2018–19 AEK Athens F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was AEK Athens' 58th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 9th season in the Super League, and 95th year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Greek Cup, reaching the final for the third consecutive time, and in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the Group Stage. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Events
- May 25, 2018 Manolo Jiménez decides against renewing his contract in order to return to Spain and take over Las Palmas in order to be closer to his family.
- May 25, 2018 Marinos Ouzounidis becomes the new head coach of AEK.
- June 26, 2018 Christos Albanis joins AEK from Apollon Smyrnis on a three year deal.
- June 26, 2018 Makis Giannikoglou joins AEK from PAS Giannina signing three year deal.
- June 28, 2018 Marios Oikonomou joins AEK on loan from Bologna.
- June 29, 2018 Marko Livaja signs a three year contract joining AEK permanently having spent last season on loan from Las Palmas.
- July 2, 2018 Vladimir Matijašević becomes the new Sports Director of AEK.
Players
Squad statistics
Updated as of 30 June 2019, 23:59 UTC +3.Transfers
In
Summer
| Player | Transferred From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Transfer Window | Source | ||
| 7 |  Apollon Smyrnis | Transfer | €400,000 | June 2021 | Summer | ||||
| 40 | PAS Giannina | Contract expiration | Free | June 2021 | Summer | ||||
| 10 |  Las Palmas | Transfer | €1,800,000 | June 2021 | Summer | ||||
| — |  Sport Recife U20 | Transfer | Undisclosed | June 2023 | Summer | ||||
| 24 | Xanthi | Transfer | Undisclosed | June 2023 | Summer | ||||
| 11 | Olympiacos | Transfer | Free | June 2021 | Summer | ||||
| 6 |  Red Star | Transfer | €700,000 | June 2022 | Winter | ||||
| — | Ergotelis | Loan Return | Free | June 2022 | Winter |
Out
| Player | Transferred To | Type | Fee | Date | End | Source | ||
| 4 |  Anderlecht | Transfer | €3.2m | |||||
| 7 |  Olympiacos | Contract expiration | Free | |||||
| 16 | Panegialios | Released | Free | |||||
| 24 |  Tractor Sazi | Contract expiration | Free | |||||
| 22 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Contract expiration | Free | |||||
| 18 |  Stade Rennais | Contract expiration | Free | |||||
| 11 |  Las Palmas | End of loan | Free | |||||
| 21 |  Udinese | End of loan | Free | |||||
| 55 | Apollon Smyrnis | Released | Free | |||||
| 31 | Volos | Released | Free | |||||
| 98 | Sparta | Released | Free | |||||
| — | Aris Thessaloniki | Co-Ownership | Undisclosed | |||||
| 6 |  Djurgårdens | Released | Free |
Loan in
Summer
| Player | Loaned From | Fee | Date | End | Permanent Transfer option | Source | ||
| 4 |  Bologna | Free | €1,000,000 | |||||
| 31 | Torino | €450,000 | €6,000,000 | |||||
| 22 | Roma | Undisclosed | €6,000,000 | |||||
| 95 |  Braga | €150,000 | €1,850,000 |
Loan out
Summer
| Player | Loaned To | Fee | Date | End | Permanent Transfer option | Source | ||
| — | Lamia | Free | No | |||||
| — | Ergotelis | Free | No | |||||
| — | Ergotelis | Free | No | |||||
| — | Sparta | Free | No | |||||
| — | Trikala | Free | No |
Winter
| Player | Loaned To | Fee | Date | End | Permanent Transfer option | Source | ||
| 9 | OFI | Undislosed | Yes | |||||
| 32 | Apollon Pontou | Free | No | |||||
| 39 | Málaga | Undisclosed | Yes | |||||
| — | Sparta | Free | No |
Renewals/Buyout clauses
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: €2,850,000Winter: €700,000
Total: €3,550,000
Income
Summer: €3,200,000Winter: €0
Total: €3,200,000
Net Totals
Summer: €350,000Winter: €700,000
Total: €350,000