UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2010/11 Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE) GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Athanasios ATHANASIADIS Founded: 1914 Date of Birth: 17/07/1959 Address: 69 Alkiminis Str., 54249 Thessaloniki, Greece Elected/Appointed: 10/06/2009 Telephone: +30 231 032 5044 Website: arisfc.gr HEAD COACH: Yiannis MIHALITSIOS Media Officer: Chrysanthos Tsaltidis Team Captain: Koke Date/Place of Birth: 08/04/1957 in Veria, Greece Nationality: GRE MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (3) Aris Thessaloniki FC (1977-86), 1928, 1932, 1946 OFI Crete FC (1986-88), Doxa National Cup (1) Dramas FC (1988-91) 1970 Major Honours – Greek Cup (1987) Managerial/Coaching Career: STADIUM: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Aris Thessaloniki FC (1999-2000), Apollon Krias Vrisis FC (2000-01), Aris Thessaloniki FC (2003-04), Androutsos Ground Capacity: 22,800 Gravias FC (2006-07), PAONE FC (2007-09), Pirsos Opened: 1951 Grevenon FC (2009-10), Aris Thessaloniki FC (2011-) 56 Aris Thessaloniki FC ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 1 Markos VELLIDIS G 04/04/1987 GRE 182 - - 2010 Diagoras FC 2 NETO D 07/02/1981 BRA 175 - - 2007 Santos FC 3 ORIOL D 23/05/1981 ESP 183 1 - 2010 Real Racing Club 4 Efthymios KOULOUCHERIS D 10/03/1981 GRE 182 1 - 2006 Olympiacos FC 5 RONALDO GUIARO D 18/02/1974 BRA 186 4 - 2007 Santos FC 8 Juan Carlos TOJA M 24/05/1985 COL 185 11 1 2010 FC Steaua Bucureşti 9 Danijel CESAREC F 08/01/1993 CRO 185 3 1 2010 Asteras Tripolis FC 10 KOKE F 27/04/1983 ESP 179 6 2 2006 Olympique de Marseille 13 Michalis SIFAKIS G 09/09/1984 GRE 186 6 - 2008 Olympiacos FC 14 Ricardo FATY M 04/08/1986 FRA 193 6 1 2010 AS Roma 16 MICHEL D 09/06/1981 BRA 187 6 - 2010 Vila Nova FC 17 Kostas KAZNAFERIS M 22/06/1987 GRE 176 4 - 2010 PAS Giannina FC 19 Kostas MENDRINOS M 22/05/1985 GRE 177 4 - 2010 PAS Giannina FC 22 Raúl BOBADILLA F 18/06/1987 ARG 180 - - 2011 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 24 Nikos LAZARIDIS D 12/07/1979 GRE 182 6 1 2010 Asteras Tripolis FC 25 JUANMA G 27/06/1980 ESP 182 - - 2010 AD Alcorcón 32 Kristi VANGJELI D 05/09/1985 ALB 177 6 - 2003 none 33 Deividas ČESNAUSKIS F 30/06/1981 LTU 181 2 - 2010 Ergotelis FC 55 Athanasios PRITTAS M 09/01/1979 GRE 183 5 - 2007 Iraklis FC 77 Nery CASTILLO M 13/06/1984 MEX 170 - - 2011 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 88 Daisuke SAKATA F 16/01/1983 JPN 174 - - 2011 Yokohama F. Marinos HOW THEY QUALIFIED 2009/10 Matchday Three: 21 October 4th in Greek Super League (after play-offs) Aris Thessaloniki FC – Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) 0-0 Matchday Four: 4 November 2010/11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) – Aris Thessaloniki FC 1-0 UEFA Europa League Matchday Five: 1 December Third Qualifying Round Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) – First leg, 29 July Aris Thessaloniki FC 2-3 Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) – Aris Thessaloniki FC 1-2 Matchday Six: 16 December Second leg, 5 August Aris Thessaloniki FC – Rosenborg BK (NOR) 2-0 Aris Thessaloniki FC – Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) 2-2 Play-offs First leg, 17 August Aris Thessaloniki FC – FK Austria Wien (AUT) 1-0 ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE Second leg, 26 August FK Austria Wien (AUT) – Aris Thessaloniki FC 1-1 Group Stage MP W D L Group B runners-up European Champion Clubs’ Cup 0 0 0 0 Matchday One: 16 September UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 2 0 1 1 Aris Thessaloniki FC – UEFA Cup/Europa League 46 19 13 14 Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 1-0 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 Matchday Two: 30 September UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 Rosenborg BK (NOR) – Aris Thessaloniki FC 2-1 European/South American Cup 0 0 0 0 Total 48191415 57 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2010/11 Manchester City FC (ENG) GENERAL INFORMATION CHAIRMAN: Khaldoon AL MUBARAK Founded: 1880 Date of Birth: 01/01/1975 Address: City of Manchester Stadium, Sport City, Elected/Appointed: 01/09/2008 Manchester M11 3FF, England Telephone: +44 870 062 1894 Website: mcfc.co.uk MANAGER: Roberto MANCINI Media Officer: Simon Heggie Date/Place of Birth: 27/11/1964 Team Captain: Carlos Tévez in Jesi, Italy Nationality: ITA MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (2) Bologna FC (1981-82), 1937, 1968 UC Sampdoria (1982-97), National Cup (4) S.S. Lazio (1997-2000), Leicester 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969 City FC (2001) National League Cup (2) Major Honours – UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1990, 1999), 1970, 1976 UEFA Super Cup (1999), Italian Championship (1991, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1) 2000), Italian Cup (1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000), 1970 International Caps/Goals – 36/4 for Italy STADIUM: City of Manchester Stadium Managerial/Coaching Career: S.S. Lazio (assistant) (2000), ACF Fiorentina (2001-02), Ground Capacity: 48,000 S.S. Lazio (2002-04), FC Internazionale Milano (2004- Opened: 2002 08), Manchester City FC (2009-) Major Honours – Italian Championship (2006, 2007, 2008), Italian Cup (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) 58 Manchester City FC ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 1 Shay GIVEN G 20/04/1976 IRL 183 3 - 2009 Newcastle United FC 2 Micah RICHARDS D 24/06/1988 ENG 180 4 - 2005 none 4 Vincent KOMPANY D 10/04/1986 BEL 193 3 - 2008 Hamburger SV 5 Pablo ZABALETA D 16/01/1985 ARG 175 6 - 2008 RCD Espanyol 6 Michael JOHNSON M 24/02/1988 ENG 175 - - 2006 none 7 James MILNER M 04/01/1986 ENG 175 4 - 2010 Aston Villa FC 8 Shaun WRIGHT-PHILLIPS M 25/10/1981 ENG 166 5 - 2008 Chelsea FC 10 Edin DŽEKO F 17/03/1986 BIH 192 6 1 2011 VfL Wolfsburg 11 Adam JOHNSON M 14/07/1987 ENG 175 5 2 2010 Middlesbrough FC 12 Stuart TAYLOR G 28/11/1980 ENG 196 - - 2009 Aston Villa FC 13 Aleksandar KOLAROV D 10/11/1985 SRB 187 4 - 2010 S.S. Lazio 17 Jérôme BOATENG D 03/09/1988 GER 192 13 1 2010 Hamburger SV 18 Gareth BARRY M 23/02/1981 ENG 183 2 - 2009 Aston Villa FC 19 Joleon LESCOTT D 16/08/1992 ENG 188 3 - 2009 Everton FC 21 David SILVA M 08/01/1986 ESP 170 11 2 2010 Valencia CF 24 Patrick VIEIRA M 23/06/1976 FRA 192 6 - 2010 FC Internazionale Milano 25 Joe HART G 19/04/1987 ENG 191 3 - 2006 Birmingham City (loan) 27 JÔ F 20/03/1987 BRA 189 9 3 2008 Galatasaray AŞ (loan) 28 Kolo TOURÉ D 19/03/1981 CIV 183 3 - 2009 Arsenal FC 30 Shaleum LOGAN D 29/01/1988 ENG 180 - - 2006 Tranmere Rovers FC (loan) 32 Carlos TÉVEZ F 05/02/1984 ARG 173 2 - 2009 Manchester United FC 34 Nigel DE JONG M 30/11/1984 NED 174 2 - 2009 Hamburger SV 42 Yaya TOURÉ M 13/05/1983 CIV 191 3 - 2010 FC Barcelona 45 Mario BALOTELLI F 12/08/1990 ITA 190 1 2 2010 FC Internazionale Milano 60 John GUIDETTI F 15/04/1992 SWE 181 - - 2008 Burnley FC (loan) ‘B’ List Players who appeared in Group Stage 38 Dedryck BOYATA (D) 5 Aps/- Gls; 43 Alex TCHUIMENU-NIMELY (F) 1/-; 53 Christopher CHANTLER (M) 1/- HOW THEY QUALIFIED 2009/10 5th in English Premier League 2010/11 UEFA Europa League Play-offs First leg, 19 August FC Timişoara (ROU) – Manchester City FC 0-1 Second leg, 26 August Manchester City FC – FC Timişoara (ROU) 2-0 Group Stage Group A winners Matchday One: 16 September FC Salzburg (AUT) – Manchester City FC 0-2 ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE Matchday Two: 30 September Manchester City FC – Juventus (ITA) 1-1 MP W D L Matchday Three: 21 October European Champion Clubs’ Cup 2 0 1 1 Manchester City FC – KKS Lech Poznań (POL) 3-1 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 18 11 2 5 Matchday Four: 4 November UEFA Cup/Europa League 44 23 12 9 KKS Lech Poznań (POL) – Manchester City FC 3-1 Matchday Five: 1 December UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 Manchester City FC – FC Salzburg (AUT) 3-0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 Matchday Six: 16 December European/South American Cup 0 0 0 0 Juventus (ITA) – Manchester City FC 1-1 Total 64341515 59 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2010/11 PAOK FC (GRE) GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Theodoros ZAGORAKIS Founded: 1926 Date of Birth: 27/10/1971 Address: Toumba Stadium, Mikras Asias, 54351 Elected/Appointed: July 2007 Thessaloniki, Greece Telephone: +30 2310 954050 Website: paokfc.gr HEAD COACH: Ioakim CHAVOS Media Officer: Stavros Sountoulidis Date/Place of Birth: 05/09/1969 Team Captain: Kostas Chalkias in Nea Maditos, Greece Nationality: GRE MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: Olympiacos FC (1987), Apollon National Championship (2) Kalamarias FC (1988), Trikala FC 1976, 1985 (1988-89), Panserraikos FC (1989- National Cup (4) 92), PAOK FC (1992-96), Xanthi FC 1972, 1974, 2001, 2003 (1997-2000), Akratitos FC (2000-02), Panserraikos FC (2003), Ethnikos Asteras FC (2003), Thrasivoulos Fylis FC (2004-05) STADIUM: Toumba Stadium International Caps/Goals – 1/0 for Greece Ground Capacity: 28,703 Managerial/Coaching Career: Opened: 1959 Agrotikos Asteras FC (2009-10), PAOK FC (2010-) 60 PAOK FC ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 1 Kostas CHALKIAS G 30/05/1974 GRE 199 1 - 2008 Aris Thessaloniki FC 4 Sotiris BALAFAS D 19/08/1986 GRE 188 1 - 2005 Ergotelis FC (loan) 5 PABLO GARCÍA M 11/05/1977 URU 186 5 - 2008 Real Madrid CF 6 VITOLO M 09/09/1983 ESP 168 6 - 2009 Real Racing Club 7 Nabil EL ZHAR M 27/08/1988 MAR 171 10 - 2010 Liverpool FC 8 Bruno CIRILLO D 21/03/1977 ITA 187 5 - 2009 Reggina Calcio 9 Dimitris SALPINGIDIS F 18/08/1981 GRE 172 14 4 2010 Panathinaikos FC 11 Zlatan MUSLIMOVIĆ F 06/03/1981 BIH 189 3 - 2008 Atalanta BC 13 Stelios MALEZAS D 11/03/1985 GRE 192 1 1 2003 Irodotos FC (loan) 15 Pablo CONTRERAS D 11/09/1978 CHI 181 6 - 2008 SC Braga 16 LINO D 01/06/1977 BRA 184 1 - 2009 FC Porto 18 Giorgos FOTAKIS M 29/10/1981 GRE 175 5 - 2009 Larissa FC 19 Vassilis KOUTSIANIKOULIS M 09/08/1988 GRE 168 1 - 2009 Ergotelis FC 20 VIEIRINHA F 24/01/1986 POR 173 6 2 2009 FC Porto 21 Vladimir IVIĆ M 07/05/1977 SRB 191 5 1 2008 Aris Thessaloniki FC 23 Lefteris SAKELLARIOU D 17/02/1987 GRE 183 3 - 2010 Panthrakikos