2003–04 AEK Athens F.C. season

For the 2003-04 season, AEK Athens F.C. competed in its 45th consecutive season in the Greek topflight.

AEK Athens
Chairman Giannis Granitsas
Manager Dušan Bajević
Dimitris Bouroutzikas
Ilie Dumitrescu
Alpha Ethniki4th
Greek CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikos Liberopoulos (13)
All:
Nikos Liberopoulos (17)
Highest home attendance16,045 vs Grasshopper
(27 August 2003)
Lowest home attendance388 vs Doxa Dramas
(2 September 2003)
Average home league attendance3,160

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Dionisis Chiotis
2 DF Vasilis Borbokis
3 MF Milen Petkov
5 DF Nikos Kostenoglou
6 MF Theodoris Zagorakis
7 MF Christos Maladenis
8 DF Michel Kreek
9 FW Giannis Okkas
10 MF Vasilis Tsiartas
12 GK Giannis Arabatzis
14 MF Ivan Rusev
16 DF Nikos Georgeas
17 DF Michalis Kasapis
18 DF Vangelis Moras
19 DF Kofi Amponsah
20 MF Sotiris Konstantinidis
21 MF Kostas Katsouranis
No. Position Player
22 GK Chrisostomos Michailidis
23 MF Vasilis Lakis
25 DF Goran Popov
26 FW Christos Kostis
30 FW Ilija Ivić
31 MF Grigoris Georgatos
32 DF Michalis Kapsis
33 FW Nikos Liberopoulos
34 MF Nikos Pourtoulidis
35 MF Dimitris Karameris
36 MF Tasos Thanos
39 FW Grigoris Toskas
40 MF Christos Tsevas
41 GK Sotiris Liberopoulos
81 DF Stathis Kappos
88 FW Dimitris Nalitzis

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Olympiacos 30 24 3 3 70 19 +51 75 Qualification for Champions League group stage
3 PAOK 30 18 6 6 47 27 +20 60 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4 AEK Athens 30 16 7 7 57 32 +25 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Egaleo 30 15 7 8 37 26 +11 52
6 Panionios 30 12 11 7 40 29 +11 47
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 16 7 7 57 32  +25 55 7 5 3 27 13  +14 9 2 4 30 19  +11

Source:

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

All times CET

13 August 2003 First legGrasshopper 1–0 AEK AthensZürich, Switzerland
20:30 Núñez  83' Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
27 August 2003 Second legAEK Athens 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 GrasshopperAthens, Greece
20:30 Katsouranis  20'
Liberopoulos  25'
Castillo  39' (o.g.)		 Report Núñez  68' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monaco 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10
3 PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 AEK Athens 6 0 2 4 1 11 −10 2
Source:

All times CET

17 September 2003 1AEK Athens 1–1 Deportivo La CoruñaAthens, Greece
20:45 Tsiartas  86' Report Pandiani  12' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)
30 September 2003 2Monaco 4–0 AEK AthensFontvieille, Monaco
20:45 Giuly  23'
Morientes  25', 56'
Pršo  86'		 Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
21 October 2003 3AEK Athens 0–1 PSV EindhovenAthens, Greece
20:45 Report Lucius  37' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
5 November 2003 4PSV Eindhoven 2–0 AEK AthensEindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 Bouma  51'
Robben  63'		 Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
25 November 2003 5Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 AEK AthensA Coruña, Spain
20:45 Héctor  22'
Valerón  51'
Luque  71'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
10 December 2003 6AEK Athens 0–0 MonacoAthens, Greece
20:45 Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
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