1998–99 AEK Athens F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 75th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 40th 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 22 August 1998 and finished on 30 May 1999.

AEK Athens
1998–99 season
ChairmanLakis Nikolaou
(until 5 December)
Kostas Generakis
ManagerDragoslav Stepanović
(until 28 October)
Oleg Blokhin
StadiumNikos Goumas Stadium
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupFirst round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Demis Nikolaidis (22)
All:
Demis Nikolaidis (28)
Highest home attendance20,364 vs Vitesse
(29 September 1998)
Lowest home attendance3,663 vs Ethnikos Piraeus
(16 May 1999)
Average home league attendance11,225
Biggest winAEK Athens 6–0 Aris
Biggest defeatVitesse 3–0 AEK Athens

Overview

The summer started with great ambition for the team, since the owner multinational company ENIC had all the time in front of it to proceed with transfers and build a strong team. The management of Lakis Nikolaou negotiated with big name coaches and got close to sign Joachim Löw,[1] but eventually ended up with the experienced but controversial Dragoslav Stepanović. The important transfer was that of Vasilios Lakis, who was strongly claimed by Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK, while the good transfers such as Akis Zikos and Dimitris Markos took place, but the foreign players who came did not amuse and the gap in the defensive line, left after the retirement of the long-time regular and club's captain, Stelios Manolas, was not filled.

Stepanović started well, but it was obvious that he his presence was not convincing and he was finally sacked after the 7th game. Takis Karagiozopoulos took over as caretaker coach for a while and then Oleg Blokhin was hired. At the same time Dimitris Melissanidis took over the management of the team. AEK eventually built a decent team, while in January they were strengthened a lot with the loan moves of Wreh and Méndez from Arsenal being the most important additions. Important victories were the derby against Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in Nikos Goumas Stadium both with a score of 2–0. The 6–0 over Aris and the 6–2 over Panelefsiniakos were the biggest victories. In the end, AEK could not claim the championship from Olympiacos, but they managed to beat Panathinaikos the race to the second place that led to the next season's Champions League qualifiers.

In the UEFA Cup AEK were drawn against Ferencváros for the second qualifying round. At Stadion Albert Flórián, the yellow-blacks got off to a very nervous start and were swept away by the Magyars' frenetic pace, trailing in the first quarter. The Hungarians score a second goal on the half hour, they go to the locker room with a hopeless 2–0 and everyone with the continuation was as equally bad, as by the 83rd minute the score became 4–0, turning the game into a real nightmare. AEK pulled off a reaction in the stoppage time and with two goals that allowed them to avoid humiliation, claimed the chances of qualifying in the rematch of Athens. Two weeks later in Nea Filadelfeia, AEK, led by their star, Demis Nikolaidis, went into the game determined and by the 26th minute he scored 3 goals, giving one of his best performances in the AEK shirt. The second half took on a procedural nature after the qualification has been decided and AEK simply puts the "icing on the cake" with a fourth goal in the 65th minute. The first round of the UEFA Cup brought AEK against the Dutch Vitesse, who all Greeks know because of the successful presence of Nikos Machlas. AEK arrived at the GelreDome as the favorite and in the first half controlled the match. However, a very bad second half began with a missed penalty by Machlas in the 50th minute, which Laros converted into a goal on the rebound, while three minutes later the Dutch made it 2–0 and afterwards Kasapis was sent off with a second yellow. Machlas destroyed any hopes of qualification in stoppage time scoring Vitesse's third goal and AEK had their backs against the wall ahead of the rematch. Despite the heavy loss the rematch was fancied and the fans had faith in the comeback. The Nea Filadelfeia Stadium was almost full, but very quickly Machlas put an end to the qualification case. Nikolaidis responded with a goal almost immediately, but again Machlas three minutes later gave the Dutch the lead. AEK were again disjointed and after the 3 goals in the first twenty minutes, the game opened up, chances were missed on both sides and despite the dismissal of Westerfeld before the end of the half, Vitesse reached a third goal. AEK avoided defeat in a continuous chase for the score in the second half and tried to even get the win but failed to do so with the match ending in 3–3 draw. In an atmosphere of disappointment and protest for the AEK coach, the team's exit from the European obligations of the season and limited themselves to the domestic ones since too many things changed along the way, both at the competitive and administrative level.

In the Cup, AEK were prematurely knocked out after they suffered a shock defeat in their first game from third–tier club, Poseidon Michaniona, with a terrible performance by the team.

Top scorer of the season for the team in the league was Demis Nikolaidis with 22 goals, while Christos Maladenis scored 13 goals.[2]

Journey to Beligrade

In April 1999 by Dimitris Melissanidis' initiative, a friendly match was organised against Partizan in Belgrade, during the height of the NATO bombing of Serbia. As a gesture of compassion and solidarity towards the embattled Serbs, the AEK players and management staff defied the international embargo and traveled to Belgrade for the match.[3][4] AEK's staff, alongside many political figures of the time such as Manolis Glezos, arrived in the Serbian capital amid moving events by Serbs offering Greeks bread and salt, a symbol of Serbian hospitality. After a stop at the Presidential Palace, where AEK conveyed the message of support of the Greek people, the team arrived at the Partizan stadium.

About 15,000 fans of both teams were present, despite the fact that all 40,000 tickets had been sold. The reason people were less than the sold tickets, was the fuel, as there was a shortage and transportation was very difficult. It was worth noting that this was the first time since the beginning of the war that no sirens were heard during the day. The players of both teams entered the stadium together, holding a banner that read "NATO stop the war, stop the bombing". The game ended 1–1, when at the 68th minute thousands of Serbian fans invaded the pitch to embrace the footballers.[5][6] As was normal, this friendly game surpassed the geographical borders of Greece and Yugoslavia, being an object of admiration by the European Press.

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 30 May 1999, 23:59 UTC+3.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
1 Ilias Atmatsidis (Vice-captain) Greece GK (1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 30) 1992 Greece Pontioi Veria Free 2002
15 Chrysostomos Michailidis Greece GK (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 24) 1997 Greece Eordaikos Free 2005
17 Kostas Daditsos Greece GK (1982-12-07)7 December 1982 (aged 16) 1998 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2000
22 Vasilis Karagiannis Greece GK (1969-09-27)27 September 1969 (aged 29) 1993 Greece Diagoras Free 2000
Defenders
4 Boban Babunski North Macedonia CB (1968-05-05)5 May 1968 (aged 31) 1998 Japan Gamba Osaka ₯330,000,000 2000
6 Nikos Kostenoglou Greece CB / RB (1970-10-03)3 October 1970 (aged 28) 1994 Greece Skoda Xanthi ₯100,000,000 2003
12 Charis Kopitsis Greece RB / RM / LM (1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 30) 1992 Greece Panionios Free 2002
13 Vaios Karagiannis Greece LB / CB (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 31) 1990 Greece A.O. Karditsa Free 2000
21 Michalis Kasapis Greece LB / LM (1971-08-06)6 August 1971 (aged 27) 1993 Greece Levadiakos ₯50,000,000 2002
24 Alvin Ceccoli Australia LB (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 24) 1999 Australia Wolves Free 1999
25 Giannis Kalitzakis Greece CB (1966-02-10)10 February 1966 (aged 33) 1997 Greece Panathinaikos Free 2000
32 Michalis Kapsis Greece CB (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 25) 1999 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Free 2003
— Anton Doboș Romania CB (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 33) 1996 Romania Steaua București Free 1999
Midfielders
2 Vasilios Lakis Greece RM / RW / AM / CM (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 22) 1998 Greece Paniliakos ₯600,000,000 2003
3 Dimitris Markos Greece CM / DM / LB / LM (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 28) 1998 Greece Kalamata Free 2001
7 Christos Maladenis Greece CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (aged 25) 1995 Greece Skoda Xanthi ₯120,000,000 2000
8 Toni Savevski North Macedonia CM / LM / DM (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 35) 1988 North Macedonia Vardar Free 2001
14 Akis Zikos Greece DM / CM (1974-06-01)1 June 1974 (aged 25) 1998 Greece Skoda Xanthi ₯130,000,000 2002
16 Arnar Grétarsson Iceland CM / DM (1972-02-20)20 February 1972 (aged 27) 1997 Iceland Leiftur Free 2000
18 Evripidis Katsavos Greece CM / DM / RM (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 25) 1997 Greece Veria Free 2001
19 Kelvin Sebwe Liberia AM / SS (1972-04-04)4 April 1972 (aged 27) 1997 Greece Skoda Xanthi Free 2003
23 Alberto Méndez GermanySpain AM (1974-10-24)24 October 1974 (aged 24) 1999 align=left| England Arsenal Free 1999
27 Branko Milovanović Serbia and Montenegro AM (1974-10-24)24 October 1974 (aged 24) 1999 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Free 2002
28 Georgios Passios Greece DM / CM / CB (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 17) 1997 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2003
Forwards
9 Paraschos Zouboulis Greece ST (1970-08-30)30 August 1970 (aged 28) 1998 Greece PAOK Free 1999
10 Christopher Wreh Liberia ST / SS (1975-05-14)14 May 1975 (aged 24) 1999 England Arsenal Free 1999
11 Demis Nikolaidis (Captain) GreeceGermany ST / SS (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 25) 1996 Greece Apollon Athens ₯288,000,000 2001
20 Daniel Batista (Vice-captain 2) GreeceCape Verde ST / SS / AM (1964-09-09)9 September 1964 (aged 34) 1995 Greece Olympiacos Free 1999
Left during Winter Transfer Window
29 Dionysis Chiotis Greece GK (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 22) 1994 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 2005
— Vangelis Kefalas Greece CB / DM (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 25) 1997 Greece Apollon Athens Free 2000
— Mattheos Platakis Greece AM (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 22) 1996 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1999
— Ilian Iliev Bulgaria AM (1968-07-02)2 July 1968 (aged 30) 1998 Turkey Bursaspor Free 1999
— Giorgos Donis GreeceGermany RW / RM (1969-10-22)22 October 1969 (aged 29) 1997 England Blackburn Rovers Free 2003
— Ilias Anastasakos Greece ST (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 21) 1995 Greece A.O. Dafniou Free 2002

Transfers


Summer
No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
2 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis Greece Paniliakos Transfer ₯600,000,000[7] 12 June 1998 30 June 2003 [8]
3 MF Greece Dimitris Markos Greece Kalamata Transfer Free 1 July 1998 30 June 2001 [9]
5 DF North Macedonia Boban Babunski Japan Gamba Osaka Transfer ₯330,000,000 31 July 1998 30 June 2000 [10]
10 MF Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Turkey Bursaspor Transfer Free 31 July 1998 30 June 1999 [10]
14 MF Greece Akis Zikos Greece Skoda Xanthi Transfer ₯130,000,000 1 July 1998 30 June 2002 [11]
17 GK Greece Kostas Daditsos Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 1998 30 June 2000
23 FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos Greece Aris Petroupolis End of loan — 1 July 1998 30 June 2002

Winter
No. Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
27 MF Serbia and Montenegro Branko Milovanović Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Free 29 January 1999 30 June 2002 [12]
32 DF Greece Michalis Kapsis Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Transfer Free[a] 5 January 1999 31 December 2003 [13]
— FW Greece Georgios Trichias Greece Niki Volos Transfer Free 1 February 1999 31 December 2003 [14]

Summer
No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
9 DF Greece Georgios Koutoulas Greece PAS Giannina Contract termination — 8 August 1998 [15]
10 FW Greece Christos Kostis Belgium Anderlecht End of contract — 1 July 1998 [16]
21 FW Brazil Marcelo Veridiano Cyprus APOEL End of contract — 1 July 1998
29 DF Greece Stelios Manolas Retired — 1 July 1998 [17]
31 FW Croatia Goran Tomić Italy Vicenza End of loan — 1 July 1998

Winter
No. Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
10 MF Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Bulgaria Levski Sofia Contract termination — 29 December 1998 [18]
17 FW Greece Giorgos Donis England Sheffield United Contract termination — 23 March 1999 [19]
24 DF Greece Vangelis Kefalas Greece Kavala Contract termination — 1 January 1999

Summer
No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
9 FW Greece Paraschos Zouboulis Greece PAOK Free[b] 4 August 1998 30 June 1999 Green tickY [20]

Winter
No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
10 FW Liberia Christopher Wreh England Arsenal Free 4 February 1999 30 June 1999 Red XN [21]
23 MF Germany Alberto Méndez England Arsenal Free 4 February 1999 30 June 1999 Red XN [21]
24 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli Australia Wolves Free 2 February 1999 30 June 1999 Green tickY [22]

Summer
No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
2 MF Greece Triantafyllos Macheridis Greece PAOK Free[b] 4 August 1998 30 June 1999 Green tickY [20]

Winter
No. Pos. Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
23 FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos Greece Apollon Athens Free 1 January 1999 31 December 2000 Red XN
27 MF Greece Mattheos Platakis Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Free 11 January 1999 30 June 1999 Green tickY [23]
29 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis Greece Ethnikos Piraeus Free 11 January 1999 30 June 1999 Green tickY [23]
— FW Greece Georgios Trichias Greece Panelefsiniakos Free 1 February 1999 30 June 1999 Red XN [14]

Notes

a. ^ plus Chiotis and Platakis as a free loan until the end of the season.
b. ^ exchange of Zouboulis and Machairidis between AEK and PAOK.

Contract renewals
No. Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
1 GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 29 January 1999 30 June 1999 30 June 2002 [12]
8 MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 2 February 1999 30 June 1999 30 June 2001 [22]
11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 10 July 1998 30 June 1999 30 June 2001 [24]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies
11 July 1998 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 5–0 Greece Doxa Vyronas Nea Filadelfeia
 Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
19 July 1998 Friendly Tirol Innsbruck Austria 2–2 Greece AEK Athens Tegernsee
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
25 July 1998 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–2 Greece AEK Athens Tegernsee
 Report
30 July 1998 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–0 Greece AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)
5 August 1998 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 4–0 Hungary Újpest Nea Filadelfeia
 Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens)
7 September 1998 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Greece Apollon Smyrnis Thrakomakedones
 Report
  • Banjac 75'
 Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Toni Savevski
8 October 1998 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 4–2 Greece Apollon Smyrnis Thrakomakedones
 Report
  • Sakelaridis
  • Alexis
Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex
Attendance: Behind closed doors
16 October 1998 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–2 Greece Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
7 April 1999 Charity/Anti-war match Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 Greece AEK Athens Belgrade
 Report
Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Note: The game ended at the 68th minute after fan invasion to embrace the footballers

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki
Main article: 1998–99 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 27 4 3 82 22 +60 85 Qualification for Champions League first group stage
2 AEK Athens 34 23 6 5 71 27 +44 75 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 34 23 5 6 66 36 +30 74 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 PAOK 34 19 5 10 52 31 +21 62
5 Ionikos 34 17 9 8 64 36 +28 60[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Aris–Ionikos 1–1, Ionikos–Aris 3–0.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 23 6 5 71 27  +44 75 16 1 0 47 9  +38 7 5 5 24 18  +6

Results by Matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultWWDWWWDWLWWLWWDLWWDWWWWWWWLLWDWWWD
Position3354112232122223333322222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures
22 August 1998 Matchday 1 Panionios 1–3 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)
30 August 1998 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 3–1 Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 10,247
Referee: Pavlos Konstantinidis (Piraeus)
12 September 1998 Matchday 3 Panelefsiniakos 0–0 AEK Athens Elefsina
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Elefsina
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dimitris Kalivas (Boeotia)
20 September 1998 Matchday 4 AEK Athens 2–0 Veria Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,878
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)
25 September 1998 Matchday 5 OFI 0–1 AEK Athens Heraklion
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)
4 October 1998 Matchday 6 AEK Athens 3–1 Paniliakos Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Togias 75'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 8,291
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
25 October 1998 Matchday 7 Proodeftiki 1–1 AEK Athens Nikaia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Dimitris Begos (Argolida)
1 November 1998 Matchday 8 AEK Athens 3–1 Ethnikos Asteras Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 7,515
Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens)
7 November 1998 Matchday 9 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 13,535
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)
22 November 1998 Matchday 10 AEK Athens 2–1 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Paulo Andrioli 33' (pen.)
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,971
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
29 November 1998 Matchday 11 AEK Athens 6–0 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 10,422
Referee: Giannis Abelakias (Thessaly)
6 December 1998 Matchday 12 Kavala 2–1 AEK Athens Kavala
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kavala Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,213
Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania)
13 December 1998 Matchday 13 AEK Athens 2–0 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
17:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 14,127
Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens)
21 December 1998 Matchday 14 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–4 AEK Athens Piraeus
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 4,584
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
17 January 1999 Matchday 15 AEK Athens 2–2 Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 10,638
Referee: Nikos Iliadis (Piraeus)
24 January 1999 Matchday 16 Skoda Xanthi 2–1 AEK Athens Xanthi
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki)
31 January 1999 Matchday 17 AEK Athens 2–0 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 19,026
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)
8 February 1999 Matchday 18 AEK Athens 3–0 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 11,517
Referee: Kleomenis Bontiotis (Athens)
14 February 1999 Matchday 19 Apollon Athens 1–1 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Attendance: 10,129
Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania)
21 February 1999 Matchday 20 AEK Athens 6–2 Panelefsiniakos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens)
1 March 1999 Matchday 21 Veria 0–3 AEK Athens Veria
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia)
7 March 1999 Matchday 22 AEK Athens 2–0 OFI Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 14,662
Referee: Giannis Papapetrou (Athens)
15 March 1999 Matchday 23 Paniliakos 0–1 AEK Athens Pyrgos
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Dimitris Kalivas (Boeotia)
21 March 1999 Matchday 24 AEK Athens 1–0 Proodeftiki Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Christos Daglis (Thessaloniki)
4 April 1999 Matchday 25 Ethnikos Asteras 2–3 AEK Athens Kaisariani
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Frontzos 56'
  • Tsalikis 58'
Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki)
18 April 1999 Matchday 26 AEK Athens 2–0 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 14,139
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)
25 April 1999 Matchday 27 Ionikos 2–1 AEK Athens Nikaia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Neapoli Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres)
2 May 1999 Matchday 28 Aris 2–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 10,888
Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens)
9 May 1999 Matchday 29 AEK Athens 4–0 Kavala Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 5,799
Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi)
12 May 1999 Matchday 30 Panathinaikos 0–0 AEK Athens Marousi
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,347
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Athens)
16 May 1999 Matchday 31 AEK Athens 2–0 Ethnikos Piraeus Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Christos Daglis (Thessaloniki)
19 May 1999 Matchday 32 Iraklis 2–3 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
18:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 5,036
Referee: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres)
23 May 1999 Matchday 33 AEK Athens 2–1 Skoda Xanthi Nea Filadelfeia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 15,004
Referee: Dimitris Pontikis (Thessaloniki)
30 May 1999 Matchday 34 Olympiacos 0–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 20,333
Referee: Kostas Vallianos (Aetoloacarnania)

Greek Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Greek Football Cup
10 November 1998 First round Poseidon Michaniona 1–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Poseidon Neas Michanionas Stadium
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

Second Qualifying Round
11 August 1998 First leg Ferencváros Hungary 4–2 Greece AEK Athens Budapest, Hungary
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Albert Flórián
Attendance: 8,860
Referee: David Elleray (Ireland)
25 August 1998 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 4–0
(6–2 agg.)		 Hungary Ferencváros Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

First Round
15 September 1998 First leg Vitesse Netherlands 3–0 Greece AEK Athens Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
29 September 1998 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 3–3
(3–6 agg.)		 Netherlands Vitesse Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 20,364
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Statistics

Squad statistics
As of 30 May 1999
No.PosPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupUEFA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 2811030 321
15GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis 600010 70
17GK Greece Kostas Daditsos 000000 00
22GK Greece Vasilis Karagiannis 100000 10
Defenders
5DF North Macedonia Boban Babunski 801040 130
6DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 2510040 291
12DF Greece Charis Kopitsis 2311041 282
13DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 700020 90
21DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 2611030 301
24DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli 410000 41
25DF Greece Giannis Kalitzakis 2501030 290
32DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 1500000 150
—DF Romania Anton Doboș 000000 00
Midfielders
2MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 2421040 292
3MF Greece Dimitris Markos 3010040 341
7MF Greece Christos Maladenis 25131040 3013
8MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 2571030 297
14MF Greece Akis Zikos 2621030 302
16MF Iceland Arnar Grétarsson 2600030 290
18MF Greece Evripidis Katsavos 1001000 110
19MF Liberia Kelvin Sebwe 1321021 163
23MF Germany Alberto Méndez 1100000 110
27MF Serbia and Montenegro Branko Milovanović 1420000 142
28MF Greece Georgios Passios 300000 30
Forwards
9FW Greece Paris Zouboulis 1760000 176
10FW Liberia Christopher Wreh 1140000 114
11FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 29220046 3328
20FW Greece Daniel Batista 1240000 124
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29GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis 000010 10
—DF Greece Vangelis Kefalas 801010 100
—MF Greece Mattheos Platakis 000000 00
—MF Bulgaria Ilian Iliev 801020 110
—FW Greece Giorgos Donis 1301021 161
—FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos 000000 00

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
Greece Demis Nikolaidis Hungary Ferencváros 4–0 (H) 25 August 1998 UEFA Cup [25]
Greece Demis Nikolaidis Greece Aris 6–0 (H) 29 November 1998 Alpha Ethniki [26]
Greece Christos Maladenis Greece Iraklis 3–2 (A) 19 May 1999 Alpha Ethniki [27]

Disciplinary record
As of 30 May 1999
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA 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
Goalkeepers
1 GK Greece Ilias Atmatsidis 5 1 6
15 GK Greece Chrysostomos Michailidis
17 GK Greece Kostas Daditsos
22 GK Greece Vasilis Karagiannis
Defenders
5 DF North Macedonia Boban Babunski 3 1 4
6 DF Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 7 1 8
12 DF Greece Charis Kopitsis 10 1 2 12 1
13 DF Greece Vaios Karagiannis 4 4
21 DF Greece Michalis Kasapis 4 2 1 6 1
24 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli
25 DF Greece Giannis Kalitzakis 10 1 1 2 13 1
32 DF Greece Michalis Kapsis 1 1
— DF Romania Anton Doboș
Midfielders
2 MF Greece Vasilios Lakis 2 2
3 MF Greece Dimitris Markos 5 1 1 6 1
7 MF Greece Christos Maladenis 6 1 7
8 MF North Macedonia Toni Savevski 1 1 1 1
14 MF Greece Akis Zikos 10 1 2 12 1
16 MF Iceland Arnar Grétarsson 3 3
18 MF Greece Evripidis Katsavos 2 1 2 1
19 MF Liberia Kelvin Sebwe
23 MF Germany Alberto Méndez
27 MF Serbia and Montenegro Branko Milovanović 2 2
28 MF Greece Georgios Passios
Forwards
9 FW Greece Paris Zouboulis 3 1 3 1
10 FW Liberia Christopher Wreh 1 1 1 1
11 FW Greece Demis Nikolaidis 8 8
20 FW Greece Daniel Batista 1 1
Left during Winter Transfer window
29 GK Greece Dionysis Chiotis
— DF Greece Vangelis Kefalas 1 1 2
— MF Greece Mattheos Platakis
— MF Bulgaria Ilian Iliev 1 1
— FW Greece Giorgos Donis
— FW Greece Ilias Anastasakos

Starting 11

Awards
Player Pos. Award Source
Greece Demis Nikolaidis FW Alpha Ethiniki Top Scorer
Greece Ilias Atmatsidis GK Goalkeeper of the Season [28]

References
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  2. "Περίοδος 1998-1999". kitrinomavro.gr. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "AEK in the war". sport24.gr (in Greek).
  4. "Belgrade 1999: AEK's biggest trip!". aekfc.gr (in Greek).
  5. "The day AEK crossed the border, played with Partizan and defeated the war". sport-retro.gr (in Greek). 6 April 2017.
  6. "The anti-war... AEK's trip". oldfootball.gr (in Greek).
  7. "Επιστρέφει στην ΑΕΚ ο Τσάρτας". in.gr (in Greek). Online. 26 June 2000.
  8. "Στην ΑΕΚ ο Λάκης". tanea.gr. 13 June 1998.
  9. "Πάει για τρεις 11άδες;". tanea.gr. 27 May 1998.
  10. "Υπέγραψαν Μπαμπούνσκι και Ίλιεφ". tanea.gr. 1 August 1998.
  11. "Σκοπός μου να καθιερωθώ". tanea.gr. 15 May 1998.
  12. "Ξάφνιασε η ΑΕΚ". tanea.gr. 30 January 1999.
  13. "Πήρε τον Καψή για πέντε χρόνια". tanea.gr. 5 January 1999.
  14. "Ακόμα ένα κανόνι από την Άρσεναλ". tanea.gr. 1 February 1999.
  15. "Θέλει έλεγχο στο κέντρο". tanea.gr. 8 August 1998.
  16. "Ο Κωστής με 750 εκατ. υπέγραψε στην Άντερλεχτ". tanea.gr. 12 June 1998.
  17. "3η ΚΑΡΤΑ Ο Μανωλάς των τίτλων". tanea.gr. 18 May 1998.
  18. "Σκοτάδι... στο τούνελ". tanea.gr. 29 December 1998.
  19. "Ήταν μάνατζερ ο "Στέπι"". tanea.gr. 24 March 1999.
  20. "Έδωσε τον Μαχαιρίδη, πήρε τον Ζουμπούλη". tanea.gr. 4 August 1998.
  21. "Είμαι πρωταθλητής". tanea.gr. 3 February 1999.
  22. "Ήρθε τα ξημερώματα". tanea.gr. 2 February 1999.
  23. "Παίρνει δύο". tanea.gr. 11 January 1999.
  24. "ΑΕΚ για πάντα". tanea.gr. 10 July 1998.
  25. "AEK Athens-Ferencváros UEFA Europa League 1998/99". UEFA.com. Online.
  26. "ΑΕΚ-Άρης: Το χατ τρικ του Ντέμη". novasports.gr (in Greek). Online. 6 February 2021.
  27. "Ο Μαλαδένης τα έκανε όλα". rizospastis.gr (in Greek). Online. 20 May 1999.
  28. "Καλύτερος της χρονιάς ο Γεωργάτος". in.gr (in Greek). 1 December 1999.
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