They played good football and had the best defense in the league for the second consecutive year, but in the end they finished in the second place behind Panathinaikos.
In the rematch in Nea Filadelfeia, the French reported an attack on the team bus, the match ended in a 1–1 draw and in addition to their elimination from the tournament, UEFA eventually punished the club with one-year ban from all European competitions.
[1] In the Cup, the team finished at the top of their group without a defeat, but they got knocked-out for the second consecutive season of exclusion-shock in the round of 32, this time by the newly promoted Ionikos.
AEK completed their competitive obligations with the conquest of the League Cup against Olympiacos on 2 June, in an event that took place only this season.
[2] Many players stood out this season such as Savevski, Okoński, Batista, Manolas, Savvidis, Patikas and Christodoulou.