The 1990–91 season was the 67th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 26 August 1990 and finished on 2 June 1991.

Kits

Overview

AEK Athens faced administrative and financial problems. As a result, the season marked a transitional period, as the president Stratos Gidopoulos could no longer provide the club with financial support. The club made no significant signings, with Vaios Karagiannis being the only notable addition. The team did not participate in any European competition, due to a ban from the previous season.

In the Cup, AEK advanced as winners from their respective group and qualified without a match in the round of 32, where they eliminated Charavgiakos with two wins. In the round of 16, AEK were drawn against OFI and in the first leg at Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium they underperformed and faced a 3–0 defeat. Their strong performance at the second leg with 3–1 was not enough to secure qualification for the next round.

As the season drew to a close, the financial issues of the club created a growing tension between Gidopoulos, Bajević and the footballers. This situation eventually led Gidopoulos to come into conflict with Bajević, the players and the supporters, which caused him to step down from the presidency, for the good of the club. Afterwards, the Court of First Instance appointed an interim administration with Kostas Generakis as president.

In an otherwise disappointing season, AEK failed to challenge for any honours, finishing 3rd in the league. Their top scorer with 14 goals was Daniel Batista, prompting the club to strengthen the squad around him in order to maintain Bajević's attacking style of play. The highlights of the season included the victory at the derby against Olympiacos in Rhodes and a convincing 6–0 win against Xanthi. The main positive aspect of the season was the time afforded to Bajević to prepare the resurgence of the club in the following seasons which ultimately proved justified.

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 2 June 1991, 23:59 UTC+3.

PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers Antonis Minou GK 1988 Panathinaikos ₯50,000,000 1991 Spyros Ikonomopoulos GK 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1993 Fanis Kofinas GK 1982 Pelopas Kiato Free 1992 Defenders Makis Chatzis RB / LB 1984 Apollon Athens ₯6,750,000 1994 Takis Karagiozopoulos (Captain) CB / DM / ST 1981 Veria ₯8,000,000 1991 Stelios Manolas CB / RB 1980 AEK Athens U20 — 1993 Giorgos Peppes CB 1986 Ethnikos Piraeus ₯10,000,000 1991 Christos Vasilopoulos RB / LB 1986 Panachaiki ₯8,000,000 1991 Georgios Koutoulas CB / LB 1987 AEK Athens U20 — 1993 Vaios Karagiannis LB / CB 1990 A.O. Karditsa ₯11,000,000 1992 Anastasios Pourikas CB 1990 Toxotis Larissa Free 1991 Midfielders Mirosław Okoński (Vice-captain 2) AM / ST / SS 1988 Hamburger SV ₯100,000,000 1991 Pavlos Papaioannou DM / RB / LB / RM 1983 Rodos ₯10,000,000 1993 Giorgos Savvidis (Vice-captain) RM / AM / RW / SS / ST 1987 Omonia ₯20,940,600 1992 Lampros Georgiadis LM / AM / LB 1986 Anagennisi Arta ₯11,000,000 1991 Toni Savevski CM / LM / DM 1988 Vardar ₯34,000,000 1991 Jim Patikas RM / LM / RW / LW / SS 1985 Sydney Croatia ₯5,000,000 1991 Stavros Stamatis DM / CM / CB / RB / LB / AM 1988 Charavgiakos ₯22,000,000 1993 Giorgos Famelis CM / DM 1988 AO Vouliagmeni ₯3,000,000 1991 Panagiotis Pangratis AM / CM / DM 1989 Galatsi ₯2,200,000 1991 Giorgos Papakostoulis CM 1988 Atromitos Agioi Anargyroi Free 1991 Forwards Daniel Batista ST / SS / AM 1989 Ethnikos Piraeus Free 1992 Giannis Milopoulos SS / ST / AM 1990 Pakhtakor Free 1992 Frank Klopas SS / ST / AM 1988 Chicago Sting Free 1993 Georgios Christodoulou ST / SS / LW 1985 Akratitos Free 1993 Spyros Goumas ST 1989 AEK Athens U20 — 1992

Transfers

In

Summer

PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource Toxotis LarissaFree transfer30 June 1991 A.O. Karditsa₯11,000,00030 June 1992 DiagorasLoan return30 June 1990 KallitheaLoan return30 June 1991 KallitheaLoan return30 June 1990 KallitheaLoan return30 November 1991 PakhtakorFree transfer30 June 1991

Notes

a. and a friendly game between the two clubs.

Out

Summer

PlayerToFeeDateSource EgaleoEnd of contract KallitheaFree transfer EgaleoContract termination

Loan out

Summer

PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource KallitheaFree30 June 1991

Contract renewals

PlayerDateFormer Exp. DateNew Exp. DateSource 30 June 199130 June 1993 30 June 199130 June 1993 30 June 199130 June 1993 30 June 199130 June 1993 30 June 199130 June 1994 30 June 199130 June 1993 30 June 199130 June 1992

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure Summer: ₯11,000,000

Winter: ₯0

Total: ₯11,000,000

Income Summer: ₯0

Winter: ₯0

Total: ₯0

Net Totals Summer: ₯11,000,000

Winter: ₯0

Total: ₯11,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Results summary

Results by Matchday

Matches

Greek Cup

Group 9

Matches

Round of 32

Round of 16

Statistics

Squad statistics

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then alphabetically by surname. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal113 1142 7 4113 9 094 5 275 5 166 4 15 4 158 3 14 3 1410 1 23 0 3312 2 02 2 0214 0 11Own goals 1 01Totals591877

Hat-tricks Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored. PlayerAgainst Result Date Competition Source Giorgos Savvidis Xanthi 6–0 (H) 23 September 1990 Alpha Ethniki Daniel Batista Iraklis 4–0 (H) 26 May 1991 Alpha Ethniki

Clean sheets

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. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal113 2152 0 113 0 11Totals13 417

Disciplinary record

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards

Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.

Formation Matchday(s)394–4–21, 4–3423–4–32, 3

Player Antonis MinouGKStelios ManolasRCBTakis KaragiozopoulosLCBChristos VasilopoulosRBLampros GeorgiadisLBPavlos Papaioannou (C)DMToni SavevskiCMGiorgos SavvidisRMJim PatikasLMFrank KlopasSSDaniel BatistaCF

References

External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database