2011–12 AEK Athens F.C. season

AEK Athens

2011–12 season
Chairman	Andreas Dimitrelos
Manager	Nikos Kostenoglou
Super League	5th
Greek Cup	Fourth Round
UEFA Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Leonardo (5) Beleck (5) All: Leonardo (8)
Highest home attendance	37.649 (vs Olympiakos)
Lowest home attendance	0 (vs Ergotelis)
Average home league attendance	13.487
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

AEK Athens F.C. competes for the fifty-third consecutive season in the Greek topflight. They will start their European campaign in the UEFA Europa League Play-off round.

Events

• 15 June: Goalkeeper Moschonas signs new 2-year deal.^[1]
• 16 June: Forward Liberopoulos signs new 1-year deal.^[2]
• 7 July: AEK Athens and Puma sign new 3-year deal.^[3]
• 11 July: Defender Manolas signs new 3-year deal.^[4]
• 12 July: Defender Dellas signs new 1-year deal.^[5]
• 20 July: Youth coach Kola is released from the club.^[6]

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App (L/C/E)	Goals (L/C/E)	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	CM		Kafes (captain)	33	EU	2007 (Winter)	158 (118/11/29)	18 (15/2/1)	2012	Free
2	RB		Kontoes	27	EU	2011	16 (11/0/5)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Free
3	CB		Helgason	22	EU	2011	2 (0/0/2)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	€100Κ
4	CB		Manolas	21	EU	2009	66 (50/3/13)	6 (3/1/2)	2014	€50K
5	CB		Dellas (VC2)	36	EU	2010	172 (115/28/29)	10 (9/1/0)	2012	Free
7	AM		Roger	30	EU	2009	55 (48/3/4)	1 (1/0/0)	2013	€250K
8	CF		Beleck	19	EU	2011	20 (13/0/7)	5 (5/0/0)	2012	Free	On loan from Udinese
9	AM		Leonardo	25	Non-EU	2009	90 (66/3/21)	19 (15/1/3)	2014	€700Κ
10	AM		José Carlos	24	EU	2011	19 (13/0/6)	2 (1/0/1)	2012	Free
11	CF		Sialmas	26	EU	2011	13 (8/0/5)	2 (0/0/2)	2013	Free
12	CF		Tsitas	20	EU	2011	2 (2/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Free
13	DM		Rikka	26	EU	2008	9 (7/0/2)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	€575K
14	DM		Makos	25	EU	2009	86 (60/8/18)	1 (1/0/0)	2014	€860K	25% of his next transfer fee will go to Panionios
15	LB		Karabelas	27	EU	2009	75 (56/7/12)	1 (0/1/0)	2013	Free
16	RB		Argyriou	24	EU	2010	10 (7/2/1)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	€250Κ
17	AM		Katsetis	16	EU	2011	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Free
19	LM		Lagos	26	EU	2006	113 (85/8/20)	4 (3/1/0)	2013	€900K
21	DM		Vargas	31	EU	2011	13 (9/0/4)	1 (1/0/0)	2013	Free
22	AM		Guðjohnsen	33	EU	2011	9 (5/0/4)	1 (1/0/0)	2013	Free
23	GK		Dimi	33	EU	2011	5 (0/0/5)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	€70Κ
28	GK		Moschonas	21	EU	2007	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2011	Youth system
31	RB		Georgeas	35	EU	2001 (Winter)	247 (170/42/35)	2 (1/1/0)	2010	€925K
33	CF		Liberopoulos (VC1)	36	EU	2010	245 (176/29/40)	94 (77/11/6)	2012	Free
47	CB		Bougaidis	19	EU	2011	2 (0/0/2)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Free
66	LB		Englezou	18	EU	2011	2 (0/0/2)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Youth system
77	CM		Klonaridis	19	EU	2010	8 (5/0/3)	2 (1/0/1)	2012	Youth system
88	CM		Fountas	16	EU	2011	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Youth system
99	GK		Arabatzis	28	EU	2002	41 (34/1/6)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	Youth system

• Last updated: 2011-12-20
• Source: galanissportsdata.com
• Ordered by Squad number.

• 

  Nathan Burns (2011-10-20)

• 

  Kostas Manolas (2011-10-20)

• 

  Savvas Gentsoglou (2011-10-20)

• 

  Giannis Arabatzis (2011-10-20)

Players out on loan

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App (L/C/E)	Goals (L/C/E)	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
—	CF		Abdurahmani	19	EU	2010	1 (1/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2011	Youth system	to Niki Volou
30	DM		Agyriba	23	EU	2010	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	Free	to Glyfada
—	CM		Fetsis	21	EU	2011	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	Free	to Glyfada
93	LW		Froxylias	19	EU	2010	1 (0/0/1)	0 (0/0/0)	2013	Youth system	to Fokikos
—	CB		Kalamiotis	22	EU	2008?	1 (0/1/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2012	Youth system	to Thrasyvoulos
—	CB		Matentzidis	21	EU	2010	0 (0/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	€250K	to Diagoras
29	CF		Nikoltsis	20	EU	2010	1 (1/0/0)	0 (0/0/0)	2011	Youth system	to Fokikos
92	RB		Tsoukalas	19	EU	2011	1 (0/0/1)	0 (0/0/0)	2014	Free	to Apollon Smyrni

• Last updated: 2011-08-31
• Source:
• Ordered by Squad number.

International players

Name	Nation	Apps	Gls	Debut
Dellas	Greece	53	01	2001
Dimi	Greece	01	00	2011
Kafes	Greece	40	03	2001
Lagos	Greece	09	00	2006
Liberopoulos	Greece	75	12	1996
Makos	Greece	13	00	2008
Vargas	Colombia	41	00	1999
Guðjohnsen	Iceland	67	24	1996
Helgason	Iceland	01	00	2011
Roger	Poland	25	04	2003

Last updated: 2012-08-01
Source: AEK Athínas at national-football-teams.com

• 

  Panagiotis Lagos (2011-10-20)

• 

  Fabián Vargas (2011-10-20)

• 

  Eiður Guðjohnsen (2007-03-10)

Squad changes

In:

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
47	CB		Bougaidis	17	EU	Aris	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	aekfc.gr
2	RB		Kontoes	26	EU	Panionios	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	aekfc.gr
11	CF		Sialmas	24	EU	PAS Giannina	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	aekfc.gr
8	CF		Beleck	18	EU	Udinese	Loan	Summer	2012	Free	aekfc.gr
35	CB		Kalamiotis	21	EU	Niki Volos	Loan return	Summer	2011	—
16	CB		Matentzidis	20	EU	Anagennisi Karditsa	Loan return	Summer	2011	—
—	DM		Paligeorgos	21	EU	Thrasyvoulos	Loan return	Summer	2011	—
13	DM		Rikka	25	EU	Kerkyra	Loan return	Summer	2011	—
—	RW		Zorbas	24	EU	OFI	Loan return	Summer	2011	—
6	CB		Cala	21	EU	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	2012	Free	aekfc.gr
10	AM		José Carlos	23	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2012	Free	aekfc.gr
92	RB		Tsoukalas	18	EU	Palermo	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	aekfc.gr
3	CB		Helgason	21	EU	Breiðablik	Transfer	Summer	2014	€100Κ	aekfc.gr
23	GK		Dimi	32	EU	Kerkyra	Transfer	Summer	2013	€50Κ	aekfc.gr
17	AM		Katsetis	15	EU	Blacktown City	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	aekfc.gr
22	AM		Guðjohnsen	32	EU	Stoke City	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	aekfc.gr
12	CF		Tsitas	20	EU	Iraklis Thessaloniki	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	aekfc.gr
21	DM		Vargas	31	EU	Almería	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	aekfc.gr
—	CM		Fetsis	20	EU	Panathinaikos	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	aekfc.gr

Total spending: €150K

• 

  Giannis Kontoes (2007-03-10)

• 

  Mavroudis Bougaidis (2012-06-06)

• 

  Juan Cala (2011-10-20)

• 

  José Carlos (2011-10-20)

• 

  Steve Leo Beleck (2011-10-20)

Out:

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	RB		Koutromanos	24	EU	Panetolikos	Transfer	Summer	Free
32	AM		Scocco	26	EU	Al Ain	Transfer	Summer	€2.8Μ	alainfc.net
8	DM		Jahić	29	EU	APOEL	Released	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
23	GK		Saja	31	EU	Racing	Released	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
92	LW		Tsamourlidis	19	EU	Glyfada	Released	Summer	—	aekfc.gr
3	CB		Nasuti	28	EU	River Plate	Loan return	Summer	—
6	CB		Mateos	24	EU	Real Madrid	Loan return	Summer	—
11	CM		Míchel	25	EU	Birmingham City	Loan return	Summer	—
20	SS		Éder	24	Non-EU	Flamengo	Loan return	Summer	—
18	CF		Blanco	28	Non-EU	San Luis	End of contract	Summer	—
25	CM		Intzoglou	24	EU	Atromitos	End of contract	Summer	—
26	CB		Drpić	30	EU		End of contract	Summer	—
39	SS		Baha	29	EU	Sabadell	End of contract	Summer	—
—	RB		Araujo	29	EU	Lanús	End of contract	Summer	—
—	GK		Lukač	25	Non-EU	OFK Beograd	End of contract	Summer	—
—	DM		Paligeorgos	21	EU		End of contract	Summer	—
—	RW		Zorbas	24	EU	OFI	End of contract	Summer	—
13	LM		Dadómo	29	EU	Ergotelis	Released	Summer	—	aekfc.gr ergotelis.gr
21	CM		Bouba Diop	33	Non-EU	West Ham United	Released	Summer	—	aekfc.gr whufc.com
—	CB		Matentzidis	21	EU	Diagoras	Loan	Summer	250K	aekfc.gr
—	CM		Fetsis	20	EU	Glyfada	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
—	CB		Kalamiotis	21	EU	Thrasyvoulos	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
—	DM		Agyriba	22	EU	Glyfada	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
99	CF		Abdurahmani	19	EU	Niki Volos	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
93	LW		Froxylias	18	EU	Fokikos	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
29	CF		Nikoltsis	19	EU	Fokikos	Loan	Summer	Free	aekfc.gr
92	RB		Tsoukalas	18	EU	Apollon Smyrni	Loan	Winter	Free
90	DM		Gentsoglou	21	EU	Sampdoria	Released	Winter	Free	aekfc.gr
24	RW		Burns	23	Non-EU	Incheon United	Released	Winter	Free	aekfc.gr
6	CB		Cala	22	EU	Sevilla	Loan return	Winter	—	aekfc.gr

Total income: €3.05Μ

Squad stats

				Total						Superleague Greece					Greek Cup					UEFA Europa League
Country	N	P	Name	GS	A	Mins.	Gls.	Y	R	A	Mins.	Gls.	Y	R	A	Mins.	Gls.	Y	R	A	Mins.	Gls.	Y	R
	1	CM	Kafes	1	30			2		26			1		1					3			1
	2	RB	Kontoes	13	15			3		10			2							5			1
	3	CB	Helgason	2	2															2
	4	CB	Manolas^1	1	38		2	6		29		1	3		2					7		1	3
	5	CB	Dellas^1	11	11			6		8			4							3			2
	6	CB	Cala	13	15		1	7		9		1	4							6			3
	7	AM	Roger	4	10					6										4
	8	CF	Beleck	13	19		5			12		5								7
	9	AM	Leonardo	13	18		8	3		11		5	2							7		3	1
	10	AM	José Carlos	13	18		2	3		12		1								6		1	3
	11	CF	Sialmas	5	12		2	1		7			1							5		2
	12	CF	Tsitas		2					2
	13	DM	Rikka^1	1	4			2		4			2
	14	DM	Makos^1	16	16		1	9	1	11		1	6							5			3	1
	15	LB	Karabelas	16	17			6		12			4							5			2
	16	RB	Argyriou	2	2					2
	19	LM	Lagos	7	10			3		4			2							6			1
	21	DM	Vargas	11	13		1	6		9		1	5							4			1
	22	AM	Guðjohnsen	7	9		1	3		5		1	2							4			1
	23	GK	Dimi	5	5															5
	24	RW	Burns	4	5		1			1										4		1
	31	RB	Georgeas	10	12			2		8			1							4			1
	33	CF	Liberopoulos	13	15		3	6		11		3	6							4
	47	CB	Bougaidis	1	2															2
	66	LB	Englezou	2	2															2
	77	CM	Klonaridis	3	6		2			3		1								3		1
	90	DM	Gentsoglou	6	8			1		4			1							4
	92	RB	Tsoukalas		1															1
	99	GK	Arabatzis	16	17			4		13			4							4

Last updated: 2011-12-15
Source: Match reports in competitive matches and galanissportsdata.com
Ordered by Squad number
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); GS = Game Started; A = Appearances.

Notes

• 1 Player has been sent off once after being booked twice ( 1 x )

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
10	4–2–3–1	1-2, 4, 8, 10-11, 13, 17-21
6	4–3–3	7, 9, 12, 14-16
1	4–4–2	3
1	4–3–1–2	5
1	4–3–2–1 (the "Christmas Tree" formation)	6

Last updated: 2011-12-15
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 99 GK Arabatzis 16 4 CB Manolas 17 6 CB Cala 13 Dellas has 11 apps 2 RB Kondoes 13 Georgeas has 10 apps 15 LB Karabelas 16 21 DM Vargas 11 14 DM Makos 16 8 RM Beleck 13 10 AM José Carlos 13 9 LM Leonardo 13 33 FW Liberopoulos 13

Arabatzis Manolas Cala Kondoes Karabelas Vargas Makos José Carlos Beleck Leonardo Liberopoulos

Last updated: 2011-12-15
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Overall

	Total	Home	Away
Team
Games played	21	11	10
Games won	11	7	4
Games drawn	2	1	1
Games lost	8	3	5
Biggest win	3 – 0 (vs Aris)	3 – 0 (vs Aris)	2 – 0 (vs Panetolikos) 3 – 1 (vs Sturm Graz)
Biggest loss	1 – 4 (vs Anderlecht) 0 – 3 (vs P.A.O.K.)	1 – 3 (vs Lokomotiv Moscow)	1 – 4 (vs Anderlecht) 0 – 3 (vs P.A.O.K.)
Biggest win (League)	3 – 0 (vs Aris)	3 – 0 (vs Aris)	2 – 0 (vs Panetolikos)
Biggest win (Cup)	–	–	—
Biggest win (Europe)	3 – 1 (vs Sturm Graz)	1 – 0 (vs Dinamo Tbilisi)	3 – 1 (vs Sturm Graz)
Biggest loss (League)	0 – 3 (vs P.A.O.K.)	–	0 – 3 (vs P.A.O.K.)
Biggest loss (Cup)	–	–	—
Biggest loss (Europe)	1 – 4 (vs Anderlecht)	1 – 3 (vs Lokomotiv Moscow)	1 – 4 (vs Anderlecht)
Clean sheets	7	5	2
Goals scored	32	16	16
Goals conceded	31	10	21
Goal difference	+1	+6	−5
Average GF per game	1.52	1.45	1.60
Average GA per game	1.48	0.91	2.10
Assists	19	10	9
Yellow cards	73	36	37
Sent offs	4	3	1
Red cards	1	0	1
Points	35/63 (55.56%)	22/33 (66.66%)	13/30 (43.33%)
Winning rate	52.38%	63.64%	40.00%
Players
Most appearances	Manolas (19) Beleck (19)	Leonardo (10) Beleck (10)	Manolas (10)
Top scorer	Leonardo (8)	Leonardo (5)	Beleck (4)
Top assister	Roger (4)	Beleck (2) José Carlos (2)	Roger (4)
Yellow cards	Makos (9)	Makos (5)	Karabelas (5) Vargas (5)
Sent offs	Manolas (1) Dellas (1) Makos (1) Rikka (1)	Dellas (1) Makos (1) Rikka (1)	Manolas (1)
Red cards	Makos (1)	–	Makos (1)

Last updated: 2011-12-15
Source: Competitive matches and Squad stats

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Nikos Kostenoglou
Assistant Manager	Giorgos Alexopoulos
Fitness Coach	Dimitris Bouroutzikas
Youth Team Coach	Georgos Vamvakas
General Captain	Vasilis Dimitriadis
Opponents' Scout	Vasilis Borbokis
U-20 Manager	Daniel Batista
U-17 Manager	Charis Kopitsis

Last updated: 2011-10-06
Source: aekfc.gr

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Kino
Features: Diners Club, International Service Oil

Home

Away

Third

Source: onsports.gr

Other information

Chairman	Stavros Adamidis
Director of football	Arnar Grétarsson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Athens Olympic Stadium (71,030 / 120x80 m)

Source: aekfc.gr

Matches

Pre-season

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
1	2011-07-21	Friendly	—	N	Odranci	5 – 0
2	2011-07-24	Friendly	—	N	Baku	0 – 0
3	2011-07-27	Friendly	—	N	Kardemir Karabükspor	0 – 0
4	2011-07-30	Friendly	—	N	Rad	1 – 1
5	2011-08-03	Friendly	—	A	Kerkyra	2 – 0
6	2011-08-06	Friendly	—	H	Getafe	0 – 1
7	2011-08-09	Friendly	—	N	Anorthosis Famagusta	0 – 3
8	2011-08-10	Friendly	—	N	AEL Limassol	2 – 2
9	2011-08-31	Friendly	—	A	Panachaiki	0 – 2

Last updated: 2011-08-31
Source:
¹AEK Athens goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of AEK Athens.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
01	2011-08-18	UEFA Europa League	PO	H	Dinamo Tbilisi	1 – 0
02	2011-08-25	UEFA Europa League	PO	A	Dinamo Tbilisi	1 – 1
03	2011-09-15	UEFA Europa League	Grp	A	Anderlecht	1 – 4
04	2011-09-18	Template:Fb competition 2011–12 Super League Greece	1	H	Ergotelis	1 – 0
05	2011-09-18	Template:Fb competition 2011–12 Super League Greece	2	A	Xanthi	4 – 3
06	2011-09-25	Template:Fb competition 2011–12 Super League Greece	3	A	PAOK	0 – 3

Last updated: 2011-08-21
Source: galanissportsdata.com
¹AEK Athens goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of AEK Athens.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

References

1. Moschonas signs new 2 year deal (GR)
2. Liberopoulos signs new 1 year deal (GR)
3. AEK Athens and Puma sign new 3 year deal (GR)
4. Manolas signs new 3 year deal (GR)
5. Dellas signs new 1 year deal (GR)
6. AEK Athens releases Kola (GR)

External links

• AEK Athens FC official website