2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season

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AEK Athens
2015–16 season
PresidentEvangelos Aslanidis
Administrative LeaderDimitris Melissanidis
ManagerTraianos Dellas
(until 20 October)
Gus Poyet
(until 19 April)
Stelios Manolas
StadiumAthens Olympic Stadium
Super League4th (After play-offs)
3rd (Regular season)
Greek Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronald Vargas (9)
Christos Aravidis
All: Ronald Vargas (11)
Diego Buonanotte
Christos Aravidis
Highest home attendance31,121 (vs Olympiacos)
(13 February 2016)
Lowest home attendance2,160 (vs Panelefsiniakos)
(2 December 2015)
Average home league attendance10,650
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was AEK Athens' 55th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 7th season in the Super League Greece, and 91st year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Greek Cup.

On 20 October 2015, Traianos Dellas quits as AEK Athens coach after 2 and a half years and 21 October 2015 Stelios Manolas AEK Athens' under-20 coach will take up the post on an interim basis until a new coach is found.[1] On 29 October 2015,[2] Gus Poyet reached an agreement with AEK Athens and on 30 October sign contract[3] with AEK Athens F.C., the agreement is until the summer of 2016 with renewal option for two years, a discussion that will take place towards the end of the period.

Events[]

  • 30 January 2015 Before the campaign was over, André Simões agreed to a two-year contract with AEK Athens which was made effective on 1 July.
  • 13 May 2015 Rodrigo Galo signed a two-year contract with AEK Athens.
  • 10 June 2015 AEK Athens gets promoted to the Super League.
  • 11 June 2015 Stavros Vasilantonopoulos joins AEK Athens from Apollon Smyrni for 2+1 years.
  • 17 June 2015 Rafik Djebbour joins AEK Athens from APOEL for 1+1 year.
  • 16 July 2015 Alain Baroja joins AEK Athens from Caracas FC on a 1-year loan.
  • 7 August 2015 Dídac Vilà joins AEK Athens for 2+1 years.
  • 20 October 2015 Traianos Dellas quits as AEK Athens coach after 2 and a half years.
  • 21 October 2015 Stelios Manolas AEK Athens' under-20 coach will take up the post on an interim basis until a new coach is found.
  • 29 October 2015 Gus Poyet reached an agreement with AEK Athens.
  • 30 October 2015 Gus Poyet sign contract with AEK Athens The agreement is until the summer of 2016 with a two-year renewal option, a discussion that will take place towards the end of the period.

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 2016, 23:59 UTC +2.

No. Pos. Name Age League Play–offs Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
Goalkeepers
1 GK Venezuela Alain Baroja 26 23 0 2 0 4 0 29 0 3 0
13 GK Greece Panagiotis Dounis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Greece Ilias Vouras 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Greece Giannis Anestis 25 7 0 4 0 6 0 17 0 0 0
— GK Greece Fotis Karagiolidis 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Greece Aris Soiledis 25 12 0 2 0 7 1 21 1 2 0
4 DF Spain César Arzo 30 19 0 4 0 1 0 24 0 5 1
5 DF Greece Vasilis Lampropoulos 26 19 0 2 0 9 0 30 0 4 0
12 DF Brazil Rodrigo Galo 29 27 1 4 0 6 0 37 1 4 1
15 DF Greece Stratos Svarnas 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF Spain Dídac Vilà 27 21 0 5 0 5 0 31 0 10 0
26 DF Greece Dimitrios Kolovetsios (VC3) 24 24 0 5 0 8 1 37 1 3 0
27 DF Greece Michalis Bakakis 25 3 0 4 0 7 0 14 0 2 1
55 DF Greece Adam Tzanetopoulos 21 10 0 3 0 4 0 17 0 3 0
— DF Greece Alkis Markopouliotis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain Miguel Cordero 28 13 0 4 0 7 0 24 0 5 1
8 MF Portugal André Simões 26 26 0 5 0 9 0 40 0 9 0
18 MF Sweden Jakob Johansson (VC2) 26 29 3 5 2 8 2 42 7 2 0
20 MF Greece Petros Mantalos (C) 24 25 1 4 1 7 4 36 6 8 0
25 MF Greece Kostas Galanopoulos 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF Argentina Diego Buonanotte 28 24 6 3 0 8 5 35 11 3 0
36 MF Argentina Bruno Zuculini 23 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
77 MF Greece Stavros Vasilantonopoulos 24 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal Hélder Barbosa 29 26 7 4 2 4 1 34 9 10 1
9 FW Venezuela Ronald Vargas 29 25 9 1 0 6 2 32 11 6 1
11 FW Greece Vangelis Platellas 27 14 1 4 0 7 2 25 3 0 0
14 FW Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart 27 9 3 5 0 3 0 17 3 1 1
19 FW Algeria Rafik Djebbour 32 18 2 4 0 9 3 31 5 4 1
21 FW Greece Christos Aravidis (VC) 29 28 9 6 0 7 2 41 11 7 0
24 FW Greece Andreas Vlachomitros 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 FW Croatia Ivan Brečević 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 FW Greece Antonis Kyriazis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus 25 8 1 0 0 2 1 10 2 0 0
Left During Winter Transfer Window
3 DF Greece Stavros Petavrakis 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Greece Dimitris Anakoglou 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
14 MF Greece Dimitris Grontis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Greece Kyriakos Andreopoulos 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Senegal Ablaye Faye 22 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
4 DF Spain César Arzo Israel Beitar Jerusalem Transfer Free 1 July 2015 30 June 2017 [4]
8 MF Portugal André Simões Portugal Moreirense Transfer Free 1 July 2015 30 June 2017 [5]
9 FW Venezuela Ronald Vargas Turkey Balıkesirspor Transfer Free 3 July 2015 30 June 2017 [6]
12 DF Brazil Rodrigo Galo Portugal Paços de Ferreira Transfer Free 1 July 2015 30 June 2017 [7]
16 FW Greece Vasilis Tsevas Greece Iraklis Psachna End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
19 FW Algeria Rafik Djebbour Cyprus APOEL Transfer Free 1 July 2015 30 June 2016 [8]
23 DF Spain Dídac Vilà Italy Milan Transfer Free 7 August 2015 30 June 2018 [9]
24 FW Greece Andreas Vlachomitros Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 21 August 2015 30 June 2018 [10]
25 MF Greece Kostas Galanopoulos Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 21 August 2015 30 June 2018 [10]
29 MF Greece Kyriakos Andreopoulos Greece Kerkyra Transfer €160,000 2 July 2016 30 June 2018 [11]
30 MF Argentina Diego Buonanotte Spain Granada Transfer Free 15 August 2015 30 June 2017 [12]
77 MF Greece Stavros Vasilantonopoulos Greece Apollon Smyrni Transfer Free 1 July 2015 30 June 2018 [13]
81 FW Greece Antonis Kyriazis Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 11 September 2015 30 June 2018 [14]
— DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Christopher Duberet Greece Triglia Rafinas End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
— DF Greece Alkis Markopouliotis Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 21 August 2015 30 June 2019 [10]
— DF Greece Nikolaos Argyriou Greece Episkopi End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
— MF Serbia Nikola Zivanović Greece Anagennisi Ierapetras End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
— MF Greece Alexandros Dimgiokas Greece Nea Ionia End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
— MF Greece Orestis Paliaroutas Greece A.E. Kifisia End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017
— FW Greece Lampros Thanailakis Greece Ilisiakos End of loan — 1 July 2015 30 June 2017

Winter[]

No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
14 FW Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart Germany Ingolstadt 04 Transfer Free 1 February 2016 30 June 2017 [15]

Out[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
4 MF Greece Vasilios Rovas Greece Aris Thessaloniki Contract termination — 14 September 2015 [16]
8 FW Brazil Alexandre D'Acol Scotland Hamilton Academical Transfer Free 25 August 2015 [17]
16 FW Greece Vasilis Tsevas Greece Pierikos Transfer Free 26 September 2015 [18]
23 FW Greece Markos Dounis Greece Aris Thessaloniki Contract termination — 11 September 2015 [19]
31 DF Greece Nikolaos Georgeas Retired — 30 June 2015 [20]
89 DF Greece Georgios Sarris Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor Contract termination — 31 August 2015 [21]
— DF Greece Nikolaos Argyriou Greece Anagennisi Karditsa Transfer Free 11 September 2015 [22]
— DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Christopher Duberet Germany Inter Leipzig Transfer Free 1 July 2015
— MF Serbia Nikola Zivanović Greece Atromitos U20 Transfer Free 31 August 2015 [23]
— MF Greece Alexandros Dimgiokas England St. Panteleimon Transfer Free 1 July 2015
— MF Greece Orestis Paliaroutas Greece A.E. Kifisia Transfer Free 1 August 2015 [24]
— FW Greece Lampros Thanailakis Greece PAS Lamia Transfer Free 25 July 2015 [25]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
3 DF Greece Stavros Petavrakis Greece Panthrakikos Contract termination — 20 January 2016 [26]
14 MF Greece Dimitris Grontis Greece Atromitos Contract termination — 20 January 2016 [27]

Loan in[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
1 GK Venezuela Alain Baroja Venezuela Caracas FC Free 19 July 2015 30 June 2016 Green tickY [28]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player From Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
36 MF Argentina Bruno Zuculini England Manchester City Free 1 February 2016 30 June 2016 Red XN [29]

Loan out[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
17 FW Montenegro Darko Zorić Serbia Borac Čačak Free 31 August 2015 30 June 2016 Red XN [30]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player To Fee Date Until Option to buy Source
10 MF Greece Dimitris Anakoglou Greece Veria Free 2 February 2016 30 June 2016 Red XN [31]
29 MF Greece Kyriakos Andreopoulos Greece Kerkyra Free 3 January 2016 30 June 2016 Red XN [32]
44 MF Senegal Ablaye Faye Greece Trikala Free 1 February 2016 30 June 2016 Red XN [33]

Renewals[]

No. Pos Player Date Former Exp Date New Exp Date Source
8 ΜF Portugal André Simões 19 March 2016 30 June 2017 30 June 2019 [34]
24 FW Greece Andreas Vlachomitros 21 August 2015 — 30 June 2019 [10]
25 MF Greece Kostas Galanopoulos 21 August 2015 — 30 June 2018 [10]
55 DF Greece Adam Tzanetopoulos 4 February 2016 30 June 2016 30 June 2020 [35]
81 FW Greece Antonis Kyriazis 11 September 2015 — 30 June 2018 [14]
— DF Greece Alkis Markopouliotis 21 August 2015 — 30 June 2019 [10]

Overall transfer activity[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 July 2015 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Słubice
18:15 UTC +3
  • Aravidis Goal 38'
 Report
  • Abu Alhija Goal 55'
 Stadium: OSiR Stadium
26 July 2015 Friendly Korona Kielce Poland 0–2 Greece AEK Athens Opalenica
12:00 UTC +3 Report
Stadium: Remes Training Ground
29 July 2015 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Israel Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Opalenica
19:00 UTC +3
Report Stadium: Remes Training Center
2 August 2015 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Opalenica
19:00 UTC +3
  • Grontis Goal 82'
 Report
  • Makris Goal 32'
  • Ndlovu Goal 33' (pen.)
 Stadium: Remes Training Center
5 August 2015 Friendly Miedź Legnica Poland 0–2 Greece AEK Athens Opalenica
19:00 UTC +3
Stadium: Remes Training Center
8 August 2015 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Spain Sevilla Marousi
21:00 UTC +3
  • Aravidis Goal 3'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andreas Pappas (Athens)
16 August 2015 Friendly Internazionale Italy 0–0 Greece AEK Athens Ancona
22:00 UTC +3 Report Stadium: Stadio del Conero
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo (Italy)
4 September 2015 Friendly Panetolikos Greece 0–3 Greece AEK Athens Agrinio
19:00 UTC +3 Report
Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Referee: Vasilis Panagiotopoulos (Aetoloacarnania)
15 September 2015 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Greece Apollon Smyrnis Marousi
17:30 UTC +3
  • Vargas Goal 34'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
29 December 2015 Charity match AEK Athens Greece 6–1 Greece Greek national homeless team Marousi
17:00 UTC +3
Report
  • Tafilis Goal 73' (pen.)
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
28 April 2016 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 6–0 Greece Ilisiakos Spata
16:00 UTC +3
Stadium: Spata Training Centre
Attendance: Behind closed doors

Super League[]

Main article: 2015–16 Super League Greece

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 28 1 1 81 16 +65 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Panathinaikos[a] 30 18 4 8 52 26 +26 55 Qualification for the Play-offs
3 AEK Athens[b] 30 17 6 7 43 21 +22 54
4 PAOK[c] 30 13 9 8 45 32 +13 45
5 Panionios 30 12 8 10 33 27 +6 44
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[38]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos. The match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Olympiacos.[36]
  2. ^ AEK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Atromitos.[citation needed]
  3. ^ PAOK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos in Greek Cup semifinal match.[37]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 17 6 7 43 21  +22 57 13 0 2 31 6  +25 4 6 5 12 15  −3

Last updated: 2016-06-30.
Source: Super League Greece

Results by Matchday[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDWLWWLWDLWWWDLWWWWWLWDWDWLDWL
Position162343433542222222222222222223
Source: Super League Greece
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures[]

22 August 2015 Matchday 1 AEK Athens 3–0 Platanias Marousi
21:30 UTC +3
  • Vargas Goal 27'
  • Galo Goal 47'
  • Aravidis Goal 58'
 Report
  • Banana Yellow card 34'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,868
Referee: Georgios Kominis ()
Man of the Match: Vangelis Platellas
29 August 2015 Matchday 2 Skoda Xanthi 0–0 AEK Athens Xanthi
21:30 UTC +3
Report
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 2,978
Referee: Georgios Kizas (Drama)
Man of the Match: André Simões
13 September 2015 Matchday 3 AEK Athens 3–1 PAS Giannina Marousi
16:00 UTC +3
  • Buonanotte Goal 35' (pen.), 45'
  • Vargas Goal 87'
 Report
  • Acosta Goal 20'
  • Michail Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 74'
  • Struna Yellow card 32'
  • Berios Yellow card 30'
  • Tzimopoulos Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 74'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Stavros Mantalos ()
Man of the Match: Diego Buonanotte
23 September 2015 Matchday 4 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:30 UTC +3
  • Konstantinidis Yellow card 26'
  • Tziolis Yellow card 58'
  • Rodrigues Goal 64'
  • Athanasiadis Goal 84' (pen.)
  • Tzavellas Yellow card 86'
 Report
  • Vargas Yellow card 39'
  • Buonanotte Yellow card 43'
  • Aravidis Goal 47'
  • Simões Yellow card 67'
  • Mantalos Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 21,199
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ()
Man of the Match: Garry Rodrigues
28 September 2015 Matchday 5 Veria 1–2 AEK Athens Veria
19:30 UTC +3
Report
  • Buonanotte Goal 49'
  • Simões Yellow card 51'
  • Vargas Yellow card 87'
  • Barbosa Goal 90' Yellow card 90+2'
  • Baroja Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos ()
Man of the Match: Hélder Barbosa
4 October 2015 Matchday 6 AEK Athens 1–0 Atromitos Marousi
16:00 UTC +3
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,342
Referee: Georgios Kominis ()
Man of the Match: Macauley Chrisantus
17 October 2015 Matchday 7 Olympiacos 4–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
20:30 UTC +3
Report
Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30,056
Referee: Georgios Kizas (Drama)
Man of the Match: Brown Ideye
24 October 2015 Matchday 8 AEK Athens 5–1 Iraklis Marousi
19:30 UTC +3
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,171
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)
Man of the Match: Ronald Vargas
1 November 2015 Matchday 9 Panathinaikos 0–0 AEK Athens Athens
19:30 UTC +2
  • Berg Yellow card 58'
 Report
Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 15,640
Referee: Stavros Mantalos ()
Man of the Match: Jakob Johansson
8 November 2015 Matchday 10 AEK Athens 0–1 Asteras Tripoli Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,051
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Man of the Match: Dimitrios Kolovetsios
22 November 2015 Matchday 11 Panthrakikos 1–2 AEK Athens Komotini
19:30 UTC +2
Report
  • Johansson Goal 18'
  • Buonanotte Goal 61' (pen.)
 Stadium: Komotini Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Jakob Johansson
29 November 2015 Matchday 12 AEK Athens 2–0 Panetolikos Marousi
15:00 UTC +2
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Thanasis Giachos ()
Man of the Match: Jakob Johansson
6 December 2015 Matchday 13 AEK Athens 3–0 Kalloni Marousi
17:15 UTC +2
  • Djebbour Goal 5'
  • Aravidis Goal 19', 62'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Man of the Match: Christos Aravidis
12 December 2015 Matchday 14 Panionios 1–1 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
19:30 UTC +2
Report
  • Djebbour Yellow card 24'
  • Arzo Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 68'
  • Barbosa Goal 56'
  • Mantalos Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Dimitris Stiliaras (Aetoloacarnania)
Man of the Match: Olivier Boumale
21 December 2015 Matchday 15 AEK Athens 1–2 Levadiakos Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
  • Johansson Goal 16'
  • Arzo Yellow card 77'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Georgios Kominis ()
Man of the Match: Panagiotis Tsintotas
3 January 2016 Matchday 16 Platanias 0–3 AEK Athens Chania
15:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Perivolia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)
Man of the Match: Hélder Barbosa
9 January 2016 Matchday 17 AEK Athens 2–1 Skoda Xanthi Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,422
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Man of the Match: Giannis Anestis
17 January 2016 Matchday 18 PAS Giannina 0–2 AEK Athens Ioannina
15:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Giannis Anestis
24 January 2016 Matchday 19 AEK Athens 1–0 PAOK Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
Report
  • Athanasiadis Yellow card 8'
  • Mak Yellow card 33'
  • Berbatov Red card 83'
  • Charisis Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Thanasis Giachos ()
Man of the Match: André Simões
31 January 2016 Matchday 20 AEK Athens 3–0 Veria Marousi
15:00 UTC +2
  • Galo Yellow card 37'
  • Vargas Goal 39'
  • Arzo Yellow card 45+1'
  • Aravidis Goal 55'
  • Mantalos Yellow card 82' Goal 89'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,463
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)
Man of the Match: Ronald Vargas
7 February 2016 Matchday 21 Atromitos 1–0 AEK Athens Peristeri
17:15 UTC +2
Report
  • Mantalos Yellow card 13'
  • Aravidis Yellow card 64'
  • Vilà Yellow card 66'
  • Zuculini Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Georgios Kominis ()
Man of the Match: Luiz Brito
13 February 2016 Matchday 22 AEK Athens 1–0 Olympiacos Marousi
19:45 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,121
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)
Man of the Match: Ronald Vargas
20 February 2016 Matchday 23 Iraklis 1–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:30 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 3,929
Referee: Ilias Spathas (Piraeus)
Man of the Match: Nikos Ziabaris
28 February 2016 Matchday 24 AEK Athens 1–0 Panathinaikos Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
  • Vargas Goal 78'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,930
Referee: Michalis Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Man of the Match: Ronald Vargas
7 March 2016 Matchday 25 Asteras Tripoli 0–0 AEK Athens Tripoli
19:30 UTC +2 Report Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Man of the Match: Dimitris Kourbelis
14 March 2016 Matchday 26 AEK Athens 3–0 Panthrakikos Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
  • Buonanotte Goal 4'
  • Aravidis Goal 11' (17)
  • Cordero Yellow card 82'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 2,647
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Man of the Match: Christos Aravidis
20 March 2016 Matchday 27 Panetolikos 1–0 AEK Athens Agrinio
15:00 UTC +2
Report
  • Vargas Yellow card 14'
  • Mantalos Yellow card 57'
  • Vilà Yellow card 84'
  • Baroja Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Marcos Paulo
3 April 2016 Matchday 28 Kalloni 0–0 AEK Athens Mytilene
19:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Mytilene Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,062
Referee: Dimitrios Thanos ()
Man of the Match: Anestis Anastasiadis
10 April 2016 Matchday 29 AEK Athens 2–0 Panionios Marousi
19:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Thanasis Giachos ()
Man of the Match: Tomáš Pekhart
17 April 2016 Matchday 30 Levadiakos 3–0 AEK Athens Livadeia
19:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 590
Referee: Christos Mitsios (Epirus)
Man of the Match: Vangelis Mantzios

Play-offs[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 PAOK 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 11 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 AEK Athens 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 9
5 Panionios[b] 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Regular season position.[39]
Notes:
  1. ^ AEK Athens qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Greek Football Cup.
  2. ^ The fifth-placed team of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece Panionios would have qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for financial reasons. As a result, the berth was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina.

Fixtures[]

11 May 2016 Matchday 1 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
20:30 (UTC+3)
Report
  • Simões Yellow card 24'
  • Djebbour Yellow card 37' Red card 90+5'
  • Johansson Goal 44'
  • Vargas Yellow card 50'
  • Barbosa Red card 90+5'
 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)
Man of the Match: Garry Rodrigues
20 May 2016 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 1–0 Panionios Marousi
20:30 (UTC+3)
  • Djebbour Yellow card 35'
  • Johansson Yellow card 38'
  • Mantalos Goal 57'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,472
Referee: Marios Lampropoulos ()
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos
23 May 2016 Matchday 3 Panathinaikos 3–0 AEK Athens Athens
20:30 (UTC+3)
  • Lod Goal 11' Yellow card 17'
  • Berg Goal 30' Yellow card 75'
  • Mesto Yellow card 82'
  • Klonaridis Goal 90'
 Report
Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 8,018
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ()
Man of the Match: Lucas Villafáñez
26 May 2016 Matchday 4 AEK Athens 3–1 Panathinaikos Marousi
20:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Man of the Match: Hélder Barbosa
29 May 2016 Matchday 5 AEK Athens 0–0 PAOK Marousi
20:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,880
Referee: Athanasios Giachos ()
Man of the Match: André Simões
31 May 2016 Matchday 6 Panionios 1–0 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
20:15 (UTC+3)
Report
  • Zuculini Yellow card 38'
 Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 1,001
Referee: Andreas Pappas (Athens)
Man of the Match: Giorgos Masouras

Greek Football Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Greek Football Cup

Group G[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AEK LAR SKO PNF
1 AEK Athens 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 — — 6–0
2 Larissa 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6 0–5 1–0 —
3 Skoda Xanthi 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3 0–1 — —
4 Panelefsiniakos 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0 — 1–4 0–5
Source: epo.gr

Matches[]

Group stage[]

28 October 2015 Matchday 1 Skoda Xanthi 0–1 AEK Athens Xanthi
15:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Hélder Barbosa
2 December 2015 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 6–0 Panelefsiniakos Marousi
17:15 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Diego Buonanotte
17 December 2015 Matchday 3 AEL 0–5 AEK Athens Larissa
19:30 UTC+2
Report
  • Djebbour Goal 18'
  • Buonanotte Goal 41', 54'
  • V. Lampropoulos Yellow card 73'
  • Vargas Goal 88'
  • Mantalos Goal 89'
  • Tzanetopoulos Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: AEL FC Arena
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Athanasios Sezos ()
Man of the Match: Diego Buonanotte

Round of 16[]

6 January 2016 First leg Levadiakos 0–1 AEK Athens Livadeia
17:15 UTC +2
Report
  • Buonanotte Yellow card 10'
  • Djebbour Yellow card 16'
  • Cordero Yellow card 24'
  • Vargas Goal 30'
  • Barbosa Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Athanasios Giachos ()
Man of the Match: Ronald Vargas
13 January 2016 Second leg AEK Athens 2–0 Levadiakos Marousi
17:15 UTC +2
  • Johansson Goal 44'
  • Buonanotte Yellow card 61' Goal 85'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ()
Man of the Match: Michalis Bakakis

Quarter-finals[]

28 January 2016 First leg AEK Athens 4–1 Iraklis Marousi
19:30 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (Arcadia)
Man of the Match: Christos Aravidis
4 February 2016 Second leg Iraklis 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
19:30 UTC +2 Report
  • Zuculini Yellow card 35'
  • Mantalos Goal 50'
 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Thanos ()
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos

Semi-finals[]

20 April 2016 First leg AEK Athens 1–0 Atromitos Marousi
19:00 UTC+2
  • Mantalos Goal 73'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Alexis Aretopoulos ()
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos
26 April 2016 Second leg Atromitos 1–1 AEK Athens Peristeri
18:00 UTC +2
Report
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giorgos Kizas (Drama)
Man of the Match: Rafik Djebbour

Final[]

17 May 2016 Final Olympiacos 1–2 AEK Athens Marousi
20:30 UTC +3
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ()
Man of the Match: Petros Mantalos

Statistics[]

Starting 11[]

International players[]

Name Nation Apps Gls Debut
Baroja  Venezuela 12 0 2015
Bakakis  Greece 1 0 2014
Tzanetopoulos  Greece 1 0 2015
Vargas  Venezuela 22 3 2008
Johansson  Sweden 3 0 2013
Mantalos  Greece 4 0 2014
Barbosa  Portugal 1 0 2012
Platellas  Greece 0 0 2015
Djebbour  Algeria 33 5 2006
Aravidis  Greece 3 1 2015
Pekhart  Czech Republic 19 2 2010

Last updated: 29-11-2015
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).

Management[]

Position Staff
Manager Uruguay Gus Poyet
Assistant Manager Argentina Mauricio Taricco
Assistant Manager England Charlie Oatway
General Captain Greece Vasilis Dimitriadis
Goalkeeper coach Greece Kostas Kabolis
Trainer Greece Panagiotis Voulgaris
Head of Health Department Greece Pantelis Nikolaou
Doctor of the Team Greece Alkis Kalliakmanis
Head of Rehabilitation Greece Nikos Pantazis
Physiotherapists Greece Dionisis Egkarhos
Greece Giannis Bouroutzikas
Greece Giannhs Stathas
Dietitian Greece Dionisis Panos
Monitoring opponent Greece Michalis Kasapis
Statistician Greece Giannis Antonopoulos
Caretaker Greece Vangellis Giannisis
Caregivers Greece Nikos Koromilas
Greece Giorgos Simos
Greece Spiros Mallioras
U-20 Manager Greece Stelios Manolas
U-17 Manager Greece Markos Dimos
Youth goalkeeper coach U-20 Greece Chrisostomos Michailidis
Youth goalkeeper coach U-17 Greece Elias Atmatsidis
Director of youth academies Greece Michalis Mitrotasios

Last updated: 29-11-2015
Source: aekfc.gr

Goalscorers[]

No. Pos Player League Cup Play
offs 		Total
21 FW Greece Christos Aravidis 9 2 0 11
9 FW Venezuela Ronald Vargas 9 2 0 11
30 FW Argentina Diego Buonanotte 6 5 0 11
7 FW Portugal Hélder Barbosa 7 0 2 9
18 MF Sweden Jakob Johansson 3 2 2 7
19 FW Algeria Rafik Djebbour 2 3 0 5
20 MF Greece Petros Mantalos 1 3 1 5
14 FW Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart 3 0 0 3
11 MF Greece Vangelis Platellas 1 2 0 3
99 FW Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus 1 1 0 2
12 DF Brazil Rodrigo Galo 1 0 0 1
26 DF Greece Dimitrios Kolovetsios 0 1 0 1
2 DF Greece Aristidis Soiledis 0 1 0 1
Own goals 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 43 23 5 71

Team kit[]

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Pame Stoixima

Home
Away
Third
Friendlies

Source: aekfc.gr

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