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AEK Athens
2017–18 season
PresidentEvangelos Aslanidis
Administrative LeaderDimitris Melissanidis
ManagerManolo Jiménez
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Super League1st
Greek CupSemi-Finals
Champions LeagueThird Qualifying Round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
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The 2017–18 season is AEK Athens Football Club's 57th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 8th season in the Super League Greece, and 94th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup and in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2007–08 season, having earned the first position in playoffs for the first time last season.

Events

  • June 7, 2017 Ilias Vouras and Christos Aravidis leave the club as their contract is not renewed.[1]
  • June 9, 2017 AEK players Anastasios Bakasetas, Petros Mantalos and Ognjen Vranješ face each other at an international national team match for 2018 World Cup qualifying round, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece, at Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica. Mantalos and Vranješ played all 90 minutes, Mantalos missing a great chance for Greece at 82nd minute, when shot the ball out at a one-on-one against Asmir Begović. The match ended 0–0, satisfying Greece, who needed at least the draw to stay at the top two places.
  • June 10, 2017 In Nea Philadelphia the presentation of the book from journalist Nikos Angelidis called "Every AEK of the world" took place. The book had as a subject the 302 clubs of the world that are named or were named after AEK and have the two-headed eagle as an emblem. AEK FC president, Evangelos Aslanidis went to the presentation and made a speech. AEK FC is a sponsor of the book.[2]
  • June 14, 2017 The minister of infrastructure, transport and networks, Christos Spirtzis, signs the necessary height-related study for Agia Sophia Stadium, the proposed stadium for AEK in Nea Philadelphia. As the club's official announcement states, the particular study was "the last obstacle" for the start of the construction of the stadium, and the official construction license for the stadium is about to be published "within the next days".[3]
  • June 21, 2017 Portuguese left-back Hélder Lopes signs a two-year deal with AEK, in a free transfer from Las Palmas.[4]
  • June 27, 2017 Ronald Vargas and Dimitrios Kolovetsios leave the club as no deal for their announcement was made.[5]
  • June 29, 2017 Greek-Belgian winger Viktor Klonaridis signs a three-year deal with AEK from RC Lens.[6] On the same day, Superleague newcomers Lamia F.C. announced a loan transfer of Stavros Vasilantonopoulos from AEK.[7]
  • July 1, 2017 Croatian striker Marko Livaja signs from Las Palmas on a season long loan deal for €200,000 with a purchase option of €1,800,000 in the summer of 2018. Livaja became the third player which was transferred from Las Palmas to AEK within 2017, after Sergio Araujo and Hélder Lopes. Marko, as presented in the official club video, will wear the shirt with number 10.[8]
  • July 3, 2017 Serbian centre-back Uroš Ćosić signs with AEK for three years, with an extension clause of one more year, in a full transfer from Empoli F.C.. Uroš, as observed in the official video of his signing, will wear the shirt with number 15.[9]
  • July 5, 2017 Icelander left winger Arnór Traustason signs with AEK on loan for one year from Rapid Wien, with a permanent buyout clause at the summer of 2018. Arnór, as presented in the official video, will wear the shirt with number 30.[10] This transfer would be the seventh summer transfer for AEK of summer 2017. On the same day, newly promoted to Superleague club Lamia F.C. officially announced that, after Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, another player will be loaned from AEK to Lamia, midfielder Ilias Tselios.[11]
  • July 12, 2017 The talk of AEK administrative leader, Dimitris Melissanidis, during the AEK Sports Club General Assembly, was featured in an official AEK F.C. TV video. Melissanidis mentioned all the "hindrances" during the "extremely painful road" until the license which would enable the, then proposed, Agia Sophia Stadium broke ground. The official announcement states that procedures are ending and that the stadium will soon break ground, and that the members whose actions toughened the procedures for the stadium were unanimously deleted from the club.[12]
  • July 14, 2017 The UEFA Champions League draw brought Russian club CSKA Moscow as opponents of AEK for the third qualifying round.[13]
  • July 24, 2017 It is officially announced from the official AEK website, that the club has received the official construction license, so that the Agia Sophia Stadium breaks ground, simultaneously inviting the team fans to celebrate the license in the upcoming match against CSKA Moscow for the Champions League third qualifying round.[14]
  • July 25, 2017 As mentioned the day before, AEK obtained the official construction license, announcing it officially on the football club page, with the title "It's not a dream! IT'S A FACT!", inviting the fans of AEK to the sanctification on upcoming Thursday, where the new stadium will break ground at Nea Filadelfeia.[15] In the same day, the construction license was featured on the giant screen of the Olympic Stadium, where AEK faced CSKA Moscow for the Champions League.
  • July 27, 2017 The sanctification for the beginning of the construction of Agia Sophia Stadium took place, with more than 15,000 fans of AEK being present, in Nea Filadelfeia, with the club officially thanking them for their presence. Among others, he club's administrative leader Dimitris Melissanidis, former club player Stelios Serafidis made a speech about the new stadium. Dimitris Melissanidis, in his speech, mentioned, among others, that "the walls of Agia Sophia will be high, invincible and will never, ever, fall again!".[16][17][18][19]
  • July 28, 2017 Agia Sophia Stadium officially broke ground.[18]

Players

Squad statistics

Updated as of 14 March 2018, 22:52 UTC +2.

No. Pos. Name Age League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Greece Vasilios Barkas 23 2 0 6 0 2 0 10 0 1 0
16 GK Greece Panagiotis Tsintotas 24 13 0 2 0 1 0 16 0 0 0
22 GK Greece Giannis Anestis 26 10 0 0 0 9 0 19 0 1 0
87 GK Greece Panagiotis Dounis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Greece Michalis Bakakis 26 21 0 4 0 10 0 37 0 6 0
3 DF Portugal Hélder Lopes 28 15 1 4 1 8 0 27 2 5 0
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Vranješ 28 17 4 3 0 11 0 31 4 14 0
5 DF Greece Vassilis Lampropoulos 27 14 0 6 0 2 0 23 0 3 0
12 DF Brazil Rodrigo Galo 31 23 0 7 1 9 0 39 1 4 0
15 DF Serbia Uroš Ćosić 25 8 0 2 0 6 0 16 0 4 1
19 DF Ukraine Dmytro Chygrynskiy 31 12 1 4 0 7 0 23 1 4 0
23 DF Sweden Niklas Hult 27 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
33 DF Greece Giorgos Giannoutsos 19 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
55 DF Greece Adam Tzanetopoulos 22 0 0 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Albania Astrit Ajdarević 27 14 0 5 1 6 1 25 2 2 0
7 MF Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 31 23 6 6 5 12 3 41 14 6 0
8 MF Portugal André Simões 28 15 0 3 0 11 2 29 2 8 0
18 MF Sweden Jakob Johansson (vc) 27 8 1 1 0 8 0 17 1 3 0
20 MF Greece Petros Mantalos (c) 26 9 2 1 1 7 1 17 4 6 0
21 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone 30 11 1 4 0 2 0 17 1 5 0
24 MF Iran Masoud Shojaei 33 9 0 4 1 1 0 14 1 3 0
25 MF Greece Konstantinos Galanopoulos 20 16 0 5 0 10 0 31 0 6 0
32 MF Greece Paris Bampis 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Spain Erik Morán 26 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
77 MF Greece Christos Giousis 18 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis 23 8 1 4 1 4 0 16 2 0 0
10 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 24 24 8 3 0 10 2 37 10 15 1
11 FW Argentina Sergio Araujo 25 20 8 6 2 8 1 34 11 11 1
14 FW Greece Anastasios Bakasetas 24 22 4 7 2 8 0 37 6 3 0
28 FW Belgium Viktor Klonaridis 25 12 1 4 0 8 0 24 1 0 0
31 FW Greece Dimitris Melikiotis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 FW Greece Christos Antoniou 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left during Summer Transfer window
9 FW Portugal Hugo Almeida 33 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1
Left during Winter Transfer Window
17 DF Brazil Vinícius 24 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
29 MF Argentina Patito Rodríguez 27 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 1 0
30 MF Iceland Arnór Ingvi Traustason 24 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 0
40 FW Greece Andreas Vlachomitros 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Contract Until Source
16 GK Greece Panagiotis Tsintotas Greece Levadiakos Free 1 June 2017 June 2020
55 DF Greece Adam Tzanetopoulos Greece Iraklis End of loan 1 June 2017 June 2020
– MF Greece Stavros Vasilantonopoulos Greece Veria End of loan 1 June 2017 June 2019
– FW Greece Antonis Kyriazis Greece Kifisia End of loan 1 June 2017 June 2017
11 FW Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Greece Platanias Free 1 June 2017 June 2021
87 GK Greece Panagiotis Dounis Greece Kallithea End of loan 12 June 2017 June 2019
3 DF Portugal Hélder Lopes Spain Las Palmas Free 21 June 2017 June 2019 [4]
28 FW Belgium Viktor Klonaridis France Lens €200,000 29 June 2017 June 2020 [6]
15 DF Serbia Uroš Ćosić Italy Empoli €500,000 3 July 2017 June 2020 [9]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Contract Until Source
24 MF Iran Masoud Shojaei Greece Panionios Free 28 December 2017 June 2018
39 MF Spain Erik Morán Spain Leganés €130.000 2 January 2018 June 2021
MF Greece Ilias Tselios Greece Lamia Loan Return 28 December 2017 June 2020
GK Greece Athanasios Pantos Greece Acharnaikos Loan Return
(Assigned to AEK U20) 		31 December 2017 June 2020
31 FW Greece Dimitris Melikiotis Greece Kerkyra Loan Return 30 January 2018 June 2021
23 DF Sweden Niklas Hult Greece Panathinaikos €200.000 31 January 2018 June 2020

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
11 FW Argentina Sergio Araujo Spain Las Palmas End of loan 1 June 2017
16 GK Greece Ilias Vouras Greece Doxa Drama End of contract 7 June 2017
21 FW Greece Christos Aravidis Free agent End of contract 7 June 2017
10 MF Venezuela Ronald Vargas Australia Newcastle Jets End of contract 27 June 2017
- FW Greece Antonis Kyriazis Free agent End of contract 1 July 2017
14 FW Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva End of contract 3 July 2017
26 DF Greece Dimitrios Kolovetsios Greece Panathinaikos End of contract 3 July 2017
23 DF Spain Dídac Vilà Spain Espanyol Contract terminated 29 August 2017
24 DF Greece Konstantinos Manolas Greece Levadiakos Contract terminated 29 August 2017
9 FW Portugal Hugo Almeida Croatia Hajduk Split Contract terminated 30 August 2017


Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
29 MF Argentina Patito Rodríguez Australia Newcastle Jets Contract terminated 8 December 2017
30 MF Iceland Arnór Ingvi Traustason Austria Rapid Wien Loan Return 31 December 2017
17 DF Brazil Vinícius Brazil Chapecoense Contract terminated 18 January 2018

Loan in

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned From Fee Date End Permanent Transfer option Source
10 FW Croatia Marko Livaja Spain Las Palmas €200,000 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 Yes [8]
30 MF Iceland Arnór Ingvi Traustason Austria Rapid Wien €200,000 5 July 2017 30 June 2018 Yes [10]
21 MF Greece Panagiotis Kone Italy Udinese Free 31 August 2017 30 June 2018 Yes [8]
11 FW Argentina Sergio Araujo Spain Las Palmas €800,000 31 August 2017 30 June 2018 No [8]


Loan out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Fee Date End Source
– DF Greece Stavros Vasilantonopoulos Greece Lamia Free 29 June 2017 30 June 2018 [7]
– MF Greece Ilias Tselios Greece Lamia Free 5 July 2017 30 June 2018 [11]
31 FW Greece Dimitris Melikiotis Greece Kerkyra Free 16 August 2017 30 June 2018
– DF Greece Alkis Markopouliotis Greece AO Chania Kissamikos Free 18 August 2017 30 June 2018
87 GK Greece Giannis Papadopoulos Greece AO Chania Kissamikos Free 18 August 2017 30 June 2018
– GK Greece Athanasios Pantos Greece Acharnaikos Free 2 September 2017 30 June 2018

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned To Fee Date End Source
– MF Greece Ilias Tselios Greece Ergotelis Free 10 January 2018 30 June 2018
– MF Greece Andreas Vlachomitros Greece Apollon Pontou Free 25 January 2018 30 June 2018

Renewals/Buyout clauses

No. Pos Player Renewal/Buyout Clause Date Former Exp Date New Exp Date Source
20 MF Greece Petros Mantalos Renewal 16 November 2017 June 2019 June 2022

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 July 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv Kielce
18:00 UTC +3 Giakoumakis 18' Chacua 10' Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
9 July 2017 Friendly[20] Korona Kielce Poland 0–1 Greece AEK Athens Kielce
19:00 UTC +3 Rymaniak Yellow card 4'
Żubrowski Yellow card 32'		 Chygrynskiy Yellow card 21'
Klonaridis 27'
Vlachomitros Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
14 July 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Czech Republic Banik Ostrava Kielce
18:00 UTC +3 Lopes 17'
Livaja soccer ball with red X38'
Mantalos 41'
Almeida 80' (pen.)		 Sasinka 15', Yellow card 34'
Šindelář Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
15 July 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 2–0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin Kielce
19:00 UTC +3 Christodoulopoulos 4'
Galanopoulos 14'		 Ottman Yellow card 37'
Gaúcho Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
19 July 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Belgium Gent Amaroussion
20:30 UTC +3 Mantalos 73' Andrijašević 37'
Marcq Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
10 August 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 2–1 Greece Platanias Amaroussion
20:00 UTC +3 Christodoulopoulos 18' (pen.)
Simões 49'		 Mantalos 9' (o.g.) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
31 August 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Greece Kallithea Spata
19:30 UTC +3 Vlachomitros
Bakakis
Christodoulopoulos 		Candé Stadium: OPAP Sports Center
5 October 2017 Friendly[20] Panachaiki Greece 2–3 Greece AEK Athens Patras
19:00 UTC +3 Eleftheriadis 29'
Kynigopoulos 81'		 Galo 59'
Klonaridis 76', 85'		 Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
9 November 2017 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Serbia Čukarički Spata
18:30 UTC +3 Owusu 44' Stadium: OPAP Sports Center
16 March 2018 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece 5–0 Greece Lamia Amaroussion
18:00 UTC +3 Ajdarević 1'
Giakoumakis 29', 45'
Christodoulopoulos 90'
Melikiotis 91'		 [1] Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Nikos Ratsiotis (Argolida)
21 March 2018 Friendly[20] AEK Athens Greece v Greece Panetolikos Amaroussion
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

Super League Greece

Main article: 2017–18 Superleague Greece

League Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AEK Athens (C) 30 21 7 2 50 12 +38 70 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 PAOK 30 21 4 5 59 19 +40 64[a] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Olympiacos 30 18 6 6 63 28 +35 57[b] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Atromitos 30 15 11 4 43 21 +22 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Asteras Tripolis 30 12 9 9 39 24 +15 45[c]
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ PAOK were deducted 3 points by court decision.[21]
  2. ^ Olympiacos were deducted 3 points due to crowd behavior against AEK on 4 February 2018.[22]
  3. ^ Head-to-head points: Asteras Tripolis 2, Xanthi 2.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 16 6 2 40 12  +28 54 11 1 1 27 5  +22 5 5 1 13 7  +6

Last updated: 4 March 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by Matchday

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Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

20 August 2017 1 AEK 2−0 Panetolikos Amaroussion
19:15 UTC +3 Almeida 14' (pen.), Red card 28'
Johansson Yellow card 41', 73'
Mantalos Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Paulo Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 48'
Díaz Yellow card 33'
Rodrigues Yellow card 40'
Chantakias Yellow card 51'
Bejarano Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
27 August 2017 2 PAS Giannina 0−0 AEK Ioannina
21:30 UTC +3 Boukouvalas Yellow card 51'
Higor Vidal Yellow card 79'
Lila Yellow card 83'		 Report Vranješ Yellow card 49'
Ćosić Yellow card 56'
Mantalos Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
10 September 2017 3 AEK 4−0 Larissa Amaroussion
18:15 UTC +3 Mantalos 4'
Klonaridis 34'
Vranješ Yellow card 53'
Bakasetas 74'
Araujo 86'		 Report Fatjon Yellow card 16'
Rentzas Yellow card 33'
Aganović Red card 49'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Evangelos Evangelou (Athens)
17 September 2017 4 Lamia 0−1 AEK Peristeri[1]
20:30 UTC +3 Piti Yellow card 54'
Koukolis Yellow card 60'
Acosta Yellow card 80'
Asigba Yellow card 85'		 Report Vranješ Yellow card 24'
Johansson Yellow card 54'
Ćosić Yellow card 74'
Christodoulopoulos 81' (pen.)
Ajdarević Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Aristidis Vatsios (Athens)
24 September 2017 5 AEK 3−2 Olympiacos Amaroussion
20:30 UTC +3 Araujo Yellow card 24'
Mantalos Yellow card 50', 89'
Christodoulopoulos 64', 80'
Livaja Yellow card 90+2'
Ćosić Red card 90+4'		 Report Odjidja-Ofoe Yellow card 8', 46'
Marin 22', Yellow card 45+1'
Romao Yellow card 50'
Gillet Yellow card 79'
Engels Red card 90+4'
Tachtsidis Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,156
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
1 October 2017 6 Asteras Tripolis 2−0 AEK Tripoli
20:30 UTC +3 Isnaldo Yellow card 22'
Munafo Yellow card 38', 47'
Manias 81'
Tsilianidis Yellow card 88'
Giannoulis Yellow card 90'		 Report Vranješ Yellow card 33'
Bakasetas Yellow card 57'
Giannoutsos Yellow card 63'
Johansson Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: 3,344
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
15 October 2017 7 Xanthi 1−1 AEK Xanthi
20:30 UTC +3 Fliskas Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 55'
Lisgaras Yellow card 20'
Brito Yellow card 40', 40'
Svarnas Red card 72'
Sylla Yellow card 84'
Casado Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Bakakis Yellow card 14'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 39'
Livaja Yellow card 45+2'
Simões Yellow card 62'
Vranješ 88'
Araujo Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Xanthi FC Arena
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
23 October 2017 8 AEK 0−1 Atromitos Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Livaja Yellow card 41'
Bakakis Yellow card 45+1'
Lambropoulos Yellow card 55'
Ćosić Yellow card 90'		 Report Bušuladžić Yellow card 24'
Kivrakidis Yellow card 29'
Dauda Yellow card 45', 55'
Diguiny Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
29 October 2017 9 Panionios 0−1 AEK Nea Smyrni
19:30 UTC +3 Durmishaj Yellow card 43'
Oikonomou Yellow card 49'
Hajsafi Yellow card 57'
Kargas Yellow card 68'
Banana Yellow card 90'		 Report Araujo Yellow card 42', 81'
Vranješ Yellow card 43'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 62'
Mantalos Yellow card 67'
Simões Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Kavala)
5 November 2017 10 AEK 1−0 PAOK Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Araujo Red card 8'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 23'
Livaja 25'
Lopes Yellow card 67'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 80'
Anestis Yellow card 89'		 Report Zambrano Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 35'
Prijović Yellow card 28'
Shakhov Yellow card 45+3'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 50'
Cimirot Yellow card 61'
Vieirinha Yellow card 63'
Biseswar Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
19 November 2017 11 Panathinaikos 1−1 AEK Ampelokipoi
19:30 UTC +3 Moledo 10'
Hiljemark Yellow card 43'
Villafáñez Yellow card 84'
O. Vlachodimos Yellow card 90+1'
Reis Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Livaja Yellow card 60', 90+5'
Bakakis Yellow card 68'
Simões Yellow card 77'
Lopes Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 8,734
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)
27 November 2017 12 AEK 3−0 Platanias Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Livaja 39', 49'
Bakasetas 63'		 Report Patralis Yellow card 13'
Oues Yellow card 25'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,586
Referee: Georgios Tzovaras (Phthiotis)
3 December 2017 13 Levadiakos 0–2 AEK Livadeia
19:30 UTC +3 Mendy Yellow card 36'
Zaradoukas Yellow card 48'
Mitropoulos Yellow card 64'
Tripotseris Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Livaja 52'
Araujo 66'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 72'
Bakasetas Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
11 December 2017 14 AEK 3−1 Kerkyra Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Giannakopoulos 12' (o.g.)
Kone 38', Yellow card 87'
Araujo 56'		 Report Gomes Yellow card 10'
Balafas Yellow card 68'
Artymatas Yellow card 75'
Nunes 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
16 December 2017 15 AEK 0−0 Apollon Smyrnis Amaroussion
17:15 UTC +3 Araujo Yellow card 87' Report Kontoes Yellow card 24'
Papazoglou Yellow card 31'
Juárez Yellow card 36'
Añete Yellow card 54'
Čović Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,324
Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis (Thrace)
6 January 2018 16 Panetolikos 1−4 AEK Agrinio
19:30 UTC +3 Bejarano Yellow card 37'
Morar 68' (pen.)
Mihaj Yellow card 82'		 Report Bakasetas 6'
Christodoulopoulos 36' (pen.)
Chygrynskiy Yellow card 43'
Araujo 45+1'
Lopes 60'
Kone Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 3,744
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (Imathia)
14 January 2018 17 AEK 3−1 PAS Giannina Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Livaja 12'
Araujo 53', 89'		 Report Boukouvalas Yellow card 29'
Skondras Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 61'
Garoufalias 47'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Dimitris Styliaras (Aetoloacarnania)
20 January 2018 18 Larissa 0-0 AEK Larissa
19:30 UTC +3 Lagos Yellow card 32'
Golias Yellow card 41'
Andoni Yellow card 55'
Rentzas Yellow card 57'
Masouras Yellow card 82'
Hubchev Yellow card 90+1'
Božović Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Araujo Yellow card 14'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 30'
Livaja Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Thessaly)
27 January 2018 19 AEK 2–0 Lamia Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Christodoulopoulos 40'
Vranješ Yellow card 52'
Livaja 63'		 Report Omo Yellow card 39'
Anastasopoulos Yellow card 53'
Koukolis Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)
4 February 2018 20 Olympiacos 1–2 AEK Piraeus
19:30 UTC +3 Botía Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 94'
Romao Yellow card 37'
Ansarifard 81', Yellow card 83'		 Report Simões Yellow card 28'
Shojaei Yellow card 74'
Bakakis Yellow card 76'
Chygrynskiy 87'
Livaja Yellow card 90+3'
Giakoumakis 90+4'		 Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,231
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
11 February 2018 21 AEK 1–0 Asteras Tripolis Amaroussion
17:15 UTC +3 Christodoulopoulos 61' (pen.)
Morán Yellow card 82'
Araujo Yellow card 89'		 Report Iglesias Yellow card 41'
Tonso Yellow card 42'
Kyriakopoulos Yellow card 48'
Pasalidis Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,315
Referee: Evangelos Evangelou (Athens)
18 February 2018 22 AEK 4–0 Xanthi Amaroussion
17:15 UTC +3 Vranješ 5', 19', 33'
Bakasetas 44'		 Report Jendrišek Yellow card 52'
Brito Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,562
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
26 February 2018 23 Atromitos 1–1 AEK Peristeri
19:30 UTC +3 Warda 80'
Giannoulis Yellow card 85'		 Report Galo Yellow card 54'
Morán Yellow card 65'
Araujo 68'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 72'
Livaja Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
4 March 2018 24 AEK 1–0 Panionios Amaroussion
17:15 UTC +3 Vranješ Yellow card 8'
Livaja 21', Yellow card 45'
Lampropoulos Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Spiridonović Yellow card 45'
Saramantas Yellow card 77'
Banana Yellow card 85'
Savvidis Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 12,931
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
11 March 2018 25 PAOK v AEK Thessaloniki
19:30 UTC +3 Matos Yellow card 4'
Djalma Yellow card 19'
Crespo Yellow card 38'
Pelkas Yellow card 57'
Maurício Yellow card 86'
Varela 90'		 [2] Bakasetas Yellow card 10'
Galo Yellow card 25'
Araujo Yellow card 54'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
18 March 2018 26 AEK v Panathinaikos Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
1 April 2018 27 Platanias v AEK Chania
19:30 UTC +3 Stadium: Perivolia Municipal Stadium
22 April 2018 28 AEK v Levadiakos Amaroussion
19:00 UTC +3 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
29 April 2018 29 Kerkyra v AEK Corfu
19:00 UTC +3 Stadium: Kerkyra Stadium
6 May 2018 30 Apollon Smyrnis v AEK Rizoupoli
19:00 UTC +3 Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
1 (change of venue due to unavailability of the Lamia Municipal Stadium)

Greek Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Greek Football Cup

Group C

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. AEK 3 3 0 0 12–2 9
2. Lamia 3 2 0 1 3–2 6
3. Apollon Larissa 3 1 0 2 2–10 3
4. Kallithea 3 0 0 3 3–6 0
  KAL AEK LAM APO
Kallithea — 2−3 — 1−2
AEK — — 2−0 —
Lamia 1−0 — — —
Apollon Larissa — 0−7 0−2 —

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 2017 1 AEK 2–0 Lamia Rizoupoli
20:30 UTC +3 Vinícius Yellow card 3'
Tzanetopoulos Yellow card 28'
Christodoulopoulos 49' (pen.)
Livaja Yellow card 78'
Mantalos 80'		 Anastasopoulos Yellow card 35'
Papargyriou Yellow card 48'
Bouloulis Yellow card 66'
Frangos Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Dimitris Styliaras (Aetoloacarnania)
26 October 2017 2 Apollon Larissa 0–7 AEK Larissa
19:30 UTC +3 Milić Yellow card 27'
Savvas Yellow card 55'		 Tzanetopoulos 19'
Christodoulopoulos 22', 42'
Ajdarević 36'
Bakasetas 40'
Araujo 51'
Traustason 79'		 Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
30 November 2017 3 Kallithea 2–3 AEK Kallithea
19:30 UTC +3 Papangelis 32'
A. Talento 38' (pen.)
Mingos Yellow card 56'		 Tzanetopoulos 8', Yellow card 37'
Giousis 30', 77'		 Stadium: Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Referee: Andreas Gamaris (Athens)
Round of 16
20 December 2017 First leg Panetolikos 0−4 AEK Agrinio
19:30 UTC +3 Rocha Yellow card 10'
Paulo Yellow card 44'		 Kone Yellow card 7'
Christodoulopoulos 45' (pen.)
Bakasetas 46'
Galo Yellow card 57', 65'
Giakoumakis 87'		 Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
9 January 2018 Second leg AEK 1−0 Panetolikos Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Lopes 65'
Ajdarević Yellow card 90'		 Marinakis Yellow card 61'
Gianniotis Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)

AEK won 5–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-Finals
24 January 2018 First leg Olympiacos 0–0 AEK Piraeus
19:30 UTC +3 Romao Yellow card 33'
Sebá Yellow card 53'
Mirallas Yellow card 60'
Cissé Yellow card 88'		 Report Simões Yellow card 53'
Araujo Yellow card 60'
Livaja Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
7 February 2018 Second leg AEK 2–1 Olympiacos Amaroussion
19:30 UTC +3 Chygrynskiy Yellow card 44'
Christodoulopoulos 57'
Araujo 73', Yellow card 74'
Vranješ Yellow card 76'
Barkas Yellow card 83'
Kone Yellow card 90'		 Report Mirallas Yellow card 83'
Tachtsidis 83'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 22.052
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)

AEK won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-Finals
1 March 2018 First leg Larissa 2–1 AEK Larissa
19:30 UTC +3 Andoni Yellow card 17'
Nazlidis Yellow card 30', 57'
Milosavljević Yellow card 35'
Wallace Yellow card 42'
Križman 92'		 Report Lampropoulos Yellow card 13'
Vranješ Yellow card 30'
Shojaei 51', Yellow card 55'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
18 April 2018 Second leg AEK v Larissa Amaroussion
UTC +3 Stadium: Olympic Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
25 July 2017 First leg AEK Athens Greece 0–2 Russia CSKA Moscow Athens, Greece
20:30 UTC +3 Rodríguez Yellow card 90' Report Dzagoev 45+1'
Wernbloom 56'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 27,589
Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)
2 August 2017 Second leg CSKA Moscow Russia 1−0 Greece AEK Athens Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC +3 Golovin Yellow card 38'
Mário Fernandes Yellow card 59'
Vasin Yellow card 67'
Natkho 74'		 Report Vranješ Yellow card 20'
Mantalos Yellow card 34'
Christodoulopoulos Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Play off round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
17 August 2017 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Bruges, Belgium
21:45 UTC +3 Wesley Yellow card 66'
Vormer Yellow card 74'
Denswil Yellow card 90'		 Report Livaja Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 58'
Vranješ Yellow card 23'
Lopes Yellow card 54'
Ćosić Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
24 August 2017 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 3–0 Belgium Club Brugge Athens, Greece
21:00 UTC +3 Christodoulopoulos 27' (pen.)
Simões 39', 90+1'
Bakakis Yellow card 51'		 Report Palacios Yellow card 25'
Nakamba Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,247
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

AEK Athens won 3–0 on aggregate.

Group Stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Template:2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group D table

14 September 2017 1 Rijeka Croatia 1–2 Greece AEK Athens Rijeka, Croatia
20:00 UTC +3 Elez 29'
Mišić Yellow card 39'
Bradarić Yellow card 42'		 Report Mantalos 16'
Christodoulopoulos 62'
Lopes Yellow card 64'
Simões Yellow card 71'
Araujo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 5,932
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
28 September 2017 2 AEK Athens Greece 2–2 Austria Austria Wien Athens, Greece
22:05 UTC +3 Livaja 28', 90', Yellow card 77'
Galo Yellow card 62'
Vranješ Yellow card 74'		 Report Abdullahi Yellow card 15'
Monschein 43'
Tajouri-Shradi 49'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,954
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
19 October 2017 3 Milan Italy 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Milan, Italy
22:05 UTC +3 Locatelli Yellow card 37' Report Simões Yellow card 28'
Mantalos Yellow card 73'
Livaja Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,812
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
2 November 2017 4 AEK Athens Greece 0–0 Italy Milan Athens, Greece
20:00 UTC +3 Ćosić Yellow card 58' Report Musacchio Yellow card 18'
Locatelli Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 40,538
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
23 November 2017 5 AEK Athens Greece 2–2 Croatia Rijeka Athens, Greece
22:05 UTC +3 Lopes Yellow card 40'
Araujo 45+2'
Christodoulopoulos 55'		 Report Gorgon 8', 26', Yellow card 18'
Maleš Yellow card 23'
Acosty Yellow card 66'
Gavranović Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
7 December 2017 6 Austria Wien Austria 0−0 Greece AEK Athens Vienna, Austria
20:00 UTC +3 Abdullahi Yellow card 69' Report Vranješ Yellow card 43'
Chygrynskiy Yellow card 67'
Bakakis Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 23,133
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
15 February 2018 First leg AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Athens, Greece
22:05 UTC +3 Livaja Yellow card 22'
Vranješ Yellow card 45'
Ajdarević 80'		 Report Khacheridi Yellow card 5'
Tsygankov 19'
Harmash Yellow card 30'
Moraes Yellow card 77'
González Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,518
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
22 February 2018 Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Kiev, Ukraine
20:00 UTC +3 Moraes Yellow card 93' Report Simões Yellow card 19'
Galanopoulos Yellow card 29'
Galo Yellow card 59'
Shojaei Yellow card 80'
Chygrynskiy Yellow card 90'
Araujo Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 27,014
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Dynamo Kyiv won 1–1 (a) on aggregate.

Goal scorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Superleague Europe Cup Total
7 MF Greece Christodoulopoulos 6 3 5 14
11 FW Argentina Araujo 8 1 2 11
10 FW Croatia Livaja 8 2 0 10
14 FW Greece Bakasetas 4 0 2 6
21 MF Greece Mantalos 2 1 1 4
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Vranješ 4 0 0 4
8 MF Portugal Simões 0 2 0 2
77 MF Greece Giousis 0 0 2 2
3 DF Portugal Lopes 1 0 1 2
55 DF Greece Tzanetopoulos 0 0 2 2
9 FW Greece Giakoumakis 1 0 1 2
6 MF Albania Ajdarević 0 1 1 2
28 FW Greece Klonaridis 1 0 0 1
18 MF Sweden Johansson 1 0 0 1
21 MF Greece Kone 1 0 0 1
12 DF Brazil Galo 0 0 1 1
19 DF Ukraine Chygrynskiy 1 0 0 1
24 MF Iran Shojaei 0 0 1 1
9 FW Portugal Almeida 1 0 0 1
30 MF Iceland Traustason 0 0 1 1
- - - Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 40 10 20 70

References

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  15. ^ "It's not a dream! IT'S A FACT!" (in Greek). aekfc.gr. 25 July 2017.
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