2005–06 AEK Athens F.C. season

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.

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

Kits

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

Home
Away
Third

Overview

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 their "hands down" by 3–0 and lost the title.[1]

Management team
Position Staff
Manager Fernando Santos
Assistant manager Jorge Rosário
Assistant manager Ricardo Santos
Technical director Eugène Gerards
Director of Football Ilija Ivić
Academy director Toni Savevski
Academy manager Bledar Kola
Scout Eugène Gerards
Head of Medical Lakis Nikolaou
Physiotherapist Christos Karvounidis

Players

Squad information

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 GK (1979-03-28)28 March 1979 (aged 27) 2005 Torino €100,000 2009
12 Giannis Arabatzis GK (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 22) 2002 Makrochori Free 2011
22 Dionysis Chiotis GK (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 29) 1994 AEK Athens U20 — 2007
Defenders
3 Nikola Malbaša LB / LM (1977-09-12)12 September 1977 (aged 28) 2004 Terek Grozny Free 2007
5 Bruno Cirillo CB / RB (1977-03-21)21 March 1977 (aged 29) 2005 Lecce Free 2008
6 Georgios Alexopoulos CB / RB (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 29) 2005 Egaleo Free 2008
14 Stavros Tziortziopoulos LB / CB / LM (1978-08-15)15 August 1978 (aged 27) 2004 Panionios Free 2007
18 Vangelis Moras CB / DM / RB (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 24) 2003 Proodeftiki €260,000 2007
19 Dimitrios Koutromanos RB / LB / DM (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 19) 2005 Panetolikos €50,000 2010
24 Christos Kontis RB / CB / LB (1975-05-13)13 May 1975 (aged 31) 2004 Panionios Free 2007
31 Nikolaos Georgeas RB / LB / DM (1976-12-27)27 December 1976 (aged 29) 2001 Kalamata €1,500,000 2008
55 Traianos Dellas (Vice-captain) CB (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 30) 2005 Roma Free 2007
Midfielders
8 Miltiadis Sapanis CM / LM / AM (1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 30) 2005 Panathinaikos Free 2008
10 Panagiotis Kone AM / RM / LM / RW / LW / CM (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 18) 2005 Lens U19 Free 2010
17 Vladan Ivić AM / CM / RM / LM (1977-05-07)7 May 1977 (aged 29) 2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach Free 2007
20 Vasilios Pliatsikas DM / CM / RB / CB (1988-04-20)20 April 1988 (aged 18) 2005 Chaidari Free 2010
21 Kostas Katsouranis (Captain) CM / DM / RM / LM / AM / CB / RB / LB (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 27) 2002 Panachaiki Free 2007
23 Vasilios Lakis RM / RW / AM / CM (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 29) 2005 Crystal Palace Free 2008
25 Emerson DM / CM (1972-04-12)12 April 1972 (aged 34) 2006 Skoda Xanthi €150,000 2007
26 Ilias Kyriakidis DM / CM / AM (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 20) 2004 Ionikos €200,000 2009
27 Louay Chanko DM / CM / AM / RM (1979-11-29)29 November 1979 (aged 26) 2005 Malmö €250,000 2008
28 Christos Bourbos RM / RB / RW / DM (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23) 2004 PAS Giannina Free 2008
— Panagiotis Zorbas AM / RW / LM / LW / CM (1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 19) 2005 Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 Free 2011
Forwards
7 Alessandro Soares RW / SS / ST / LW (1973-02-05)5 February 1973 (aged 33) 2005 OFI €150,000 2006
9 Angelos Komvolidis LW / ST (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 18) 2005 VfB Stuttgart U19 €50,000 2010
11 Oleh Venhlinskyi ST / SS / RW (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 28) 2005 Dnipro €850,000 2007
33 Nikos Liberopoulos (Vice-captain 2) SS / ST / AM (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 30) 2003 Panathinaikos Free 2007
35 Pantelis Kapetanos ST / RW (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 23) 2006 Iraklis €400,000 2011
99 Júlio César LW / SS / AM / RW / ST (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 26) 2005 Gil Vicente €540,000 2009
Left during Winter Transfer Window
15 Sokratis Papastathopoulos CB / RB / LB / DM (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 18) 2005 Apollon Petalidiou Free 2008
30 Simos Krassas RW / LW / RM / LM (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 24) 2004 AEL Limassol €120,000 2008

Transfers


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contract renewals
No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
1 GK Stefano Sorrentino 1 January 2006 30 June 2006[a] 30 June 2009
99 FW 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

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

Competitions

Overall record
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
Main article: 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki

League table

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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 30 21 4 5 55 23 +32 67[lower-alpha 1] 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. Head-to-head points (goal difference): AEK 3 (+2), Panathinaikos 3 (-2).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 21 4 5 42 20  +22 67 12 2 1 26 8  +18 9 2 4 16 12  +4

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

Fixtures
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
Main article: 2005–06 Greek Football Cup

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32.

Round of 32
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
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
  • Da Silva
  • Dovas
  • Petrov
  • Kouboulis

Quarter-finals
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
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
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
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

First round
15 September 2005 First leg Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–0 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 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Zenit Saint Petersburg Athens, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Statistics

Squad statistics
As of 14 May 2006
No.PosPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupUEFA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Stefano Sorrentino 2503020 300
12GK Giannis Arabatzis 000000 00
22GK Dionysis Chiotis 505000 100
Defenders
3DF Nikola Malbaša 1603020 210
5DF Bruno Cirillo 2422120 283
6DF Georgios Alexopoulos 3033020 353
14DF Stavros Tziortziopoulos 904000 130
18DF Vangelis Moras 1306210 202
19DF Dimitrios Koutromanos 001000 10
24DF Christos Kontis 1504020 210
31DF Nikolaos Georgeas 2505000 300
55DF Traianos Dellas 606000 120
Midfielders
8MF Miltiadis Sapanis 1203100 151
10MF Panagiotis Kone 001000 10
17MF Vladan Ivić 2735020 343
20MF Vasilios Pliatsikas 304000 70
21MF Kostas Katsouranis 2964120 357
23MF Vasilios Lakis 2845010 344
25MF Emerson 1314000 171
26MF Ilias Kyriakidis 307010 110
27MF Louay Chanko 2114010 261
28MF Christos Bourbos 001000 10
—MF Panagiotis Zorbas 000000 00
Forwards
7FW Alessandro Soares 2828220 384
9FW Aggelos Komvolidis 000000 00
11FW Oleh Venhlinskyi 1534020 213
33FW Nikos Liberopoulos 27145220 3416
35FW Pantelis Kapetanos 1014000 141
99FW Júlio César 2827020 372
Left during Winter Transfer Window
15DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos 002100 21
30FW Simos Krassas 301010 50

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

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

Clean sheets

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 Stefano Sorrentino 15 1 1 17
2 22 Dionysis Chiotis 3 3 0 6
Totals 18 4 1 23

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

Starting 11

UEFA rankings

UEFA team ranking

#FormPreviousCountryTeamRanking
5449Mallorca40.006
—49Málaga40.006
5678Lens39.757
5738AEK Athens39.587
5839Anderlecht38.981
5955Beşiktaş38.634

UEFA country ranking

#FormPreviousCountryLeagueRanking
66Liga Sagres44.041
77Eredivisie41.331
88Alpha Ethniki32.081
913Russian Premier League31.833
1025Liga I31.457

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

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