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2003–04 AEK Athens F.C. season

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.

AEK Athens
2003–04 season
ChairmanGiannis Granitsas
ManagerDušan Bajević
(until 26 January)
Ilie Dumitrescu
StadiumNea 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

Kits

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Overview

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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 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 Leoforos Alexandras 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

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

Players

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Squad information

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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   GK (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 29) 1997   Eordaikos Free 2005
12 Sotiris Liberopoulos   GK (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 27) 2001   Kalamata Free 2005
22 Dionysis Chiotis   GK (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 27) 1994   AEK Athens U20 — 2005
41 Giannis Arabatzis   GK (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 20) 2002   Makrochori €22,000 2007
Defenders
2 Vasilios Borbokis   RB / RM (1969-02-10)10 February 1969 (aged 35) 2002   PAOK Free 2004
5 Nikos Kostenoglou (Vice-captain 2)   CB / RB (1970-10-03)3 October 1970 (aged 33) 1994   Skoda Xanthi €400,000 2005
8 Michel Kreek   LB / CB / LM / CM / DM (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 (aged 33) 2002   Vitesse €500,000 2004
16 Nikolaos Georgeas   RB / LB / DM (1976-12-27)27 December 1976 (aged 27) 2001   Kalamata €1,500,000 2008
17 Michalis Kasapis (Captain)   LB / LM (1971-08-06)6 August 1971 (aged 32) 1993   Levadiakos €200,000 2006
18 Vangelis Moras   CB / DM / RB (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 22) 2003   Proodeftiki €260,000 2007
19 Kofi Amponsah   CB / LB (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 26) 2003   PAOK Free 2006
25 Goran Popov   LB / CB / RB (1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 19) 2004   Proodeftiki Free 2004
32 Michalis Kapsis   CB (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 30) 1999   Ethnikos Piraeus €250,000 2007
38 Panagiotis Stergiatos   CB (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 18) 2003   AEK Athens U20 — 2008
39 Grigoris Toskas   CB (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 (aged 21) 2000   AEK Athens U20 — 2005
81 Stathis Kappos    RB (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 24) 2001   Kalamata Free 2005
Midfielders
3 Milen Petkov   DM / CM / AM / RM / LM (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 30) 2000   CSKA Sofia €800,000 2004
6 Theodoros Zagorakis   CM / DM / AM / RM / CB / RB (1971-10-27)27 October 1971 (aged 32) 2000   Leicester City Free 2005
10 Vasilios Tsiartas (Vice-captain)   AM / RM / LM / SS (1972-11-12)12 November 1972 (aged 31) 2000   Sevilla €3,500,000 2006
14 Ivan Rusev   AM / RM / LM / CM (1979-05-10)10 May 1979 (aged 25) 2001   Spartak Varna Free 2005
21 Kostas Katsouranis   CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 25) 2002   Panachaiki Free 2005
23 Vasilios Lakis   RM / RW / AM / CM / RB (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 27) 1998   Paniliakos €1,000,000 2007
35 Dimitris Karameris   CM / DM (1983-04-16)16 April 1983 (aged 21) 2000   AEK Athens U20 — 2005
40 Christos Tsevas   AM (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 19) 2003   AEK Athens U20 — 2008
— Peter Philipakos    RM / AM (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 21) 2003   American Eagles Free 2007
Forwards
9 Ioannis Okkas   ST / RW / LW / SS / AM (1974-12-15)15 December 1974 (aged 29) 2003   PAOK Free 2005
20 Sotiris Konstantinidis   RW / LW / RM / LM / AM (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 25) 1999   Iraklis Free 2006
26 Christos Kostis   SS / ST / AM / RW / LW (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 32) 2000   Anderlecht Free 2005
30 Ilija Ivić   ST / LW (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 33) 2002   Aris Free 2006
33 Nikos Liberopoulos   SS / ST / AM (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 28) 2003   Panathinaikos Free 2006
36 Tasos Thanos   ST (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 20) 2003   AEK Athens U20 — 2008
88 Dimitris Nalitzis   ST (1976-01-25)25 January 1976 (aged 28) 2003   Udinese €200,000 2007
Left during Winter Transfer Window
31 Grigoris Georgatos   LB / LM / LW / CM (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 31) 2002   Internazionale €3,000,000 2005
— Stelios Maistrellis   CB (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 24) 2002   Aiolikos Free 2006
7 Christos Maladenis   CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (aged 30) 1995   Skoda Xanthi €500,000 2005
34 Nikos Pourtoulidis   CM / AM (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 20) 2002   Nea Karvali Free 2006

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Contract Until Source
9 FW   Ioannis Okkas   PAOK Free transfer 2 July 2003 30 June 2005 [4]
18 DF   Vangelis Moras   Proodeftiki €260,000[a] 6 August 2003 30 June 2007 [5]
19 DF   Kofi Amponsah   PAOK Free transfer 31 July 2003 30 June 2006 [6]
33 FW   Nikos Liberopoulos   Panathinaikos Free transfer 31 July 2003 30 June 2006 [7]
36 FW   Tasos Thanos   AEK Athens U20 Promotion 1 July 2003 30 June 2007
38 DF   Panagiotis Stergiatos   AEK Athens U20 Promotion 24 June 2003 30 June 2008 [8]
40 MF   Christos Tsevas   AEK Athens U20 Promotion 25 June 2003 30 June 2008 [9]
88 FW   Dimitris Nalitzis   Udinese €200,000 4 July 2003 30 June 2007 [10]

Winter

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No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Contract Until Source
25 DF   Goran Popov   Proodeftiki Free transfer 9 January 2004 30 June 2004 [11]
— MF   Peter Philipakos   American Eagles Free transfer 26 January 2004 30 June 2007 [12]

Out

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Summer

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No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Source
11 FW   Demis Nikolaidis   Atlético Madrid Contract termination 11 July 2003 [13][14]
13 MF   Georgios Passios   AEL End of contract 1 July 2003
15 FW   Livio Prieto   Nueva Chicago Contract termination 1 July 2003
18 MF   Walter Centeno   Saprissa Contract termination 1 July 2003
19 DF   Mauricio Wright   Shenyang Ginde Contract termination 18 August 2003 [15]
37 FW   Dimitris Nalitzis   Udinese Loan return 1 July 2003

Winter

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No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Source
7 MF   Christos Maladenis   PAOK Contract termination 30 January 2004 [16]
31 DF   Grigoris Georgatos   Olympiacos Contract termination[b] 1 January 2004 [17]

Notes

a. ^ Plus 25% of resale.[18]
b. ^ The player paid €400,000 to the club for his contract termination so he could rejoin Olympiacos.[19]

Loan out

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Summer

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

Winter

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

Contract renewals

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No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
2 DF   Vasilios Borbokis 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2004 [20]
3 MF   Milen Petkov 25 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2004 [9]
5 DF   Nikos Kostenoglou 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [20]
6 MF   Theodoros Zagorakis 9 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [21]
7 MF   Christos Maladenis 11 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2005 [20]
10 MF   Vasilios Tsiartas 2 July 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2006 [4]
16 DF   Nikolaos Georgeas 4 January 2004 30 June 2006 30 June 2008 [22]
20 FW   Sotiris Konstantinidis 11 December 2003 30 June 2004 30 June 2006 [23]
23 MF   Vasilios Lakis 3 June 2003 30 June 2003 30 June 2007 [24]
30 FW   Ilija Ivić 11 June 2003 30 June 2005 30 June 2006 [20]
32 DF   Michalis Kapsis 3 October 2003 31 December 2003 30 June 2007 [25]

Overall transfer activity

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Pre-season and friendlies

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

Competitions

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Overall record

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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

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Main article: 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki

League table

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 16 7 7 57 32  +25 55 7 5 3 27 13  +14 9 2 4 30 19  +11

Results by Matchday

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

Fixtures

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23 August 2003 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.[26]
1 November 2003 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, Takis Persias took over for the rest of the match.[2]
1 February 2004 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 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.[27]
22 February 2004 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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Main article: 2003–04 Greek Football Cup

First round

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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

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

Round of 16

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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)
  • Papagiannopoulos   54'
  • Karatziotis   17'
  • Bekiaris   41'
  • Kosmidis   85'
 Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Referee: Antonis Kouklakis (Chania)

Quarter-finals

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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

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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

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

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

13 August 2003 First leg Grasshopper   1–0   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   3–1
(3–2 agg.)		   Grasshopper Athens, Greece
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 16,045
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Group stage

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

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   Monaco 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 8–3 1–1 4–0
2   Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 1–0 — 2–0 3–0
3   PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 3–2 — 2–0
4   AEK Athens 6 0 2 4 1 11 −10 2 0–0 1–1 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2003 1 AEK Athens   1–1   Deportivo La Coruña Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 13,583
Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)
30 September 2003 2 Monaco   4–0   AEK Athens Fontvieille, Monaco
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
21 October 2003 3 AEK Athens   0–1   PSV Eindhoven Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 7,290
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
5 November 2003 4 PSV Eindhoven   2–0   AEK Athens Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
25 November 2003 5 Deportivo La Coruña   3–0   AEK Athens A Coruña, Spain
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 17,205
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
10 December 2003 6 AEK Athens   0–0   Monaco Athens, Greece
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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As of 22 May 2004
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Chrysostomos Michailidis 19 0 2 0 4 0 25 0
12 GK   Sotiris Liberopoulos 4 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
22 GK   Dionysis Chiotis 7 0 2 0 4 0 13 0
41 GK   Giannis Arabatzis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   Vasilios Borbokis 20 1 4 0 6 0 30 1
5 DF   Nikos Kostenoglou 8 0 2 0 6 0 16 0
8 DF   Michel Kreek 18 0 7 0 3 0 28 0
16 DF   Nikolaos Georgeas 12 0 4 0 6 0 22 0
17 DF   Michalis Kasapis 9 0 3 0 5 0 17 0
18 DF   Vangelis Moras 25 0 5 0 5 0 35 0
19 DF   Kofi Amponsah 15 1 4 0 4 0 23 1
25 DF   Goran Popov 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
32 DF   Michalis Kapsis 19 0 4 0 6 0 29 0
38 DF   Panagiotis Stergiatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   Grigoris Toskas 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
81 DF   Stathis Kappos 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Midfielders
3 MF   Milen Petkov 15 1 7 1 1 0 23 2
6 MF   Theodoros Zagorakis 27 0 5 0 8 0 40 0
10 MF   Vasilios Tsiartas 26 2 6 2 8 1 40 5
14 MF   Ivan Rusev 10 1 2 2 2 0 14 3
21 MF   Kostas Katsouranis 27 7 7 2 8 1 42 10
23 MF   Vasilios Lakis 23 10 5 1 4 0 32 11
35 MF   Dimitris Karameris 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 MF   Christos Tsevas 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
— MF   Peter Philipakos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   Ioannis Okkas 24 5 7 4 8 0 39 9
20 FW   Sotiris Konstantinidis 18 2 4 1 3 0 25 3
26 FW   Christos Kostis 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
30 FW   Ilija Ivić 13 5 2 0 4 0 19 5
33 FW   Nikos Liberopoulos 27 13 7 3 6 1 40 17
36 FW   Tasos Thanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW   Dimitris Nalitzis 23 2 5 0 4 0 32 2
Left during Winter Transfer Window
31 DF   Grigoris Georgatos 6 5 0 0 3 0 9 5
— DF   Stelios Maistrellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Christos Maladenis 8 1 2 0 4 0 14 1
34 MF   Nikos Pourtoulidis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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

Hat-tricks

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Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
  Nikos Liberopoulos   Akratitos 7–2 (A) 9 November 2003 Alpha Ethniki [28]
  Ioannis Okkas   Doxa Drama 4–0 (A) 17 August 2003 Greek Cup [29]

Assists

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

Clean sheets

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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   Chrysostomos Michailidis 6 2 1 9
2 12   Sotiris Liberopoulos 2 1 0 3
22   Dionysis Chiotis 2 1 0 3
Totals 10 4 1 15

Disciplinary record

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

Starting 11

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