2017–18 AEK Athens F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is AEK Athens Football Club's 57th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 8th season in the Super League Greece, and 94th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup and in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2007–08 season, having earned the first position in playoffs for the first time last season.
Events
- June 7, 2017 Ilias Vouras and Christos Aravidis leave the club as their contract is not renewed.
- June 9, 2017 AEK players Anastasios Bakasetas, Petros Mantalos and Ognjen Vranješ face each other at an international national team match for 2018 World Cup qualifying round, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece, at Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica. Mantalos and Vranješ played all 90 minutes, Mantalos missing a great chance for Greece at 82nd minute, when shot the ball out at a one-on-one against Asmir Begović. The match ended 0–0, satisfying Greece, who needed at least the draw to stay at the top two places.
- June 10, 2017 In Nea Philadelphia the presentation of the book from journalist Nikos Angelidis called "Every AEK of the world" took place. The book had as a subject the 302 clubs of the world that are named or were named after AEK and have the two-headed eagle as an emblem. AEK FC president, Evangelos Aslanidis went to the presentation and made a speech. AEK FC is a sponsor of the book.
- June 14, 2017 The minister of infrastructure, transport and networks, Christos Spirtzis, signs the necessary height-related study for Agia Sophia Stadium, the proposed stadium for AEK in Nea Philadelphia. As the club's official announcement states, the particular study was "the last obstacle" for the start of the construction of the stadium, and the official construction license for the stadium is about to be published "within the next days".
- June 21, 2017 Portuguese left-back Hélder Lopes signs a two-year deal with AEK, in a free transfer from Las Palmas.
- June 27, 2017 Ronald Vargas and Dimitrios Kolovetsios leave the club as no deal for their announcement was made.
- June 29, 2017 Greek-Belgian winger Viktor Klonaridis signs a three-year deal with AEK from RC Lens. On the same day, Super League newcomers Lamia F.C. announced a loan transfer of Stavros Vasilantonopoulos from AEK.
- July 1, 2017 Croatian striker Marko Livaja signs from Las Palmas on a season long loan deal for €200,000 with a purchase option of €1,800,000 in the summer of 2018. Livaja became the third player which was transferred from Las Palmas to AEK within 2017, after Sergio Araujo and Hélder Lopes. Marko, as presented in the official club video, will wear the shirt with number 10.
- July 3, 2017 Serbian centre-back Uroš Ćosić signs with AEK for three years, with an extension clause of one more year, in a full transfer from Empoli F.C.. Uroš, as observed in the official video of his signing, will wear the shirt with number 15.
- July 5, 2017 Icelander left winger Arnór Traustason signs with AEK on loan for one year from Rapid Wien, with a permanent buyout clause at the summer of 2018. Arnór, as presented in the official video, will wear the shirt with number 30. This transfer would be the seventh summer transfer for AEK of summer 2017. On the same day, newly promoted to Super League club Lamia F.C. officially announced that, after Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, another player will be loaned from AEK to Lamia, midfielder Ilias Tselios.
- July 12, 2017 The talk of AEK administrative leader, Dimitris Melissanidis, during the AEK Sports Club General Assembly, was featured in an official AEK F.C. TV video. Melissanidis mentioned all the "hindrances" during the "extremely painful road" until the license which would enable the, then proposed, Agia Sophia Stadium broke ground. The official announcement states that procedures are ending and that the stadium will soon break ground, and that the members whose actions toughened the procedures for the stadium were unanimously deleted from the club.
- July 14, 2017 The UEFA Champions League draw brought Russian club CSKA Moscow as opponents of AEK for the third qualifying round.
- July 24, 2017 It is officially announced from the official AEK website, that the club has received the official construction license, so that the Agia Sophia Stadium breaks ground, simultaneously inviting the team fans to celebrate the license in the upcoming match against CSKA Moscow for the Champions League third qualifying round.
- July 25, 2017 As mentioned the day before, AEK obtained the official construction license, announcing it officially on the football club page, with the title "It's not a dream! IT'S A FACT!", inviting the fans of AEK to the sanctification on upcoming Thursday, where the new stadium will break ground at Nea Filadelfeia. On the same day, the construction license was featured on the giant screen of the Olympic Stadium, where AEK faced CSKA Moscow for the Champions League.
- July 27, 2017 The sanctification for the beginning of the construction of Agia Sophia Stadium took place, with more than 15,000 fans of AEK being present, in Nea Filadelfeia, with the club officially thanking them for their presence. Among others, he club's administrative leader Dimitris Melissanidis, former club player Stelios Serafidis made a speech about the new stadium. Dimitris Melissanidis, in his speech, mentioned, among others, that "the walls of Agia Sophia will be high, invincible and will never, ever, fall again!".
- July 28, 2017 Agia Sophia Stadium officially broke ground.
Players
Squad statistics
Updated as of 8 May 2018, 21:21 UTC +2.Transfers
In
Summer
Winter
Out
Summer
Winter
Loan in
Summer
| Player | Loaned From | Fee | Date | End | Permanent Transfer option | Source | ||
| 10 |  Las Palmas | €200,000 | Yes | |||||
| 30 |  Rapid Wien | €200,000 | Yes | |||||
| 21 |  Udinese | Free | Yes | |||||
| 11 | Las Palmas | €800,000 | No |
Loan out
Summer
| Player | Loaned To | Fee | Date | End | Source | ||
| – |  Lamia | Free | |||||
| – | Lamia | Free | |||||
| 31 | Kerkyra | Free | |||||
| – | AO Chania Kissamikos | Free | |||||
| 87 | AO Chania Kissamikos | Free | |||||
| – | Acharnaikos | Free |
Winter
Renewals/Buyout clauses
Overall transfer activity
Spending
Summer: €1,900,000Winter: €330,000
Total: €2,230,000
Income
Summer: €0Winter: €0
Total: €0
Expenditure
Summer: €1,900,000Winter: €330,000
Total: €2,230,000