# 1999–2000 AEK Athens F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was the 76th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 7 August 1999 and finished on 27 May 2000.

## Kits

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## Overview

From the middle of previous season, Dimitris Melissanidis had taken over the management of the team again and had been credited the success of the entrance to the Champions League qualifiers. Melissanidis decided to follow the example of Dušan Bajević's success and addressed the Serbian market to build a new title-winning team. The upcoming Serbian coach Ljubiša Tumbaković from Partizan arrived at AEK and brought with him Matijašević, Petrić and Bjeković. The highlight was the loan of Dragan Ćirić from Barcelona, which raised a storm of excitement in the AEK fans, who rushed to the airport to welcome him. At the beginning of September a big earthquake took place in Parnitha and damaged part of Nikos Goumas Stadium, which was deemed unsuitable and from that moment on, AEK were forced to play most of their home matches at Nea Smyrni Stadium.
The season started with great enthusiasm, title expectations and a draw in the Champions League qualifiers that gave AEK the assurance of qualifying at the group stage, therefore financial independency and self-sufficiency. Amidst an atmosphere of excitement and a new beginning for the Champions League, AEK were drawn against the very passable Swedish AIK. However, the team of Tumbaković was not presented ready for the first leg at Nikos Goumas Stadium in August and the Swedish champions left with a valuable 0–0 draw. Tumbaković had assured that the team would be more ready in the rematch. Indeed, AEK were more offensive and created chances, but an inactivity of Atmatsidis at the 57th minute, costed them the presence in the group stage. AIK, despite being outsiders, managed to qualify after withstanding the pressure of AEK at the end, when even Dellas stepped up to the attack and played as a center forward. Thus, AEK continued their European campaign in the UEFA Cup.
The disappointed AEK, were drawn with Torpedo Kutaisi from Georgia. In a bad match at Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, the yellow-blacks again showed up unmotivated, but got the 1–0 victory in the end of the match thanks to a goal by Zikos. The rematch was a chance to cool off against a very easy opponent. However, the only 5,000 fans were in Nea Smyrni to watch the comfortable and satisfying 6–1 against the Georgians. Next stop for AEK was the Hungarian MTK Budapest. Despite this, AEK put in a poor performance at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium and were stymied by Henk ten Cate's complex tactical ploys. Fortunately After Ćirić scored midway through the second half and a nightmarish 2–0 in the half-time, turned into an attractive 2–1, a scoreline that could easily be overturned in Athens. The rematch in Nea Smyrni almost turned out to be a nightmare for AEK, since the well-prepared MTK, playing hard, managed to stress AEK before Ćirić redeemed himself with a penalty again, fifteen minutes before the end of the game and qualification was lost. Eventually AEK entered the draw for the third round of the UEFA Cup. There, AEK came across an old acquaintance, Monaco. On 23 November in an initially difficult match and eventually, Monaco with the help of the referee, left Nea Filadelfeia with the precious 2–2. In Louis De's second leg, AEK were as good as in the first game, as they fought and created the chances that would have given them the qualification, but a miscalculation by Atmatsidis, brought the goal by Simone just after half an hour. The rest of the game continued with AEK trying to equalize and Monaco limiting themselves to drugged counter-attacks to seal qualification. In the end, the 1–0 remained, despite the sensational play of Dellas and Nikolaidis. With this unfair elimination, AEK exited to the European Cups and the new millennium found them participating only in domestic competitions.
In the league Tumbaković did not start well, he lost both of the derbies from Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, as a result of which, the protests of the fans started early. Since the team's elimination from the Champions League, Melissanidis subtly left the management, a fact that Petros Stathis kept as secret as possible, before the multinational owners took the matter into their hands and appoint the first foreign president in history of the club, Cornelius Sierhuis. In the competitive part, Tumbaković brought irrational results and the patience was starting to run out at the end of December. After a home defeat by Panionios, Tumbaković could no longer remain at the bench of AEK, since he was left out of the UEFA Cup, as well. Among others, his transfers proved to be mediocre, with Ćirić not being able to live up to the expectations around his reputation. The situation brought Takis Karagiozopoulos as an interim coach and immediately after Giannis Pathiakakis on the team's bench, with the entire organization of AEK considering the season wasted. Pathiakakis raised the psychology of the divided team, but also lost the derbies and AEK finished in 3rd place, far from the first two places.
In the cup, AEK were drawn in the 8th group with Trikala, Egaleo, Athinaikos, Akratitos and A.O. Karditsa and finished first with winning all their matches. They passed through the round of 32 without opponent and in the round of 16 came across Trikala again, which won by 6–0. The draw for the quarter-finals found AEK against Olympiacos. Olympiacos welcomed AEK at Olympic Stadium, already having a difference of 20 points in the league and everyone expected an easy night for the red and whites. Strict security measures were taken, but the game as usual in these cases went smoothly. AEK opened the score with an amazing goal by Vasilis Lakis and then accepted the pressure of Olympiacos, which bore fruit in the 75th minute when Alexandris also equalized to make the final 1–1. After 21 nights, Nea Filadelfeia was on fire, AEK and their people are "thirsty" to restore the injustice and on the evening of March 8, Olympiacos were scattered, losing already by the 48th minute by 3–0. There was delirium in the stands and the yellow-black party just ended in the second half. The semi-finals with Panionios was of a standard procedure, as the final itself was expected to be. Panionios didn't last a single half in Nea Filadelfeia, already losing 3–0, to finally close the score in the honorary 4–1 for the club of Nea Smyrni. The rematch was very quickly forgotten, after AEK cut off from the 22nd minute any thought of a comeback with a goal from Ćirić and Panionios simply indulged in the hunt for a honorary victory, which he eventually achieved with two goals by the end of the game. AEK were in the final facing Ionikos. On 10 May at the Olympic Stadium, where 35,000 AEK fans rushed to celebrate the expected conquest of the title. Ionikos put up a relatively strong resistance and until the 76th minute maintained the fluid 1–0 that has already been formed since the 37th minute by a goal Nikolaidis. Two goals by Petkov and Maladenis followed and AEK won the Cup amidst celebrations and emotion from the "rookie" in titles, Pathiakakis. Highlights of the match included the fair play move by Nikolaidis, who after scoring a goal with his hand, asked the referee to disallow it, which led the International Olympic Committee to award him for his sportsmanship.
Demis Nikolaidis who seemed to had been "waken up" during the second half of the season, achieved 22 league goals, which was perhaps the second positive element of the season after winning the Cup, since the team did not manage to win any derby.

## Management team

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Giannis Pathiakakis |
| Assistant manager | Antonis Minou |
| Fitness Coach | Nikolaos Karydas |
| Academy director | Andreas Stamatiadis |
| Academy manager | Giorgos Karafeskos |
| Goalkeeping coach | Antonis Minou |
| Head of Medical | Lakis Nikolaou |
| Physiotherapist | Nikos Pantazis |

## 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 27 May 2000, 23:59 UTC+3.
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis (Captain) | GK | (1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 31) | 1992 | Pontioi Veria | Free | 2002 |
| 15 | Chrysostomos Michailidis | GK | (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 25) | 1997 | Eordaikos | Free | 2002 |
| 22 | Lefteris Petkaris | GK | (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 18) | 1999 | Makedonikos | Free | 2001 |
| — | Vasilis Karagiannis | GK | (1969-09-27)27 September 1969 (aged 30) | 1993 | Diagoras | Free | 2000 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Traianos Dellas | CB | (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 24) | 1999 | Sheffield United | Free | 2002 |
| 5 | Nikos Kostenoglou | CB / RB | (1970-10-03)3 October 1970 (aged 29) | 1994 | Skoda Xanthi | ₯100,000,000 | 2003 |
| 12 | Charis Kopitsis | RB / RM / LB / LM | (1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 31) | 1992 | Panionios | Free | 2001 |
| 17 | Michalis Kasapis (Vice-captain) | LB / LM | (1971-08-06)6 August 1971 (aged 28) | 1993 | Levadiakos | ₯50,000,000 | 2002 |
| 21 | Vaios Karagiannis (Vice-captain 2) | LB / CB | (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 32) | 1990 | A.O. Karditsa | Free | 2000 |
| 25 | Giannis Kalitzakis | CB | (1966-02-10)10 February 1966 (aged 34) | 1997 | Panathinaikos | ₯23,800,000 | 2000 |
| 27 | Filippo Dal Moro | LB | (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 29) | 2000 | Roma | ₯30,000,000 | 2000 |
| 29 | Davide Belotti | RB / CB | (1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 28) | 2000 | Vicenza | ₯30,000,000 | 2000 |
| 32 | Michalis Kapsis | CB | (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 26) | 1999 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ₯80,000,000 | 2003 |
| — | Georgios Paraskevaidis | CB | (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17) | 2000 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2005 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Dimitris Markos | CM / DM / LB / LM | (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 29) | 1998 | Kalamata | Free | 2001 |
| 7 | Christos Maladenis | CM / RM / LM / AM / RW / LW / SS | (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (aged 26) | 1995 | Skoda Xanthi | ₯120,000,000 | 2003 |
| 8 | Toni Savevski | CM / LM / DM | (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 36) | 1988 | Vardar | ₯34,000,000 | 2001 |
| 10 | Dragan Ćirić | AM | (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 25) | 1999 | Barcelona | ₯300,000,000 | 2002 |
| 14 | Akis Zikos | DM / CM | (1974-06-01)1 June 1974 (aged 26) | 1998 | Skoda Xanthi | ₯130,000,000 | 2002 |
| 16 | Arnar Grétarsson | CM / DM | (1972-02-20)20 February 1972 (aged 28) | 1997 | Leiftur | Free | 2000 |
| 18 | Evripidis Katsavos | CM / DM / RM | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 26) | 1997 | Veria | Free | 2001 |
| 23 | Vasilios Lakis | RM / RW / AM / CM / RB | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 23) | 1998 | Paniliakos | ₯320,000,000 | 2003 |
| 24 | Vladimir Matijašević | DM / CM / RB / LB / CB | (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 22) | 1999 | Vojvodina | ₯400,000,000 | 2002 |
| 26 | Georgios Passios | DM / CM / CB | (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 18) | 1997 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 2003 |
| 28 | Milen Petkov | DM / CM / AM / RM / LM | (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 26) | 2000 | CSKA Sofia | ₯260,000,000 | 2003 |
| 30 | Pablo Cantero | CM | (1977-10-30)30 October 1977 (aged 22) | 2000 | Estudiantes | ₯500,000,000 | 2005 |
| — | Mattheos Platakis | AM / ST / SS | (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 23) | 1996 | Phinikas Polichini | Free | 2000 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Nenad Bjeković | ST | (1974-02-17)17 February 1974 (aged 26) | 1999 | Partizan | ₯250,000,000 | 2001 |
| 11 | Demis Nikolaidis (Vice-captain 3) | ST / SS | (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 26) | 1996 | Apollon Athens | ₯330,000,000 | 2004 |
| 19 | Giorgos Kavazis | ST | (1980-01-15)15 January 1980 (aged 20) | 1999 | Apollon Limassol | ₯40,000,000 | 2003 |
| 20 | Sotiris Konstantinidis | RW / LW / RM / LM / AM | (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 21) | 1999 | Iraklis | Free | 2004 |
| 31 | Ilias Anastasakos | ST / LW / LM | (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 22) | 1995 | A.O. Dafniou | Free | 2002 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window |||||||||
| 3 | Gordan Petrić | CB | (1969-07-30)30 July 1969 (aged 30) | 1999 | Hearts | Free | 2002 |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until |
| 2 | DF | Traianos Dellas | Sheffield United | Free transfer | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2002 |
| 3 | DF | Gordan Petrić | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | 2 July 1999 | 30 June 2002 |
| 9 | FW | Nenad Bjeković | Partizan | ₯250,000,000 | 5 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 |
| 20 | FW | Sotiris Konstantinidis | Iraklis | Free transfer | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2004 |
| 22 | GK | Lefteris Petkaris | Makedonikos | Free transfer | 24 June 1999 | 30 June 2001 |
| 24 | MF | Vladimir Matijašević | Vojvodina | ₯400,000,000 | 5 August 1999 | 30 June 2002 |
| — | GK | Dionysis Chiotis | Ethnikos Piraeus | Loan return | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2005 |
| — | DF | Vangelis Kefalas | Kavala | Loan return | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 |
| — | MF | Triantafyllos Macheridis | PAOK | Loan return | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 |
| — | MF | Michalis Tzivelekis | Panelefsiniakos | Free transfer | 8 June 1999 | 30 June 2000 |
| — | MF | Mattheos Platakis | Ethnikos Piraeus | Loan return | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 |
| — | FW | Paraschos Zouboulis | PAOK | Free transfer | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2003 |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias | Panelefsiniakos | Loan return | 1 July 1999 | 31 December 2005 |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until |
| 28 | MF | Milen Petkov | CSKA Sofia | ₯260,000,000 | 27 January 2000 | 30 June 2003 |
| 30 | MF | Pablo Cantero | Estudiantes | ₯500,000,000 | 31 January 2000 | 30 June 2005 |
| 31 | FW | Ilias Anastasakos | Apollon Athens | Loan return | 1 January 2000 | 30 June 2002 |
| — | DF | Georgios Paraskevaidis | AEK Athens U20 | Promotion | 1 January 2000 | 30 June 2005 |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 5 | DF | Boban Babunski | Logroñés | Free transfer | 28 July 1999 |
| 9 | FW | Paraschos Zouboulis | PAOK | Loan return | 1 July 1999 |
| 10 | FW | Christopher Wreh | Arsenal | Loan return | 1 July 1999 |
| 17 | GK | Kostas Daditsos | Free agent | Contract termination | 1 July 1999 |
| 19 | MF | Kelvin Sebwe | Iraklis | Free transfer | 6 August 1999 |
| 20 | FW | Daniel Batista | Aris | Contract termination | 30 July 1999 |
| 23 | MF | Alberto Méndez | Arsenal | Loan return | 1 July 1999 |
| 24 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli | Wolves | Loan return | 1 July 1999 |
| 27 | MF | Branko Milovanović | Free agent | Contract termination | 7 October 1999 |
| 31 | DF | Anton Doboș | Ethnikos Piraeus | End of contract | 1 July 1999 |
| — | DF | Vangelis Kefalas | Kavala | Free transfer | 1 July 1999 |
| — | MF | Triantafyllos Macheridis | PAOK | ₯100,000,000 | 1 July 1999 |
| — | MF | Michalis Tzivelekis | Panionios | Contract termination | 14 July 1999 |
| — | FW | Paraschos Zouboulis | Skoda Xanthi | Contract termination | 16 August 1999 |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
| 3 | DF | Gordan Petrić | Hearts | ₯250,000,000 | 2 December 1999 | |

### Loan in
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
| 10 | MF | Dragan Ćirić | Barcelona | ₯300,000,000 | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | Y | |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy | Source |
| 27 | DF | Filippo Dal Moro | Roma | ₯30,000,000 | 31 January 2000 | 30 June 2000 | Y | |
| 29 | DF | Davide Belotti | Vicenza | ₯30,000,000 | 31 January 2000 | 30 June 2000 | Y | |

### Loan out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Until | Option to buy |
| 26 | FW | Giorgos Kartalis | Ethnikos Piraeus | Free | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | N |
| — | GK | Dionysis Chiotis | Proodeftiki | Free | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | N |
| — | FW | Georgios Trichias | Athinaikos | Free | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | N |

### Contract renewals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date | Former Exp. Date | New Exp. Date | Source |
| 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis | 11 June 1999 | 30 June 2000 | 30 June 2003 | |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis | 30 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Alpha Ethniki | 20 September 1999 | 27 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 058.82 |
| Greek Cup | 7 August 1999 | 10 May 2000 | Group stage | Winners | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 081.82 |
| UEFA Champions League | 11 August 1999 | 15 August 1999 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 12 September 2000 | 22 February 2001 | First round | Third round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 118 | 53 | +65 | 060.38 |
Last updated: 27 May 2000 Source: Competitions

### Alpha Ethniki
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 18 | +68 | 92 | Qualification for Champions League first group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 24 | +68 | 88 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | OFI | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | PAOK | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |
| 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 | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Fixtures
### Greek Cup
#### Group 8

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AEK | TRI | EGA | ATH | AKR | KAR |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Round of 16 | | — | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Trikala | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Round of 16 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Egaleo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | | — | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Athinaikos | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | | — | — |
| 5 | Akratitos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | | — |
| 6 | A.O.Karditsa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | | 1–6 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | |

#### Matches
##### Final
### UEFA Champions League
#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 1999.

### UEFA Cup
#### Third round
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

    As of 27 May 2000
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Champions League | Champions League | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ilias Atmatsidis | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Chrysostomos Michailidis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Lefteris Petkaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | GK | Vasilis Karagiannis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Traianos Dellas | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Nikos Kostenoglou | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | Michalis Kasapis | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Vaios Karagiannis | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Filippo Dal Moro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Davide Belotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Michalis Kapsis | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| — | DF | Georgios Paraskevaidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Dimitris Markos | 29 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 11 |
| 8 | MF | Toni Savevski | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Dragan Ćirić | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 |
| 14 | MF | Akis Zikos | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Arnar Grétarsson | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Evripidis Katsavos | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Vasilios Lakis | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 24 | MF | Vladimir Matijašević | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Georgios Passios | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Milen Petkov | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 30 | MF | Pablo Cantero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | Mattheos Platakis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Nenad Bjeković | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis | 32 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 36 |
| 19 | FW | Giorgos Kavazis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Sotiris Konstantinidis | 24 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| 31 | FW | Ilias Anastasakos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Gordan Petrić | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 27 May 2000
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | Demis Nikolaidis | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Dragan Ćirić | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | Christos Maladenis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | Nenad Bjeković | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 20 | FW | Sotiris Konstantinidis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 23 | MF | Vasilios Lakis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | Dimitris Markos | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 28 | MF | Milen Petkov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | DF | Charis Kopitsis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | DF | Traianos Dellas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 32 | DF | Michalis Kapsis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | MF | Toni Savevski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 14 | MF | Akis Zikos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 25 | DF | Giannis Kalitzakis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 17 | DF | Michalis Kasapis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | DF | Gordan Petrić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 69 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 118 |

### Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Dragan Ćirić | Egaleo | 6–1 (H) | 7 August 1999 | Greek Cup |
| Dragan Ćirić | Iraklis | 3–2 (H) | 17 October 1999 | Alpha Ethniki |
| Demis Nikolaidis | Trikala | 6–0 (H) | 12 January 2000 | Greek Cup |
| Christos Maladenis | Kavala | 3–0 (H) | 16 January 2000 | Alpha Ethniki |
| Demis Nikolaidis$^4$ | Ionikos | 5–1 (H) | 19 March 2000 | Alpha Ethniki |
| Demis Nikolaidis | Panionios | 4–1 (H) | 5 April 2000 | Greek Cup |

### 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 27 May 2000
| Rank | No. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | 15 | Chrysostomos Michailidis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 27 May 2000 N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Champions League UEFA Cup Total Notes Goalkeepers 1 GK Ilias Atmatsidis 4 4 15 GK Chrysostomos Michailidis 22 GK Lefteris Petkaris — GK Vasilis Karagiannis Defenders 2 DF Traianos Dellas 9 1 10 5 DF Nikos Kostenoglou 4 1 2 6 1 12 DF Charis Kopitsis 1 3 1 5 17 DF Michalis Kasapis 5 1 6 21 DF Vaios Karagiannis 6 3 9 25 DF Giannis Kalitzakis 3 1 3 1 27 DF Filippo Dal Moro 29 DF Davide Belotti 32 DF Michalis Kapsis 2 1 1 4 — DF Georgios Paraskevaidis Midfielders 6 MF Dimitris Markos 1 1 1 3 7 MF Christos Maladenis 5 5 8 MF Toni Savevski 2 1 3 10 MF Dragan Ćirić 3 1 1 5 14 MF Akis Zikos 9 1 3 1 13 1 16 MF Arnar Grétarsson 1 1 18 MF Evripidis Katsavos 1 1 23 MF Vasilios Lakis 1 2 1 4 24 MF Vladimir Matijašević 1 1 26 MF Georgios Passios 28 MF Milen Petkov 5 1 6 30 MF Pablo Cantero — MF Mattheos Platakis Forwards 9 FW Nenad Bjeković 7 1 7 1 11 FW Demis Nikolaidis 5 2 7 19 FW Giorgos Kavazis 1 1 20 FW Sotiris Konstantinidis 4 2 6 31 FW Ilias Anastasakos Left during Winter Transfer window 3 DF Gordan Petrić 2 1 1 4

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## Awards

| Player | Pos. | Award | Source |
| Demis Nikolaidis | FW | Greek Cup Top Scorer | |