1996–97 AEK Athens F.C. season

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AEK Athens
1996–97 season
ChairmanMichalis Trochanas
(until 31 December)
Giorgos Kiriopoulos
ManagerPetros Ravousis
StadiumNikos Goumas Stadium
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupWinners
Greek Super CupWinners
UEFA Cup Winners' CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christos Kostis (21)
All:
Christos Kostis (24)
Highest home attendance27,200 (vs Paris Saint Germain)
(20 March 1997)
Lowest home attendance329 (vs Lykoi)
(27 November 1996)
Average home league attendance8,019
Biggest winAthinaikos 0–7 AEK Athens
Biggest defeatAEK Athens 0–3 Paris Saint Germain

The 1996–97 season was the 73rd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup, the Greek Super Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The season began on 11 August 1996 and finished on 25 May 1997.

Kits[edit]

Supplier: Kappa
Sponsor(s): Geniki Bank

Home
Away

Overview[edit]

A very important season for AEK Athens, since for the first time after 8 years the club was called to play without their coach-leader for the previous years, Dušan Bajević, after his move to Olympiacos. In the summer of 1996, with Bajević gone, Michalis Trochanas anointed his until then assistant and former player of AEK, Petros Ravousis, as his successor. At the same time, the major shareholder of AEK decided to sell last year's top scorer of the team and the league, Vasilios Tsiartas, to Sevilla, while the contract of Refik Šabanadžović was expired and he followed with Bajević to Olympiacos as well. Dimitris Saravakos also left and Spyros Ikonomopoulos ended his career after 19 years of presence at the club. On the other hand, they acquired the rising star of Apollon Athens, Demis Nikolaidis, while also making some more useful transfers.[1]

On 17 August, AEK played for the Super Cup against Panathinaikos. The yellow-blacks took the lead at the 88th minute with Savevski, but they were equalized in the 90th minute by Alexoudis and the match went to extra time. Michalis Vlachos was sent off between the 2 goals and AEK played with 10 players for the rest of the match. The score remained in extra time and the match went to the penalty shoot-out. After many penalties were taken, AEK were the eventual winners, with 8–9 and Kopitsis scoring for a second time from the spot.

The team was in "acquired speed" from the previous season, they played very good football and again, they had the best attack in the league, but they finished in second place. However, both AEK and most of the teams in the league have very strong complaints about the treatment of Olympiacos had received from the referees throughout the season, since at that time we also have the beginning of the well-known "shack" of Greek football. By far the most important moment of the season was the return of Bajević to Nea Filadelfeia on 13 January. The stadium was packed again, the match went on as usual and the AEK fans created an incredible atmosphere of hatred and thirst for revenge against their former favorite Bosnian coach. Banknotes with the image of Bajević were falling on the coach of Olympiacos, abusive slogans, insulting banners, composed a very strongly electrified atmosphere. Finally, in a match where the players of AEK "deposited their souls" and the crowd was the "twelfth player", AEK won in the muddy pitch with 2–0.[1] Biggest victories of the season for the championship were the 0–7 against Athinaikos, the 6–1 against Iraklis, Kalamata and Athinaikos once again. Towards the end of the season, Michalis Trochanas created new problems with his announcements, since he went against Ravousis due to the exclusion of the team in Europe and the football department was once again a mess resulting in the latter's departure at the end of the seasons.

In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, AEK were still redeeming their return to the elite of European football with good draws. This time, their opponent were the Slovakian Chemlon Humenné. The first match in Athens ended with the fluid 1–0 and qualification remained open. The rematch in the weather-heavy Humenné started in the worst possible way, as the Slovaks in their first attack scored after 19 seconds and everything showed to another very tense European game by AEK. However, the capacity difference was so great and as soon as AEK overcame the shock of goal, the qualification case ended with quick procedures as they complete the comeback by the end of the first half. In the second round, AEK came across Olimpija Ljubljana. Ravousis made it clear to the players that this time there was no place for underestimation and indifference and AEK presented themselves extremely serious at the Bežigrad Stadium winning with 0–2 and finishing the qualification. The Slovenians step on the pitch of Nea Filadelfeia and for the first time in their career face a fanatical crowd that pushed AEK into the spectacle and end up losing with the 4–0, despite defending massively. AEK advanced to the third round and participated in the March draw where the major European clubs were present. Paris was painted yellow and black as the draw brought the title holder, Paris Saint-Germain as the opponent of AEK and 5,000 Greeks rushed to the Parc des Princes to support AEK. Michel Platini was commentating on the pitch, who along with 40,000 French people, was watching the two stands of the Greeks who create an amazing atmosphere. AEK presented with defensive orientations and Manolas, perhaps in his last big game with, AEK kept and even loses chances on the counter, since the French are impossible to hold Ketsbaia and Batista. The game ended scoreless, and during the following 15 days, everyone's mind was on the rematch in Athens. Nikos Goumas Stadium was suffocating two hours before the game on 20 March, AEK entered the match offensively and pressed for a goal. In the 21st minute, the referee did not whistle Loko's foul on Vlachos and the Frenchman was unmarked and scored. AEK tried to react, their audience continued to push them relentlessly, but the goal did not come and instead came the second goal for Paris, again with Loko, just before half-time. The qualification was, AEK were doing everything they could to avoid defeat and with Ravousis' desperate attempt to get something good from the match was left very exposed at the back, as a result of which conceded a third goal, again from Patris Loko, ten minutes before the final whistle.

For the Cup, AEK first went through the first round without a match and then very easily eliminated Skoda Xanthi. Then, had an easy task against the ILTEX Lykoi, which he confirmed on the pitch. In the quarter-finals, they played against Paniliakos, beating him in Nikos Goumas Stadium with 3–1, while easily defeating him in Pyrgos Stadium with 0–2. In the semi-finals, AEK faced Olympiacos of Bajević, who returned to Nea Filadelfeia for the second time within a month! The "welcoming" of the Bosnian and Olympiacos was again very heated, AEK again played an incredibly spirited match and led with 2 goals. However, Olympiacos re-entered the qualification game, after a goal by Alexandris in stoppage time. In the rematch in Piraeus, Olympiacos pressed, AEK defendd properly and in a nice counterattack in the 47th minute, Ketsbaia made a huge distance with the ball at his feet and finally gave an open goal to Nikolaidis who did not miss the chance to score. The yellow-blacks then kept the score and advance, although again they played with a player short due to the dismissal of Manolas. Thus, AEK advanced to the final of the competition for the fourth season in a row. The final against Panathinaikos took place on 16 April at the Karaiskakis Stadium, in a particularly nervous game which ended without goals both in regular time and in extra time. In the penalty shoot-out, AEK finally got the big victory and the trophy with Atmatsidis as their protagonist, who also scored the last penalty of AEK.

Top scorer of the season for the team was Christos Kostis with 21 goals, while Demis Nikolaidis scored 19 goals. Apart from these two players, Ketsbaia, Manolas, Savevski, Batista, Atmatsidis, Kasapis and Borbokis had also an excellent performance.[2]

Management team[edit]

Position Staff
Manager Greece Petros Ravousis
Fitness coach Greece Giorgos Vamvakas
Head of Medical Greece Lakis Nikolaou

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 1997, 23:59 UTC+3.

Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
Ilias Atmatsidis Greece GK (1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 28) 1992 Greece Pontioi Veria Free 1999
Vasilis Karagiannis Greece GK (1969-09-27)27 September 1969 (aged 27) 1993 Greece Diagoras Free 2000
Dionysis Chiotis Greece GK (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 20) 1994 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
Defenders
Stelios Manolas (Captain) Greece CB / RB (1961-07-13)13 July 1961 (aged 35) 1979 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1997
Anton Doboș Romania CB (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 31) 1996 Romania Steaua București Free 1999
Georgios Koutoulas Greece CB / LB (1967-02-09)9 February 1967 (aged 30) 1987 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1999
Michalis Vlachos Greece CB / DM (1967-09-20)20 September 1967 (aged 29) 1993 Greece Olympiacos Free 1997
Vaios Karagiannis Greece LB / CB (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 29) 1990 Greece A.O. Karditsa Free 2000
Konstantinos Pavlopoulos Greece CB (1968-07-02)2 July 1968 (aged 28) 1995 Greece OFI Free 1998
Vasilios Borbokis Greece RB / RM (1969-02-10)10 February 1969 (aged 28) 1993 Greece Apollon Kalamarias Free 1997
Charis Kopitsis Greece RB / RM / LB / LM (1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 28) 1992 Greece Panionios Free 1998
Nikos Kostenoglou Greece CB / RB (1970-10-03)3 October 1970 (aged 26) 1994 Greece Skoda Xanthi ₯100,000,000 1998
Michalis Kasapis Greece LB / LM (1971-08-06)6 August 1971 (aged 25) 1993 Greece Levadiakos ₯50,000,000 1998
Midfielders
Toni Savevski (Vice-captain) North Macedonia CM / LM / DM (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 33) 1988 North Macedonia Vardar Free 1999
Temur Ketsbaia Georgia (country) RM / LM / RW / LW / AM / CM (1968-03-18)18 March 1968 (aged 29) 1994 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta ₯200,000,000 1997
Triantafyllos Macheridis Greece DM / CB (1973-11-10)10 November 1973 (aged 23) 1996 Greece Skoda Xanthi Free 1999
Christos Maladenis Greece CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (aged 23) 1995 Greece Skoda Xanthi ₯120,000,000 2000
Mattheos Platakis Greece AM (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 20) 1996 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1999
Forwards
Daniel Batista GreeceCape Verde ST / SS / AM (1964-09-09)9 September 1964 (aged 32) 1995 Greece Olympiacos Free 1997
Marcelo Veridiano Brazil ST / SS (1966-06-30)30 June 1966 (aged 31) 1996 Greece Skoda Xanthi Free 1998
Christos Kostis Greece SS / ST / AM / RW / LW (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 25) 1994 Greece Iraklis ₯450,000,000 1998
Giorgos Kartalis Greece SS (1972-05-02)2 May 1972 (aged 25) 1996 Greece Aris Petroupolis Free 1997
Demis Nikolaidis GreeceGermany ST / SS (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 23) 1996 Greece Apollon Athens ₯288,000,000 1999
Ilias Anastasakos Greece ST (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 19) 1995 Greece A.O. Dafniou Free 2002
Left during Winter Transfer Window
Vasilis Dimitriadis Greece ST (1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 31) 1991 Greece Aris ₯95,000,000 1997

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Summer[edit]

Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
DF Romania Anton Doboș Romania Steaua București Transfer Free 1 July 1996 30 June 1999
MF Greece Triantafyllos Macheridis Greece Skoda Xanthi Transfer Free 1 July 1996 30 June 1999
MF Greece Pantelis Konstantinidis Greece Kavala End of loan — 1 July 1996 30 June 1996
MF Greece Mattheos Platakis Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 1996 30 June 1999
FW Greece Giorgos Kartalis Greece Aris Petroupolis Transfer Free 1 July 1996 30 June 1997
FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis Greece Apollon Athens Transfer ₯288,000,000[a] 20 June 1996 30 June 1999 [3]
FW Brazil Marcelo Veridiano Greece Skoda Xanthi Transfer Free 1 July 1996 30 June 1998
a. ^ plus Pantelis Konstantinidis.

Out[edit]

Summer[edit]

Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
GK Greece Spyros Ikonomopoulos Retired — 1 July 1996 [4]
DF Greece Georgios Theodoridis Greece Edessaikos End of contract — 1 July 1996
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Refik Šabanadžović Greece Olympiacos End of contract — 1 July 1996
MF Greece Pantelis Konstantinidis Greece Apollon Athens Transfer Free 1 July 1996
MF Greece Giorgos Aggelis Greece Ethnikos Katerini Transfer Free 1 July 1996
MF Greece Vasilios Tsiartas Spain Sevilla Transfer ₯500,000,000 1 July 1996 [5]
FW Greece Dimitris Saravakos Free agent Contract termination — 1 July 1996 [6]

Winter[edit]

Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
FW Greece Vasilis Dimitriadis Greece Aris Transfer Free 1 January 1997

Loan out[edit]

Summer[edit]

Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
MF Greece Giorgos Ananiadis Greece Atromitos Free 1 July 1996 30 June 1997 Red XN

Contract renewals[edit]

Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 1 July 1996 30 June 1996 30 June 1999

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

19 July 1996 Friendly Wohlen Switzerland 1–10 Greece AEK Athens Wohlen
Stadium: Stadion Niedermatten
21 July 1996 Friendly Kreuzlingen Switzerland 1–0 Greece AEK Athens Kreuzlingen
Stadium: Sportplatz Hafenareal
23 July 1996 Friendly 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 1–5 Greece AEK Athens Kaiserslautern
  • Marschall 58'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
26 July 1996 Friendly Zwickau Germany 2–4 Greece AEK Athens Zwickau
Stadium: Stadion Zwickau
26 July 1996 Friendly Chemnitzer FC Germany 1–1 Greece AEK Athens Chemnitz
Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
31 July 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Greece Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Giannis Papapetrou (Athens)
5 August 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 5–0 Greece Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
 Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
7 August 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Greece Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
19 August 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–2 Spain Sevilla Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Sotiris Vorgias (Athens)
26 August 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Greece PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
21 September 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 4–0 Greece Korinthos Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
18 December 1996 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Greece Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
21 May 1997 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 5–3 Greece Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium

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 8 September 1996 25 May 1997 Matchday 1 2nd 34 22 6 6 75 28 +47 064.71
Greek Cup 3 October 1996 16 April 1997 Round of 32 Winners 9 7 2 0 22 6 +16 077.78
Greek Super Cup 17 August 1996 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 September 1996 20 March 1997 First round Quarter-finals 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 066.67
Total 50 33 10 7 107 39 +68 066.00

Last updated: 25 May 1997
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 Alpha Ethniki

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 26 6 2 72 14 +58 84 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 AEK Athens 34 22 6 6 75 28 +47 72 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 OFI 34 20 6 8 51 28 +23 66 Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 PAOK 34 19 9 6 53 28 +25 66
5 Panathinaikos 34 20 4 10 60 25 +35 64
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 22 6 6 75 28  +47 72 15 0 2 47 12  +35 7 6 4 28 16  +12

Results by Matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWLWWWWDWLWLWDWWWWWLDWWWWWWDWDLLWW
Position7686532424244433332333322222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures[edit]

8 September 1996 1 Kavala 1–1 AEK Athens Kavala
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Mitev 27'
Stadium: Kavala Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Manolis Papatriantafyllou (Kilkis)
16 September 1996 2 AEK Athens 1–0 Kastoria Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,459
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
30 September 1996 3 OFI 2–1 AEK Athens Heraklion
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Dimitris Begos (Argolida)
13 October 1996 4 AEK Athens 6–1 Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
17:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 6,770
Referee: Nikos Iliadis (Piraeus)
21 October 1996 5 Kalamata 0–3 AEK Athens Kalamata
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Kalamata Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Michalis Kalathenos (Dodecanese)
27 October 1996 6 AEK Athens 2–1 Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,779
Referee: Platonas Bozatzidis (Thessaloniki)
4 November 1996 7 Athinaikos 0–7 AEK Athens Vyronas
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Vyronas National Stadium
Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Thanasis Zachariadis (Thessaloniki)
17 November 1996 8 Panachaiki 1–1 AEK Athens Patras
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Attendance: 11,667
Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki)
24 November 1996 9 AEK Athens 2–0 Edessaikos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,006
Referee: Savvas Chatzistavridis (Drama)
Note: In half time, the referee Chatzistavridis was replaced by Nikos Iliadis from Piraeus due to an injury.
1 December 1996 10 Aris 3–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)
8 December 1996 11 AEK Athens 2–1 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)
15 December 1996 12 Panathinaikos 2–0 AEK Athens Marousi
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,313
Referee: Thanasis Vellios (Xanthi)
22 December 1996 13 AEK Athens 3–1 Veria Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,622
Referee: Giannis Latsios (Larissa)
5 January 1997 14 PAOK 0–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,056
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
13 January 1997 15 AEK Athens 2–0 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 23,248
Referee: Savvas Chatzistavridis (Drama)
16 January 1997 16 AEK Athens 2–0 Paniliakos Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Argyris Papachintzios (Thessaloniki)
19 January 1997 17 Skoda Xanthi 1–2 AEK Athens Xanthi
Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Attendance: 6,359
Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki)
26 January 1997 18 AEK Athens 2–1 Kavala Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Thanasis Zachariadis (Thessaloniki)
3 February 1997 19 Kastoria 0–2 AEK Athens Kastoria
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kastoria
Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
9 February 1997 20 AEK Athens 0–1 OFI Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Stratos Papoutselis (Lesbos)
16 February 1997 21 Iraklis 2–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Thanasis Vellios (Xanthi)
23 February 1997 22 AEK Athens 6–1 Kalamata Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Larsson 36'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)
2 March 1997 23 Apollon Athens 1–2 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Attendance: 8,499
Referee: Stratos Papoutselis (Lesbos)
10 March 1997 24 AEK Athens 6–1 Athinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Armilagos 84'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Dimitris Begos (Argolida)
16 March 1997 25 AEK Athens 2–0 Panachaiki Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
24 March 1997 26 Edessaikos 0–2 AEK Athens Edessa
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Edessa
Attendance: 2,845
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)
27 March 1997 27 AEK Athens 5–1 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
Note: When Dimitriadis scored against AEK in the 28th minute, he experienced the applaud of the fans, as if he had scored for his former club.
5 April 1997 28 Ionikos 0–0 AEK Athens Nikaia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Neapoli Stadium
Attendance: 4,058
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
12 April 1997 30 AEK Athens 3–0 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
17:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 8,892
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Athens)
21 April 1997 30 Veria 1–1 AEK Athens Veria
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Argyris Papachintzios (Thessaloniki)
4 May 1997 31 AEK Athens 1–2 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
11 May 1997 32 Olympiacos 2–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
18:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 23,032
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
18 May 1997 33 Paniliakos 0–2 AEK Athens Pyrgos
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium
Attendance: 969
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)
25 May 1997 34 AEK Athens 2–1 Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Nikos Iliadis (Piraeus)

Greek Cup[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 Greek Football Cup

AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.

Round of 32[edit]

3 October 1996 First leg AEK Athens 5–0 Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Platonas Bozatzidis (Thessaloniki)
13 November 1996 Second leg Skoda Xanthi 3–3
(3–8 agg.)		 AEK Athens Xanthi
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Panou 37'
  • Tsimplidis 46'
  • Luciano 65'
Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Attendance: 956
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)

Round of 16[edit]

27 November 1996 First leg AEK Athens 3–1 ILTEX Lykoi Nea Filadelfeia
14:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Dotsis 15'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 329
Referee: Dimitris Begos (Argolida)
11 December 1996 Second leg ILTEX Lykoi 0–3
(1–6 agg.)		 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Lykoi Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)

Quarter-finals[edit]

8 January 1997 First leg AEK Athens 3–1 Paniliakos Nea Filadelfeia
18:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 5)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia)
29 January 1997 Second leg Paniliakos 0–2
(1–5 agg.)		 AEK Athens Pyrgos
15:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia)

Semi-finals[edit]

12 February 1997 First leg AEK Athens 2–1 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report (page 6)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 24,450
Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)
26 February 1997 Second leg Olympiacos 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 AEK Athens Piraeus
Report (page 7)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 25,955
Referee: Manolis Papatriantafyllou (Kilkis)

Final[edit]

16 April 1997 Final AEK Athens 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Panathinaikos Piraeus
20:15 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 21,926
Referee: Giorgos Psychomanis (Athens)
Penalties

Greek Super Cup[edit]

Main article: Greek Super Cup
17 August 1996 Final Panathinaikos 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)		 AEK Athens Piraeus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 21,926
Referee: Giannis Latsios (Larissa)
Penalties

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round[edit]

12 September 1996 First leg AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné Athens, Greece
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)
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 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 15,141
Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)
26 September 1996 Second leg Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Humenné, Slovakia
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
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Stadium: Chemlon Stadion
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

Second round[edit]

17 October 1996 First leg Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–2 Greece AEK Athens Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
31 October 1996 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Athens, Greece
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Quarter-finals[edit]

6 March 1997 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Paris, France
21:30 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 21,952
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
20 March 1997 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 0–3
(0–3 agg.)		 France Paris Saint-Germain Athens, Greece
21:15 EET (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 25 May 1997
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Cup Winners' Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
— GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 31 0 8 0 1 0 6 0 46 0
— GK Greece Vasilis Karagiannis 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
— GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
— DF Greece Stelios Manolas 23 2 6 2 1 0 6 0 36 4
— DF Romania Anton Doboș 22 2 7 0 1 0 4 0 34 2
— DF Greece Georgios Koutoulas 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
— DF Greece Michalis Vlachos 25 1 7 1 1 0 5 0 38 2
— DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 14 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
— DF Greece Konstantinos Pavlopoulos 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
— DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 27 4 6 0 1 0 6 0 40 4
— DF Greece Charis Kopitsis 29 2 7 0 1 0 5 0 42 2
— DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 29 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 41 0
— DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 30 1 6 2 1 0 6 0 43 3
Midfielders
— MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 33 4 8 0 1 1 6 1 48 6
— MF Democratic Republic of Georgia Temur Ketsbaia 30 5 7 5 1 0 6 1 44 11
— MF Greece Triantafyllos Macheridis 15 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 23 0
— MF Greece Christos Maladenis 22 0 5 0 1 0 5 1 33 1
— MF Greece Mattheos Platakis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Forwards
— FW Greece Daniel Batista 21 7 5 2 1 0 5 3 32 12
— FW Brazil Marcelo Veridiano 27 6 8 3 1 0 3 0 39 9
— FW Greece Christos Kostis 34 21 8 1 1 0 5 2 48 24
— FW Greece Giorgos Kartalis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
— FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 31 19 7 3 1 0 6 1 45 23
— FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left during Winter Transfer Window
— FW Greece Vasilis Dimitriadis 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 3

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 25 May 1997
Rank Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Cup Winners' Cup Total
1 FW Greece Christos Kostis 21 1 0 2 24
2 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 19 3 0 1 23
3 FW Greece Daniel Batista 7 2 0 3 12
4 ΜF Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia 5 5 0 1 11
5 FW Brazil Marcelo Veridiano 6 3 0 0 9
6 MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 4 0 1 1 6
7 DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 4 0 0 0 4
DF Greece Stelios Manolas 2 2 0 0 4
9 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 1 2 0 0 3
FW Greece Vasilis Dimitriadis 0 3 0 0 3
11 DF Romania Anton Doboș 2 0 0 0 2
DF Greece Charis Kopitsis 2 0 0 0 2
DF Greece Michalis Vlachos 1 1 0 0 2
14 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 75 22 1 9 107

Hat-tricks[edit]

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia Greece Skoda Xanthi 5–0 (H) 3 October 1996 Greek Cup
Greece Demis Nikolaidis Greece Kalamata 3–0 (A) 21 October 1996 Alpha Ethniki
Greece Demis Nikolaidis5 Greece Kalamata 6–1 (A) 23 February 1997 Alpha Ethniki [7]
Greece Christos Kostis Greece Aris 5–1 (H) 27 March 1997 Alpha Ethniki [8]

Clean sheets[edit]

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal 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 25 May 1997
Rank Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Cup Winners' Cup Total
1 Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 12 5 0 4 21
2 Greece Vasilis Karagiannis 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 13 5 0 4 22

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 25 May 1997
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Cup Winners' 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 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
— GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 1 1 1 2 1
— GK Greece Vasilis Karagiannis 1 1
— GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis
Defenders
— DF Greece Stelios Manolas 9 1 1 1 1 1 12 2
— DF Romania Anton Doboș 6 1 7
— DF Greece Georgios Koutoulas
— DF Greece Michalis Vlachos 1 2 1 1 3 1 1
— DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 6 1 6 1
— DF Greece Konstantinos Pavlopoulos 1 1
— DF Greece Vasilios Borbokis 6 1 1 8
— DF Greece Charis Kopitsis 2 2 1 1 6
— DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 7 1 2 2 11 1
— DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 7 2 9
Midfielders
— MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 2 1 3
— MF Democratic Republic of Georgia Temur Ketsbaia 7 2 1 10
— MF Greece Triantafyllos Macheridis 2 1 3 5 1
— MF Greece Christos Maladenis 1 2 3
— MF Greece Mattheos Platakis
Forwards
— FW Greece Daniel Batista 4 1 1 5 1
— FW Brazil Marcelo Veridiano 1 1
— FW Greece Christos Kostis 1 1
— FW Greece Giorgos Kartalis
— FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 7 1 1 1 10
— FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos
Left during Winter Transfer window
— FW Greece Vasilis Dimitriadis 1 1

Starting 11[edit]

Awards[edit]

Player Pos. Award Source
Greece Christos Kostis FW Greek Player of the Season (shared) [9]
Greece Demis Nikolaidis FW Greek Player of the Season (shared) [9]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Περίοδος 1996-1997". kitrinomavro.gr. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ο Ντέμης στην ΑΕΚ!". oldfootball.gr.
  4. ^ "Ο τελευταίος χορός του Οικονομόπουλου". enwsi.gr (in Greek). Online. 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Βασίλης Τσιάρτας ο "μάγος" της Σεβίλλης". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Δημήτρης Σαραβάκος". taexopareikranio.gr (in Greek). Online.
  7. ^ "Όταν ο Ντέμης Nικολαϊδης έβγαλε το... πεντάσφαιρο!". aek365.org (in Greek). Online. 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ "ΑΕΚ-Άρης: Το χατ τρικ του Κωστή". aek365.org (in Greek). Online. 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Kathimerini Page 15" (PDF) (in Greek). Kathimerini. 31 December 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.

External links[edit]

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