Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 Local Time) Group B - Matchday 1
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Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local time) Group B - Matchday 1 Contents 1 - Match background 7 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 8 - Team facts 4 - Match officials 9 - Competition information 5 - Domestic information 10 - Legend 6 - Match-by-match lineups Match background Aberdeen FC will look to mark their 100th game in UEFA club competition by becoming the first Scottish club to win a game in Greece as they meet Panathinaikos FC in Group B. • The two sides have never met in European competition. • The match is Aberdeen's 100th in UEFA club competition. • Panathinaikos have been paired with Scottish opposition on one previous occasion, taking on Rangers FC home and away in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage. They lost 3-1 in Glasgow but drew 1-1 in Athens. • Aberdeen have never come up against Greek opposition. • Panathinaikos have not lost a European home game since going down 2-1 against Udinese Calcio in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – their unbeaten run at home in European competition stands at six games. • Their last UEFA Cup home defeat came in the 2003/04 third round when they lost 1-0 against AJ Auxerre. Panathinaikos' unbeaten UEFA Cup home run stands at six games. • Aberdeen's last European away victory came against Bohemian FC in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup qualifying round as they won 1-0 in Dublin. • Aberdeen have drawn their only two games in Europe under manager Jimmy Calderwood. • No Scottish club has won a game on Greek soil in seven previous meetings between sides from the two countries. • Aberdeen midfielder Jackie McNamara celebrates his 34th birthday on 24 October, the day before the game. • Panathinaikos are one of five Greek clubs in the group stage along with AEK Athens FC, Aris Thessaloniki FC, Larissa FC and Panionios GSS. • FC Lokomotiv Moskva are at home against Club Atlético de Madrid in the day's other Group B game. Last updated 25.10.2007 11:32:23CET Match background 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC time) MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Squad list Panathinaikos Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mario Galinović CRO 15.11.1976 30 - - - - - - - 11 - 25 - 18 Arkadiusz Malarz POL 19.06.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 7 - 7 - 33 Orestis Karnezis GRE 11.07.1985 22 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Joseph Enakarhire NGA 06.11.1982 24 - - - - - 1 - 17 - 21 - 3 Jose Sarriegui Zumarraga ESP 19.01.1979 28 - - - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 5 Nasief Morris RSA 16.04.1981 26 - - - - - 1 - 13 - 29 2 8 Ioannis Goumas GRE 24.05.1975 32 - - - - - 1 - 24 1 65 4 15 Panagiotis Fyssas GRE 12.06.1973 34 - - - - - - - 17 1 56 3 16 Stefanos Siontis GRE 04.09.1987 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 19 Anthony Šerić CRO 15.01.1979 28 - - - - - 1 - 14 - 22 - 23 Simao Mate Junior MOZ 23.07.1988 19 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 24 Loukas Vintra GRE 05.02.1981 26 - - - - - 2 - 12 1 23 1 38 Nikos Boutzikos GRE 16.09.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 4 Marcelo Mattos BRA 10.02.1984 23 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 7 Sotiris Ninis GRE 03.04.1990 17 - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - 9 Sebastian Romero ARG 27.04.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - 9 1 9 1 10 Ezequiel González ARG 10.07.1980 27 - - - - - - - 7 - 19 4 20 Sotirios Leontiou GRE 17.07.1984 23 - - - - - - - 6 - 11 - 21 Georgios Karagounis GRE 06.03.1977 30 - - - - - 2 - 26 - 69 4 22 Alexandros Tziolis GRE 13.02.1985 22 - - - - - 2 - 14 - 18 - 25 Dame Ndoye SEN 21.02.1985 22 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 2 1 27 Andreas Ivanschitz AUT 15.10.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 14 - 27 - 29 Mikael Nilsson SWE 24.06.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - 13 - 24 - 30 Elin Dimoutsos GRE 18.06.1988 19 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - Forwards 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos GRE 20.10.1981 26 - - - - - 2 4 11 5 26 7 14 Dimitrios Salpingidis GRE 18.08.1981 26 - - - - - 1 - 26 10 28 10 26 Evangelos Mantzios GRE 22.04.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 14 3 18 4 35 Georgios Ntantamis GRE 18.05.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - José Vitor Dos Santos POR 04.04.1960 47 - - - - - 2 - 19 - 21 - Peseiro Last updated 25.10.2007 11:32:25CET Squad list 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC time) MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Aberdeen Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jamie Langfield SCO 22.12.1979 27 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 20 Derek Soutar SCO 04.06.1981 26 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Greg Kelly SCO 28.04.1987 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 40 John Bateman ENG 03.01.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Richard Byrne IRL 24.09.1981 26 - - - - - - - - - 8 - 5 Alexander Diamond SCO 12.03.1985 22 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 17 Daniel Smith ENG 05.10.1986 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 18 Lee Mair SCO 09.12.1980 26 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 6 - 21 Andrew Considine SCO 01.04.1987 20 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 33 Stuart Smith SCO 06.07.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 2 Michael Hart SCO 10.02.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4 Jackie McNamara SCO 24.10.1973 34 - - - - - 1 - 28 1 52 1 6 Scott Severin SCO 15.02.1979 28 - - - - - 2 - 7 - 9 1 8 Barry Nicholson SCO 24.08.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 5 - 15 Karim Touzani NED 11.09.1980 27 - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - 19 Derek Young SCO 27.05.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 8 - 29 Neil McVitie SCO 17.05.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Jonathan Kurrant ENG 20.01.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 James Smith SCO 20.11.1980 26 - - - - - 2 - 8 - 11 1 9 Steve Lovell ENG 06.12.1980 26 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 5 1 10 Darren Mackie SCO 05.01.1982 25 - - - - - 1 1 3 1 6 2 11 Chris Clark SCO 15.09.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 5 - 16 Lee Miller SCO 18.05.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 22 Christopher Maguire SCO 16.01.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 Jeffrey De Visscher NED 05.05.1981 26 - - - - - - - - - - - 25 Jonathan Smith ENG 31.10.1988 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Michael Paton SCO 25.03.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach 14 Richard Foster SCO 31.07.1985 22 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 26 Omatsone Aluko ENG 19.02.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - James Calderwood SCO 25.03.1989 18 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - Last updated 25.10.2007 11:32:25CET Squad list 2 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC time) MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Match officials Referee Thomas Einwaller (AUT) Assistant referees Roland Heim (AUT), Norbert Schwab (AUT) Fourth official Bernhard Brugger (AUT) UEFA Delegate Jean-François Crucke (BEL) UEFA Referee observer Georges Konrath (FRA) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 22.07.2006 UIC R3 Kayserispor - Larissa FC 2-0 Kayseri Last updated 25.10.2007 11:32:26CET Match officials 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC time) MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Domestic information Panathinaikos FC (Ethniki Kategoria) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 02/09/07 Olympiacos CFP (H) 0-0 League 23/09/07 Ergotelis FC (A) 3-0 Romero 19, 51, Salpingidis 75 League 29/09/07 PAOK FC (H) 2-0 Karagounis 43, Salpingidis 84 League 07/10/07 Asteras Tripolis FC (A) 0-1 League 21/10/07 GAS Veria (A) 2-0 Ivanschitz 49, Salpingidis 90 League 28/10/07 Atromitos FC (H) League 04/11/07 Levadiakos FC (A) League 11/11/07 AEK Athens FC (H) League 25/11/07 Larissa FC (A) League 02/12/07 Panionios GSS (A) League 09/12/07 OFI Crete FC (H) League 16/12/07 Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) League 23/12/07 Apollon Kalamarias FC (H) League 06/01/08 Olympiacos CFP (A) League 13/01/08 Ergotelis FC (H) League 20/01/08 PAOK FC (A) League 27/01/08 Asteras Tripolis FC (H) League 03/02/08 GAS Veria (H) League 10/02/08 Atromitos FC (A) League 17/02/08 Levadiakos FC (H) League 24/02/08 AEK Athens FC (A) League 02/03/08 Larissa FC (H) League 09/03/08 Skoda Xanthi FC (A) League 16/03/08 Iraklis FC (H) League 23/03/08 Panionios GSS (H) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 AEK Athens FC 5 5 0 0 11 0 15 2 Olympiacos CFP 5 3 2 0 12 4 11 3 Panathinaikos FC 5 3 1 1 7 1 10 4 Atromitos FC 5 3 1 1 6 4 10 5 Aris Thessaloniki FC 5 2 3 0 5 2 9 6 Skoda Xanthi FC 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 7 Asteras Tripolis FC 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 8 Panionios GSS 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 9 OFI Crete FC 5 2 1 2 11 14 7 10 Larissa FC 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 11 PAOK FC 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 12 Apollon Kalamarias FC 5 1 1 3 4 7 4 13 Levadiakos FC 5 1 1 3 6 12 4 14 GAS Veria 5 0 3 2 3 6 3 15 Iraklis FC 5 0 3 2 2 6 3 16 Ergotelis FC 5 1 0 4 3 10 3 Last updated 25.10.2007 11:32:27CET Domestic information 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 19.00 CET (19.00 local Panathinaikos FC - Aberdeen FC time) MATCH PRESS KIT Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Domestic information Aberdeen FC (Premier League) Comp.