The 1977–78 season was the 54th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 11 September 1977 and finished on 4 June 1978.
| 1977–78 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Loukas Barlos | |
| Manager | František Fadrhonc (until 23 September) Andreas Stamatiadis (until 10 October) Zlatko Čajkovski | |
| Stadium | AEK Stadium | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 1st | |
| Greek Cup | Winners | |
| UEFA Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Thomas Mavros (22) All: Thomas Mavros (31) | |
| Highest home attendance | 30,000 vs Olympiacos (17 May 1978) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,482 vs Ethnikos Piraeus (26 December 1977) | |
| Average home league attendance | 16,591 | |
| Biggest win | Ethnikos Piraeus 1–6 AEK Athens AEK Athens 6–1 AO Chania AEK Athens 6–1 Olympiacos | |
| Biggest defeat | Standard Liège 4–1 AEK Athens | |
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Overview edit
AEK started the season "boosted" from last season's course to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, as well as the quality they presented in their games, showed the unquenchable willingness of the club of Loukas Barlos to constantly look for more. The staffing of the team continued at a steady pace. The full-back of Egaleo, Aris Damianidis, the Uruguayan midfielder Milton Viera from Olympiacos, the top scorer of last season second division with AEL, Giannis Mousouris, who was converted into a right-back and most importantly the Yugoslav international striker, Dušan Bajević from Velež Mostar, filled any gaps in the club's roster.
At the beginning of the season, the first rifts appreared over the relations of Barlos and František Fadrhonc. The philosophical differences between the two men regarding the future course of the team were presented, as Barlos wanted the staffing of AEK with big names, who would launch them to the top, while the "grandfather" seemed to prefer the gradual staffing of the team through their academies, which he had under his supervision and had upgraded to a fairly high level.
The price of their difference of philosophy resulted in the removal of Fadrhonc after the away defeat against Olympiacos at the 2nd matchday. The Czech's assistant Andreas Stamatiadis sat on the team's bench for the next two games as an interim coach and from there Zlatko Čajkovski took over the fate of AEK. The so-called "Čik" as an ardent supporter of attacking and spectacular football, continued Fadrhonc's work handling the club's roster perfectly.
In the UEFA Cup, AEK faced the Romanian ASA Târgu Mureș, for the first round. In Romania, AEK presented a mediocre appearance, which was largely due to the tragic condition of the field. It rained torrentially at the city for two consecutive days before the match, resulting in a mud-flooded pitch. The Romanians, took advantage of AEK's inability to develop their technical virtues on the field and not only did they defend effectively, but also won by 1–0. In the replay match, AEK were imposing and the score stopped at 3–0, while they lost many opportunities for more throughout the second half. The draw brought AEK at the second round opponents with the Belgian Standard Liège, which proved to be a difficult opponent and managed to leave the AEK stadium with a draw. The replay match found AEK unlucky, as they were left behind 1–0 by an own goal. The yellow-blacks managed to recover from the shock and they equalized to 1–1, but in the last half hour of the match found AEK exhausted and Standard Liège with everything on their side, including necessary luck, they scored 3 goals.
At the 15th matchday, the games took place the day after Christmas and the footballers' union proceeded to the first mobilization of the industry, claiming a strike for the specific matchday, which resulted the clubs lining up with players from the amateur divisions and only foreign professionals.[1] After the passing of the first months and the recovery of the injured Bajević, AEK looked like a goal machine.
They achieved a total of 74 goals having the best attack of the league, which they won with a difference of 7 points from the second PAOK. It was characteristic that after the defeat in the 2nd match that brought about the removal of Fadrhonc, AEK were defeated only once. Thomas Mavros was the league's top scorer with 22 goals, while in fourth place was Takis Nikoloudis with 15.
AEK's superiority and the big difference of points which they won the league was also confirmed in the Greek Cup. Čajkovski's team seemed unstoppable as they eliminated AO Chania at home in the first round, Panathinaikos away in the second round and Panionios at home in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, AEK defeated Panelefsiniakos away and advanced to the semi-finals, where they faced Olympiacos in Nea Filadelfeia. The "mistake" of Olympiacos to precede at the beginning of the match, made AEK "furious" and retaliated with 6 goals. AEK confirming their characterization as "unstoppable", defeated PAOK 2–0 in the final and won the Greek Cup, as well as the Double for the second time in their history after 39 years. Dušan Bajević emergerd as the top scorer in the tournament with 9 goals.[2]
Management team edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Zlatko Čajkovski
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| Assistant manager | Alexi Petrović
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| Assistant manager |  Andreas Stamatiadis
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| Goalkeeping coach | Stelios Serafidis
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| Academy director |  František Fadrhonc
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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 4 June 1978, 23:59 UTC+3.
| Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Nikos Christidis |
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GK | 2 August 1944 (aged 33) | 1976 | Aris
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Free | 1982 |
| Lakis Stergioudas |
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GK | 11 December 1952 (aged 25) | 1972 | Niki Poligyrou
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Free | 1984 |
| Defenders | |||||||
| Apostolos Toskas |
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CB | 28 December 1947 (aged 30) | 1969 | Trikala
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Free | 1979 |
| Lakis Nikolaou (Vice-captain) |
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CB / RB / ST / DM | 17 July 1949 (aged 28) | 1971 | Atromitos
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₯600,000 | 1979 |
| Babis Intzoglou |
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RB / LB / CB | 1 April 1949 (aged 29) | 1976 | Panionios
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Free | 1980 |
| Stefanos Theodoridis |
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CB / RB | 19 June 1950 (aged 28) | 1969 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 1978 |
| Giannis Mousouris |
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RB / RM / ST | 26 January 1951 (aged 27) | 1977 | AEL
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₯3,000,000 | 1982 |
| Petros Ravousis |
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CB / RB | 1 October 1954 (aged 23) | 1972 | Aetos Skydra
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Free | 1984 |
| Aris Damianidis |
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CB / RB | 2 March 1955 (aged 23) | 1977 | Egaleo
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Free | 1980 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Milton Viera | 
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CM / DM | 11 May 1946 (aged 32) | 1977 | Olympiacos
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Free | 1980 |
| Lazaros Papadopoulos |
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RM / RW | 3 January 1950 (aged 28) | 1973 | Veria
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Free | 1979 |
| Dionysis Tsamis |
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CM / DM / AM | 21 May 1951 (aged 27) | 1972 | Panetolikos
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₯2,300,000 | 1980 |
| Takis Nikoloudis |
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CM / AM / RM / LM | 26 August 1951 (aged 26) | 1977 | Iraklis
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Free | 1981 |
| Christos Ardizoglou |
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RM / LM / RW / AM | 25 March 1953 (aged 25) | 1974 | Apollon Athens
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₯5,000,000 | 1986 |
| Fotis Outsikas |
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LM / LB / LW | 26 May 1957 (aged 21) | 1975 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 1980 |
| Giorgos Vlachonikolis |
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AM / SS | 1958 (aged 19–20) | 1977 | Ilisiakos
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Free | 1978 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) |
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SS / ST / AM | 23 August 1942 (aged 35) | 1962 | Veria
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₯175,000 | 1979 |
| Dušan Bajević |
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ST / SS | 10 December 1948 (aged 29) | 1977 | Velež Mostar
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Free | 1981 |
| Tasos Konstantinou | 
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RW / SS / ST / RM / AM | 11 March 1951 (aged 27) | 1972 | EPA Larnaca
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Free | 1980 |
| Thomas Mavros |
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ST / SS | 31 May 1954 (aged 24) | 1976 | Panionios
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Free | 1984 |
| Giorgos Vlantis |
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ST | 30 January 1958 (aged 20) | 1976 | AEK Athens U20
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— | 1983 |
| Left during season | |||||||
| Giorgos Sidiropoulos |
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GK | 25 June 1949 (aged 29) | 1973 | AO Trikala
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Free | 1978 |
| From Reserve Squad | |||||||
| Spyros Ikonomopoulos |
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GK | 25 July 1959 (aged 18) | — | AO Akratas
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— | |
| Panagiotis Stylianopoulos |
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RB / LB | 4 September 1957 (aged 20) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Theodoros Apostolopoulos |
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CB | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | Chaidari
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— | |
| Kottidis |
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CB | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Saxanidis |
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CB | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Takis Papatheodorou |
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CB | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Christos Kalaitzidis |
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LM | 6 February 1959 (aged 19) | — | PO.K.E.
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— | |
| Stefanos Kallinteroglou |
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ST | 1954 (aged 23–24) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Thomas Stafylas |
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ST | 4 April 1958 (aged 20) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Giannis Outsikas |
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ST | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Stefanos Zografos |
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ST | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
| Tasos Boulmentis |
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ST | 1959 (aged 18–19) | — | AEK Athens U20
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— | |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos. | Player | From | Type | Fee | Date | Contract Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Aris Damianidis
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Egaleo
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Transfer | Free | 1 July 1977 | 30 June 1980 | |
| DF | Giannis Mousouris
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AEL
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Transfer | ₯3,000,000 | 26 July 1977 | 30 June 1982 | [3] |
| ΜF | Milton Viera
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Olympiacos
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Transfer | Free | 1 July 1977 | 30 June 1980 | |
| MF | Giorgos Vlachonikolis
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Ilisiakos
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Transfer | Free | 1 July 1977 | 30 June 1978 | |
| FW | Dušan Bajević
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Velež Mostar
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Transfer | Free | 1 July 1977 | 30 June 1981 |
Out edit
| Pos. | Player | To | Type | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Giorgos Sidiropoulos
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AEL
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Contract termination | — | 1 January 1978 | |
| DF | Sakis Zarzopoulos
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OFI
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| DF | Michalis Michalas
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Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| DF | Giorgos Skrekis
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Panionios
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| MF |  Timo Zahnleiter
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VfR Bürstadt
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| FW | Georgios Dedes
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Panionios
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| FW | Walter Wagner
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Aris
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| FW | Alekos Papadopulos
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OFI
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End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 | |
| FW | Andreas Xenos
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Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 July 1977 |
Overall transfer activity edit
Expenditure: 
₯3,000,000
Income: 
₯0
Net Total: ₯3,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 7 August 1977 Friendly | Club Brugge  | 2–2 | AEK Athens | |
| 10 August 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Slovan Bratislava | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 17 August 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 |  Sportul Studențesc | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 17,423 |
| 21 August 1977 Friendly | Olympiacos | 1–2 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium |
| 24 August 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 1–0 |  Stal Mielec | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Report | Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 28 August 1977 Friendly | PAOK | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) |
| 31 August 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 4–0 |  Sparta Rotterdam | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 5 September 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–1 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 29 November 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 7–0 |  Saudi Arabia U20 | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium |
| 28 December 1977 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 29 March 1978 Friendly | Ethnikos Asteras | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Kaisariani |
| Stadium: Kaisariani Stadium |
| 12 April 1978 Friendly | AEK Athens | 5–1 | AE Kesarianis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 1 May 1978 Friendly | Kickers Offenbach | 2–2 | AEK Athens | Offenbach |
| Stadium: Bieberer Berg |
| 4 May 1978 Friendly | 1. FC Herzogenaurach | 3–7 | AEK Athens | Nuremberg |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Rudolf-Dassler-Sportfeld Attendance: 2,500 |
| 10 May 1978 Friendly | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Alexandria all stars | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 21 May 1978 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–0 |  QPR | Nea Filadelfeia |
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Report | Stadium: AEK Stadium |
| 24 May 1978 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–3 | PSAT all stars | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: AEK Stadium |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Alpha Ethniki | 11 September 1977 | 28 May 1978 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 61.76 |
| Greek Cup | 21 December 1977 | 4 June 1978 | First round | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 14 September 1977 | 2 November 1977 | First round | Second round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Total | 44 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 38 | +64 | 63.64 | ||||
Last updated: 4 June 1978
Source: Competitions
Alpha Ethniki edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 53 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | PAOK | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 44 | |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 38 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since AEK Athens also won the Greek Cup and qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup, the Cup finalists, PAOK earned a spot in the Cup Winners' Cup first round.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by Matchday edit
Fixtures edit
| 11 September 1977 1 | AEK Athens | 6–2 | Veria | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Ampatzis (Thessaloniki) |
| 18 September 1977 2 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 16:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 37,868 Referee: Aggelopoulos (Argolida) |
| 2 October 1977 3 | AEK Athens | 5–1 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 13,216 Referee: Vasilis Messalas (Patras) |
| 9 October 1977 4 | Panserraikos | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Serres |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Vasilis Patarakis (Piraeus) |
| 16 October 1977 5 | Kavala | 2–3 | AEK Athens | Kavala |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Kavala National Stadium Attendance: 9,507 Referee: Manolis Vardakas (Kozani) |
| 23 October 1977 6 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Egaleo | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 12,461 Referee: Lolos (Athens) |
| 30 October 1977 7 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Chalcis |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Chalkida Attendance: 14,150 Referee: Nikos Lagogiannis (Piraeus) | |
| Note: Match held at Chalcis because Panathinaikos had a stadium ban due to player incidents in the away game against Olympiacos.[4] | ||||
| 6 November 1977 8 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Apollon Athens | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 10,793 Referee: Kefalas (Thessaloniki) |
| 13 November 1977 9 | Pierikos | 0–2 | AEK Athens | Katerini |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Katerini Stadium Attendance: 4,872 Referee: Pachigiannakis |
| 23 November 1977 10 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | OFI | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Kostas Karakitsos (Lamia) |
| 27 November 1977 11 | PAS Giannina | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Ioannina |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Antonis Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 4 December 1977 12 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Panachaiki | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Miltiadis Paschalidis (Serres) |
| 11 December 1977 13 | Iraklis | 3–3 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 12,104 Referee: Charalampos Pamporidis (Pella) |
| 18 December 1977 14 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Kastoria | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 10,951 Referee: G. Moschopoulos (Thessaloniki) |
| 26 December 1977 15 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) | |
| Note: The Greek professional footballers were on strike in that matchday, thus all the clubs of the division were forced to compete with either amateur players or foreigners.[1] | ||||
| 8 January 1978 16 | PAOK | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,552 Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa) |
| 15 January 1978 17 | AEK Athens | 4–2 | Aris | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 20,169 Referee: Dimitris Bazakoulas (Aetoloacarnania) |
| 22 January 1978 18 | Veria | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Veria |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 7,036 Referee: Stefanos Rammos (Thessaloniki) |
| 29 January 1978 19 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 26,607 Referee: Egoustos Sapatakidis (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 February 1978 20 | Panionios | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 11,498 Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa) |
| 12 February 1978 21 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Panserraikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 16,030 Referee: Panagiotis Kolliropoulos (Patras) |
| 19 February 1978 22 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Kavala | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 16,302 Referee: Michalis Ornerakis (Chania) |
| 26 February 1978 23 | Egaleo | 2–4 | AEK Athens | Aigaleo |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Aigaleo Municipal Stadium Attendance: 9,919 Referee: Panagiotis Tsolakidis (Thessaloniki) |
| 5 March 1978 24 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 29,806 Referee: Tsoukaladelis (Lamia) |
| 12 March 1978 25 | Apollon Athens | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Rizoupoli |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Referee: Aristeidis Lekkas (Piraeus) |
| 19 March 1978 26 | AEK Athens | 5–2 | Pierikos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 11,768 Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) |
| 26 March 1978 27 | OFI | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Heraklion |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Manolis Vardakas (Kozani) |
| 2 April 1978 28 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | PAS Giannina | Nea Filadelfeia |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 20,728 Referee: Abatzis (Thessaloniki) |
| 9 April 1978 29 | Panachaiki | 0–0 | AEK Athens | Patras |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Panachaiki Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Panagiotis Tsolakidis (Thessaloniki) |
| 16 April 1978 30 | AEK Athens | 3–1 | Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 15,430 Referee: Giannis Triantafyllou (Dodecanese) |
| 23 April 1978 31 | Kastoria | 1–1 | AEK Athens | Kastoria |
| 16:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kastoria Attendance: 4,332 Referee: G. Moschopoulos (Thessaloniki) |
| 7 May 1978 32 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–6 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 16:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Antonis Vassaras (Thessaloniki) |
| 14 May 1978 33 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 21,741 Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala) |
| 28 May 1978 34 | Aris | 2–0 | AEK Athens | Thessaloniki |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus) |
Greek Cup edit
Matches edit
| 21 December 1977 First round | AEK Athens | 6–1 | AO Chania | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) |
| 1 February 1978 Second round | Panathinaikos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 23,050 Referee: Giorgos Armodoros (Piraeus) |
| 8 March 1978 Round of 16 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 10,969 Referee: G. Moschopoulos (Thessaloniki) |
| 19 April 1978 Quarter-finals | Panelefsiniakos | 2–4 | AEK Athens | Eleusis |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Elefsina Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stefanos Rammos (Thessaloniki) |
| 17 May 1978 Semi-finals | AEK Athens | 6–1 | Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia |
| 16:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala) |
| 4 June 1978 Final | AEK Athens | 2–0 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (pages 4,5) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 23,483 Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) |
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 14 September 1977 First leg | ASA Târgu Mureș | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Târgu Mureș, Romania |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Mitko Chukov (Bulgaria) |
| 28 September 1977 Second leg | AEK Athens | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 14,730 Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia) |
Second round edit
| 19 October 1977 First leg | AEK Athens | 2–2 | Standard Liège | Athens, Greece |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: AEK Stadium Attendance: 20,458 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 2 November 1977 Second leg | Standard Liège | 4–1 (6–3 agg.) | AEK Athens | Liège, Belgium |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
| Note: The official report states that Standard Liège's first goal at the 41st minute was scored by Labarbe, but in the highlights of the game it appears clearly that it was an own goal by Nikoloudis.[5] | ||||
Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
- As of 4 June 1978
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| — | GK | Nikos Christidis
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19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | GK | Lakis Stergioudas
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| — | DF | Apostolos Toskas
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13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | DF | Lakis Nikolaou
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31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| — | DF | Babis Intzoglou
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25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| — | DF | Stefanos Theodoridis
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10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | DF | Giannis Mousouris
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31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 9 |
| — | DF | Petros Ravousis
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30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| — | DF | Aris Damianidis
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14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| — | MF | Milton Viera
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25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| — | MF | Lazaros Papadopoulos
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5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| — | MF | Dionysis Tsamis
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26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| — | MF | Takis Nikoloudis
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32 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 17 |
| — | MF | Christos Ardizoglou
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17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| — | MF | Fotis Outsikas
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8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | MF | Giorgos Vlachonikolis
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| — | FW | Mimis Papaioannou
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31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
| — | FW | Dušan Bajević
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19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| — | FW |  Tasos Konstantinou
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25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| — | FW | Thomas Mavros
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33 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 31 |
| — | FW | Giorgos Vlantis
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Left during season | ||||||||||
| — | GK | Giorgos Sidiropoulos
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| From Reserve Squad | ||||||||||
| — | GK | Spyros Ikonomopoulos
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Panagiotis Stylianopoulos
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Theodoros Apostolopoulos
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | Kottidis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Saxanidis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Takis Papatheodorou
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | Christos Kalaitzidis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Stefanos Kallinteroglou
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Thomas Stafylas
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Giannis Outsikas
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Stefanos Zografos
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Tasos Boulmentis
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Goalscorers edit
- As of 4 June 1978
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Thomas Mavros
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22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | MF | Takis Nikoloudis
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15 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | FW | Dušan Bajević
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4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | FW | Tasos Konstantinou
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9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | DF | Giannis Mousouris
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8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| FW | Mimis Papaioannou
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7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | MF | Christos Ardizoglou
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4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | DF | Lakis Nikolaou
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Milton Viera
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | Babis Intzoglou
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Dionysis Tsamis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Tasos Boulmentis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Giorgos Vlantis
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 74 | 22 | 6 | 102 | ||
Hat-tricks edit
Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Source |
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| Thomas Mavros
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Panachaiki
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4–0 (H) | 4 December 1977 | Alpha Ethniki | |
| Dušan Bajević4
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AO Chania
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6–1 (A) | 21 December 1977 | Greek Cup | |
| Takis Nikoloudis
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Egaleo
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4–2 (Α) | 26 February 1978 | Alpha Ethniki | [6] |
| Thomas Mavros
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Olympiacos
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6–1 (H) | 17 May 1978 | Greek Cup | [7] |
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 4 June 1978
| Rank | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikos Christidis
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10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Lakis Stergioudas
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5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Spyros Ikonomopoulos
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giorgos Sidiropoulos
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |
Disciplinary record edit
- As of 4 June 1978
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| — | GK |
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Lakis Stergioudas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
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Apostolos Toskas | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Lakis Nikolaou | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Babis Intzoglou | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| — | DF |
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Stefanos Theodoridis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Giannis Mousouris | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Petros Ravousis | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Aris Damianidis | |||||||||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Milton Viera | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| — | MF |
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Lazaros Papadopoulos | |||||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Dionysis Tsamis | |||||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Takis Nikoloudis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Christos Ardizoglou | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Fotis Outsikas | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Giorgos Vlachonikolis | |||||||||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Mimis Papaioannou | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Dušan Bajević | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| — | FW |
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Tasos Konstantinou | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Thomas Mavros | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| — | FW |
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Giorgos Vlantis | |||||||||||||
| Left during season | ||||||||||||||||
| — | GK |
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Giorgos Sidiropoulos | |||||||||||||
| From Reserve Squad | ||||||||||||||||
| — | GK |
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Spyros Ikonomopoulos | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Panagiotis Stylianopoulos | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Theodoros Apostolopoulos | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Kottidis | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Saxanidis | |||||||||||||
| — | DF |
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Takis Papatheodorou | |||||||||||||
| — | MF |
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Christos Kalaitzidis | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Stefanos Kallinteroglou | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Thomas Stafylas | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Giannis Outsikas | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Stefanos Zografos | |||||||||||||
| — | FW |
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Tasos Boulmentis | |||||||||||||
Awards edit
| Player | Pos. | Award | Source |
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| Thomas Mavros
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FW | Alpha Ethniki Top Scorer | |
| Dušan Bajević
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FW | Greek Cup Top Scorer |
References edit
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