The 1997–98 season was the 74th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The season began on 31 August 1997 and finished on 17 May 1998.
| 1997–98 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alexis Kougias (until 8 October) Lakis Nikolaou | |
| Manager | Dumitru Dumitriu (until 2 April) Antonis Minou | |
| Stadium | Nikos Goumas Stadium | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 3rd | |
| Greek Cup | Round of 32 | |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Demis Nikolaidis (19) All: Demis Nikolaidis (21) | |
| Highest home attendance | 24,367 vs Lokomotiv Moscow (5 March 1998) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,271 vs Apollon Athens (23 March 1998) | |
| Average home league attendance | 11,420 | |
| Biggest win | AEK Athens 5–0 Dinaburg | |
| Biggest defeat | AEK Athens 0–2 Ionikos AEK Athens 0–2 Skoda Xanthi | |
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Overview
editIn the summer of 1997, Michalis Trochanas, no longer able to bear the weight of managing the club, but also with the vast majority of the fans against him, unsuccessfully looked for a buyer, putting the lawyer, Alexis Kougias in the position of president. The team lost 2 more important players, Temur Ketsbaia and Vasilios Borbokis, who left for England. Also, Stelios Manolas who was against the club's major shareholder, did not join in the team at the start of the season. On the other hand, Giannis Kalitzakis, Arnar Grétarsson, Evripidis Katsavos, Theodoros Alexis and Vangelis Kefalas were transferred to the club. The first gathering of the team was episodic with about 2,000 fans gathered, "boiling" against the administration. Tensions and incidents occurred between the fans, with Alexis Kougias and Vasilis Karagiannis being the main victims.[1] The season started with these adverse conditions and the Romanian coach Dumitru Dumitriu.
The team started the championship relatively well and after a few months the psychology of the crowd rose, since Michalis Trochanas eventually sold his shares to the financially powerful, English multinational ENIC.[2] The former player of AEK, Lakis Nikolaou took over as president, Manolas returned to the team and rich contract renewals and in January some transfers were made. Despite being the winter champions, AEK were affected by the injuries on the roster, left quite behind in the league table and eventually could not claim the title from Olympiacos. Towards the end of the season, Dumitriu was fired, who had already started to have problems with the administration, during the January transfer window. In his position, as an interim, Antonis Minou was hired to close the season.
In the Greek Cup, AEK after they passed through the first two rounds without a match were drawn at the round of 32 against Skoda Xanthi from which they were eliminated with 2 defeats.
AEK, taking advantage of their very good coefficient in the UEFA ranking, had a good draw in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup coming against Dinaburg from Latvia. AEK, due to the absence of Nikolaidis, had a problem against the Latvians, who bowed only after the dismissal of their goalkeeper shortly after half an hour and thus AEK gifted the Latvians with 5 goals in the "cold" Nikos Goumas Stadium, clearly turning the rematch into a formal one procedure. The rematch in Daugava Stadium went as expected with AEK winning by 2–4 and their mission was accomplished. Next opponent were the Austrians of Sturm Graz. As expected the game was lopsided, but in the end the stadium played its part and AEK took a safe score with two goals in the last quarter of the game. Unfortunately, the game claimed the life of Christos Kostis, who in a collision with Sidorchuk was seriously injured, effectively ending his career that night, as he never managed to return.[3] The rematch at Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium was more difficult than Dumitriu and his footballers expected. Sturm pressed, toiled, were well set up on the pitch, but managed nothing more than scoring a goal 8 minutes before the end of the match. AEK faced Lokomotiv Moscow for the first time in the quarter-finals and in one of the biggest challenges in their history. Nea Filadelfeia was full of people waiting for a qualifying score to make the rematch in frozen Moscow an easy task for the double-headed eagle. But AEK was not performing as expected, having a bad day and at the same time facing an excellent pressing and a suffocating pressure and overlap from the defense of the guests, AEK did not reach a goal and ended the match with 9 players due to the dismissal of Doboș in the 75th minute and Karagiannis in the stoppage time. Despite the 0–0 first leg, AEK were going to Moscow to qualify for the semi-finals. AEK started the game numbly, but went to the locker rooms for half-time with a 0–0 draw. The hosts were pressing and in the 53rd minute made it 1–0. AEK were getting up and missing a lot of chances. In the 66th minute, AEK's pressure paid off and Maladenis won a penalty which Kopitsis converted into a goal. AEK had the qualification in their hands and had now imposed themselves over Lokomotiv. The Russians were naturally pressing leaving their defenses exposed, with AEK's counterattacks reaching the opposing area with claims, but either the final pass or the final effort is bad. Anxiety and nervousness were evident in AEK's game. At the 90th minute, Sebwe made a run with the ball at his feet, neutralized everyone and passed to Nikolaidis. The opposing goalkeeper was out of phase and the forward of AEK had to score one of the easiest and most important goals of his career. Either out of overconfidence or out of too much anxiety, he took a lifeless shot from the small area and into an empty net. But his finish was bad and weak, which was caught by a Lokomotiv defender who came behind the AEK striker and collected the ball, while in the last phase of the match Lokomotiv entered the AEK area and after many counters, bad clearances of the defenders and constant crosses somehow the ball ended up in the net of Atmatsidis, leaving AEK unexpectedly out of the tournament in a qualification that would be historic.
Highlight of the season the unprecedented "absolute" in derby victories against Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, at both home and away. Also the season was marked by the retirement of the great Stelios Manolas at the end of the year. The best players of the season for the team are Nikolaidis, Atmatsidis, Savevski, Manolas, Kasapis, Batista, Maladenis and Grétarsson, while the top scorer of the season for AEK was Demis Nikolaidis with 19 goals.[4]
Management team
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Antonis Minou
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| Fitness coach | Giorgos Vamvakas
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| General captain |  Giorgos Savvidis
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| Head of Medical | Lakis Nikolaou
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Players
editSquad information
editNOTE: 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 17 May 1998, 23:59 UTC+3.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis |
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GK | 24 April 1969 (aged 29) | 1992 | Pontioi Veria
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Free | 1999 |
| 15 | Chrysostomos Michailidis |
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GK | 15 January 1975 (aged 23) | 1997 | Eordaikos
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Free | 2002 |
| 22 | Vasilis Karagiannis |
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GK | 27 September 1969 (aged 28) | 1993 | Diagoras
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Free | 2000 |
| 26 | Dionysis Chiotis |
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GK | 4 June 1977 (aged 21) | 1994 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 2005 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Michalis Kasapis |
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LB / LM | 6 August 1971 (aged 26) | 1993 | Levadiakos
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₯50,000,000 | 2002 |
| 4 | Anton Doboș | 
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CB | 13 October 1965 (aged 32) | 1996 | Steaua București
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₯60,000,000 | 1999 |
| 5 | Nikos Kostenoglou (Vice-captain 2) |
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CB / RB | 3 October 1970 (aged 27) | 1994 | Skoda Xanthi
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₯100,000,000 | 2003 |
| 9 | Georgios Koutoulas |
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CB / LB | 9 February 1967 (aged 31) | 1987 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 1999 |
| 12 | Charis Kopitsis |
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RB / RM / LB / LM | 5 March 1969 (aged 29) | 1992 | Panionios
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Free | 2001 |
| 13 | Vaios Karagiannis (Vice-captain) |
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LB / CB | 25 June 1968 (aged 30) | 1990 | A.O. Karditsa
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Free | 2000 |
| 23 | Vangelis Kefalas |
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CB / DM | 31 July 1973 (aged 24) | 1997 | Apollon Athens
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Free | 2000 |
| 25 | Giannis Kalitzakis |
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CB | 10 February 1966 (aged 32) | 1997 | Panathinaikos
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₯23,800,000 | 2000 |
| 29 | Stelios Manolas (Captain) |
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CB / RB | 13 July 1961 (aged 36) | 1979 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 1998 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 2 | Triantafyllos Macheridis |
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DM / CB | 10 November 1973 (aged 24) | 1996 | Skoda Xanthi
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Free | 1999 |
| 7 | Christos Maladenis |
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CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS | 23 May 1974 (aged 24) | 1995 | Skoda Xanthi
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₯120,000,000 | 2000 |
| 8 | Toni Savevski | 
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CM / LM / DM | 14 July 1963 (aged 34) | 1988 | Vardar
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₯34,000,000 | 1999 |
| 18 | Evripidis Katsavos |
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CM / DM / RM | 14 September 1973 (aged 24) | 1997 | Veria
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Free | 2001 |
| 19 | Mattheos Platakis |
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AM | 30 June 1977 (aged 21) | 1996 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 2001 |
| 24 | Arnar Grétarsson | 
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CM / DM | 20 February 1972 (aged 26) | 1997 | Leiftur
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Free | 2000 |
| 27 | Georgios Passios | 
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DM / CM / CB | 26 August 1981 (aged 16) | 1997 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 2003 |
| 30 | Kelvin Sebwe | 
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AM / SS | 4 April 1972 (aged 26) | 1997 | Skoda Xanthi
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₯350,000,000 | 2003 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 10 | Christos Kostis |
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SS / ST / AM / RW / LW | 15 January 1972 (aged 26) | 1994 | Iraklis
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₯450,000,000 | 1998 |
| 11 | Demis Nikolaidis | 
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ST / SS | 17 September 1973 (aged 24) | 1996 | Apollon Athens
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₯288,000,000 | 1999 |
| 20 | Daniel Batista | 
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ST / SS / AM | 9 September 1964 (aged 33) | 1995 | Olympiacos
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Free | 1998 |
| 21 | Marcelo Veridiano | 
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ST / SS | 30 June 1966 (aged 32) | 1996 | Skoda Xanthi
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₯35,000,000 | 1998 |
| 28 | Georgios Donis |
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RW / RM | 22 October 1969 (aged 28) | 1997 |  Blackburn Rovers
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Free | 2003 |
| 31 | Goran Tomić | 
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ST | 18 March 1977 (aged 21) | 1998 |  Vicenza
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₯80,000,000 | 1998 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | ||||||||
| 6 | Michalis Vlachos |
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CB / DM | 20 September 1967 (aged 30) | 1993 | Olympiacos
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Free | 1998 |
| 16 | Konstantinos Pavlopoulos |
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CB | 2 July 1968 (aged 29) | 1995 | OFI
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Free | 1998 |
| 14 | Theodoros Alexis |
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RM | 6 May 1975 (aged 23) | 1997 | Apollon Athens
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Free | 2001 |
Transfers
editIn
editSummer
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF | Theodoros Alexis
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Apollon Athens
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Free transfer | 7 July 1997 | 30 June 2001 | [1] |
| 15 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis
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Eordaikos
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Free transfer | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 2002 | |
| 18 | MF | Evripidis Katsavos
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Veria
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Free transfer | 31 July 1997 | 30 June 2001 | [5] |
| 23 | DF | Vangelis Kefalas
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Apollon Athens
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Free transfer | 7 July 1997 | 30 June 2000 | [1] |
| 24 | MF | Arnar Grétarsson
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Leiftur
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Free transfer | 8 August 1997[6] | 30 June 2000 | [7] |
| 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis
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Panathinaikos
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₯23,800,000[8] | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 2000 | [9] |
| 27 | MF | Georgios Passios
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AEK Athens U20
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Promotion | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 2003 | |
| — | DF | Georgios Theodoridis
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Edessaikos
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Loan return | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1997 | |
| — | MF | Giorgos Ananiadis
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Atromitos
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Loan return | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1997 |
Winter
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | FW | Georgios Donis
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Blackburn Rovers
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Free transfer | 12 December 1997 | 30 June 2003 | [10] |
| 30 | MF | Kelvin Sebwe
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Skoda Xanthi
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₯350,000,000 | 12 December 1997 | 31 December 2003 | [10][11] |
Out
editSummer
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Georgios Theodoridis
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Doxa Vyronas
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End of contract | 31 July 1997 | [12] |
| — | DF | Vasilios Borbokis
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Sheffield United
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₯400,000,000 | 23 June 1997 | [13][14] |
| — | ΜF |  Temur Ketsbaia
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Newcastle United
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End of contract | 7 July 1997 | [15][16] |
| — | MF | Giorgos Ananiadis
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Free agent | End of contract | 1 July 1997 |
Winter
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF | Michalis Vlachos
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Portsmouth
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Contract termination | 29 January 1998 | [17] |
| 16 | DF | Konstantinos Pavlopoulos
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OFI
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Contract termination | 15 January 1998 | [18] |
Loan in
editWinter
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | FW | Goran Tomić
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Vicenza
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₯80,000,000 | 3 February 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 
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[19] |
Loan out
editSummer
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | Giorgos Kartalis
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Aris Petroupolis
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Free | 1 August 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 
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[20] |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos
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Aris Petroupolis
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Free | 1 August 1997 | 30 June 1998 |
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[20] |
Winter
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF | Theodoros Alexis
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Athinaikos
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Free | 15 January 1998 | 30 June 1998 |
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[21][22] |
Contract renewals
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Date | Former Exp. Date | New Exp. Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Michalis Kasapis
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16 October 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2002 | [23] |
| 5 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou
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14 October 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2003 | [24] |
| 6 | DF | Michalis Vlachos
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23 June 1997 | 30 June 1997 | 30 June 1998 | [7] |
| 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis
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14 October 1997 | 30 November 1997 | 31 December 2001 | [25] |
| 29 | DF | Stelios Manolas
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29 December 1997 | 30 June 1997 | 30 June 1998 | [26] |
Overall transfer activity
edit
Pre-season and friendlies
edit| 13 July 1997 Friendly | Fenerbahçe  | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Munchen |
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Report |
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Stadium: Delta Stadion Attendance: 3,000 |
| 15 July 1997 Friendly | Miesbach | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Miesbach |
| [27] |
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Stadium: Sportanlage Windfeld |
| 17 July 1997 Friendly | Rottach-Egern | 1–7 | AEK Athens | Rottach-Egern |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Birkenmoos Stadion |
| 23 July 1997 Friendly | Türkgücü München | 3–1 | AEK Athens | Munich |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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[28] |
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Stadium: Daden Stadion |
| 27 July 1997 Friendly | Herakles Munchen | 0–8 | AEK Athens | Tegernsee |
| 12:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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| 4 August 1997 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | [29] |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nikos Iliadis (Piraeus) |
| 6 August 1997 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–2 |  Boavista | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Athens) |
| 11 August 1997 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–0 | Kavala | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Referee: Dionysis Stefanopoulos (Piraeus) |
| 13 August 1997 Friendly | Proodeftiki | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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[30] | Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Giannis Abelakias (Thessaly) |
| 18 August 1997 Friendly | Ionikos | 4–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Neapoli Stadium Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) |
| 20 August 1997 Friendly | AEK Athens | 3–2 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 1,126[31] Referee: Dimitris Kalyvas (Boeotia) |
| 27 August 1997 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Panetolikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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[32] | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kleomenis Bontiotis (Athens) |
| 28 January 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Ethnikos Asteras | Thrakomakedones |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex | |
| Note: 75-minute match (Three 25-minute periods). | ||||
| 26 May 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Akratitos | Thrakomakedones |
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[33] |
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Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex | |
| Note: 60-minute match. | ||||
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Alpha Ethniki | 31 August 1997 | 17 May 1998 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 64.71 |
| Greek Cup | 19 November 1997 | 3 December 1997 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 18 September 1997 | 19 March 1998 | First round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 25.00 |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 57.50 | ||||
Last updated: 17 May 1998
Source: Competitions
Alpha Ethniki
editLeague table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 88 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 85 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 74 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 70 | |
| 5 | Ionikos | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 62 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by Matchday
editFixtures
edit| 31 August 1997 1 | PAOK | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 30,347 Referee: Ilias Chatzis (Karditsa) |
| 14 September 1997 2 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 18:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,028 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 22 September 1997 3 | Olympiacos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Marousi |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31,470 Referee: Grigoris Kechagias (Thessaloniki) |
| 28 September 1997 4 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Kavala | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,252 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia) |
| 6 October 1997 5 | Iraklis | 1–4 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi) |
| 19 October 1997 6 | AEK Athens | 0–2 | Ionikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
| 27 October 1997 7 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 19,516 Referee: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres) |
| 2 November 1997 8 | Paniliakos | 2–4 | AEK Athens | Pyrgos |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium Attendance: 4,443 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia) |
| 10 November 1997 9 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 7,522 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 15 November 1997 10 | Apollon Athens | 3–4 | AEK Athens | Rizoupoli |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) |
| 23 November 1997 11 | AEK Athens | 5–1 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 9,492 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 29 November 1997 12 | Veria | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Veria |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Grigoris Kechagias (Thessaloniki) |
| 7 December 1997 13 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia) |
| 15 December 1997 14 | Athinaikos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Vyronas |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Vyronas National Stadium Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Thanasis Velliodis (Athens) |
| 22 December 1997 15 | Kalamata | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Kalamata |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kalamata Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 4 January 1998 16 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | OFI | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 21,667 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 12 January 1998 17 | Skoda Xanthi | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Xanthi |
| 16:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 6,093 Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki) |
| 18 January 1998 18 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 22,129 Referee: Stratos Papoutselis (Lesbos) |
| 25 January 1998 19 | Proodeftiki | 3–2 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 2 February 1998 20 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 22,378 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia) |
| 8 February 1998 21 | Kavala | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Kavala |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kavala Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,616 Referee: Michalis Kalathenos (Dodecanese) |
| 15 February 1998 22 | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 14,846 Referee: Dionysis Stefanopoulos (Piraeus) |
| 23 February 1998 23 | Ionikos | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Neapoli Stadium Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 1 March 1998 24 | Panathinaikos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Marousi |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 30,093 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 March 1998 25 | AEK Athens | 1–2 | Paniliakos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Stratos Papoutselis (Lesbos) |
| 14 March 1998 26 | Panionios | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 23 March 1998 27 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Apollon Athens | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Andreas Aronis (Piraeus) |
| 29 March 1998 28 | Panachaiki | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Patras |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance: 4,553 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 April 1998 29 | AEK Athens | 1–2 | Veria | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,188 Referee: Pavlos Konstantinidis (Piraeus) |
| 12 April 1998 30 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–3 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 3 May 1998 31 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Athinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,149 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 10 May 1998 32 | AEK Athens | 4–2 | Kalamata | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,682 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 13 May 1998 33 | OFI | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Heraklion |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Christos Mittas (Thessaloniki) |
| 17 May 1998 34 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Skoda Xanthi | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,724 Referee: Dimitris Kalyvas (Boeotia) | |||
| Note: End of career for Stelios Manolas. | ||||
Greek Cup
editAEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32.
Round of 32
edit| 19 November 1997 First leg | Skoda Xanthi | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Xanthi |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Pavlos Konstantinidis (Piraeus) |
| 3 December 1997 Second leg | AEK Athens | 0–2 (1–4 agg.) | Skoda Xanthi | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Platonas Bozatzidis (Thessaloniki) |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
editFirst round
edit| 18 September 1997 First leg | AEK Athens | 5–0 |  Dinaburg | Athens, Greece |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany) |
| 2 October 1997 Second leg | Dinaburg | 2–4 (2–9 agg.) | AEK Athens | Riga, Latvia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Second round
edit| 23 October 1997 First leg | AEK Athens | 2–0 |  Sturm Graz | Athens, Greece |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,329 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
| 6 November 1997 Second leg | Sturm Graz | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | AEK Athens | Graz, Austria |
| 21:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium Attendance: 15,400 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) |
Quarter-finals
edit| 5 March 1998 First leg | AEK Athens | 0–0 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | Athens, Greece |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 24,367 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| 19 March 1998 Second leg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | AEK Athens | Moscow, Russia |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Statistics
editSquad statistics
edit- As of 17 May 1998
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis
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33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Vasilis Karagiannis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Dionysis Chiotis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Michalis Kasapis
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30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Anton Doboș
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19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou
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28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | Georgios Koutoulas
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis
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24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
| 13 | DF | Vaios Karagiannis
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17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Vangelis Kefalas
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis
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28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Stelios Manolas
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Triantafyllos Macheridis
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27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis
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27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| 8 | MF | Toni Savevski
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32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| 18 | MF | Evripidis Katsavos
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18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Mattheos Platakis
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Arnar Grétarsson
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27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Georgios Passios
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Kelvin Sebwe
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19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Christos Kostis
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis
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26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Batista
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16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 21 | FW | Marcelo Veridiano
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29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 5 |
| 28 | FW | Georgios Donis
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17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | Goran Tomić
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12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
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| 6 | DF | Michalis Vlachos
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11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Konstantinos Pavlopoulos
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Theodoros Alexis
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Goalscorers
edit- As of 17 May 1998
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis
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19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis
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9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | FW | Daniel Batista
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7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis
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3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | Toni Savevski
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Christos Kostis
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4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 21 | FW | Marcelo Veridiano
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3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | DF | Anton Doboș
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 28 | FW | Giorgos Donis
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | Goran Tomić
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 5 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Arnar Grétarsson
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Michalis Kasapis
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Michalis Vlachos
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Evripidis Katsavos
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 61 | 1 | 12 | 74 | |||
Hat-tricks
editNumbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Source |
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| Demis Nikolaidis
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Apollon Athens
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4–3 (A) | 15 November 1997 | Alpha Ethniki | [34] |
Clean sheets
editThe 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 17 May 1998
| Rank | No. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis
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13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | 26 | Dionysis Chiotis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 22 | Vasilis Karagiannis
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 | ||
Disciplinary record
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Giannis Kalitzakis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
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| 2 | MF |
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Triantafyllos Macheridis | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF |
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Christos Maladenis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF |
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Toni Savevski | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | MF |
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Evripidis Katsavos | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 19 | MF |
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| 24 | MF |
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Arnar Grétarsson | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 27 | MF |
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Georgios Passios | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | MF |
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Kelvin Sebwe | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 10 | FW |
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| 11 | FW |
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Demis Nikolaidis | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 20 | FW |
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Daniel Batista | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 21 | FW |
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Marcelo Veridiano | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 28 | FW |
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Georgios Donis | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 31 | FW |
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Goran Tomić | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | DF |
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Michalis Vlachos | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 16 | DF |
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Kostas Pavlopoulos | |||||||||||||
| 14 | MF |
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Theodoros Alexis | |||||||||||||
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Awards
edit| Player | Pos. | Award | Source |
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| Demis Nikolaidis
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FW | Greek Player of the Season | [35] |
| Ilias Atmatsidis
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GK | Goalkeeper of the Season | [35] |
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