1998–99 AEK Athens F.C. season
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The 1998–99 season was the 75th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 22 August 1998 and finished on 30 May 1999.
| 1998–99 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Lakis Nikolaou (until 5 December) Dimitris Melissanidis | |
| Manager | Dragoslav Stepanović (until 28 October) Oleg Blokhin | |
| Stadium | Nikos Goumas Stadium | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 2nd | |
| Greek Cup | First round | |
| UEFA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Demis Nikolaidis (22) All: Demis Nikolaidis (28) | |
| Highest home attendance | 20,364 vs Vitesse (29 September 1998) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,663 vs Ethnikos Piraeus (16 May 1999) | |
| Average home league attendance | 11,225 | |
| Biggest win | AEK Athens 6–0 Aris | |
| Biggest defeat | Vitesse 3–0 AEK Athens | |
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The summer started with great ambition for the team, since the owner multinational company ENIC had all the time in front of it to proceed with transfers and build a strong team. The management of Lakis Nikolaou negotiated with big name coaches and got close to sign Joachim Löw,[1] but eventually ended up with the experienced but controversial Dragoslav Stepanović. The most important transfer was that of Vasilios Lakis, who was strongly claimed by Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK, while good transfers such as Akis Zikos and Dimitris Markos took place, but the foreign players who came, did not fill and the gap in the defensive line, after the retirement of the club's captain and long-time regular, Stelios Manolas.
Stepanović started well, but it was obvious that he his presence was not convincing and he was eventually sacked after the 7th game. Takis Karagiozopoulos took over as caretaker coach for a while and then Oleg Blokhin was hired. At the same time Dimitris Melissanidis took over the management of the team.[2] AEK eventually built a decent team, while in January they were strengthened a lot with the loan moves of Wreh and Méndez from Arsenal being the most important additions. Important victories were the derby against Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in Nikos Goumas Stadium both with a score of 2–0. The 6–0 over Aris and the 6–2 over Panelefsiniakos were the biggest victories. In the end, AEK could not claim the championship from Olympiacos, but they managed to beat Panathinaikos the race to the second place that led to the next season's Champions League qualifiers.
In the cup, AEK were prematurely knocked out after they suffered a shock defeat in their first game from third–tier club, Poseidon Michaniona, with a terrible performance by the team.
In the UEFA Cup AEK were drawn against Ferencváros for the second qualifying round. At Stadion Albert Flórián, the yellow-blacks got off to a very nervous start and were swept away by the Magyars' frenetic pace, trailing in the first quarter. The Hungarians score a second goal on the half hour, they go to the locker room with a hopeless 2–0 and everyone with the continuation was as equally bad, as by the 83rd minute the score became 4–0, turning the game into a real nightmare. AEK pulled off a reaction in the stoppage time and with two goals that allowed them to avoid humiliation, claimed the chances of qualifying in the rematch of Athens. Two weeks later in Nea Filadelfeia, AEK, led by their star, Demis Nikolaidis, went into the game determined and by the 26th minute he scored 3 goals, giving one of his best performances in the AEK shirt. The second half took on a procedural nature after the qualification has been decided and AEK simply put the "icing on the cake" with a fourth goal in the 65th minute. The first round of the UEFA Cup brought AEK against the Dutch Vitesse, who all Greeks know because of the successful presence of Nikos Machlas. AEK arrived at the GelreDome as the favorite and in the first half controlled the match. However, a very bad second half began with a missed penalty by Machlas in the 50th minute, which Laros converted into a goal on the rebound, while three minutes later the Dutch made it 2–0 and afterwards Kasapis was sent off with a second yellow. Machlas destroyed any hopes of qualification in stoppage time scoring Vitesse's third goal and AEK had their backs against the wall ahead of the rematch. Despite the heavy loss the rematch was fancied and the fans had faith in the comeback. The Nea Filadelfeia Stadium was almost full, but very quickly Machlas put an end to the qualification case. Nikolaidis responded with a goal almost immediately, but again Machlas three minutes later gave the Dutch the lead. AEK were again disjointed and after the 3 goals in the first twenty minutes, the game opened up, chances were missed on both sides and despite the dismissal of Westerfeld before the end of the half, Vitesse reached a third goal. AEK avoided defeat in a continuous chase for the score in the second half and tried to even get the win but failed to do so with the match ending in 3–3 draw. In an atmosphere of disappointment and protest for the AEK coach, the team's exit from the European obligations of the season and limited themselves to the domestic ones since too many things changed along the way, both at the competitive and administrative level. Top scorer of the season for the team in the league was Demis Nikolaidis with 22 goals.[3]
Journey to Beligrade
In April 1999 by the initiative of Dimitris Melissanidis, a friendly match was organised against Partizan in Belgrade, during the height of the NATO bombing of Serbia. As a gesture of compassion and solidarity towards the embattled Serbs, the AEK players and management staff defied the international embargo and traveled to Belgrade for the match.[4][5] AEK's staff, alongside many political figures of the time such as Manolis Glezos, arrived in the Serbian capital amid moving events by Serbs offering Greeks bread and salt, a symbol of Serbian hospitality. After a stop at the Presidential Palace, where AEK conveyed the message of support of the Greek people, the team arrived at the Partizan Stadium.
About 15,000 fans of both teams were present, despite the fact that all 40,000 tickets had been sold. The reason people were less than the sold tickets, was the fuel, as there was a shortage and transportation was very difficult. It was worth noting that this was the first time since the beginning of the war that no sirens were heard during the day. The players of both teams entered the stadium together, holding a banner that read "NATO stop the war, stop the bombing". The game ended 1–1, when at the 68th minute thousands of Serbian fans invaded the pitch to embrace the footballers.[6][7] As was normal, this friendly game surpassed the geographical borders of Greece and Yugoslavia, being an object of admiration by the European Press.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Oleg Blokhin |
| Assistant manager |  Takis Karagiozopoulos |
| Fitness Coach | Tasos Dimou |
| Goalkeeping coach | Lakis Stergioudas |
| General captain | Vasilis Dimitriadis |
| Head of Medical | Lakis Nikolaou |
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 30 May 1999, 23:59 UTC+3.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis (Vice-captain) | |
GK | 24 April 1969 (aged 30) | 1992 | Pontioi Veria |
Free | 2002 |
| 15 | Chrysostomos Michailidis | |
GK | 15 January 1975 (aged 24) | 1997 | Eordaikos |
Free | 2002 |
| 17 | Kostas Daditsos | |
GK | 7 December 1982 (aged 16) | 1998 | AEK Athens U20 |
— | 2000 |
| 22 | Vasilis Karagiannis | |
GK | 27 September 1969 (aged 29) | 1993 | Diagoras |
Free | 2000 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 5 | Boban Babunski |  |
CB | 5 May 1968 (aged 31) | 1998 |  Gamba Osaka |
₯330,000,000 | 2000 |
| 6 | Nikos Kostenoglou | |
CB / RB | 3 October 1970 (aged 28) | 1994 | Skoda Xanthi |
₯100,000,000 | 2003 |
| 12 | Charis Kopitsis | |
RB / RM / LB / LM | 5 March 1969 (aged 30) | 1992 | Panionios |
Free | 2001 |
| 13 | Vaios Karagiannis | |
LB / CB | 25 June 1968 (aged 31) | 1990 | A.O. Karditsa |
Free | 2000 |
| 21 | Michalis Kasapis | |
LB / LM | 6 August 1971 (aged 27) | 1993 | Levadiakos |
₯50,000,000 | 2002 |
| 24 | Alvin Ceccoli |  |
LB | 5 August 1974 (aged 24) | 1999 | Wolves |
Free | 1999 |
| 25 | Giannis Kalitzakis | |
CB | 10 February 1966 (aged 33) | 1997 | Panathinaikos |
₯23,800,000 | 2000 |
| 31 | Anton Doboș |  |
CB | 13 October 1965 (aged 33) | 1996 | Steaua București |
₯60,000,000 | 1999 |
| 32 | Michalis Kapsis | |
CB | 18 October 1973 (aged 25) | 1999 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
₯80,000,000 | 2003 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 2 | Vasilios Lakis | |
RM / RW / AM / CM / RB | 10 September 1976 (aged 22) | 1998 | Paniliakos |
₯320,000,000 | 2003 |
| 3 | Dimitris Markos | |
CM / DM / LB / LM | 31 January 1971 (aged 28) | 1998 | Kalamata |
Free | 2001 |
| 7 | Christos Maladenis | |
CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS | 23 May 1974 (aged 25) | 1995 | Skoda Xanthi |
₯120,000,000 | 2000 |
| 8 | Toni Savevski | |
CM / LM / DM | 14 July 1963 (aged 35) | 1988 | Vardar |
₯34,000,000 | 2001 |
| 14 | Akis Zikos | |
DM / CM | 1 June 1974 (aged 25) | 1998 | Skoda Xanthi |
₯130,000,000 | 2002 |
| 16 | Arnar Grétarsson |  |
CM / DM | 20 February 1972 (aged 27) | 1997 | Leiftur |
Free | 2000 |
| 18 | Evripidis Katsavos | |
CM / DM / RM | 14 September 1973 (aged 25) | 1997 | Veria |
Free | 2001 |
| 19 | Kelvin Sebwe |  |
AM / SS | 4 April 1972 (aged 27) | 1997 | Skoda Xanthi |
₯350,000,000 | 2003 |
| 23 | Alberto Méndez |   |
AM | 24 October 1974 (aged 24) | 1999 |  Arsenal |
Free | 1999 |
| 27 | Branko Milovanović |  |
AM | 24 October 1974 (aged 24) | 1999 |  Vitória de Guimarães |
₯200,000,000 | 2002 |
| 28 | Georgios Passios | |
DM / CM / CB | 26 August 1981 (aged 17) | 1997 | AEK Athens U20 |
— | 2003 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Paraschos Zouboulis | |
ST | 30 August 1970 (aged 28) | 1998 | PAOK |
₯10,000,000 | 1999 |
| 10 | Christopher Wreh | |
ST / SS | 14 May 1975 (aged 24) | 1999 | Arsenal |
Free | 1999 |
| 11 | Demis Nikolaidis (Captain) | |
ST / SS | 17 September 1973 (aged 25) | 1996 | Apollon Athens |
₯288,000,000 | 2001 |
| 20 | Daniel Batista (Vice-captain 2) |  |
ST / SS / AM | 9 September 1964 (aged 34) | 1995 | Olympiacos |
Free | 2000 |
| 26 | Giorgos Kartalis | |
ST / SS | 2 May 1972 (aged 27) | 1996 | Triglia Rafinas |
₯4,000,000 | 2001 |
| — | Giorgos Kavazis |  |
ST | 15 January 1980 (aged 19) | 1999 | Apollon Limassol |
₯40,000,000 | 2003 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | ||||||||
| 29 | Dionysis Chiotis | |
GK | 4 June 1977 (aged 22) | 1994 | AEK Athens U20 |
— | 2005 |
| — | Vangelis Kefalas | |
CB / DM | 31 July 1973 (aged 25) | 1997 | Apollon Athens |
Free | 2000 |
| — | Mattheos Platakis | |
AM | 30 June 1977 (aged 22) | 1996 | AEK Athens U20 |
— | 2001 |
| — | Ilian Iliev |  |
AM | 2 July 1968 (aged 30) | 1998 |  Bursaspor |
₯300,000,000 | 1999 |
| — | Georgios Donis | |
RW / RM | 22 October 1969 (aged 29) | 1997 | Blackburn Rovers |
Free | 2003 |
| — | Ilias Anastasakos | |
ST / LW / LM | 3 March 1978 (aged 21) | 1995 | A.O. Dafniou |
Free | 2002 |
In
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MF | Vasilios Lakis |
Paniliakos |
₯320,000,000 | 12 June 1998 | 30 June 2003 | [8] |
| 3 | MF | Dimitris Markos |
Kalamata |
Free transfer | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2001 | [9] |
| 5 | DF | Boban Babunski |
Gamba Osaka |
₯330,000,000 | 31 July 1998 | 30 June 2000 | [10] |
| 10 | MF | Ilian Iliev |
Bursaspor |
₯300,000,000[11] | 31 July 1998 | 30 June 1999 | [10] |
| 14 | MF | Akis Zikos |
Skoda Xanthi |
₯130,000,000 | 1 June 1998 | 30 June 2002 | [12] |
| 17 | GK | Kostas Daditsos |
AEK Athens U20 |
Promotion | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2000 | |
| 23 | FW | Ilias Anastasakos |
Aris Petroupolis |
Loan return | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2002 | |
| 26 | FW | Giorgos Kartalis |
Aris Petroupolis |
Loan return | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2001 | |
| — | MF | Theodoros Alexis |
Athinaikos |
Loan return | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2001 |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | MF | Branko Milovanović |
Vitória de Guimarães |
₯200,000,000[13] | 29 January 1999 | 30 June 2002 | [14] |
| 32 | DF | Michalis Kapsis |
Ethnikos Piraeus |
₯80,000,000[a] | 4 January 1999 | 31 December 2003 | [15] |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias |
Niki Volos |
Free transfer | 31 January 1999 | 31 December 2005 | [16] |
| — | FW | Giorgos Kavazis |
Apollon Limassol |
₯40,000,000[17] | 5 February 1999 | 30 June 2003 | [18] |
Out
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Christos Kostis |
 Anderlecht |
End of contract | 1 July 1998 | [19] |
| 21 | FW |  Marcelo Veridiano |
APOEL |
End of contract | 1 July 1998 | |
| 29 | DF | Stelios Manolas |
Retired | 1 July 1998 | [20] | |
| 30 | DF | Georgios Koutoulas |
PAS Giannina |
Contract termination | 7 August 1998 | [21] |
| 31 | FW |  Goran Tomić |
 Vicenza |
Loan return | 1 July 1998 | |
| — | MF | Theodoros Alexis |
Apollon Athens |
Contract termination | 2 August 1998 | [22] |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Ilian Iliev |
Levski Sofia |
Contract termination | 31 December 1998 | [23] |
| 17 | FW | Georgios Donis |
Sheffield United |
Contract termination | 23 March 1999 | [24] |
Loan in
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Paraschos Zouboulis |
PAOK |
Free[b] | 3 August 1998 | 30 June 1999 |  |
[25] |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Christopher Wreh |
Arsenal |
Free | 4 February 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[26] |
| 23 | MF | Alberto Méndez |
Arsenal |
Free | 1 February 1999 | 30 June 1999 |  |
[27] |
| 24 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli |
Wolves |
Free | 2 February 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[28] |
Loan out
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MF | Triantafyllos Macheridis |
PAOK |
₯10,000,000[b] | 3 August 1998 | 30 June 1999 | |
[25] |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DF | Vangelis Kefalas |
Kavala |
Free | 13 January 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[29] |
| 23 | FW | Ilias Anastasakos |
Apollon Athens |
Free | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 2000 | |
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| 27 | MF | Mattheos Platakis |
Ethnikos Piraeus |
Free | 11 January 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[30] |
| 29 | GK | Dionysis Chiotis |
Ethnikos Piraeus |
Free | 11 January 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[30] |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias |
Panelefsiniakos |
Free | 31 January 1999 | 30 June 1999 | |
[16] |
Notes
Contract renewals
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date | Former Exp. Date | New Exp. Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
29 January 1999 | 30 June 1999 | 30 June 2002 | [14] |
| 8 | MF | Toni Savevski |
2 February 1999 | 30 June 1999 | 30 June 2001 | [28] |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis |
10 July 1998 | 30 June 1999 | 30 June 2001 | [32] |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Batista |
4 June 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2000 | [33] |
Overall transfer activity
ExpenditureSummer: Winter: Total: |
IncomeSummer: Winter: Total: |
Net TotalsSummer: Winter: Total:
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| 11 July 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–0 | Doxa Vyronas | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
| 19 July 1998 Friendly | Tirol Innsbruck  | 2–2 | AEK Athens | Innsbruck |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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[34] |
| 25 July 1998 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Ehingen |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion der Stadt Ehingen Attendance: 8,000 |
| 30 July 1998 Friendly | PAOK | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 August 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 |  Újpest | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens) |
| 5 September 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Apollon Athens | Thrakomakedones |
| 17:15 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Toni Savevski | |
| Note: The referee of the match was Toni Savevski with Akis Zikos and Christos Maladenis as linesmen. | ||||
| 8 October 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–2 | Apollon Athens | Thrakomakedones |
| 10:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex Attendance: Behind closed doors | |
| Note: The match lasted 87 minutes in total (35+35+17 minutes).[35] | ||||
| 16 October 1998 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) |
| 3 January 1999 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–0 | Kallithea | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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[36] | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens) |
| 6 January 1999 Friendly | AEK Athens | 6–0 | Athinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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[37] | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Referee: Giannis Papapetrou (Athens) |
| 10 January 1999 Friendly | Panelefsiniakos | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Elefsina |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | [38] | Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Elefsina Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) |
| 10 February 1999 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–2 | Steaua București | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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[39] | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 701 Referee: Dimitris Kalyvas (Boeotia) |
| 27 March 1999 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Egaleo | Thrakomakedones |
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | [40] | Stadium: AEK Athens' Training Complex Attendance: 100 Referee: Takis Karagiozopoulos |
| 7 April 1999 Charity/Anti-war match | Partizan | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Belgrade |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Elević (Serbia and Montenegro) |
| Note: The players of Apollon Athens, Nikos Kourkounas and Spyros Chatzis were in the squad AEK of as well, with the first coming in the match as a sub at the 40th minute. The game ended at the 68th minute after fan invasion to embrace the footballers. | ||||
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Alpha Ethniki | 22 August 1998 | 30 May 1999 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 67.65 |
| Greek Cup | 10 November 1998 | 10 November 1998 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 11 August 1998 | 29 September 1998 | Second qualifying round | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 25.00 |
| Total | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 61.54 | ||||
Last updated: 30 May 1999
Source: Competitions
Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 22 | +60 | 85 | Qualification for Champions League first group stage |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 75 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | PAOK | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Ionikos | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 60[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
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 |
| 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by Matchday
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Fixtures
| 22 August 1998 1 | Panionios | 1–3 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
| 30 August 1998 2 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Apollon Athens | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,247 Referee: Pavlos Konstantinidis (Piraeus) |
| 12 September 1998 3 | Panelefsiniakos | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Elefsina |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Elefsina Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dimitris Kalyvas (Boeotia) |
| 20 September 1998 4 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Veria | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 7,878 Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens) |
| 25 September 1998 5 | OFI | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Heraklion |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
| 4 October 1998 6 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Paniliakos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 8,291 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 25 October 1998 7 | Proodeftiki | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Dimitris Begos (Argolida) |
| 1 November 1998 8 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Ethnikos Asteras | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 7,515 Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens) |
| 7 November 1998 9 | PAOK | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 13,535 Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki) |
| 22 November 1998 10 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Ionikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,971 Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi) |
| 29 November 1998 11 | AEK Athens | 6–0 | Aris | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,422 Referee: Giannis Abelakias (Thessaly) |
| 6 December 1998 12 | Kavala | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Kavala |
| 16:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kavala Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 13 December 1998 13 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:15 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens) |
| 21 December 1998 14 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–4 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi) |
| 17 January 1999 15 | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,638 Referee: Nikos Iliadis (Piraeus) |
| 24 January 1999 16 | Skoda Xanthi | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Xanthi |
| 16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 31 January 1999 17 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 19,026 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
| 8 February 1999 18 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 11,517 Referee: Kleomenis Bontiotis (Athens) |
| 14 February 1999 19 | Apollon Athens | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Rizoupoli |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 10,129 Referee: Giorgos Tsaggarakis (Chania) |
| 21 February 1999 20 | AEK Athens | 6–2 | Panelefsiniakos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens) |
| 1 March 1999 21 | Veria | 0–3 | AEK Athens | Veria |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Spyros Papadakos (Laconia) |
| 7 March 1999 22 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | OFI | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 14,662 Referee: Giannis Papapetrou (Athens) |
| 15 March 1999 23 | Paniliakos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Pyrgos |
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Dimitris Kalyvas (Boeotia) |
| 21 March 1999 24 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Christos Daglis (Thessaloniki) |
| 4 April 1999 25 | Ethnikos Asteras | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Kaisariani |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis (Thessaloniki) |
| 18 April 1999 26 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 14,139 Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki) |
| 25 April 1999 27 | Ionikos | 2–1 | AEK Athens | Nikaia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Neapoli Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres) |
| 2 May 1999 28 | Aris | 2–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 10,888 Referee: Giorgos Fasolis (Athens) |
| 9 May 1999 29 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Kavala | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 5,799 Referee: Manolis Giannadakis (Lasithi) |
| 12 May 1999 30 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Marousi |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,347 Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Athens) |
| 16 May 1999 31 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Christos Daglis (Thessaloniki) |
| 19 May 1999 32 | Iraklis | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 18:15 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 5,036 Referee: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres) |
| 23 May 1999 33 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Skoda Xanthi | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Dimitris Pontikis (Thessaloniki) |
| 30 May 1999 34 | Olympiacos | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,333 Referee: Kostas Vallianos (Aetoloacarnania) |
Greek Cup
| 10 November 1998 First round | Poseidon Michaniona | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Poseidon Nea Michaniona Stadium Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki) |
UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round
| 11 August 1998 First leg | Ferencváros | 4–2 | AEK Athens | Budapest, Hungary |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Albert Flórián Attendance: 8,860 Referee: David Elleray (Ireland) |
| 25 August 1998 Second leg | AEK Athens | 4–0 (6–2 agg.) | Ferencváros | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
First round
| 15 September 1998 First leg | Vitesse  | 3–0 | AEK Athens | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
| 29 September 1998 Second leg | AEK Athens | 3–3 (3–6 agg.) | Vitesse | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 20,364 Referee: Pascal Garibian (France) |
Squad statistics
- As of 30 May 1999
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 15 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Kostas Daditsos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Vasilis Karagiannis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Boban Babunski |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou |
25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis |
23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Vaios Karagiannis |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Michalis Kasapis |
26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis |
25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Anton Doboș |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Michalis Kapsis |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Vasilios Lakis |
24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | Dimitris Markos |
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis |
25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| 8 | MF | Toni Savevski |
25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | Akis Zikos |
26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Arnar Grétarsson |
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Evripidis Katsavos |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kelvin Sebwe |
13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | Alberto Méndez |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Branko Milovanović |
14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Georgios Passios |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Paris Zouboulis |
17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | Christopher Wreh |
11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis |
29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Batista |
12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 26 | FW | Giorgos Kartalis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW |  Giorgos Kavazis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window | ||||||||||
| 29 | GK | Dionysis Chiotis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Vangelis Kefalas |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | MF | Mattheos Platakis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Ilian Iliev |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | FW | Georgios Donis |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| — | FW | Ilias Anastasakos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 30 May 1999
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis |
22 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Toni Savevski |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Paraschos Zouboulis |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 10 | FW | Christopher Wreh |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Batista |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 30 | MF | Kelvin Sebwe |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 14 | MF | Akis Zikos |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | Vasilios Lakis |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | MF | Branko Milovanović |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | Michalis Kasapis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | MF | Dimitris Markos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| — | FW | Georgios Donis |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 70 | 0 | 9 | 79 | |||
Hat-tricks
Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demis Nikolaidis |
Ferencváros |
4–0 (H) | 25 August 1998 | UEFA Cup | [41] |
| Demis Nikolaidis |
Aris |
6–0 (H) | 29 November 1998 | Alpha Ethniki | [42] |
| Christos Maladenis |
Iraklis |
3–2 (A) | 19 May 1999 | Alpha Ethniki | [43] |
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.
- As of 30 May 1999
| Rank | No. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis |
13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 15 | Chrysostomos Michailidis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 22 | Vasilis Karagiannis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 May 1999
Starting 11
|
Last updated: 1999-05-30
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| Player | Pos. | Award | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demis Nikolaidis |
FW | Alpha Ethiniki Top Scorer | |
| Ilias Atmatsidis |
GK | Goalkeeper of the Season | [44] |
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