AEK Athens
2003–04 season
ChairmanGiannis Granitsas
ManagerDušan Bajević
(until 26 January)
Ilie Dumitrescu
StadiumVarious:
Nea Smyrni Stadium
Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Tavros Stadium
Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Alpha Ethniki4th
Greek CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikos Liberopoulos (13)
All:
Nikos Liberopoulos (17)
Highest home attendance16,045* vs Grasshopper
(27 August 2003)
*Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Lowest home attendance388** vs Doxa Drama
(2 September 2003)
**Nea Smyrni Stadium
Average home league attendance4,914
Biggest winAkratitos 2–7 AEK Athens
Biggest defeatMonaco 4–0 AEK Athens

The 2003–04 season was the 80th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season began on 17 August 2003 and finished on 22 May 2004.

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Piraeus Bank
Features: TIM

Home
Away
Third

Overview

The summer of 2003 started with severe financial and administrative problems for another season in the history of AEK. The administration of the court of first instance was trying to put the club in an order after the "mess" of Psomiadis[1] and things were very difficult, while the "star" of the team, Demis Nikolaidis also left for Atlético Madrid. Everything looked disappointing, but suddenly, in the summer, the climate reversed after some strong transfers were made with the acquisition of Nikos Liberopoulos and Ioannis Okkas with the help of the then outsider, Dimitris Melissanidis, while almost all the other players of the very good roster of the previous year remained.

While the roster was very good, the atmosphere was very bad and so the team ultimately presented a bad image. The players were unpaid, Bajević was permanently at odds with some of the fans, without showing that he was the coach he used to be, and as if all this was not enough, the team was roaming around various stadiums in Attica, since the Nikos Goumas Stadium was demolished. The result was the resignation of Bajević during the 18th matchday.[2] With the assumption of the technical leadership by the Romanian Ilie Dumitrescu, AEK eventually finished at the 4th place of the league with the players presenting themselves far below their value and the team looking disjointed and weak throughout during the season.

AEK had the opportunity to compete for the second consecutive season in the Champions League group stage, and the need for this to happen became even more imperative for financial reasons, since the team was facing huge financial problems. On their way, the Swiss Grasshopper and the yellow-blacks were considered favorites for qualification. In the first match at the Hardturm, the AEK did not appear ready and the Swiss had the upper hand and even if they became more threatening offensively in the second half, the Swiss team scored, the match ended 1–0 and things became difficult for the Greek team. The rematch that took place at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium with AEK entering the match very strongly and with 2 goals and an own goal were already getting a qualifying score by the 39th minute. In the second half, however, Grasshoppers scored, but AEK responded with a goal by Liberopoulos and in the last minutes the Swiss team put a lot of pressure on the Greek team without finally being able to score the goal that would have given them qualification. Thus, AEK qualified for a second year in a row in the group stage of the Champions League and were drawn with Monaco, Deportivo La Coruña and PSV Eindhoven, where they finished last after 2 draws and 4 defeats.

In the Greek Cup, AEK first eliminated Doxa Drama then they qualified without an opponent to the Round of 16, where they also eliminated Agrotikos Asteras and then they faced Iraklis, where they also got an easy qualification. In the semi-finals AEK came across Panathinaikos. The first match at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium ended 2–2 with both teams scoring one goal each towards the end of the match. In the rematch at Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium, the yellow-blacks appeared inferior to the circumstances, ultimately losing with 0–1 and thus they were eliminated from the final.

As the season progressed, the team's financial and administrative situation appeared to have reached their limits, with the result that the very existence of the club was threatened. Top scorer of this bad season in the league for AEK, Nikos Liberopoulos with 13 goals, while Vasilios Lakis scored 10 goals.[3]

Management team

Position Staff
Manager Romania Ilie Dumitrescu
Assistant manager Romania Gheorghe Popescu
Fitness coach Cyprus Antonis Kezos
Technical director Netherlands Eugène Gerards
Academy director North Macedonia Toni Savevski
Scout Netherlands Eugène Gerards
Head of Medical Greece Lakis Nikolaou
Podiatrist Greece Manos Arvanitakis

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 22 May 2004, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
1 Chrysostomos Michailidis Greece GK 15 January 1975 (aged 29) 1997 Greece Eordaikos Free 2005
12 Sotiris Liberopoulos Greece GK 29 June 1977 (aged 27) 2001 Greece Kalamata Free 2005
22 Dionysis Chiotis Greece GK 4 June 1977 (aged 27) 1994 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
41 Giannis Arabatzis Greece GK 28 May 1984 (aged 20) 2002 Greece Makrochori Free 2011
Defenders
2 Vasilios Borbokis Greece RB / RM 10 February 1969 (aged 35) 2002 Greece PAOK Free 2004
5 Nikos Kostenoglou (Vice-captain 2) Greece CB / RB 3 October 1970 (aged 33) 1994 Greece Skoda Xanthi €400,000 2005
8 Michel Kreek Netherlands LB / CB / LM / CM / DM 16 January 1971 (aged 33) 2002 Netherlands Vitesse €500,000 2004
16 Nikolaos Georgeas Greece RB / LB / DM 27 December 1976 (aged 27) 2001 Greece Kalamata €1,500,000 2008
17 Michalis Kasapis (Captain) Greece LB / LM 6 August 1971 (aged 32) 1993 Greece Levadiakos €200,000 2007
18 Vangelis Moras Greece CB / DM / RB 26 August 1981 (aged 22) 2003 Greece Proodeftiki €260,000 2007
19 Kofi Amponsah Ghana CB / LB 19 April 1978 (aged 26) 2003 Greece PAOK Free 2006
25 Goran Popov North Macedonia LB / CB / RB 2 October 1984 (aged 19) 2004 Greece Proodeftiki Free 2004
32 Michalis Kapsis Greece CB 18 October 1973 (aged 30) 1999 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Free 2007
38 Panagiotis Stergiatos Greece CB 3 March 1986 (aged 18) 2003 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2008
39 Grigoris Toskas Greece CB 8 January 1983 (aged 21) 2000 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
81 Stathis Kappos GreeceCanada RB 31 July 1979 (aged 24) 2001 Greece Kalamata Free 2005
Midfielders
3 Milen Petkov Bulgaria DM / CM / AM / RM / LM 12 January 1974 (aged 30) 2000 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia €800,000 2004
6 Theodoros Zagorakis Greece CM / DM / AM / RM / CB / RB 27 October 1971 (aged 32) 2000 England Leicester City Free 2005
10 Vasilios Tsiartas (Vice-captain) Greece AM / RM / LM / SS 12 November 1972 (aged 31) 2000 Spain Sevilla €3,500,000 2006
14 Ivan Rusev Bulgaria AM / RM / LM / CM 10 May 1979 (aged 25) 2001 Bulgaria Spartak Varna Free 2005
21 Kostas Katsouranis Greece CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB 21 June 1979 (aged 25) 2002 Greece Panachaiki Free 2005
23 Vasilios Lakis Greece RM / RW / AM / CM 10 September 1976 (aged 27) 1998 Greece Paniliakos €1,900,000 2007
35 Dimitris Karameris Greece CM / DM 16 April 1983 (aged 21) 2000 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
40 Christos Tsevas Greece AM 8 June 1985 (aged 19) 2003 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2008
— Peter Philipakos GreeceUnited States RM / AM 21 January 1983 (aged 21) 2003 United States American Eagles Free 2007
Forwards
9 Ioannis Okkas Cyprus ST / RW / LW / SS / AM 15 December 1974 (aged 29) 2003 Greece PAOK Free 2005
20 Sotiris Konstantinidis Greece RW / LW / RM / LM / AM 19 April 1979 (aged 25) 1999 Greece Iraklis Free 2006
26 Christos Kostis Greece SS / ST / AM / RW / LW 15 January 1972 (aged 32) 2000 Belgium Anderlecht Free 2005
30 Ilija Ivić Serbia and Montenegro ST / LW 17 February 1971 (aged 33) 2002 Greece Aris Free 2006
33 Nikos Liberopoulos Greece SS / ST / AM 4 August 1975 (aged 28) 2003 Greece Panathinaikos Free 2006
36 Tasos Thanos Greece ST 1 April 1984 (aged 20) 2003 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2008
88 Dimitris Nalitzis Greece ST 25 January 1976 (aged 28) 2003 Italy Udinese €200,000 2007
Left during Winter Transfer Window
31 Grigoris Georgatos Greece LB / LM / LW / CM 31 October 1972 (aged 31) 2002 Italy Internazionale €3,000,000 2005
— Stelios Maistrellis Greece CB 10 November 1979 (aged 24) 2002 Greece Aiolikos Free 2006
7 Christos Maladenis Greece CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS 23 May 1974 (aged 30) 1995 Greece Skoda Xanthi €500,000 2005
34 Nikos Pourtoulidis Greece CM / AM 7 October 1983 (aged 20) 2002 Greece Nea Karvali Free 2006

Transfers


In

Summer

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
9 FW Cyprus Giannis Okkas Greece PAOK Transfer Free 2 July 2003 30 June 2005 [4]
12 GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos Belgium La Louvière End of loan — 1 July 2003 30 June 2004
18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras Greece Proodeftiki Transfer €260,000[a] 6 August 2003 30 June 2007 [5]
19 DF Ghana Kofi Amponsah Greece PAOK Transfer Free 31 July 2003 30 June 2006 [6]
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos Greece Panathinaikos Transfer Free 31 July 2003 30 June 2006 [7]
36 FW Greece Tasos Thanos Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 2003 30 June 2007
38 DF Greece Panagiotis Stergiatos Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 2003 30 June 2008
40 MF Greece Christos Tsevas Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 2003 30 June 2008 [8]
88 FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis Italy Udinese Transfer €200,000 4 July 2003 30 June 2007 [9]

Winter

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
25 DF North Macedonia Goran Popov Greece Proodeftiki Transfer Free 9 January 2004 30 June 2004 [10]
— MF Greece Peter Philipakos United States American Eagles Transfer Free 26 January 2004 30 June 2007 [11]

Out

Summer

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis Spain Atlético Madrid Contract termination — 11 July 2003 [12][13]
13 MF Greece Georgios Passios Greece AEL End of contract — 1 July 2003
15 FW Argentina Livio Prieto Argentina Nueva Chicago Contract termination — 1 July 2003
18 MF Costa Rica Walter Centeno Costa Rica Saprissa Contract termination — 1 July 2003
19 DF Costa Rica Mauricio Wright China Shenyang Ginde Contract termination — 18 August 2003 [14]
37 FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis Italy Udinese End of loan — 1 July 2003

Winter

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis Greece PAOK Contract termination — 30 January 2004 [15]
31 DF Greece Grigoris Georgatos Greece Olympiacos Contract termination —[b] 4 December 2004

Notes

a. ^ Plus 25% of resale.[16]
b. ^ The player paid €400,000 to the club for his contract termination so he could rejoin Olympiacos.[17]

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
20 FW Greece Ilias Solakis Greece Niki Volos Free 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 Red X

Winter

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
34 MF Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis Greece Thrasyvoulos Free 1 January 2004 30 June 2005 Red X
— DF Greece Stelios Maistrellis Greece Akratitos Free 1 January 2004 30 June 2004 Red X

Contract renewals

No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
2 DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2004 [18]
3 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 25 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2004 [8]
5 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [18]
6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 9 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [19]
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [18]
10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 2 July 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2006 [4]
16 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 4 January 2004 30 June 2006 30 June 2008 [20]
20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 11 December 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2006 [21]
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 3 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2007 [22]
30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 11 June 2003 30 June 2005 30 June 2006 [18]
32 DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 3 October 2003 31 December 2003 30 June 2007 [23]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

9 July 2003 Friendly Teplice Czech Republic 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Loita
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Farchant Stadium
12 July 2003 Friendly Axams Austria 2–6 Greece AEK Athens Tyrol
  • 65'
  • 70'
Stadium: Axams Ruifach Stadium
15 July 2003 Friendly Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Greece AEK Athens Loita
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Kinkel 74'
 Stadium: Farchant Stadium
17 July 2003 Friendly Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1–3 Greece AEK Athens Tyrol
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Axams Ruifach Stadium
21 July 2003 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–0 Romania Steaua București Ampelokipoi
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
24 July 2003 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–1 Greece Chalkidona Korydallos
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • Drenova 65'
 Stadium: Korydallos Stadium
Attendance: 700
28 July 2003 Friendly Proodeftiki Greece 1–3 Greece AEK Athens Korydallos
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Rush 75'
 Report
Stadium: Korydallos Stadium
1 August 2003 Friendly Apollon Smyrnis Greece 2–4 Greece AEK Athens Rizoupoli
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
7 September 2003 Friendly AEL Limassol Cyprus 3–2 Greece AEK Athens Limassol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
15 November 2003 Friendly Fostiras Greece 1–1 Greece AEK Athens Tavros
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Ziokos 85'
 Report
  • Tsevas 52'
 Stadium: Tavros Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 23 August 2003 22 May 2004 Matchday 1 4th 30 16 7 7 57 32 +25 053.33
Greek Cup 17 August 2003 7 April 2004 First round Semi-finals 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 062.50
UEFA Champions League 13 August 2003 10 December 2003 Third qualifying round Group stage 8 1 2 5 4 13 −9 012.50
Total 46 22 11 13 78 52 +26 047.83

Last updated: 22 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Olympiacos 30 24 3 3 70 19 +51 75 Qualification for Champions League group stage
3 PAOK 30 18 6 6 47 27 +20 60 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4 AEK Athens 30 16 7 7 57 32 +25 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Egaleo 30 15 7 8 37 26 +11 52
6 Panionios 30 12 11 7 40 29 +11 47
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 16 7 7 57 32  +25 55 7 5 3 27 13  +14 9 2 4 30 19  +11

Results by Matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWDDDLWLWWWLWWDDWWLLLWWLDWWWDW
Position522446665555555544555555555444
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures

23 August 2003 Matchday 1 Egaleo 0–1 AEK Athens Egaleo
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Attendance: 2,606
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)
31 August 2003 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 3–0 Ionikos Nea Smyrni
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Avraam Kebaridis (Thessaloniki)
13 September 2003 Matchday 3 Iraklis 2–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Makedonikos Stadium
Attendance: 4,677
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
21 September 2003 Matchday 4 AEK Athens 2–2 Panathinaikos Nea Smyrni
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 9,472
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
Note: Both teams were punished due to fan incidents.
27 September 2003 Matchday 5 Panionios 2–2 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
15 October 2003 Matchday 6 AEK Athens 1–2 Chalkidona Nea Smyrni
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Efthimios Damianos (Kozani)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Panathinaikos.
18 October 2003 Matchday 7 Aris 1–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Makedonikos Stadium
Attendance: 1,181
Referee: Giannis Spyropoulos (Phthiotis)
26 October 2003 Matchday 8 AEK Athens 0–1 Olympiacos Nea Smyrni
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 8,310
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
Note: AEK was punished with 3 games behind closed doors due to fan incidents.[24]
1 November 2003 Matchday 9 AEK Athens 3–1 PAOK Ano Liosia
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
9 November 2003 Matchday 10 Akratitos 2–7 AEK Athens Ano Liosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Kostas Finokaliotis (Athens)
22 November 2003 Matchday 11 AEK Athens 3–0 Proodeftiki Ano Liosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Efthimios Damianos (Kozani)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Olympiacos.
30 November 2003 Matchday 12 Paniliakos 1–0 AEK Athens Pyrgos
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Giannis Kaminaris (Thessaly)
7 December 2003 Matchday 13 AEK Athens 3–0 Skoda Xanthi Ampelokipoi
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Olympiacos.
14 December 2003 Matchday 14 OFI 0–2 AEK Athens Heraklion
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
20 December 2003 Matchday 15 AEK Athens 1–1 Kallithea Tavros
14:45 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Tavros Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Olympiacos.
11 January 2004 Matchday 16 AEK Athens 2–2 Egaleo Ano Liosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 697
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
18 January 2004 Matchday 17 Ionikos 0–1 AEK Athens Nikaia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
25 January 2004 Matchday 18 AEK Athens 4–0 Iraklis Ano Liosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
Note: At the 30th minute of the match on the stands there was a well-known banner that disapproved the coach of AEK, Dušan Bajević and in those days the administration took measures to ban its hanging on the railings, however that banner made its appearance on the field again, but what bothered the Bajević was a slogan that had to do with his wife. Bajević left the pitch stating that it was his last match, as his relations with the fans were never good during the 1,5-year presence in the team and with him also resigned the vice president, Petros Stathis. Bajević's assistant, Meletis Persias took over for the rest of the match.[2]
1 February 2004 Matchday 19 Panathinaikos 2–1 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 10,645
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
7 February 2004 Matchday 20 AEK Athens 0–1 Panionios Ano Liosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama)
Note: AEK was punished with 2 games behind closed doors due to fan incidents.[25]
22 February 2004 Matchday 21 Chalkidona 2–0 AEK Athens Nikaia
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 859
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
28 February 2004 Matchday 22 AEK Athens 1–0 Aris Ano Liosia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Panionios.
14 March 2004 Matchday 23 Olympiacos 0–1 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: 11,311
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
21 March 2004 Matchday 24 PAOK 3–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,829
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
4 April 2004 Matchday 25 AEK Athens 1–1 Akratitos Ano Liosia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Iliopoulos 40'
 Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)
Note: The match was held behind closed doors because of the punishment for the match against Panionios.
17 April 2004 Matchday 26 Proodeftiki 2–4 AEK Athens Korydallos
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Korydallos Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Dimitris Dabosis (Pieria)
24 April 2004 Matchday 27 AEK Athens 1–0 Paniliakos Ano Liosia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus)
1 May 2004 Matchday 28 Skoda Xanthi 1–2 AEK Athens Xanthi
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Attendance: 1,699
Referee: Dimitris Dabosis (Pieria)
16 May 2004 Matchday 29 AEK Athens 2–2 OFI Kallithea
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus)
22 May 2004 Matchday 30 Kallithea 1–3 AEK Athens Kallithea
17:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Nikos Koulias (Thesprotia)

Greek Cup

First round

17 August 2003 First leg Doxa Drama 0–4 AEK Athens Drama
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report (page 6)
Stadium: Doxa Drama Stadium
Attendance: 5,684
Referee: Manolis Tapatzas (Thrace)
2 September 2003 Second leg AEK Athens 3–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Doxa Drama Nea Smyrni
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 6) Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 388
Referee: Stavros Georgopoulos (Arcadia)

Second round

AEK Athens qualified to the Round of 16 without a match.

Round of 16

7 January 2004 First leg Agrotikos Asteras 0–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 15) Stadium: Agrotikos Asteras Stadium
Referee: Manolis Tapatzas (Thrace)
14 January 2004 Second leg AEK Athens 2–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Agrotikos Asteras Ano Liosia
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 15)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Referee: Antonis Kouklakis (Chania)

Quarter-finals

4 March 2004 First leg AEK Athens 1–0 Iraklis Ano Liosia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 17) Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giannis Tsacheilidis (Piraeus)
16 March 2004 Second leg Iraklis 2–3
(2–4 agg.)		 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 17-18)
Stadium: Nea Efkarpia Stadium
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)

Semi-finals

27 March 2004 First leg Panathinaikos 2–2 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (page 18)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 8,657
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
7 April 2004 Second leg AEK Athens 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Panathinaikos Ano Liosia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (page 18)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 25 July 2003.

13 August 2003 First leg Grasshopper Switzerland 1–0 Greece AEK Athens Zürich, Switzerland
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
27 August 2003 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Switzerland Grasshopper Athens, Greece
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 16,045
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 August 2003.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON DEP PSV AEK
1 France Monaco 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 8–3 1–1 4–0
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 1–0 — 2–0 3–0
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 3–2 — 2–0
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 0 2 4 1 11 −10 2 0–0 1–1 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2003 Matchday 1 AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 13,583
Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)
30 September 2003 Matchday 2 Monaco France 4–0 Greece AEK Athens Fontvieille, Monaco
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
21 October 2003 Matchday 3 AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 7,290
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
5 November 2003 Matchday 4 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–0 Greece AEK Athens Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
25 November 2003 Matchday 5 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 3–0 Greece AEK Athens A Coruña, Spain
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
10 December 2003 Matchday 6 AEK Athens Greece 0–0 France Monaco Athens, Greece
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 22 May 2004
No.PosPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupChampions League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis 1902040 250
12GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos 404000 80
22GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 702040 130
41GK Greece Giannis Arabatzis 000000 00
Defenders
2DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 2014060 301
5DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 802060 160
8DF Netherlands Michel Kreek 1807030 280
16DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 1204060 220
17DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 903050 170
18DF Greece Vangelis Moras 2505050 350
19DF Ghana Kofi Amponsah 1514040 231
25DF North Macedonia Goran Popov 803000 110
32DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 1904060 290
38DF Greece Panagiotis Stergiatos 000000 00
39DF Greece Grigoris Toskas 102000 30
81DF Greece Stathis Kappos 401000 50
Midfielders
3MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 1517110 232
6MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 2705080 400
10MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 2626281 405
14MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev 1012220 143
21MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 2777281 4210
23MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 23105140 3211
35MF Greece Dimitris Karameris 001000 10
40MF Greece Christos Tsevas 101000 20
—MF Greece Peter Philipakos 000000 00
Forwards
9FW Cyprus Ioannis Okkas 2457480 399
20FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 1824130 253
26FW Greece Christos Kostis 001100 11
30FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 1352040 195
33FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 27137361 4017
36FW Greece Tasos Thanos 000000 00
88FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis 2325040 322
Left during Winter Transfer Window
31DF Greece Grigoris Georgatos 650030 95
—DF Greece Stelios Maistrellis 000000 00
7MF Greece Christos Maladenis 812040 141
34MF Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis 002000 20

Goalscorers

As of 22 May 2004
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League Total
1 33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 13 3 1 17
2 23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 10 1 0 11
3 21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 7 2 1 10
4 9 FW Cyprus Ioannis Okkas 5 4 0 9
5 31 DF Greece Grigoris Georgatos 5 0 0 5
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 5 0 0 5
10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 2 2 1 5
8 20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 2 1 0 3
14 MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev 1 2 0 3
10 88 FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis 2 0 0 2
3 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 1 1 0 2
12 19 DF Ghana Kofi Amponsah 1 0 0 1
2 DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 1 0 0 1
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 1 0 0 1
26 FW Greece Christos Kostis 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
Totals 57 17 4 78

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
Greece Nikos Liberopoulos Greece Akratitos 7–2 (A) 9 November 2003 Alpha Ethniki [26]
Cyprus Ioannis Okkas Greece Doxa Drama 4–0 (A) 17 August 2003 Greek Cup [27]

Assists

As of 22 May 2004
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League Total
1 10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 11 0 0 11
2 9 FW Cyprus Ioannis Okkas 5 0 0 5
3 6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 4 0 0 4
4 2 DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 3 0 0 3
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 3 0 0 3
20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 3 0 0 3
88 FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis 3 0 0 3
8 21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 2 0 0 2
9 5 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 1 0 0 1
31 DF Greece Grigoris Georgatos 1 0 0 1
3 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 1 0 0 1
14 MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev 1 0 0 1
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 1 0 0 1
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 1 0 0 1
Totals 40 0 0 40

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 22 May 2004
Rank No. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League Total
1 1 Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis 6 2 1 9
2 12 Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos 2 1 0 3
22 Greece Dionysis Chiotis 2 1 0 3
Totals 10 4 1 15

Disciplinary record

As of 22 May 2004
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League 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 Chrysostomos Michailidis 2 2
12 GK Greece Sotiris Liberopoulos
22 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 1 1
41 GK Greece Giannis Arabatzis
Defenders
2 DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 4 1 1 6
5 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 2 1 3
8 DF Netherlands Michel Kreek 2 2 1 4 1
16 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 4 1 5
17 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 2 1 3
18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras 2 1 3
19 DF Ghana Kofi Amponsah 4 1 1 2 1 7 1 1
25 DF North Macedonia Goran Popov 3 1 3 1
32 DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 1 1 1 2 1
38 DF Greece Panagiotis Stergiatos
39 DF Greece Grigoris Toskas
81 DF Greece Stathis Kappos
Midfielders
3 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov 3 1 3 1
6 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 4 1 5
10 MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas 2 2
14 MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev 1 1
21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 6 1 1 8
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 1 1
35 MF Greece Dimitris Karameris
40 MF Greece Christos Tsevas
— MF Greece Peter Philipakos
Forwards
9 FW Cyprus Ioannis Okkas 8 2 10
20 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis 3 3
26 FW Greece Christos Kostis
30 FW Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić 3 3
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 3 2 1 6
36 FW Greece Tasos Thanos
88 FW Greece Dimitris Nalitzis 2 2
Left during Winter Transfer window
31 DF Greece Grigoris Georgatos 1 1 2
— DF Greece Stelios Maistrellis
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 3 3
34 MF Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis

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