1967–68 AEK Athens F.C. season explained

Club:AEK Athens
Season:1967–68
Manager:Jenő Csaknády
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Kosmas Kyriakidis
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:Alpha Ethniki
League Result:1st
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Mimis Papaioannou (19)
Season Topscorer:
Mimis Papaioannou (21)
Highest Attendance:32,382 vs Olympiacos
(31 March 1968)
Lowest Attendance:4,152 vs Panserraikos
(12 November 1967)
Average Attendance:13,356
Largest Win:
Largest Loss:
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Prevseason:1966–67
Nextseason:1968–69

The 1967–68 season was the 44th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the Balkans Cup. The season began on 7 October 1967 and finished on 31 August 1968.

Overview

In the summer of 1967, the good course of the club was guaranteed by the presence, from the beginning of the season, of Jenő Csaknády.[1] Evaluating the team's existing roster, he decided that without the need of particular transfer additions, he could turn it into a worthy contender for the title.[2] The experience of the previous season, in which Csaknády took the team 6 points behind Olympiacos and managed to make them equal contenders, the confidence and admiration of the players towards his person and his undoubted ability and hard work, convinced everyone in AEK that better days were ahead for the club, even talking about the repeat of the championship conquest of 1963. Csaknády managed to turn the players into soldiers, ready to give their best to the team and their coach.[3]

AEK entered the championship race and in their first six matches achieved 5 wins and a draw in the derby against Panathinaikos at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The team appeared complete in all their lines and under the guidance of Csaknády, seemed capable of subduing any opponent. The defeat in Katerini against Pierikos by 1–0 on 29 November, temporarily removed them from the top of the standings. The yellow-blacks reacted in a deafening and thunderous way at the very next matchday, when they destroyed the other contender, Olympiacos and their hopes in winning the league, by crushing them by 1–4 at Karaiskakis Stadium. On 31 March, AEK with their second victory by 2–1 over the club of Piraeus at Nea Filadelfeia, ultimately secured the title from the 26th matchday.[4] [5]

While AEK had already been crowned champions, it seemed that they would achieve the conquest of the domestic double, as they eliminated Vyzas Megara, Aris and Panionios for the cup and were drawn against Olympiacos in the semi-final at Karaiskakis Stadium. However, the red and whites took their revenge for their loss of the league, by eliminating AEK by 2–1[6] and eventually winning the title.[7] [8]

The Hungarian-German coach, consistent to the "tradition" he had created, did not agree on staying in the club for the next season, thus achieving the absolute of two championship wins in his two full seasons on the bench of AEK.[9] [10] [11]

Players

Squad information

NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 31 August 1968, 23:59 UTC+2.

PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until
Goalkeepers
Stelios SerafidisGKAugust 31, 19681953 AEK Athens U20—1972
Theodoros ManiateasGKAugust 31, 19681964 PanthisiakosFree1969
Stelios KonstantinidisGKAugust 31, 19681967 AEK Athens U20—1973
Mimis ManiakisGK1967 PanioniosFree1972
Defenders
Alekos SofianidisLB / LM / LWAugust 31, 19681959 BeşiktaşFree1969
Aleko YordanCBAugust 31, 19681962 BeykozFree1969
Tasos VasiliouCBAugust 31, 19681965 Apollon Athens₯1,500,0001970
Giorgos KefalidisRB / CBAugust 31, 19681964 PierikosFree1972
Fotis BalopoulosCB / DM / CM / STAugust 31, 19681964 Proodeftiki₯450,0001970
Lakis FragoudakisCB / DM1964Free agentFree1970
Nikos KarapoulitidisCB / RBAugust 31, 19681967Free agentFree1975
Midfielders
Stelios SkevofilakasLM / RM / AMAugust 31, 19681960 EleftheroupoliFree1972
Panagiotis VentourisAM / SSAugust 31, 19681965 Fostiras₯435,0001972
Nikos StathopoulosLM / LBAugust 31, 19681965 AEK Athens U20—1974
Michalis SimigdalasCMAugust 31, 19681963 AEK Athens U20—1969
Giorgos KarafeskosCM / DM / RM / RWAugust 31, 19681963 AEK Athens U20—1974
Forwards
Andreas Stamatiadis (Captain)RW / LW / SS / STAugust 31, 19681952 AEK Athens U20—1969
Vasilis MastrakoulisRW / ST / SS1966 HellenicFree1968
Kostas PapageorgiouSTAugust 31, 19681963 Atromitos₯200,0001969
Mimis PapaioannouSS / ST / AMAugust 31, 19681962 Veria₯175,0001979
Spyros PomonisLW / LMAugust 31, 19681960 AEK Athens U20—1973
Kostas NikolaidisRW / LW / SS / STAugust 31, 19681965 PAO SafrabolisFree1973

Transfers

In

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Fromwidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Feewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Datewidth=150 style="background:#FFDE00Contract UntilSource
PanioniosFree transfer30 June 1972
AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1973
Free agentFree transfer30 June 1975

Out

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OFIEnd of contract

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: ₯0

Income: ₯0

Net Total: ₯0

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

See main article: 1967–68 Alpha Ethniki.

Fixtures

Greek Cup

See main article: 1967–68 Greek Football Cup.

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.

Matches

Balkans Cup

See main article: 1967–68 Balkans Cup.

Matches

Statistics

Squad statistics

! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers|-! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders|-! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders|-! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards|-|}

Goalscorers

Rankwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Alpha Ethnikiwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Greek Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Balkans Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
1191121
2181019
3130114
483011
52035
62013
2013
82002
91001
1001
Own goals0000
Totals68 5 780

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

width=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Against width=70 style="background:#FFDE00Result width=150 style="background:#FFDE00Date width=150 style="background:#FFDE00Competition Source
Mimis Papaioannou4–0 (H)12 November 1967Alpha Ethniki
Kostas Nikolaidis Olympiakos Nicosia5–0 (H)20 December 1967Alpha Ethniki
Mimis Papaioannou6–1 (H)21 January 1968Alpha Ethniki

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.

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192112
24004
Totals13 2 116

Disciplinary record

|-! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers|-! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders|-! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders|-! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Η μέρα που «έφυγε» ο μεγάλος Τσάκναντι. Σταύρος. Καζαντζόγλου. 7 January 2020. enwsi.gr.
  2. Web site: Η αγωνιστική - πολιτιστική... αντίσταση της ΑΕΚ του 1968!. 17 April 2018. aek-live.gr.
  3. Web site: 1959 - 1968. aekfc.gr.
  4. Web site: Greece 1967/68. RSSSF.
  5. Web site: CHAMPIONSHIP 1968. aekfc.gr.
  6. Web site: 1967-68 ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ-ΑΕΚ 2-1 (Κ). youtube.com.
  7. Web site: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ: Οι θρυλικές μάχες στο Κύπελλο. sport24.gr.
  8. Web site: Greek Cup Data 1967/68. RSSSF.
  9. Web site: Περίοδος 1967-1968. 20 May 2015. aekpedia.com. el.
  10. Web site: Το τελευταίο χειροκρότημα στον Γένε Τσάκναντι. aek365.org.
  11. Web site: Η ΑΕΚ θυμήθηκε τον Γένε Τσάκναντι. aek-view.com.

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