1970–71 AEK Athens F.C. season explained

Club:AEK Athens
Season:1970–71
Manager:Branko Stanković
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:Alpha Ethniki
League Result:1st
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2 Result:First round
League Topscorer:
Mimis Papaioannou (27)
Season Topscorer:
Mimis Papaioannou (37)
Highest Attendance:29,429 vs Iraklis
(14 February 1971)
Lowest Attendance:6,713 vs Egaleo
(25 October 1970)
Average Attendance:19,397
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Prevseason:1969–70
Nextseason:1971–72

The 1970–71 season was the 47th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The season began on 2 September 1970 and finished on 27 June 1971.

Overview

This season AEK Athens showed that were ready to claim titles and distinctions.[1] Branko Stanković completed the renewall of the roster that he started from the previous season.[1]

AEK began their competitive obligations with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where the draw for the first round brought them against the newly-formed Dutch Twente.[1] Due to the unsuitability of AEK Stadium, the first match took place at Karaiskakis Stadium.[1] At the 7th minute, after a cross by Pahlplatz, Konstantinidis miscalculated the trajectory of the ball that passed past him and van de Kerkhof sent it into the net. Afterwards, the Dutchmen played to keep their goalpost intact. Eventually, Twente left an important win in their hands, which gave them a big advantage for the 2nd leg.[1] [2] The rematch at Diekman Stadion emerged into a total disaster for AEK from its start to its end. At the 30th minute, Konstantinidis was injured and AEK had to play for the rest of the game with the 36-year-old, Serafidis.[3] By the end of the first half, the Dutchmen secured the qualification within 6 minutes, with 2 goals by Pahlplatz and van de Kerkhof. Moreover, the start of the second half found Twente expanding their lead as Pahlplatz made the final 3–0 and AEK were eliminated from the competition without scoring a single goal.[1] [3]

In the Greek Cup, the club reached easily the semi-finals achieving victories with many goals against their opponents with a remarkable 20–0 win against the local amateur club, Kipoupoli, on a Papaemmanouil's 7-goal performance and a 10–0 win against Agia Eleousa. In the semi-final they faced PAOK in Toumba Stadium and were eliminated with a dramatic 3–2 defeat.[1] [4]

Even though they were eliminated from the other competitions, AEK played spectacular football in general, while they also demonstrated a solid defensive performance as they concieded only 18 league goals. The matches that stood out this season from the league was a 8–2 win against Veria,[5] which marks the highest scoring league victory in their history, while they also achieved another 6-goal win against Proodeftiki in a match that ended 6–0.[6] The club remained undefeated for 12 games and after a brief fall in their performance in the middle of the season, finished the league with a total of only 3 defeats. Their great performance was rewarded with the conquest of the league, relatively early on in the season. Even though Panionios finished second with a distance of only 5 points from the top, AEK never faced any threats in claiming the title.[1] [7] [8] Mimis Papaioannou adapted perfectly under his new role behind the strikers and scored league 27 goals, while Kostas Nikolaidis also had a great performance scoring 15 goals.[1] As the season was approaching to its end, the club was beginning to struggle financially. The administrative disputes and the over the top for the time demands of the players, which appeared within the club, resulted in a series of issues. Those issues would mark the start of a declining period for AEK.[9]

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 27 June 1971, 23:59 UTC+2.

PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until
Goalkeepers
Stelios SerafidisGKJune 30, 19711953 AEK Athens U20—1972
Stelios KonstantinidisGKJune 30, 19711967 AEK Athens U20—1973
Giorgos DaditsosGKJune 30, 19711970 AEK Athens U20—1975
Defenders
Giorgos KefalidisRB / CBJune 30, 19711964 PierikosFree1972
Dimitris LiakourisCB1970 OroposFree1975
Apostolos ToskasCBJune 30, 19711969 TrikalaFree1979
Nikos KarapoulitidisCB / RBJune 30, 19711967Free agentFree1975
Stefanos TheodoridisCB / RBJune 30, 19711969 AEK Athens U20—1978
Kostas TriantafyllouCB / DM1969 AEK Athens U20—1972
Midfielders
Stelios SkevofilakasLM / RM / AMJune 30, 19711960 EleftheroupoliFree1972
Panagiotis VentourisAM / SSJune 30, 19711965 Fostiras₯435,0001972
Nikos StathopoulosLM / LBJune 30, 19711965 AEK Athens U20—1974
Lakis AvramidisDM1970 Olympiakos NicosiaFree1975
Giorgos KarafeskosCM / DM / RM / RWJune 30, 19711963 AEK Athens U20—1974
Giorgos LavaridisCM / DMJune 30, 19711968 AEK Athens U20—1975
Forwards
Andreas PapaemmanouilRW / LW / SS / STJune 30, 19711969 CanterburyFree1972
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain)SS / ST / AMJune 30, 19711962 Veria₯175,0001979
Spyros PomonisLW / LMJune 30, 19711960 AEK Athens U20—1973
Kostas NikolaidisRW / LW / SS / STJune 30, 19711965 PAO SafrabolisFree1973
Kostas ChaniosST / SS1969 LevadiakosFree1972
Giorgos KachrisRW / LW / RM / LM1969 Amyna AmpelokipoiFree1972
Dimitris PalasidisST1969 Lefkada Imathias₯150,0001972
Panagiotis PsychogiosSTJune 30, 19711969 AEK Athens U20—1972

Transfers

In

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AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1975
OroposFree transfer30 June 1975
Olympiakos NicosiaFree transfer30 June 1975

Out

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IonikosEnd of contract
Vyzas MegaraEnd of contract
Free agentEnd of contract
Free agentEnd of contract
Vyzas MegaraEnd of contract
PannafpliakosEnd of contract

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: ₯0

Income: ₯0

Net Total: ₯0

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

See main article: 1970–71 Alpha Ethniki.

Fixtures

Greek Cup

See main article: 1970–71 Greek Football Cup.

Matches

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

See main article: 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

First round

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:#FFDE00Inter-Cities Fairs Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
12710037
2158023
3313016
455010
55409
62507
72406
83205
2305
102204
110101
0101
0101
Own goals1001
Totals 67 59 0126

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
Stelios Skevofilakas Kipoupoli20–0 (H)13 September 1970Greek Cup[10]
Andreas Papaemmanouil7 Kipoupoli20–0 (H)13 September 1970Greek Cup
Giorgos Lavaridis Kipoupoli20–0 (H)13 September 1970Greek Cup
Spyros Pomonis Kipoupoli20–0 (H)13 September 1970Greek Cup
Mimis Papaioannou4 Agia Eleousa10–0 (H)30 September 1970Greek Cup
Mimis Papaioannou8–2 (H)4 November 1970Alpha Ethniki[11]
Mimis Papaioannou3–0 (H)7 March 1971Alpha Ethniki
Mimis Papaioannou44–0 (H)28 March 1971Alpha 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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1213024
20202
Totals21 5 026

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: 1970/71: Η ΑΕΚ πρωταθλήτρια ξανά. 27 June 2020. enwsi.gr.
  2. Web site: ΑΕΚ Τβέντε 0-1. aektoday.com.
  3. Web site: Τβέντε ΑΕΚ 3-0. aektoday.com.
  4. Web site: Πρόκριση σε τελικό με ανατροπή επί της ΑΕΚ. paokmania.gr.
  5. Web site: Νίκησε τον ΠΑΟΚ αλλά έφαγε 8... από την ΑΕΚ!. 4 November 2019. aek-live.gr.
  6. Web site: Πρωταθλήτρια με εξάρα!. 13 June 2015. aek365.org.
  7. Web site: Greece 1970/71. RSSSF.
  8. Web site: CHAMPIONSHIP 1971. aekfc.gr.
  9. Web site: Περίοδος 1970-1971. 20 May 2015. aekpedia.com. el.
  10. Web site: Η ιστορική Ευρωπαϊκή νίκη της τεράστιας ΑΕΚ κόντρα στην Πόρτο και τα έξι γκολ. 13 September 2022. aek-live.gr. Online. el.
  11. Web site: Νίκησε τον ΠΑΟΚ αλλά έφαγε 8... από την ΑΕΚ!. 4 November 2019. aek-live.gr. Online. el.

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