The 1983–84 season was the 60th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. The season began on 4 September 1983 and finished on 6 May 1984.
Kits
Overview
In the summer of 1983, AEK underwent another change in their presidency. Michalis Arkadis stepped down as president and despite having won the last season's Cup, he did not have the financial means to meet the club's obligations and most notably the renewall of the contract of Thomas Mavros. The Cypriot businessman, Lefteris Panagidis stepped in and kept Mavros at the club by giving him the amount of 45 million drachmas and replaced Arkadis as president. Even thought the new president, owned a travel agency in Athens, he was based in England. As a result, his admiration for the English football model was reflected in his decisions. Thus, apointed the British John Barnwell, as the new manager who had previously worked at Wolves and won the League Cup. The British footballers, Trevor Ross from Everton and Tommy Langley from Crystal Palace, came with him to the team in an atmosphere of excitement and high expectations. AEK also proceeded with the acquisition of the Greek-Brazilian Pavlos Papaioannou from Rodos, as well as the promising midfielder of Veria, Babis Akrivopoulos. On the other hand, Mojaš Radonjić left the team and returned to Yugoslavia, after failing to live up to the expectations.
The team began with excitement, but were quickly brought back to reality and had one of the worst seasons in their history. The club started badly and presenting poor form in the away matches. Barnwell was eventually dismissed after a home defeat by Iraklis in the 12th matchday, having also been eliminated from the Cup Winners' Cup at the first round by Újpest, having recorded four defeats, two draws and no away victories. The Englishman was succeeded the last season's manager, Helmut Senekowitsch at first and later by Kostas Nestoridis, who completed the disappointing league campaign. In the meantime Zafiropoulos returned as the club's president, replacing Panagidis. Eventually AEK finished in seventh place, 16 points behind Panathinaikos, who won the title.
In the Cup, AEK after passing though Diagoras, Anagennisi Giannitsa and Apollon Athens, were eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual finalists, AEL.
The few highlights of the season were the 4–0 victory over PAOK, the performance of Thomas Mavros with 13 goals in 21 appearances and the emergence of Vangelis Vlachos, who showed he could become one of the club's key players.
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 6 May 1984, 23:59 UTC+3.
PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers Lakis Stergioudas GK 1972 Niki Poligyrou ₯36,000 1985 Christos Arvanitis GK 1982 Olympiacos ₯7,000,000 1986 Spyros Ikonomopoulos GK 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1989 Defenders Petros Ravousis (Captain) CB / RB 1972 Aetos Skydra Free 1985 Vangelis Paraprastanitis LB / CB / DM 1979 Trikala ₯4,000,000 1984 Stavros Letsas RB / RM / CB 1979 Agioi Anargyroi Free 1986 Panagiotis Stylianopoulos RB / LB / RM / DM 1978 AEK Athens U20 — 1986 Pavlos Papaioannou RB / LB / DM / RM 1983 Rodos ₯10,000,000 1988 Takis Karagiozopoulos CB / DM / ST 1981 Veria ₯8,000,000 1986 Stelios Manolas CB / RB 1980 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Lysandros Georgamlis RB / CB / DM / LB 1980 AEK Athens U20 — 1985 Midfielders Christos Ardizoglou (Vice-captain) RM / LM / RW / LW / AM / RB / LB 1974 Apollon Athens ₯12,000,000 1986 Spyros Thodis CM / AM / DM 1979 Anagennisi Karditsa ₯4,000,000 1984 Dinos Ballis AM / CM / DM / SS / ST / CB 1981 Aris ₯17,000,000 1986 George Christopoulos CM 1983 Canberra City ₯1,000,000 1984 Babis Akrivopoulos AM / RM / LM / SS / ST 1983 Veria ₯8,400,000 1988 Vangelis Vlachos (Vice-captain 2) AM / CM / RM / LM 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1989 Forwards Thomas Mavros ST / LW 1976 Panionios ₯10,000,000 1987 Manolis Kottis ST / LW / RW 1980 Rodos ₯7,500,000 1985 Giannis Dintsikos ST / SS / RW / LW / AM 1981 Kastoria ₯20,000,000 1986 Giorgos Chatziioannidis ST 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Left during Winter Transfer Window Michalis Tzirakis CB / RB / RM 1980 OFI ₯8,000,000 1985 Takis Nikoloudis CM / AM / RM / LM 1982 Olympiacos ₯4,000,000 1984 Angel Kolev AM / RM / LM 1982 Lokomotiv Sofia Free 1984 Trevor Ross CM / AM / DM / RM / LM 1983 Everton ₯8,000,000 1985 Tommy Langley ST 1983 Crystal Palace ₯15,000,000 1985 Christos Tatidis LW 1982 AEK Athens U20 — 1987
Transfers
In
Summer
PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource Rodos₯10,000,00030 June 1988 Inter-MontréalLoan termination30 June 1984 Everton₯8,000,00030 June 1985 Veria₯8,400,00030 June 1988 Crystal Palace₯15,000,00030 June 1985
Notes
a. Plus a conduction of a friendly match between the two clubs.
Out
Summer
PlayerToFeeDateSource AcharnaikosFree transfer AcharnaikosFree transfer Sutjeska NikšićContract termination
Winter
PlayerToFeeDateSource OFIContract termination Apollon Kalamarias₯1,000,000 Sheffield UnitedContract termnation ShumenContract termination Coventry CityContract termnation PanserraikosContract termination
Loan in
Winter
PlayerFromFeeDateUntilOption to buySource Canberra City₯1,000,00012 December 1984
Loan out
Summer
PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource KorinthosFree30 June 1985
Contract renewals
PlayerDateFormer Exp. DateNew Exp. DateSource 30 June 198430 June 1989 30 June 198430 June 1989
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: ₯41,400,000
Winter: ₯0
Total: ₯41,400,000
Income Summer: ₯0
Winter: ₯2,000,000
Total: ₯2,000,000
Net Totals Summer: ₯41,400,000
Winter: ₯2,000,000
Total: ₯39,400,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Alpha Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Results by Matchday
Matches
Greek Cup
Matches
Round of 32
Round of 16
European Cup Winners' 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
! colspan="11" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer Window
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by competition order when total goals are equal, then by position and then alphabetically by surname. RankPlayerAlpha EthnikiGreek CupEuropean Cup Winners' CupTotal113 4 0172 7 1 193 5 0 164 5 0 055 3 0 036 2 0 027 1 0 01 1 0 01 1 0 01 1 0 01 0 1 01 0 0 11Own goals 1 0 01Totals40 6 349
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 CupEuropean Cup Winners' CupTotal1 7 1 192 3 3 06Totals10 4 115
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
! colspan="17" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Left during Winter Transfer Window
Starting 11 This section presents the most frequently used formation along with the players with the most starts across all competitions.
Formation Matchday(s)244–3–313–30144–4–21–12
Player Christos ArvanitisGKStelios ManolasRCBTakis KaragiozopoulosLCBLysandros GeorgamlisRBVangelis ParaprastanitisLBDinos BallisDMChristos Ardizoglou (C)RCMVangelis VlachosLCMManolis KottisRWGiannis DintsikosLWThomas MavrosCF
References
External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database