2018–19 AEK Athens F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was AEK Athens' 58th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 9th season in the Super League, and 95th year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Greek Cup, reaching the final for the third consecutive time, and in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the Group Stage. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

AEK Athens
2018–19 season
PresidentEvangelos Aslanidis
Administrative LeaderDimitris Melissanidis
ManagerMarinos Ouzounidis
(until 5 February)
Manolo Jiménez
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Super League3rd
Greek CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ezequiel Ponce (16)
All: Ezequiel Ponce (21)
Highest home attendance56,865 (vs Bayern Munich)
(23 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance1,594 (vs Apollon Smyrnis)
(23 February 2019)
Average home league attendance14,208

Events

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 2019, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Vasilis BarkasGK (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 25) Atromitos
16Panagiotis TsintotasGK (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 25) Levadiakos
40Makis GiannikoglouGK (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 26) PAS Giannina
99Panagiotis GinisGK (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 20) AEK Athens U19
Defenders
2Michalis Bakakis (Vice-captain 2)RB / LB / CB / RM (1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (aged 28) Panetolikos
3Hélder LopesLB / LM / LW (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 30) Las Palmas
4Marios OikonomouCB / LB (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 26) Bologna
5Vasilios LampropoulosCB / RB (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 29) Panionios
12Rodrigo GaloRB / RM / RW (1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 32) Paços de Ferreira
15Uroš ĆosićCB / RB / LB / DM (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 26) Empoli
19Dmytro ChyhrynskyiCB (1986-11-07)7 November 1986 (aged 32) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
23Niklas HultLB / LM (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 29) Panathinaikos
24Stratos SvarnasCB / RB (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 21) Xanthi
31Konstantinos StamoulisCB / RB (2000-10-29)29 October 2000 (aged 18) AEK Athens U19
33Georgios GiannoutsosLB / CB / DM (1998-07-16)16 July 1998 (aged 20) AEK Athens U20
50Michalis BousisCB / LB (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 (aged 20) AEK Athens U19
Giannis TsivelekidisCB / RB (1999-06-04)4 June 1999 (aged 20) AEK Athens U19
Midfielders
6Nenad KrstičićCM / DM / AM (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 28) Red Star
8André Simões (Vice-captain)DM / CM (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 (aged 29) Moreirense
20Petros Mantalos (Captain)AM / LM / CM / LW / SS / RM / RW (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 27) Xanthi
25Konstantinos GalanopoulosCM / DM (1997-12-28)28 December 1997 (aged 21) AEK Athens U20
51Giannis SardelisAM / CM / RW / LW (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 18) AEK Athens U19
70Giannis Fivos BotosAM / CM / LM / RM (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 18) AEK Athens U19
95AlefCM / DM (1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 24) Braga
Forwards
7Christos AlbanisLW / RW / LM / RM / SS (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 24) Apollon Smyrnis
10Marko LivajaSS / CF / AM / LW / RW / LM / RM (1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (aged 25) Las Palmas
14Anastasios BakasetasSS / AM / CF / RW / LW / RM / LM (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 26) Panionios
11Giannis GianniotasRW / LW / RM / LM / SS / CF (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 26) Olympiacos
17Victor KlonaridisSS / LW / RW / LM / RM / CF / AM / CM (1992-07-28)28 July 1992 (aged 26) Lens
22Ezequiel PonceCF (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 22) Roma
31Lucas BoyéSS / CF / LW / RW / LM / RM / AM (1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 23) Torino
77Christos GiousisRW / LW / RM / LM / SS / AM / CF (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (aged 19) AEK Athens U20
Left during Winter Transfer Window
32Paris BabisDM / CM (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 19) AEK Athens U20
39Erik MoránDM / CM (1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (aged 28) Leganés
Astrit AjdarevićCM / AM / DM / CF (1990-04-17)17 April 1990 (aged 29) Örebro
9Giorgos GiakoumakisCF / SS (1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (aged 24) Platanias

Transfers


Summer

No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
7 FW Christos Albanis Apollon Smyrnis Transfer €400,000 26 June 2018 30 June 2021 [8]
10 FW Marko Livaja Las Palmas Transfer €1,800,000 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [9][10][11]
11 FW Giannis Gianniotas Olympiacos Transfer Free 29 August 2018 30 June 2021 [12]
24 DF Stratos Svarnas Xanthi Transfer Undisclosed 16 August 2018 30 June 2023 [13]
31 DF Konstantinos Stamoulis AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
40 GK Makis Giannikoglou PAS Giannina Transfer Free 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [15]
50 DF Michalis Bousis AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
51 MF Giannis Sardelis AEK Athens U19 Promotion 2 July 2018 30 June 2021 [16]
70 MF Giannis Fivos Botos AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
99 GK Panagiotis Ginis AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
GK Giannis Papadopoulos AO Chania Kissamikos End of loan 1 July 2018 30 June 2020
GK Vasilios Chatziemmanouil AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
DF Alkiviadis Markopouliotis AO Chania–Kissamikos End of loan 1 July 2018 30 June 2019
DF Giannis Tsivelekidis AEK Athens U19 Promotion 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
DF Stavros Vasilantonopoulos Lamia End of loan 1 July 2018 30 June 2020
MF Konstantinos Malai Paniliakos Transfer Free 31 July 2018 30 June 2021 [17]
MF Pedro Vitor Sport Recife U20 Transfer Undisclosed 11 August 2018 30 June 2023 [18]
FW Andreas Vlachomitros Apollon Pontus End of loan 1 July 2018 30 June 2019

Winter

No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
4 DF Marios Oikonomou Bologna Transfer €700,000 22 January 2019 30 June 2022 [19]
6 MF Nenad Krstičić Red Star Transfer €500,000 4 January 2019 30 June 2022 [20]
MF Konstantinos Malai Trikala Loan termination 31 December 2018 30 June 2021
MF Anel Šabanadžović Željezničar Transfer €450,000 11 January 2019 31 December 2023 [21]
FW Christos Antoniou Ergotelis Loan termination 7 January 2019 30 June 2022
FW Andreas Vlachomitros Sparta End of loan 31 December 2018 30 June 2021

Summer

No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
4 DF Ognjen Vranješ Anderlecht Transfer €3,200,000 20 June 2018 [22]
7 FW Lazaros Christodoulopoulos Olympiacos End of contract 1 July 2018 [23]
11 FW Sergio Araujo Las Palmas End of loan 30 June 2018
16 GK Panagiotis Dounis Panegialios Contract termination 20 August 2018 [24]
18 MF Jakob Johansson Stade Rennais End of contract 1 July 2018 [25]
21 MF Panagiotis Kone Udinese End of loan 30 June 2018
22 GK Giannis Anestis Hapoel Be'er Sheva End of contract 5 July 2018 [26]
24 MF Masoud Shojaei Tractor Sazi End of contract 2 August 2018 [27]
31 FW Dimitrios Melikiotis Volos Contract termination 11 July 2018 [28]
55 DF Adam Tzanetopoulos Apollon Smyrnis Contract termination 8 July 2018 [29]
MF Pedro Vitor Aris Co-Ownership Undisclosed 31 August 2018 [30]

Winter

No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
4 DF Marios Oikonomou Bologna End of loan 22 January 2019 [19]
6 MF Astrit Ajdarević Djurgårdens Contract termination 30 November 2018 [31]

Summer

No. Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
4 DF Marios Oikonomou Bologna €100,000 1 July 2018 30 June 2019 Y [32]
22 FW Ezequiel Ponce Roma Free 19 July 2018 30 June 2019 Y [33]
31 FW Lucas Boyé Torino €450,000 18 July 2018 30 June 2019 Y [34]
95 MF Alef Braga €150,000 20 July 2018 30 June 2019 Y [35]

Summer

No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
GK Thanasis Pantos Sparta Free 14 July 2018 30 June 2019 N [36]
DF Stavros Vasilantonopoulos Lamia Free 4 July 2018 30 June 2019 N [37]
MF Konstantinos Malai Trikala Free 4 September 2018 30 June 2019 N [38]
MF Ilias Tselios Ergotelis Free 19 July 2018 30 June 2019 N [39]
FW Christos Antoniou Ergotelis Free 25 July 2018 30 June 2019 N [40]
FW Andreas Vlachomitros Sparta Free 2 August 2018 30 June 2019 N [41]

Winter

No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
9 FW Giorgos Giakoumakis OFI Undislosed 24 January 2019 30 June 2019 Y [42]
32 MF Paris Babis Apollon Pontou Free 28 January 2019 30 June 2019 N [43]
39 MF Erik Morán Málaga Undisclosed 29 January 2019 30 June 2019 Y [44]
MF Konstantinos Malai Paniliakos Free 29 January 2019 30 June 2019 N
MF Anel Šabanadžović Željezničar Free 11 January 2019 30 June 2019 N [21]
FW Christos Antoniou Diagoras Free 1 February 2019 30 June 2019 N [45]
FW Andreas Vlachomitros Aiginiakos Free 1 February 2019 30 June 2019 N [46]

Renewals

No. Pos Player Date Former Exp Date New Exp Date Source
1 GK Vasilis Barkas 7 June 2018 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 [47]
2 DF Michalis Bakakis 29 August 2018 30 June 2020 30 June 2023 [48]
3 DF Hélder Lopes 8 January 2019 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 [49]
4 DF Marios Oikonomou 22 January 2019 30 June 2019[a] 30 June 2022 [19]
8 MF André Simões 8 January 2019 30 June 2019 30 June 2023 [50]
14 FW Anastasios Bakasetas 10 January 2019 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 [51]
16 GK Panagiotis Tsintotas 29 August 2018 30 June 2020 30 June 2023 [52]
31 DF Konstantinos Stamoulis 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
50 DF Michalis Bousis 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
51 MF Giannis Sardelis 2 July 2018 30 June 2021 [16]
70 MF Giannis Fivos Botos 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
99 GK Panagiotis Ginis 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
GK Vasilios Chatziemmanouil 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]
DF Giannis Tsivelekidis 27 June 2018 30 June 2021 [14]

Notes

a. ^ AEK Athens enabled the player's buy-out clause, prematurely. The player's loan was expiring at 30 June 2019.

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

7 July 2018 Friendly Miedź Legnica 1–0 AEK Athens Kielce
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kunić 31'
Report Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
13 July 2018 Friendly AEK Athens 0–0 AEK Larnaca Kielce
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
21 July 2018 Friendly Atromitos 0–0 AEK Athens Peristeri
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
31 July 2018 Friendly AEK Athens 3–2 Galatasaray Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
7 September 2018 Friendly Trikala 1–4 AEK Athens Trikala
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Symelidis 15'
Report Stadium: Trikala Municipal Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)

Super League

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PAOK[lower-alpha 1] (C) 30 26 4 0 66 14 +52 80 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Olympiacos 30 24 3 3 71 17 +54 75 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 AEK Athens[lower-alpha 2] 30 18 6 6 50 19 +31 57 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Atromitos 30 15 7 8 41 28 +13 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Aris 30 15 4 11 46 33 +13 49
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[55]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. PAOK were deducted 2 points by court decision.[53]
  2. AEK Athens were deducted 3 points by court decision.[54]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 18 6 6 50 19  +31 57 10 3 2 27 6  +21 8 3 4 23 13  +10

Last updated: 2019-06-30.
Source: Super League Greece

Results by Matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWWLWDWWDLLWWDWWWWDWLWLDWWWDLW
Position232536[56]335574444333333343333333
Source: Super League Greece
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

25 August 2018 Matchday 1 AEK Athens 2–0 PAS Giannina Marousi
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,504
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
Man of the Match: Marko Livaja
1 September 2018 Matchday 2 Asteras Tripolis 0–1 AEK Athens Tripoli
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Marko Livaja
15 September 2018 Matchday 3 AEK Athens 4–0 Panionios Marousi
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,433
Referee: Evangelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos
23 September 2018 Matchday 4 PAOK 2–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 23,763
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Prijović
29 September 2018 Matchday 5 OFI 0–3 AEK Athens Heraklion
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 4,701
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Galo
7 October 2018 Matchday 6 AEK Athens 1–1 Olympiacos Marousi
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 27,419
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Man of the Match: Kostas Fortounis
20 October 2018 Matchday 7 Apollon Smyrnis 0–2 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Evangelos Gratsanis (Trikala)
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos
28 October 2018 Matchday 8 AEK Athens 4–0 Aris Marousi
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Man of the Match: Lucas Boyé
3 November 2018 Matchday 9 Panathinaikos 0–0 AEK Athens Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,731
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Kourbelis
11 November 2018 Matchday 10 AEK Athens 0–2 Atromitos Marousi
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Spyros Risvanis
24 November 2018 Matchday 11 Panetolikos 2–1 AEK Athens Agrinio
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 3,541
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Thessaly)
Man of the Match: Alhassan Kamara
2 December 2018 Matchday 12 AEK Athens 2–0 Xanthi Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,114
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
8 December 2018 Matchday 13 AEK Athens 2–0 Lamia Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,541
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
16 December 2018 Matchday 14 AEL 0–0 AEK Athens Larissa
17:15 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Marko Livaja
30 January 2019 Matchday 15 AEK Athens 1–0 Levadiakos Marousi
17:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Konstantinos Kotsanis (Drama)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
14 January 2019 Matchday 16 PAS Giannina 0–4 AEK Athens Ioannina
19:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Stefanos Koubarakis (Thrace)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
20 January 2019 Matchday 17 AEK Athens 3–0 Asteras Tripolis Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,518
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
26 January 2019 Matchday 18 Panionios 0–2 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Evangelos Evangelou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
3 February 2019 Matchday 19 AEK Athens 1–1 PAOK Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,291
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
10 February 2019 Matchday 20 AEK Athens 1–0 OFI Marousi
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Georgios Vreskas (Pieria)
Man of the Match: Christos Albanis
17 February 2019 Matchday 21 Olympiacos 4–1 AEK Athens Piraeus
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 29,010
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Man of the Match: Kostas Fortounis
23 February 2019 Matchday 22 AEK Athens 2–1 Apollon Smyrnis Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,594
Referee: Fotios Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Man of the Match: Lucas Boyé
2 March 2019 Matchday 23 Aris 2–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 9,668
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Daniel Larsson
9 March 2019 Matchday 24 AEK Athens 0–0 Panathinaikos Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,145
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
Man of the Match: Michalis Bakakis
17 March 2019 Matchday 25 Atromitos 0–1 AEK Athens Peristeri
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 907
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Man of the Match: Christos Albanis
31 March 2019 Matchday 26 AEK Athens 4–0 Panetolikos Marousi
17:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
Man of the Match: Marios Oikonomou
7 April 2019 Matchday 27 Xanthi 1–3 AEK Athens Xanthi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Ponce
14 April 2019 Matchday 28 Lamia 2–2 AEK Athens Lamia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Thessaly)
Man of the Match: Jerónimo Barrales
21 April 2019 Matchday 29 AEK Athens 0–1 AEL Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,556
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Slavko Bralić
5 May 2019 Matchday 30 Levadiakos 0–3 AEK Athens Livadeia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Efstathios Gortsilas (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos

Greek Cup

AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the fourth round.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AEK LAM VOL APL
1 AEK Athens 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Round of 16 2–1
2 Lamia 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4 1–1
3 Volos 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4 1–3 5–1
4 Apollon Larissa 3 0 0 3 1 16 15 0 0–4 0–7
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1. Points 2. Head-to-head points 3. Head-to-head goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Goals against 6. Play-offs (neutral ground).

Group Stage

12 October 2018 Matchday 1 AEK Athens 2–1 Lamia Kallithea
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
31 October 2018 Matchday 2 Apollon Larissa 0–4 AEK Athens Larissa
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Apollon Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stefanos Koubarakis (Thrace)
20 December 2018 Matchday 3 Volos 1–3 AEK Athens Volos
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)

Round of 16

9 January 2019 First leg AO Chania−Kissamikos 1–1 AEK Athens Chania
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Perivolia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
23 January 2019 Second leg AEK Athens 5–0
(6–1 agg.)
AO Chania−Kissamikos Marousi
17:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)

Quarter-finals

7 February 2019 First leg Atromitos 0–1 AEK Athens Peristeri
19:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
26 February 2019 Second leg AEK Athens 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Atromitos Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,517
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

Semi-finals

3 April 2019 First leg AEK Athens 2–0 Lamia Marousi
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 12,325
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
25 April 2019 Second leg Lamia 0–4
(0–6 agg.)
AEK Athens Lamia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Lamia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)

Final

11 May 2019 Final PAOK 1–0 AEK Athens Marousi
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Man of the Match: Chuba Akpom

UEFA Champions League

AEK Athens entered the Champions League at the third qualifying round.

Third Qualifying Round

On 1 August, it was determined that AEK Athens would face Celtic (Scotland) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Greek champions eliminated the Scottish side and secured a place into the UEFA Champions League Play-off round.

8 August 2018 First leg Celtic 1–1 AEK Athens Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,370
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
14 August 2018 Second leg AEK Athens 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Celtic Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Play-Off Round

On 16 August, it was determined that AEK Athens would face MOL Vidi (Hungary) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Yellow-Blacks eliminated the Hungarian side and secured a place into the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Group Stage after twelve years.

22 August 2018 First leg MOL Vidi 1–2 AEK Athens Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 10,681
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
28 August 2018 Second leg AEK Athens 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
MOL Vidi Athens, Greece
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 29,774
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Group Stage

On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Group Stage was made. AEK Athens were drawn in Group E along with Bayern Munich (Pot 1), Benfica (Pot 2) and Ajax (Pot 3).

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY AJX BEN AEK
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 5–1 2–0
2 Ajax 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 3–3 1–0 3–0
3 Benfica 6 2 1 3 6 11 5 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 1–1 1–0
4 AEK Athens 6 0 0 6 2 13 11 0 0–2 0–2 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

19 September 2018 Matchday 1 Ajax 3–0 AEK Athens Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:55 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,285
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
2 October 2018 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 2–3 Benfica Athens, Greece
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,154
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
23 October 2018 Matchday 3 AEK Athens 0–2 Bayern Munich Athens, Greece
19:55 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 61,221
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
7 November 2018 Matchday 4 Bayern Munich 2–0 AEK Athens Munich, Germany
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
27 November 2018 Matchday 5 AEK Athens 0–2 Ajax Athens, Greece
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,756
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
12 December 2018 Matchday 6 Benfica 1–0 AEK Athens Lisbon, Portugal
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 33,633
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 30 June 2019
No.PosPlayerLeagueCupChampions League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Vasilis Barkas 26050100 410
16GK Panagiotis Tsintotas 405000 90
40GK Makis Giannikoglou 000000 00
99GK Panagiotis Ginis 000000 00
Defenders
2DF Michalis Bakakis 25070100 420
3DF Hélder Lopes 600030 90
4DF Marios Oikonomou 2127180 363
5DF Vasilis Lampropoulos 801070 160
12DF Rodrigo Galo 2618271 414
15DF Uroš Ćosić 1906060 310
19DF Dmytro Chyhrynskyi 1506050 260
23DF Niklas Hult 22060100 380
24DF Stratos Svarnas 506000 110
31DF Konstantinos Stamoulis 000000 00
33DF Giorgos Giannoutsos 102000 30
50DF Michalis Bousis 000000 00
DF Giannis Tsivelekidis 000000 00
Midfielders
6MF Nenad Krstičić 1305200 182
8MF André Simões 1515080 281
20MF Petros Mantalos 2556391 409
25MF Kostas Galanopoulos 1711090 271
51MF Giannis Sardelis 001100 11
70MF Giannis Fivos Botos 005100 51
95MF Alef 2216180 362
Forwards
7FW Christos Albanis 1313010 171
10FW Marko Livaja 2578451 3812
11FW Giannis Gianniotas 704020 130
14FW Tasos Bakasetas 2243151 306
17FW Victor Klonaridis 2226094 376
22FW Ezequiel Ponce 28167590 4421
31FW Lucas Boyé 2369040 366
77FW Christos Giousis 103000 40
Left during Winter Transfer Window
32MF Paris Babis 002000 20
39MF Erik Morán 404120 101
MF Astrit Ajdarević 001000 10
9FW Giorgos Giakoumakis 602130 111

Disciplinary record

As of 30 June 2019
N P Nat. Name League Cup Champions League Total Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Vasilis Barkas
16 GK Panagiotis Tsintotas
40 GK Makis Giannikoglou
99 GK Panagiotis Ginis
Defenders
2 DF Michalis Bakakis 1 3 4
3 DF Hélder Lopes
4 DF Marios Oikonomou 5 2 2 9
5 DF Vasilis Lampropoulos 1 1
12 DF Rodrigo Galo 3 1 1 5
15 DF Uroš Ćosić 6 2 1 9
19 DF Dmytro Chyhrynskyi 1 1 1 3
23 DF Niklas Hult 2 2 4
24 DF Stratos Svarnas 1 1 2
31 DF Konstantinos Stamoulis
33 DF Giorgos Giannoutsos
50 DF Michalis Bousis
DF Giannis Tsivelekidis
Midfielders
6 MF Nenad Krstičić 1 2 3
8 MF André Simões 6 2 8
20 MF Petros Mantalos 6 2 8
25 MF Kostas Galanopoulos 2 5 2 7 2
51 MF Giannis Sardelis
70 MF Giannis Fivos Botos 1 1
95 MF Alef 6 1 7
Forwards
7 FW Christos Albanis
10 FW Marko Livaja 7 1 3 1 1 11 1 1
11 FW Giannis Gianniotas 3 1 4
14 FW Tasos Bakasetas 4 1 1 5 1
17 FW Victor Klonaridis 3 2 5
22 FW Ezequiel Ponce 5 5 1 1 11 1
31 FW Lucas Boyé 2 1 3
77 FW Christos Giousis
Left during Winter Transfer window
32 MF Paris Babis
39 MF Erik Morán 1 2 3
MF Astrit Ajdarević
9 FW Giorgos Giakoumakis 1 1 2

Starting 11

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nat. Name League Europe Cup Total
22 FW Ezequiel Ponce 16 0 5 21
10 FW Marko Livaja 7 1 4 12
20 MF Petros Mantalos 5 1 3 9
31 FW Lucas Boye 6 0 0 6
14 FW Tasos Bakasetas 4 1 1 6
17 FW Victor Klonaridis 2 4 0 6
12 DF Rodrigo Galo 1 1 2 4
4 DF Marios Oikonomou 2 0 1 3
95 MF Alef 1 0 1 2
6 MF Nenad Krstičić 0 0 2 2
25 MF Kostas Galanopoulos 1 0 0 1
8 MF André Simões 1 0 0 1
39 MF Erik Morán 0 0 1 1
9 FW Giorgos Giakoumakis 0 0 1 1
70 MF Giannis Fivos Botos 0 0 1 1
51 MF Giannis Sardelis 0 0 1 1
7 FW Christos Albanis 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 2 5
TOTAL 19 8 26 83

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