AEK Athens
2001–02 season
ChairmanFilon Antonopoulos
(until 3 January)
Charilaos Psomiadis
ManagerFernando Santos
StadiumNikos Goumas Stadium
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupWinners
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Demis Nikolaidis (17)
All:
Demis Nikolaidis
Vasilios Tsiartas (28 each)
Highest home attendance18,151 vs Olympiacos
(20 January 2002)
Lowest home attendance124 vs Agios Nikolaos
(28 November 2001)
Average home league attendance7,675
Biggest winAEK Athens 6–0 Grevenmacher
AEK Athens 6–0 Kilkisiakos
Biggest defeatInternazionale 3–1 AEK Athens
Ethnikos Asteras 2–0 AEK Athens
Panathinaikos 2–0 AEK Athens

The 2001–02 season was the 78th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 6 August 2001 and finished on 8 May 2002.

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Alpha Digital

Home
Away
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Overview

The summer of 2001 found AEK Athens once again in the midst of great administrative and financial problems. The multinationals ENIC and Netmed were searching all summer for interested parties to buy the or take over the management of the club. Eventually, the controversial businessman and well-known from his past in the basketball team, Makis Psomiadis, through the company "Ippoventure", became the new boss of AEK.[1] Psomiadis initially put in the position of president his friend and businessman, Filon Antonopoulos and later his cousin, Charilaos.[2] In the competitive part, however, Psomiadis seemed to be quite capable, as he brought Fernando Santos as the new coach and added to the roster, the Paraguayan international defender, Carlos Gamarra, on loan from Flamengo.

AEK started the championship very well and from an outsider they slowly became a favorite for the title, with Santos demonstrating a disciplined and well-done team. However, 3 consecutive defeats in January suddenly made the situation very difficult and the first problems in the Psomiadis-Santos relations begun. Nevertheless the team continued well and competed with Olympiacos for the title until the end. Eventually, on 20 April, in a match that was deemed as "final" for the penultimate matchday at the Olympic Stadium, Olympiacos won by 4–3 and conclusively AEK lost the title in a draw with 58 points each.

In the first round of the UEFA Cup, AEK had a theoretically easy task, having to face the weak Grevenmacher from Luxembourg. The first match took place at Nea Filadelfeia and AEK were storming. The 2 goals in the first half by Tsiartas and Zagorakis and another 4 in the second half by Nikolaidis and Lakis, gave an impressive victory to the yellowblacks. The crowd was extremely satisfied and the rematch was of a formal procedure. In the rematch in Luxembourg AEK didn't struggle at all with 1 goal in each half with Lakis and Konstantinidis, while also missing plenty of chances. The majority of AEK's fans at the stadium was remarkable. In the second round, AEK found the obstacle of the Scottish Hibernian. The first match was played in Athens and in front of about 18,000 people, AEK won a penalty with Georgeas at the 55th minute and Tsiartas capitalized on it. In the 68th minute, a header by Nikolaidis made it 2–0 and gave AEK a good score for the second match. It was worth noting that with this goal, Demis Nikolaidis reached 17 goals for the UEFA Cup and became the Greek top scorer of all time for this competition. At the Easter Road, Hibernian pressed AEK, who were lucky to draw the first half 0–0. However, in the second half, 2 goals by Luna equalized the score of the first match and the game went to extra-time, where Tsiartas showed his class and with 2 personal goals with a shot and a direct corner kick, gave AEK the qualification. All the Scots managed to do was to score a third goal 5 minutes before the end of extra-time, getting an honorable victory with 3–2. In the third round, the draw again favored AEK, who found in front of them another "passable" opponent, the Croatian Osijek. In the first match in Croatia, AEK entered the game strongly and took the lead in the 12th minute with Zagorakis, while in the 70th minute Nikolaidis made it 0–2, but immediately after that the Croatians reduced it to 1–2. AEK kept the score in their favor until the end and was the clear favorite for qualification. In the second leg in Athens, AEK soon found themselves behind with a 15th-minute own goal by Ferrugem, but turned the score around to be leveled by the Osijek at 2-2 before half-time. Eventually, a goal by Konstantinidis in the 79th minute, gave the yellowblacks the qualification. In the next round, another theoretically passable opponent was drawn against AEK, the Bulgarian Litex Lovech. The first match took place at Nikos Goumas Stadium and AEK came in impressively from the start and scoring 3 goals by the 23rd minute and with the Bulgarians reducing it to 3–1 in the 30th minute. In the second half, AEK conceded another goal for the final 3–2 and the Bulgarians to re-enter the qualification game. In the rematch in frozen Lovech, AEK were called upon to qualify in a match that took place in very difficult weather conditions. A goal by their top player in the match, Gamarra, at the 6th minute, brought AEK very close to the qualification, who even though conceding a goal at the end of the match, had already qualified. AEK reached the 16th of the institution and the margins for passable draws were narrowed. They were eventually drawn with the mighty Internazionale and things became extremely difficult. The first match at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza started impressively for AEK, who took the lead in the 8th minute with a great shot by Zagorakis. However, the Italian team quickly recovered and with two goals from Zanetti and Kallon made it 2–1 before the break, while their superiority was then sealed with another goal in the 56th minute from Ventola. The rematch was indeed difficult. In a packed Nikos Goumas Stadium, AEK tried to press, but in their first chance of Inter conceded a goal with free-kick by Greško in the 20th minute. AEK equalized after 3 minutes with a header by Konstantinidis and overturned the score with Nikolaidis at the 56th minute making the crowd heated as it brings the team just one goal away from extra-time, but the experienced and quality Italians immediately equalized with Ventola, which shaped the final 2–2. AEK's European course ended there, with a elimination with their "heads up".

In the Cup, AEK initially qualified by playing in a group with Panserraikos, Egaleo, and Nafpaktiakos Asteras. After an easy qualification over Agios Nikolaos, their next opponent were Kilkisiakos with the yellowblacks achieving an even easier qualification. In the quarter-finals, AEK faced PAOK. In the first leg of Nikos Goumas Stadium, AEK prevailed with 2–1, while in the second leg of Toumba Stadium seemed difficult, but in the end it turned out to be a "strawl" with AEK winning with 0–4. In the semi-finals, AEK were drawn against Skoda Xanthi. The first match at Xanthi ended with 0–0 and AEK seemed as the favorite for the rematch. In the end, the Xanthi team proved to be "tougher", the match ended 0–0 and went to extra-time. There, however, a goal by Ilija Ivić in the 106th minute gave AEK the qualification for the final, against Olympiacos. The cup final took place a week after the "championship final" and beyond its given importance, it was AEK's opportunity for a revenge. The match was very strong from the start and despite the chances, the first-half ended 0–0. In the 51st minute, Nikolaidis won a penalty, Tsiartas executed it, the ball hit the two posts, reached Nikolaidis who shot, and after going against the body of Konstantinidis, ended up in the net. Olympiacos then pushed for the equalizer and eventually succeeded at the 70th minute with a header by Giovanni, who was sent-off 9 minutes later for an unsportsmanlike hit on Konstantinidis. In the 81st minute, Ilija Ivić entered the match and 2 minutes later, after a foul by Tsiartas, he scored the winning goal with a header and AEK won the title.[3]

The top scorer of the season for the "two-headed" in the championship was Nikolaidis with 17 goals, while Tsiartas scored 16 goals. The presence of the amazing Gamarra in defense was also noteworthy.[4]

Management team

Position Staff
Manager Portugal Fernando Santos
Assistant manager Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasminko Velić
Assistant manager Portugal Jorge Rosário
Head of Medical Greece Lakis Nikolaou

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 8 May 2002, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
1 Ilias Atmatsidis Greece GK 24 April 1969 (aged 33) 1992 Greece Pontioi Veria Free 2002
22 Dionysis Chiotis Greece GK 4 June 1977 (aged 25) 1994 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
27 Sotiris Liberopoulos Greece GK 29 June 1977 (aged 25) 2001 Greece Kalamata Free 2005
Defenders
3 Ferrugem Brazil CB / DM 6 October 1980 (aged 21) 2000 Brazil Palmeiras Free 2003
4 Carlos Gamarra Paraguay CB 17 February 1971 (aged 31) 2001 Brazil Flamengo €600,000 2002
5 Nikos Kostenoglou Greece CB / RB 3 October 1970 (aged 31) 1994 Greece Skoda Xanthi €400,000 2003
12 Georgios Xenidis Greece LB / CB 6 December 1974 (aged 27) 2002 Greece Iraklis Free 2004
15 Éric Rabésandratana Madagascar CB / DM 18 September 1972 (aged 29) 2001 France Paris Saint-Germain €1,800,000 2004
16 Nikolaos Georgeas Greece RB / LB / DM 27 December 1976 (aged 25) 2001 Greece Kalamata €1,500,000 2006
17 Michalis Kasapis (Vice-captain 2) Greece LB / LM 6 August 1971 (aged 30) 1993 Greece Levadiakos €200,000 2007
21 Vaios Karagiannis Greece LB / CB 25 June 1968 (aged 34) 1990 Greece A.O. Karditsa Free 2002
25 Stathis Kappos GreeceCanada RB 31 July 1979 (aged 22) 2001 Greece Kalamata Free 2005
32 Michalis Kapsis Greece CB 18 October 1973 (aged 28) 1999 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Free 2003
39 Grigoris Toskas Greece CB 8 January 1983 (aged 19) 2000 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
Midfielders
6 Theodoros Zagorakis (Captain) Greece CM / DM / AM / RM / CB / RB 27 October 1971 (aged 30) 2000 England Leicester City Free 2003
7 Christos Maladenis Greece CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS 23 May 1974 (aged 28) 1995 Greece Skoda Xanthi €500,000 2003
10 Vasilios Tsiartas Greece AM / RM / LM / SS 12 November 1972 (aged 29) 2000 Spain Sevilla €3,500,000 2003
14 Akis Zikos Greece DM / CM 1 June 1974 (aged 28) 1998 Greece Skoda Xanthi €700,000 2006
18 Georgios Passios Greece DM / CM / CB 26 August 1981 (aged 20) 1997 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2003
19 Bledar Kola AlbaniaGreece LM / CM / DM / LB 1 August 1972 (aged 29) 2001 Greece Panathinaikos Free 2003
23 Vasilios Lakis Greece RM / RW / AM / CM 10 September 1976 (aged 25) 1998 Greece Paniliakos €1,800,000 2003
28 Milen Petkov Bulgaria DM / CM / AM / RM / LM 12 January 1974 (aged 28) 2000 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia €800,000 2003
41 Dimitris Karameris Greece CM / DM 16 April 1983 (aged 19) 2000 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
Forwards
11 Demis Nikolaidis (Vice-captain) GreeceGermany ST / SS 17 September 1973 (aged 28) 1996 Greece Apollon Athens €900,000 2004
20 Sotiris Konstantinidis Greece RW / LW / RM / LM / AM 19 April 1979 (aged 23) 1999 Greece Iraklis Free 2003
24 Christos Kostis Greece SS / ST / AM / RW / LW 15 January 1972 (aged 30) 2000 Belgium Anderlecht Free 2002
26 António Folha Portugal LW / LM / AM 21 May 1971 (aged 31) 2002 Portugal Porto Free 2002
30 Ilija Ivić Serbia and Montenegro ST / LW 17 February 1971 (aged 31) 2002 Greece Aris Free 2005
Left during Winter Transfer Window
— Chrysostomos Michailidis Greece GK 15 January 1975 (aged 27) 1997 Greece Eordaikos Free 2005
2 Maricá Brazil RB 24 September 1979 (aged 22) 2001 Brazil Vasco da Gama Free 2002
33 Fernando Navas Argentina LM / AM / RM 29 January 1977 (aged 25) 2000 Argentina Boca Juniors €2,000,000 2005
9 Grzegorz Mielcarski Poland ST 19 May 1971 (aged 31) 2001 Poland Pogoń Szczecin Free 2003
29 Ilias Anastasakos Greece ST 3 March 1978 (aged 24) 1995 Greece A.O. Dafniou Free 2002
31 Georgios Trichias Greece RW / ST 14 October 1979 (aged 22) 2001 Greece Niki Volos Free 2003

Transfers


In

Summer

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
9 FW Poland Grzegorz Mielcarski Poland Pogoń Szczecin Transfer Free 31 July 2001 30 June 2003 [5]
15 DF Madagascar Éric Rabésandratana France Paris Saint-Germain Transfer €1,800,000[6] 27 July 2001 30 June 2004 [7]
25 DF Canada Stathis Kappos Greece Kalamata Transfer Free 9 August 2001 30 June 2005 [8]
27 GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos Greece Kalamata Transfer Free 9 August 2001 30 June 2005 [8]
29 FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos Greece Apollon Athens End of loan — 1 July 2001 30 June 2003
31 FW Greece Georgios Trichias Greece Panetolikos End of loan — 1 July 2001 30 June 2003
— GK Greece Lefteris Petkaris Greece Kilkisiakos End of loan — 1 July 2001 30 June 2001
— DF Greece Georgios Paraskevaidis Greece Panionios End of loan — 1 July 2001 30 June 2001
— MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev Greece Athinaikos End of loan — 1 July 2001 30 June 2005

Winter

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
12 DF Greece Georgios Xenidis Greece Iraklis Transfer Free 3 January 2002 30 June 2004 [2]
30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić Greece Aris Transfer Free 2 January 2002 30 June 2005 [9]
33 MF Argentina Fernando Navas Greece Aris End of loan — 25 February 2002 30 June 2004 [10]

Out

Summer

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
2 DF Greece Traianos Dellas Italy Perugia Contract termination — 4 September 2001 [11]
12 DF Greece Charis Kopitsis Greece Egaleo Contract termination — 7 August 2001
27 DF Argentina Hernán Medina Argentina Boca Juniors End of loan — 1 July 2001
31 DF Greece Christos Pitos Greece Achileas Naoussas Contract termination — 1 July 2001
— GK Greece Lefteris Petkaris Greece Aris End of contract — 1 July 2001
— DF Greece Georgios Paraskevaidis Greece Athinaikos End of contract — 1 July 2001

Winter

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
2 DF Brazil Maricá Brazil Vasco da Gama Loan termination — 28 December 2001
9 FW Poland Grzegorz Mielcarski Poland Amica Wronki Contract termination — 31 October 2001 [12]
33 MF Argentina Fernando Navas Free agent Contract termination — 25 February 2002 [10]

Loan in

Summer

No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
2 DF Brazil Maricá Brazil Vasco da Gama Free 10 August 2001 30 June 2002 Red X [13]
4 DF Paraguay Carlos Gamarra Brazil Flamengo €600,000[6] 27 July 2001 30 June 2002 Green tick [14]

Winter

No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
26 FW Portugal António Folha Portugal Porto Free 3 January 2002 30 June 2002 Red X [2]

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
30 FW Argentina Emanuel Ruiz Argentina Unión Santa Fe Free 22 August 2001 30 June 2002 Red X [15]
— MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev Greece Apollon Smyrnis Free 1 July 2001 30 June 2002 Red X

Winter

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
29 FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos Greece Athinaikos Free 18 January 2002 30 June 2002 Red X
31 FW Greece Georgios Trichias Greece Apollon Smyrnis Free 18 January 2002 30 June 2002 Red X
33 MF Argentina Fernando Navas Greece Aris Free 29 January 2002 30 June 2002 Red X
— GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis Greece Ethnikos Asteras Free 1 January 2002 30 June 2002 Red X

Contract renewals

No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
14 MF Greece Akis Zikos 16 October 2001 30 June 2002 30 June 2006 [16]
17 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 2 August 2001 30 June 2002 30 June 2007 [17]
21 DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 13 July 2001 30 June 2001 30 June 2002 [18]
24 FW Greece Christos Kostis 13 July 2001 30 June 2001 30 June 2002 [18]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2001 Friendly Eintracht Braunschweig Germany 0–3 Greece AEK Athens Schneverdingen
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Schneverdingen sports center
17 July 2001 Friendly Einheit Wernigerode Germany 0–6 Greece AEK Athens Schneverdingen
 Stadium: Schneverdingen sports center
20 July 2001 Friendly St. Pauli Germany 0–3 Greece AEK Athens Schneverdingen
 Stadium: Schneverdingen sports center
Attendance: 10,000
21 July 2001 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 0–0 Germany Osnabrück Schneverdingen
Stadium: Schneverdingen sports center
28 July 2001 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 7–0 Greece Apollon Kalamarias Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
3 August 2001 Nova Supersports Cup AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Spain Sevilla Nea Filadelfeia
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Note: 45 minute match.
3 August 2001 Nova Supersports Cup AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Italy Bologna Nea Filadelfeia
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
Note: 45 minute match.
12 August 2001 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–1 England Tottenham Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
8 September 2001 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Greece Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
16 September 2001 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–1 Greece Panachaiki Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 23 September 2001 8 May 2002 Matchday 1 2nd 26 19 1 6 65 28 +37 073.08
Greek Cup 6 August 2001 27 April 2002 Group stage Winners 15 13 2 0 45 9 +36 086.67
UEFA Cup 9 August 2001 28 February 2002 Qualifying round Fourth round 10 6 2 2 24 14 +10 060.00
Total 51 38 5 8 134 51 +83 074.51

Last updated: 8 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 26 17 7 2 69 30 +39 58[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Champions League first group stage
2 AEK Athens 26 19 1 6 65 28 +37 58[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 26 16 7 3 53 25 +28 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 PAOK 26 14 6 6 55 45 +10 48
5 Skoda Xanthi 26 12 6 8 34 26 +8 42
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: AEK Athens–Olympiacos 2–3, Olympiacos–AEK Athens 4–3.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 19 1 6 65 28  +37 58 12 0 1 40 9  +31 7 1 5 25 19  +6

Results by Matchday

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLWWWWWWLLLWWDWLWWWWWWLW
Position51122111111221111222111122
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures

23 September 2001 1 Ionikos 1–2 AEK Athens Nikaia
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Vilanakis 79'
Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,661
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
30 September 2001 2 AEK Athens 4–0 Egaleo Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Vasilis Skoufitsas (Athens)
14 October 2001 3 AEK Athens 2–0 Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Christos Trikalis (Trikala)
21 October 2001 4 Ethnikos Asteras 2–0 AEK Athens Kaisariani
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki)
4 November 2001 5 AEK Athens 2–0 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
21:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 13,169
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
18 November 2001 6 OFI 0–1 AEK Athens Heraklion
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 6,696
Referee: Nikos Angelakis (Thessaloniki)
25 November 2001 7 AEK Athens 3–0 Akratitos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,398
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)
2 December 2001 8 Panachaiki 0–1 AEK Athens Patras
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Attendance: 7,225
Referee: Stavros Kremastiotis (Argolida)
9 December 2001 9 Panionios 2–6 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 4,390
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
16 December 2001 10 AEK Athens 4–2 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,474
Referee: Spyros Voulgaris (Piraeus)
13 January 2002 11 Iraklis 3–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 11,624
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
20 January 2002 12 AEK Athens 2–3 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 18,151
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
27 January 2002 13 PAOK 3–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
3 February 2002 14 AEK Athens 4–0 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Dimitris Pissas (Imathia)
10 February 2002 15 Egaleo 1–3 AEK Athens Nikaia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
17 February 2002 16 Skoda Xanthi 1–1 AEK Athens Xanthi
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Attendance: 7,656
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
24 February 2002 17 AEK Athens 1–0 Ethnikos Asteras Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Vasilis Skoufitsas (Athens)
3 March 2002 18 Panathinaikos 2–0 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 15,166
Referee: Giorgos Tsangarakis (Chania)
10 March 2002 19 AEK Athens 3–0 OFI Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,944
Referee: Lambros Gouvas (Arta)
17 March 2002 20 Akratitos 0–1 AEK Athens Ano Liosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,826
Referee: Dimitris Takidis (Kilkis)
23 March 2002 21 AEK Athens 4–1 Panachaiki Nea Filadelfeia
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,291
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)
31 March 2002 22 AEK Athens 2–1 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,199
Referee: Kostas Finokaliotis (Athens)
7 April 2002 23 Aris 0–3 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 7,330
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
14 April 2002 24 AEK Athens 3–0 Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
20 April 2002 25 Olympiacos 4–3 AEK Athens Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,292
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
8 May 2002 26 AEK Athens 6–2 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 11,079
Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)

Greek Cup

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AEK EGA PNS NAF
1 AEK Athens 6 5 1 0 25 7 +18 16 Second Round 2–0 5–0 4–0
2 Egaleo 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 9 3–3 0–0 3–1
3 Panserraikos 6 2 2 2 7 12 −5 8 1–5 1–1 2–1
4 Nafpaktiakos Asteras 6 0 0 6 6 21 −15 0 3–6 1–3 0–3
Source: epo.gr

Matches

6 August 2001 1 Panserraikos 1–5 AEK Athens Serres
18:15 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Chibuzor 84'
 Report (page 1)
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki)
29 August 2001 2 Nafpaktiakos Asteras 3–6 AEK Athens Nafpaktos
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Loukopoulos 18'
  • Zapantiotis 70'
  • Kyparissis 76'
 Report (page 1-2)
Stadium: Papacharalambeio National Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
19 August 2001 3 AEK Athens 2–0 Egaleo Nikaia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 2) Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)
26 August 2001 4 AEK Athens 5–0 Panserraikos Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 2) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
11 October 2001 5 AEK Athens 4–0 Nafpaktiakos Asteras Nea Filadelfeia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 3) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 287
Referee: Pavlos Papilias (Piraeus)
7 November 2001 6 Egaleo 3–3 AEK Athens Nikaia
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Makris 55', 59'
  • Nikolopoulos 58'
 Report (page 3)
Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Second round
28 November 2001 First leg AEK Athens 3–0 Agios Nikolaos Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 33) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 124
Referee: Spyros Voulgaris (Piraeus)
19 December 2001 Second leg Agios Nikolaos 0–1
(0–4 agg.)		 AEK Athens Agios Nikolaos
14:45 EET (UTC+2) Report (page 34)
Stadium: Agios Nikolaos Municipal Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Tsangarakis (Chania)
Round of 16
9 January 2002 First leg Kilkisiakos 0–1 AEK Athens Kilkis
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Report (page 37)
Stadium: Kilkis Municipal Stadium
Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki)
17 January 2002 Second leg AEK Athens 6–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Kilkisiakos Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 39) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)
Quarter-finals
30 January 2002 First leg AEK Athens 2–1 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 39)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)
6 February 2002 Second leg PAOK 0–4
(1–6 agg.)		 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Report (page 40)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Giorgos Tsangarakis (Chania)
Semi-finals
13 March 2002 First leg Skoda Xanthi 0–0 AEK Athens Xanthi
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Report (page 41) Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
10 April 2002 Second leg AEK Athens 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 agg.)		 Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 41) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Pavlos Papilias (Piraeus)
Final
27 April 2002 Final AEK Athens 2–1 Olympiacos Marousi
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 45,258
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

9 August 2001 First leg AEK Athens Greece 6–0 Luxembourg Grevenmacher Athens, Greece
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 6,082
Referee: Ghenadie Orlic (Moldova)
23 August 2001 Second leg Grevenmacher Luxembourg 0–2
(0–8 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brian Lawlor (Wales)

First round

20 September 2001 First leg AEK Athens Greece 2–0 Scotland Hibernian Athens, Greece
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 15,525
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
27 September 2001 Second leg Hibernian Scotland 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Edinburgh, Scotland
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,647
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Second round

18 October 2001 First leg Osijek Croatia 1–2 Greece AEK Athens Osijek, Croatia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
30 October 2001 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 3–2
(5–3 agg.)		 Croatia Osijek Athens, Greece
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria)

Third round

22 November 2001 First leg AEK Athens Greece 3–2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech Athens, Greece
21:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 12,428
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
6 December 2001 Second leg Litex Lovech Bulgaria 1–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Lovech, Bulgaria
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Fourth round

21 February 2002 First leg Internazionale Italy 3–1 Greece AEK Athens Milan, Italy
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 14,030
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
28 February 2002 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 2–2
(3–5 agg.)		 Italy Internazionale Athens, Greece
21:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 14,310
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 8 May 2002
No.PosPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupUEFA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 908060 230
22GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 1705040 260
27GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos 002000 20
Defenders
3DF Brazil Ferrugem 24112390 454
4DF Paraguay Carlos Gamarra 2408081 401
5DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 1408040 260
12DF Greece Georgios Xenidis 903010 130
15DF Madagascar Éric Rabésandratana 003020 50
16DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 21012080 410
17DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 1909080 360
21DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 004000 40
25DF Canada Stathis Kappos 104010 60
32DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 606030 150
39DF Greece Grigoris Toskas 000000 00
Midfielders
6MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 26391104 458
7MF Greece Christos Maladenis 21613660 4012
10MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 24168696 4128
14MF Greece Akis Zikos 24112190 452
18MF Greece Georgios Passios 004000 40
19MF Albania Bledar Kola 208240 142
23MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 268104103 4615
28MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 1409190 321
41MF Greece Dimitris Karameris 001000 10
Forwards
11FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 24177685 3928
20FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 21494105 4013
24FW Greece Christos Kostis 004100 41
26FW Portugal António Folha 905110 151
30FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 1545410 218
Left during Winter Transfer Window
—GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis 000000 00
2DF Brazil Maricá 704040 150
33MF Argentina Fernando Navas 004120 61
9FW Poland Grzegorz Mielcarski 220020 42
29FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos 004000 40
31FW Greece Georgios Trichias 104310 63

Goalscorers

As of 8 May 2002
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 17 6 5 28
10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 16 6 6 28
3 23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 8 4 3 15
4 20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 4 4 5 13
5 7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 6 6 0 12
6 30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 4 4 0 8
6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 3 1 4 8
8 3 DF Brazil Ferrugem 1 3 0 4
9 31 FW Greece Georgios Trichias 0 3 0 3
10 9 FW Poland Grzegorz Mielcarski 2 0 0 2
14 MF Greece Akis Zikos 1 1 0 2
19 MF Albania Bledar Kola 0 2 0 2
13 33 MF Argentina Fernando Navas 0 1 0 1
28 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 0 1 0 1
24 FW Greece Christos Kostis 0 1 0 1
28 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 0 1 0 1
4 DF Paraguay Carlos Gamarra 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 1 0 4
Totals 65 45 24 134

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
Greece Vasilios Tsiartas Greece Panserraikos 5–1 (A) 6 August 2001 Greek Cup [19]
Greece Demis Nikolaidis5 Greece Nafpaktiakos Asteras 6–3 (A) 29 August 2001 Greek Cup [20]

Assists

As of 8 May 2002
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 11 0 0 11
2 23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 4 0 0 4
3 11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 3 0 0 3
4 3 DF Brazil Ferrugem 2 0 0 2
17 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 2 0 0 2
6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 2 0 0 2
28 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 2 0 0 2
30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 2 0 0 2
9 20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 0 0 29

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal, then by shirt number and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.

As of 8 May 2002
Rank No. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 22 Greece Dionysis Chiotis 9 3 0 12
1 Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 3 6 3 12
2 27 Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos 0 1 0 1
Totals 12 10 3 25

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2002
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
1 GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 1 1
22 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 1 1 2
27 GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos
Defenders
3 DF Brazil Ferrugem 4 2 2 8
4 DF Paraguay Carlos Gamarra 1 1 2
5 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 3 1 1 5
12 DF Greece Georgios Xenidis 1 2 3
15 DF Madagascar Éric Rabésandratana
16 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 4 2 2 8
17 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 3 1 4
21 DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis
25 DF Canada Stathis Kappos
32 DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 1 1
39 DF Greece Grigoris Toskas
Midfielders
6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 2 2 1 5
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 1 1
10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 1 1
14 MF Greece Akis Zikos 5 2 2 9
18 MF Greece Georgios Passios 1 1
19 MF Albania Bledar Kola
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 2 1 2 5
28 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 2 1 3
41 MF Greece Dimitris Karameris
Forwards
11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 2 1 2 5
20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 2 2 4
24 FW Greece Christos Kostis 1 1
26 FW Portugal António Folha 1 1
30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 1 2 3
Left during Winter Transfer window
— GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis
2 DF Brazil Maricá
33 MF Argentina Fernando Navas
9 DF Poland Grzegorz Mielcarski
29 FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos 1 1
31 FW Greece Georgios Trichias

Starting 11

Awards

Player Pos. Award Source
Greece Demis Nikolaidis FW Greek Player of the Season [21]
Portugal Fernando Santos — Manager of the Season [21]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ίβιτς, Φόλια και Ξενίδη παρουσίασε η ΑΕΚ εν… μέσω "πολέμου"". in.gr. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "AEK taste Greek Cup glory". UEFA.com. 28 April 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Περίοδος 2001-2002". kitrinomavro.gr. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Την απόκτηση του Γκρέγκορζ Μιλεκάρσκι ανακοίνωσε η ΑΕΚ". in.gr. 31 July 2001.
  6. 1 2 "Γκαμάρα, Ραμπεσαντρατανά το «κουμάντο» στην οπισθοφυλακή της ΑΕΚ". in.gr. 19 July 2001.
  7. ↑ "Η ΑΕΚ ανακοίνωσε τον Ραμπεσαντρατανά, κοιτά τρεις ακόμη ευρωπαϊκούς στόχους". in.gr. 27 July 2001.
  8. 1 2 "Και επίσημα στην Ένωση, Λυμπερόπουλος και Κάπος". in.gr. 9 August 2001.
  9. ↑ "Και τυπικά παίκτης της ΑΕΚ ο Ίλια Ίβιτς". in.gr. 2 January 2002.
  10. 1 2 "Δίωξη για πλαστό διαβατήριο στον ποδοσφαιριστή Φ. Νάβας". naftemporiki.gr. 25 February 2002.
  11. ↑ "Στην Περούτζια μετακομίζει ο Δέλλας έτοιμος ο Μιελκάρσκι". in.gr. 4 September 2001.
  12. ↑ "Στην εξέδρα Ραμπέ και Μιελκάρσκι". flash.gr (in Greek). 30 October 2001.
  13. ↑ "Αποκάλυψη Μαρικά στην ΑΕΚ". in.gr.
  14. ↑ "Ο Κάρλος Γκαμάρα στην ΑΕΚ". 24 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Edición impresa del 22/08/2001". ellitoral.com.
  16. ↑ "Για πέντε ακόμα χρόνια ΑΕΚτζής ο Ακης Ζήκος - Χωρίς Μιελκάρσκι στην Κροατία". in.gr. 16 October 2001.
  17. ↑ "Τα νέα της ΑΕΚ – Αύγουστος 2001". aek.com (in Greek). 2 August 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Ολοκλήρωσε η ΑΕΚ". kathimerini.gr (in Greek). 13 July 2001.
  19. ↑ "Με τη σφραγίδα Τσάρτα". rizospastis.gr (in Greek). Online. 7 August 2001.
  20. ↑ "Παράσταση για ένα ρόλο..." rizospastis.gr (in Greek). Online. 30 August 2001.
  21. 1 2 "Ντέμης και ΑΕΚ οι κορυφαίοι της περιόδου 2001-2002". sport.gr (in Greek). 4 November 2002.
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