The 2007–08 season was the 84th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 15 August 2007 and finished on 14 May 2008. Overview AEK Athens bolstered the strength of their squad with the signings of Brazilian legend Rivaldo, following up with several other strong signings in Arruabarrena and Ismael Blanco. The club sold 25,495 season tickets. After finishing 2nd in Super League Greece previous season, AEK entered the UEFA Champions League in the Third qualifying round. On 3 August, they were drawn against Sevilla and the first match was played in Seville on 15 August, while the second was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. After being eliminated from the Champions League, AEK were drawn to play against Salzburg in the UEFA Cup. After defeating Salzburg 3–1 on aggregate, they were on 9 October drawn in Group C in the UEFA Cup group stage along with Villarreal, Fiorentina, Mladá Boleslav and Elfsborg. On 20 December, AEK booked their place in the knockout stage, finishing third in the group. They were drawn to play Getafe in the next round of the UEFA Cup where they were knocked out 4–1 on aggregate. On 12 February AEK parted ways with Ferrer after a poor run of form and unsuccessful signings. The team initially finished the first in the league, but after the court case between Apollon Kalamarias and Olympiacos for the illegal line-up of Roman Wallner (he had already appeared for 3 different clubs this season) in the 1–0 Apollon Kalamarias win earlier in the season, Olympiacos were awarded the 3 points thus finishing 2 points ahead of AEK Athens. Afterwards, AEK finished 2nd in the league play-offs which found them qualify for the next seasons' UEFA Cup. 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 30 June 2008, 23:59 UTC+3. Transfers In Summer Winter Out Summer Loan in Summer Winter Loan out Summer Winter Renewals Overall transfer activity Expenditure Summer: €3,460,000 Winter: €150,000 Total: €3,610,000 Income Summer: €565,000 Winter: €0 Total: €565,000 Net Totals Summer: €2,895,000 Winter: €150,000 Total: €3,045,000 Club Management Kit |