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2002–03 AEK Athens F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was the 79th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 8 August 2002 and finished on 25 May 2003.
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Charilaos Psomiadis (until 22 January) Giannis Granitsas |
| Manager | Dušan Bajević |
| Stadium | Nikos Goumas Stadium |
| Alpha Ethniki | 3rd |
| Greek Cup | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Demis Nikolaidis (12) All: Demis Nikolaidis (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 19,775 vs Genk (30 October 2002) |
| Lowest home attendance | 69 vs Kassandra (11 September 2002) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,296 |
| Biggest win | AEK Athens 6–0 Panachaiki |
| Biggest defeat | AEK Athens 3–4 PAOK Akratitos 3–2 AEK Athens Panathinaikos 2–1 AEK Athens AEK Athens 0–1 Málaga AEK Athens 0–1 PAOK OFI 1–0 AEK Athens |
Kits edit
Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Piraeus Bank
Features: Telestet
| Home | Away | Third |
Overview edit
For second season in a row with Makis Psomiadis at the wheel, who presented a very good team during the previous season. Despite the good performance in the last season, Fernando Santos resigned[1] due to the disrupted relationship with the administrative leader of the club. Psomiadis afterwards made a decision that no one could initially believe and brought Dušan Bajević back to the wheel of AEK. The Bosnian-Greek coach accepted Psomiadis' proposal (having also received guarantees from Psomiadis that he would be protected from a portion of the fans who did not want him back) and his big return became reality.[2] The return of Bajević received a divided reaction, as expected. Others did not want him at all in the club, others seemed to want him back due to his successful previous spell, while many seemed to viewed him strictly as a professional. Eventually, despite the problems he faced from time to time from a large portion of the crowd, in general, Bajević was able to work in the team during his first season without much trouble. Regarding the team's roster and the transfers of the summer of 2002, Carlos Gamarra left the team as his loan ended, while Akis Zikos, not having the best relations with Psomiadis, was also a thing of the past. On the other hand, Psomiadis made many impressive transfers such as Georgatos, Katsouranis, Borbokis, Wright, Centeno, Kreek, Nalitzis and Prieto.
AEK Athens presented a good and spectacular team with a very good performance and in the championship they had very good intervals. However, they were relatively behind in the title race, but eventually with an incredible streak of 12 wins in the last 12 games of the league, they re-entered the race finishing third, only 2 points behind Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, who were tied in first place, with the first winning the championship.
AEK once again had the opportunity to compete in the Champions League, but only if they passed the qualifying round. In the draw, where they were among the seeded clubs, AEK were drawn with APOEL. The first match took place in Cyprus, where APOEL took the lead from the beginning of the match, with AEK waking up and in one of the best matches of his career, Vasilios Borbokis took the team by the hand and with his two personal goals put AEK in front. The score was at 1–2, until the end of the game, but the finale was shocking. APOEL equalized with a penalty at the 90th minute, but AEK in the stoppage time with a goal by Nikolaidis got the 2–3 victory. In the rematch of Athens, AEK missed several chances but the half ended without a goal. Finally, AEK took the lead at the beginning of the second half and ceremoniously took the qualification to the Champions League group stage with a second victory by 1–0. AEK were drawn in Group C with the "galacticos" of the mighty Real Madrid, the historic Italian Roma and the Belgian Genk and achieved a historic record of drawing all six of the group stage games,[3] but failed to qualify to the next stage of the institution finishing 3rd and continued to the knock-out stage of the UEFA Cup.
AEK continued in the UEFA Cup and faced the Israeli Maccabi Haifa, an opponent that was certainly up to their standards. The first match in Athens, Maccabi came in stronger and won a penalty that hit the crossbar and then the ball didn't pass the line. From there on, AEK woke up and then the game became a monologue for the Greek team that reached the score 4–0 until the 35th minute, that remained until the final whistle. In the match, Michalis Kasapis became the top Greek footballer in appearances in European matches. Also, as it turned out afterwards, the last goal of the match, scored by Theodoros Zagorakis was the last European goal scored by AEK at the Nikos Goumas Stadium, before it was demolished. In the rematch that took place at GSP Stadium of Nicosia, the Israelis again entered the match better, winning an early penalty again and making the 1–0, but AEK took control of the match and scored 4 goals that gave not only the victory, but also a triumphant qualification. In the round of 16, AEK were against the Spanish Málaga, an opponent that was not at all easy, but was not beyond the capabilities of the Greek team. In the first match at La Rosaleda Stadium, the Spaniards came on strong and missed scoring chances, but yellow-black defense stood up well and the match ended at 0–0. AEK took a very important draw in view of the continuation. The rematch of Nea Filadelfeia proved to be of historical importance, since it was the last European game at Nikos Goumas Stadium. The match did not go well for AEK, who conceded a goal in the first half and without being able to do anything to turn the situation around and the 0–1 remained until the end, ending their European campaign.
In the Cup, AEK initially eliminated Kassandra and then easily passed through of Chalkidona. In the round of 16, they were drawn with Apollon Smyrnis, whom he also eliminated easily, and in the quarter-finals they played against Panionios, who they eliminated in a qualification that was decided in the rematch of Nikos Goumas Stadium. In the semi-finals they were placed against PAOK. First match in Nea Filadelfeia, AEK did not get a good performance and PAOK got the important victory with 0–1. In the rematch of Toumba Stadium, AEK took an early lead, bringing the aggragate score at even, but finally a goal at the end of the match gave PAOK the qualification.
A notable event of the season was the fight against Makis Psomiadis, who generally, towards the end of 2002, started to have more and more "enemies" within the club. In January, Demis Nikolaidis filed a lawsuit against Psomiadis, who had come by his house at 3 a.m. to check if the international striker was staying overnight and also for blackmail, insult and threatening his life and physical integrity, while stating that in the incident that took place outside Nikolaidis' and his wife's, Despina Vandi, house, apart from Psomiadis, some of his bodyguards were also present.[4] Psomiadis, having lost all of the support within the club, left and AEK Athens continued with the administration of the then president of Amateur AEK, Giannis Granitsas.[5] The season was also punctuated by the demolition of Nikos Goumas Stadium at 5 May 2003,[6] home to AEK Athens for 73 years.
Management team edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Dušan Bajević |
| Assistant manager | Takis Persias |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jovan Mihailović |
| Fitness coach | Dimitris Bouroutzikas |
| Head of Medical | Lakis Nikolaou |
| Podiatrist | Manos Arvanitakis |
Players edit
Squad information edit
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 25 May 2003, 23:59 UTC+3.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 22 | Dionysis Chiotis | GK | 4 June 1977 (aged 26) | 1994 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2005 | |
| 33 | Chrysostomos Michailidis | GK | 15 January 1975 (aged 28) | 1997 | Eordaikos | Free | 2005 | |
| — | Giannis Arabatzis | GK | 28 May 1984 (aged 19) | 2002 | Makrochori | Free | 2011 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Vasilios Borbokis | RB / RM | 10 February 1969 (aged 34) | 2002 | PAOK | Free | 2003 | |
| 5 | Nikos Kostenoglou (Vice-captain) | CB / RB | 3 October 1970 (aged 32) | 1994 | Skoda Xanthi | €400,000 | 2003 | |
| 8 | Michel Kreek | LB / CB / LM / CM / DM | 16 January 1971 (aged 32) | 2002 | Vitesse | €500,000 | 2004 | |
| 16 | Nikolaos Georgeas | RB / LB / DM | 27 December 1976 (aged 26) | 2001 | Kalamata | €1,500,000 | 2006 | |
| 17 | Michalis Kasapis (Captain) | LB / LM | 6 August 1971 (aged 31) | 1993 | Levadiakos | €200,000 | 2007 | |
| 19 | Mauricio Wright | CB / RB | 20 December 1970 (aged 32) | 2002 | Herediano | Free | 2005 | |
| 25 | Stelios Maistrellis | CB | 10 November 1979 (aged 23) | 2002 | Aiolikos | Free | 2006 | |
| 31 | Grigoris Georgatos | LB / LM / LW / CM | 31 October 1972 (aged 30) | 2002 | Internazionale | €3,000,000 | 2005 | |
| 32 | Michalis Kapsis | CB | 18 October 1973 (aged 29) | 1999 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Free | 2003 | |
| 40 | Grigoris Toskas | CB | 8 January 1983 (aged 20) | 2000 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2005 | |
| 81 | Stathis Kappos | RB | 31 July 1979 (aged 23) | 2001 | Kalamata | Free | 2005 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Theodoros Zagorakis (Vice-captain 2) | CM / DM / AM / RM / CB / RB | 27 October 1971 (aged 31) | 2000 | Leicester City | Free | 2003 | |
| 7 | Christos Maladenis | CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS | 23 May 1974 (aged 29) | 1995 | Skoda Xanthi | €500,000 | 2003 | |
| 10 | Vasilios Tsiartas | AM / RM / LM / SS | 12 November 1972 (aged 30) | 2000 | Sevilla | €3,500,000 | 2003 | |
| 13 | Georgios Passios | DM / CM / CB | 26 August 1981 (aged 21) | 1997 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2003 | |
| 14 | Ivan Rusev | AM / RM / LM / CM | 10 May 1979 (aged 24) | 2001 | Spartak Varna | Free | 2005 | |
| 18 | Walter Centeno | AM / RM / LM / CM | 6 October 1974 (aged 28) | 2002 | Saprissa | €410,000 | 2007 | |
| 21 | Kostas Katsouranis | CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB | 21 June 1979 (aged 24) | 2002 | Panachaiki | Free | 2005 | |
| 23 | Vasilios Lakis | RM / RW / AM / CM | 10 September 1976 (aged 26) | 1998 | Paniliakos | €1,800,000 | 2003 | |
| 28 | Milen Petkov | DM / CM / AM / RM / LM | 12 January 1974 (aged 29) | 2000 | CSKA Sofia | €800,000 | 2003 | |
| 34 | Nikos Pourtoulidis | CM / AM | 7 October 1983 (aged 19) | 2002 | Nea Karvali | Free | 2006 | |
| — | Dimitris Karameris | CM / DM | 16 April 1983 (aged 20) | 2000 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2005 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Ilias Solakis | ST | 15 December 1974 (aged 28) | 2002 | APOEL | Free | 2007 | |
| 11 | Demis Nikolaidis | ST / SS | 17 September 1973 (aged 29) | 1996 | Apollon Athens | €900,000 | 2004 | |
| 15 | Livio Prieto | LW / LM / SS / AM | 31 July 1981 (aged 21) | 2002 | Independiente | Free | 2004 | |
| 20 | Sotiris Konstantinidis | RW / LW / RM / LM / AM | 19 April 1979 (aged 24) | 1999 | Iraklis | Free | 2003 | |
| 24 | Christos Kostis | SS / ST / AM / RW / LW | 15 January 1972 (aged 31) | 2000 | Anderlecht | Free | 2005 | |
| 30 | Ilija Ivić | ST / LW | 17 February 1971 (aged 32) | 2002 | Aris | Free | 2005 | |
| 37 | Dimitris Nalitzis | ST | 25 January 1976 (aged 27) | 2002 | Udinese | Free | 2003 | |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | ||||||||
| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis | GK | 24 April 1969 (aged 34) | 1992 | Pontioi Veria | Free | 2004 | |
| — | Emanuel Ruiz | SS / ST / RW | 7 July 1978 (aged 24) | 2000 | Boca Juniors | Free | 2005 | |
Transfers edit
In edit
Summer edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Vasilios Borbokis | PAOK | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | [7] |
| 8 | DF | Michel Kreek | Vitesse | Transfer | €500,000 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis | APOEL | Transfer | Free | 5 August 2002 | 30 June 2007 | [9] |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev | Athinaikos | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
| 15 | FW | Livio Prieto | Independiente | Transfer | Free | 8 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | [10] |
| 18 | MF | Walter Centeno | Saprissa | Transfer | €410,000 | 9 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | [11] |
| 19 | DF | Mauricio Wright | Herediano | Transfer | Free | 5 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [12] |
| 21 | MF | Kostas Katsouranis | Panachaiki | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [13] |
| 25 | DF | Stelios Maistrellis | Aiolikos | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | |
| 31 | DF | Grigoris Georgatos | Internazionale | Transfer | €3,000,000 | 22 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | [14] |
| 33 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis | Ethnikos Asteras | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 | |
| 34 | MF | Nikos Pourtoulidis | Nea Karvali | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | |
| — | GK | Giannis Arabatzis | Makrochori | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2011 | |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias | Apollon Smyrnis | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos | Athinaikos | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | |
| — | FW | Emanuel Ruiz | Unión Santa Fe | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2005 |
Winter edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis | Panionios | End of loan | — | 1 January 2003 | 30 June 2007 | |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev | Apollon Smyrnis | Loan termination | — | 1 January 2003 | 30 June 2005 |
Out edit
Summer edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Ferrugem | Atlético Mineiro | Contract termination | — | 9 July 2002 | |
| 4 | DF | Carlos Gamarra | Flamengo | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 12 | DF | Georgios Xenidis | Iraklis | Contract termination | — | 20 August 2002 | [15] |
| 14 | MF | Akis Zikos | Monaco | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | |
| 15 | DF | Éric Rabésandratana | LB Châteauroux | Contract termination | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 19 | MF | Bledar Kola | Kallithea | Contract termination | — | 5 July 2002 | |
| 21 | DF | Vaios Karagiannis | Poseidon Neon Poron | End of contract | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| 26 | FW | António Folha | Porto | End of loan | — | 1 July 2002 | |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias | Kalamata | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 | |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos | Apollon Smyrnis | Transfer | Free | 1 July 2002 |
Winter edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis | PAOK | Contract termination | — | 10 January 2003 | [16] |
| — | FW | Emanuel Ruiz | Talleres | Contract termination | — | 1 January 2003 |
Loan in edit
Summer edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | FW | Dimitris Nalitzis | Udinese | Free | 5 August 2002 | 30 June 2003 | [17] |
Loan out edit
Summer edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Ilias Solakis | Panionios | Free | 5 August 2002 | 31 December 2002 | [9] | |
| 12 | GK | Sotiris Liberopoulos | La Louvière | Free | 22 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | [14] | |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Rusev | Apollon Smyrnis | Free | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 |
Contract renewals edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date | Former Exp. Date | New Exp. Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis | 25 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 | 30 June 2004 | |
| 24 | FW | Christos Kostis | 5 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 | 30 June 2005 |
Overall transfer activity edit
Expenditure editSummer: €3,900,000 Winter: €0 Total: €3,900,000 | Income editSummer: €0 Winter: €0 Total: €0 | Net Totals editSummer: €3,900,000 Winter: €0 Total: €3,900,000
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 6 July 2002 Friendly | UFC Jennersdorf | 0–4 | AEK Athens | Jennersdorf |
| Stadium: Jennersdorf Stadium |
| 12 July 2002 Friendly | Wiener Neustadt | 1–6 | AEK Athens | Wiener Neustadt |
| Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt |
| 14 July 2002 Friendly | NK Varteks | 2–4 | AEK Athens | |
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| 17 July 2002 Friendly | Hajduk Split | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Dietersdorf am Gnasbach |
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| Stadium: Wald Stadium |
| 21 July 2002 Friendly | Gençlerbirliği | 2–0 | AEK Athens | |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
| 24 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| 29 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| 31 July 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–1 | Beşiktaş | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 5 August 2002 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium |
| 18 August 2002 Friendly | Levadiakos | 1–3 | AEK Athens | Livadeia |
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| Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium |
Competitions edit
Alpha Ethniki edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 70[a] | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 70[a] | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 68 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 53[b] | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 53[b] |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
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 |
| 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by Matchday edit
Fixtures edit
| 24 August 2002 Matchday 1 | Egaleo | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) |
| 1 September 2002 Matchday 2 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | PAS Giannina | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 14 September 2002 Matchday 3 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 22 September 2002 Matchday 4 | Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Xanthi |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 26 October 2002 Matchday 5 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Kallithea | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 3 November 2002 Matchday 6 | OFI | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Heraklion |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 November 2002 Matchday 7 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 9,039 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 24 November 2002 Matchday 8 | Akratitos | 3–2 | AEK Athens | Ano Liosia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Efthimios Damianos (Kozani) |
| 1 December 2002 Matchday 9 | AEK Athens | 3–4 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,188 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 8 December 2002 Matchday 10 | Proodeftiki | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Stavros Georgopoulos (Arcadia) |
| 16 December 2002 Matchday 11 | Iraklis | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Makedonikos Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 22 December 2002 Matchday 12 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Ionikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,018 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia) |
| 5 January 2003 Matchday 13 | Aris | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 12 January 2003 Matchday 14 | AEK Athens | 6–0 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 19 January 2003 Matchday 15 | Panionios | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki) |
| 26 January 2003 Matchday 16 | AEK Athens | 3–2 | Egaleo | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 2 February 2003 Matchday 17 | PAS Giannina | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Ioannina |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) |
| 9 February 2003 Matchday 18 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 19:15 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,439 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 16 February 2003 Matchday 19 | AEK Athens | 3–2 | Skoda Xanthi | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,765 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 2 March 2003 Matchday 21 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | OFI | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 March 2003 Matchday 22 | Olympiacos | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Rizoupoli |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 16 March 2003 Matchday 23 | AEK Athens | 6–2 | Akratitos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus) |
| 22 March 2003 Matchday 24 | PAOK | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 11,340 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia) |
| 5 April 2003 Matchday 25 | AEK Athens | 4–1 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,010 Referee: Makis Efthimiadis (Drama) |
| 3 May 2003 Matchday 28 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Aris | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 6,883 Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) | ||
| Note: Last match played in the Nikos Goumas stadium. | ||||
| 11 May 2003 Matchday 29 | Panachaiki | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Patras |
| 17:15 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Avraam Kebaridis (Thessaloniki) |
Greek Cup edit
First round edit
| 8 August 2002 First leg | Kassandra | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Kassandreia |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (page 5) |
| Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kassandreia Attendance: 500 Referee: Avraam Kebaridis (Thessaloniki) |
| 11 September 2002 Second leg | AEK Athens | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | Kassandra | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (page 11) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 69 Referee: Giannis Kaminaris (Thessaly) |
Second round edit
| 7 October 2002 First leg | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Chalkidona | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Report (page 13) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 461 Referee: Christos Trikalis (Trikala) |
| 6 November 2002 Second leg | Chalkidona | 0–3 (6–1 agg.) | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report (page 15) |
| Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Giannis Spyropoulos (Phthiotis) |
Round of 16 edit
| 19 December 2002 First leg | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Apollon Athens | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report (page 17) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 134 Referee: Kostas Finokaliotis (Athens) |
| 29 January 2003 Second leg | Apollon Athens | 0–3 (0–5 agg.) | AEK Athens | Agios Dimitrios |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report (page 19) | Stadium: Agios Dimitrios Municipal Stadium Attendance: 524 Referee: Vasilis Skoufitsas (Athens) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 5 February 2003 First leg | Panionios | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
| Report (page 21) |
| Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 March 2003 Second leg | AEK Athens | 4–2 (5–3 agg.) | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) |
| Report (page 21) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
Semi-finals edit
| 23 April 2003 First leg | AEK Athens | 0–1 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (page 23) |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,082 Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) |
| 7 May 2003 Second leg | PAOK | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Report (page 23) |
| Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus) |
UEFA Champions League edit
Third Qualifying Round edit
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 26 July 2002.
| 13 August 2002 First leg | APOEL | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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The 2002 03 season was the 79th season in the existence of AEK Athens F C and the 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football They competed in the Alpha Ethniki the Greek Cup the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup The season began on 8 August 2002 and finished on 25 May 2003 AEK Athens2002 03 seasonChairmanCharilaos Psomiadis until 22 January Giannis GranitsasManagerDusan BajevicStadiumNikos Goumas StadiumAlpha Ethniki3rdGreek CupSemi finalsUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stageUEFA CupRound of 16Top goalscorerLeague Demis Nikolaidis 12 All Demis Nikolaidis 16 Highest home attendance19 775 vs Genk 30 October 2002 Lowest home attendance69 vs Kassandra 11 September 2002 Average home league attendance6 296Biggest winAEK Athens 6 0 PanachaikiBiggest defeatAEK Athens 3 4 PAOK Akratitos 3 2 AEK Athens Panathinaikos 2 1 AEK Athens AEK Athens 0 1 Malaga AEK Athens 0 1 PAOK OFI 1 0 AEK AthensHome coloursAway coloursThird colours 2001 022003 04 Contents 1 Kits 2 Overview 3 Management team 4 Players 4 1 Squad information 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 1 1 Summer 5 1 2 Winter 5 2 Out 5 2 1 Summer 5 2 2 Winter 5 3 Loan in 5 3 1 Summer 5 4 Loan out 5 4 1 Summer 5 5 Contract renewals 5 6 Overall transfer activity 5 6 1 Expenditure 5 6 2 Income 5 6 3 Net Totals 6 Pre season and friendlies 7 Competitions 7 1 Alpha Ethniki 7 1 1 League table 7 1 2 Results summary 7 1 3 Results by Matchday 7 1 4 Fixtures 7 2 Greek Cup 7 2 1 First round 7 2 2 Second round 7 2 3 Round of 16 7 2 4 Quarter finals 7 2 5 Semi finals 7 3 UEFA Champions League 7 3 1 Third Qualifying Round 7 3 2 Group stage 7 4 UEFA Cup 7 4 1 Knockout stage 7 4 2 Round of 32 7 4 3 Round of 16 8 Statistics 8 1 Squad statistics 8 2 Goalscorers 8 3 Hat tricks 8 4 Assists 8 5 Clean sheets 8 6 Disciplinary record 8 7 Starting 11 9 Awards 10 References 11 External linksKits editSupplier NikeSponsor s Piraeus BankFeatures Telestet nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ThirdOverview editFor second season in a row with Makis Psomiadis at the wheel who presented a very good team during the previous season Despite the good performance in the last season Fernando Santos resigned 1 due to the disrupted relationship with the administrative leader of the club Psomiadis afterwards made a decision that no one could initially believe and brought Dusan Bajevic back to the wheel of AEK The Bosnian Greek coach accepted Psomiadis proposal having also received guarantees from Psomiadis that he would be protected from a portion of the fans who did not want him back and his big return became reality 2 The return of Bajevic received a divided reaction as expected Others did not want him at all in the club others seemed to want him back due to his successful previous spell while many seemed to viewed him strictly as a professional Eventually despite the problems he faced from time to time from a large portion of the crowd in general Bajevic was able to work in the team during his first season without much trouble Regarding the team s roster and the transfers of the summer of 2002 Carlos Gamarra left the team as his loan ended while Akis Zikos not having the best relations with Psomiadis was also a thing of the past On the other hand Psomiadis made many impressive transfers such as Georgatos Katsouranis Borbokis Wright Centeno Kreek Nalitzis and Prieto AEK Athens presented a good and spectacular team with a very good performance and in the championship they had very good intervals However they were relatively behind in the title race but eventually with an incredible streak of 12 wins in the last 12 games of the league they re entered the race finishing third only 2 points behind Olympiacos and Panathinaikos who were tied in first place with the first winning the championship AEK once again had the opportunity to compete in the Champions League but only if they passed the qualifying round In the draw where they were among the seeded clubs AEK were drawn with APOEL The first match took place in Cyprus where APOEL took the lead from the beginning of the match with AEK waking up and in one of the best matches of his career Vasilios Borbokis took the team by the hand and with his two personal goals put AEK in front The score was at 1 2 until the end of the game but the finale was shocking APOEL equalized with a penalty at the 90th minute but AEK in the stoppage time with a goal by Nikolaidis got the 2 3 victory In the rematch of Athens AEK missed several chances but the half ended without a goal Finally AEK took the lead at the beginning of the second half and ceremoniously took the qualification to the Champions League group stage with a second victory by 1 0 AEK were drawn in Group C with the galacticos of the mighty Real Madrid the historic Italian Roma and the Belgian Genk and achieved a historic record of drawing all six of the group stage games 3 but failed to qualify to the next stage of the institution finishing 3rd and continued to the knock out stage of the UEFA Cup AEK continued in the UEFA Cup and faced the Israeli Maccabi Haifa an opponent that was certainly up to their standards The first match in Athens Maccabi came in stronger and won a penalty that hit the crossbar and then the ball didn t pass the line From there on AEK woke up and then the game became a monologue for the Greek team that reached the score 4 0 until the 35th minute that remained until the final whistle In the match Michalis Kasapis became the top Greek footballer in appearances in European matches Also as it turned out afterwards the last goal of the match scored by Theodoros Zagorakis was the last European goal scored by AEK at the Nikos Goumas Stadium before it was demolished In the rematch that took place at GSP Stadium of Nicosia the Israelis again entered the match better winning an early penalty again and making the 1 0 but AEK took control of the match and scored 4 goals that gave not only the victory but also a triumphant qualification In the round of 16 AEK were against the Spanish Malaga an opponent that was not at all easy but was not beyond the capabilities of the Greek team In the first match at La Rosaleda Stadium the Spaniards came on strong and missed scoring chances but yellow black defense stood up well and the match ended at 0 0 AEK took a very important draw in view of the continuation The rematch of Nea Filadelfeia proved to be of historical importance since it was the last European game at Nikos Goumas Stadium The match did not go well for AEK who conceded a goal in the first half and without being able to do anything to turn the situation around and the 0 1 remained until the end ending their European campaign In the Cup AEK initially eliminated Kassandra and then easily passed through of Chalkidona In the round of 16 they were drawn with Apollon Smyrnis whom he also eliminated easily and in the quarter finals they played against Panionios who they eliminated in a qualification that was decided in the rematch of Nikos Goumas Stadium In the semi finals they were placed against PAOK First match in Nea Filadelfeia AEK did not get a good performance and PAOK got the important victory with 0 1 In the rematch of Toumba Stadium AEK took an early lead bringing the aggragate score at even but finally a goal at the end of the match gave PAOK the qualification A notable event of the season was the fight against Makis Psomiadis who generally towards the end of 2002 started to have more and more enemies within the club In January Demis Nikolaidis filed a lawsuit against Psomiadis who had come by his house at 3 a m to check if the international striker was staying overnight and also for blackmail insult and threatening his life and physical integrity while stating that in the incident that took place outside Nikolaidis and his wife s Despina Vandi house apart from Psomiadis some of his bodyguards were also present 4 Psomiadis having lost all of the support within the club left and AEK Athens continued with the administration of the then president of Amateur AEK Giannis Granitsas 5 The season was also punctuated by the demolition of Nikos Goumas Stadium at 5 May 2003 6 home to AEK Athens for 73 years Management team editPosition StaffManager nbsp Dusan BajevicAssistant manager nbsp Takis PersiasGoalkeeping coach nbsp Jovan MihailovicFitness coach nbsp Dimitris BouroutzikasHead of Medical nbsp Lakis NikolaouPodiatrist nbsp Manos ArvanitakisPlayers editSquad information edit 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 25 May 2003 23 59 UTC 3 No Player Nat Position s Date of birth Age Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract untilGoalkeepers22 Dionysis Chiotis nbsp GK 1977 06 04 4 June 1977 aged 26 1994 nbsp AEK Athens U20 200533 Chrysostomos Michailidis nbsp GK 1975 01 15 15 January 1975 aged 28 1997 nbsp Eordaikos Free 2005 Giannis Arabatzis nbsp GK 1984 05 28 28 May 1984 aged 19 2002 nbsp Makrochori Free 2011Defenders2 Vasilios Borbokis nbsp RB RM 1969 02 10 10 February 1969 aged 34 2002 nbsp PAOK Free 20035 Nikos Kostenoglou Vice captain nbsp CB RB 1970 10 03 3 October 1970 aged 32 1994 nbsp Skoda Xanthi 400 000 20038 Michel Kreek nbsp LB CB LM CM DM 1971 01 16 16 January 1971 aged 32 2002 nbsp Vitesse 500 000 200416 Nikolaos Georgeas nbsp RB LB DM 1976 12 27 27 December 1976 aged 26 2001 nbsp Kalamata 1 500 000 200617 Michalis Kasapis Captain nbsp LB LM 1971 08 06 6 August 1971 aged 31 1993 nbsp Levadiakos 200 000 200719 Mauricio Wright nbsp CB RB 1970 12 20 20 December 1970 aged 32 2002 nbsp Herediano Free 200525 Stelios Maistrellis nbsp CB 1979 11 10 10 November 1979 aged 23 2002 nbsp Aiolikos Free 200631 Grigoris Georgatos nbsp LB LM LW CM 1972 10 31 31 October 1972 aged 30 2002 nbsp Internazionale 3 000 000 200532 Michalis Kapsis nbsp CB 1973 10 18 18 October 1973 aged 29 1999 nbsp Ethnikos Piraeus Free 200340 Grigoris Toskas nbsp CB 1983 01 08 8 January 1983 aged 20 2000 nbsp AEK Athens U20 200581 Stathis Kappos nbsp nbsp RB 1979 07 31 31 July 1979 aged 23 2001 nbsp Kalamata Free 2005Midfielders6 Theodoros Zagorakis Vice captain 2 nbsp CM DM AM RM CB RB 1971 10 27 27 October 1971 aged 31 2000 nbsp Leicester City Free 20037 Christos Maladenis nbsp CM RM LM AM RW LW SS 1974 05 23 23 May 1974 aged 29 1995 nbsp Skoda Xanthi 500 000 200310 Vasilios Tsiartas nbsp AM RM LM SS 1972 11 12 12 November 1972 aged 30 2000 nbsp Sevilla 3 500 000 200313 Georgios Passios nbsp DM CM CB 1981 08 26 26 August 1981 aged 21 1997 nbsp AEK Athens U20 200314 Ivan Rusev nbsp AM RM LM CM 1979 05 10 10 May 1979 aged 24 2001 nbsp Spartak Varna Free 200518 Walter Centeno nbsp AM RM LM CM 1974 10 06 6 October 1974 aged 28 2002 nbsp Saprissa 410 000 200721 Kostas Katsouranis nbsp CM DM RM LM AM CB RB LB 1979 06 21 21 June 1979 aged 24 2002 nbsp Panachaiki Free 200523 Vasilios Lakis nbsp RM RW AM CM 1976 09 10 10 September 1976 aged 26 1998 nbsp Paniliakos 1 800 000 200328 Milen Petkov nbsp DM CM AM RM LM 1974 01 12 12 January 1974 aged 29 2000 nbsp CSKA Sofia 800 000 200334 Nikos Pourtoulidis nbsp CM AM 1983 10 07 7 October 1983 aged 19 2002 nbsp Nea Karvali Free 2006 Dimitris Karameris nbsp CM DM 1983 04 16 16 April 1983 aged 20 2000 nbsp AEK Athens U20 2005Forwards9 Ilias Solakis nbsp ST 1974 12 15 15 December 1974 aged 28 2002 nbsp APOEL Free 200711 Demis Nikolaidis nbsp nbsp ST SS 1973 09 17 17 September 1973 aged 29 1996 nbsp Apollon Athens 900 000 200415 Livio Prieto nbsp LW LM SS AM 1981 07 31 31 July 1981 aged 21 2002 nbsp Independiente Free 200420 Sotiris Konstantinidis nbsp RW LW RM LM AM 1979 04 19 19 April 1979 aged 24 1999 nbsp Iraklis Free 200324 Christos Kostis nbsp SS ST AM RW LW 1972 01 15 15 January 1972 aged 31 2000 nbsp Anderlecht Free 200530 Ilija Ivic nbsp ST LW 1971 02 17 17 February 1971 aged 32 2002 nbsp Aris Free 200537 Dimitris Nalitzis nbsp ST 1976 01 25 25 January 1976 aged 27 2002 nbsp Udinese Free 2003Left during Winter Transfer Window1 Ilias Atmatsidis nbsp GK 1969 04 24 24 April 1969 aged 34 1992 nbsp Pontioi Veria Free 2004 Emanuel Ruiz nbsp SS ST RW 1978 07 07 7 July 1978 aged 24 2000 nbsp Boca Juniors Free 2005Transfers editIn edit Summer edit No Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source2 DF nbsp Vasilios Borbokis nbsp PAOK Transfer Free 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 7 8 DF nbsp Michel Kreek nbsp Vitesse Transfer 500 000 1 July 2002 30 June 2004 8 9 FW nbsp Ilias Solakis nbsp APOEL Transfer Free 5 August 2002 30 June 2007 9 14 MF nbsp Ivan Rusev nbsp Athinaikos End of loan 1 July 2002 30 June 200515 FW nbsp Livio Prieto nbsp Independiente Transfer Free 8 July 2002 30 June 2004 10 18 MF nbsp Walter Centeno nbsp Saprissa Transfer 410 000 9 July 2002 30 June 2007 11 19 DF nbsp Mauricio Wright nbsp Herediano Transfer Free 5 July 2002 30 June 2005 12 21 MF nbsp Kostas Katsouranis nbsp Panachaiki Transfer Free 1 July 2002 30 June 2005 13 25 DF nbsp Stelios Maistrellis nbsp Aiolikos Transfer Free 1 July 2002 30 June 200631 DF nbsp Grigoris Georgatos nbsp Internazionale Transfer 3 000 000 22 July 2002 30 June 2005 14 33 GK nbsp Chrysostomos Michailidis nbsp Ethnikos Asteras End of loan 1 July 2002 30 June 200534 MF nbsp Nikos Pourtoulidis nbsp Nea Karvali Transfer Free 1 July 2002 30 June 2006 GK nbsp Giannis Arabatzis nbsp Makrochori Transfer Free 1 July 2002 30 June 2011 FW nbsp Georgios Trichias nbsp Apollon Smyrnis End of loan 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 FW nbsp Ilias Anastasakos nbsp Athinaikos End of loan 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 FW nbsp Emanuel Ruiz nbsp Union Santa Fe End of loan 1 July 2002 30 June 2005Winter edit No Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source9 FW nbsp Ilias Solakis nbsp Panionios End of loan 1 January 2003 30 June 200714 MF nbsp Ivan Rusev nbsp Apollon Smyrnis Loan termination 1 January 2003 30 June 2005Out edit Summer edit No Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source3 DF nbsp Ferrugem nbsp Atletico Mineiro Contract termination 9 July 20024 DF nbsp Carlos Gamarra nbsp Flamengo End of loan 1 July 200212 DF nbsp Georgios Xenidis nbsp Iraklis Contract termination 20 August 2002 15 14 MF nbsp Akis Zikos nbsp Monaco Transfer Free 1 July 200215 DF nbsp Eric Rabesandratana nbsp LB Chateauroux Contract termination 1 July 200219 MF nbsp Bledar Kola nbsp Kallithea Contract termination 5 July 200221 DF nbsp Vaios Karagiannis nbsp Poseidon Neon Poron End of contract 1 July 200226 FW nbsp Antonio Folha nbsp Porto End of loan 1 July 2002 FW nbsp Georgios Trichias nbsp Kalamata Transfer Free 1 July 2002 FW nbsp Ilias Anastasakos nbsp Apollon Smyrnis Transfer Free 1 July 2002Winter edit No Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source1 GK nbsp Ilias Atmatsidis nbsp PAOK Contract termination 10 January 2003 16 FW nbsp Emanuel Ruiz nbsp Talleres Contract termination 1 January 2003Loan in edit Summer edit No Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source88 FW nbsp Dimitris Nalitzis nbsp Udinese Free 5 August 2002 30 June 2003 nbsp Y 17 Loan out edit Summer edit No Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source9 FW nbsp Ilias Solakis nbsp Panionios Free 5 August 2002 31 December 2002 nbsp N 9 12 GK nbsp Sotiris Liberopoulos nbsp La Louviere Free 22 July 2002 30 June 2003 nbsp N 14 14 MF nbsp Ivan Rusev nbsp Apollon Smyrnis Free 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 nbsp NContract renewals edit No Pos Player Date Former Exp Date New Exp Date Source1 GK nbsp Ilias Atmatsidis 25 June 2002 30 June 2002 30 June 200424 FW nbsp Christos Kostis 5 June 2002 30 June 2002 30 June 2005Overall transfer activity edit Expenditure edit Summer nbsp 3 900 000Winter nbsp 0Total nbsp 3 900 000 Income edit Summer nbsp 0Winter nbsp 0Total nbsp 0 Net Totals edit Summer nbsp 3 900 000Winter nbsp 0Total nbsp 3 900 000Pre season and friendlies editUFC Jennersdorf nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 6 July 2002 FriendlyUFC Jennersdorf nbsp 0 4 nbsp AEK AthensJennersdorfPassios nbsp Kostis nbsp Trichias nbsp Petkov nbsp Stadium Jennersdorf Stadium Wiener Neustadt nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 12 July 2002 FriendlyWiener Neustadt nbsp 1 6 nbsp AEK AthensWiener Neustadt nbsp 62 Burgemaister nbsp 16 o g Lakis nbsp 49 Ivic nbsp 51 65 Maladenis nbsp 61 Tsiartas nbsp 68 Stadium Stadion Wiener Neustadt NK Varteks nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 14 July 2002 FriendlyNK Varteks nbsp 2 4 nbsp AEK Athens nbsp 55 nbsp 68 Maladenis nbsp 2 57 Ivic nbsp 34 Lakis nbsp 64 Hajduk Split nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 17 July 2002 FriendlyHajduk Split nbsp 1 2 nbsp AEK AthensDietersdorf am GnasbachErceg nbsp 13 Report Nikolaidis nbsp 32 Lakis nbsp 78 Stadium Wald Stadium Genclerbirligi nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 21 July 2002 FriendlyGenclerbirligi nbsp 2 0 nbsp AEK Athens21 30 EEST UTC 3 AEK Athens nbsp v nbsp Proodeftiki 24 July 2002 FriendlyAEK Athens nbsp 4 0 nbsp ProodeftikiNea Filadelfeia21 30 EEST UTC 3 Tsiartas nbsp 48 Nikolaidis nbsp 56 Lakis nbsp 62 Poulopoulos nbsp 77 o g Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 2 000 AEK Athens nbsp v nbsp Panachaiki 29 July 2002 FriendlyAEK Athens nbsp 1 0 nbsp PanachaikiNea Filadelfeia21 30 EEST UTC 3 Tsiartas nbsp 90 1 Report Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 2 000 AEK Athens nbsp v nbsp Besiktas 31 July 2002 FriendlyAEK Athens nbsp 5 1 nbsp BesiktasNea Filadelfeia21 00 EEST UTC 3 Wright nbsp 10 Nikolaidis nbsp 20 35 Lakis nbsp 23 25 Report Cansun nbsp 44 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 5 000 AEK Athens nbsp v nbsp Panionios 5 August 2002 FriendlyAEK Athens nbsp 2 2 nbsp PanioniosNea Filadelfeia21 00 EEST UTC 3 Centeno nbsp 31 Tsiartas nbsp 60 nbsp 45 nbsp 60 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Levadiakos nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 18 August 2002 FriendlyLevadiakos nbsp 1 3 nbsp AEK AthensLivadeiaTsaggaris nbsp 45 Livio Prieto nbsp 41 Centeno nbsp 69 Ivic nbsp 85 Stadium Levadia Municipal StadiumCompetitions editAlpha Ethniki edit Main article 2002 03 Alpha Ethniki League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Olympiacos C 30 21 7 2 75 21 54 70 a Qualification for Champions League group stage2 Panathinaikos 30 22 4 4 50 19 31 70 a 3 AEK Athens 30 21 5 4 74 29 45 68 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round4 PAOK 30 16 5 9 59 38 21 53 b Qualification for UEFA Cup first round5 Panionios 30 15 8 7 35 25 10 53 b Source Galanis Sports DataRules for classification 1 Points 2 Head to head points 3 Head to head goal difference 4 Goal difference 5 Goals scored 6 Goals against 7 Play offs neutral ground 8 Draw Note Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions C ChampionsNotes a b Head to head points goal difference Olympiacos 3 2 Panathinaikos 3 2 a b Head to head points goal difference PAOK 3 1 Panionios 3 1 Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD30 21 5 4 74 29 45 68 13 1 1 51 17 34 8 4 3 23 12 11Source Competitive matches Results by Matchday edit Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHResultDWWWWLDLLDWWDWDWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWPosition862213248854544445443333333333Source Competitive matchesA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss P Postponed Fixtures edit Egaleo v AEK Athens 24 August 2002 Matchday 1Egaleo1 1AEK AthensAmpelokipoi21 00 EEST UTC 3 Meidanis nbsp 41 Nikolaidis nbsp 21 Stadium Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance 3 879Referee Giorgos Kasnaferis Athens AEK Athens v PAS Giannina 1 September 2002 Matchday 2AEK Athens3 1PAS GianninaNea Filadelfeia17 30 EEST UTC 3 Ivic nbsp 19 Tsiartas nbsp 44 Nikolaidis nbsp 48 Gittas nbsp 58 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 4 288Referee Makis Efthimiadis Drama AEK Athens v Panathinaikos 14 September 2002 Matchday 3AEK Athens1 0PanathinaikosNea Filadelfeia19 00 EEST UTC 3 Ivic nbsp 41 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 13 801Referee Giorgos Douros Corinthia Skoda Xanthi v AEK Athens 22 September 2002 Matchday 4Skoda Xanthi0 1AEK AthensXanthi18 00 EEST UTC 3 Nikolaidis nbsp 12 Stadium A O Xanthi Stadium Attendance 5 508Referee Giannis Tsachilidis Piraeus AEK Athens v Kallithea 26 October 2002 Matchday 5AEK Athens1 0KallitheaNea Filadelfeia17 00 EEST UTC 3 Tsiartas nbsp 7 pen Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 6 766Referee Nikos Aggelakis Thessaloniki OFI v AEK Athens 3 November 2002 Matchday 6OFI1 0AEK AthensHeraklion17 00 EET UTC 2 Kiassos nbsp 56 Stadium Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance Behind closed doorsReferee Kyros Vassaras Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Olympiacos 9 November 2002 Matchday 7AEK Athens1 1OlympiacosNea Filadelfeia17 00 EET UTC 2 Nikolaidis nbsp 44 Đorđevic nbsp 30 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 9 039Referee Nikos Aggelakis Thessaloniki Akratitos v AEK Athens 24 November 2002 Matchday 8Akratitos3 2AEK AthensAno Liosia19 00 EET UTC 2 Ziakas nbsp 30 38 Razanauskas nbsp 82 Tsiartas nbsp 67 84 Stadium Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium Attendance 1 503Referee Efthimios Damianos Kozani AEK Athens v PAOK 1 December 2002 Matchday 9AEK Athens3 4PAOKNea Filadelfeia19 00 EET UTC 2 Katsouranis nbsp 35 Nikolaidis nbsp 45 pen Borbokis nbsp 77 Okkas nbsp 2 18 59 Nastos nbsp 28 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 5 188Referee Giorgos Tsaggarakis Chania Proodeftiki v AEK Athens 8 December 2002 Matchday 10Proodeftiki1 1AEK AthensNikaia17 30 EET UTC 2 Pantos nbsp 29 Konstantinidis nbsp 40 Stadium Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance 1 069Referee Stavros Georgopoulos Arcadia Iraklis v AEK Athens 16 December 2002 Matchday 11Iraklis0 2AEK AthensThessaloniki17 00 EET UTC 2 Maladenis nbsp 17 Nikolaidis nbsp 80 Stadium Makedonikos Stadium Attendance 2 200Referee Giorgos Borovilos Arcadia AEK Athens v Ionikos 22 December 2002 Matchday 12AEK Athens3 0IonikosNea Filadelfeia15 00 EET UTC 2 Konstantinidis nbsp 59 Georgatos nbsp 67 Nikolaidis nbsp 68 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 3 018Referee Iraklis Tsikinis Messinia Aris v AEK Athens 5 January 2003 Matchday 13Aris1 1AEK AthensThessaloniki19 00 EET UTC 2 Demba nbsp 17 Katsouranis nbsp 20 Stadium Aris Stadium Attendance 6 984Referee Giorgos Tsaggarakis Chania AEK Athens v Panachaiki 12 January 2003 Matchday 14AEK Athens6 0PanachaikiNea Filadelfeia15 00 EET UTC 2 Nikolaidis nbsp 20 Lakis nbsp 53 57 75 Nalitzis nbsp 86 pen Borbokis nbsp 88 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 2 725Referee Giorgos Douros Corinthia Panionios v AEK Athens 19 January 2003 Matchday 15Panionios1 1AEK AthensNea Smyrni19 00 EET UTC 2 Ferekidis nbsp 69 Nalitzis nbsp 6 Stadium Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance 6 128Referee Giannis Bisogiannis Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Egaleo 26 January 2003 Matchday 16AEK Athens3 2EgaleoNea Filadelfeia17 00 EET UTC 2 Nalitzis nbsp 10 40 pen 55 Simeonidis nbsp 1 Agritis nbsp 25 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 3 005Referee Giorgos Douros Corinthia PAS Giannina v AEK Athens 2 February 2003 Matchday 17PAS Giannina0 2AEK AthensIoannina17 00 EET UTC 2 Lakis nbsp 66 Nikolaidis nbsp 74 Stadium Zosimades Stadium Attendance 4 566Referee Vasilis Terovitsas Aetoloacarnania Panathinaikos v AEK Athens 9 February 2003 Matchday 18Panathinaikos2 1AEK AthensAmpelokipoi19 15 EET UTC 2 Liberopoulos nbsp 33 Basinas nbsp 71 pen Maladenis nbsp 37 Stadium Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance 12 439Referee Kyros Vassaras Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Skoda Xanthi 16 February 2003 Matchday 19AEK Athens3 2Skoda XanthiNea Filadelfeia16 45 EET UTC 2 Lakis nbsp 48 Maladenis nbsp 50 Ivic nbsp 88 Friesenbichler nbsp 70 Rabarivony nbsp 72 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 2 765Referee Giannis Tsachilidis Piraeus Kallithea v AEK Athens 23 February 2003 Matchday 20Kallithea1 3AEK AthensKallithea16 45 EET UTC 2 Savvidis nbsp 43 Tsiartas nbsp 17 37 39 Stadium Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium Attendance 1 935Referee Giorgos Borovilos Arcadia AEK Athens v OFI 2 March 2003 Matchday 21AEK Athens3 1OFINea Filadelfeia15 00 EET UTC 2 Lakis nbsp 54 Ivic nbsp 66 90 4 Solis nbsp 69 pen Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 4 384Referee Giannis Bisogiannis Thessaloniki Olympiacos v AEK Athens 9 March 2003 Matchday 22Olympiacos1 2AEK AthensRizoupoli19 00 EET UTC 2 Giannakopoulos nbsp 70 Nikolaidis nbsp 20 Katsouranis nbsp 90 4 Stadium Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance 9 563Referee Makis Efthimiadis Drama AEK Athens v Akratitos 16 March 2003 Matchday 23AEK Athens6 2AkratitosNea Filadelfeia16 45 EET UTC 2 Lakis nbsp 8 Katsouranis nbsp 30 Ivic nbsp 58 Nikolaidis nbsp 62 73 Nalitzis nbsp 87 Ziakas nbsp 13 Barkoglou nbsp 40 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 5 873Referee Giannis Tsachilidis Piraeus PAOK v AEK Athens 22 March 2003 Matchday 24PAOK0 1AEK AthensThessaloniki18 00 EET UTC 2 Nalitzis nbsp 90 1 Stadium Toumba Stadium Attendance 11 340Referee Iraklis Tsikinis Messinia AEK Athens v Proodeftiki 5 April 2003 Matchday 25AEK Athens4 1ProodeftikiNea Filadelfeia20 00 EEST UTC 3 Moras nbsp 49 o g Borbokis nbsp 67 Tsiartas nbsp 74 Ivic nbsp 90 2 Mangos nbsp 8 pen Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 3 010Referee Makis Efthimiadis Drama AEK Athens v Iraklis 13 April 2003 Matchday 26AEK Athens6 1IraklisNea Filadelfeia20 00 EEST UTC 3 Tsiartas nbsp 4 Ivic nbsp 5 Katsabis nbsp 51 o g Lakis nbsp 81 Georgatos nbsp 89 Nalitzis nbsp 90 3 Kapetanos nbsp 84 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 5 306Referee Giannis Spyropoulos Phthiotis Ionikos v AEK Athens 20 April 2003 Matchday 27Ionikos0 3AEK AthensNikaia17 30 EEST UTC 3 Lakis nbsp 26 Tsiartas nbsp 54 pen Centeno nbsp 90 2 Stadium Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance 2 562Referee Giorgos Tsaggarakis Chania AEK Athens v Aris 3 May 2003 Matchday 28AEK Athens4 0ArisNea Filadelfeia19 00 EEST UTC 3 Katsouranis nbsp 13 Lakis nbsp 30 45 Ivic nbsp 77 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 6 883Referee Vasilis Terovitsas Aetoloacarnania Note Last match played in the Nikos Goumas stadium Panachaiki v AEK Athens 11 May 2003 Matchday 29Panachaiki0 2AEK AthensPatras17 15 EEST UTC 3 Katsouranis nbsp 60 Nalitzis nbsp 90 Stadium Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance 1 894Referee Avraam Kebaridis Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Panionios 25 May 2003 Matchday 30AEK Athens4 2PanioniosPatras18 30 EEST UTC 3 Lakis nbsp 31 Tsiartas nbsp 35 Nalitzis nbsp 38 Maladenis nbsp 77 Bellaj nbsp 3 13 Stadium Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance 1 686Referee Vasilis Terovitsas Aetoloacarnania Greek Cup edit Main article 2002 03 Greek Football Cup First round edit Kassandra v AEK Athens 8 August 2002 First legKassandra0 2AEK AthensKassandreia19 00 EEST UTC 3 Report page 5 Nikolaidis nbsp 57 Zagorakis nbsp 90 1 Stadium Municipal Stadium of Kassandreia Attendance 500Referee Avraam Kebaridis Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Kassandra 11 September 2002 Second legAEK Athens0 0 2 0 agg KassandraNea Filadelfeia17 00 EEST UTC 3 Report page 11 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 69Referee Giannis Kaminaris Thessaly Second round edit AEK Athens v Chalkidona 7 October 2002 First legAEK Athens3 1ChalkidonaNea Filadelfeia20 00 EEST UTC 3 Maladenis nbsp 38 Konstantinidis nbsp 59 Ivic nbsp 60 Report page 13 Kogioglou nbsp 65 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 461Referee Christos Trikalis Trikala Chalkidona v AEK Athens 6 November 2002 Second legChalkidona0 3 6 1 agg AEK AthensNikaia19 00 EET UTC 2 Report page 15 Nalitzis nbsp 11 Wright nbsp 33 Konstantinidis nbsp 42 Stadium Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance 1 000Referee Giannis Spyropoulos Phthiotis Round of 16 edit AEK Athens v Apollon Athens 19 December 2002 First legAEK Athens2 0Apollon AthensNea Filadelfeia19 00 EET UTC 2 Nalitzis nbsp 36 Centeno nbsp 43 Report page 17 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 134Referee Kostas Finokaliotis Athens Apollon Athens v AEK Athens 29 January 2003 Second legApollon Athens0 3 0 5 agg AEK AthensAgios Dimitrios19 00 EET UTC 2 Report page 19 Solakis nbsp 70 89 Petkov nbsp 88 Stadium Agios Dimitrios Municipal Stadium Attendance 524Referee Vasilis Skoufitsas Athens Quarter finals edit Panionios v AEK Athens 5 February 2003 First legPanionios1 1AEK AthensNea Smyrni17 00 EET UTC 2 Mantzios nbsp 88 Report page 21 Maladenis nbsp 40 Stadium Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance 1 506Referee Kyros Vassaras Thessaloniki AEK Athens v Panionios 5 March 2003 Second legAEK Athens4 2 5 3 agg PanioniosNea Filadelfeia19 30 EET UTC 2 Katsouranis nbsp 26 Nalitzis nbsp 37 75 Konstantinidis nbsp 43 Report page 21 Siljak nbsp 3 Bulut nbsp 8 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 2 473Referee Nikos Aggelakis Thessaloniki Semi finals edit AEK Athens v PAOK 23 April 2003 First legAEK Athens0 1PAOKNea Filadelfeia19 45 EEST UTC 3 Report page 23 Yiasoumi nbsp 40 Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance 10 082Referee Giorgos Borovilos Arcadia PAOK v AEK Athens 7 May 2003 Second legPAOK1 1 2 1 agg AEK AthensThessaloniki20 00 EEST UTC 3 Okkas nbsp 88 Report page 23 Maladenis nbsp 8 Stadium Toumba Stadium Attendance 8 363Referee Thanasis Briakos Epirus UEFA Champions League edit Main article 2002 03 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round edit The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 26 July 2002 APOEL nbsp v nbsp AEK Athens 13 August 2002 First legAPOEL nbsp 2 3 nbsp AEK AthensNicosia Cyprus20 30 EEST UTC 3 Ouzounidis nbsp 23 Malekkos img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |