Supplier: NikeSponsor(s): Alpha Digital The summer of 2001 found AEK Athens once again in the midst of great administrative and financial problems.

Eventually, the controversial businessman and well known from his past in the basketball team, Makis Psomiadis, through the company "Ippoventure", became the new boss of AEK.

[1] Psomiadis initially put in the position of president his friend and businessman, Filon Antonopoulos and later his cousin, Charilaos.

[2] In the competitive part, however, Psomiadis seemed to be quite capable, as he brought Fernando Santos as the new coach and added to the roster, the Paraguayan international defender, Carlos Gamarra, on loan from Flamengo.

AEK started the championship very well and from an outsider they slowly became a favorite for the title, with Santos demonstrating a disciplined and well-done team.

However, 3 consecutive defeats in January suddenly made the situation very difficult and the first problems in the Psomiadis-Santos relations begun.

Eventually, on 20 April, in a match that was deemed as "final" for the penultimate matchday at the Olympic Stadium, Olympiacos won by 4–3 and conclusively AEK lost the title in a draw with 58 points each.

In the first round of the UEFA Cup, AEK had a theoretically easy task, having to face the weak Grevenmacher from Luxembourg.

In the rematch in Luxembourg AEK didn't struggle at all with 1 goal in each half with Lakis and Konstantinidis, while also missing plenty of chances.

The first match was played in Athens and in front of about 18,000 people, AEK won a penalty with Georgeas at the 55th minute and Tsiartas capitalized on it.

In the rematch in frozen Lovech, AEK were called upon to qualify in a match that took place in very difficult weather conditions.

The first match at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza started impressively for AEK, who took the lead in the 8th minute with a great shot by Zagorakis.

In a packed Nikos Goumas Stadium, AEK tried to press, but in their first chance of Inter conceded a goal with free-kick by Greško in the 20th minute.

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal, then by shirt number and then alphabetically by surname.