2015 Greek football match-fixing scandal

Sports scandal in Greece November 2020 2015 Greek football scandal 270px Left to right: Georgios Sarris, Aristidis Stathopoulos 2015 Greece Criminal organization controlling Greek football Theodoros Kouridis, Georgios Sarris, Aristidis Stathopoulos, Ioannis Kompotis, Georgios Spanos, Giorgos Arvanitidis, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Nikos Prountzos, Pafsanias Papanikolaou, Christos Ifantis, Giorgos Douros, Thanasis Briakos, Thanasis Giahos, Ilias Spathas, Alexandros Dimitropoulos, Apostolos Amparkiolis, Giannis Kampaksis, Kostas Ioannidis, Giannis Agkelopoulos, Giorgos Lanaris, Giorgos Vlassis, Maria Anastasaki, Lefteris Zampras, Harilaos Zigogiannis, Ioanna Pantelopoulou All suspects cleared of wrongdoing, and acquitted. The 2015 Greek football scandal was a sports scandal in Greece’s top professional association football league that involved numerous executives from different clubs and from Greek Football Association and referees. Στη σέντρα η δίκη για τα στημένα - Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης κι άλλοι 27 στο εδώλιο https://www.ethnos.gr/sports/article/63499/sthsentrahdikhgiatasthmenabaggelhsmarinakhskialloi27stoedoliovid ethnos January 1980 27 April 2023 The scandal emerged in 2014 when prosecutor Aristidis Korreas' published a 173-page report. The report made allegations of collusion between clubs’ executives and the Hellenic Football Federation, and claimed that the Federation, executives, football players and referees had formed a criminal organization in order to control the Greek football through fixing matches and blackmailing. http://europe.newsweek.com/greece-charges-41-over-match-fixing-football-scandal-deepens-327763 Greece charges 41 over match-fixing as football scandal deepens europe.newsweek.com 27 May 2015Μπλούνας Θάνος 5 December 2014 Ποινική δίωξη για εγκληματική οργάνωση https://www.kathimerini.gr/athletics/794495/poiniki-dioxi-gia-egklimatiki-organosi/ 27 April 2023 kathimerini In 2017, 28 people were charged with various offences, most of which were dropped by the Supreme Court in 2018, and finally on January 28, 2021, the three-member Criminal Court of Appeals unanimously voted to acquit all the defendants in the case.Τέσση Γεωργία Αθώοι όλοι οι κατηγορούμενοι στη δίκη για τα στημένα https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiosyni/278868_athooi-oloi-oi-katigoroymenoi-sti-diki-gia-ta-stimena efsyn 28 January 2021 27 April 2023 Investigation In the summer of 2011, the Greek football was under the storm of Koriopolis scandal, a massive match-fixing case with many officials involved. In December 2014, it came to light that the prosecutor Aristidis Korreas had pressed charges against 16 individuals including officials from football teams, the Greek football federation and referees and particularly for offenses including setting up, participating in and directing a criminal organization, fraud, attempted criminal extortion and corruption that were committed between 2011 and 2013. Agence France-Presse Sixteen reportedly charged in Greek football match-fixing investigation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/04/sixteen-charged-greek-football-match-fixing-investigation The Guardian 4 December 2014 27 April 2023 Criminal charges against 16 over football match-fixing https://www.newsbomb.gr/en/story/529085/criminal-charges-against-16-over-football-match-fixing www.newsbomb.gr 4 December 2014 27 April 2023 The investigation was initiated by anonymous complaints regarding the bombing of a referee’s bakery and by news reports regarding the appointments of refereeing officials for Super League and Football League matches. Παραπομπή Μαρινάκη και άλλων 27 για τα στημένα παιχνίδια https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiosyni/168094_parapompi-marinaki-kai-allon-27-gia-ta-stimena-paihnidia efsyn 13 October 2018 27 April 2023 The allegations were mainly based on phone calls taped by the National Intelligence Service of Greece. In June 2015, suspects were being questioned by investigating judge Georgios Andreadis. Γιώργος Ανδρεάδης, ο άμεμπτος: Ανακριτής που δεν φοβάται https://www.contra.gr/podosfairo/giorgos-andreadis-o-amemptos-o-anakritis-poy-den-fovatai.7223731.html contra.gr 19 June 2015 27 April 2023 Most of the defendants were forced to stop being involved in any football activity until the trial begins. Agence France-Presse Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis facing match-fixing trial https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/04/sixteen-charged-greek-football-match-fixing-investigation The Guardian 4 December 2014 27 April 2023 http://www.eurosport.com/football/owner-of-greek-champions-banned-over-corruption-probe_sto4787854/story.shtml Owner of Greek champions banned over corruption probe eurosport.com 18 June 2015 UEFA's reaction and Sporting trial On 30 June 2015, UEFA's General secretary Gianni Infantino stated that Olympiakos will keep their spot in the Champions League for the time, http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/olympiakos-champions-league-spot-safe-for-now-despite-owners-crime-scandal Olympiakos' Champions League spot safe for now despite owner's crime scandal 30 June 2015 such as Asteras Tripolis. Later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the participation of Olympiakos in the Champions League. http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/europe/17727-match-fixing-who-cares-cas-backs-uefa-over-olympiacos-despite-athens-court-bans Match-fixing? Who cares? 26 August 2015 26 August 2015 29 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150829012545/http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/europe/17727-match-fixing-who-cares-cas-backs-uefa-over-olympiacos-despite-athens-court-bans dead http://tvxs.gr/news/ellada/sto-fos-porisma-gia-ta-stimena-sto-elliniko-podosfairo el:Πόρισμα εισαγγελέα Αριστείδη Κορρέα για την ύπαρξη εγκληματικής οργάνωσης στο ποδόσφαιρο 168 el Public Prosecutor's Office of District Court Judges 3 December 2014 6 April 2015 On 17 June 2015, the English sports-site Inside World Football had revealed that UEFA's integrity officer for the HFF (Dimitris Davakis) didn't state to the UEFA's Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector, Miguel Liétard Fernandez-Palacios, the judicial process and the alleged involvement of Asteras Tripolis in the Greek match-fixing scandal of Koriopolis, regarding their participation in the UEFA Europa League.http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/europe/17247-exclusive-uefa-ethics-chiefs-clears-greeks-in-match-fixing-scandal-for-europa-league Exclusive: UEFA ethics chief clears Greeks in match-fixing scandal for Europa League - Inside World Football Paul Nicholson 16 August 2015 18 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150918172533/http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/europe/17247-exclusive-uefa-ethics-chiefs-clears-greeks-in-match-fixing-scandal-for-europa-league dead According to the Telegraph, UEFA did not respond to a request to confirm whether Infantino's deputy, Theodore Theodoridis, had recused himself from any discussions or decisions about the handling of the Olympiakos case, because of the relationship of Theodoridis's father, Savvas, vice-president of Olympiakos, and Theodoridis Jnr.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/11742597/Match-fixing-case-in-Greece-just-adds-to-sense-of-Greek-chaos.html Match-fixing case in Greece just adds to sense of Greek chaos 15 July 2015 Telegraph.co.uk 16 August 2015 Due to the involvement of Olympiacos and Atromitos in Match fixing scandal, both clubs were threatened with relegation by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO). https://greekherald.com.au/sports/match-fixin-scandal-brings-potential-relegation-for-olympiacos-and-atromitos-in-greek-super-league/ Match fixing scandal brings potential relegation for Olympiacos and Atromitos in Greek Super League 25 April 2020 greekherald.com.au 27 April 2023 The defendants, including Marinakis, Sarris, Sa Pinto, Stathopoulos etc, were acquitted by the Ethics Committee for the category of match-fixing for football match between Olympiacos - Atromitos.https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/article/1516833/olympiakos-atromitos-i-epitropi-deontologias-apallaxe-oloys-toys-emplekomenoys Μαρινάκης, Σπανός, Σα Πίντο "καθαροί" για το Ολυμπιακός-Ατρόμητος www.gazzetta.gr https://www.thetoc.gr/athlitika/article/epo-apallaxthikan-marinakis-olumpiakos-kai-atromitos-apo-tis-katigories-gia-stimeno-paixnidi/ ΕΠΟ: Απαλλάχθηκαν Μαρινάκης, Ολυμπιακός και Ατρόμητος από τις κατηγορίες για "στημένο" παιχνίδι www.thetoc.gr 25 September 2020 Trial In 2017 the Judicial Council decided to put 28 individuals in trial with various charges.https://thepressproject.gr/se-diki-marinakis-kai-alloi-27-gia-ta-stimena-sto-podosfairo/ Σε δίκη Μαρινάκης και άλλοι 27 για τα "στημένα" στο ποδόσφαιρο (UPD) www.thepressproject.gr 7 November 2017https://www.protagon.gr/epikairotita/44341511006-44341511006 Σε δίκη 28 για τα "στημένα" – Τι λέει το βούλευμα του Συμβουλίου Εφετών www. Protagon.gr Among the defendants were Evangelos Marinakis, Georgios Sarris, Stathopoulos, Ioannis Kompotis, Georgios Spanos, Giorgos Arvanitidis, Ilias Spathas and Ioannis Papakonstantinou.https://www.sport24.gr/football/oi-28-poy-parapempontai-gia-ta-stimena-kai-oi-katigories-toys.8541095.html Οι 28 που παραπέμπονται για τα στημένα και οι κατηγορίες τους www.sport24.gr 8 November 2017 In 2018 the Supreme Court dropped most of the charges including the allegations of fraud, blackmail, joining and running a criminal organization and bombing were dropped and sent the case back to judicial court for further examination as regarding match-fixing allegations. Greek soccer officials to stand trial for match-fixing https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/greek-soccer-officials-to-stand-trial-for-match-fixing FoxSports 27 April 2023 Olympiakos, Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis cleared of match fixing https://www.espn.co.uk/football/olympiakos/story/3432767/olympiakos-and-nottingham-forest-owner-evangelos-marinakis-cleared-of-match-fixing www.espn.co.uk 27 March 2018 27 April 2023 Απαλλαγή για τα στημένα https://www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikaiosyni/144967_areios-pagos-apallagi-marinaki-gia-ta-stimena www.efsyn.gr 26 March 2018 27 April 2023 Άρειος Πάγος: Οριστική απαλλαγή Μαρινάκη για τρία κακουργήματα https://www.sport24.gr/football/areios-pagos-oristiki-apallagi-marinaki-gia-tria-kakoyrgimata.8619191.html www.sport24.gr 26 March 2018 27 April 2023 Olympiakos, Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis cleared of match-fixing https://www.espn.com/soccer/olympiakos/story/3432767/olympiakos-and-nottingham-forest-owner-evangelos-marinakis-cleared-of-match-fixing www.espn.com 27 March 2018 27 April 2023 In 2019 the Court of Appeals Council ruled that a total of 28 people would face trial over unlawful influence of sporting event results. Σε δίκη για τα στημένα ο Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/article/1346571/se-diki-gia-ta-stimena-o-vaggelis-marinakis www.gazzetta.gr 27 April 2023 On 28 January 2021, the Court of Appeals unanimously acquitted all the defendants of match-fixing.https://www.tanea.gr/2021/01/28/sports/football/diki-ton-28-omofona-athoos-o-vaggelis-marinakis/ Δίκη των 28: Ομόφωνα αθώος ο Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης 28 January 2021https://www.iefimerida.gr/news/405268/ametaklita-athoos-o-eyaggelos-marinakis-gia-tin-egklimatiki-organosi-sto-podosfairo Αμετάκλητα αθώος o Ευάγγελος Μαρινάκης για την "εγκληματική οργάνωση" στο ποδόσφαιρο | ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 26 March 2018 Greek court clears Marinakis, Sarris and 25 others of match-fixing https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2021/01/29/greek-court-clears-marinakis-sarris-25-others-match-fixing/ insideworldfootball 29 January 2021 27 April 2023 After a thorough analysis of all the elements of the investigation, from the testimony of the witnesses (and the contradictions they encountered) and from the rejection of the pre-investigation conclusion by the lawyers of the accused, the court decided to reject all the accusations.https://www.in.gr/2021/01/28/sports/football/athoos-o-vaggelis-marinakis/ Δίκη των 28 : Ομόφωνα αθώος ο Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης 28 January 2021 Accusations Accused Position Accusations Status Evangelos Marinakis Olympiacos F.C. owner and president Involved in and directing a criminal organization Aiding and abetting blackmailing Aiding and abetting explosion Aiding and abetting bribery Fraud (all felony crimes) Innocent for all charges. Theodoros Kouridis Former HFF counsel Constituting and directing a criminal organization Fraud Blackmailing Bribery (all felony crimes) Innocent for all charges. Georgios Sarris Former HFF and Referee Committee president Constituting and directing a criminal organization Fraud Blackmailing Bribery (all felony crimes) Innocent for all charges. Aristidis Stathopoulos HFF board of directors member Constituting a criminal organization Fraud Blackmailing (all felony crimes) Innocent for all charges. Ioannis Kompotis Levadiakos F.C. owner Bribery Innocent for all charges. Giorgos Spanos Atromitos F.C. owner BriberyInnocent for all charges. Giorgos Arvanitidis Former Veria F.C. owner Bribery Innocent for all charges. Ioannis Papakonstantinou HFF board of directors member Involved in a criminal organization Blackmailing Innocent for all charges. Nikos Prountzos HFF board of directors member BlackmailingInnocent for all charges. Pafsanias Papanikolaou HFF executive BriberyInnocent for all charges. Hristos Ifantis HFF substitute general manager BriberyInnocent for all charges. Giorgos Douros Former Referee Committee substitute president Involved in a criminal organization Fraud Blackmailing Bribery Innocent for all charges. Thanasis Briakos Former Referee Committee member Involved in a criminal organization Fraud Blackmailing Bribery Innocent for all charges. Thanasis Giahos Referee BriberyInnocent for all charges. Ilias Spathas Referee BriberyInnocent for all charges. Alexandros Dimitropoulos Referee Bribery Innocent for all charges. Apostolos Amparkiolis Referee BriberyInnocent for all charges. Giannis Kampaksis Referee BriberyInnocent for all charges. Kostas Ioannidis Referee BriberyInnocent for all charges. Giannis Angelopoulos Atromitos F.C. Director of Football BriberyInnocent for all charges. Giorgos Lanaris Veria F.C. Director of Football Bribery Innocent for all charges. Giorgos Vlassis HFF Referee Court member Bribery Innocent for all charges. Maria Anastasaki HFF Appeal Court member Bribery Innocent for all charges. Lefteris Zampras Former Football League Disciplinary Committee president Bribery Innocent for all charges. Harilaos Zigogiannis Former Football League Disciplinary Committee member Bribery Innocent for all charges. Ioanna Pantelopoulou Football League Disciplinary Committee member Bribery Innocent for all charges. See also Koriopolis 2015 FIFA corruption case References Category:2015 scandals Category:Super League Greece Category:Football in Greece Category:Corruption in Greece Category:Match fixing in association football Scan Category:Sports scandals in Greece