The 2009–10 season was the 86th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 51st consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season began on 20 August 2009 and finished on 19 May 2010.
Kits
Overview
AEK started to weaken competitively, while there were still in the midst of administrative crisis. In the summer of 2009, Sotirios Kyrgiakos left for Liverpool, while Edinho, Jürgen Macho, Përparim Hetemaj and Vasilios Pliatsikas departed as well. The big competitive problem of the club was Dušan Bajević, who had bad relations with many of his players and recommended to the management a series of failed signings. Among the players who came, Sanel Jahić, Carlos Araujo, Grigoris Makos, Roger Guerreiro, Leonardo and Nikolaos Karabelas stood out. The club sold a total of 17,350 season tickets.
For the qualifiers of the Europa League, AEK faced the Romanian Vaslui. On 20 August at the Municipal Vaslui, AEK started by controlling the tempo, but did not dominate and ended the half trailing with 1–0. Afterwards they increased their tempo and equalized, but the issues in their transition cost them, as Vaslui scored in the final minutes to make the final 2–1. In the second leg at the Olympic Stadium the Romanians played defensively in order to keep the qualifying score, but when AEK opened the score in the second half, the visitors were forced to stop defending massively and play out in front. From that moment on, the task of Ignacio Scocco was easy, who with 2 beautiful goals formed the emphatic 3–0, giving AEK the ticket to the group stage, which ensured the necessary financial income for the club to keep up for the season. There, AEK were placed in the Group I, with Benfica, Everton and BATE Borisov, where they failed to advance to the continuation of the tournament, finishing third with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.
AEK faltered competitively throughout the season, but they short of saved things up in the second round. The only notable moments during the championship were the two wins at Toumba Stadium and Karaiskakis Stadium in matches that were indifferent for the team. In the cup, AEK experienced yet another disgraceful elimination, this time by Thrasyvoulos with 1–0. The end of the regular season found AEK in fourth place, far behind their competitors.
In the play-offs, AEK were out of first place from early on and just managed to put Olympiacos out of the European competintions in the last matchday, while they also moved up one place in the overall standings, finishing third. The players who managed to stood out in the season were the Argentines, Blanco, Scocco and Saja, as well as Majstorović, Kafes and Manduca.
Management team
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 19 May 2010, 23:59 UTC+3.
No.PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers 22 Giannis Arabatzis GK 2002 Enosi Apostolou Pavlou €22,000 2011 23 Sebastián Saja GK 2008 San Lorenzo Free 2012 27 Milan Lukač GK 2009 Čukarički €300,000 2012 Defenders 2 Carlos Araujo RB / RM 2009 Huracán Free 2012 4 Geraldo Alves CB / RB 2007 Paços de Ferreira €300,000 2010 5 Daniel Majstorović (Vice-captain 2) CB 2008 Basel Free 2011 6 Georgios Alexopoulos CB / RB 2005 Egaleo Free 2010 12 Sanel Jahić CB / RB / DM / LB 2009 Aris €590,000 2013 13 Dimitrios Koutromanos RB / LB / DM 2009 Panetolikos €50,000 2011 15 Nikolaos Karabelas LB / LM 2009 Aris Free 2013 24 Kostas Manolas CB / RB 2009 Thrasyvoulos €50,000 2012 31 Nikolaos Georgeas (Vice-captain) RB / LB / DM 2001 Kalamata €1,500,000 2011 87 Nicolás Bianchi Arce CB 2009 San Lorenzo €300,000 2010 Midfielders 1 Pantelis Kafes (Captain) CM / DM / AM / RM / LM 2007 Olympiacos Free 2012 3 Youssouf Hersi RM / AM / CM / RW / LM / LW / SS 2009 Twente Free 2010 11 Gustavo Manduca RM / AM / RW / LM / LW / CM / SS / ST 2007 Benfica €800,000 2010 14 Grigoris Makos DM / CM / CB 2009 Panionios €860,000 2014 16 Roger Guerreiro AM / CM / LM / LW / SS 2009 Legia Warsaw €250,000 2013 17 Antonis Rikka DM / CM 2008 Skoda Xanthi €600,000 2013 19 Panagiotis Lagos LM / LW / LB / CM / DM 2006 Iraklis €900,000 2013 26 Seidu Yahaya DM / CM 2009 Tema Youth €150,000 2011 34 Panagiotis Tachtsidis CM / DM / AM 2007 AEK Athens U20 — 2010 90 Savvas Gentsoglou DM / CB / CM 2006 AEK Athens U20 — 2014 Forwards 9 Leonardo LW / AM / LM / RW / RM / SS 2009 Levadiakos €700,000 2014 10 Rafik Djebbour ST / SS / RW / LW 2008 Panionios €3,200,000 2011 18 Ismael Blanco ST / SS 2008 Colón €850,000 2011 21 Michalis Pavlis SS / ST / RW / LW 2006 AEK Athens U20 — 2011 29 Krisztián Németh ST / SS / RW 2009 Liverpool Free 2010 32 Ignacio Scocco SS / LW / AM / ST / LM / RW / RM 2008 UNAM €1,500,000 2011 Left during Winter Transfer Window 28 Theodoros Moschonas GK 2009 AEK Athens U20 — 2011 7 Juanfran LB / LM / CB 2008 Real Zaragoza Free 2010 8 Tam Nsaliwa (Vice-captain 4) DM / CM / CB 2007 Panionios €400,000 2010 30 Ilie Iordache LW / RW / LM / RM / AM 2009 Pandurii Târgu Jiu Free 2012
Transfers
In
Summer
PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource2 HuracánFree transfer30 June 20123 TwenteFree transfer30 June 20109 Levadiakos€700,00030 June 201412 Aris€590,00030 June 201314 Panionios€860,00030 June 201415 ArisFree transfer30 June 201316 Legia Warsaw€250,00030 June 201324 Thrasyvoulos€50,00030 June 201226 Tema Youth€150,00030 June 201127 Čukarički€300,00030 June 201228 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 201130 Pandurii Târgu JiuFree transfer30 June 2012– Chievo VeronaLoan return30 June 2010— Apollon KalamariasLoan return30 June 2010— Apollon KalamariasLoan return30 June 2010— Nea IoniaLoan return30 June 2010— Nea IoniaLoan return31 December 2010— Anagennisi KarditsaLoan return30 June 2011— Anagennisi KarditsaLoan return30 June 2010— Anorthosis FamagustaLoan return30 June 2010— PanetolikosLoan return30 June 2011
Winter
PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource— ChaidariLoan termination30 June 2010
Out
Summer
PlayerToFeeDateSource9 Málaga€900,00012 CrotoneEnd of contract16 Schalke 04€300,00024 LanúsLoan return25 Liverpool€3,000,00056 TwenteFree transfer77 LASKEnd of contract80 Vitória de SetúbalContract termination— Chievo Verona€600,000— PAO Neon EpivatonContract termination— Free agentContract termination— Agia ParaskeviContract termintion— KallitheaContract termination— Anorthosis Famagusta€80,000
Loan in
Summer
PlayerFromFeeDateUntilOption to buySource29 LiverpoolFree30 June 201087 San Lorenzo€300,00030 June 2010
Loan out
Summer
PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource20 KerkyraFree30 June 2010— Nea IoniaFree30 June 2010— ThrasyvoulosFree30 June 2011— OFIFree30 June 2011
Winter
PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource28 ElpidoforosFree30 June 20107 LevanteFree30 June 20108 Lillestrøm€30,00030 June 201030 Rapid BucureștiFree30 June 2010
a. plus 25% of resale fee. b. plus 40% of resale fee. c. plus Krisztián Németh on one-year free loan. d. plus Youssouf Hersi as an exchange and 20% of resale fee. e. plus 20% of resale fee.
Contract renewals
PlayerDateFormer Exp. DateNew Exp. DateSource1 30 June 200930 June 201219 30 June 201030 June 201331 30 June 201030 June 201190 30 June 201330 June 2014
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: €3,200,000
Winter: €0
Total: €3,200,000
Income Summer: €4,880,000
Winter: €30,000
Total: €4,910,000
Net Totals Summer: €1,680,000
Winter: €30,000
Total: €1,710,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Super League Greece
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Play-offs
Table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.
Matches
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2009.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 August 2009
Matches
Statistics
Squad statistics
! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer Window
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then by squad number. RankPlayerSuper LeagueSuper League Play-offsGreek CupEuropa LeagueTotal118 8 1 0 413232 8 1 0 211311 5 0 0 27410 4 2 0 0651 5 0 0 059 2 3 0 05729 3 0 0 035 2 0 0 13990 2 0 0 021012 1 0 0 0134 1 0 0 013 1 0 0 0124 0 1 0 01Own goals 1 0 0 01Totals43 8 0 960
Assists
The list is sorted by competition order when total assists are equal, then by position and then by squad number. RankPlayerSuper LeagueSuper League Play-offsGreek CupEuropa LeagueTotal111 4 0 0 1510 4 0 0 1532 3 1 0 1529 3 0 0 2559 3 0 0 14631 2 0 0 1318 1 1 0 1381 1 1 0 02915 1 0 0 0190 1 0 0 0134 1 0 0 013 1 0 0 012 0 0 0 11Totals25 3 0 937
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal and then by squad number. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included. RankPlayerSuper LeagueSuper League Play-offsGreek CupEuropa LeagueTotal123 8 1 0 211222 1 0 0 01Totals 9 1 0 212
Disciplinary record
! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer window
Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.
Formation Matchday(s)374–3–31–4, 6, 9–3064–4–2 (D)524–4–27, 8
Player 23Sebastián SajaGK12Sanel JahićRCB5Daniel MajstorovićLCB2Carlos AraujoRB31Nikolaos GeorgeasLB14Grigoris MakosDM11Gustavo ManducaRCM1Pantelis Kafes (C)LCM9LeonardoRW32Ignacio ScoccoLW18Ismael BlancoCF
UEFA rankings {| |valign="top" width=33%|
UEFA team ranking
Rank09-10MvmtRank08-09TeamCoeff. 75 +3 78 Celta Vigo 26.951 +3 Real Betis 77 +5 82 AEK Athens 25.979 78 +13 91 Aston Villa 25.871 79 −4 75 Lokomotiv Moscow 25.758 |valign="top" width=33%|
UEFA country ranking
Rank09-10MvmtRank08-09LeagueCoeff. 10 -2 8 Eredivisie 36.546 11 ±0 11 Turkcell Süper Lig 34.450 12 ±0 12 Super League Greece 29.899 13 +2 15 Axpo Super League 28.375 14 ±0 14 Jupiler Pro League 27.900
Awards PlayerAwardSource Krisztián Németh FW MVP Award (2nd Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW MVP Award (7th Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW MVP Award (12th Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW MVP Award (16th Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW Best Goal Award (20th Matchday) Ismael Blanco FW MVP Award (21st Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW MVP Award (22nd Matchday) Ignacio Scocco FW MVP Award (28th Matchday)
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website AEK Athens FC on Superleaguegreece.net A.E.K. FC Database