The 1973–74 season was the 50th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 23 September 1973 and finished on 19 June 1974.
Kits
Overview
Another disappointing season for AEK Athens. The combination of administrative changes and financial difficulties left AEK out of claiming titles and distinctions for another year, while the equally bad previous season had left the club out of European competitions. In the administration, the political regime proposed to the businessman, Loukas Barlos, the assignment of the presidency of AEK. He refused as he did not agree with the method of assignment and Ioannis Theodorakopoulos taking over. In addition, after the dismissal of Branko Stanković from AEK during the last season the management ended up in appointing the a former English international midfielder, Stan Anderson as his replacement, with his only managerial spell being at Middlesbrough. The important signings of the season were Giorgos Sidiropoulos, Sakis Zarzopoulos, Spyros Stefanidis and Lazaros Papadopoulos, while Stelios Konstantinidis, Rizos Lellis, Kostas Nikolaidis, Spyros Pomonis and Giannis Dandelis left the club.
AEK were having a bad campaign throughout the season, being away from the leading places of the table and were unable to overturn the situation. The administrativde changes with the election of Barlos as president in April and the 4–0 away defeat to Olympiacos, led to the firing of Anderson a few days later, leaving AEK in sixth place. His assistant Kostas Chatzimichail stepped up to end the season as an interim manager. All AEK could eventually do was a fifth place finish for the second consecutive year, at a distance of 19 points from the top.
In the Cup AEK eliminated Olympiakos Neon Liosion by 3–0 and Atromitos on penalties in the first round and the round of 32, respectively. At the round of 16 faced PAOK and were eliminated with a 3–1 defeat at the Toumba Stadium, with the club of Thessaloniki eventually winning the title.
Management team
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 19 June 1974, 23:59 UTC+2.
PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers Néstor Errea GK 1972 Banfield Free 1975 Giorgos Sidiropoulos GK 1973 Trikala ₯1,800,000 1981 Lakis Stergioudas GK 1972 Niki Poligyrou ₯36,000 1981 Defenders Spyros Stefanidis CB / RB 1973 Panserraikos ₯500,000 1981 Giorgos Tanidis CB 1971 Aris Ptolemaida ₯120,000 1979 Apostolos Toskas CB 1969 Trikala ₯1,500,000 1977 Sakis Zarzopoulos CB / DM / RB / LB 1973 Panserraikos ₯2,500,000 1981 Stefanos Theodoridis RB / LB / CB / RM / LM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Nikos Karoulias LB / LM / AM 1973 AEK Athens U20 — 1981 Giorgos Kontopoulos LB / CB 1973 AEK Athens U20 — 1981 Petros Ravousis CB / RB 1972 Aetos Skydra Free 1981 Midfielders Nikos Stathopoulos (Vice-captain) LM / LB / CM 1965 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Giorgos Karafeskos CM / DM / RM / RW 1964 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Giorgos Lavaridis CM / DM / CB 1968 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Lazaros Papadopoulos RM / RB / LM / LB / RW / LW 1973 Veria ₯1,300,000 1981 Dionysis Tsamis CM / DM / AM 1972 Panetolikos ₯2,350,000 1981 Vangelis Makos LM / LW 1972 Thriamvos Athens Free 1980 Forwards Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) SS / ST / AM / RW 1962 Veria ₯175,000 1976 Takis Karachisaridis ST 1973 Makedonikos Free 1981 Babis Psimogiannos ST 1971 Aris Agios Konstantinos Free 1979 Lakis Nikolaou ST / RW / CB / RB 1971 Atromitos ₯600,000 1979 Tasos Konstantinou RW / SS / ST / RM / AM 1972 EPA Larnaca ₯600,000 1980 Jorge Falero Fanìs ST 1973 Danubio ₯750,000 1975 Kostas Panagiotopoulos RW / RM 1973 Moudania ₯300,000 1981 Ivan Kypritidis RW / ST / RM / AM 1973 Asteras Zografou Free 1981 Stefanos Karypidis RW / ST / RM 1972 AEK Athens U20 — 1981
Transfers
In
PlayerFromFeeDateContract Until – Greek and Cypriot professional footballers were bound to their clubs for eight years, effectively functioning as eight-year contracts.Source Trikala₯1,800,00030 June 1981 Panserraikos₯2,500,00030 June 1981 Panserraikos₯500,00030 June 1981 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1981 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1981 Veria₯1,300,00030 June 1981 AtromitosLoan return Moudania₯300,00030 June 1981 Asteras ZografouFree transfer30 June 1981 AtromitosLoan return MakedonikosFree transfer30 June 1981 Danubio₯750,00030 June 1975
Out
PlayerToFeeDateSource AtromitosContract termination AELContract termination AEK Athens U20Demotion AtromitosContract termination AEK Athens U20Demotion LanúsContract termination PAS GianninaContract termination Ferro Carril OesteContract termination Ethnikos PiraeusContract termination KalamataContract termination PanachaikiContract termination
Loan out
PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource KalamataFree30 June 1974
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure: ₯6,650,000
Income: ₯0
Net Total: ₯6,650,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Alpha Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
Matches
Statistics
Squad statistics
! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then alphabetically by surname. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal114 0142 7 4113 9 094 7 075 6 066 3 037 2 02 2 029 1 01 1 01Own goals 1 01Totals53 457
Hat-tricks Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored. PlayerAgainst Result Date Competition Source Lakis Nikolaou Olympiakos Neon Liosion 3–0 (H) 26 December 1973 Greek Cup
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. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal1 6 062 3 253 0 00Totals 9 211
Disciplinary record
! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.
Formation Matchday(s)244–3–31–3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16–18, 20, 21, 25–31, 34134–4–24, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22–24, 32, 33
Player Giorgos SidiropoulosGKPetros RavousisRCBSpyros StefanidisLCBStefanos TheodoridisRBNikos StathopoulosLBSakis ZarzopoulosDMDionysis TsamisRCMGiorgos KarafeskosLCMTasos KonstantinouRWMimis Papaioannou (C)LWLakis NikolaouCF
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database