2007–08 in Greek football
# 2007–08 in Greek football

The 2007–08 season was the ?? season of competitive football in Greece.

## Coaches

| Team | Name |
| - | - |
| AEK Athens | Nikos Kostenoglou |
| Apollon Kalamarias | Makis Katsavakis |
| Aris | Dušan Bajević |
| Asteras Tripolis | Panagiotis Tzanavaras |
| Atromitos | Paulo Cambos |
| Ergotelis | Nikos Karageorgiou |
| Iraklis | Miguel Angel Lamilla |
| Larissa | Giorgos Donis |
| Levadiakos | Bambis Tennes |
| OFI | Giorgos Paraschos |
| Olympiacos | José Segura |
| Panathinaikos | José Peseiro |
| Panionios | Ewald Lienen |
| PAOK | Fernando Santos |
| Veria | Leonidas Yfantidis |
| Xanthi | Nikos Kehagias |

Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.

| Team | Name |
| - | - |
| Aris | Juan Carlos Oliva |
| PAOK | Giorgos Paraschos |
| Xanthi | Emilio Ferrera |
| Veria | Dimitris Kalaitzidis |
| OFI | Reiner Maurer |
| Veria | Ratko Dostanic |
| Iraklis | Ivan Jovanović |
| AEK Athens | Lorenzo Serra Ferrer |
| Asteras Tripolis | Paulo Campos |
| Levadiakos | Georgi Vasilev |
| Olympiacos | Takis Lemonis |
| Veria | Giannis Mantzourakis |
| Veria | Giotis Tsalouhidis |
| Atromitos | Ángel Guillermo Hoyos |

## European Competition

### UEFA Champions League

**Third qualifying round**

* AEK

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 August 2007 | Sevilla | 2–0 | AEK Athens | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | Report |
| 3 September 2007 | AEK Athens | 1–4 | Sevilla | Olympic Stadium | Report |

(Sevilla FC advances 6 – 1 on aggregate)

**Group stage**

* Olympiacos

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 September 2007 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | Lazio | Georgios Karaiskakis | Report |
| 3 October 2007 | Werder Bremen | 1–3 | Olympiacos | Weserstadion | Report |
| 24 October 2007 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Olympiacos | Santiago Bernabéu | Report |
| 6 November 2007 | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Georgios Karaiskakis | Report |
| 28 November 2007 | Lazio | 1–2 | Olympiacos | Stadio Olimpico | Report |
| 11 December 2007 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Werder Bremen | Georgios Karaiskakis | Report |

(Olympiacos advances by finishing second in the group with 11 points)

**Last 16**

* Olympiacos

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 February 2008 | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Chelsea FC | Georgios Karaiskakis | Report |
| 5 March 2008 | Chelsea FC | 3–0 | Olympiacos | Stamford Bridge | Report |

(Chelsea FC advances 3 – 0 on aggregate)

### UEFA Cup

**First round**

* AEK

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2007 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Red Bull Salzburg | Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis" | Report |
| 4 October 2007 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | AEK Athens | EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | Report |

(AEK advances 3 – 1 on aggregate)

* Panathinaikos

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2007 | Artmedia | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Tehelné pole | Report |
| 2 October 2007 | Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Artmedia | Apostolos Nikolaidis | Report |

(Panathinaikos advances 5 – 1 on aggregate)

* Aris

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2007 | Aris | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Kleanthis Vikelidis | Report |
| 4 October 2007 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Aris | La Romareda | Report |

(Aris advances 2 – 2 on the away goals rule)

* Larissa

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2007 | Larissa | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Panthessaliko | Report |
| 4 October 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Larissa | Ewood Park | Report |

(Larissa advances 3 – 2 on aggregate)

* Panionios

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2007 | Sochaux | 0–2 | Panionios | Auguste Bonal | Report |
| 4 October 2007 | Panionios | 0–1 | Sochaux | Nea Smyrni Stadium | Report |

(Panionios advances 2–1 on aggregate)

**Group stage**

* AEK

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 October 2007 | Elfsborg | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Borås Arena | Report |
| 29 November 2007 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis" | Report |
| 5 December 2007 | Mladá Boleslav | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Městský Stadion | Report |
| 20 December 2007 | AEK Athens | 1–2 | Villarreal | Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis" | Report |

(AEK Athens advances by finishing third in the group with 5 points)

* Panathinaikos

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 October 2007 | Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Apostolos Nikolaidis | Report |
| 8 November 2007 | København | 0–1 | Panathinaikos | Parken | Report |
| 5 December 2007 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Apostolos Nikolaidis | Report |
| 20 December 2007 | Atlético | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Vicente Calderón | Report |

(Panathinaikos advances by finishing second in the group with 9 points)

* Aris

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 November 2007 | Aris | 3–0 | Crvena Zvezda | Kleanthis Vikelidis | Report |
| 29 November 2007 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aris | Reebok Stadium | Report |
| 6 December 2007 | Aris | 1–1 | Sporting Braga | Kleanthis Vikelidis | Report |
| 19 December 2007 | Bayern München | 6–0 | Aris | Allianz Arena | Report |

(Aris fail to advance by finishing fourth in the group with 5 points)

* Larissa

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 October 2007 | Everton | 3–1 | Larissa | Goodison Park | Report |
| 8 November 2007 | Larissa | 2–3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Panthessaliko | Report |
| 29 November 2007 | AZ | 1–0 | Larissa | DSB | Report |
| 20 December 2007 | Larissa | 1–3 | Nürnberg | Panthessaliko | Report |

(Larissa fail to advance by finishing fifth in the group with 0 points)

* Panionios

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 October 2007 | Helsingborg | 1–1 | Panionios | Olympia | Report |
| 29 November 2007 | Panionios | 0–3 | Galatasaray | Nea Smyrni Stadium | Report |
| 6 December 2007 | Austria Wien | 0–1 | Panionios | Franz Horr Stadium | Report |
| 19 December 2007 | Panionios | 2–3 | Bordeaux | Nea Smyrni Stadium | Report |

(Panionios fail to advance by finishing fourth in the group with 4 points)

**Round of 32**

* AEK Athens

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 February 2008 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Getafe CF | Athens Olympic Stadium | Report |
| 21 February 2008 | Getafe CF | 3–0 | AEK Athens | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | Report |

(Getafe advances 4 – 1 on aggregate)

* Panathinaikos

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 February 2008 | Rangers F.C. | 0 -0 | Panathinaikos | Ibrox Stadium | Report |
| 21 February 2008 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Rangers F.C. | Apostolos Nikolaidis | Report |

(Rangers FC advances 1 – 1 on the away goals rule)

### Intertoto Cup

* OFI Crete
   * Third Round

| Date | Team | Score | Team | Stadium | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 July 2007 | Tobol Kostanay | 1–0 | OFI | Central Stadium | Report |
| 29 July 2007 | OFI | 0–1 | Tobol Kostanay | Pankritio | Report |

(Tobol Kostanay advances 2 – 0 on aggregate)

## National team

| Date | Venue | Team | Score | Team | Competition | Match report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 28, 2007 | Ta' Qali Stadium | Malta | 0–1 | Greece | Euro2008Q | Report |
| June 2, 2007 | Pankritio Stadium | Greece | 2–0 | Hungary | Euro2008Q | Report |
| June 6, 2007 | Pankritio Stadium | Greece | 2–1 | Moldova | Euro2008Q | Report |
| September 12, 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion | Norway | 2–2 | Greece | Euro2008Q | Report |
| October 13, 2007 | Athens Olympic Stadium | Greece | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Euro2008Q | Report |
| October 17, 2007 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium | Turkey | 0–1 | Greece | Euro2008Q | Report |
| November 17, 2007 | Athens Olympic Stadium | Greece | 5–0 | Malta | Euro2008Q | Report |
| November 21, 2007 | Athens Olympic Stadium | Hungary | 1–2 | Greece | Euro2008Q | Report |
| March 26, 2008 | LTU Arena | Portugal | 1–2 | Greece | Friendly | Report |

## Honours

### Club Honours

| Competition | Winner | Details |
| - | - | - |
| Super League Greece | Olympiacos | Super League Greece 2007-08 |
| Second Division | Panserraikos | Second Division 2007–08 |
| Greek Cup | Olympiacos | Greek Cup 2007-08 |
| Greek Super Cup | Olympiacos | Greek Super Cup 2007–08 |

### Player Honours

Player of the Year

| Nationality | Player |
| - | - |

Young Player of the Year

| Nationality | Player |
| - | - |

Top scorer

| Nationality | Player | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| Argentina | Ismael Blanco | 19 |

Team of the Year

| Position | Nat. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - | - |
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| DF | — | — | — |
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## Retirements

* Zisis Vryzas
* Akis Zikos
