UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium - Tripoli Arkadia Thursday 2 October 2014 Asteras Tripolis FC 21.05CET (22.05 local time) FK Partizan Group C - Matchday 2 Last updated 11/08/2015 17:04CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Asteras Tripolis FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Asteras Tripolis FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country FK Partizan - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Christou 22 (og), S. 04/11/2004 GS FK Partizan - Egaleo FC 4-0 Belgrade Ilić 55, 60, Vukčević 68 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Asteras Tripolis FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FK Partizan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia Match background Still unbeaten at home in European competition, Asteras Tripolis FC will look to build on an impressive opening UEFA Europa League Group C draw as they meet FK Partizan. Form guide • Asteras are yet to lose in six UEFA home games (three draws followed by three wins). • Partizan are unbeaten in seven UEFA encounters this season (W4 D3). • Partizan captain Saša Ilić scored two of Partizan's four goals against Egaleo FC in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup group stage, the club's only previous meeting with Greek opponents. Trivia and links • Ilić played alongside Asteras's Facundo Parra while on loan at Larissa FC in 2009, and a number of other Partizan players have played for Greek clubs: Petar Grbić (Olympiacos FC, Levadiakos FC), Milan Lukač (AEK Athens FC) and Nenad Marinković (OFI Crete FC). • Asteras are one of only four teams in the group stage who started out in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, along with FC Krasnodar, FC Dinamo Minsk and HNK Rijeka. This is their eighth European game this season, making this comfortably the longest of their three continental campaigns. • Partizan have failed to make it through their last five UEFA group stage campaigns since getting to the round of 16 via the inaugural UEFA Cup group stage in 2004/05. The coaches • Asteras put their faith in coach Staikos Vergetis in 2013, with the 38-year-old renowned as a communicator – not least since he is fluent in several languages and has worked for the club as an interpreter, as well as a youth coach, match analyst and assistant coach. Born in Tripoli, he was denied his dream of a playing career by a serious knee injury. • Just 35, Marko Nikolić took charge of Partizan in December 2013, having started his career as a youth coach at FK Rad, going on to coach their senior team, plus Serbia's Under-18 side and FK Vojvodina. 3 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia Team facts Asteras Tripolis FC Formed: 1931 Nickname: Arkades (Arcadians) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: third qualifying round 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-2: Asteras v RoPS Rovaniemi 24/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg 3-1: Asteras v 1. FSV Mainz 05 07/08/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg 2-0: Asteras v FK Partizan 02/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 2-0: Asteras v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 twice, most recently v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League third play-off second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-2: Asteras v RoPS Rovaniemi (see above) 3-1: Asteras v 1. FSV Mainz 05 (see above) 2-0: Asteras v FK Partizan (see above) 2-0: Asteras v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (see above) • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 twice, most recently v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (see above) FK Partizan Formed: 1945 Nickname: Crno-beli (Black-and-Whites) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) 4 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1966) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 25 (2013) Yugoslavian/Serbian Cup: 12 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2011/12: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: UEFA Champions League group stage 2009/10: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: first qualifying round 2006/07: group stage 2005/06: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: Partizan v Rhyl FC 21/07/09, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-6: HŠK Zrinjski v Partizan 19/07/07, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg 0-5: PFC Slavia Sofia v Partizan 12/10/88, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Partizan v Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC 29/09/05, UEFA Cup first round second leg 1-4 twice, most recently v AJ Auxerre 29/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 0-3: Partizan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v GNK Dinamo Zagreb 30/07/97, UEFA Champions League first qualifying round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-0 twice, most recently v SK Slavia Sofia 07/09/88, first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-6: HŠK Zrinjski v Partizan (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Partizan v Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (see above) 1-4 twice, most recently v AJ Auxerre (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Videoton FC v Partizan 28/11/84, UEFA Cup third round first leg 5 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia Squad list Asteras Tripolis FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tomás Kosický SVK 11/03/1986 28 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 21 Kostas Theodoropoulos GRE 27/03/1990 24 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 4 - 37 Giorgos Bantis GRE 30/04/1985 29 - 2 - - - - - - - 7 - Defenders 3 Thanasis Panteliadis GRE 06/09/1987 27 - 6 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 7 - 15 Khalifa Sankaré SEN 15/08/1984 30 - 6 1 1 - 3 - 1 - 12 1 17 Ritchie Kitoko BEL 11/06/1988 26 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 27 Braian Lluy ITA 25/04/1989 25 - 6 - 1 - - - 1 - 7 - 30 Dorin Goian ROU 12/12/1980 33 - 6 1 1 - 4 - 20 5 58 11 77 Giorgos Kiriakopoulos GRE 05/02/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 4 Eric Tie Bi FRA 20/07/1990 24 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 5 Juan Munafo ITA 20/03/1988 26 - 6 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 7 - 8 Fernando Usero ESP 26/03/1984 30 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 12 1 10 Martin Rolle ARG 02/02/1985 29 - 6 - 1 - 5 2 1 - 7 - 11 Nicolás Fernández ITA 17/11/1986 27 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 13 Giorgos Zisopoulos GRE 23/05/1984 30 - 5 1 1 - 4 - 1 - 8 2 19 Tasos Tsokanis GRE 02/05/1991 23 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 25 Dimitris Kourbelis GRE 02/11/1993 20 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - 11 1 86 Ederson ITA 14/03/1986 28 - - - - - - - - - - - 96 Vasilis Miliotis GRE 29/02/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Pablo Mazza ARG 21/12/1987 26 - 5 3 1 - 5 1 1 - 6 3 9 Jerónimo Barrales ARG 28/01/1987 27 - 3 - 1 - 4 2 1 - 6 - 14 Tasos Bakasetas GRE 28/06/1993 21 - 3 1 - - 2 - - - 8 1 23 Facundo Parra GER 15/06/1985 29 - 1 - 1 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 39 Ziguy Badibanga BEL 26/11/1991 22 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 70 Giannis Gianniotas GRE 29/04/1993 21 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - Coach - Staikos Vergetis GRE 11/07/1976 38 - 6 - 1 - - - 1 - 7 - 6 Asteras Tripolis FC - FK Partizan Thursday 2 October 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia FK Partizan Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.