The 2013–14 season was the 90th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the first in the third tier of Greek football. They competed in the Football League 2 and the Football League 2 Cup. The season began on 22 September 2013 and finished on 21 May 2014.

Kits

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Joker
Features: Fujitsu

Overview

After the competitive relegation of AEK to the second division, the decision to bankrupt the S.A. and establish a new "clean" was immediate without encountering any resistance. Since the spring, Dimitris Melissanidis, the then potential owner of OPAP and former presindent of the club, remained as the last hope for the club, since all their financially prominent supporters were disappeared. Melissanidis believed that the future of AEK depends on the construction of its own stadium. On 9 June, Melissanidis won the elections of AEK Athens with his party called "Regeneration of AEK" and became the new owner of the club. The elections happened to the amateur AEK, since the club ceased being an S.A. by getting relegated to Football League 2, the top amateur division in Greek football. The team did not wear last season's kit in the friendlies, since they did not want to remember the kit which was marked by the worst season in the history of the club. It was the first season of the club's history that did not play in the highest domestic tier. Because of that, the club also did not participate in Greek Cup or in AFCA Cup, but in the Football League 2 Cup.

In the competitive part, Traianos Dellas remained in the position of coach and the roster was filled with young footballers. Nikolaos Georgeas and Bruno Cirillo returned to the team, while the stay of Miguel Cordero was remarkable, since he was perhaps the only footballer whose level higher than the third division of Greece. Under these circumstances, AEK's first place was never in doubt, the season went naturally, i.e. excruciatingly slowly and without any interest. Only the 4 matches that AEK did not win caused a relative irritation among the fans of the team. All the remaining matches of the championship were victorious for AEK and worth mentioning were the incidents that took place in the away game against Egaleo, which cost AEK 3 points due to punishment, without affecting the course of the championship. An interesting element, however, was the large turnout of the fans to the Olympic Stadium throughout the year. The attendance of AEK fans in Football League 2 was much higher than almost all Super League teams. Thus, the team successfully completed the first step of their return and now being in the second division, they continued their journey to the top.

In the Football League 2 Cup AEK started from the second matchday of the sixth group where they faced Ilisiakos, beating them with 0–3, in the third matchday they played against Agios Nikolaos, winning with 5–0 and in the final of their group they beat Asteras Vari by 1–0. Thus, they qualified for the quarter-finals facing Agrotikos Asteras in a single match at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The trip to Thessaloniki was treated as a chore for AEK and as a result it showed on the pitch where AEK were eliminated with a 2–0 defeat.

Management team

Events

• 9 June 2013: Dimitris Melissanidis' supported party, Regeneration of AEK wins the amateur AEK elections. The club chairman became Vangelis Aslanidis.
• 10 June: AEK former player, Vasilis Dimitriadis, becomes the football club operations manager.
• 11 June 2013: Topographers appear in Nea Filadelfeia so that the procedures for the creation of the new ground get going.
• 13 June 2013: The club signs Edin Murga.
• 14 June 2013: Dimitrios Grontis signs a three-year contract for the club, willing to help AEK return where they belong.
• 17 June 2013: Stavros Stathakis signs a three-year contract as well, claiming that the club will be back in two years.
• 17 June 2013: Miguel Cordero, one of the best players of the club last season, is announced that has signed for four years with the club.
• 19 June 2013: Giorgos Katidis signs for Novara Calcio.
• 19 June 2013: Ilias Vouras signs for four years with the club.
• 26 June 2013: The club officially enters the liquidation process, which is required for the team to participating in Football League 2.
• 4 September 2013: The club wins Chrisostomia Tournament, held by Triglia Rafinas. Apollon Smyrnis and Panionios also played in the tournament.
• 4 January 2014: Michalis Pavlis announced his retirement from professional football, aged 24, due to multiple sclerosis.
• 24 January 2014 AEK were deducted 3 points, 2 games behind closed doors and 2,500 € fine after violations at the match against Egaleo on 5 January 2014 at Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium, Egaleo. Egaleo was also penalised the same way.

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 21 May 2014, 23:59 UTC+3.

Transfers

In

Summer

Out

Summer

Winter

Loan out

Summer

Winter

Contract renewals

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Football League 2

Group 6 League Table

Results summary

Results by Matchday

Fixtures

Football League 2 Cup

Matches

AEK Athens advanced to Matchday 2 on walkover.

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 21 May 2014

Goalscorers

As of 21 May 2014

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal 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.

As of 21 May 2014

Disciplinary record

As of 21 May 2014

Starting 11

References

External links

• AEK Athens F.C. Official Website
• A.E.K. FC Database