First Leg The first leg was of the tie due to be played on 11th September 2001. Due to the momentous events that unfolded in America that day, the UEFA Cup fixtures that night were postponed for a week. When the game was eventually played (Thursday 20th September 2001), Hibs fell to a 2-0 defeat… Continue reading Hibs in Athens: The Tie
Hibs were relegated on the back of disastrous 1997-98 league season, for only the third time in their history. Towards the end of that fateful campaign the club appointed former Aberdeen and Scotland legend Alex McLeish as manager. Despite an upturn in form, this was a serious case of ‘too little, too late’. That summer,… Continue reading Hibs in Athens: The Background
Having achieved a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier League and reaching the Scottish Cup Final in the 2000-2001 season, Hibernian were included in the UEFA Cup for the following season. In the first-round draw they were set to play Greek side AEK Athens, with the first leg scheduled in the Greek capital for early… Continue reading Hibs in Athens: Continental Pedigree
The East Stand 