# 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.

## Overview

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. 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. 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. 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. AEK became the first Greek club to be dressed by a large sportswear brand. 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. From the domestic football market Barlos collected and delivered to the hands of Fadrhonc some of the best and most impressive players. The fast winger Christos Ardizoglou from Apollon Athens 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.
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. 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

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | František Fadrhonc |
| Assistant manager | Andreas Stamatiadis |
| Academy coach | Kostas Chatzimichail |
| Goalkeeping coach | Stelios Serafidis |
| Physiotherapist | Nikos Pantazis |

## 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 8 June 1975, 23:59 UTC+3.
| Player | 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 | 1985 |
| 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 | 1985 |
| 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 / LW / AM / LB | (1953-03-25)25 March 1953 (aged 22) | 1974 | Apollon Athens | ₯5,000,000 | 1982 |
| 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
### In

| Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until |
| DF | Giorgos Skrekis | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1977 |
| DF | Victor Theofilopoulos | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1975 |
| MF | Timo Zahnleiter | 1860 München | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1978 |
| ΜF | Christos Ardizoglou | Apollon Athens | ₯5,000,000 | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1982 |
| MF | Takis Timotheou | APOEL | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1976 |
| FW | Georgios Dedes | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1977 |
| FW | Walter Wagner | Austria Wien | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1977 |
    a. $^^$ and Kostas Panagiotopoulos, Babis Psimogiannos and Ivan Kypritidis as exchange.
    b. $^^$ plus Nikos Karoulias.

### Out

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 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 | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| DF | Nikos Karoulias | Apollon Athens | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| MF | Giorgos Karafeskos | Kastoria | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| MF | Nikos Stathopoulos | Apollon Athens | Free transfer | 19 August 1974 |
| FW | Kostas Panagiotopoulos | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| FW | Ivan Kypritidis | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| FW | Christos Karypidis | Free agent | Contract termination | 1 July 1974 |
| FW | Babis Psimogiannos | Panionios | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |
| FW | Takis Karachisaridis | Kastoria | Free transfer | 1 July 1974 |

### Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: ₯5,000,000
Income: ₯0
Net Total: ₯5,000,000

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 067.57 |
Last updated: 8 June 1975 Source: Competitions

### Alpha Ethniki
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 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 |
* ↑ 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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by Matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Fixtures
### Greek Cup

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

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

    As of 8 June 1975
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | 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

    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 |
| 9 | DF | Sakis Zarzopoulos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Dionysis Tsamis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 73 | 5 | 78 |

### 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.
    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 | Totals | 20 | 2 | 22 |

### Disciplinary record

    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