AEK Athens F.C. competed for the 52nd consecutive season in the Greek topflight. They started their European campaign in the UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round after finishing second in last season's play–offs.
2 June: Striker Nikos Liberopoulos joins AEK Athens from Eintracht Frankfurt on a 1-year deal.[2]
7 June: AEK Athens agreed to compete in the 2010 Sydney Festival of Football against Blackburn Rovers, Rangers and hosts, Australia Sydney Football Club.[3][4]
11 June: International Service Oil will sponsor AEK Athens for three years.[5]
25 November: Midfielder Nacho Scocco signs a new 3-year deal.[19]
3 January: Striker Michalis Pavlis is released from AEK Athens.[20]
21 January: Midfielder Míchel joins AEK Athens on loan from Birmingham City on a six-month deal.[21]
31 January: Forward Nabil Baha joins AEK Athens on a six-month deal.[22]
31 January: Centre-back David Mateos joins AEK Athens on loan from Real Madrid on a six-month deal.[23]
Players[]
Squad statistics[]
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 30 June 2011.
Source: Super League Greece Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match (C) Champion; (D) Disqualified Notes:
^On 28 July 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Olympiacos Volos and Kavala guilty of match-fixing. Therefore the clubs were automatically put at the end of the league table and demoted to the Football League. The decision, however, was lifted on 10 August 2011 after both appealed. Instead of that Olympiacos Volos had 10 points deducted and Kavala 8 for the 2011-2012 season. On 23 August 2011, the Professional Sports Committee stripped Kavala and Olympiacos Volos of their professional licence, due to their chairmen's involvement in the match fixing scandal.[45]
Source: Superleague Greece: Standings and Schedule Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored. Notes:
^AEK Athens have won the 2010–11 Greek Football Cup and are therefore qualified for the playoff round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. As a consequence, the fourth-placed team of this group also entered the Europa League.
Note: Played in Piraeus at Karaiskakis Stadium as AEK Athens's Olympic Stadium was deemed unsuitable due to the quality of the playing surface.[46] Initially, it would be played in Athens at Nea Smyrni Stadium but it was vandalised by Panionios ultras who have a fierce violent rivalry with AEK Athens's ultras. As a result of this, UEFA decreed that no AEK fans would be allowed to watch the match inside the stadium.[47]