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Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 24 - 2047/48 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: another success story unfolds in Greece. We've shattered our previous record for points, finishing atop the league standings in the regular phase. In the championship phase, we clinched victory in the first 6 matches, securing the title with 4 games to spare in the season. In the cup, we triumphed over Panachaiki from a lower league, only to face defeat against Panathinaikos in the quarter-finals. Our quest for the Kýpello Elládos Novibet still awaits us... Due to Greece slipping a few places in the coefficient rankings, despite finishing 2nd last season, we had to play two matches to advance to the UCL league phase. We defeated Dynamo Kiev and Nice to reach that stage, where we only suffered two losses: a disappointing defeat at home to Kobenhavn and a 3-0 loss to PSG. Finishing 18th, we qualified for the knockout round, where we overcame the German giants Bayern Munich with two 1-0 wins. However, our dream of becoming European champions came to an end after a 3-1 aggregate loss to Barcelona in the round of 16. While it wasn't our year of glory, we displayed great performances against some European powerhouses. Standout players this season include: Valon Hasani 44e: 2nd place in the Kopa Trophy, Super League Talent of the Year, Super League Best XI, Kavala's highest average rating. Babis Tasiopoulos 45e: NXGN's most promising wonderkid in the world, part of the Greek squad in Euro 2048. Ilias Bedrelis 45f: 18th place in the NXGN ranking, Super League Best XI, part of the Greek squad in Euro 2048. Marios Thraskias 43d: 2nd place in Super League Talent of the Year, Super League Best XI. Maros Lesko 39a: Kavala's top goalscorer this season. Giorgos Tsakirellis 43l: Part of the Greek squad in Euro 2048. I was honored to receive the Manager of the Year award in the Super League. After several years of dedicated service to the club, we bid farewell to a few first-team players. Dimitris Chatzigiannis 36e, our captain, departed to Ajax for free. Tryfonas Synodinos 37d (part of the Greek squad in Euro 2048) and Milton Morales 43b (one of the most promising talents from our academy in recent years) also chose not to renew their contracts with us, opting to play for stronger teams (though I'd wager they'll end up with mid-table teams in the second league...). Youth Intake: The standout prospect from this year's intake, much like the previous years, is yet another goalkeeper. We've seen a few promising talents emerge, such as Thanasis Paliatsios 48a, Josh Coles 48b, Dimitris Nolis 48c and Giannis Moudouroglou 48d this time around. Our U19s secured their 15th consecutive title, albeit this time with only a 3-point margin. However, we unfortunately couldn't retain our Youth League titles or the Euro/South American Supercup. Team history: Manager history:

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Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 23 - 2046/47 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: The season kicked off with two super cups. As the Europa League champions, we faced Atlético Madrid in the European Super Cup. Although we managed to defeat them three years ago during the UCL league phase at the Metropolitano, this time we fell short against the reigning European champions, suffering a significant 3-0 loss. Our next challenge came against Sudamericana winners, San Lorenzo from Argentina. We mirrored the previous super cup result, but this time triumphing over the South Americans with a 3-0 victory. In the Champions League, we were drawn into a challenging group. Despite losses to Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter, and Galatasaray, we secured victories against Lyon, Salzburg, and Espanyol to advance to the knockout playoffs. Unfortunately, we were then defeated by Liverpool 6-2 at Anfield, following a goalless draw in Greece. We finished 3rd in the regular phase and 2nd in the championship group of the greek league, earning us another shot at the UCL next season, though this time trailing by 10 points behind Olympiacos. After 23 seasons, we've only clinched the league title twice and have yet to secure the Greek Cup title. This time we were defeated by Kallithea in the quarter-finals. Greece has also slipped in the European rankings, losing two of the four UCL spots. Domestically, we continue to face challenges. Despite consistent European qualifications and now holding the second-highest reputation in Greece, we still encounter internal struggles. Olympiacos maintains a significant lead over the competition, while PAOK and AEK always prove to be strong opponents. Our facilities rank among the best in the country with no room for improvement. Although our academy consistently produces quality players, the rising talents often seek transfers after a few years in pursuit of playing alongside better teammates. Dimitris Tsoktouridis, 42c, claimed the European Golden Boy title, while Valon Hasani, 44e, was named the world's top wonderkid by NXGN 2027. Marios Thraskias, 43d, secured second place, with Babis Tasiopoulos, 45e, coming in 18th. Marios Thraskias, 43d, also scooped up the best young player and best Greek player awards in the league. Alongside Dimitris Chatzigiannis, 36e, he was named to the Best Superleague XI, while I was honored with the Manager of the Year award. At the end of the season, we'll say goodbye to a few important players in Kavala's history, that are now past their prime: Andreas Niniadis 25e, Christos Omiridis 30e and Gersi Kuqi 28h. Youth intake: our youth team continues to showcase excellence, boasting a few exceptional talents from the latest intake, as Olsi Istrefi 47a, Ilias Giannikoglou 47b, Vasilis Papadopoulos 47c, Thodoros Bedrelis 47d and Thanasis Papapetrou 47e. With our youth squad dominating world football, the future looks bright, as long as we can keep the wonderkids with us... Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 22 - 2045/46 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: after missing out on Champions League qualification, we were confident that this time we'd be able to finish in the top 4 spots and qualify for UEFA's top competition again. We had some unexpected losses in the regular phase, but we were able to finish the first half of the season in the top spot after a run of 12 unbeaten games and one point ahead of Olympiacos. In the championship group, we lost 3 matches and were overtaken in the first position by Olympiacos, but we were able to win 4-1 in Athens, leaving the decision to the last day, where we defeated AEK at home and saw Olympiacos lose to Panathinaikos, as we lifted our second-ever Greek title. Kavala's Super League stats In the cup, we reached the semi-finals after leaving behind Aiolikos, Chania, and Aris from the lower division, before falling against Olympiacos with an aggregate of 3-2. However, our European campaign started on the wrong foot, losing to Valencia in the first game of the group phase. We were able, however, to win 4 games and draw the other 3, reaching the 8th place to qualify for the Round of 16, where we beat Rangers. In the quarter-finals, we faced Panathinaikos, and the 3-0 win at home was a comfortable advantage; however, we struggled in the away game, losing 2-0 but still qualifying for the next round. We faced Sporting, and a 2-0 win in Lisbon was once again a decent advantage. This time at home, we controlled the match and won again, reaching our second-ever European final. Last time we were in the Europa League final, five years ago, we lost 2-1 to AEK. We traveled to Austria to face Roma. The game was actually pretty boring, aside from a Roma goal in the 7th minute, ruled offside by the referee, with no real chances for either side. In extra time, Roma had the best chances to take the lead; however, our keeper showed a lot of class, stopping a total of 6 shots in the game to take the match to penalties, where Nikos Tsokaktsidis 32a shined once again, stopping the last two shots by Roma players, and we scored four of our penalties to take home our first-ever European title! Roma vs Kavala match stats Dimitris Tsoktouridis 42c was one of the most influential players this year. The center-back was elected the 2nd most promising player in the world in the NXGN list. He also won the Talent of the Year award in the league for the best young player, with Christos Vertopoulos 40b in 2nd and Stefanos Torosidis 40a in 3rd place. Nikos Siaperas 36d was the best Greek player in the league, followed by Dimitris Tsoktouridis 42c and Dimitris Chatzigiannis 36e. Part of the Super League best XI were Dimitris Tsoktouridis 42c, Dimitris Chatzigiannis 36e, Nikos Siaperas 36d, Apostolos Karounis 34a, and Tryfonas Synodinos 37d. Inspired by this thread, I made our GKs sometimes take our penalties, and Nikos Tsokaktsidis 32a was able to put 3 in the back of the net this season. I was elected Manager of the Year for the 5th time. Nikos Siaperas 36d was also the 3rd best player in the Europa League, where three of our players made it to the best XI of the competition. Our assistant manager, Pau Martí, retired from football. Sammy Braybrooke, former Leicester player, is now my second man. The Greek national team qualified for the World Cup, and eight of our players were in the pool to represent Greece in the tournament; however, only Tryfonas Synodinos 37d made the final squad. Still, five former Kavala players will be in the tournament. Youth intake: A few interesting players as Giorgos Lyberakis 46a and Savvas Zirnas 46b, but not our best intake in recent years... Our U19 team, however, continues to show great form, winning their 13th consecutive league title and their 3rd consecutive Youth League. They also won the Euro/South American Super Cup again. Back-to-back European titles for the young Kavala boys... can we repeat their history and lift the Champions League title next season...? Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 21 - 2044/45 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: this season, our performance in the league was disappointing. We finished 6th in the regular phase, a full 10 points behind AEK, who secured the top spot. After winning the title last year, we hoped to climb a few places in the standings. Unfortunately, we had a rough end to the season, only earning 8 points in our last 10 games. This placed us 6th overall and out of contention for the Champions League next season. It's especially tough considering that this year, for the first time ever, 4 teams from Greece qualified for UEFA's top competition, due to our country rising to 5th place in the coefficient rankings. In total, 7 teams made it to European competitions, with Asteras Tripolis finishing 1st in the relegation phase. In the Greek cup, we were far from winning, exiting in the quarter-finals once again after a match against AEK. Our run in the Champions League was decent. We made it to the Round of 16 for the first time after finishing 10th in the group phase with 15 points from 5 wins and 3 losses. Notable wins included a 3-2 against Juventus and a 4-3 against Manchester United. Unfortunately, we were defeated by Real Madrid with a 6-1 aggregate score. A big surprise came at the end of the season when we received news that we would be playing in the FIFA Club World Cup due to our high ranking in UEFA. We managed to draw against the Italian giants AC Milan and defeat the Egyptian team Pyramids. However, we suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat against Corinthians in the final group stage game, finishing 3rd in Group C. Alexandros Donis was our top goal scorer with 12 goals, and Nikos Siaperas was our most consistent player with an average rating of 7.15 per game. This marked the last season for Dimitris Manafis, who ended his 20-year career with almost 500 matches, holding the record for the most appearances with Kavala's shirt. A significant achievement this year was our finances reaching the 100 million mark, with a large portion coming from the prize pools generated by our participation in the Champions League. Youth intake: we had another decent intake this year with the most promising players being Vasilis Tsirelas 45a, Giorgos Kaloudis 45b, Markos Gentsoglou 45c, Kyriakos Aspiotis 45d, Babis Tasiopoulos 45e and Ilias Bedrelis 45f. We bid farewell to our Head of Youth Development Luka Livojević after 18 years of service and welcomed Vigen Hovhannisyan. Our U19 team successfully defended their Youth League title after a flawless campaign. They also won the Euro/South American Super Cup against River Plate's youth team. As expected, our youth team also secured the league title once again with a considerable lead. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 20 - 2043/44 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: History was made! Kavala won their first-ever Greek title. We had a disappointing campaign in the first half of the championship, finishing 5th in the regular phase and 10 points away from PAOK. I didn't have any high expectations for the championship phase; however, we had our best campaign so far, winning 8 of the 10 matches and reaching the top of the league with two games to go. On the last day of the season, we faced PAOK away with one point in hand over Olympiacos. We lost our game, but even more surprisingly, Volos won against the 61-time Greek champions, giving us our first title in history and being the team that became champions with fewer points. In the cup, we defeated Anagennisi Karditsas in the sixth round and AEK in the quarter-finals, only to be eliminated by Asteras Tripolis in the semis with a 2-0 aggregate. Asteras Tripolis, who didn't make it to the championship group in the league, also ended up losing the final to PAOK, as well as losing the Conference League final to Villarreal. In our debut in the Champions League group phase, we had a pretty decent run, defeating Atlético de Madrid and Rennes, and managing to draw against Benfica, Athletic Bilbao, AC Milan, and PSV, with only two losses to Arsenal and Dortmund. We finished 18th, only to lose against Liverpool in the knockouts with a 5-1 aggregate. Our senior affiliated club FC Porto ended up winning the competition, defeating Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. After losing Nikos Prountzos 39b to Al-Ahli for 16 million (possible 21), the main star this season was Christos Omiridis, the top goalscorer in the league with 23 goals and also elected as the best Greek player in the Super League. With his performances, he was able to accumulate an average rating of 7.11, being our most consistent player. Tryfonas Synodinos won the Talent of the Year award for the best young player in the league, and Nikos Tsokaktsidis was the 3rd best goalkeeper. With our performances, we were able to have seven players selected for the league's Best XI. I won the Manager of the Year award for the fourth time. Dimitris Tsoktouridis 42c was between the 100 most primising wonderkids, in NXGN's 28th place. Youth intake: A few elite players came from this year's intake, such as Petros Klokidis 44a, Giotis Toursounidis 44b, Zviad Tkemaladze 44c and Giorgos Chalastanis 44d. Not only was this year historic for our first team, but also for our U19s, who became champions of Greece for the eleventh consecutive time and won the UEFA Youth League in their first-ever participation, with some impressive results (yeah, nah, AI is not broken at all... ). Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 19 - 2042/43 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: Another long season has come to an end in Greece. After 36 league games, we were able to qualify for the Champions League group stage for the first time in our history, finishing 2nd in the league and matching our best finish ever. We climbed from 4th place in the regular phase and defeated our main opponents to secure a podium finish for the third time in Kavala's history. In the cup, we reached the semi-finals once again, after defeating Aris in the 6th Round and Atromitos in the quarter-finals, before being eliminated by Olympiacos in the semis with a 6-4 aggregate score. In Europe, we qualified directly for the group phase of the Europa League. This time, it was no easy task. After finishing 1st in the group stage last year, this time we finished 10th and needed to go through the playoffs, where we defeated Sporting de Braga. In the Round of 16, we faced our Greek rivals PAOK, who finished 1st in their group. We managed to win the first leg at home, but in the second leg in Toumba, we suffered a disappointing elimination after conceding 4 goals, resulting in an aggregate score of 5-3 in both legs. Nikos Siaperas was once again our most consistent player with an average of 7.40 points per game and won the Greek Talent of the Year award, renewing the accolade he received last year. He also won the Young Player of the Season in the Europa League and was featured in the Super League Best XI, alongside Dimitris Manafis and Alexandros Donis, with the former also being named Greek Player of the Year. Our top goalscorer this season was once again Nikos Prountzos with 21 goals. It will be challenging to keep him with us next season, as he is being pursued by several Arab clubs. I finished in second place in the Manager of the Year award for the 7th time. This year, I received an interview offer from Olympiacos, which I promptly rejected. At the end of the season, our training facilities began to deteriorate. However, the board agreed to upgrade them, investing 2.9 million. Our finances have been stable for the past few seasons due to the prize money we received from European competitions. Our participation in Europe has also helped us climb the rankings, now sitting at an honorable 16th place. A notable achievement this season and evidence of our growth is reaching the half a million followers mark on social media. Youth Intake: This season brought one of the best intakes in the last decade, with a few elite talents emerging. We have some promising players from various countries, with the most notable being Andrianos Kottakis 43a, Milton Morales 43b, Kostas Kyriakidis 43c, Marios Thraskias 43d, Loukas Fetfatzidis 43e, Ermal Selimi 43f and Dimitris Psemmatas 43g. The 2042/43 season also marks Kavala's 10th consecutive title in the U19 league. Additionally, as we have qualified for the UCL league phase, it will be our debut in the Youth League next season. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 18 - 2041/42 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: We're at a point in the challenge where it's hard to establish ourselves as a top team in Greece. The fact that the league splits into two after 26 games makes us play with the top-level teams four times in the season, which is causing us to lose a lot of points at the end of the season. The challenge and the way to success is to accumulate the maximum possible points in the regular phase against the 'weaker' teams so we're able to challenge the 'giants' in the latter stages of the competition. We didn't get past the 4th place this time, both in the regular phase and the championship group, qualifying once again for the Europa League group phase. In the Europa League, we once again qualified for the group phase after easily getting past Mlada Boleslav in the playoffs. We had a brilliant run, winning 6 out of the 8 games in this phase, qualifying in 1st place and defeating Newcastle in the Round of 16, only to fall against Shakhtar in the quarter-finals with an aggregate of 5-0. Nikos Prountzos was the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals and was named the second most promising wonderkid in the world according to NXGN 2042. He also matched Kosmas Gekas' record of 26 goals in a season from 2026/27. Our right-back, Nikos Siaperas, was one of the most important players this year, being the second-best player in the Europa League and the Young Player of the Season in UEFA's second competition, also winning the Youth Player of the Year award followed by Dimitris Chatzigiannis in second. Both were also part of the Greek Player of the Year award in the league, with Kostas Magafinis completing the top 3. Both Nikos Prountzos and Nikos Siaperas were part of the Best XI in the Super League and I was once again the second-best manager in the league. We didn't make any major sales this year; however, our center-back Vyacheslav Osipov has already agreed to a deal, not renewing his contract and moving to Ikralis for free next season. He wanted to leave for a bigger club, so one of our most important players will now play... in the second league next year. The expansion of the Kavala Stadium was completed at the start of the season, now able to accommodate 34k spectators. Youth intake: A few interesting players are coming in this year's intake, such as Vasilis Gounelas 42a, Spyros Stratilatis 42b and Dimitris Tsoktouridis 42c. This year marked the 9th consecutive U19 title for Kavala. However, our youth team has yet to play in the UEFA Youth League, even though we're miles away from the rest of the competition in Greece... Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 17 - 2040/41 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: This season, we didn't get close to the top. We finished the regular phase in 5th place, and the players felt really tired after playing so many games in Europe and in the cup matches. We managed to improve to 4th place in the championship group, which got us into the Europa League. It felt like a step back, especially after being in the top three for the last two years. We started off in the Champions League against Sturm, winning both games 1-0. Then, in the playoff before the group stage, we played against Galatasaray. We won at home, but we were pretty disappointed when we lost 6-0 in the away match, which meant we moved to the Europa League. In the Europa League, things went much better. We easily made it to the knockout rounds by finishing 2nd in the group phase, just behind Chelsea. We won 7 out of 8 games, only losing to Villarreal. We beat Dinamo Zagreb, Real Sociedad, and Chelsea (we became the only team to defeat the blues in the competition) to reach the final, where we faced AEK, another Greek team. In the final game in Glasgow, we sadly lost 2-1. Our fantastic run in the Europa League helped us climb up the European rankings. Now, we're the highest-ranked Greek team at 27th in Europe. This also helped Greece move up to 6th place in the UEFA coefficient table, which means three Greek teams will qualify for the UEFA Champions League in 2042/43. Next season, we'll have three teams in the league phase, as we had the second-highest coefficient. In terms of our reputation, we climbed to 4th place in Greece, surpassing the 20-time Greek champions Panathinaikos. In this year's Europa League semi-final, were we faced Efthymis Christous, one of the top players that our academy produced, that moved to London from Benfica for 57 million euros. Individually, we had some standout players. Dimitris Chatzigiannis was the 2nd best youth player in the league, and Nikos Tsokaktsidis was the second-best goalkeeper. Alexandros Donis won the title of the best Greek player in the league and made it to the best XI, while Dimitris Manafis came in 3rd. Once again, I was honored to win the Manager of the Year award. This season, I even received offers from the Mexican and Croatian Football Associations to become their manager. Gersi Kuqi, with an average of 7.18 points per game, and Christos Omiridis, with 18 goals, were our most consistent players. After the stadium expansion at the start of the season, we keep improving the facilities, this time, adding 4000 more seats to the stadium. Youth intake: Our academy had some exciting new talents, with the most promising being Petros Mavrogenidis, Sotiris Mantalos, and Borislav Panayotov. This year, our U19's won their eighth consecutive title. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 16 - 2039/40 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: another historic season culminated in our best finish yet. We clinched the top spot in the regular season, though we encountered some struggles in the championship group. Nevertheless, we secured our first-ever Champions League qualification in a thrilling final match against Panathinaikos. In the Greek Cup, we advanced to the semi-finals but were ultimately defeated by Olympiacos. Our journey began in the Europa League, marking our inaugural participation, but unfortunately, we faced disappointment, exiting the tournament with a 4-0 aggregate loss to Baník Ostrava. Undeterred, we transitioned to the Conference League, reaching the group stage and finishing 10th overall. Subsequently, we qualified for the knockout stages, where we overcame Rakow but were defeated by Twente in the Round of 16. Following Efthymis Christou's triumph three years ago, Panagiotis Kangelidis emerged as the latest recipient of the European Golden Boy award. Additionally, he earned the distinction of being ranked the second most promising wonderkid in football by NXGN. Dimitris Chatzigiannis was honored as the Talent of the Year in the Super League, while Apostolos Karounis secured third place. Vasilis Kyrialanis, our goalkeeper, clinched the runner-up position in the GK of the Year award, mirroring my own second-place finish in the Manager of the Year category. Furthermore, three of our players—Andreas Niniadis, Nikos Siaperas, and Kostas Magafinis—earned spots in the league's Best XI, with Niniadis also being named the league's top Greek player. Magafinis emerged as our top goalscorer with 17 goals, while Gersi Kuqi proved to be our most consistent performer, boasting an average of 7.13 points per game. Looking ahead, the board announced plans for the expansion of our stadium, with an investment of approximately 16.5 million euros aimed at increasing its capacity to around 30,000 spectators. Additionally, in response to a recent downgrade, our youth facilities are set to undergo significant improvements, supported by an investment of around 1.2 million euros. Youth intake: our youth intake showcased several promising players, such as Stefanos Torosidis 40a and Christos Vertopoulos 40b, and a few emerging from our partnerships abroad. Notably, our U19s secured their seventh consecutive league title in a commanding fashion. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 15 - 2038/39 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: Another memorable year for Kavala! We smashed our record in the league, securing a second-place finish in the regular phase, trailing the leader and reigning champions, PAOK, by just 5 points. Our team embarked on an impressive streak of 15 unbeaten games, clinching notable victories against Olympiacos and PAOK. However, our triumphs were marred by a disappointing end of season, as we stumbled in the crucial matches, losing all four of the last games. This not only dashed our hopes of claiming the title, which had been within reach by just one point, but also shattered our dream of securing a historic Champions League qualification, as we finished 8 points behind the leader and 6 behind AEK in the championship group. In the cup, we triumphed over our affiliated club AS Anagennisi Karditsas from the second tier, only to be defeated by PAOK in the quarter-finals. Olympiacos emerged victorious in the competition. Despite finishing 3rd in the league, we'll have to play Europa League qualifiers next season. Our European campaign, however, was a source of pride. Although we suffered a disappointing elimination in the Europa League playoff against Rakow, whom we had previously defeated two years ago in the UECL qualifiers, we demonstrated resilience in the Conference League. We won 4 out of 6 group stage games, including a remarkable 10-1 victory. Advancing through the elimination rounds, we secured wins against Lens and Valencia before succumbing, once again, to Brighton in the semi-finals, echoing our fate from two years ago. It seems we have a knack for being eliminated by eventual competition winners, as this marks our third participation in European competitions, having been previously ousted by Brighton (UECL winners in 2036 and 2039) and Nice (winners in 2037). Christos Omiridis continued to shine as our top goalscorer, while Gersi Kuqi proved to be our most consistent player, boasting an impressive average rating of 7.27. Alexandros Toungelidis was honored with the Greek Player of the Year award in the Super League, and Vasilis Kyrialanis was recognized as Goalkeeper of the Year. Both players secured a spot in the league's XI of the Year. For the second time, I was honored with the Manager of the Year award, coinciding with an offer to take on the role of Belgium manager. The major transfer of the year involved our prodigy Efthymis Christou. Despite being the winner of the Golden Boy award and runner-up for the Kopa Trophy, Christou opted not to renew his contract, which was set to expire at the end of the season. Faced with the prospect of losing him for free, we reluctantly sold him to Benfica for 5 million euros during the winter transfer window. Remarkably, he leaves behind a legacy of 88 league appearances and 26 goals for Kavala. Investments in our facilities persist, with 5.750.000€ allocated to enhancing the training facilities of our sports complex. Youth intake: This year's youth intake has provided us with several promising talents, including Maros Lesko 39a, Nikos Prountzos 39b, Kostas Ousios 39c, Orfeas Grafas 39d, Ilias Kapnopoulos 39e, Stamatis Bourselis 39f and Efthymis Avgouleas 39g. Furthermore, our partnerships with affiliated clubs have begun to yield results, as evidenced by the emergence of a Slovak and a Polish player in the intake. Thanks to improvements in the youth system, we have once again clinched the U19 title, marking our sixth consecutive victory. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 14 - 2037/38 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: After finishing 6th last year, this time, with a much more flexible calendar, we were able to achieve our best finish ever. We ended the regular season in 3rd place, just behind PAOK and Olympiacos, and in a good position to secure European spots. We also achieved our best record in the championship phase, winning 3 matches and drawing 2 out of 10, including a last-day victory away at AEK, which propelled us to 4th place and secured qualification to the Europa League for the first time ever. Additionally, we registered the best attack in the league with 88 goals scored. In the Greek Cup, we suffered a disappointing elimination to Larisa from Super League 2. We didn't have any major sales this year, and with the loans we took to build the stadium and the recent expansion, our finances are currently in danger. Moreover, we invested 4.3 million this year in the training facilities. Consequently, we'll likely have to sell next year, and it's probable that we'll have to bid farewell to our most promising star, Efthymis Christou. The 18-year-old was our player with the highest average rating this season (7.31) and was named the most promising wonderkid, according to the NXGN 2038 list, after finishing 3rd twice and winning the Golden Boy award last year. The left-back also received the Talent of the Year award for the best youth player in the league, followed by Alexandros Donis in second place. Additionally, Christou won the Greek Player of the Year award. This year, we witnessed some changes in the team; Ilias Manafis, who became Kavala's top goalscorer last season, lost his place in the starting eleven, making way for Christos Omiridis, who was our top goalscorer this year with 19 goals, 17 of which were in the league, earning him the Top Goalscorer award in the Super League. Both Omiridis and Christou were part of the Best XI in Greece. For the fourth time, I secured the second place in the Manager of the Year award... With this record-breaking season, our reputation has improved, and we are now the 5th best team in Greece, only behind the 'Big-4', PAOK, Olympiacos, AEK, and Panathinaikos. Youth intake: Despite the financial challenges, our continued investment in facilities has yielded promising results in our youth intake. We have produced several players with potential, such as Periklis Lefis 38a, Leonidas Mirkou 38b, Ioannis Karypidis 38c, Kostas Stergianos 38d and Avraam Kouroupis 38e, and our U19 team clinched their 5th consecutive league title, this time with an impressive record of 26 wins out of 26 games. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 13 - 2036/37 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: once again, as expected, we've qualified for the championship group, this time finishing 6th in the regular season, but 5 points behind Asteras Tripolis. It's a disadvantage that would be hard to turn around, as we usually don't accumulate that many points against the big-4. Indeed, we only won one game in the championship group, garnering just 3 out of 30 possible points in this phase, leaving us 12 points behind the spots that grant qualification to European football. In the cup, we reached the quarter-finals, only to lose to last year's Greek champions and cup winners, PAOK, with an aggregate of 8-1. Our poor performance in the league, however, was due to the overload of European matches. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. We had an impressive run in the Conference League, overcoming three opponents in the playoffs to reach the group stage, where we managed to secure 7 points and qualify for the next stage. We then faced the Dutch team NEC Nijmegen, who had defeated us in the group stage previously. This time, we were able to win at home and draw away, qualifying for the next round, where we faced last year's finalists, Vitória de Guimarães. We bravely won both games, in Greece and in Portugal, facing Rosenborg in the quarter-finals, again with two wins. It was an amazing run that came to an end in the semi-finals, where we lost to Nice with an aggregate of 9-5. Nice eventually ended up winning the competition, defeating Roma 2-1 in the final. So, if it's any consolation, for the second consecutive year, we got eliminated by the champions of the competition. With 13 goals, Ilias Manafis was the top goalscorer of the competition and was part of the Best XI. Ilias Manafis 27e, who this year became Kavala's all-time leading goalscorer, now has 85 goals to his name. He was our most prolific in front of goal this year, and Alexandros Toungelidis 25b was once again our most consistent player, with an average rating of 7.04. However, our main star is Efthymis Christou 35c. The 17-year-old won the Gold Boy award and was once again part of the NXGN list of best wonderkids. It'll be hard to convince him to stay with us, as he has already expressed a desire to move to a bigger club. Financially, things are looking great, due to the sales of two of our best players that we made at the start of the season (Kobosis and Danidis), and with that we were able to expand the stadium built a few years ago to a capacity of around 20k seats and improve our youth recruitment and training facilities, twice. However, without the prize money from European competitions next season and the significant drop in gate receipts, we could be facing hard times in the future, especially since we still have to pay off our bank loans taken to build the stadium and now for the expansion: 300k + 100k a month. Youth intake: a very promising intake, with a few players showing huge potential, as Makis Topouzis 37a, Antonis Varlamis 37b, Igli Torra 37c, Tryfonas Synodinos 37d, Rafail Mantalos 37e, Dimitris Festeridis 37f and Makis Tyflidis 37g. This shows that our investment in the infrastructure is paying off. And once again, for the fourth year in a row, our U19 team became Greek champions. Team history: Manager history:

Kavala Football Club / Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα Season 12 - 2035/36 Schedule / Squad / Transfers / Finances / Manager Season Summary: The 35/36 season marked a historic moment for Kavala as we made our debut in European competitions. We entered the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League, facing the Azeri team Zira. In our first European match, we won 1-0 and secured another victory with a 2-1 score in Azerbaijan. In the playoff before the group stage, we faced Brighton, the 2032/33 competition winners. Despite losing 1-0 in Greece and 3-1 in England, our inexperienced team put up a decent display. Brighton eventually won the competition, defeating the Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães 2-1. In the league, we qualified for the championship group for the third consecutive year, finishing behind the big-4 and maintaining a 4-point lead over Asteras Tripolis. Similar to the previous year, we struggled against the Greek giants in the championship group but managed to win two out of the 10 matches, securing another European qualification for Kavala. Regular phase / Championship group In the Greek Cup, we came close to qualifying for our second-ever final, narrowly losing to Iraklis in the semi-finals on penalties after conceding in the 124th minute. Despite a good finish in the league, we didn't receive any individual awards. I was the second-best manager of the year in the league. Two of our players, Angelos Kobosis (33a) and Christou (25c), were listed among the most promising wonderkids, with Kobosis ranking second and Christou third in the KXGN 2036 list. Once again, Manafis emerged as our top goalscorer with 13 goals, and Kuqi had the highest average rating of 7.20 points. Our long-time captain, Thanasis Ioannidis, retired at 33 after 349 matches and 65 goals with Kavala's shirt. In terms of transfers, we sold our center-back Karypidis (29c) to Iraklis for 3.9 million euros and invested 2.2 million euros to upgrade the training facilities. Youth intake: Although this year's intake was relatively weak with a few players showing potential, none are expected to make it into the first team next year. However, our youth team continues to perform well, winning the league for the third consecutive year in the U19 category. Dimitris Gasidis 36a, Panagiotis Kangelidis 36b, Giannis Karvounidis 36c, Nikos Siaperas 36d, Dimitris Chatzigiannis 36e, Kostas Detsis 36f, Phillip Edwards 36g and Nikos Bournaveas 36h are our most interesting players comming from the academy this year. Team history: Manager history: