1972–73 AEK Athens F.C. season explained

Club:AEK Athens
Season:1972–73
Manager:Branko Stanković
(until 7 February)
Billy Bingham
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chrtitle:Chairman
League Result:5th
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Mimis Papaioannou
Giannis Dandelis
Kostas Nikolaidis (7 each)
Season Topscorer:
Kostas Nikolaidis (13)
Highest Attendance:29,812 vs Olympiacos
(26 November 1972)
Lowest Attendance:2,292 vs Ethnikos Asteras
(3 January 1973)
Average Attendance:15,949
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Prevseason:1971–72
Nextseason:1973–74

The 1972–73 season was the 49th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 13 September 1972 and finished on 3 June 1973.

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Overview

The declining course of AEK Athens continued during the period 1972–73. Important players such as Petros Ravousis, Tasos Konstantinou and Dionysis Tsamis were acquired. On the other hand, the arrival of dubious value of Latin American footballers, according to the current of the time, such as Néstor Errea, Rodolfo Vicente and Hugo Zeer did not offer anything special to the problematic AEK.

AEK participated in the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history. In the first round, they were drawn against the Hungarian Salgótarján. It was characteristic, that the two matches against AEK constitute the whole of the European presence in Salgótarján's history. In the first leg at Nea Filadelfeia, AEK prevailed easily with 3–1.[1] The rematch in Hungary had acquired a purely procedural character and the yellow-blacks qualified with a 1–1 draw.[2] In the second round, luck completely turned its back on AEK, bringing them against the great Liverpool of Bill Shankly. The first match on Anfield, Liverpool's unquestionable superiority was certified, as the reds took the victory with 3–0 and largely ensured the qualification for the next round.[3] In the rematch of AEK Stadium, Liverpool finished the job with a 3–1 win,[4] which sent them to the next round and in the conquest of the title, at the end of the season.[5]

For another year AEK stayed away from claiming the cup. In the first round, they eliminated Korinthos at home and in the round of 32, they overcame Ethnikos Asteras, with an impressive 9–0 home win. At the round of 16, AEK were drawn against the second division club Apollon Kalamarias and were eliminated with a 2–1 defeat at Kalamaria. That resulted in the removal of Branko Stanković from the bench of the team, after 5 years at the club.

After a period with the manager of the reserve team, Kostas Chatzimichail at the wheel, Billy Bingham, the then manager of the national team, was hired in February at a very difficult turn for the club, which was plagued by administrative and competitive problems. AEK were far from the top and the Irishman failed to change the situation and was fired at the end of the season. As a result, the club finished 5th, at a distance of 23 points from the top. The counterproductive attack of AEK in contrast to their long tradition in this section, was remarkable, as they scored only 39 goals while conceding 36.[6]

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 3 June 1973, 23:59 UTC+2.

PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until
Goalkeepers
Néstor ErreaGKJune 30, 19731972 BanfieldFree1974
Stelios KonstantinidisGKJune 30, 19731967 AEK Athens U201973
Lakis StergioudasGKJune 30, 19731972 Niki PoligyrouFree1985
Giorgos DaditsosGKJune 30, 19731970 AEK Athens U201975
Defenders
Giorgos TanidisCBJune 30, 19731971 Aris PtolemaidasFree1974
Rizos LelisCBJune 30, 19731972 AELFree1973
Apostolos ToskasCBJune 30, 19731969 TrikalaFree1979
Nikos KarapoulitidisCB / RBJune 30, 19731967Free agentFree1975
Stefanos TheodoridisCB / RBJune 30, 19731969 AEK Athens U201978
Lefteris IstoriosRB / LB / CM / DMJune 30, 19731971 AEK Athens U201976
Petros RavousisCB / RBJune 30, 19731972 Aetos SkydraFree1985
Midfielders
Nikos StathopoulosLM / LBJune 30, 19731965 AEK Athens U201974
Hugo Horacio ZerrCM / AMJune 30, 19731972 Nueva ChicagoFree1974
Giorgos KarafeskosCM / DM / RM / RWJune 30, 19731963 AEK Athens U201974
Giorgos LavaridisCM / DMJune 30, 19731968 AEK Athens U201975
Dionysis TsamisCM / DM / AMJune 30, 19731972 Panetolikos₯2,300,0001980
Vangelis MakosCM1972 Thriamvos AthensFree1975
Forwards
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain)SS / ST / AMJune 30, 19731962 Veria₯175,0001979
Spyros PomonisLW / LMJune 30, 19731960 AEK Athens U201973
Kostas NikolaidisRW / LW / SS / STJune 30, 19731965 PAO SafrabolisFree1973
Giannis DandelisSTJune 30, 19731972 VeriaFree1977
Rodolfo VicenteRW / RMJune 30, 19731972 AtlantaFree1974
Babis PsimogiannosSTJune 30, 19731971 Aris Agios KonstantinosFree1976
Lakis NikolaouST / CB / RB / DMJune 30, 19731971 Atromitos₯600,0001979
Tasos KonstantinouRW / SS / ST / RM / AMJune 30, 19731972 EPA LarnacaFree1980
Christos KarypidisRW / ST / RM / AMJune 30, 19731972 AEK Athens U201977

Transfers

In

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BanfieldFree transfer30 June 1974
Niki PoligyrouFree transfer30 June 1985
AELFree transfer30 June 1973
Aetos SkydraFree transfer30 June 1985
Nueva ChicagoFree transfer30 June 1974
Panetolikos₯2,300,00030 June 1980[7]
Thriamvos AthensFree transfer30 June 1975
AtlantaFree transfer30 June 1974
EPA LarnacaFree transfer1 December 1980
AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1977
Veria₯540,00030 June 1977[8]
AO KoropiLoan return30 June 1974

a. plus Dimitris Palasidis as exchange and the incomes of a friendly between the two clubs.

Out

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align=center colspan=2Retired
KallitheaFree transfer
AtromitosFree transfer
AtromitosFree transfer
AtromitosFree transfer
Anorthosis FamagustaEnd of contract
align=center colspan=2Retired
AtromitosFree transfer
AtromitosFree transfer
VeriaFree transfer

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: ₯2,840,000

Income: ₯0

Net Total: ₯2,840,000

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

See main article: 1972–73 Alpha Ethniki.

Fixtures

Greek Cup

See main article: 1972–73 Greek Football Cup.

Matches

UEFA Cup

See main article: 1972–73 UEFA Cup.

Second 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:#FFDE00UEFA Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
174213
273010
37108
45027
56006
62204
72002
1102
1012
101001
0101
Own goals0000
Totals3912 556

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
Kostas Nikolaidis49–0 (H)3 January 1973Greek Cup
Giannis Dandelis3–0 (H)21 January 1973Alpha 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.

Rankwidth=200 style="background:#FFDE00Playerwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Alpha Ethnikiwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Greek Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00UEFA Cupwidth=120 style="background:#FFDE00Total
1111012
22103
30000
Totals13 2 015

Disciplinary record

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AEK-Salgótarján UEFA Europa League 1972/73. UEFA.com.
  2. Web site: Salgótarján-AEKUEFA Europa League 1972/73. UEFA.com.
  3. Web site: Liverpool-AEK UEFA Europa League 1972/73. UEFA.com.
  4. Web site: AEK-Liverpool UEFA Europa League 1972/73. UEFA.com.
  5. Web site: Season 1972/73 – Overview. UEFA.com . UEFA. 26 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Περίοδος 1972-1973. 20 May 2015. aekpedia.com. el.
  7. Web site: Διονύσης Τσάμης: Ο Αγρινιώτης «μαέστρος» του ποδοσφαίρου που αγωνίστηκε στην ΑΕΚ. 6 January 2018. iaitoloakarnania,gr.
  8. newspaper Athetic Echo 1/7/1972 page 5