2007–08 AEK Athens F.C. season

AEK Athens F.C. competed for the 49th consecutive season in the Greek top flight and 84th year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League Qualifying round and the UEFA Cup. The season begun at 15 August 2007 and finished at 14 May 2008.

AEK Athens
2007–08 season
ChairmanDemis Nikolaidis
ManagerLorenzo Serra Ferrer
(until 12 February)
Nikos Kostenoglou
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Super League3rd (After play-offs)
2nd (Regular season)
Greek CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Ismael Blanco (19)
All: Ismael Blanco (21)
Highest home attendance40,955 vs Olympiacos
(30 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance5,032 vs Panathinaikos
(14 May 2008)
Average home league attendance20,228

Overview

AEK Athens bolstered the strength of their squad with the signings of Brazilian legend Rivaldo, following up with several other strong signings in Arruabarrena and Ismael Blanco. The club sold 25,495 season tickets.

After finishing 2nd in Super League Greece previous season, AEK Athens entered the UEFA Champions League in the Third qualifying round. On 3 August, AEK Athens were drawn against Sevilla, the first leg was played in Seville on 15 August, while the second leg was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. After being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, AEK Athens were drawn to play with Salzburg in the UEFA Cup. After defeating Salzburg 3–1 on aggregate, AEK Athens were on 9 October drawn in Group C in the UEFA Cup group stage along with Villarreal, Fiorentina, Mladá Boleslav, and Elfsborg. On 20 December, AEK booked their place in the knockout stage finishing third in the group. AEK were drawn to play Getafe in the next round of the UEFA Cup where they were knocked out 4–1 on aggregate. On 12 February AEK parted company with Ferrer after a poor run of form and un-successful signings.[1] The team initially finished in the first place in the league, but after the court case between Apollon Kalamarias and Olympiacos for the illegal line-up of a player in the 1–0 Apollon Kalamaria win earlier in the season, Olympiacos were awarded the 3 points thus finishing 2 points ahead of AEK Athens. Afterwards AEK Athens finished 2nd in the league play–offs which found them qualify for the UEFA Cup.

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 2008, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
32Marcelo MorettoGK (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 30) Benfica
50Jürgen MachoGK (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 30) Kaiserslautern
84Giannis ArabatzisGK (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 24) Makrochori
Defenders
2Edson RatinhoRB / RM / RW (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 22) Mogi Mirim
3Rodolfo ArruabarrenaLB (1975-07-20)20 July 1975 (aged 32) Villarreal
4Geraldo AlvesCB / RB (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 27) Paços de Ferreira
5Traianos Dellas (Captain)CB (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 32) Roma
6Georgios AlexopoulosCB / RB (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 31) Egaleo
14Federico AzcárateCB (1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (aged 24) Atlético Madrid B
15Sokratis PapastathopoulosCB / RB / LB / DM (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 20) Apollon Petalidiou
31Nikolaos Georgeas (Vice-captain 3)RB / LB / DM (1976-12-27)27 December 1976 (aged 31) Kalamata
Midfielders
1Pantelis Kafes (Vice-captain 2)CM / DM / AM / RM / LM (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 30) Olympiacos
8Tam NsaliwaDM / CM / CB (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 26) Panionios
10RivaldoAM / SS / LM (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 36) Olympiacos
11Gustavo ManducaRM / AM / RW / LM / LW / CM / SS / CF (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 28) Benfica
16Akis ZikosDM / CM (1974-06-01)1 June 1974 (aged 34) Monaco
19Panagiotis LagosLM / LW / LB / CM / DM (1985-07-18)18 July 1985 (aged 22) Iraklis
22Panagiotis KoneAM / RM / LM / RW / LW / CM (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 20) Lens U19
25Vasilios PliatsikasDM / CM / RB / CB (1988-04-20)20 April 1988 (aged 20) Chaidari
27Christos BourbosRM / RB / RW / DM (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 25) PAS Giannina
34Panagiotis TachtsidisCM / DM / AM (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 17) AEK Athens U20
80Georgios TofasAM / RM / LM (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 19) Enosis Neon Paralimni
88Dániel TőzsérAM / CM / DM / LM (1985-05-12)12 May 1985 (aged 23) Ferencváros
Forwards
7Charilaos PappasRW / LM / LW / SS (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 25) Olympiacos
9Pantelis KapetanosCF / RW (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 25) Iraklis
18Ismael BlancoCF / SS (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 25) Colón
20ManúRW / RM / LW / LM (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 25) Benfica
23Mohamed KallonCF / SS / LW (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 25)Free agent
33Nikos Liberopoulos (Vice-captain)SS / CF / AM (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 32) Panathinaikos
36EdinhoCF / SS / RW (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 25) Vitória de Setúbal
83Michalis PavlisSS / CF / RW / LW (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 18) AEK Athens U20
99Júlio CésarLW / SS / AM / RW / CF (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 28) Gil Vicente
Left during Winter Transfer Window
81Xenofon PanosRB / RM / LB (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 18) AEK Athens U20
89Nikos BarboudisRB / CB (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 19) Ilisiakos
24El Hadji DioufAM / CM (1989-08-20)20 August 1989 (aged 18) Xam-Xam
56Përparim HetemajCM / DM / AM / RM / LM / RW / LW (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 21) HJK Helsinki

Transfers


Summer
No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
2 DF Edson Ratinho Mogi Mirim Transfer €350,000 1 July 2007 30 June 2012 [2]
3 DF Rodolfo Arruabarrena Villarreal Transfer Free 1 July 2007 30 June 2009 [3]
4 DF Geraldo Alves Paços de Ferreira Transfer €300,000 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 [4]
7 FW Charilaos Pappas Olympiacos Transfer Free 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 [5]
8 MF Tam Nsaliwa Panionios Transfer €400,000 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 [6]
10 MF Rivaldo Olympiacos Transfer Free 1 July 2007 30 June 2009 [7]
11 MF Gustavo Manduca Benfica Transfer €800,000 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 [8]
14 DF Federico Azcárate Atlético Madrid B Transfer Free 1 July 2007 30 June 2011 [9]
24 MF El Hadji Diouf Xam-Xam Transfer Free 25 July 2007 30 June 2011 [10]
27 MF Christos Bourbos Kerkyra End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2010
34 MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 November 2007 30 June 2010 [11]
50 GK Jürgen Macho Kaiserslautern Transfer €300,000 31 August 2007 30 June 2009 [12]
80 MF Georgios Tofas Ethnikos Piraeus End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2010
81 DF Xenofon Panos AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 2007 30 June 2011
89 DF Nikos Barboudis Ilisiakos Transfer €60,000 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 [13]
— GK Giannis Fysekis Anagennisi Karditsa End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2010
— DF Dimitris Koutromanos Ethnikos Piraeus End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2011
— DF Vasilis Vallianos Anagennisi Karditsa End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2008
— MF Panagiotis Zorbas Niki Volos End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2011
— FW Aggelos Komvolidis Ethnikos Piraeus End of loan — 1 July 2007 30 June 2010

Winter
No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
23 FW Mohamed Kallon Free agent Transfer Free 29 January 2008 30 June 2008 [14]
— DF Savvas Gentsoglou Panachaiki Loan termination — 31 December 2007 30 June 2009
— MF Nikolaos Kaltsas Anagennisi Karditsa Loan termination — 31 December 2007 30 June 2010

Summer
No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
4 DF Vangelis Moras Bologna End of contract — 1 July 2007 [15]
5 DF Bruno Cirillo Levante Contract termintion — 4 July 2007 [16]
7 MF Ilias Kyriakidis AEL Transfer €225,000 17 June 2007 [17]
11 MF Gustavo Manduca Benfica End of loan — 30 June 2007
13 DF Martin Pautasso Club Olimpia Contract termintion — 30 June 2007 [18]
14 DF Stavros Tziortziopoulos Omonia Nicosia End of contract — 1 July 2007 [19]
17 MF Vladan Ivić Aris Contract termintion — 31 August 2007 [20]
22 GK Dionisis Chiotis Kerkyra End of contract — 27 July 2007 [21]
23 MF Vassilis Lakis PAOK Contract termintion — 3 July 2007 [22]
25 MF Emerson APOEL End of contract — 1 July 2007 [23]
70 MF Guillaume Plessis Boulogne End of contract — 1 July 2007
79 FW Leonidas Kampantais Arminia Bielefeld End of contract — 1 July 2007 [24][25]
— GK Antonis Lykouris Free agent Contract termintion — 30 June 2007
— FW Aggelos Komvolidis Iraklis Contract termintion — 24 July 2007 [26]

Summer
No. Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
18 FW Ismael Blanco Colón €450,000 10 August 2007 30 June 2008 Y [27]
20 FW Manú Benfica Free 30 August 2007 30 June 2008 Y [28]
32 GK Marcelo Moretto Benfica €800,000 13 July 2007 30 June 2008 Y [29]

Winter
No. Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
36 FW Edinho Vitória de Setúbal €150,000 1 February 2008 30 June 2008 Y [30]

Summer
No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
28 GK Stefano Sorrentino Recreativo de Huelva €340,000 16 July 2007 30 June 2008 Y [31]
90 DF Savvas Gentsoglou Panachaiki Free 30 August 2007 30 June 2008 N [32]
— GK Giannis Fysekis Lamia Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2008 N
— DF Nikolaos Kourkoulas Nea Ionia Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2008 N
— DF Dimitris Koutromanos Anagennisi Karditsa Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2008 N
— DF Andreas Chronis Nea Ionia Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2009 N
— DF Vasilis Vallianos Nea Ionia Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2008 N
— MF Giorgos Paligiorgos Anagennisi Karditsa Free 30 June 2007 30 June 2009 N

Winter
No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
24 MF El Hadji Diouf Ilisiakos Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2008 N
56 MF Përparim Hetemaj Apollon Kalamarias Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2008 N
81 DF Xenofon Panos Nea Ionia Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2009 N
89 DF Nikos Barboudis Fostiras Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2008 N
— DF Savvas Gentsoglou Nea Ionia Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2008 N
— MF Nikolaos Kaltsas Acharnaikos Free 31 December 2007 30 June 2008 N

Renewals
No. Pos Player Date Former Exp Date New Exp Date Source
5 DF Traianos Dellas 1 June 2007 30 June 2007 30 June 2009 [33]
6 DF Georgios Alexopoulos 22 May 2008 30 June 2008 30 June 2010 [34]
31 DF Nikolaos Georgeas 22 May 2008 30 June 2008 30 June 2010 [34]
34 MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis 1 November 2007 — 30 June 2010 [11]
81 DF Xenofon Panos 1 July 2007 — 30 June 2011

Overall transfer activity

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Nikos Kostenoglou
Assistant manager Pep Alomar
First team coach Antonis Kezos
Goalkeeping coach Slobodan Suica
Youth Team coach Georgos Vamvakas

Last updated: 26 Feb 2008
Source: aekfc.gr

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): LG
Features: Chevrolet, Forthnet

Home
Away
Third

Source: sport24.gr

Other information
Chairman Demis Nikolaidis
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Athens Olympic Stadium (71,030 / 120x80 m)

Source: aekfc.gr

Manager stats
Name Nat From To Record Honours
PWDLFA%W
Lorenzo Serra Ferrer 15 August 2007 12 February 2008 3017211512656.66 –
Nikos Kostenoglou* 12 February 2008 14 May 2008 181053351955.55 –
Totals – 15 August 2007 14 May 2008 4827714864556.25 –
Key
* Served as caretaker manager.

Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shootouts are not counted.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2007 Friendly Emst 0–11 AEK Athens Doorwerth
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Doorwerth Stadium
12 July 2007 Friendly Bocholt 1–4 AEK Athens Bocholt
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Massop 20'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Hünting
14 July 2007 Friendly AGOVV Apeldoorn 0–4 AEK Athens Doorwerth
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Doorwerth Stadium
16 July 2007 Friendly Steaua București 1–1 AEK Athens Doorwerth
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Doorwerth Stadium
19 July 2007 Friendly Ankaraspor 1–1 AEK Athens Doorwerth
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Denizhan 53'
 Report
Stadium: Doorwerth Stadium
24 July 2007 Friendly Agios Dimitrios 1–0 AEK Athens Brahami
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Agios Dimitrios Municipal Stadium
26 July 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 1–0 Nea Ionia Thrakomakedones
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: AEK Athens' training complex
Note: The game ended after 60 minutes, due to the unbearable heat in Thrakomakedones.
29 July 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 2–0 Club Brugge Marousi
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,036
5 August 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 1–3 Livorno Marousi
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 11,480
18 August 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 1–1 Ethnikos Asteras Marousi
18:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • Evangelatos 44'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
30 August 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 5–1 AEK Athens Youth Team Thrakomakedones
 Report
Stadium: AEK Athens' training complex
Note: 50 minute game.
30 August 2007 Friendly AEK Athens 3–1 Nea Ionia Thrakomakedones
 Report
Stadium: AEK Athens' training complex
Note: 50 minute game.
9 September 2007 Charity match AEK Athens 1–1 PAOK Marousi
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Note: Friendly game to gathering money for the victims of fire, that lasted 45 minutes.
9 September 2007 Charity match AEK Athens 0–1 AEL Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Note: Friendly game to gathering money for the victims of fire, that lasted 45 minutes.
14 September 2007 Friendly Thrasyvoulos 1–3 AEK Athens Fyli
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Fyli Municipal Stadium

Super League Greece
Main article: 2007–08 Super League Greece

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos[lower-alpha 1] (C) 30 21 7 2 58 23 +35 70 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 AEK Athens 30 22 2 6 65 17 +48 68 Qualification for the Play-offs
3 Panathinaikos 30 20 6 4 44 18 +26 66
4 Aris 30 14 8 8 32 20 +12 50
5 Panionios 30 13 6 11 39 42 −3 45[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
According to the official Super League playoff regulation, the position after the playoffs replaces the regular season position.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. The match of Apollon Kalamarias against Olympiacos, originally ended 1–0 to the home side, but later was awarded to Olympiacos 0–3 by the Greek sports court giving Olympiacos the three points, on the basis that the home side fielded an ineligible player. Apollon were deducted by one point.
  2. Head-to-head record: Panionios–AEL 3–1, AEL–Panionios 1–0.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 22 2 6 65 17  +48 68 11 2 2 38 9  +29 11 0 4 27 8  +19

Last updated: 2008-04-20.
Source: Super League Greece

Results by Matchday
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAAAHHAHAHHAH
ResultWWWWWWLLWWWLWWLWWWLLWDWWDWWWWW
Position111111121112113111333333333222
Source: Super League Greece
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures
26 September 2007 Matchday 1 Veria 0–1 AEK Athens Veria
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
23 September 2007 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 2–0 Atromitos Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
slgr.gr/en/game/708013/
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,372
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
30 September 2007 Matchday 3 Levadiakos 0–4 AEK Athens Levadeia
16:45 EEST (UTC+3)
slgr.gr/en/game/708020/
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,272
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
7 October 2007 Matchday 4 Panionios 0–3 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
20 October 2007 Matchday 5 AEK Athens 1–0 AEL Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
28 October 2007 Matchday 6 Skoda Xanthi 0–1 AEK Athens Xanthi
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
4 November 2007 Matchday 7 AEK Athens 1–2 Iraklis Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 21,370
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
11 November 2007 Matchday 8 Panathinaikos 2–1 AEK Athens Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,202
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
25 November 2007 Matchday 9 AEK Athens 4–0 OFI Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,738
Referee: Nathanail Charalambidis (Kavala)
2 December 2007 Matchday 10 Aris 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,042
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
9 December 2007 Matchday 11 AEK Athens 4–0 Apollon Kalamarias Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,375
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)
16 December 2007 Matchday 12 Olympiacos 1–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30,229
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
23 December 2007 Matchday 13 Ergotelis 1–4 AEK Athens Heraklion
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 5,940
Referee: Vasilis Paboridis (Kilkis)
30 December 2007 Matchday 14 AEK Athens 2–0 PAOK Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,257
Referee: Konstantinos Papastamatis (Athens)
6 January 2008 Matchday 15 Asteras Tripolis 2–1 AEK Athens Tripoli
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium
Attendance: 4,167
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
12 January 2008 Matchday 16 AEK Athens 5–1 Veria Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 12,041
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos (Arta)
19 January 2008 Matchday 17 Atromitos 0–1 AEK Athens Peristeri
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Vasilis Paboridis (Kilkis)
27 January 2008 Matchday 18 AEK Athens 3–0 Levadiakos Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • Diamantis  37'  45+1'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,168
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
3 February 2008 Matchday 19 AEK Athens 2–3 Panionios Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 19,926
Referee: Theofilos Fotiadis (Thessaloniki)
9 February 2008 Matchday 20 AEL 1–0 AEK Athens Larissa
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alkazar
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
17 February 2008 Matchday 21 AEK Athens 3–0 Skoda Xanthi Marousi
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,594
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)
24 February 2008 Matchday 22 Iraklis 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 5,971
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
2 March 2008 Matchday 23 AEK Athens 1–1 Panathinaikos Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 40,610
Referee: Vasilis Paboridis (Kilkis)
9 March 2008 Matchday 24 OFI 1–4 AEK Athens Heraklion
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Giannis Stavridis (Pieria)
16 March 2008 Matchday 25 AEK Athens 1–1 Aris Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,976
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
23 March 2008 Matchday 26 Apollon Kalamarias 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kalamaria Stadium
Attendance: 2,436
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)
30 March 2008 Matchday 27 AEK Athens 4–0 Olympiacos Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 40,955
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)
6 April 2008 Matchday 28 AEK Athens 3–1 Ergotelis Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,155
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
13 April 2008 Matchday 29 PAOK 0–4 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
20 April 2008 Matchday 30 AEK Athens 2–0 Asteras Tripolis Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 37,996
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)

Play-offs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Panathinaikos 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 21 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 AEK Athens 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 16 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 Aris[lower-alpha 1] 6 1 2 3 9 9 0 7
5 Panionios 6 1 2 3 7 15 −8 5 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Aris is guaranteed at least to play in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round through their Greek Football Cup performance.

Results by Matchday
Round123456
GroundHAHAAH
ResultWLWLDD
Position233333
Source: Super League Greece
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures
23 April 2008 Matchday 1 AEK Athens 5–0 Panionios Marousi
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,372
Referee: Michalis Germanakos (Athens)
30 April 2008 Matchday 2 Panathinaikos 4–1 AEK Athens Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,528
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
4 May 2008 Matchday 3 AEK Athens 1–0 Aris Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,995
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
7 May 2008 Matchday 4 Aris 4–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
16:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
11 May 2008 Matchday 5 Panionios 2–2 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)
14 May 2008 Matchday 6 AEK Athens 1–1 Panathinaikos Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)

Greek Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Greek Football Cup

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the fourth round.

Matches
1 November 2007 Round of 32 Fostiras 0–2 AEK Athens Tavros
17:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Dimopoulos  10'  56'
  • Vidalis  46'
  • Boubas  90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Tavros Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)
9 January 2008 Round of 16 Skoda Xanthi 2–0 AEK Athens Xanthi
21:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round
15 August 2007 First leg Sevilla 2–0 AEK Athens Seville, Spain
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 34,852
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
3 September 2007[note 1] Second leg AEK Athens 1–4 Sevilla Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 37,777
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round
20 September 2007 First leg AEK Athens 3–0 Red Bull Salzburg Athens, Greece
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,523
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
4 October 2007 Second leg Red Bull Salzburg 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 AEK Athens Salzburg, Austria
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Group Stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL FIO AEK MLA ELF
1 Villarreal 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 — — 2–0
2 Fiorentina 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8 — — — 2–1 6–1
3 AEK Athens 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–2 1–1 — — —
4 Mladá Boleslav 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3 1–2 — 0–1 — —
5 Elfsborg 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1 — — 1–1 1–3 —
Source:
25 October 2007 Matchday 1 Elfsborg 1–1 AEK Athens Borås, Sweden
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)
29 November 2007 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 1–1 Fiorentina Athens, Greece
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 26,836
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
5 December 2007 Matchday 3 Mladá Boleslav 0–1 AEK Athens Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)
20 December 2007 Matchday 4 AEK Athens 1–2 Villarreal Athens, Greece
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,380
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Round of 32
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup final phase
13 February 2008 First leg AEK Athens 1–1 Getafe Athens, Greece
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,038
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
21 February 2008 Second leg Getafe 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 AEK Athens Getafe, Spain
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

UEFA rankings

UEFA team ranking

#FormPreviousCountryTeamRanking
8189Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk31.932
8286Austria Vienna31.840
8369AEK Athens31.525
8477Slavia Prague31.496
8579RC Strasbourg31.380

UEFA country ranking

#FormPreviousCountryLeagueRanking
1211Ukrainian Premier League30.100
1312Jupiler League26.700
1415Super League Greece25.831
15131. Gambrinus Liga25.750
1617Axpo Super League24.225

Correct as of 27 May 2008

Notes
  1. The second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September due to the death of Antonio Puerta.[35]

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Statistics

Squad statistics
As of 30 June 2008
No.PosPlayerLeaguePlay-offsCupChampions LeagueUEFA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
32GK Marcelo Moretto 15010202050 250
50GK Jürgen Macho 17040000030 240
84GK Giannis Arabatzis 0010000000 10
Defenders
2DF Edson Ratinho 23150202060 381
3DF Rodolfo Arruabarrena 16000001080 250
4DF Geraldo Alves 21050102051 341
5DF Traianos Dellas 22220101060 322
6DF Georgios Alexopoulos 0000000000 00
14DF Federico Azcárate 0010100000 20
15DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos 24140101070 371
31DF Nikolaos Georgeas 6020000000 80
Midfielders
1MF Pantelis Kafes 20350201070 353
8MF Tam Nsaliwa 17051002081 322
10MF Rivaldo 29864002162 4315
11MF Gustavo Manduca 20320102070 323
16MF Akis Zikos 20000002020 240
19MF Panagiotis Lagos 11040100010 170
22MF Panagiotis Kone 10120201051 202
25MF Vasilis Pliatsikas 8030000000 110
27MF Christos Bourbos 11050201010 200
34MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis 1010100000 30
80MF Georgios Tofas 0000000000 00
88MF Dániel Tőzsér 12120202060 241
Forwards
7FW Charilaos Pappas 8100001041 132
9FW Pantelis Kapetanos 2000110000 31
18FW Ismael Blanco 281961200071 4321
20FW Manú 13000200050 200
26FW Mohamed Kallon 8231000020 133
33FW Nikos Liberopoulos 241162102060 3913
36FW Edinho 10551000000 156
83FW Michalis Pavlis 5120001000 81
99FW Júlio César 17320212050 284
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81DF Xenofon Panos 0000000000 00
89DF Nikos Barboudis 0000000000 00
24MF El Hadji Diouf 0000000000 00
56MF Përparim Hetemaj 0010000000 10

Disciplinary record
As of 30 June 2008
N P Nat. Name League Play-offs Cup Champions League UEFA Cup Total Notes
Goalkeepers
32 GK Marcelo Moretto 1 1 1 1
50 GK Jürgen Macho 1 1 1 2 1
84 GK Giannis Arabatzis
Defenders
2 DF Edson Ratinho 3 1 2 6
3 DF Rodolfo Arruabarrena 3 1 2 6
4 DF Geraldo Alves 5 1 2 1 2 10 1
5 DF Traianos Dellas 7 1 1 8 1
6 DF Georgios Alexopoulos
14 DF Federico Azcárate
15 DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos 4 3 1 1 1 2 11 1
31 DF Nikolaos Georgeas 2 2
Midfielders
1 MF Pantelis Kafes 7 3 1 2 1 13 1
8 MF Tam Nsaliwa 2 3 2 7
10 MF Rivaldo 3 3
11 MF Gustavo Manduca 7 1 8
16 MF Akis Zikos 5 2 1 8
19 MF Panagiotis Lagos 2 2
22 MF Panagiotis Kone 3 2 5
25 MF Vasilis Pliatsikas 3 1 4
27 MF Christos Bourbos 3 1 1 5
34 MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis 1 1
80 MF Georgios Tofas
88 MF Dániel Tőzsér 3 1 4
Forwards
7 FW Charilaos Pappas 2 2
9 FW Pantelis Kapetanos
18 MF Ismael Blanco 3 3
20 FW Manú 3 2 5
23 FW Mohamed Kallon 1 1 2
33 FW Nikos Liberopoulos 1 1 1 2 5
36 FW Edinho 2 2 4
83 FW Michalis Pavlis
99 FW Júlio César 2 2
Left during Winter Transfer window
81 DF Xenofon Panos
89 DF Nikos Barboudis
24 MF El Hadji Diouf
56 MF Përparim Hetemaj

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