2005–06 AEK Athens F.C. season

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AEK Athens
2005–06 season
ChairmanDemis Nikolaidis
ManagerFernando Santos
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupRunners-up
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikos Liberopoulos (14)
All:
Nikos Liberopoulos (16)
Highest home attendance34,842 vs Olympiacos
(2 October 2005)
Lowest home attendance4,102 vs Agrotikos Asteras
(22 February 2006)
Average home league attendance16,752
Biggest winKallithea 1–4 AEK Athens
PAS Giannina 0–3 AEK Athens
AEK Athens 3–0 Panathinaikos
AEK Athens 3–0 Agrotikos Asteras
Biggest defeatIraklis 4–0 AEK Athens

The 2005–06 season was the 82nd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 29 August 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006.

Kits[edit]

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): TIM
Features: Diners Club, Galaxias Asfalistiki

Home
Away
Third

Overview[edit]

Second season in a row for the administration of Demis Nikolaidis and for Fernando Santos on the team's bench. The plan was the same as that of the previous season, the tight budget and step by step for the team to finish as high as possible. However, in relation to the previous year, the enthusiasm and above all the same-mindedness was lacking. A huge role for the lack of unity was played by the events of the first match, in the away match against Atromitos, where, after incidents, Nikolaidis turned against with some of the ultras of AEK and since then nothing has interfered in the same way in the relations between Demis and a portion of the fans. In the summer transfer window, AEK made some useful additions, mainly those of the two Italians, Bruno Cirillo and Stefano Sorrentino, but also of the Ukrainian Oleh Venhlinskyi.

The team, with Nikos Liberopoulos and Kostas Katsouranis as their main players, even though they went for the championship, but it did not seem at any stage of the season to be able to displace Olympiacos from the top. In the end, he finished in 2nd place in a tie with Panathinaikos, 3 points behind the red and whites, but he took the ticket for the Champions League qualifiers of the next season. Also, there began to be a questioning of a part of the world and also of the management towards Fernando Santos, not so much for the efficiency, but for the defensive way the team was playing.

Just one year after the first meeting between the two teams, fortune again brought Zenit Saint Petersburg to the road of AEK in the UEFA Cup. This time, AEK were much more careful in defense and managed to leave St. Petersburg's Petrovsky Stadium with a goalless draw that gave them plenty of chances to qualify. The rematch of Olympic Stadium was expected to be difficult from the start and AEK again approached the game in the same way they faced Zenit in Russia. In the second half, AEK tried to take a little more risk by raising the lines, they had some good phases, but very soon the pace dropped again and while the game was heading to extra time, Andrey Arshavin, in the 89th minute, raced from the left, converged to the center and unleashed a powerful right-footed shot into Sorrentino's corner that touched of the ball but failed to clear the goal. The final result was 0–1 and AEK were left out of European competitions.

In the Greek Cup, AEK initially eliminated PAS Giannina with 0–3 in a single match. He then eliminated Ethnikos Piraeus in the penalty shoot-out and in the quarter-finals he eliminated Niki Volos. In the semi-finals, they played against Agrotikos Asteras, where they eliminated easily and thus advanced to the final against Olympiacos. On May 10 at the Pankritio Stadium, after a poor performance, AEK were defeated with the"hands down" with a score of 3–0 and lost the title.[1]

Management team[edit]

Position Staff
Manager Portugal Fernando Santos
Assistant manager Portugal Jorge Rosário
Assistant manager Portugal Ricardo Santos
Technical director Netherlands Eugène Gerards
Director of Football Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Ivić
Academy director North Macedonia Toni Savevski
Academy manager Albania Bledar Kola
Scout Netherlands Eugène Gerards
Head of Medical Greece Lakis Nikolaou
Physiotherapist Greece Christos Karvounidis

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 14 May 2006, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
1 Stefano Sorrentino Italy GK (1979-03-28)28 March 1979 (aged 27) 2005 Italy Torino €100,000 2009
12 Giannis Arabatzis Greece GK (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 22) 2002 Greece Makrochori Free 2011
22 Dionysis Chiotis Greece GK (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 29) 1994 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2007
Defenders
3 Nikola Malbaša Serbia and Montenegro LB / LM (1977-09-12)12 September 1977 (aged 28) 2004 Russia Terek Grozny Free 2007
5 Bruno Cirillo Italy CB / RB (1977-03-21)21 March 1977 (aged 29) 2005 Italy Lecce Free 2008
6 Georgios Alexopoulos Greece CB / RB (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 29) 2005 Greece Egaleo Free 2008
14 Stavros Tziortziopoulos Greece LB / CB / LM (1978-08-15)15 August 1978 (aged 27) 2004 Greece Panionios Free 2007
18 Vangelis Moras Greece CB / DM / RB (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 24) 2003 Greece Proodeftiki €260,000 2007
19 Dimitrios Koutromanos Greece RB / LB / DM (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 19) 2005 Greece Panetolikos €50,000 2010
24 Christos Kontis Greece RB / CB / LB (1975-05-13)13 May 1975 (aged 31) 2004 Greece Panionios Free 2007
31 Nikolaos Georgeas Greece RB / LB / DM (1976-12-27)27 December 1976 (aged 29) 2001 Greece Kalamata €1,500,000 2008
55 Traianos Dellas (Vice-captain) Greece CB (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 30) 2005 Italy Roma Free 2007
Midfielders
8 Miltiadis Sapanis Greece CM / LM / AM (1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 30) 2005 Greece Panathinaikos Free 2008
10 Panagiotis Kone GreeceAlbania AM / RM / LM / RW / LW / CM (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 18) 2005 France Lens U19 Free 2010
17 Vladan Ivić Serbia and Montenegro AM / CM / RM / LM (1977-05-07)7 May 1977 (aged 29) 2004 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Free 2007
20 Vasilios Pliatsikas Greece DM / CM / RB / CB (1988-04-20)20 April 1988 (aged 18) 2005 Greece Chaidari Free 2010
21 Kostas Katsouranis (Captain) Greece CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 27) 2002 Greece Panachaiki Free 2007
23 Vasilios Lakis Greece RM / RW / AM / CM (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 29) 2005 England Crystal Palace Free 2008
25 Emerson Brazil DM / CM (1972-04-12)12 April 1972 (aged 34) 2006 Greece Skoda Xanthi €150,000 2007
26 Ilias Kyriakidis Greece DM / CM / AM (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 20) 2004 Greece Ionikos €200,000 2009
27 Louay Chanko SwedenSyria DM / CM / AM / RM (1979-11-29)29 November 1979 (aged 26) 2005 Sweden Malmö €250,000 2008
28 Christos Bourbos Greece RM / RB / RW / DM (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23) 2004 Greece PAS Giannina Free 2008
— Panagiotis Zorbas Greece AM / RW / LM / LW / CM (1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 19) 2005 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 Free 2011
Forwards
7 Alessandro Soares Brazil RW / SS / ST / LW (1973-02-05)5 February 1973 (aged 33) 2005 Greece OFI €150,000 2006
9 Angelos Komvolidis GreeceGermany LW / ST (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 18) 2005 Germany VfB Stuttgart U19 €50,000 2010
11 Oleh Venhlinskyi Ukraine ST / SS / RW (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 28) 2005 Ukraine Dnipro €850,000 2007
33 Nikos Liberopoulos (Vice-captain 2) Greece SS / ST / AM (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 30) 2003 Greece Panathinaikos Free 2007
35 Pantelis Kapetanos Greece ST / RW (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 23) 2006 Greece Iraklis €400,000 2011
99 Júlio César Brazil LW / SS / AM / RW / ST (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 26) 2005 Portugal Gil Vicente €540,000 2009
Left during Winter Transfer Window
15 Sokratis Papastathopoulos Greece CB / RB / LB / DM (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 18) 2005 Greece Apollon Petalidiou Free 2008
30 Simos Krassas CyprusGreece RW / LW / RM / LM (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 24) 2004 Cyprus AEL Limassol €120,000 2008

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
5 DF Italy Bruno Cirillo Italy Lecce Transfer Free 14 July 2005 30 June 2008 [2]
6 DF Greece Georgios Alexopoulos Greece Egaleo Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2008 [3]
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares Greece OFI Transfer €150,000 1 July 2005 30 June 2006
8 MF Greece Miltiadis Sapanis Greece Panathinaikos Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2008 [4]
9 FW Greece Aggelos Komvolidis Germany VfB Stuttgart U19 Transfer €50,000 1 July 2005 30 June 2010
10 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone France Lens U19 Transfer Free 29 July 2005 30 June 2010 [5]
11 FW Ukraine Oleh Venhlinskyi Ukraine Dnipro Transfer €850,000 22 June 2005 30 June 2007 [6]
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos Greece Apollon Petalidiou Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2008 [7]
19 DF Greece Dimitrios Koutromanos Greece Panetolikos Transfer €50,000 1 July 2005 30 June 2010
20 MF Greece Vasilios Pliatsikas Greece Chaidari Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2010
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis England Crystal Palace Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2008 [8]
27 MF Sweden Louay Chanko Sweden Malmö Transfer €250,000 3 August 2005 30 June 2008 [9]
55 DF Greece Traianos Dellas Italy Roma Transfer Free 19 September 2005 30 June 2007 [10]
— MF Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis Greece Thrasyvoulos End of loan — 1 July 2005 30 June 2006
— MF Greece Dimitris Karameris Greece Levadiakos End of loan — 1 July 2005 30 June 2010
— MF Greece Panagiotis Zorbas Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 Transfer Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2011

Winter[edit]

No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino Italy Torino Transfer Free 1 January 2006 30 June 2009
25 MF Brazil Emerson Greece Skoda Xanthi Transfer €150,000 23 January 2006 30 June 2007 [11]
35 FW Greece Pantelis Kapetanos Greece Iraklis Transfer €400,000 19 January 2006 30 June 2011 [12]
— FW Greece Leonidas Kampantais Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta End of loan — 1 January 2006 30 June 2007

Out[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
1 GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis Greece Atromitos End of contract — 1 July 2005 [13]
4 DF Portugal Bruno Alves Portugal Porto End of loan — 30 June 2005
5 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou Retired — 1 July 2005 [14]
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares Greece OFI End of loan — 1 July 2005
8 MF Bulgaria Ivan Rusev Greece Levadiakos End of contract — 1 July 2005 [15]
9 MF Bulgaria Milen Petkov Greece Atromitos End of contract — 1 July 2005 [16]
10 FW Greece Sotiris Konstantinidis Greece Ionikos End of contract — 1 July 2005
15 DF Greece Dimitris Koutsikos Greece Agios Dimitrios End of contract — 1 July 2005
20 FW Greece Ilias Solakis Greece Doxa Drama Transfer Free 1 July 2005
29 FW Sweden Christos Christoforidis Greece Apollon Kalamarias Transfer Free 1 July 2005
39 DF Greece Grigoris Toskas Greece Kerkyra End of contract — 1 July 2005
44 FW Greece Nikos Voulgaris Greece Kerkyra Transfer Free 1 July 2005
77 MF Brazil Paulo Assunção Portugal Porto End of loan — 30 June 2005
— FW Greece Christos Kostis Cyprus Alki Larnaca End of contract — 1 July 2005

Winter[edit]

No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino Italy Torino End of loan — 1 January 2006

Loan in[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino Italy Torino €100,000 7 July 2005 30 June 2006 Green tickY [17]

Loan out[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
11 FW Greece Leonidas Kampantais Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2006 Red XN
27 DF Greece Panagiotis Stergiatos Greece Doxa Drama Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2006 Red XN
— MF Greece Dimitris Karameris Greece Apollon Smyrnis Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2006 Red XN
— MF Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis Greece Thrasyvoulos Free 1 July 2005 30 June 2006 Red XN

Winter[edit]

No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos Greece Niki Volos Free 20 January 2006 30 June 2006 Red XN
30 FW Cyprus Simos Krassas Greece Panionios €75,000 5 January 206 30 June 2006 Red XN [18]
— FW Greece Leonidas Kampantais Greece Panionios €50,000 3 January 2006 30 June 2007 Green tickY [19]

Contract renewals[edit]

No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino 1 January 2006 30 June 2006[a] 30 June 2009
99 FW Brazil Júlio César 1 January 2006 31 December 2008 30 June 2009

Notes

a. ^ AEK Athens enabled the player's buy-out clause, prematurely. The player's loan was expiring at 30 June 2006.

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

20 July 2005 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain Thonon-les-Bains
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
23 July 2005 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–0 Romania Rapid București Cogne
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Cogne training center
27 July 2005 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Italy Reggina Cogne
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Cogne training center
6 August 2005 Friendly Charlton Athletic England 1–3 Greece AEK Athens London
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,000
8 August 2005 Friendly Chaidari Greece 1–0 Greece AEK Athens Haidari
  • Tsoukalidis 60'
 Stadium: Takis Charalambidis Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
13 August 2005 Friendly OFI Greece 0–1 Greece AEK Athens Heraklion
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
21 August 2005 Friendly PAOK Greece 2–0 Greece AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
2 September 2005 Friendly Thrasyvoulos Greece 1–2 Greece AEK Athens Fyli
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Giannikidis 1'
Stadium: Fyli Municipal Stadium
8 October 2005 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–4 Greece Ilisiakos

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 29 August 2005 14 May 2006 Matchday 1 2nd 30 21 4 5 42 20 +22 070.00
Greek Cup 26 October 2005 10 May 2006 Round of 32 Runners-up 8 3 3 2 10 6 +4 037.50
UEFA Cup 15 September 2005 29 September 2005 First round First round 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 40 24 8 8 52 27 +25 060.00

Last updated: 14 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki[edit]

Main article: 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 23 1 6 63 23 +40 70 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 AEK Athens 30 21 4 5 42 20 +22 67[a] Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 30 21 4 5 55 23 +32 67[a] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Iraklis 30 15 6 9 39 31 +8 51
5 Skoda Xanthi 30 13 8 9 31 25 +6 47
Source: Galanis Sports Data
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points (goal difference): AEK 3 (+2), Panathinaikos 3 (-2).

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 GD
30 21 4 5 42 20  +22 67 12 2 1 26 8  +18 9 2 4 16 12  +4

Results by Matchday[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWDWLWWWWWWWWWDWLWWLWLWWWWLWWD
Position1166444332222222222222222223222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures[edit]

29 August 2005 1 Atromitos 0–0 AEK Athens Peristeri
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 6,883
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
11 September 2005 2 AEK Athens 2–0 Iraklis Marousi
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos (Arta)
18 September 2005 3 AEK Athens 1–1 Egaleo Marousi
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 19,680
Referee: Michalis Germanakos (Athens)
25 September 2005 4 AEL 0–1 AEK Athens Larissa
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 11,763
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
2 October 2005 5 AEK Athens 1–3 Olympiacos Marousi
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 34,842
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
16 October 2005 6 Ionikos 0–1 AEK Athens Nikaia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Neapolis Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
23 October 2005 7 AEK Athens 3–0 Panathinaikos Marousi
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,623
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
31 October 2005 8 Panionios 0–2 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Christos Vasileiou (Thessaly)
5 November 2005 9 AEK Athens 2–0 Kallithea Marousi
19:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,057
Referee: Vasilis Skoufitsas (Athens)
21 November 2005 10 Akratitos 1–2 AEK Athens Ano Liosia
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,869
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
27 November 2005 11 Levadiakos 0–1 AEK Athens Livadeia
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
4 December 2005 12 AEK Athens 2–1 PAOK Marousi
19:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Thanasis Briakos (Epirus)
10 December 2005 13 OFI 0–1 AEK Athens Heraklion
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
17 December 2005 14 AEK Athens 2–1 Apollon Kalamarias Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Vasilis Paboridis (Kilkis)
8 January 2006 15 Skoda Xanthi 0–0 AEK Athens Xanthi
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Dimitris Dabosis (Pieria)
14 January 2006 16 AEK Athens 2–1 Atromitos Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,443
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis (Thessaloniki)
29 January 2006 17 Iraklis 4–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 9,490
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)
4 February 2006 18 Egaleo 0–2 AEK Athens Egaleo
17:45 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
12 February 2006 19 AEK Athens 1–0 AEL Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,646
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
19 February 2006 20 Olympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,127
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis (Messinia)
26 February 2006 21 AEK Athens 2–0 Ionikos Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 11,591
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
5 March 2006 22 Panathinaikos 1–0 AEK Athens Marousi
19:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,446
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
12 March 2006 23 AEK Athens 2–0 Panionios Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,353
Referee: Antonis Kouklakis (Chania)
18 March 2006 24 Kallithea 1–4 AEK Athens Kallithea
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,805
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Argolida)
26 March 2006 25 AEK Athens 2–0 Akratitos Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 11,894
Referee: Dimitris Detsis (Athens)
2 April 2006 26 AEK Athens 2–0 Levadiakos Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,140
Referee: Theofilos Fotiadis (Thessaloniki)
9 April 2006 27 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
16 April 2006 28 AEK Athens 2–0 OFI Marousi
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,882
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
30 April 2006 29 Apollon Kalamarias 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Kalamaria Stadium
Attendance: 2,144
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos (Arta)
14 May 2006 30 AEK Athens 0–0 Skoda Xanthi Marousi
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 21,779
Referee: Dimitris Dabosis (Pieria)

Greek Cup[edit]

Main article: 2005–06 Greek Football Cup

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32.

Round of 32[edit]

26 October 2005 Round of 32 PAS Giannina 0–3 AEK Athens Ioannina
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)

Round of 16[edit]

21 December 2005 Round of 16 AEK Athens 1–1 Ethnikos Piraeus Marousi
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • Da Silva 90+3'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
11 January 2006 Replay match Ethnikos Piraeus 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)
Penalties
  • Morales soccer ball with red X
  • Da Silva soccer ball with check mark
  • Dovas soccer ball with check mark
  • Petrov soccer ball with check mark
  • Kouboulis soccer ball with red X

Quarter-finals[edit]

8 February 2006 First leg Niki Volos 0–0 AEK Athens Volos
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)
22 February 2006 Second leg AEK Athens 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Niki Volos Marousi
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)

Semi-finals[edit]

21 March 2006 First leg AEK Athens 3–0 Agrotikos Asteras Marousi
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Romanos Kontogiannidis (Xanthi)
12 April 2006 Second leg Agrotikos Asteras 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Tsouklis 90'
 Report Stadium: Agrotikos Asteras Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Final[edit]

10 May 2006 Final Olympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens Heraklion
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 22,079
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

First round[edit]

15 September 2005 First leg Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
29 September 2005 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 14 May 2006
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino 25 0 3 0 2 0 30 0
12 GK Greece Giannis Arabatzis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 5 0 5 0 0 0 10 0
Defenders
3 DF Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Malbaša 16 0 3 0 2 0 21 0
5 DF Italy Bruno Cirillo 24 2 2 1 2 0 28 3
6 DF Greece Georgios Alexopoulos 30 3 3 0 2 0 35 3
14 DF Greece Stavros Tziortziopoulos 9 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras 13 0 6 2 1 0 20 2
19 DF Greece Dimitrios Koutromanos 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Greece Christos Kontis 15 0 4 0 2 0 21 0
31 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 25 0 5 0 0 0 30 0
55 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 6 0 6 0 0 0 12 0
Midfielders
8 MF Greece Miltiadis Sapanis 12 0 3 1 0 0 15 1
10 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 27 3 5 0 2 0 34 3
20 MF Greece Vasilios Pliatsikas 3 0 4 0 0 0 7 0
21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 29 6 4 1 2 0 35 7
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 28 4 5 0 1 0 34 4
25 MF Brazil Emerson 13 1 4 0 0 0 17 1
26 MF Greece Ilias Kyriakidis 3 0 7 0 1 0 11 0
27 MF Sweden Louay Chanko 21 1 4 0 1 0 26 1
28 MF Greece Christos Bourbos 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Greece Panagiotis Zorbas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares 28 2 8 2 2 0 38 4
9 FW Greece Aggelos Komvolidis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Ukraine Oleh Venhlinskyi 15 3 4 0 2 0 21 3
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 27 14 5 2 2 0 34 16
35 FW Greece Pantelis Kapetanos 10 1 4 0 0 0 14 1
99 FW Brazil Júlio César 28 2 7 0 2 0 37 2
Left during Winter Transfer Window
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
30 FW Cyprus Simos Krassas 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 14 May 2006
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 14 2 0 16
2 21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 6 1 0 7
3 23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 4 0 0 4
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares 2 2 0 4
5 6 DF Greece Georgios Alexopoulos 3 0 0 3
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 3 0 0 3
11 FW Ukraine Oleh Venhlinskyi 3 0 0 3
5 DF Italy Bruno Cirillo 2 1 0 3
9 99 FW Brazil Júlio César 2 0 0 2
18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras 0 2 0 2
11 25 MF Brazil Emerson 1 0 0 1
27 MF Sweden Louay Chanko 1 0 0 1
35 FW Greece Pantelis Kapetanos 1 0 0 1
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 0 1 0 1
8 MF Greece Miltiadis Sapanis 0 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 0 52

Assists[edit]

As of 14 May 2006
Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 99 FW Brazil Júlio César 10 0 0 10
2 21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 4 0 0 4
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 4 0 0 4
4 31 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 3 0 0 3
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 3 0 0 3
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 3 0 0 3
7 3 DF Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Malbaša 2 0 0 2
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares 2 0 0 2
9 18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 0 0 32

Clean sheets[edit]

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 14 May 2006
Rank No. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 28 Italy Stefano Sorrentino 15 1 1 17
2 22 Greece Dionysis Chiotis 3 3 0 6
Totals 18 4 1 23

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 14 May 2006
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Stefano Sorrentino
12 GK Greece Giannis Arabatzis
22 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 1 1
Defenders
3 DF Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Malbaša 5 1 6
5 DF Italy Bruno Cirillo 7 2 9
6 DF Greece Georgios Alexopoulos 3 1 4
14 DF Greece Stavros Tziortziopoulos
18 DF Greece Vangelis Moras 3 2 5
19 DF Greece Dimitrios Koutromanos
24 DF Greece Christos Kontis 7 2 9
31 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 6 1 1 7 1
55 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 1 1
Midfielders
8 MF Greece Miltiadis Sapanis 1 1 2
10 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro Vladan Ivić 5 1 6
20 MF Greece Vasilios Pliatsikas 3 3
21 MF Greece Kostas Katsouranis 7 2 1 10
23 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 3 3
25 MF Brazil Emerson 2 2 4
26 MF Greece Ilias Kyriakidis 1 1 2
27 MF Sweden Louay Chanko 4 4
28 MF Greece Christos Bourbos 1 1
— MF Greece Panagiotis Zorbas
Forwards
7 FW Brazil Alessandro Soares 2 1 3
9 FW Greece Aggelos Komvolidis
11 FW Ukraine Oleh Venhlinskyi 3 3
33 FW Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 5 1 6
35 FW Greece Pantelis Kapetanos
99 FW Brazil Júlio César 3 3
Left during Winter Transfer window
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos
30 FW Cyprus Simos Krassas

Starting 11[edit]

UEFA rankings[edit]

UEFA team ranking

# Form Previous Country Team Ranking
54 49 Spain Mallorca 40.006
— 49 Spain Málaga 40.006
56 78 France Lens 39.757
57 38 Greece AEK Athens 39.587
58 39 Belgium Anderlecht 38.981
59 55 Turkey Beşiktaş 38.634

UEFA country ranking

# Form Previous Country League Ranking
6 6 Portugal Liga Sagres 44.041
7 7 Netherlands Eredivisie 41.331
8 8 Greece Alpha Ethniki 32.081
9 13 Russia Russian Premier League 31.833
10 25 Romania Liga I 31.457

Awards[edit]

Player Pos. Award Source
Greece Nikos Liberopoulos FW Greek Player of the Season (shared) [20]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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