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 edit

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, presented the best attack and defense of the league, having only 2 defeats. The second one against Olympiacos costed them the title since they finished second with 2 points from the red and whites.[6]

In the cup AEK entered at the round of 32, eliminating Ethnikos Piraeus. Then, they passed through Kavala at the round of 16, reaching the quarter-finals. There, they were eliminated by Iraklis with a 1–0 in Thessaloniki.[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.

Management team edit

Position Staff
Manager   František Fadrhonc
Assistant manager   Andreas Stamatiadis
Goalkeeping coach   Stelios Serafidis

Players edit

Squad information edit

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

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
DF   Giorgos Skrekis   Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1977
DF   Victor Theofilopoulos   Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1975
MF   Timo Zahnleiter   1860 München Transfer Free 1 July 1974 30 June 1978
ΜF   Christos Ardizoglou   Apollon Athens Transfer ₯5,000,000[b] 1 July 1974 30 June 1986
MF   Takis Timotheou   APOEL Transfer Free 1 July 1974 30 June 1976
FW   Georgios Dedes   Panionios Transfer Free[a] 1 July 1974 30 June 1977
FW   Walter Wagner   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 edit

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

Overall transfer activity edit

Expenditure:   ₯5,000,000

Income:   ₯0

Net Total:   ₯5,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies edit

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

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 29 September 1974 8 June 1975 Matchday 1 2nd 34 23 9 2 73 20 +53 067.65
Greek Cup 5 February 1975 30 April 1975 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 066.67
Total 37 25 9 3 78 21 +57 067.57

Last updated: 8 June 1975
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki edit

League table edit

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[a]
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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 23 9 2 73 20  +53 55 16 1 0 54 10  +44 7 8 2 19 10  +9

Results by Matchday edit

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

Fixtures edit

29 September 1974 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 edit

AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the Round of 32.

Matches edit

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 edit

Squad statistics edit

As of 8 June 1975
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   Giorgos Sidiropoulos 29 0 3 0 32 0
GK   Lakis Stergioudas 6 0 1 0 7 0
GK   Giorgos Daditsos 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
DF   Giorgos Skrekis 19 0 1 0 20 0
DF   Spyros Stefanidis 22 0 3 0 25 0
DF   Apostolos Toskas 10 0 2 0 12 0
DF   Lakis Nikolaou 32 2 3 0 35 2
DF   Sakis Zarzopoulos 24 2 1 0 25 2
DF   Stefanos Theodoridis 16 0 1 0 17 0
DF   Victor Theofilopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   Petros Ravousis 22 0 1 0 23 0
Midfielders
MF   Giorgos Lavaridis 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Timo Zahnleiter 30 4 2 1 32 5
MF   Takis Timotheou 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   Lazaros Papadopoulos 16 3 2 0 18 3
MF   Dionysis Tsamis 32 2 3 0 35 2
MF   Vangelis Makos 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   Christos Ardizoglou 31 10 3 0 34 10
Forwards
FW   Mimis Papaioannou 33 10 3 1 36 11
FW   Georgios Dedes 33 14 3 0 36 14
FW   Walter Wagner 34 17 3 3 37 20
FW   Tasos Konstantinou 24 6 2 0 26 6
FW   Jorge Falero Fanìs 1 0 1 0 2 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 8 June 1975
Rank Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
1 FW   Walter Wagner 17 3 20
2 FW   Georgios Dedes 14 0 14
3 FW   Mimis Papaioannou 10 1 11
4 MF   Christos Ardizoglou 10 0 10
5 FW   Tasos Konstantinou 6 0 6
7 MF   Timo Zahnleiter 4 1 5
8 MF   Lazaros Papadopoulos 3 0 3
9 DF   Lakis Nikolaou 2 0 2
DF   Sakis Zarzopoulos 2 0 2
MF   Dionysis Tsamis 2 0 2
Own goals 3 0 3
Totals 73 5 78

Clean sheets edit

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.

As of 8 June 1975
Rank Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
1   Giorgos Sidiropoulos 16 2 18
2   Lakis Stergioudas 4 0 4
Totals 20 2 22

Disciplinary record edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Περίοδος 1974-1975". kitrinomavro.gr. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Λουκάς Μπάρλος, ο "πρόεδρος των τίτλων" που έβαλε υποθήκη το σπίτι του για να κατασκευαστεί η σκεπαστή. "Μόλις κατάλαβα ότι η τσέπη δεν τραβάει άλλο, υπέβαλα την παραίτηση μου"". mixanitouxronou.gr. 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Η ανάρτηση για τον Φράντισεκ Φάντροκ". tovima.gr. 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "1974 - 1981". aekfc.gr.
  5. ^ "Χρυσάφι στα πόδια των σταρ". tanea.gr. 30 April 1999.
  6. ^ "Greece 1974/75". rsssf.org.
  7. ^ "Greek Cup 1974/75". rsssf.org.

External links edit