The 1981–82 season was the 58th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 6 September 1981 and finished on 30 May 1982.

Kits

Overview

After the departure of Loukas Barlos at the end of the previous season, the club's administration was taken over by the sporting goods businessman, Andreas Zafiropoulos. The new administration proceeded with a renewal of the squad with the transfers of Takis Karagiozopoulos from Veria, Giannis Dintsikos from Kastoria and Dinos Ballis from Aris. Furthermore, since Dušan Bajević and Franjo Vladić had already left the club, they were replaced by the Yugoslav striker, Mojaš Radonjić in December and the well-known Bulgarian international midfielder, Hristo Bonev, whose transfer, agreed during the previous season, became effective. Former West Germany international goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski, who had managerial experience in his homeland, was appointed as manager. The club did not compete in any European competition, since they were serving a ban from the 1979–80 season.

The Championship got off to a poor start, as the team had to wait five matches for its first victory, winning only three of their opening ten matches and recording one of the worst starts in their history. The poor results led to the dismissal of Tilkowski at the end of the first round, two days after a defeat against Kastoria. He was replaced by Zlatko Čajkovski, who returned to the club four years after leading AEK to the domestic double in 1978 and remained a popular figure among the supporters. AEK's performances improved, but not enough to challenge for the title. Eventually, they finished fourth in the league, five points behind the champion Olympiacos and qualified for the next season's European competitions. Top scorer for AEK in the league was again Thomas Mavros with 17 goals. One of the few positives of the season was the conversion of young Stelios Manolas from the position of the right back to that of the center back, a position where he would go on to excel with both AEK and the national team.

In the Cup, AEK eliminated Panelefsiniakos in the first round with a 3–2 away victory. After passing through the second round without a match, they were drawn against PAOK in the round of 16 and were eliminated for the second consecutive year, by the club of Thessaloniki.

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 30 May 1982, 23:59 UTC+3.

PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until Goalkeepers Nikos Christidis GK 1976 Aris ₯1,500,000 1984 Lakis Stergioudas GK 1972 Niki Poligyrou ₯36,000 1985 Spyros Ikonomopoulos GK 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Defenders Lakis Nikolaou (Captain) CB / RB / ST / RW 1971 Atromitos ₯600,000 1982 Giannis Mousouris RB / RM / ST 1977 AEL ₯2,500,000 1985 Giorgos Rigas CB / RB / DM 1980 Kavala Free 1985 Michalis Tzirakis CB / RB / RM 1980 OFI ₯8,000,000 1985 Petros Ravousis CB / RB 1972 Aetos Skydra Free 1985 Vangelis Paraprastanitis LB / CB / DM 1980 Trikala ₯4,000,000 1985 Stavros Letsas RB / RM / CB 1979 Agioi Anargyroi Free 1986 Panagiotis Stylianopoulos RB / LB / RM / DM 1978 AEK Athens U20 — 1986 Stelios Manolas CB / RB 1980 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Lysandros Georgamlis RB / CB / DM / LB 1980 AEK Athens U20 — 1985 Midfielders Hristo Bonev AM / CM / SS 1981 Free agent — 1982 Petros Karavitis DM / CB / CM / LB / LM / LW 1980 Olympiacos Free 1983 Christos Ardizoglou 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 Vangelis Vlachos AM / CM / RM / LM 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Forwards Mojaš Radonjić ST / SS 1981 Budućnost Podgorica ₯9,000,000 1984 Thomas Mavros ST / LW 1976 Panionios ₯10,000,000 1983 Giannis Dintsikos ST / SS / RW / LW / AM 1981 Kastoria ₯20,000,000 1986 Giorgos Chatziioannidis ST 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1984 Takis Karagiozopoulos ST / CB / DM 1981 Veria ₯8,000,000 1986 Panagiotis Angelidis RW / ST 1982 AEK Athens U20 Free 1986 Left during Winter Transfer Window Manolis Kottis ST / LW / RW 1980 Rodos ₯7,500,000 1985 Thomas Stafylas ST / RW / LW / RM / LM 1979 AEK Athens U20 — 1984

Transfers

In

Summer

PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource PanelefsiniakosLoan return30 June 1986 AtromitosLoan return30 June 1986 APS PatraiLoan return30 November 1984 Free agentFree transfer30 July 1982 Aris₯17,000,00030 June 1986 Veria₯8,000,00030 June 1986 Kastoria₯20,000,00030 June 1986 PAS GianninaLoan return30 June 1984

Winter

PlayerFromFeeDateContract UntilSource AEK Athens U20Promotion30 November 1986 Budućnost Podgorica₯9,000,00030 June 1984

Out

Summer

PlayerToFeeDateSource OFIContract termination FostirasEnd of contract Velež MostarEnd of contract Veria₯400,000 IrodotosFree transfer Velež MostarEnd of contract

Winter

PlayerToFeeDateSource AcharnaikosContract termination

Loan out

Summer

PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource AtromitosFree30 June 1982 DiagorasFree30 June 1982

Winter

PlayerToFeeDateUntilOption to buySource Rodos₯700,000 30 November 1982

Contract renewals

PlayerDateFormer Exp. DateNew Exp. DateSource 30 June 198230 June 1986

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure Summer: ₯45,000,000

Winter: ₯9,000,000

Total: ₯54,000,000

Income Summer: ₯400,000

Winter: ₯700,000

Total: ₯1,100,000

Net Totals Summer: ₯44,600,000

Winter: ₯8,300,000

Total: ₯52,900,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Results summary

Results by Matchday

Matches

Greek Cup

Matches

AEK Athens qualified to the Round of 16 without a match.

Round of 16

Statistics

Squad statistics

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders

! colspan="9" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards

! colspan="9" 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 CupTotal116 2182 6 06 6 064 5 055 4 04 4 04 2 24 2 249 2 02 2 02 2 0212 1 01 1 01 1 01Own goals 0 00Totals54 660

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 CupTotal1 8 082 4 043 0 00Totals12 012

Disciplinary record

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders

! colspan="14" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards

! colspan="14" 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)234–4–213–34134–3–31–12

Player Nikos ChristidisGKStelios ManolasRCBLakis Nikolaou (C)LCBPanagiotis StylianopoulosRBVangelis ParaprastanitisLBLysandros GeorgamlisDMSpyros ThodisCMDinos BallisRMVangelis VlachosLMMojaš RadonjićRCFThomas MavrosLCF

References

External links AEK Athens F.C. Official Website A.E.K. FC Database