2005–06 AEK Athens F.C. season

For the 2005-06 season, AEK Athens F.C. competed in its 47th consecutive season in the Greek topflight.

AEK Athens
2005–06 season
Chairman Demis Nikolaidis
Manager Fernando Santos
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 attendance14,107

First-team squad

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
3 DF  SCG Nikola Malbaša
5 DF  ITA Bruno Cirillo
6 DF  GRE Giorgos Alexopoulos
7 FW  BRA Soares
8 MF  GRE Miltos Sapanis
9 FW  GRE Angelos Komvolidis
10 MF  GRE Panagiotis Kone
11 FW  UKR Oleh Venglinsky
12 GK  GRE Giannis Arabatzis
14 DF  GRE Stavros Tziortziopoulos
17 MF  SCG Vladimir Ivić
18 DF  GRE Vangelis Moras
19 DF  GRE Dimitris Koutromanos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  GRE Vasilis Pliatsikas
21 MF  GRE Kostas Katsouranis (captain)
22 GK  ITA Stefano Sorrentino
23 MF  GRE Vasilis Lakis
24 DF  GRE Christos Kontis
25 MF  BRA Emerson
26 MF  GRE Ilias Kyriakidis
27 MF  SWE Louay Chanko
28 DF  GRE Christos Bourbos
31 DF  GRE Nikos Georgeas
33 FW  GRE Nikos Liberopoulos
35 FW  GRE Pantelis Kapetanos
55 DF  GRE Traianos Dellas
99 FW  BRA Júlio César

Players on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  GRE Sokratis Papastathopoulos (to Niki Volou until June 2006)
30 MF  CYP Simos Krassas (to Panionios until June 2006)
34 MF  GRE Nikos Pourtoulidis (to Thrasyvoulos until June 2006)
35 MF  GRE Dimitris Karameris (to Apollon Smyrnis until June 2006)
79 FW  GRE Leonidas Kabantais (to Panionios until June 2006)

Foreign players

In the Greek league only five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Greek citizenship after playing in Greece for 7 years.

EU Nationals

Non-EU Nationals

International players

Squad changes (Summer 2005)

Squad changes (Winter 2006)

Squad stats
No. Pos Nat Player TotalAlpha EthnikiGreek CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Dionisis Chiotis 3002503020
3 DF Nikola Malbaša 2101603020
5 DF Bruno Cirillo 2832422120
6 DF Giorgos Alexopoulos 3533033020
7 FW Soares 3842828220
8 MF Miltos Sapanis 1411103100
9 FW Angelos Komvolidis 00000000
10 MF Panagiotis Kone 10001000
11 FW Oleh Venglinsky 2131534020
12 GK Giannis Arabatzis 00000000
14 DF Stavros Tziortziopoulos 130904000
15 DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos 21002100
17 MF Vladimir Ivić 3432735020
18 DF Vangelis Moras 2021306210
19 DF Dimitris Koutromanos 10001000
20 MF Vasilis Pliatsikas 70304000
21 MF Kostas Katsouranis 3572964120
22 GK Stefano Sorrentino 100505000
23 MF Vasilis Lakis 3442845010
24 DF Christos Kontis 2101504020
25 MF Emerson 1711314000
26 MF Ilias Kyriakidis 110307010
27 MF Louay Chanko 2612114010
28 DF Christos Bourbos 10001000
30 MF Simos Krassas 50301010
31 DF Nikos Georgeas 3002505000
33 FW Nikos Liberopoulos 341627145220
35 FW Pantelis Kapetanos 1411014000
55 DF Traianos Dellas 120606000
99 FW Júlio César 3722827020

Players in italics have left during the season.

Manager stats
Name Nat From To Record Honours
PWDLFA%W
Fernando Santos August 29, 2005 May 14, 2006 402488522760.00 –

Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shootouts are not counted.

Competitions

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: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: AEK Athens–Panathinaikos 3–0, Panathinaikos–AEK Athens 1–0.

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

Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWDWLWWWWWWWWWDWLWWLWLWWWWLWWD
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup

First round

All times CET

15 September 2005 First legZenit Saint Petersburg 0–0 AEK AthensSaint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
29 September 2005 Second legAEK Athens 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Zenit Saint PetersburgAthens, Greece
20:45 Report Arshavin  89' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

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
88Super League Greece32.081
913Russian Premier League31.833
1025Liga I31.457

References
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