1974–75 AEK Athens F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was the 51st season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 29 September 1974 and finished on 8 June 1975.

AEK Athens
1974–75 season
ChairmanLoukas Barlos
ManagerFrantišek Fadrhonc
StadiumAEK Stadium
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Walter Wagner (17)

All:
Walter Wagner (20)
Highest home attendance28,866 vs Panathinaikos
(20 April 1975)
Lowest home attendance7,417 vs Panserraikos
(8 June 1975)
Average home league attendance18,462
Biggest winAEK Athens 5–0 Panserraikos
Biggest defeatOlympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens

Overview

The summer of 1974 was a milestone in the history of AEK. It was the beginning of one the most glorious periods in the history of the club.[1] The political situation in Greece was normalizing, the "government commissioners" left the sports clubs and Loukas Barlos, after elections, got 58% and the wheel of AEK in his hands.[2] Barlos, a large industrialist of the time with the main occupation of the bauxite trade from the region of Boeotia, but above all a huge football fan, was to become the president-symbol in the history of the club. He envisioned a team that would surpass the Greek standards and without sparing any money, he started its "building", by hiring František Fadrhonc as coach, a specialist in both training and coaching at the time and co-creator of the "flying" Dutchmen of the early 70's, alongside Rinus Michels.[3] Fadrhonc was an unreachable name for the Greek standards of the time. He brought to AEK a series of innovations both in the style of training and coaching, as well as in its organization structure. The "grandfather", as he was nicknamed, due to his age, set new standards even to the sports equipment and the team's clothing.[1] AEK became the first Greek club to be dressed by a large sportswear brand.[1] The two legally allowed positions of foreign players were filled by two Germans, the striker, Walter Wagner from Austria Wien and Timo Zahnleiter from 1860 München, who was one of the first modern defensive midfielders in Greece.[1] From the domestic football market Barlos collected and delivered to the hands of Fadrhonc some of the best and most impressive players.[4] The fast winger Christos Ardizoglou from Apollon Athens[5] and the diligent scorer Georgios Dedes, alongside the defender Giorgos Skrekis from Panionios, arrived at the club.

The results were impressive and the renewed AEK finished second, two points behind Olympiacos, presenting the best attack and defense of the league.[6] In the Greek Cup AEK reached the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated in Thessaloniki by Iraklis.[7] The management and the performance of the club, showed that the team along with their fans were about to experience greatness for the time to come.

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 8 June 1975, 23:59 UTC+3.

Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
Giorgos Sidiropoulos Greece GK (1949-06-25)25 June 1949 (aged 26) 1973 Greece AO Trikala Free 1978
Lakis Stergioudas Greece GK (1952-12-11)11 December 1952 (aged 22) 1972 Greece Niki Poligyrou Free 1984
Giorgos Daditsos Greece GK (1953-03-09)9 March 1953 (aged 22) 1970 Greece AEK Athens U20 1975
Defenders
Giorgos Skrekis Greece RB / CB (1945-02-02)2 February 1945 (aged 30) 1974 Greece Panionios Free 1977
Spyros Stefanidis Greece CB / RB (1946-12-18)18 December 1946 (aged 28) 1973 Greece Panserraikos Free 1976
Apostolos Toskas Greece CB (1947-12-28)28 December 1947 (aged 27) 1969 Greece Trikala Free 1979
Lakis Nikolaou Greece CB / RB / ST / DM (1949-07-17)17 July 1949 (aged 25) 1971 Greece Atromitos ₯600,000 1979
Sakis Zarzopoulos Greece CB / RB / LB (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 25) 1973 Greece Panserraikos Free 1977
Stefanos Theodoridis Greece CB / RB (1950-06-19)19 June 1950 (aged 25) 1969 Greece AEK Athens U20 1978
Victor Theofilopoulos Greece LB (1951-01-01)1 January 1951 (aged 24) 1974 Greece Panionios Free 1975
Petros Ravousis Greece CB / RB (1954-10-01)1 October 1954 (aged 20) 1972 Greece Aetos Skydra Free 1984
Midfielders
Giorgos Lavaridis Greece CM / DM (1947-10-15)15 October 1947 (aged 27) 1968 Greece AEK Athens U20 1975
Timo Zahnleiter West Germany CM / DM (1948-12-16)16 December 1948 (aged 26) 1974 West Germany 1860 München Free 1978
Takis Timotheou Cyprus AM / CB 1949 (aged 2526) 1974 Cyprus APOEL Free 1976
Lazaros Papadopoulos Greece RM / RW (1950-01-03)3 January 1950 (aged 25) 1973 Greece Veria Free 1979
Dionysis Tsamis Greece CM / DM / AM (1951-05-21)21 May 1951 (aged 24) 1972 Greece Panetolikos ₯2,300,000 1980
Vangelis Makos Greece CM 1952 (aged 2223) 1972 Greece Thriamvos Athens Free 1975
Christos Ardizoglou Greece RM / LM / RW / AM (1953-03-25)25 March 1953 (aged 22) 1974 Greece Apollon Athens ₯5,000,000 1986
Forwards
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) Greece SS / ST / AM (1942-08-23)23 August 1942 (aged 32) 1962 Greece Veria ₯175,000 1979
Georgios Dedes Greece ST / SS / RW / LW (1943-02-25)25 February 1943 (aged 32) 1974 Greece Panionios Free 1977
Walter Wagner West Germany ST / SS / RW / LW (1949-07-26)26 July 1949 (aged 25) 1974 Austria Austria Wien Free 1977
Tasos Konstantinou Cyprus RW / SS / ST / RM / AM (1951-03-11)11 March 1951 (aged 24) 1972 Cyprus EPA Larnaca Free 1980
Jorge Falero Fanìs UruguayGreece ST (1952-08-00)August 1952 (aged 22) 1973 Uruguay Danubio Free 1975

Transfers


In

Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
DF Greece Giorgos Skrekis Greece Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1977
DF Greece Victor Theofilopoulos Greece Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1975
MF West Germany Timo Zahnleiter West Germany 1860 München Transfer Free 1 July 1974 30 June 1978
ΜF Greece Christos Ardizoglou Greece Apollon Athens Transfer ₯5,000,000[b] 1 July 1974 30 June 1986
MF Cyprus Takis Timotheou Cyprus APOEL Transfer Free 1 July 1974 30 June 1976
FW Greece Georgios Dedes Greece Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1977
FW West Germany Walter Wagner Austria Austria Wien Transfer Free 1 July 1974 30 June 1977
a. ^ and Kostas Panagiotopoulos, Babis Psimogiannos and Ivan Kypritidis as exchange.
b. ^ plus Nikos Karoulias.

Out

Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
GK Argentina Néstor Errea Greece Apollon Athens End of contract 1 July 1974
DF Greece Nikos Karapoulitidis Free agent End of contract 1 July 1974
DF Greece Giorgos Tanidis Greece Panachaiki End of contract 1 July 1974
DF Greece Giorgos Kontopoulos Greece Panachaiki Transfer Free 1 July 1974
DF Greece Nikos Karoulias Greece Apollon Athens Transfer Free 1 July 1974
MF Greece Giorgos Karafeskos Greece Kastoria Transfer Free 1 July 1974
MF Greece Nikos Stathopoulos Greece Apollon Athens Transfer Free 19 August 1974
FW Greece Kostas Panagiotopoulos Greece Panionios Transfer Free 1 July 1974
FW Greece Ivan Kypritidis Greece Panionios Transfer Free 1 July 1974
FW Greece Christos Karypidis Free agent Contract termination 1 July 1974
FW Greece Babis Psimogiannos Greece Panionios Transfer Free 1 July 1974
FW Greece Takis Karachisaridis Greece Kastoria Transfer Free 1 July 1974

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: Decrease ₯5,000,000

Income: Increase ₯0

Net Total: Decrease ₯5,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies

11 September 1974 Friendly PAOK Greece 0–1 Greece AEK Athens Thessaloniki
  • Papaioannou 32'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Giorgos Parasidis (Thessaloniki)
14 September 1974 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 5–2 France Lens Nea Filadelfeia
  • Karachisaridis
Stadium: AEK Stadium
7 January 1975 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 3–0 France Lille Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium
9 June 1975 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 5–3 West Germany Kickers Offenbach Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 24 9 1 65 21 +44 57 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 AEK Athens 34 23 9 2 73 20 +53 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 PAOK 34 19 8 7 73 28 +45 46
4 Ethnikos Piraeus 34 17 11 6 48 28 +20 45
5 Panathinaikos 34 14 12 8 62 41 +21 40 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since Olympiacos, winners of 1974–75 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1975–76 European Cup, losing cup finalists Panathinaikos earned a spot in the first round of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 23 9 2 73 20  +53 55 16 1 0 54 10  +44 7 8 2 19 10  +9

Results by Matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWDWDWWWWDDDWWLWDWWWDWWWWWWLWDWWDW
Position4143332322222133332222221112222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures

29 September 1974 Matchday 1 Panionios 0–2 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 20,611
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki)
6 October 1974 Matchday 2 AEK Athens 5–1 AEL Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 25,250
Referee: Christos Karasoulas (Athens)
20 October 1974 Matchday 3 Panachaiki 0–0 AEK Athens Patras
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Panachaiki Stadium
Attendance: 18,020
Referee: Stathis Papavasileiou (Piraeus)
27 October 1974 Matchday 4 AEK Athens 2–0 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 24,957
Referee: Domenico Serafino (Italy)
3 November 1974 Matchday 5 Kavala 0–0 AEK Athens Kavala
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Kavala National Stadium
Attendance: 7,144
Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus)
10 November 1974 Matchday 6 Olympiacos Volos 0–1 AEK Athens Volos
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Volos Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,668
Referee: Pan Marinos (Piraeus)
24 November 1974 Matchday 7 AEK Athens 3–1 Kalamata Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Theodorou 58'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 8,015
Referee: Kostas Xanthos (Dodecanese)
1 December 1974 Matchday 8 Iraklis 0–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 14,532
Referee: Dionisis Voulgaris (Athens)
15 December 1974 Matchday 9 AEK Athens 3–1 Egaleo Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Chastalis 68'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 13,768
Referee: Kostas Krikonis (Epirus)
22 December 1974 Matchday 10 Panathinaikos 0–0 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
14:45 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 24,510
Referee: Pan Marinos (Piraeus)
29 December 1974 Matchday 11 AEK Athens 0–0 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 28,518
Referee: Domenico Serafino (Italy)
5 January 1975 Matchday 12 PAOK 1–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Kermanidis 20'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 39,017
Referee: Achille Verbecke (France)
12 January 1975 Matchday 13 AEK Athens 4–0 Atromitos Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 20,825
Referee: Famelis (Athens)
19 January 1975 Matchday 14 AEK Athens 4–0 Kastoria Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)
22 January 1975 Matchday 15 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 36,234
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
26 January 1975 Matchday 16 AEK Athens 3–0 PAS Giannina Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala)
2 February 1975 Matchday 17 Panserraikos 1–1 AEK Athens Serres
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Seizis 21'
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,916
Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus)
9 February 1975 Matchday 18 AEK Athens 3–0 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 10,339
Referee: Chiotakis (Thessaloniki)
16 February 1975 Matchday 19 AEL 0–2 AEK Athens Larissa
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 15,078
Referee: Giorgos Katsoras (Thessaloniki)
2 March 1975 Matchday 20 AEK Athens 3–1 Panachaiki Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 26,492
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki)
9 March 1975 Matchday 21 Aris 1–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Spyridon 15' (pen.)
Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 13,317
Referee: Pan Marinos (Piraeus)
16 March 1975 Matchday 22 AEK Athens 3–2 Kavala Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Diamantopoulos 81'
  • Rigas 89'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Michalis Kyriakidis (Cyprus)
23 March 1975 Matchday 23 AEK Athens 3–0 Olympiacos Volos Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 16,867
Referee: Moniakis (Heraklion)
29 March 1975 Matchday 24 Kalamata 0–1 AEK Athens Kalamata
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Kalamata Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)
6 April 1975 Matchday 25 AEK Athens 3–0 Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 17,507
Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala)
13 April 1975 Matchday 26 Egaleo 1–4 AEK Athens Aigaleo
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Chastalis 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Attendance: 10,966
Referee: Michalis Ornerakis (Chania)
20 April 1975 Matchday 27 AEK Athens 4–3 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 28,866
Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala)
27 April 1975 Matchday 28 Olympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 39,173
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
5 May 1975 Matchday 29 AEK Athens 3–1 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 16,606
Referee: Papazoglou (Athens)
11 May 1975 Matchday 30 Atromitos 2–2 AEK Athens Peristeri
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Kotsalos 86'
  • Pantelidis 90'
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 10,094
Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)
18 May 1975 Matchday 31 Kastoria 0–2 AEK Athens Kastoria
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kastoria
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Moniakis (Heraklion)
25 May 1975 Matchday 32 AEK Athens 3–0 Ethnikos Piraeus Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,597
Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)
1 June 1975 Matchday 33 PAS Giannina 0–0 AEK Athens Ioannina
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Messinia)
8 June 1975 Matchday 34 AEK Athens 5–0 Panserraikos Nea Filadelfeia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 7,417
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)

Greek Cup

AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32

Matches

5 February 1975 Round of 32 Ethnikos Piraeus 0–2 AEK Athens Piraeus
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 24,465
Referee: Nicolae Petriceanu (Romania)
19 March 1975 Round of 16 AEK Athens 3–0 Kavala Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 12,521
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Messinia)
30 April 1975 Quarter-finals Iraklis 1–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 14,552
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 8 June 1975
No.PosPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
GK Greece Giorgos Sidiropoulos 29030 320
GK Greece Lakis Stergioudas 6010 70
GK Greece Giorgos Daditsos 0000 00
Defenders
DF Greece Giorgos Skrekis 19010 200
DF Greece Spyros Stefanidis 22030 250
DF Greece Apostolos Toskas 10020 120
DF Greece Lakis Nikolaou 32230 352
DF Greece Sakis Zarzopoulos 24210 252
DF Greece Stefanos Theodoridis 16010 170
DF Greece Victor Theofilopoulos 0000 00
DF Greece Petros Ravousis 22010 230
Midfielders
MF Greece Giorgos Lavaridis 1000 10
MF West Germany Timo Zahnleiter 30421 325
MF Cyprus Takis Timotheou 0000 00
MF Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos 16320 183
MF Greece Dionysis Tsamis 32230 352
MF Greece Vangelis Makos 0000 00
MF Greece Christos Ardizoglou 311030 3410
Forwards
FW Greece Mimis Papaioannou 331031 3611
FW Greece Georgios Dedes 331430 3614
FW West Germany Walter Wagner 341733 3720
FW Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 24620 266
FW Uruguay Jorge Falero Fanìs 1010 20

Disciplinary record

As of 8 June 1975
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
GK Greece Giorgos Sidiropoulos
GK Greece Lakis Stergioudas
GK Greece Giorgos Daditsos
Defenders
DF Greece Giorgos Skrekis 2 2
DF Greece Spyros Stefanidis 2 2
DF Greece Apostolos Toskas
DF Greece Lakis Nikolaou 1 1 1 2 1
DF Greece Sakis Zarzopoulos
DF Greece Stefanos Theodoridis 2 1 2 1
DF Greece Victor Theofilopoulos
DF Greece Petros Ravousis 1 1
Midfielders
MF Greece Giorgos Lavaridis
MF West Germany Timo Zahnleiter
MF Cyprus Takis Timotheou
MF Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos 1 1
MF Greece Dionysis Tsamis
MF Greece Vangelis Makos
MF Greece Christos Ardizoglou 3 3
Forwards
FW Greece Mimis Papaioannou
FW Greece Georgios Dedes
FW West Germany Walter Wagner
FW Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 1 1
FW Uruguay Jorge Falero Fanìs

References

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