2003–04 AEK Athens F.C. season

AEK Athens
Chairman	Giannis Granitsas
Manager	Dušan Bajević; Dimitris Bouroutzikas; Ilie Dumitrescu
Alpha Ethniki	4th
Greek Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nikos Liberopoulos (13); All: ; Nikos Liberopoulos (17)
Highest home attendance	16,045 vs Grasshopper; (27 August 2003)
Lowest home attendance	388 vs Doxa Dramas; (2 September 2003)
Average home league attendance	3,160

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

Players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GRE	Dionisis Chiotis
2	DF	GRE	Vasilis Borbokis
3	MF	BUL	Milen Petkov
5	DF	GRE	Nikos Kostenoglou
6	MF	GRE	Theodoris Zagorakis
7	MF	GRE	Christos Maladenis
8	DF	NED	Michel Kreek
9	FW	CYP	Giannis Okkas
10	MF	GRE	Vasilis Tsiartas
12	GK	GRE	Giannis Arabatzis
14	MF	BUL	Ivan Rusev
16	DF	GRE	Nikos Georgeas
17	DF	GRE	Michalis Kasapis
18	DF	GRE	Vangelis Moras
19	DF	GHA	Kofi Amponsah
20	MF	GRE	Sotiris Konstantinidis
21	MF	GRE	Kostas Katsouranis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	GRE	Chrisostomos Michailidis
23	MF	GRE	Vasilis Lakis
25	DF	MKD	Goran Popov
26	FW	GRE	Christos Kostis
30	FW	SCG	Ilija Ivić
31	MF	GRE	Grigoris Georgatos
32	DF	GRE	Michalis Kapsis
33	FW	GRE	Nikos Liberopoulos
34	MF	GRE	Nikos Pourtoulidis
35	MF	GRE	Dimitris Karameris
36	MF	GRE	Tasos Thanos
39	FW	GRE	Grigoris Toskas
40	MF	GRE	Christos Tsevas
41	GK	GRE	Sotiris Liberopoulos
81	DF	GRE	Stathis Kappos
88	FW	GRE	Dimitris Nalitzis

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.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	16	7	7	57	32	+25	55	7	5	3	27	13	+14	9	2	4	30	19	+11

Source:

All times CET

13 August 2003 First leg	Grasshopper	1–0	AEK Athens	Zürich, Switzerland
20:30	Núñez 83'	Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

27 August 2003 Second leg	AEK Athens	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Grasshopper	Athens, 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)

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	Advance to knockout stage
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 1	AEK Athens	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Athens, Greece
20:45	Tsiartas 86'	Report	Pandiani 12'	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

30 September 2003 2	Monaco	4–0	AEK Athens	Fontvieille, 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 3	AEK Athens	0–1	PSV Eindhoven	Athens, Greece
20:45		Report	Lucius 37'	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

5 November 2003 4	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	AEK Athens	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45	Bouma 51' Robben 63'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

25 November 2003 5	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	AEK Athens	A Coruña, Spain
20:45	Héctor 22' Valerón 51' Luque 71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

10 December 2003 6	AEK Athens	0–0	Monaco	Athens, Greece
20:45		Report		Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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