1961–62 AEK Athens F.C. season

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.

AEK Athens
1961–62 season
ChairmanNikos Goumas
ManagerTryfon Tzanetis
StadiumAEK Stadium
Alpha Ethniki4th
Greek CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kostas Nestoridis (29)

All:
Kostas Nestoridis (29)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs Panathinaikos
(28 March 1962)
Lowest home attendance3,535 vs Egaleo
(4 February 1962)
Average home league attendance12,841
Biggest winEgaleo 0–8 AEK Athens
Biggest defeatPanathinaikos 4–1 AEK Athens

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Overview edit

In the summer of 1961, AEK Athens aspired to return to the championship claim. With Tryfon Tzanetis on the wheel of the team and Kleanthis Maropoulos essentially in the position of technical director, they carried out the transfers of Panikos Krystallis and Dimitris Zagylos from Cyprus, who were considered very skilled footballers.

AEK started strongly in the league with three consecutive wins including the emphatic 8–0 away win against Egaleo, which is the biggest away win at first national division level, while in the 4th matchday they drew 0–0 with Olympiacos in Nea Filadelfeia, though were better than their opponent. In 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 found themselves losing by 2–0 and they managed to reduce the score to 2–1, however in the last quarter of the match they collapsed resulting in a 4–1 defeat while the "greens" were able to extend the score even more. Thus, AEK moved into second place, however they continued to have good performances. However, they were also defeated by Apollon Athens, which at that time had a formidable team and was in the first positions of the standings. With various ups and downs, they remained with 5 points from the top until the 28th matchday, when the derby against Panathinaikos took place. In a packed Nea Filadelfeia Stadium, AEK entered intensively and by half an hour into the game 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 made the comeback and won by 2–3, which mainly happened due to mistakes by the players of AEK. They continued, aiming for the second place with Olympiacos and Apollon as their main competitors, with the latter defeating them at home and passed them in the standings and at the end of the championship AEK finished in 4th place.

In the round of 32 of the cup, AEK were awarded the game against Kalamata, as they resigned from 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 that Apollon defeated AEK in the same year, as they had already them won two times in the league.[1]

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 17 June 1962, 23:59 UTC+2.

Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
Sotiris Fakis   GK 1934 (aged 27–28) 1957   Amyna Ambelokipoi Free 1962
Stelios Serafidis   GK (1935-08-06)6 August 1935 (aged 26) 1953   AEK Athens U20 1972
Defenders
Giannis Marditsis   CB / ST (1933-02-19)19 February 1933 (aged 29) 1959   Egaleo ₯103,000 1964
Petros Stamatelopoulos   LB (1934-03-19)19 March 1934 (aged 28) 1959   Panerythraikos ₯100,000 1962
Mimis Anastasiadis   RB / CB / ST (1936-10-26)26 October 1936 (aged 25) 1956   A.O. Nea Ionia Free 1964
Alekos Sofianidis    LB / LM / LW (1937-08-03)3 August 1937 (aged 24) 1959   Beşiktaş Free 1969
Theofilos Vernezis   RB / CB / GK 1938 (aged 23–24) 1956   AEK Athens U20 1965
Dimitris Tzaneras   CB / DM 1942 (aged 19–20) 1960   Atromitos Piraeus Free 1962
Midfielders
Miltos Papapostolou   DM / CB (1935-09-09)9 September 1935 (aged 26) 1956   Egaleo Free 1965
Giorgos Petridis   AM / SS / ST (1938-02-10)10 February 1938 (aged 24) 1957   Pera Club Free 1966
Panikos Krystallis   AM / SS / CM / RM / LM (1938-07-01)1 July 1938 (aged 23) 1961   Apollon Limassol ₯1,900,000 1964
Stelios Skevofilakas   LM / RM / AM (1939-01-06)6 January 1939 (aged 23) 1960   Eleftheroupoli Free 1972
Thanasis Gouvas   AM / RW / SS / ST (1939-04-00)April 1939 (aged 23) 1960   A.E. Messolonghi Free 1965
Stefanos Demiris   AM / SS / ST (1941-01-19)19 January 1941 (aged 21) 1959   AE Kavalas 1961
Alekos Daispangos   DM / CB 1942 (aged 19–20) 1960   AEK Athens U20 1964
Forwards
Kostas Nestoridis   ST / SS (1930-03-15)15 March 1930 (aged 32) 1955   Panionios Free 1966
Andreas Stamatiadis (Captain)   RW / LW / SS / ST (1935-08-16)16 August 1935 (aged 26) 1952   AEK Athens U20 1969
Christos Ampos   LW / SS / ST (1937-10-19)19 October 1937 (aged 24) 1956   AO Kifisia Free 1962
Dimitris Zagylos   RW (1938-03-15)15 March 1938 (aged 24) 1961   Anorthosis Famagusta ₯320,000 1964
Argyris Argyropoulos   ST 1939 (aged 22–23) 1958   AEK Athens U20 1962
Nikos Zagotsis   ST / SS (1940-03-16)16 March 1940 (aged 22) 1960   AEK Athens U20 1965
Aris Tsachouridis   LW / LM / RM / RW (1940-12-10)10 December 1940 (aged 21) 1960   Makedonikos Free 1965
Simos Vavaleros   ST 1943 (aged 18–19) 1961   Egaleo Free 1964
Spyros Pomonis   LW / LM (1944-02-12)12 February 1944 (aged 18) 1960   AEK Athens U20 1973

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
MF   Panikos Krystallis   Apollon Limassol Transfer ₯1,900,000 1 July 1961 30 June 1964
FW   Dimitris Zagylos   Anorthosis Famagusta Transfer ₯320,000 1 July 1961 30 June 1964
FW   Simos Vavaleros   Egaleo Transfer Free 1 July 1961 30 June 1964

Out edit

Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
GK   Kimon Dimitriou   Olympiacos Chalkida End of contract 1 July 1961
DF   Nikos Melissis Retired 1 July 1961
DF   Antonis Gavanas   Panegialios End of contract 1 July 1961
DF   Dimitris Diakakis Free agent End of contract 1 July 1961
MF   Thymios Polyzos   Panachaiki End of contract 1 July 1961
MF   Pavlos Emmanouilidis   Panachaiki End of contract 1 July 1961
FW   Dimitris Tsanoulas Free agent End of contract 1 July 1961

Overall transfer activity edit

Expenditure:   ₯2,220,000

Income:   ₯0

Net Total:   ₯2,220,000

Pre-season and friendlies edit

14 October 1961 Friendly Apollon Limassol   1–6   AEK Athens Nicosia
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Stadium: GSP Stadium
18 October 1961 Friendly Omonia   1–4   AEK Athens Nicosia
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Stadium: GSP Stadium
3 January 1962 Friendly AEK Athens   0–6   Barcelona Nea Filadelfeia
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 31,960
Note: Inauguration of the large stand and turf of the AEK Stadium. The game was attended by the then heir to the Spanish throne Juan Carlos and his future wife, Sofia.[2][3]
5 January 1962 Friendly AEK Athens   2–3   Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
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Stadium: AEK Stadium
25 March 1962 Friendly Olympiacos   1–2   AEK Athens Nea Filadelfeia
  • Psychos   60'
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Note: AEK offered all the earnings for the construction of the stadium of Olympiacos, repaying the gesture of the latter who had donated all the earnings from their match against Barcelona, two months ago, for the newly built AEK Stadium. Olympiacos were typically the host team, since at the time they often used AEK Stadium as a home ground.[4]
2 May 1962 Friendly AEK Athens   4–1   Bolton Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
24 May 1962 Friendly AEK Athens   2–5   Barcelona Nea Filadelfeia
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Report
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 9 September 1961 17 June 1962 Matchday 1 4th 30 19 5 6 73 31 +42 063.33
Greek Cup 8 April 1962 16 May 1962 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 32 20 5 7 76 33 +43 062.50

Last updated: 17 June 1962
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Olympiacos 30 22 4 4 65 23 +42 78 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
3 Apollon Athens 30 19 6 5 55 26 +29 74
4 AEK Athens 30 19 5 6 73 31 +42 73
5 Panionios[a] 30 12 8 10 43 40 +3 61
6 PAOK 30 12 6 12 32 43 −11 60
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
Notes:
  1. ^ Apollon Kalamarias and Panionios were deducted 1 point each.

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
30 19 5 6 73 31  +42 73 11 2 2 41 13  +28 8 3 4 32 18  +14

Results by Matchday edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAAAAHAAAAHHAHAHHHHHAHHHΗA
ResultWWWDWWWLDWWWLWWWLWDWWWLWLWWLDD
Position111221122222332223333333443434
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures edit

9 September 1961 1 Egaleo 0–8 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Attendance: 8,575
Referee: Manolis Panakis (Athens)
Note: Record away win in the history of Greek Championship.
17 September 1961 2 AEK Athens 2–0 Niki Volos Ampelokipoi
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 12,338
Referee: Patsanian (Piraeus)
Note: Match held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, due to the construction works at AEK Stadium.
24 September 1961 3 Panionios 0–1 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stathis Papavasileiou (Piraeus)
1 October 1961 4 AEK Athens 0–0 Olympiacos Ampelokipoi
15:15 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Karl Keller (Switzerland)
Note: Match held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, due to the construction works at AEK Stadium.
8 October 1961 5 Doxa Drama 0–4 AEK Athens Drama
15:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Doxa Drama Stadium
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Leonidas Vambakopoulos (Athens)
5 November 1961 6 Fostiras 0–1 AEK Athens Tavros
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Tavros Stadium
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: Alexandros Monastiriotis (Piraeus)
12 November 1961 7 Ethnikos Piraeus 0–1 AEK Athens Piraeus
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 16,877
Referee: Spanos (Patras)
19 November 1961 8 Panathinaikos 4–1 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Alfred Haberfellner (Austria)
26 November 1961 9 Aris 0–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Giorgos Chavelas (Piraeus)
Note: In the 38th minute, Serafidis was injured and Sofianidis took his place in the goalpost until the end of the half.
3 December 1961 10 AEK Athens 2–0 Iraklis Ampelokipoi
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 16,906
Referee: Giorgos Pelomis (Athens)
Note: Match held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, due to the construction works at AEK Stadium.
10 December 1961 11 PAOK 1–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Kiourtzis   25'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 13,276
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
16 December 1961 12 Panelefsiniakos 3–6 AEK Athens Piraeus
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Dimas   56'
  • Karmponis   62', 88'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 6,636
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)
14 January 1962 13 Apollon Athens 2–0 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 16,535
Referee: Aleksandar Skorić (Yugoslavia)
20 January 1962 14 Proodeftiki 2–4 AEK Athens Piraeus
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Daoutis   30'
  • Mesologgitis   39'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 12,028
Referee: Vangelis Pazaropoulos (Athens)
28 January 1962 15 AEK Athens 5–0 Apollon Kalamarias Nea Filadelfeia
15:15 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 9,732
Referee: Alexandros Monastiriotis (Piraeus)
4 February 1962 16 AEK Athens 2–0 Egaleo Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 3,535
Referee: Periklis Poulias (Athens)
11 February 1962 17 Niki Volos 2–1 AEK Athens Volos
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Niki Volos Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vangelis Vernardakis (Piraeus)
18 February 1962 18 AEK Athens 4–1 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,263
Referee: Thodoros Giavropoulos (Piraeus)
25 February 1962 19 Olympiacos 0–0 AEK Athens Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 20,795
Referee: Avraham Dudai (Israel)
4 March 1962 20 AEK Athens 3–1 Doxa Drama Nea Filadelfeia
15:45 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 9,890
Referee: Thomas Vergotis (Rhodes)
11 March 1962 21 AEK Athens 3–1 Fostiras Nea Filadelfeia
15:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Deimezis   11'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Thessaly)
18 March 1962 22 AEK Athens 2–0 Ethnikos Piraeus Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 10,865
Referee: Kostas Xanthos (Dodecanese)
28 March 1962 23 AEK Athens 2–3 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Toumpelis   40', 48'
  • Domazos   73'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eduardo Rosa Gouveia (Portugal)
1 April 1962 24 AEK Athens 1–0 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,920
Referee: Adamakis
15 April 1962 25 Iraklis 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Marnas   34', 90'
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 5,371
Referee: Alexandros Monastiriotis (Piraeus)
13 May 1962 26 AEK Athens 6–2 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Giakoumis   1', 51'
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Thessaly)
Note: The first of the six games that the defender Theofilos Vernezis played as a goalkeeper, due to the injury of both goalkeepers Serafidis and Fakis.
20 May 1962 27 AEK Athens 8–3 Panelefsiniakos Nea Filadelfeia
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Mouratis   43', 83' (pen.)
  • Karmponis   70'
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Giorgos Ampatzoglou (Athens)
27 May 1962 28 AEK Athens 0–1 Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Giannis Korkidis (Athens)
10 June 1962 29 AEK Athens 1–1 Proodeftiki Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kostas Xanthos (Dodecanese)
17 June 1962 30 Apollon Kalamarias 2–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Tsampakidis   52'
  • Mitariotis   84'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giannis Zogas (Athens)

Greek Cup edit

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.

Matches edit

8 April 1962 Round of 32 Kalamata 0–2
(Awarded)
AEK Athens
Note: On 4 of April Kalamata declared to the HFF their resignation from the game and was awarded to AEK with 0–2 by regulation.
16 May 1962 Round of 16 AEK Athens 1–2 Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stathis Papavasileiou (Piraeus)

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

As of 17 June 1962
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   Sotiris Fakis 7 0 0 0 7 0
GK   Stelios Serafidis 18 0 0 0 18 0
Defenders
DF   Giannis Marditsis 28 0 1 0 29 0
DF   Petros Stamatelopoulos 8 0 1 0 9 0
DF   Mimis Anastasiadis 22 0 0 0 22 0
DF   Alekos Sofianidis 29 0 1 0 30 0
DF   Theofilos Vernezis 5 0 1 0 6 0
DF   Dimitris Tzaneras 2 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
MF   Miltos Papapostolou 27 0 1 0 28 0
MF   Giorgos Petridis 26 12 1 0 27 12
MF   Panikos Krystallis 24 2 1 0 25 2
MF   Stelios Skevofilakas 30 3 1 0 31 3
MF   Thanasis Gouvas 14 4 0 0 14 4
MF   Stefanos Demiris 4 1 0 0 4 1
MF   Alekos Daispangos 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
FW   Kostas Nestoridis 29 29 1 0 30 29
FW   Andreas Stamatiadis 24 11 0 0 24 11
FW   Christos Ampos 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Dimitris Zagylos 15 3 1 0 16 3
FW   Argyris Argyropoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Nikos Zagotsis 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Aris Tsachouridis 16 7 1 1 17 8
FW   Simos Vavaleros 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Spyros Pomonis 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 17 June 1962
Rank Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
1 FW   Kostas Nestoridis 29 0 29
2 MF   Giorgos Petridis 12 0 12
3 FW   Andreas Stamatiadis 11 0 11
4 FW   Aris Tsachouridis 7 1 8
5 MF   Thanasis Gouvas 4 0 4
6 MF   Stelios Skevofilakas 3 0 3
FW   Dimitris Zagylos 3 0 3
8 MF   Panikos Krystallis 2 0 2
9 MF   Stefanos Demiris 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 73 1 74

Hat-tricks edit

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
  Kostas Nestoridis   Egaleo 8–0 (A) 9 September 1961 Alpha Ethniki [5]
  Kostas Nestoridis   Doxa Drama 4–0 (A) 8 October 1961 Alpha Ethniki [6]
  Giorgos Petridis   Panelefsiniakos 6–3 (A) 16 December 1961 Alpha Ethniki
  Kostas Nestoridis4   Panelefsiniakos 8–3 (H) 20 May 1962 Alpha Ethniki [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 17 June 1962
Rank Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total
1   Stelios Serafidis 10 0 10
2   Sotiris Fakis 4 0 4
3   Theofilos Vernezis 0 0 0
Totals 14 0 14

Disciplinary record edit

As of 17 June 1962
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup Total Notes
                 
Goalkeepers
GK   Sotiris Fakis
GK   Stelios Serafidis
Defenders
DF   Giannis Marditsis
DF   Petros Stamatelopoulos
DF   Mimis Anastasiadis
DF   Alekos Sofianidis
DF   Theofilos Vernezis
DF   Dimitris Tzaneras
Midfielders
MF   Miltos Papapostolou
MF   Giorgos Petridis
MF   Panikos Krystallis
MF   Stelios Skevofilakas
MF   Thanasis Gouvas
MF   Stefanos Demiris
MF   Alekos Daispangos
Forwards
FW   Kostas Nestoridis
FW   Andreas Stamatiadis
FW   Christos Ampos
FW   Dimitris Zagylos
FW   Argyris Argyropoulos
FW   Nikos Zagotsis
FW   Aris Tsachouridis
FW   Simos Vavaleros
FW   Spyros Pomonis

Awards edit

Player Pos. Award Source
  Kostas Nestoridis FW Alpha Ethniki Top Scorer

References edit

  1. ^ "Περίοδος 1961-1962". kitrinomavro.gr. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Το "Νίκος Γκούμας", η ΑΕΚ και η Μπαρτσελόνα". fosonline.gr.
  3. ^ "Γήπεδο AEK (3 Ἰαν.1962)" – via youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Όταν ΑΕΚ - Ολυμπιακός τα βρήκαν... για την κατασκευή των γηπέδων τους!". aek-live.gr. 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Η πιο ευρεία εκτός έδρας νίκη της ΑΕΚ". aek365.org (in Greek). Online. 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Όταν ο Νεστορίδης "έκαψε" την ΑΕΚ!". aek365.org (in Greek). Online. 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Το πιο παραγωγικό ματς στην ιστορία". aek365.org (in Greek). Online. 20 May 2016.

External links edit