AEK Athens 2008–09 football season
AEK Athens F.C. competes for the fiftieth consecutive season in the Greek topflight . They started their European campaign in the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round after finishing second in last season's playoffs .
Overview
After the end of an indifferent season, the team initially finished in first place in the league, but after the court case between Apollon Kalamaria and Olympiacos for the illegal use of a player in the 1-0 Apollon Kalamaria win earlier in the season, Olympiacos were awarded the 3 points in a court hearing, thus finishing 2 points ahead of AEK.[1] AEK then finished 2nd in the national playoffs which saw them qualify for the UEFA Cup .
The club sold 18,200 season tickets. The new season started nervously, since the team was constantly under-performing during friendly games. The apparent nervousness reached a new high, when the team was defeated at home by underdogs Omonia at the first leg of the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round , followed by the chairman Demis Nikolaidis ' resignation announcement for the end of the season, and Rivaldo 's sudden intention to leave the club in order to join FC Bunyodkor from Uzbekistan . AEK was eventually eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Despite the disappointment, the team responded surprisingly well and put an assertive performance against fierce rivals Panathinaikos by beating them 2-1 at home during matchday 1, but poor performances and results from then on left AEK in a difficult situation. Head coach Giorgos Donis was eager to leave the club, but president Demis Nikolaidis did not allow him to leave. Nevertheless, Nikolaidis left due to these disappointing results and after a controversy with the clubs supporters Original 21 ,[2] leaving the presidency to member of the D.C., Nikos Koulis and Takis Kanellopoulos.[3]
However, the series of disappointing results continued, bringing anger and insecure situations for everyone in the team. The first to be hit by this wave of disappointment and with the council of the team upset, was the coach Giorgos Donis, who was asked to leave the team.[4] On November 21, 2008, AEK hired Dušan Bajević as head coach for the third time.[5]
On 2 May 2009, AEK participated in the Greek Cup final at Athens Olympic Stadium in
an effort to obtain the Greek Cup title for 14th time. However the result did not go in their favour after losing 14-15 on penalties vs their arch rival Olympiacos .
Events
Players
Squad information
Players out on loan
International players
Squad changes
In:
Total spending: €7,775M
Out:
Total income: €6,91M
Last updated: 2009-05-31
Squad stats
Total
Super League Greece
Greek Cup
UEFA Cup
Country
N
P
Name
GS
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
1
CM
Kafes
28
34
2548
4
6
27
1983
3
5
5
385
1
1
2
180
2
RB
Edson Ratinho 2
5
5
421
3
241
2
180
4
CB
Geraldo
13
16
1281
7
12
861
5
4
420
2
5
CB
Majstorovic
43
43
3872
3
9
34
3047
2
6
7
645
1
2
2
180
1
6
CB
Alexopoulos
18
20
1680
5
17
1442
5
2
148
1
90
7
LB
Juanfran 1
27
27
2307
8
1
21
1737
7
4
390
1
2
180
1
8
DM
Nsaliwa
28
28
2407
10
23
1927
7
5
480
3
9
CF
Edinho
13
36
1319
7
6
29
967
7
4
6
273
1
1
79
1
10
CF
Djebbour
29
33
2657
10
1
28
2246
8
1
5
411
2
10
AM
Rivaldo 2
1
1
78
1
1
78
1
11
LW
Manduca
11
22
1190
1
2
18
969
1
1
4
221
1
12
CB
N'Siabamfumu
2
2
135
2
135
13
RB
Koutromanos
14
17
1290
2
15
1080
2
2
210
14
DM
Basinas 2
17
17
1550
10
14
1265
8
2
195
1
1
90
1
16
DM
Pliatsikas
10
17
874
4
14
704
4
3
170
17
DM
Rikka
4
5
303
1
3
166
1
2
137
18
CF
Blanco
43
44
3564
23
2
36
2851
17
1
6
533
5
1
2
180
1
19
LM
Lagos
6
17
797
3
14
650
2
1
120
1
2
27
20
SS
Burns
5
67
1
5
67
1
23
GK
Saja
42
42
3810
5
35
3150
5
5
480
2
180
24
DM
Pelletieri
24
32
2287
5
27
1943
4
5
344
1
25
CB
Kyrgiakos
25
26
2247
10
1
20
1780
7
5
377
3
1
1
90
31
RB
Georgeas 1
25
29
2248
5
24
1768
5
5
480
32
SS
Scocco 1
40
41
3410
10
11
32
2668
7
8
7
594
3
2
148
3
34
CM
Tachtsidis
7
13
553
1
1
9
328
1
1
4
225
40
RW
Zorbas 2
5
7
365
1
3
189
2
116
2
60
1
56
CM
Hetemaj 1
6
15
639
7
12
557
7
2
54
1
28
77
GK
Macho
3
3
300
1
90
2
210
80
RW
Diouf
2
10
265
8
247
2
18
83
CF
Pavlis
4
15
460
2
1
10
321
1
1
3
83
2
56
1
90
DM
Gentsoglou
1
5
131
5
131
Last updated: 2009-05-31
Source: Match reports in
competitive matches ,
galanissportsdata.com Ordered by
start team , game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth;
N = number on jersey;
P =
Position ;
Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name);
GS = Game Started;
A = Appearances.
Notes
1 Player has once been sent off after being booked twice ( 1 x )
2 Player has left during the season.
Start formations
Qnt
Formation
Match(es)
13
4-4-2 diamond or 4-1-2-1-2
11-12, 15, 21, 23-25, 29, 32, 34, 36-37, 39
12
4-4-2
5-6, 8-9, 19, 22, 26-27, 30, 38, 40, 42
10
4-3-3
1-4, 7, 20, 28, 33, 43, 45
4
4-4-1-1
10, 13, 16, 18
3
4-2-3-1
17, 31, 35
3
4-3-2-1 (the 'Christmas Tree' formation)
14, 41, 44
Overall
Club
Other information
Source: aekfc.gr
Manager stats
Name
Nat
From
To
Record
Honours
P
W
D
L
F
A
%W
Giorgos Donis
August 14, 2008
November 17, 2008
13
4
7
2
17
16
30.77
–
Dušan Bajević
November 21, 2008
Incumbent
32
17
11
4
45
25
53.13
–
Totals
–
August 14, 2008
May 31, 2009
45
21
18
6
62
41
46.66
–
Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shootouts are not counted.
Competitions
Super League Greece
Classification
This is the classification of the regular season:
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Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
14
13
3
40
24
+16
55
11
2
2
21
9
+12
3
11
1
19
15
+4
Results by round
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Play-off table
Last updated May 31, 2009
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(*) The teams started the play-offs with the following number of points:
PAOK – 3 points ((63 – 49) / 5 = 2.8, rounded up to 3)
Panathinaikos – 2 points ((61 – 49) / 5 = 2.4, rounded down to 2)
AEK Athens – 1 point ((55 – 49) / 5 = 1.2, rounded down to 1)
Larissa – 0 points ((49 –49) / 5 = 0) UEFA rankings
UEFA team ranking
UEFA country ranking
Matches Pre-season
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1
2008-07-18
Friendly
—
N
Bielefeld
1–1
2
2008-07-26
Friendly
—
N
Greuther Fürth
2–2
3
2008-07-29
Friendly
—
N
Energie Cottbus
1–1
4
2008-07-30
Friendly
—
N
Bursaspor
1–0
5
2008-08-01
Friendly
—
N
Genoa
0–1
6
2008-08-03
Friendly
—
N
Ankaragücü
5–0
7
2008-08-08
Friendly
—
H
Bolton
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,000
AEK Athens
Bolton
8
2008-08-18
Friendly
—
H
Bologna
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,127
Referee
Michalis Germanakos
AEK Athens
Bologna
9
2008-08-21
Friendly
—
H
Groningen
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,000
Referee
AEK Athens
Groningen
10
2008-09-06
Friendly
—
N
Anagennisi Karditsa
2–2
Kick off
Attendance
6,000
Referee
Periklis Golias
Anagennisi Karditsa
AEK Athens
11
2008-09-07
Friendly
—
N
Olympiakos Volou
3–0
Kick off
Attendance
9,000
Olympiakos Volou
AEK Athens
Last updated: 15 July 2009 Source: aekfc 1 AEK Athens goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of AEK Athens.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Competitive
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1
2008-08-14
UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round
H
Omonia Nicosia
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,472
Referee
Serge Gumienny
AEK Athens
Omonia Nicosia
2
2008-08-28
UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round
A
Omonia Nicosia
2–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
20,267
Referee
Thorsten Kinhöfer
Omonia Nicosia
AEK Athens
3
2008-08-31
Super League Greece
1
H
Panathinaikos
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
30,140
Referee
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Panathinaikos
4
2008-09-14
Super League Greece
2
A
PAOK
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
25,203
Referee
Vasilis Paboridis
PAOK
AEK Athens
5
2008-09-21
Super League Greece
3
H
Iraklis
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
17,459
Referee
Nikitas Ntatis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Iraklis
6
2008-09-28
Super League Greece
4
A
Panionios
2–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,409
Referee
Ilias Stavridis
Panionios
AEK Athens
7
2008-10-05
Super League Greece
5
A
Olympiacos
0–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
30,074
Referee
Olympiacos
AEK Athens
8
2008-10-19
Super League Greece
6
H
Larissa
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
19,407
Referee
Tasos Kakos
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Larissa
9
2008-10-26
Super League Greece
7
A
Thrasyvoulos
3–3
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
1,742
Referee
Thrasyvoulos
AEK Athens
10
2008-11-02
Super League Greece
8
H
Asteras Tripolis
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
14,108
Referee
Ilias Spathas
AEK Athens
Asteras Tripolis
11
2008-11-08
Super League Greece
9
A
Xanthi
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,763
Referee
Tasos Kakos
Xanthi
AEK Athens
12
2008-11-11
Greek Cup
Fourth Round
A
Ilisiakos
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
500
Referee
Petros Konstadineas
Ilisiakos
AEK Athens
Nastos
22' Tabasis
57' Modroni
64' 110' Pavlidis
76' Veletis
Tsitsomitsos
99'
13
2008-11-15
Super League Greece
10
H
Panserraikos
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,170
Referee
Dimitris Kyrkos
AEK Athens
Panserraikos
14
2008-11-23
Super League Greece
11
A
OFI
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,732
Referee
Manolis Ntakos
OFI
AEK Athens
15
2008-11-30
Super League Greece
12
A
Levadiakos
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,156
Referee
Nikitas Ntatis
Levadiakos
AEK Athens
16
2008-12-07
Super League Greece
13
H
Panthrakikos
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
12,054
Referee
Vasilis Paboridis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Panthrakikos
17
2008-12-14
Super League Greece
14
A
Aris
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,783
Referee
Giorgos Daloukas
Aris
AEK Athens
18
2008-12-21
Super League Greece
15
H
Ergotelis
3–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
12,019
Referee
Vangelis Katsidonis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Ergotelis
19
2009-01-04
Super League Greece
16
A
Panathinaikos
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
42,018
Referee
Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
20
2009-01-11
Super League Greece
17
H
PAOK
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
19,194
Referee
Dimitris Kalopoulos
Man of the match
AEK Athens
PAOK
21
2009-01-17
Super League Greece
18
A
Iraklis
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
7,897
Referee
Michalis Lambropoulos
Iraklis
AEK Athens
Perperidis
67' Sarakatsanos
79'
22
2009-01-22
Greek Cup
Fifth Round
H
Kerkyra
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,315
Referee
AEK Athens
Kerkyra
Vitouladitis
45+1' Tsemperidis
69' Gustavo
78'
23
2009-01-25
Super League Greece
19
H
Panionios
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,187
Referee
Tasos Kakos
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Panionios
Kontoes
17'
24
2009-02-01
Super League Greece
20
H
Olympiacos
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
44,104
Referee
Dimitris Kalopoulos
AEK Athens
Olympiacos
25
2009-02-08
Super League Greece
21
A
Larissa
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,148
Referee
Spathas Ilias
Larissa
AEK Athens
26
2009-02-14
Super League Greece
22
H
Thrasyvoulos
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,532
Referee
Polatian Lazaros
AEK Athens
Thrasyvoulos
27
2009-02-18
Greek Cup
Quarterfinals
A
Xanthi
1–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
1,500
Referee
Giorgos Stathopoulos
Xanthi
AEK Athens
28
2009-02-22
Super League Greece
23
A
Asteras Tripolis
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
2,952
Referee
Dimitris Kyrkos
Asteras Tripolis
AEK Athens
29
2009-02-25
Greek Cup
Quarterfinals
H
Xanthi
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,480
Referee
Ilias Stavridis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Xanthi
30
2009-02-28
Super League Greece
24
H
Xanthi
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,587
Referee
Michalis Lambropoulos
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Xanthi
31
2009-03-08
Super League Greece
25
A
Panserraikos
5–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
5,673
Referee
Dimitris Kalopoulos
Panserraikos
AEK Athens
32
2009-03-14
Super League Greece
26
H
OFI
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
11,860
Referee
Vasilis Paboridis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
OFI
33
2009-03-18
Greek Cup
Semifinals
H
Panserraikos
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
7,642
Referee
Nathanail Charalabidis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Panserraikos
34
2009-03-22
Super League Greece
27
H
Levadiakos
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,045
Referee
Panos Konstantineas
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Levadiakos
35
2009-04-05
Super League Greece
28
A
Panthrakikos
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,200
Referee
Ilias Mazarakos
Panthrakikos
AEK Athens
36
2009-04-08
Greek Cup
Semifinals
A
Panserraikos
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
5,000
Referee
Giorgos Kastanidis
Panserraikos
AEK Athens
Papazoglou
38' Galanopoulos
45' 90'
37
2009-04-12
Super League Greece
29
H
Aris
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,847
Referee
Tasos Kakos
AEK Athens
Aris
38
2009-04-26
Super League Greece
30
A
Ergotelis
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,652
Referee
Dimitris Kalopoulos
Ergotelis
AEK Athens
Beto 81' Fragoulakis
86' Κordonouris
90+3'
39
2009-05-02
Greek Cup
Final
N
Olympiacos
4–4 (14 – 15 pen.)
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,594
Referee
Tasos Kakos
AEK Athens
Olympiacos
40
2009-05-10
Super League Greece
Play-offs
H
Larissa
3–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
8,864
Referee
Michalis Koukoulakis
Man of the match
AEK Athens
Larissa
41
2009-05-13
Super League Greece
Play-offs
A
Panathinaikos
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
22,980
Referee
Elias Spathas
Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
42
2009-05-17
Super League Greece
Play-offs
A
PAOK
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
28,703
Referee
Giorgos Daloukas
PAOK
AEK Athens
43
2009-05-20
Super League Greece
Play-offs
H
PAOK
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
14,831
Referee
Tasos Kakos
Man of the match
AEK Athens
PAOK
44
2009-05-24
Super League Greece
Play-offs
A
Larissa
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,328
Referee
Dimitris Kalopoulos
Larissa
AEK Athens
45
2009-05-31
Super League Greece
Play-offs
H
Panathinaikos
0–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
30,435
Referee
Tasos Kakos
AEK Athens
Panathinaikos
Last updated: 2009-05-31 Source: [citation needed ] 1 AEK Athens goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of AEK Athens.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
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