Club: | AEK Athens |
Season: | 1971–72 |
Manager: | Branko Stanković |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
League: | Alpha Ethniki |
League Result: | 3rd |
Cup1: | Greek Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
Cup2 Result: | First round |
League Topscorer: | Mimis Papaioannou (12) |
Season Topscorer: | Mimis Papaioannou (13) |
Highest Attendance: | 30,267 vs Olympiacos (31 October 1971) |
Lowest Attendance: | 3,494 vs Olympiakos Nicosia (28 May 1972) |
Average Attendance: | 17,971 |
Largest Win: | |
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Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 season was the 48th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the European Cup. The season began on 29 August 1971 and finished on 11 June 1972.
After the distinctions of the previous years, AEK seemed to operate in a "frantic tempo", until this season, which was the passing to a declining period for the team. The team's roster was constantly renewed as a generation of players left, passing the torch to the next one. The new generation was consisted of great and talented players, however the club was not ready to claim a leading role in the league.
AEK participated in the European Cup. The draw was tough for them, as from the very first round faced one of the greastest European clubs over time, the great Internazionale of Ivano Bordon, Giacinto Facchetti and Sandro Mazzola. The first match at San Siro in front of almost 80,000 spectators, AEK managed to take the lead at the 14th minute with Pomonis, but Inter's superiority was obvious and after equalizing 5 minutes later, they finished the first half leading by 3–1. The second half turned out to be a standard procedure with Inter raising the score to 4–1 and likewise the few chances of AEK qualifying disappeared.[1] In the rematch at the crowded AEK Stadium no one expected what was about to happen. Everything started wrong for the yellow-blacks, as they were left behind the score at the 17th minute with a goal by Mazzola. Bertini's dismissal two minutes later and Stankovic's offensive style, brought AEK in taking the lead at the half time with Ventouris and Papaioannou, while also having two shoots hit the post. The Italians, wanting if nothing else not to lose, chased the goal and equalized with Boninsegna at the 76th minute. The players of AEK, realizing that the qualification was lost definitively, sought the victory and achieved it with a goal by Nikolaidis at the 89th minute, that made the final 3–2. One of the greatest victories for the then "poor" Greek football and the first great European night for AEK.[2] [3]
In the league AEK paid their bad performances in the away matches, dropping points in almost every away game, achieving only 4 wins out of the 17 away games. That resulted in a third-place finish with 6 points away from the top.
This season was one of the worst for the club's history for the cup. A very important year for the development of the tournament, as the amateur teams of the local legal associations cease to participate and only the teams of the national divisions could participate. The ties of the first round competed again according to geographical criteria, while from the second round onwards the draw was free. AEK easily overcame PAO Rouf in the first round and Kozani in the second round, but in the round of 16 they faced Lamia, who to everyone's surprise, eliminated them with 1–0 at the extra time.[4]
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 11 June 1972, 23:59 UTC+2.
Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
Stelios Serafidis | GK | June 30, 1972 | 1953 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1972 | ||
Stelios Konstantinidis | GK | June 30, 1972 | 1967 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1973 | ||
Giorgos Daditsos | GK | June 30, 1972 | 1970 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1975 | ||
Kostas Silivistras | GK | 1971 | Atromitos | Free | 1976 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||
Giorgos Kefalidis | RB / CB | June 30, 1972 | 1964 | Pierikos | Free | 1972 | ||
Giorgos Tanidis | CB | June 30, 1972 | 1971 | Aris Ptolemaidas | Free | 1974 | ||
Apostolos Toskas | CB | June 30, 1972 | 1969 | Trikala | Free | 1979 | ||
Nikos Karapoulitidis | CB / RB | June 30, 1972 | 1967 | Free agent | Free | 1975 | ||
Stefanos Theodoridis | CB / RB | June 30, 1972 | 1969 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1978 | ||
Kostas Triantafyllou | CB / DM | 1969 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1972 | |||
Lefteris Istorios | RB / LB / CM / DM | June 30, 1972 | 1971 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1976 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
Stelios Skevofilakas | LM / RM / AM | June 30, 1972 | 1960 | Eleftheroupoli | Free | 1972 | ||
Panagiotis Ventouris | AM / SS | June 30, 1972 | 1965 | Fostiras | ₯435,000 | 1972 | ||
Nikos Stathopoulos | LM / LB | June 30, 1972 | 1965 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1974 | ||
Giorgos Karafeskos | CM / DM / RM / RW | June 30, 1972 | 1963 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1974 | ||
Giorgos Lavaridis | CM / DM | June 30, 1972 | 1968 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1975 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
Andreas Papaemmanouil | RW / LW / SS / ST | June 30, 1972 | 1969 | Canterbury | Free | 1972 | ||
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) | SS / ST / AM | June 30, 1972 | 1962 | Veria | ₯175,000 | 1979 | ||
Spyros Pomonis | LW / LM | June 30, 1972 | 1960 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1973 | ||
Kostas Nikolaidis | RW / LW / SS / ST | June 30, 1972 | 1965 | PAO Safrabolis | Free | 1973 | ||
Kostas Chanios | ST / SS | 1969 | Levadiakos | Free | 1972 | |||
Babis Psimogiannos | ST | June 30, 1972 | 1971 | Aris Agios Konstantinos | Free | 1976 | ||
Giorgos Kachris | RW / LW / RM / LM | 1969 | Amyna Ampelokipoi | Free | 1972 | |||
Lakis Nikolaou | ST / CB / RB / DM | June 30, 1972 | 1971 | Atromitos | ₯600,000 | 1979 |
width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | From | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Fee | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Date | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Contract Until | Source | |
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Atromitos | Free transfer | 30 June 1976 | |||||||||
Aris Ptolemaidas | Free transfer | 30 June 1974 | |||||||||
AEK Athens U20 | Promotion | 30 June 1976 | |||||||||
Aris Agios Konstantinos | Free transfer | 30 June 1976 | |||||||||
Atromitos | ₯600,000 | 1 December 1979 | [5] |
a. plus Dimitris Liakouris and Kostas Chanios, Giorgos Kefalidis and Stelios Skevofilakas as exchange from the next season.
width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | To | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Fee | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Date | Source | |
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Atromitos | Free transfer | ||||||||
Olympiakos Nicosia | Free transfer | ||||||||
Atromitos | ₯300,000 |
width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | To | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Fee | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Date | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Until | Option to buy | Source | |
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AO Koropi | Free | 30 June 1972 |
Expenditure: ₯600,000
Income: ₯300,000
Net Total: ₯300,000
See main article: 1971–72 Alpha Ethniki.
See main article: 1971–72 Greek Football Cup.
See main article: 1971–72 European Cup.
! 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|-|}
Rank | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Alpha Ethniki | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Greek Cup | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | European Cup | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Total | |
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1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |||||||
2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Totals | 57 | 8 | 4 | 69 |
Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Against | width=70 style="background:#FFDE00 | Result | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Date | width=150 style="background:#FFDE00 | Competition | Source |
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Lakis Nikolaou | 5–0 (H) | 4 June 1972 | Alpha Ethniki |
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.
Rank | width=200 style="background:#FFDE00 | Player | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Alpha Ethniki | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Greek Cup | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | European Cup | width=120 style="background:#FFDE00 | Total |
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1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Totals | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
|-! 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|}