The 1970–71 season was the 47th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The season began on 2 September 1970 and finished on 27 June 1971.
Overview
This season AEK Athens showed that they were ready to claim titles and distinctions, as Branko Stanković had completed the squad rebuild he started from the previous season, thus no major signings were made.
AEK began their competitive obligations with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where the draw for the first round brought them against the newly-formed Twente. Due to the unsuitability of AEK Stadium, the first leg took place at Karaiskakis Stadium. At the 7th minute, after a cross by Pahlplatz, Konstantinidis miscalculated the trajectory of the ball that passed past him and Van de Kerkhof sent it into the net. Afterwards, the Dutchmen played to keep their goalpost intact. Eventually, Twente left an important win in their hands, which gave them a big advantage for the 2nd leg. The rematch at Diekman Stadion emerged into a disaster for AEK from its beginning. At first, Konstantinidis was injured at the 30th minute and AEK had to play for the rest of the game with the 36-year-old, Serafidis. Moreover, by the end of the first half, Twente secured the qualification within 6 minutes, with 2 goals by Pahlplatz and Van de Kerkhof. Moreover, the start of the second half found the Dutchmen expanding their lead as Pahlplatz made the final 3–0 and AEK were eliminated from the competition without scoring a single goal.
In the Cup, the yellow-blacks began by overpowering their opponents, initially with a remarkable 20–0 win in the first round against the local amateur club, Kipoupoli, with a 7-goal performance by Papaemmanouil. Another double digit home win followed in the second round after a 10–0 victory over Agia Eleousa with four goals by Papaioannou. In the third round, AEK passed through Orfeas Egaleo with a 0–1 win away from home and in the following round they defeated Atromitos Piraeus by 5–0 at home. Afterwards, they eliminated Olympiakos Neon Liosion and Foivos Kremasti at home by 2–1 and 5–1 wins, respectively. At the round of 32 they were drawn against Lamia away from home and were qualified with a 1–4 win. Their next opponent was Paniliakos at home, where they got the qualification with an easy 4–0 win. In the quarter-finals they were against Olympiacos Volos at Nea Filadelfeia and again they achieved an easy win this time by 6–1 and were qualified to the semi-finals. There, they faced PAOK at Toumba Stadium and were eliminated in a dramatic 3–2 defeat.
Despite being eliminated from the other competitions, AEK played spectacular football in general, while also demonstrating a solid defensive performance concieding only 18 goals in the league. The matches that stood out this season from the league was an 8–2 win against Veria, which marked the highest scoring league victory in their history, while they also achieved another 6-goal win against Proodeftiki in a match that ended 6–0. The yellow-blacks remained undefeated for 12 games and after a brief fall in their performance in the middle of the season, finished the league with a total of only 3 defeats. Their great performance was rewarded with the conquest of the league relatively early on in the season. Even though Panionios finished second with a distance of only 5 points from the top, AEK never faced any threats in claiming the title. Mimis Papaioannou adapted perfectly under his new role close to the center and scored league 27 goals, while Kostas Nikolaidis also had a great performance scoring 15 goals. As the season was approaching to its end, the club was beginning to struggle financially. The administrative disputes and the over the top for the time demands of the players, which appeared within the club, resulted in a series of issues. Those issues would mark the start of a declining period for AEK.
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 27 June 1971, 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 Giorgos Kefalidis RB / CB 1964 Pierikos ₯800,000 1976 Dimitris Liakouris CB 1970 AEK Athens U20 — 1972 Apostolos Toskas CB 1969 Trikala ₯1,500,000 1977 Nikos Karapoulitidis LB / RB / CB 1968 AEK Athens U20 — 1976 Stefanos Theodoridis RB / LB / CB / RM / LM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Kostas Triantafyllou CB / RB / LB / DM 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977 Midfielders Stelios Skevofilakas (Vice-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 Lakis Avramidis DM / CM / AM / CB 1970 Olympiakos Nicosia Free 1978 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 (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 Kostas Chanios LW / SS 1969 Levadiakos ₯300,000 1977 Kostas Pachnis ST 1970 Doxa Vyronas Free 1978 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
Transfers
In
PlayerFromFeeDateContract Until – Greek and Cypriot professional footballers were bound to their clubs for eight years, effectively functioning as eight-year contracts.Source AEK Athens U20Promotion30 June 1972 Olympiakos NicosiaFree transfer30 June 1978 Agioi Anargyroi₯30,00030 June 1978 Doxa VyronasFree transfer30 June 1978
Out
PlayerToFeeDateSource IonikosContract termination Vyzas MegaraContract termination Free agentContract termination AcharnaikosContract termination Agioi AnargyroiContract termination Vyzas MegaraContract termination AON ArgyroupoliContract termination PannafpliakosContract termination
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure: ₯30,000
Income: ₯0
Net Total: ₯30,000
Pre-season and friendlies
OPAP Summer Championship
Competitions
Overall record
Alpha Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
Matches
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
First round
Statistics
Squad statistics
! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then alphabetically by surname. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupInter-Cities Fairs CupTotal12710 037215 8 0233 313 0164 5 5 0105 5 4 096 2 5 077 2 4 068 3 2 05 2 3 0510 2 2 0411 0 1 01 0 1 01 0 1 01Own goals 1 0 01Totals 67 59 0126
Hat-tricks Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored. PlayerAgainst Result Date Competition Source Stelios Skevofilakas Kipoupoli 20–0 (H) 13 September 1970 Greek Cup Andreas Papaemmanouil7 Kipoupoli 20–0 (H) 13 September 1970 Greek Cup Giorgos Lavaridis Kipoupoli 20–0 (H) 13 September 1970 Greek Cup Spyros Pomonis Kipoupoli 20–0 (H) 13 September 1970 Greek Cup Mimis Papaioannou4 Agia Eleousa 10–0 (H) 30 September 1970 Greek Cup Mimis Papaioannou Veria 8–2 (H) 4 November 1970 Alpha Ethniki Mimis Papaioannou EPA Larnaca 3–0 (H) 7 March 1971 Alpha Ethniki Mimis Papaioannou4 OFI 4–0 (H) 28 March 1971 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 CupInter-Cities Fairs CupTotal121 3 0242 0 2 02Totals21 5 026
Disciplinary record
! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders
! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards
Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.
Formation Matchday(s)464–2–41–34
Player Stelios KonstantinidisGKApostolos ToskasRCBKostas TriantafyllouLCBGiorgos KefalidisRBStefanos TheodoridisLBGiorgos KarafeskosRCMGiorgos LavaridisLCMAndreas PapaemmanouilRWSpyros PomonisLWMimis Papaioannou (C)RCFKostas NikolaidisLCF
Awards PlayerAwardSource Andreas Papaemmanouil FW Greek Cup Top Scorer
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database