2002–03 AEK Athens F.C. season
AEK Athens F.C. competed for the 44th consecutive season in the Greek top flight and 79th year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The season begun at 8 August 2002 and finished at 25 May 2003.
| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Charilaos Psomiadis (until 22 January) Giannis Granitsas | |||
| Manager | Dušan Bajević | |||
| Stadium | Nikos Goumas Stadium | |||
| Alpha Ethniki | 3rd | |||
| Greek Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Demis Nikolaidis (12) All: Demis Nikolaidis (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 19,775 vs Genk (30 October 2002) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 69 vs Kassandra (11 September 2002) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 6,296 | |||
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Overview
For second season in a row with Makis Psomiadis at the wheel, who presented a very good team during the previous season. Despite the good performance in the last season, Fernando Santos quits[1] due to the disrupted relationship with the administrative leader of the club. Psomiadis made a decision that no one could initially believe and brought Dušan Bajević back to the wheel of AEK. The Serbian-Greek coach accepted Psomiadis' proposal (having also received guarantees from Psomiadis that he would be protected from a portion of the fans who did not want him back) and his big return became reality.[2] The Bajević comeback received a divided reaction, as expected. Others did not want him at the club, others seemed to want him back due to his successful previous spell, while many seemed to viewed him strictly as a professional. Eventually, despite the problems he faced from time to time from a large portion of the world, in general, Bajević was able to work in the team during his first season without much trouble.
Finally, AEK Athens presented a good and spectacular team with a very good presence mainly in the UEFA Champions League, that made a record by drawing all six of the group stage games,[3] while in the championship they had very good intervals. However, they were relatively behind in the title race and finally with an incredible streak of 12 wins in the last 12 games of the league, they re-entered the title race, but finished in third place, only 2 points behind Olympiacos and Panathinaikos who tied in first place with the first winning the championship.
A notable event of the season was the fight against Makis Psomiadis, who generally, towards the end of 2002, started to have more and more "enemies" in the club. In January In 2003, Demis Nikolaidis filed a lawsuit against Psomiadis, who had come by his house at 3 a.m. to check if the international striker was staying overnight and also for blackmail, insult and threatening his life and physical integrity, while stating that in the incident that took place outside Nikolaidis' and his wife's, Despina Vandi, house, apart from Psomiadis, some of his bodyguards were also present.[4] Psomiadis, having lost all of the support within the club, leaves and AEK Athens continues with the administration of the then president of Amateur AEK, Giannis Granitsas.[5] The season was also punctuated by the demolition of Nikos Goumas Stadium at 5 May 2003,[6] home to AEK Athens for 73 years.
Players
Squad information
NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 30 June 2003, 23:59 UTC+3.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 22 | Dionysis Chiotis |  | GK | 4 June 1977 (aged 26) | AEK Athens U20 |
| 33 | Chrysostomos Michailidis | | GK | 15 January 1975 (aged 28) | Eordaikos |
| — | Giannis Arabatzis | | GK | 28 May 1984 (aged 19) | Makrochori |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Vasilios Borbokis | | RB / RM | 10 February 1969 (aged 34) | PAOK |
| 5 | Nikos Kostenoglou (Vice-captain) | | CB / RB | 3 October 1970 (aged 32) | Skoda Xanthi |
| 8 | Michel Kreek |  | LB / CB / LM / CM / DM | 16 January 1971 (aged 32) | Vitesse |
| 16 | Nikolaos Georgeas | | RB / LB / DM | 27 December 1976 (aged 26) | Kalamata |
| 17 | Michalis Kasapis (Captain) | | LB / LM | 6 August 1971 (aged 31) | Levadiakos |
| 19 | Mauricio Wright |  | CB / RB | 20 December 1970 (aged 32) | Herediano |
| 25 | Stelios Maistrellis | | CB | 10 November 1979 (aged 23) | Aiolikos |
| 31 | Grigoris Georgatos | | LB / LM / LW / CM | 31 October 1972 (aged 30) |  Internazionale |
| 32 | Michalis Kapsis | | CB | 18 October 1973 (aged 29) | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 40 | Grigoris Toskas | | CB / DM | 8 January 1983 (aged 20) | AEK Athens U20 |
| 81 | Stathis Kappos | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | RB | 31 July 1979 (aged 23) | Kalamata |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 6 | Theodoros Zagorakis (Vice-captain 2) | | CM / DM / AM / RM / CB / RB | 27 October 1971 (aged 31) |  Leicester City |
| 7 | Christos Maladenis | | CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS | 23 May 1974 (aged 29) | Skoda Xanthi |
| 10 | Vasilios Tsiartas | | AM / RM / LM / SS | 12 November 1972 (aged 30) |  Sevilla |
| 13 | Georgios Passios | | DM / CM / CB | 26 August 1981 (aged 21) | AEK Athens U20 |
| 14 | Ivan Rusev |  | AM / RM / LM / CM | 10 May 1979 (aged 24) | Athinaikos |
| 18 | Walter Centeno | | AM / RM / LM / CM | 6 October 1974 (aged 28) | Saprissa |
| 21 | Kostas Katsouranis | | CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB | 21 June 1979 (aged 24) | Panachaiki |
| 23 | Vasilios Lakis | | RM / RW / AM / CM | 10 September 1976 (aged 26) | Paniliakos |
| 28 | Milen Petkov | | DM / CM / AM / RM / LM | 12 January 1974 (aged 29) | CSKA Sofia |
| 34 | Nikos Pourtoulidis | | CM / AM | 7 October 1983 (aged 19) | Nea Karvali |
| — | Dimitris Karameris | | CM / DM | 16 April 1983 (aged 20) | AEK Athens U20 |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Ilias Solakis | | CF | 15 December 1974 (aged 28) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} APOEL |
| 11 | Demis Nikolaidis | | CF / SS | 17 September 1973 (aged 29) | Apollon Athens |
| 15 | Livio Prieto |  | LW / LM / SS / AM | 31 July 1981 (aged 21) | Independiente |
| 20 | Sotiris Konstantinidis | | RW / LW / RM / LM / AM | 19 April 1979 (aged 24) | Iraklis |
| 24 | Christos Kostis | | SS / CF / AM | 15 January 1972 (aged 31) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anderlecht |
| 30 | Ilija Ivić | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | CF / LW | 17 February 1971 (aged 32) | Aris |
| 37 | Dimitris Nalitzis | | CF | 25 January 1976 (aged 27) | Udinese |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | |||||
| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis | | GK | 24 April 1969 (aged 34) | Pontioi Veria |
| — | Emanuel Ruiz | | SS / CF | 7 July 1978 (aged 24) | Boca Juniors |
Transfers
Summer
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Vasilios Borbokis |
PAOK |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | [7] |
| 8 | DF | Michel Kreek |
Vitesse |
Transfer | €500,000 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis |
APOEL |
Transfer | Free | 5 August 2002 | 30 June 2007 | [9] |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev |
Athinaikos |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
| 15 | FW | Livio Prieto |
Independiente |
Transfer | Free | 8 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | [10] |
| 18 | MF | Walter Centeno |
Saprissa |
Transfer | €410,000 | 9 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | [11] |
| 19 | DF | Mauricio Wright |
Herediano |
Transfer | Free | 5 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [12] |
| 21 | MF | Kostas Katsouranis |
Panachaiki |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [13] |
| 25 | DF | Stelios Maistrellis |
Aiolikos |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | |
| 31 | DF | Grigoris Georgatos |
Internazionale |
Transfer | €3,000,000 | 22 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [14] |
| 33 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis |
Ethnikos Asteras |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
| 34 | MF | Nikos Pourtoulidis |
Nea Karvali |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | |
| — | GK | Giannis Arabatzis |
Makrochori |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2011 | |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias |
Apollon Smyrnis |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos |
Athinaikos |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
| — | FW | Emanuel Ruiz |
Unión Santa Fe |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
Winter
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis |
Panionios |
End of loan | — | 1 January 2003 | 30 June 2007 | |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev |
Apollon Smyrnis |
Loan termination | — | 1 January 2003 | 30 June 2005 | |
Summer
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |  Ferrugem |
Atlético Mineiro |
Contract termination | — | 9 July 2002 | |
| 4 | DF |  Carlos Gamarra |
Flamengo |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 12 | DF | Georgios Xenidis |
Iraklis |
Contract termination | — | 20 August 2002 | [15] |
| 14 | MF | Akis Zikos |
 Monaco |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | |
| 15 | DF |  Éric Rabésandratana |
LB Châteauroux |
Contract termination | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 19 | MF |  Bledar Kola |
Kallithea |
Contract termination | — | 5 July 2002 | |
| 21 | DF | Vaios Karagiannis |
Poseidon Neon Poron |
End of contract | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 26 | FW |  António Folha |
Porto |
End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias |
Kalamata |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos |
Apollon Smyrnis |
Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | |
Winter
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
PAOK |
Contract termination | — | 10 January 2003 | [16] |
| — | FW | Emanuel Ruiz |
Talleres |
Contract termination | — | 1 January 2003 | |
Summer
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | FW | Dimitris Nalitzis |
Udinese |
Free | 5 August 2002 | 30 June 2003 |  |
[17] |
Summer
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis |
Panionios |
Free | 5 August 2002 | 31 December 2002 |  |
[9] |
| 12 | GK | Sotiris Liberopoulos |
La Louvière |
Free | 22 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
[14] |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev |
Apollon Smyrnis |
Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
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Renewals
| No. | Pos | Player | Date | Former Exp Date | New Exp Date | Source |
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| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
25 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 | 30 June 2004 | |
| 24 | FW | Christos Kostis |
5 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
Overall transfer activity
ExpenditureSummer: Winter: Total: |
IncomeSummer: Winter: Total: |
Net TotalsSummer: Winter: Total:
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Pre-season and friendlies
| 6 July 2002 Friendly | UFC Jennersdorf  | 0–4 | AEK Athens | Jennersdorf |
| Stadium: Jennersdorf Stadium |
| 12 July 2002 Friendly | Wiener Neustadt | 1–6 | AEK Athens | Wiener Neustadt |
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Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt |
| 14 July 2002 Friendly | NK Varteks  | 2–4 | AEK Athens | |
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| 17 July 2002 Friendly | Hajduk Split | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Dietersdorf am Gnasbach |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wald Stadium |
| 21 July 2002 Friendly | Gençlerbirliği  | 2–0 | AEK Athens | |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
| 24 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| 29 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| 31 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–1 | Beşiktaş | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 5 August 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium |
| 18 August 2002 Friendly | Levadiakos | 1–3 | AEK Athens | Livadeia |
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Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium |
Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 70[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 70[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 68 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 53[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 53[lower-alpha 2] |
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Panathinaikos–Olympiacos 3–2, Olympiacos–Panathinaikos 3–0.
- Head-to-head record: Panionios–PAOK 2–0, PAOK–Panionios 3–0.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 |
Source:
Results by Matchday
Fixtures
| 24 August 2002 Matchday 1 | Egaleo | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) |
| 1 September 2002 Matchday 2 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | PAS Giannina | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 14 September 2002 Matchday 3 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 22 September 2002 Matchday 4 | Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Xanthi |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 26 October 2002 Matchday 5 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Kallithea | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 3 November 2002 Matchday 6 | OFI | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Heraklion |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 November 2002 Matchday 7 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 9,039 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 24 November 2002 Matchday 8 | Akratitos | 3–2 | AEK Athens | Ano Liosia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Efthimios Damianos (Kozani) |
| 1 December 2002 Matchday 9 | AEK Athens | 3–4 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,188 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 8 December 2002 Matchday 10 | Proodeftiki | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Korydallos |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Korydallos Stadium Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Stavros Georgopoulos (Arcadia) |
| 16 December 2002 Matchday 11 | Iraklis | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Makedonikos Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 22 December 2002 Matchday 12 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Ionikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,018 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia) |
| 5 January 2003 Matchday 13 | Aris | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 12 January 2003 Matchday 14 | AEK Athens | 6–0 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 19 January 2003 Matchday 15 | Panionios | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki) |
| 26 January 2003 Matchday 16 | AEK Athens | 3–2 | Egaleo | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 2 February 2003 Matchday 17 | PAS Giannina | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Ioannina |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) |
| 9 February 2003 Matchday 18 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 19:15 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,439 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 16 February 2003 Matchday 19 | AEK Athens | 3–2 | Skoda Xanthi | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,765 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 23 February 2003 Matchday 20 | Kallithea | 1–3 | AEK Athens | Kallithea |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 2 March 2003 Matchday 21 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | OFI | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 March 2003 Matchday 22 | Olympiacos | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Rizoupoli |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 16 March 2003 Matchday 23 | AEK Athens | 6–2 | Akratitos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 22 March 2003 Matchday 24 | PAOK | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 11,340 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia) |
| 5 April 2003 Matchday 25 | AEK Athens | 4–1 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,010 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 13 April 2003 Matchday 26 | AEK Athens | 6–1 | Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,306 Referee: Giannis Spyropoulos (Phthiotis) |
| 20 April 2003 Matchday 27 | Ionikos | 0–3 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 3 May 2003 Matchday 28 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Aris | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,883 Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) | ||
| Note: Last match played in the Nikos Goumas stadium. | ||||
| 11 May 2003 Matchday 29 | Panachaiki | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Patras |
| 17:15 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Avraam Kebaridis (Thessaloniki) |
Greek Cup
First Round
| 8 August 2002 First leg | Kassandra | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Kassandra |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kassandreia Attendance: 500 Referee: Avraam Kebaridis (Thessaloniki) |
| 11 September 2002 Second leg | AEK Athens | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | Kassandra | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 69 Referee: Giannis Kaminaris (Thessaly) |
Second Round
| 7 October 2002 First leg | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Chalkidona | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 461 Referee: Christos Trikalis (Trikala) |
| 6 November 2002 Second leg | Chalkidona | 0–3 (6–1 agg.) | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Giannis Spyropoulos (Phthiotis) |
Round of 16
| 19 December 2002 First leg | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Apollon Smyrnis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 134 Referee: Kostas Finokaliotis (Athens) |
| 29 January 2003 Second leg | Apollon Smyrnis | 0–3 (0–5 agg.) | AEK Athens | Agios Dimitrios |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report (page 19) | Stadium: Agios Dimitrios Municipal Stadium Attendance: 524 Referee: Vasilis Skoufitsas (Athens) |
Quarter-finals
| 5 February 2003 First leg | Panionios | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 March 2003 Second leg | AEK Athens | 4–2 (5–3 agg.) | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
Semi-finals
| 23 April 2003 First leg | AEK Athens | 0–1 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,082 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 7 May 2003 Second leg | PAOK | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus) |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 13 August 2002 First leg | APOEL | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 16,192 Referee: Éric Poulat (France) |
| 28 August 2002 Second leg | AEK Athens | 1–0 (4–2 agg.) | APOEL | Athens, Greece |
| 21:15 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 9,204 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RM | ROM | AEK | GNK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | Advance to second group stage | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Roma |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | AEK Athens |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Genk |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Source: RSSSF
| 17 September 2002 Matchday 1 | Genk | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
| 25 September 2002 Matchday 2 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | Roma | Athens, Greece |
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
| 2 October 2002 Matchday 3 | AEK Athens | 3–3 | Real Madrid | Athens, Greece |
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 9,444 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 22 October 2002 Matchday 4 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | AEK Athens | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 58,343 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
| 30 October 2002 Matchday 5 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Genk | Athens, Greece |
| 21:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 19,775 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| 12 November 2002 Matchday 6 | Roma | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Rome, Italy |
| 21:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,734 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
UEFA Cup
Round of 32
| 28 November 2002 First Leg | AEK Athens | 4–0 |  Maccabi Haifa | Athens, Greece |
| 21:15 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 8,695 Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal) |
| 12 December 2002 Second Leg | Maccabi Haifa | 1–4 (1–8 agg.) | AEK Athens | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 21:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 1,615 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
Round of 16
| 20 February 2003 First Leg | Málaga | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Málaga, Spain |
| 22:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia) |
| 27 February 2003 Second Leg | AEK Athens | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Málaga | Athens, Greece |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 16,050 Referee: Rob Styles (England) |
Statistics
Squad statistics
- As of 30 June 2003
| No. | Pos | Player | League | Cup | Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | Dionisis Chiotis |
28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | GK | Giannis Arabatzis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Vasilios Borbokis |
23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou |
15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Michel Kreek |
11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Nikolaos Georgeas |
16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Michalis Kasapis |
21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Mauricio Wright |
25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | Stelios Maistrellis |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Grigoris Georgatos |
23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 3 |
| 32 | DF | Michalis Kapsis |
20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Grigoris Toskas |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Stathis Kappos |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Theodoros Zagorakis |
25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis |
18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | Vasilios Tsiartas |
21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12 |
| 13 | MF | Georgios Passios |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Walter Centeno |
14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | Kostas Katsouranis |
26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| 23 | MF | Vassilis Lakis |
27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 |
| 28 | MF | Milen Petkov |
19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | Nikos Pourtoulidis |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | Dimitris Karameris |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis |
22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| 15 | FW | Livio Prieto |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Sotiris Konstantinidis |
18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 24 | FW | Christos Kostis |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Ilija Ivić |
20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
| 37 | FW | Dimitris Nalitzis |
19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 15 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | FW | Emanuel Ruiz |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 June 2003
Starting 11
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