The 1961–62 season was the 38th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and their third consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 9 September 1961 and finished on 17 June 1962.
Kits
Overview
In the summer of 1961, AEK Athens aimed to compete for the championship. With Tryfon Tzanetis in charge and Kleanthis Maropoulos essentially in the position of technical director, they signed Panikos Krystallis and Dimitris Zagylos from Cyprus, who were regarded as highly talented footballers.
AEK started strongly in the league with three consecutive wins including the emphatic 8–0 away win against Egaleo, which became the widest away win in the top tier of Greek football, while in the 4th matchday they drew 0–0 with Olympiacos in Nea Filadelfeia, even though they were the better side. On the 6th matchday, AEK were at the top of the standings alongside Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, where they remained until the 8th matchday, when, without conceding a single goal, they faced Panathinaikos at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. AEK fell 2–0 behind, but managed to pull one back to make it 2–1. However, in the last quarter of the match they collapsed, eventually suffering a 4–1 defeat while the "greens" could have extended their lead further. As a result, AEK dropped to second place, but continued to produce good performances. However, they were also defeated by Apollon Athens, who at the time had one of the strongest teams in the league and occupied the top positions in the standings. With various ups and downs, they remained five points behind the leaders until the 28th matchday, when the derby against Panathinaikos took place. In a packed Nea Filadelfeia Stadium, AEK entered the match determined and within the opening half hour they were leading 2–0. Shortly before the end of the half, Panathinaikos managed to reduce the score to 2–1 and during the second half they completed the comeback to win 3–2, largely due to defensive mistakes by the players of AEK. The yellow-blacks then focused on securing second place with Olympiacos and Apollon as their main competitors, however, the latter defeated them at home, overtook them in the standings and AEK eventually finished in fourth place.
In the round of 32 of the Cup, AEK were awarded the tie against Kalamata, as the latter forfeited the match. In the round of 16, they faced Apollon Athens at home and in the presence of fifteen thousand spectators, AEK were defeated by 2–1 and were eliminated. It was the third time Apollon had defeated AEK that season, having already beaten them twice in the league.
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 17 June 1962, 23:59 UTC+2.
PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer fee Goalkeepers Sotiris Fakis GK 1957 Amyna Ampelokipoi Free Stelios Serafidis GK 1953 AEK Athens U20 — Defenders Giannis Marditsis CB / ST 1959 Egaleo ₯103,000 Petros Stamatelopoulos LB 1959 Panerythraikos ₯100,000 Mimis Anastasiadis RB / CB / ST 1956 A.O. Nea Ionia Free Theofilos Vernezis RB / CB / GK 1956 AEK Athens U20 — Dimitris Tzaneras CB / DM 1960 Atromitos Piraeus Free Midfielders Miltos Papapostolou DM / CB 1956 Egaleo Free Giorgos Petridis AM / SS / ST 1957 Pera Club Free Panikos Krystallis AM / SS / CM / RM / LM 1961 Apollon Limassol ₯1,900,000 Stelios Skevofilakas LM / RM / AM / CM 1961 Eleftheroupoli Free Thanasis Gouvas AM / RW / SS / ST 1960 A.E. Messolonghi Free Alekos Daispangos DM / CB 1960 AEK Athens U20 — Forwards Kostas Nestoridis ST / SS 1955 Panionios Free Alekos Sofianidis LW / LM / LB 1959 Beşiktaş Free Andreas Stamatiadis (Captain) RW / LW / SS / ST 1952 AEK Athens U20 — Christos Ampos LW / SS / ST 1956 A.O. Kifisia Free Dimitris Zagylos RW 1961 Anorthosis Famagusta ₯320,000 Argyris Argyropoulos ST 1958 AEK Athens U20 — Nikos Zagotsis ST / SS 1960 AEK Athens U20 — Aris Tsachouridis LW / LM / RM / RW 1960 Makedonikos Free Simos Vavaleros ST 1961 Egaleo Free Spyros Pomonis LW / LM 1960 AEK Athens U20 — Left during season Stefanos Demiris ST / SS / AM 1959 AE Kavala —
Transfers
In
PlayerFromFeeDateSource EleftheroupoliFree transfer Apollon Limassol₯1,900,000 Anorthosis Famagusta₯320,000 EgaleoFree transfer
Out
PlayerToFeeDateSource Olympiacos ChalkidaContract termination Retired PanegialiosContract termination Free agentContract termination PanachaikiContract termination PanachaikiContract termination EleftheroupoliLoan return Free agentContract termination
Loan out
PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource PanegialiosFree30 June 1963 Overall transfer activity
Expenditure: ₯2,220,000
Income: ₯0
Net Total: ₯2,220,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Alpha Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
AEK entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.
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 CupTotal129 029212 012311 0114 7 185 4 046 3 03 3 038 2 029 1 01Own goals 1 01Totals73 174
Hat-tricks Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored. PlayerAgainst Result Date Competition Source Kostas Nestoridis Egaleo 8–0 (A) 9 September 1961 Alpha Ethniki Kostas Nestoridis Doxa Drama 4–0 (A) 8 October 1961 Alpha Ethniki Giorgos Petridis Panelefsiniakos 6–3 (A) 16 December 1961 Alpha Ethniki Kostas Nestoridis4 Panelefsiniakos 8–3 (H) 20 May 1962 Alpha 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. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupTotal110 0102 4 043 0 00Totals14 014
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
Awards PlayerAwardSource Kostas Nestoridis FW Alpha Ethniki Top Scorer
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database