The 1969–70 season was the 46th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 21 September 1969 and finished on 7 June 1970.
Kits
Overview
This was AEK's second consecutive transitional season under Branko Stanković. The yellow-blacks underwent a major squad rebuild. Promising players such as Stefanos Theodoridis and Kostas Triantafyllou were promoted from the academy, while transfers of young and talented players were made, with the most notable being Apostolos Toskas. Nevertheless, in the final days of the transfer window, the club also signed Andreas Papaemmanouil, who was sidelined at Panathinaikos. At the same time, players who had made a significant contribution to the club, such as Alekos Sofianidis, Aleko Yordan and most notably their long-serving captain, Andreas Stamatiadis left the club. Moreover, Stanković no longer considered the previous years' main centre backs, Tasos Vasiliou and Fotis Balopoulos, part of his plans, effectively ending their time at the club.
This season the team did not compete in any European competitions. The second-place finish in the league was considered a success, taking into account the circumstances and the strength of Panathinaikos at the time. Mimis Papaioannou emerged as the club's top scorer with 18 goals and second in the league behind Antonis Antoniadis, while Kostas Nikolaidis and Panagiotis Ventouris also finished among the league's top scorers with 12 goals each. This season was marked by the bribery scandal of Loukanidis and Syropoulos of Aris by people of the newly-promoted Panachaiki. The evidence against them was considered overwhelming, and the verdict was issued immediately. Thus, despite the 0–0 draw at Aris Stadium, the match was awarded to Aris with 2–0, and Panachaiki were eliminated from the league and they were zeroed in their remaining 13 matches. As was natural, the club of Patras finished last and were relegated. It was the first time in the history of Greek football that a club was relegated due to bribery.
In the Cup, AEK qualified without a match in the second round, where they faced Panathinaikos in a single game at Nea Filadelfeia Stadium and after 120 minutes the score was 1–1. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, with the procedure being introduced for the first time, as until then ties had been decided by a draw. AEK lost 5–3 on penalties, as Papaioannou and Ventouris sent the ball out.
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 7 June 1970, 23:59 UTC+2.
PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers Stelios Serafidis GK 1953 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Stelios Konstantinidis GK 1967 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Defenders Tasos Vasiliou CB 1965 Apollon Athens ₯1,200,000 1976 Giorgos Kefalidis RB / CB 1964 Pierikos ₯800,000 1976 Fotis Balopoulos CB / DM / CM / ST 1964 Proodeftiki ₯450,000 1976 Giannis Spyropoulos CB / RB 1968 PAO Patisia Free 1976 Giannis Stavrou RB / LB / CB 1967 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Apostolos Toskas CB 1969 Trikala ₯1,500,000 1977 Nikos Karapoulitidis LB / RB / CB 1968 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Kostas Triantafyllou CB / RB / LB / DM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Stefanos Theodoridis RB / LB / CB / RM / LM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Midfielders Stelios Skevofilakas (Captain) LM / RM / AM / CM 1961 Eleftheroupoli Free 1976 Panagiotis Ventouris LM / RM / LW / RW / ST / AM / SS 1965 Fostiras ₯400,000 1976 Nikos Stathopoulos LM / LB / CM 1965 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Minas Stavridis AM / SS / ST 1968 Ionikos ₯200,000 1976 Giorgos Karafeskos CM / DM / RM / RW 1964 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Giorgos Lavaridis CM / DM / CB 1968 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Forwards Andreas Papaemmanouil RW / LW / RM / LM / SS / AM / CM 1969 Panathinaikos Free 1977 Mimis Papaioannou (Vice-captain) SS / ST / AM / RW 1962 Veria ₯175,000 1976 Spyros Pomonis LW / LM 1960 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Kostas Nikolaidis RW / LW / SS / ST 1965 PAO Safraboli Free 1976 Kosmas Pesiridis RW / LW 1968 AON Argyroupoli ₯350,000 1976 Kostas Chanios LW / SS 1969 Levadiakos ₯300,000 1977 Kostas Sarris LW / LM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Giorgos Kachris RW / LW / RM / LM 1969 Amyna Ampelokipoi ₯200,000 1977 Dimitris Palasidis ST / RW / LW 1969 Lefkada Imathias ₯150,000 1978 Panagiotis Psychogios ST 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Left during season Lakis Frogoudakis LB / RB / CB / DM 1964 AEK Athens U20 — 1976
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₯1,500,00030 June 1977 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1977 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1977 PanathinaikosFree transfer30 June 1977 Amyna Ampelokipoi₯200,00030 June 1977 Levadiakos₯300,00030 June 1977 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1977 HellenicLoan return30 June 1976 Lefkada Imathias₯150,00030 June 1978 AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1977
Out
PlayerToFeeDateSource Retired AEK Athens U20Demotion EgaleoContract termination Vyzas MegaraContract termination PanachaikiFree transfer Retired Apollon AthensFree transfer Retired Vyzas MegaraContract termination Apollon AthensFree transfer Vyzas MegaraContract termination Vyzas MegaraContract termination FostirasContract termination
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure: ₯2,150,000
Income: ₯0
Net Total: ₯2,150,000
Pre-season and friendlies
OPAP Summer Championship
Competitions
Overall record
Alpha Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
AEK Athens qualified to the second round without a match.
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
! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during season
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then alphabetically by surname. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal118 119212 01212 0124 6 065 2 026 1 01 1 01Own goals 1 01Totals53 154
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 CupTotal118 0182 0 00Totals18 018
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
! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during season
Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.
Formation Matchday(s)354–2–41–34
Player Stelios KonstantinidisGKApostolos ToskasRCBKostas TriantafyllouLCBGiorgos KefalidisRBNikos StathopoulosLBGiorgos KarafeskosRCMStelios Skevofilakas (C)LCMPanagiotis VentourisRWSpyros PomonisLWMimis PapaioannouRCFKostas NikolaidisLCF
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database