1972–73 PAOK FC season

The 1972–73 season was PAOK Football Club's 47th in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round, and also faced Rapid Wien in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.

PAOK
1972–73 season
President Giorgos Pantelakis
Manager Les Shannon
StadiumToumba Stadium
Alpha EthnikiRunners-up
Greek CupRunners-up
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stavros Sarafis (19)

All:
Stavros Sarafis (25)
Highest home attendance44,486 vs Aris

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GRE Ioannis Stefas
GK  GRE Savvas Chatzioannou
GK  GRE Apostolos Savvoulidis

DF  GRE Kostas Iosifidis
DF  GRE Ioannis Gounaris
DF  GRE Aristarchos Fountoukidis
DF  GRE Pavlos Papadopoulos
DF  GRE Michalis Bellis
DF  GRE Ioannis Chatziantoniou
DF  GRE Babis Tsilingiridis
DF  GRE Filotas Pellios
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  GRE Giorgos Koudas (captain)
MF  GRE Koulis Apostolidis
MF  GRE Stavros Sarafis
MF  GRE Christos Terzanidis
MF  GRE Vassilis Lazos
MF  GRE Giorgos Paraschos

FW  GRE Achilleas Aslanidis
FW  GRE Dimitris Paridis
FW  GRE Giannis Mantzourakis
FW  GRE Petros Vouzounerakis
FW  GRE Lefteris Tsakiropoulos
FW  GRE Dimitris Stavridis

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 August 1972 Friendly Kozani 2–2 PAOK Kozani
Poimenidis  1', 67' Apostolidis  27'
Vouzounerakis  83'
23 August 1972 Friendly Edessaikos 1–4 PAOK Edessa
Doupkaris  56' Paridis  24', 62'
Terzanidis  29'
Apostolidis  79'
Referee: Doumousiaris
24 August 1972 Friendly Aris Ptolemaida 1–3 PAOK Ptolemaida
Tangalidis  12' Sarafis  19'
Aslanidis  35' (pen.)
Paridis  56'
25 August 1972 Friendly Lassani 0–4 PAOK Kozani
Vouzounerakis  25'
Lazos  32'
Paridis  40', 51'
29 August 1972 Friendly PAOK 1–3 MTK Thessaloniki
Aslanidis  12' (pen.) Kunszt  5'
Becsei  50'
Dunai  53'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
31 August 1972 Friendly Olympiacos 1–2 PAOK Piraeus
Papadimitriou  40' (pen.) Paridis  47'
Vouzounerakis  59'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Levogiannis
7 September 1972 Friendly PAOK 2–0 Komlói Bányász SK Thessaloniki
Koudas  47'
Vouzounerakis  85'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Pyloridis
9 September 1972 Friendly PAOK 3–1 Xanthi Thessaloniki
Aslanidis  6'
Koudas  48'
Sarafis  69'
Mourtzas  16' Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 34 27 4 3 75 24 +51 079.41
Greek Cup 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 083.33
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 42 32 6 4 92 31 +61 076.19
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 27 6 1 72 13 +59 94 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 PAOK 34 27 4 3 75 24 +51 92 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Panathinaikos[lower-alpha 2] 34 22 7 5 89 29 +60 82 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Panachaiki 34 16 12 6 42 27 +15 78
5 AEK Athens 34 13 11 10 39 36 +3 71
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since Olympiacos, winners of 1972–73 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup, losing cup finalists PAOK earned a spot in the first round of the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup.
  2. Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points and had 3 games penalty.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 27 4 3 75 24  +51 85 15 1 1 40 11  +29 12 3 2 35 13  +22

Last updated: 3 June 1973 (1973-06-03).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHΑHΑ
ResultWWWWDWWWWDDWWWWWWWWLLWWWWWWLWWWDWW
Position3211111111111111111122222222222222
Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 September 1972 1 PAOK 3–1 Omonia Thessaloniki
Sarafis  15'
Apostolidis  82'
Aslanidis  90'
Charalampous  3' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
24 September 1972 2 Trikala 0–1 PAOK Trikala
Koudas  44' Stadium: Trikala Municipal Stadium
1 October 1972 3 PAOK 1–0 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
Aslanidis  54'
Gounaris  56'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 42,150
Referee: Komninakis
8 October 1972 4 PAOK 3–0 Fostiras Thessaloniki
Koudas  12', 85'
Vouzounerakis  25'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
22 October 1972 5 Egaleo 2–2 PAOK Athens
Stavropoulos  14', 36' Koudas  44', 82' Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
29 October 1972 6 PAOK 1–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
Koudas  38' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 39,500
Referee: Latsios
5 November 1972 7 Ethnikos 2–3 PAOK Piraeus
Kremmydas  3'
Kritikopoulos  89'
Aslanidis  11'
Fountoukidis  14'
Sarafis  25'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 23,070
Referee: Kougias
12 November 1972 8 PAOK 4–1 Iraklis Thessaloniki
Koudas  44'
Aslanidis  56'
Fountoukidis  76'
Sarafis  83'
Gesios  85' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 34,902
Referee: Zlatanos
26 November 1972 9 Atromitos 0–2 PAOK Athens
Sarafis  1'
Apostolidis  20'
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Referee: Papavassiliou
3 December 1972 10 PAOK 0–0 AEK Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 39,554
Referee: Marinos
10 December 1972 11 Panachaiki 2–2 PAOK Patras
Davourlis  29'
Michalopoulos  42'
Sarafis  27'
Koudas  59'
Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Referee: Armodoros
17 December 1972 12 Kavala 0–2 PAOK Kavala
Apostolidis  43'
Aslanidis  82'
Stadium: Kavala Stadium
Attendance: 18,169
24 December 1972 13 PAOK 2–1 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
Koudas  9', 73' Zarzopoulos  63' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 19,076
Referee: Latsios
31 December 1972 14 Kalamata 0–3 PAOK Kalamata
Fountoukidis  32'
Apostolidis  77', 80'
Stadium: Kalamata Municipal Stadium
7 January 1973 15 PAOK 2–1 Panionios Thessaloniki
Sarafis  18'
Aslanidis  90' (pen.)
Lagos  39' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Karvelis
21 January 1973 16 Olympiacos Volos 1–5 PAOK Volos
Valachas  43' Fountoukidis  1'
Sarafis  27', 52'
Apostolidis  67'
Gounaris  82'
Stadium: Volos Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 9,866
Referee: Nanos
28 January 1973 17 PAOK 1–0 Aris Thessaloniki
Sarafis  41' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 44,486
Referee: Alexopoulos
4 February 1973 18 Omonia 1–3 PAOK Nicosia
Mouskos  38' Apostolidis  5'
Aslanidis  55'
Koudas  86'
Stadium: GSP Stadium (1902)
Attendance: 11,205
Referee: Pagourtzis
11 February 1973 19 PAOK 4–0 Trikala Thessaloniki
Koudas  41'
Apostolidis  67', 72'
Sarafis  70'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Tsagarousianos
25 February 1973 20 Olympiacos 1–0 PAOK Piraeus
Losada  75' Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 41,052
Referee: Fakis
4 March 1973 21 Fostiras 1–0 PAOK Athens
Remoundos  67' Stadium: Tavros Stadium
11 March 1973 22 PAOK 4–1 Egaleo Thessaloniki
Sarafis  10', 28'
Apostolidis  11'
Koudas  58'
Tsalamangas  48' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
18 March 1973 23 Panathinaikos 0–2 (w/o) PAOK Athens
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Note: Panathinaikos were sentenced with a two-match penalty after the eventful derby against Olympiacos on matchday 22 (suspended at 82nd minute). The two teams played a friendly game which ended 3–3.
26 March 1973 24 PAOK 3–0 Ethnikos Thessaloniki
Apostolidis  2'
Sarafis  13', 65'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
1 April 1973 25 Iraklis 1–3 PAOK Thessaloniki
Koutroubelis  2' Sarafis  8'
Apostolidis  30'
Paridis  79'
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
8 April 1973 26 PAOK 2–1 Atromitos Thessaloniki
Sarafis  38', 87' Tsivgoulis  64' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
15 April 1973 27 AEK 0–2 PAOK Athens
Sarafis  48'
Apostolidis  51'
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 29,654
22 April 1973 28 PAOK 3–5 Panachaiki Thessaloniki
Paridis  41', 61'
Sarafis  89' (pen.)
Davourlis  30', 64', 82'
Stravopodis  47'
Pappas  87'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 32,015
Referee: Armodoros
30 April 1973 29 PAOK 3–0 Kavala Thessaloniki
Lazos  48'
Apostolidis  54'
Paridis  74'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
6 May 1973 30 Panserraikos 1–3 PAOK Serres
Balabanidis  90' Aslanidis  9' (pen.)
Koudas  80'
Terzanidis  89'
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 11,049
13 May 1973 31 PAOK 3–0 Kalamata Thessaloniki
Paridis  44' (pen.), 60', 90' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
20 May 1973 32 Panionios 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 15,844
Referee: Papavassiliou
27 May 1973 33 PAOK 1–0 Olympiacos Volos Thessaloniki
Apostolidis  8' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 10,819
3 June 1973 34 Aris 1–2 PAOK Thessaloniki
Kapernekas  26' (pen.) Bellis  30'
Paridis  36', 86'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Vamvakopoulos

Greek Cup

First round

6 December 1972 Anagennisi Epanomi 0–3 PAOK Thessaloniki
Koudas  40'
Aslanidis  44'
Fountoukidis  65'
Stadium: Kalamaria Stadium

Second round

3 January 1973 PAOK 5–1 Olympiacos Volos Thessaloniki
Aslanidis  12', 24'
Sarafis  50', 58'
Paridis  85'
Papadopoulos  16' (o.g.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 5,836

Third round

7 February 1973 Fostiras 1–2 (a.e.t.) PAOK Athens
Deimezis  83' Apostolidis  53'
Sarafis  106'
Stadium: Tavros Stadium

Quarter–finals

Semi–finals

23 May 1973 PAOK 3–2 (a.e.t.) Ethnikos Thessaloniki
Sarafis  57', 112'
Terzanidis  98'
Kritikopoulos  30'
Moutafis  119'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Kougias

Final

[9]

17 June 1973 Olympiacos 1–0 PAOK Piraeus
Angelis  46' Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 40,070
Referee: Vital Loraux

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

[10]

12 September 1972 1st leg Rapid Wien 0–0 PAOK Wienna, Austria
Report Stadium: Prater stadion
Referee: Francesconi
26 September 1972 2nd leg PAOK 2–2
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Rapid Wien Thessaloniki, Greece
Sarafis  32' (pen.)
Aslanidis  90'
Report Gallos  23'
Krankl  43'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 34,420
Referee: Palotai

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of June 18, 1973

Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.

No.NameAlpha EthnikiGreek CupUEFA CWC Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
Ioannis Stefas 2405010 300
Savvas Chatzioannou 700000 70
Apostolos Savvoulidis 401010 60
Defenders
Ioannis Gounaris 3226020 402
Aristarchos Fountoukidis 2946120 375
Pavlos Papadopoulos 2704020 330
Kostas Iosifidis 2505020 320
Michalis Bellis 1902010 220
Ioannis Chatziantoniou 1802000 200
Babis Tsilingiridis 1002000 120
Filotas Pellios 301000 40
Midfielders
Koulis Apostolidis 33155120 4016
Giorgos Koudas 31145110 3715
Christos Terzanidis 2916120 372
Stavros Sarafis 28196511 3525
Vassilis Lazos 1715010 231
Giorgos Paraschos 600000 60
Forwards
Achilleas Aslanidis 2776321 3511
Dimitris Paridis 2296320 3012
Giannis Mantzourakis 602000 80
Petros Vouzounerakis 410000 41
Lefteris Tsakiropoulos 300000 30
Dimitris Stavridis 100000 10

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA CWC Total
1MF Stavros Sarafis195125
2MF Koulis Apostolidis151016
3MF Giorgos Koudas141015
4FW Dimitris Paridis93012
5FW Achilleas Aslanidis73111
6DF Aristarchos Fountoukidis4105
7DF Ioannis Gounaris2002
MF Christos Terzanidis1102
9FW Petros Vouzounerakis1001
MF Vassilis Lazos1001
Walkover2002
TOTALS 7515292

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

References

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