosthenis Kakoulis
Media: Vassilios Eleftheriadis, Athanasios Panos, Nikolaos Dimopoulos, Anestis Mythou, Efstratios Tachmetzidis, Fotios Vassili, Elias Drigakis, Athanasios Pananikopoulos
Forwards: Antonios-Panagiotis Tsitsilas, Nikolaos Theofilou, Petros Karakostas, Ioannis Tsifoutis, Georgios Romanidis, Andreas Spyrou
