2017–18 AEK Athens F.C. season explained

Club:AEK Athens
Season:2017–18
Manager:Manolo Jiménez
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Evangelos Aslanidis
League:Super League
League Result:1st
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2 Result:Third qualifying round
Cup3 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:
Sergio Araujo (11)
Season Topscorer:
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (16)
Highest Attendance:50,141 (vs Levadiakos)
(22 April 2018)
Lowest Attendance:4,102 (vs Lamia)
(27 January 2018)
Average Attendance:18,662
Largest Loss:

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Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 season was the 94th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 57th competitive season and third consecutive in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup, the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season began on 25 July 2017 and finished on 12 May 2018.

Kits

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Overview

Having achieved a good previous season, AEK kept their main squad and with Manolo Jiménez on the bench, they made additions to strengthen the team. Having signed Panagiotis Tsintotas and Giorgos Giakoumakis from the previous season, the team also acquired Victor Klonaridis, who returned after 5 years, while from the international market they acquired Uroš Ćosić, as well as Hélder Lopes and Marko Livaja from Las Palmas, with the latter coming as a loan. The club also proceeded in the loan of the international Icelandic winger, Arnór Ingvi Traustason. Past players with great contribution in the previous years, such as Dimitrios Kolovetsios, Ronald Vargas, Christos Aravidis and Tomáš Pekhart left the team.

AEK began their competitive duties in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, where in a difficult draw they faced CSKA Moscow. The Russian team, having great experience from these type of matches and with a stable squad for many years, did not have any difficulties against the inexperienced AEK and with victories by 0–2 in Athens and by 1–0 in Moscow, they eliminated yellow-blacks from the dream of the participation in the Champions League, sending them to the play-off round of the Europa League. There, they got unlucky again, as they were drawn against the Belgian Club Brugge. However, this time the team appeared well-prepared against their opponent and in the first match at the Jan Breydel Stadium they easily held the 0–0, despite being down to 10 men during the second half. In the rematch at the Olympic Stadium, AEK in one of their best European appearances in recent years turned the qualifying event into a triumph, by winning with 3–0 and dominating their opponents throughout the match. Thus, AEK returned to the group stage of the Europa League after 6 years.

In the championship, AEK started equally well, making some additional changes to their roster. Initially, Dídac Vilà who had been in conflict with the management over the termination of his contract, eventually went to Espanyol and Hugo Almeida moved to Hajduk Split. On the last day of the transfer window, AEK managed to bring back on loan Sergio Araujo, who stood out in the last season, as the Argentine could not stay away from the team he was beloved and became the third player to come from Las Palmas during the transfer period. Furthermore, another comeback took place, this time with Panagiotis Kone returning after 9 years, as a loan from Udinese. The team appeared well worked in all their lines and were in contention for the championship from the start. The home win against Olympiacos, where despite their dominance, they conceded 2 goals against the flow of the match, but managed to overturn the score by winning 3–2 and the easy victory over PAOK with 1–0, despite being down to 10 men early in the game, stood out in the first round. While AEK continued with wins, they suffered some losses in games that came close to European games, losing two key players along the way, with the captain, Petros Mantalos, as well as Jakob Johansson, suffering a cruciate ligament injury and practically staying out the rest of the season.[1]

In the Europa League group stage, AEK were placed in Group D with Milan, Rijeka and Austria Wien. The team, with 1 win and 5 draws, managed to finish in second place with and advance to the round of 32 of the competition after ten years, scoring 8 games undefeated in European competitions. There, they faced the Ukrainian Dynamo Kyiv. In the first game in Athens, AEK entered strongly, but they conceded a goal in the only chance of Dynamo in the match and then the Ukrainians were closed in their area with the yellow-blacks pressing relentlessly equalizing at the end of the match. With no easy task, AEK traveled to NSC Olimpiyskiy, where they pressed Dynamo, who were playing to keep the qualification score. The yellow-blacks missed big chances and in the end the goal never came, with AEK being eliminated without defeat and completing a 10-match unbeaten streak in European competitions.

In the winter, AEK, in order to replace the injured Mantalos and Johansson, proceeded with the transfers of the international Iranian midfielder Masoud Shojaei and the Spanish Erik Morán, while Traustason, Patito Rodríguez and Vinícius departed, with the latter being replaced by Niklas Hult from Panathinaikos. Despite the small roster, the team continued in the same manner in a very competitive league, until the following events occurred. Their contenders for the league, PAOK and Olympiacos faced each other in Thessaloniki and before the start of the game, the coach of the red and whites, Óscar García was hit with a paper roll in the face, resulting in the departure of the squad of Olympiacos and their 0–3 victory on paper. This resulted in PAOK being punished with a 3-point deduction and a one-game home ban, which coincided against AEK.[2] PAOK filed an appeal and after the midnight before the crucial match, the decision came out returning the points, as well as lifting their home ban,[3] with the team of Thessaloniki "magically" managing in a few hours to print and sell all the tickets for the match.[4] So, under these cirmconstances, AEK went to the Toumba Stadium to compete and in a game, where despite the hostile referee, they managed to limit their opponent and everything was going smoothly, until the 90th minute, when at the only big chance of PAOK in the match, Fernando Varela scored with his teammate, Maurício got in the course of the ball with a projection in the air, from an obvious offside position. The referee Kominis initially counted the goal, but after protests from the players of AEK to the assistant, Pontikis and after consultation between the referees, they decided to cancel the goal. This resulted in the major shareholder of PAOK, Ivan Savvidis storming in the pitch with bodyguards to take the team and leave. When the captain of the black and whites, Vieirinha signaled him not to do this, he attacked Kominis. A moment later, he took off his jacket and a revolver was revealed in his belt. Then Kominis decided to stop the match and sent the teams to the locker rooms. After consultation, Kominis returned to the pitch with the players of PAOK to continue the match with the score at 1–0, but the yellow-blacks in the image of the gun refused to come out. The match was abandoned with the score 1–0 in favor of PAOK and the case was transferred to courts, where AEK was vindicated and were awarded the match with 0–3[5] and with the Thessaloniki team being punished with a 3-point deduction from this year's championship, 3 from the next season's championship, a 3-game home ban and the punishment of Ivan Savvidis and Ľuboš Micheľ.[6] With this decision, AEK's task of claiming the championship became easier and eventually came true in the home match against Levadiakos, where they managed to mathematically secure the title winning by 2–0, in celebratory atmosphere in the packed Olympic Stadium. After winning the last game at Rizoupoli Stadium against Apollon Smyrnis, AEK were crowned champions and held a title party in Nea Filadelfeia with their fans, in front of their under construction stadium.[7]

In the cup, AEK emphatically finished at the top of their group with only wins and eliminated Panetolikos just as easily for the round of 16. In the quarter-finals they faced Olympiacos and after a heroic 0–0 draw at Karaiskakis Stadium, prevailed 2–1 at the Olympic Stadium, eliminating them for the second time in a row. Also noteworthy was that AEK had 3 wins, 1 draw and no defeats in 4 matches against the red and whites during the season. In the semi-finals they faced AEL and in the first game the team appeared tired from the back-to-back games, suffering their first defeat in the institution. In the return match the team from Larissa were closed in their area, playing to keep the qualifying score with the yellow-blacks pressing relentlessly throughout the game. In the seventh and final minute of the stoppage time, a goal with a stunning bicycle kick from a difficult angle by Lazaros Christodoulopoulos gave AEK the qualification to the final for the third consecutive year, with the visitors conceding the superiority of the yellow-blacks. For the second year in a row, AEK faced PAOK, who were boiling in anger at losing the championship. This time at the Olympic Stadium on 12 May, AEK appeared tired from their effort throughout the season and lost by 2–0 hands down to title-hungry PAOK.[8]

Management team

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Events

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 12 May 2018, 23:59 UTC+3.

No.PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until
Goalkeepers
1Vasilis BarkasGKJune 30, 20182016 Atromitos€600,0002019
16Panagiotis TsintotasGKJune 30, 20182017 LevadiakosFree2020
22Giannis AnestisGKJune 30, 20182014 PanioniosFree2018
87Panagiotis DounisGKJune 30, 20182013 AEK Athens U202019
Thanasis PantosGKJune 30, 20182017 AEK Athens U202020
Defenders
2Michalis BakakisRB / LB / CB / RMJune 30, 20182014 Panetolikos€250,0002019
3Hélder LopesLB / LM / LWJune 30, 20182017 Las PalmasFree2019
4Ognjen VranješCB / RBJune 30, 20182016 Tom TomskFree2019
5Vasilios LampropoulosCB / RBJune 30, 20182016 PanioniosFree2019
12Rodrigo GaloRB / RM / RW / LBJune 30, 20182015 Paços de FerreiraFree2019
15Uroš ĆosićCB / RB / LB / DMJune 30, 20182017 Empoli€500,0002020
19Dmytro ChyhrynskyiCBJune 30, 20182016 Dnipro DnipropetrovskFree2020
23Niklas HultLB / LMJune 30, 20182018 Panathinaikos€200,0002020
33Georgios GiannoutsosLB / CB / DMJune 30, 20182016 AEK Athens U202020
55Adam TzanetopoulosCB / DM / CMJune 30, 20182013 Niki VolosFree2020
Midfielders
6Astrit AjdarevićCM / AM / DM / STJune 30, 20182016 ÖrebroFree2019
8André Simões (Vice-captain 2)DM / CMJune 30, 20182015 MoreirenseFree2019
18Jakob Johansson (Vice-captain)DM / CM / CBJune 30, 20182014 GöteborgFree2018
20Petros Mantalos (Captain)AM / LM / CM / LW / SS / RM / RWJune 30, 20182014 Xanthi€500,0002022
21Panagiotis KoneAM / RM / LM / RW / LW / CMJune 30, 20182017 UdineseFree2018
23Masoud ShojaeiAM / LW / RW / SS / LM / RMJune 30, 20182017 PanioniosFree2018
25Konstantinos GalanopoulosCM / DMJune 30, 20182015 AEK Athens U202021
32Paris BabisDM / CMJune 30, 20182017 AEK Athens U202022
39Erik MoránDM / CMJune 30, 20182018 Leganés€130,0002021
Forwards
7Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosRW / LW / RM / LM / SS / AM / CMJune 30, 20182016 Hellas VeronaFree2018
9Giorgos GiakoumakisST / SSJune 30, 20182017 Platanias€300,0002021
10Marko LivajaSS / ST / AM / LW / RW / LM / RMJune 30, 20182017 Las Palmas€200,0002018
11Sergio AraujoST / SS / LW / RWJune 30, 20182017 Las Palmas€800,0002018
14Anastasios BakasetasSS / AM / ST / RW / LW / RM / LMJune 30, 20182016 Panionios€300,0002019
28Victor KlonaridisSS / LW / RW / LM / RM / ST / AM / CMJune 30, 20182017 Lens€200,0002020
31Dimitrios MelikiotisST / SS / RW / LWJune 30, 20182017 VeriaFree2021
70Christos AntoniouRW / RMJune 30, 20182017 AEK Athens U202022
77Christos GiousisRW / LW / RM / LM / SS / AMJune 30, 20182017 AEK Athens U202022
Left during Summer Transfer Window
Hugo AlmeidaSTJune 30, 20182016 Hannover 96Free2018
Left during Winter Transfer Window
17Vinícius FreitasLB / LM / LWJune 30, 20182017 LazioFree2019
30Arnór Ingvi TraustasonLM / LW / RM / RW / SS / AMJune 30, 20182017 Rapid WienFree2018
29Patito RodríguezLW / LM / RW / RM / SS / AMJune 30, 20182016 SantosFree2018
40Andreas VlachomitrosSS / ST / RW / LWJune 30, 20182015 AEK Athens U202019

Transfers

In

Summer

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3 Las PalmasTransferFree30 June 2019
11 PlataniasTransfer€300,00030 June 2021
15 EmpoliTransfer€500,00030 June 2020
16 LevadiakosTransferFree30 June 2020
28 LensTransfer€200,00030 June 2020
32 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 2022
55 IraklisEnd of loan30 June 2020
70 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 2022
77 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 2022
87 KallitheaEnd of loan30 June 2019
AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 2020
VeriaEnd of loan30 June 2018
A.E. KifisiaEnd of loan30 June 2017

Winter

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=180 style="background:#FFDE00Fromwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Typewidth=100 style="background:#FFDE00Feewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Datewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Contract UntilSource
23 PanathinaikosTransfer€200,00030 June 2020
24 PanioniosTransferFree30 June 2018
31 KerkyraLoan termination30 June 2021
39 LeganésTransfer€130,00030 June 2021
AcharnaikosLoan termination30 June 2020
LamiaEnd of loan30 June 2020

Out

Summer

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9 Hajduk SplitContract termination
10 Newcastle JetsEnd of contract[40]
11 Las PalmasEnd of loan
14 Hapoel Be'er ShevaEnd of contract[41]
16 Doxa DramaEnd of contract
21Free agentEnd of contract
23 EspanyolContract termination
24 LevadiakosContract termination
26 PanathinaikosEnd of contract[42]
Aris LimassolEnd of contract[43]

Winter

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=180 style="background:#FFDE00Towidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Typewidth=100 style="background:#FFDE00Feewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00DateSource
17 ChapecoenseContract termination
29 Newcastle JetsContract termination
30 Rapid WienLoan termination[44]

Loan in

Summer

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10 Las Palmas€200,000
11 Las Palmas€800,000
21 UdineseFree
30 Rapid WienFree

Loan out

Summer

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=180 style="background:#FFDE00Towidth=100 style="background:#FFDE00Feewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Datewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00UntilOption to buySource
31 KerkyraFree[45]
87 KissamikosFree[46]
AcharnaikosFree[47]
KissamikosFree
LamiaFree
LamiaFree

Winter

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=180 style="background:#FFDE00Towidth=100 style="background:#FFDE00Feewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Datewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00UntilOption to buySource
ErgotelisFree[48]
Apollon PontouFree[49]

Notes

a. The player paid €250,000 to AEK Athens for the termination of his contract.

Contract renewals

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00DateFormer Exp. DateNew Exp. DateSource
1930 June 201830 June 2020[50]
2030 June 201930 June 2022
30 June 201830 June 2020

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: €2,000,000

Winter: €330,000

Total: €2,330,000

Income

Summer: €0

Winter: €0

Total: €0

Net Totals

Summer: €2,000,000

Winter: €330,000

Total: €2,330,000

Competitions

Super League Greece

See main article: 2017–18 Super League Greece.

Fixtures

Greek Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Greek Football Cup.

Group C

See main article: 2017–18 Greek Football Cup Group stage.

Matches

Final

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017.[51]

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017.[52]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017.[53]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017.[54]

Statistics

Squad statistics

! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Summer Transfer Window|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer Window|-|}

Goalscorers

Rankwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Super Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Greek Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Champions Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Europa Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
17760316
2111120114
310800210
41462008
52021014
440004
7800022
7702002
311002
5502002
911002
601012
1211002
142810001
1810001
2110001
1910001
2301001
10001
3001001
Own goals10001
Totals4721 01078

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Against width=70 style="background:#FFDE00Result width=150 style="background:#FFDE00Date width=150 style="background:#FFDE00Competition Source
Ognjen Vranješ Xanthi4–0 (H)18 February 2018Super League[55]

Assists

Rankwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Super Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Greek Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Champions Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Europa Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
11443007
21051006
31131015
41240004
712014
6630003
820013
211013
92020002
311002
2802002
121910001
2310001
3901001
2101001
2301001
Totals2814 0 446

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal, then by shirt number 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.

Rankwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Super Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Greek Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Champions Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Europa Leaguewidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
116920112
222600410
3144019
Totals19 6 0 631

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 Summer Transfer window|-! colspan="20" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer window|}

Starting 11

FormationMatchday(s)
213–5–22, 9–13, 15–17, 21
164–4–27, 8, 14, 18, 22–26, 28
114–2–3–11, 3–5, 19, 20, 27
34–3–36, 29
14–2–1–330
Player
16Panagiotis TsintotasGK
4Ognjen VranješRCB
19Dmytro ChyhrynskyiCB
2Michalis BakakisLCB
8André Simões (C)DM
25Kostantinos GalanopoulosCM
12Rodrigo GaloRM
3Hélder LopesLM
10Marko LivajaAM
7Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosSS
11Sergio AraujoCF

Awards

PlayerAwardSource
Petros MantalosMFMVP Award (3rd Matchday)[56]
Petros MantalosMFBest Goal Award (3rd Matchday)
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWMVP Award (5th Matchday)[57]
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWBest Goal Award (5th Matchday)
Marko LivajaFWMVP Award (10th Matchday)[58]
Marko LivajaFWMVP Award (11th Matchday)[59]
Marko LivajaFWMVP Award (12th Matchday)[60]
Marko LivajaFWMVP Award (13th Matchday)[61]
Anastasios BakasetasFWMVP Award (16th Matchday)[62]
Anastasios BakasetasFWBest Goal Award (16th Matchday)
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWBest Goal Award (19th Matchday)[63]
Giorgos GiakoumakisFWMVP Award (20th Matchday)[64]
Giorgos GiakoumakisFWBest Goal Award (20th Matchday)
Ognjen VranješDFMVP Award (22nd Matchday)[65]
Sergio AraujoFWMVP Award (26th Matchday)[66]
Sergio AraujoFWBest Goal Award (20th Matchday)
Anastasios BakasetasFWMVP Award (16th Matchday)[67]
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWGreek Cup Top Scorer (shared)
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWGreek Player of the Season [68]
Manolo JiménezManager of the Season [69]
Dmytro ChyhrynskyiDFTeam of the Season
André SimõesMFTeam of the Season
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosFWTeam of the Season
Marko LivajaFWTeam of the Season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Περίοδος 2017-2018. 2 June 2024. aekpedia.com. el.
  2. Web site: Οριστικό: Αυτή είναι η τιμωρία του ΠΑΟΚ!. 5 March 2018. onsports.gr. el. Online.
  3. Web site: Επιστροφή βαθμών στον ΠΑΟΚ και γεμάτη Τούμπα με ΑΕΚ. Χρήστος. Γιαννούλης. 11 March 2018. CNN.gr. el. Online.
  4. Web site: Χαμός από τα ξημερώματα στην Τούμπα για τα εισιτήρια ΠΑΟΚ-ΑΕΚ. 11 March 2018. thetoc.gr. el. Online.
  5. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ-ΑΕΚ: Το επεισοδιακό γκολ Βαρέλα και μετά το "χάος". Βασίλης. Μπαντής. 11 March 2021. sportime.gr. el. Online.
  6. Web site: Απορρίφθηκε η έφεση του ΠΑΟΚ, οριστικά πρωταθλήτρια η ΑΕΚ!. sport-fm.gr. el. Online.
  7. Web site: ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ 2018. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  8. Web site: 2017-2018: Επιστροφή στη κορυφή!. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  9. Web site: Δεν ανανεώνουν Αραβίδης και Βούρας. el. 7 June 2017. aekfc.gr.
  10. Web site: Hélder Lopes signed. 21 June 2017. aekfc.gr.
  11. Web site: Panagiotis Tsintotas signed for AEK FC. 24 June 2017. aekfc.gr.
  12. Web site: Giorgos Giakoumakis signed for AEK FC!. 26 June 2017. aekfc.gr.
  13. Web site: AEK FC Announcement. 27 June 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  14. Web site: Victor Klonaridis signed for AEK FC. 29 June 2017. aekfc.gr.
  15. Web site: Beginning of cooperation with Stavros Vasilantonopoulos. 26 June 2017. el. lamia1964.gr.
  16. Web site: Marko Livaja signed for AEK FC. 1 July 2017. aekfc.gr.
  17. Web site: AEK FC signed Uroš Ćosić!. 3 July 2017. aekfc.gr.
  18. Web site: Arnór Traustason signs for AEK FC. 4 July 2017. aekfc.gr.
  19. Web site: Beginning of cooperation with Ilias Tselios. 5 July 2017. el. lamia1964.gr.
  20. Web site: AEK will face CSKA Moscow!. 14 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  21. Web site: It's not a dream! IT'S A FACT!. 25 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  22. Web site: Dimitris Melissanidis' speech. 27 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  23. Web site: Stelios Serafidis' speech. 27 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  24. Web site: In the land of our ancestors!. 27 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  25. Web site: The warm "thank you"s of AEK. 27 July 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  26. Web site: Επαγγελματίες οι Αντωνίου, Μπάμπης, Γιούσης. 21 August 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  27. Web site: AEK FC terminates Didac Villa contract. 29 August 2017. aekfc.gr.
  28. Web site: AEK FC terminates Manolas contract. 29 August 2017. aekfc.gr.
  29. Web site: AEK FC terminates Hugo Almeida contract. 30 August 2017. aekfc.gr.
  30. Web site: El Chino is back!. 31 August 2017. aekfc.gr.
  31. Web site: AEK FC signed Panagiotis Kone. 31 August 2017. aekfc.gr.
  32. Web site: Νέο συμβόλαιο για τον Πέτρο Μάνταλο μέχρι το 2022!. 16 November 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  33. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με Πατρίσιο Ροντρίγκες. 8 December 2017. el. aekfc.gr.
  34. Web site: Υπέγραψε στην ΑΕΚ ο Μασούντ!. el. 28 December 2017. aekfc.gr.
  35. Web site: Υπέγραψε ο Έρικ Μοράν. el. 2 January 2018. aekfc.gr.
  36. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με Βινίσιους. 18 January 2018. el. aekfc.gr.
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