1965–66 AEK Athens F.C. season

AEK Athens 1965–66 football season

AEK Athens1965–66 season

Chairman| Alexandros Makridis
Georgios Toubalidis
Manager| Tryfon Tzanetis
Stadium| AEK Stadium
Alpha Ethniki| 3rd
Greek Cup| Winners
Top goalscorer| League:
Mimis Papaioannou (23)
All:
Mimis Papaioannou (28)
Highest home attendance| 30,912 vs Panathinaikos
(3 April 1966)
Lowest home attendance| 3,122 vs Iraklis
(12 June 1966)
Average home league attendance| 13,078
Biggest win| AEK Athens 6–0 Niki Volos
Biggest defeat| Olympiacos 4–0 AEK Athens

Home colours

<- 1964–65

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The 1965–66 season was the 42nd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 28 November 1965 and finished on 10 July 1966.

## Overview[edit]

The 1965–66 season was characterized both for AEK Athens and for Greek football in general, by both interesting and strange events. The strictness of the football authorities was the price paid by the yellow-blacks on the effort made at the beginning of the season with their agent and former player, Kleanthis Maropoulos, in order to cooperate with the representatives of the regional clubs, creating a block of reaction to the dominance of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in the decisions of the centers of authority. The "eternals", alarmed by the coalition of the rest that Maropoulos seemed to be succeeding even threatened to withdraw from the national Championship, terrorizing the smaller ones with the suspicion of loss of revenue from it, delaying its start until 28 November, when the first matchday was set.[1][2]

In AEK, the start of the season was overshadowed by the conflict between the management and Mimis Papaioannou and by the latter's decision to leave the pitches and turn to singing. The 23-year-old forward, having impressed Real Madrid officials with his performance and skills in a 3–3 friendly draw on 12 May 1965,[3] was negotiating a transfer to the Spanish club and when he run into the management's refusal to his concession, he became bittered and withdrew from the club's activities.[4] Taking advantage of his vocal abilities, he participated in the musical group that surrounded Stelios Kazantzidis, with whom he left for a tour in the Greek immigrants of Germany.[5] The abstention of Papaioannou put an obstacle on the plans of AEK coach, Tryfon Tzanetis who in the summer of 1965 had taken care to shield the club with impressive transfers such as the defener of Apollon Athens, Tasos Vasiliou, the forward of PAO Safrafolis, Kostas Nikolaidis and the big star the Fostiras in the midfield, Panagiotis Ventouris, while Nikos Stathopoulos, Giorgos Karafeskos and Michalis Simigdalas were promoted from the infrastructure departments to the first team. The absence of Papaioannou from the team's preparation and his looming absence from their competitive duties forced Kostas Nestoridis, who had made the decision to leave AEK, to change his decision and remain with the team at the start of the season. However, due to his advanced age, Nestoridis was no more sufficient to fill the gap of Papaioannou and AEK started their competitive activities in the Championship with two defeats and one victory in the first 3 matches. Αt the beginning of December 1965, the differences between AEK and Papaioannou have begun to bridge and after getting a new contract of 500,000 drachmas, he returned to the team,[6] shortly before the derby with Panathinaikos at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. Despite the fact that the lack of training caused him to suffer from cramps throughout the match, Papaioannou contributed to AEK's 2–3 victory by scoring one of the three goals while the other two scored by Kostas Nikolaidis.[7] That match was the beginning of a 14-match undefeated streak, which brought the club on a distance of 3 points from the top. AEK was firmly in contention for the title, but the next two matches with the derbies at Karaiskakis Stadium against Olympiacos and in Nea Filadelfeia against Panathinaikos negated any hopes they may have had. On 27 March at Faliro, Olympiacos was sweeping, winning by 4–0 and in 3 April in the match against Panathinaikos, as the game was at 1–1 and while there had been previous violent episodes between the players in the first half, Panathinaikos scored at the 88th minute with Takis Loukanidis from an offside position. The referee awarded the goal and wild incidents occurred with the participation of fans entering the field, which resulted in the match permanently stopped at the expense of AEK, who were zeroed and the game awarded to Panathinaikos.[8] These incidents, led the officials of AEK not to participate in the next match in Serres against Panserraikos as a sign of protest.[9] AEK were again zeroed and the threat of relegation after a possible third zeroing forced the club to return to the Championship, eventually finishing 3rd.[10]

AEK began their obligations in the Greek Cup eliminating Edessaikos at home for the round of 32, then Apollon Kalamarias away at the round of 16 and Ethnikos Piraeus at home in the quarter-finals. The semi-final draw that came out were AEK–Kavala and Olympiacos–Trikala. Kavala demanded that the match be played at their home ground citing a provision of the then regulations that stipulated that if one of the two teams came from Northern Greece in a pair of semi-finals, then the home team was automatically designated. AEK did not accept it, arguing that this regulation only concerned the clubs from Thessaloniki and not all clubs of Northern Greece in general. In order to reconcile things, the HFF, set the match at a neutral ground, the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, but Kavala refused to compete, insisting that the match should be played at their stadium. Thus, AEK advanced to the final as they were awarded the game without a match, where Olympiacos had already qualified after their 5–0 victory over Trikala. The definition by the HFF of setting the Final on 10 July 1966, at the Karaiskakis Stadium, brought the reactions of the Olympiacos whose management sent a letter to the Federation announcing their decision not to show up, protesting the advanced date in relation to the preparation of the club of Piraeus for the next season's European Cup. Thus, on 7 July, the HFF, unable to convince Olympiacos for their participation in the final, declared AEK the winner with a 2–0 victory without a match.[11]

In the midst of such situations, Kostas Nestoridis, one of the greatest Greek footballers and one of the timeless "yellow-black" legends, departed from the club after 11 years of presence.[12]

## Players[edit]

### Squad information[edit]

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 10 July 1966, 23:59 UTC+2.

Player  | Nat.  | Position(s)  | Date of birth (Age)  | Signed  | Previous club  | Transfer fee  | Contract until

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Goalkeepers
Stelios Serafidis |  | GK |  (1935-08-06)6 August 1935 (aged 30)  | 1953  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1972
Vangelis Petrakis |  | GK |  (1938-09-07)7 September 1938 (aged 27)  | 1962  |  Aris | Free  | 1967
Theodoros Maniateas |  | GK |  (1945-03-19)19 March 1945 (aged 21)  | 1964  |  Panthisiakos  | Free  | 1969
Defenders
Alekos Sofianidis |  | LB / LM / LW |  (1937-08-03)3 August 1937 (aged 28)  | 1959  |  Beşiktaş | Free  | 1969
Aleko Yordan |  | CB |  (1938-01-10)10 January 1938 (aged 28)  | 1962  |  Beykoz | Free  | 1969
Tasos Vasiliou |  | CB |  (1938-08-04)4 August 1938 (aged 27)  | 1965  |  Apollon Athens | ₯1,500,000  | 1970
Giorgos Kefalidis |  | RB / CB |  (1941-03-21)21 March 1941 (aged 25)  | 1964  |  Pierikos | Free  | 1972
Fotis Balopoulos |  | CB / DM / CM / ST |  (1943-12-17)17 December 1943 (aged 22)  | 1964  |  Proodeftiki | ₯450,000  | 1970
Lakis Fragoudakis  |  | CB / DM | 1944 (aged 21-22)  | 1964  | Free agent | Free  | 1970
Midfielders
Giorgos Petridis |  | AM / SS / ST |  (1938-02-10)10 February 1938 (aged 28)  | 1957  |  Pera Club  | Free  | 1966
Stelios Skevofilakas |  | LM / RM / AM |  (1939-01-06)6 January 1939 (aged 27)  | 1960  |  Eleftheroupoli | Free  | 1972
Fanis Tasinos |  | LM / CM |  (1941-10-28)28 October 1941 (aged 24)  | 1963  |  Korinthos | ₯500,000  | 1966
Nikos Stathopoulos |  | LM / LB |  (1943-11-08)8 November 1943 (aged 22)  | 1965  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1974
Michalis Simigdalas |  | CM |  (1944-06-23)23 June 1944 (aged 22)  | 1963  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1969
Giorgos Karafeskos |  | CM / DM / RM / RW |  (1946-12-08)8 December 1946 (aged 19)  | 1963  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1974
Forwards
Andreas Stamatiadis (Captain) |  | RW / LW / SS / ST |  (1935-08-16)16 August 1935 (aged 30)  | 1952  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1959
Kostas Papageorgiou |  | ST |  (1941-01-01)1 January 1941 (aged 25)  | 1963  |  Atromitos | ₯200,000  | 1969
Mimis Papaioannou |  | SS / ST / AM |  (1942-08-23)23 August 1942 (aged 23)  | 1962  |  Veria | ₯175,000  | 1979
Spyros Pomonis |  | LW / LM |  (1944-02-12)12 February 1944 (aged 22)  | 1960  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1973
Kostas Nikolaidis |  | RW / LW / SS / ST |  (1944-09-10)10 September 1944 (aged 21)  | 1965  |  PAO Safrabolis  | Free  | 1973
Nikos Sevastopoulos |  | RW / SS / AM / ST |  (1945-02-26)26 February 1945 (aged 21)  | 1963  |  AEK Athens U20 | —  | 1971
Left during season
Panagiotis Ventouris |  | AM / SS |  (1943-03-01)1 March 1943 (aged 23)  | 1965  |  Fostiras | ₯435,000  | 1972
Kostas Nestoridis |  | ST / SS |  (1930-03-15)15 March 1930 (aged 36)  | 1955  |  Panionios | Free  | 1966

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

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DF |  Tasos Vasiliou |  Apollon Athens | Transfer  | ₯1,500,000[a] | 1 August 1965 | 30 June 1970  |
MF |  Nikos Stathopoulos |  AEK Athens U20 | Promotion  | —  | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1974  |
MF |  Panagiotis Ventouris |  Fostiras | Transfer  | ₯435,000  | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1972  |
FW |  Kostas Nikolaidis |  PAO Safrabolis  | Transfer  | Free  | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1973  |
FW |  Nikos Sevastopoulos |  Hellenic | End of loan  | —  | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1971  |

a. ^ plus Panagiotis Stasinopoulos.

### Out[edit]

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DF |  Panagiotis Stasinopoulos |  Apollon Athens | Transfer  | Free  | 1 August 1965 |
DF |  Theofilos Vernezis | Free agent | End of contract  | —  | 1 July 1965 |
DF |  Manolis Kanellopoulos |  Egaleo | End of contract  | —  | 1 July 1965 |
MF |  Miltos Papapostolou | Retired | —  | 1 July 1965 |
MF |  Emilios Theofanidis |  PAOK | End of contract  | —  | 1 July 1965 |
FW |  Lefter Küçükandonyadis | Retired | —  | 1 July 1965 |
FW |  Kostas Nestoridis |  South Melbourne Hellas | Transfer  | Free  | 12 January 1966 | [13]

### Loan out[edit]

Pos. | Player  | To  | Fee  | Date  | Until  | Option to buy  | Source

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MF |  Panagiotis Ventouris |  Hellenic | Free  | 1 January 1966 | 30 June 1966  | N |

### Contract renewals[edit]

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FW |  Mimis Papaioannou | 1 December 1965 | 30 June 1970  | 30 June 1979 | [6]

### Overall transfer activity[edit]

Expenditure:  ₯1,935,000

Income:  ₯0

Net Total:  ₯1,935,000

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

AEK Athens  v  Pakhtakor 29 August 1965 Friendly|  AEK Athens  | 0–1|  Pakhtakor | Nea Filadelfeia

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AEK Athens  v  Lokomotiv Sofia 2 September 1965 Friendly|  AEK Athens  | 2–0|  Lokomotiv Sofia | Ampelokipoi

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17:00 EET (UTC+2) |

* Nestoridis 23'
* Nikolaidis 72'

|  |  | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: 10,000

AEK Athens  v  Aarhus 9 March 1966 Friendly|  AEK Athens  | 2–1|  Aarhus | Nea Filadelfeia

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AEK Athens  v  Stirling Albion 15 June 1966 Friendly|  AEK Athens  | 2–0|  Stirling Albion | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papaioannou 30'
* Stathopoulos 41'

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## Competitions[edit]

### Overall record[edit]

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Alpha Ethniki | 28 November 1965  | 19 June 1966  | Matchday 1  | 3rd  | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32  | 063.33
Greek Cup | 6 January 1966  | 10 July 1966  | Round of 32  | Winners  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5  | 100.00
Total  | 35 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37  | 068.57

Last updated: 10 July 1966
Source: Competitions

### Alpha Ethniki[edit]

Main article: 1965–66 Alpha Ethniki

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Olympiacos (C) | 30  | 23  | 4  | 3  | 67  | 18  | +49  | 80  | Qualification for European Cup first round
2  | Panathinaikos | 30  | 23  | 3  | 4  | 85  | 24  | +61  | 79  |
3  | AEK Athens[a] | 30  | 19  | 5  | 6  | 58  | 26  | +32  | 71  | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4  | Panionios[b] | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 38  | 37  | +1  | 60  |
5  | Aris | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 42  | 42  | 0  | 60  | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ AEK Athens were deducted 2 points.
2. ^ Panionios were deducted 1 point.

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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30  | 19  | 5  | 6  | 58  | 26  |  +32  | 71  | 12  | 1  | 2  | 39  | 11  |  +28  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 19  | 15  |  +4

Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by Matchday[edit]

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

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Ground| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| Η| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A
Result| L| W| L| W| W| D| D| W| W| W| D| W| W| D| W| W| W| L| L| L| W| W| W| D| W| W| W| L| W| W
Position| 9| 5| 11| 8| 6| 8| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

#### Fixtures[edit]

Aris v AEK Athens 28 November 1965 Matchday 1|  Aris | 2–1|  AEK Athens | Thessaloniki

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* Alexiadis 5', 61'

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* Stamatiadis 50'

| Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Rudibert Jacobi (West Germany)

Proodeftiki v AEK Athens 4 December 1965 Matchday 2|  Proodeftiki | 1–3|  AEK Athens | Piraeus

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* Kallis  56'

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* Nestoridis 32'
* Nikolaidis 57'
* Stamatiadis 70'

| Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 7,082
Referee: Periklis Poulias (Athens)

AEK Athens v Olympiacos 12 December 1965 Matchday 3|  AEK Athens | 0–2|  Olympiacos | Nea Filadelfeia

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* P. Vasiliou 63'
* Aganian  80'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carl Hansen (Denmark)

Panathinaikos v AEK Athens 19 December 1965 Matchday 4|  Panathinaikos | 2–3|  AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi

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* Loukanidis 11' (pen.)
* Papoutsakis  40'

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* Nikolaidis 5', 66'
* Papaioannou 15'

| Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 24,535
Referee: Helmut Frizt (West Germany)

AEK Athens v Panserraikos 26 December 1965 Matchday 5|  AEK Athens | 2–1|  Panserraikos | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papaioannou 52'
* Yordan 84'

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* Bitzidis  65'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 14,165
Referee: Dimosthenis Stathatos (Athens)

PAOK v AEK Athens 2 January 1966 Matchday 6|  PAOK | 1–1|  AEK Athens | Thessaloniki

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* Charalampidis  4'

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* Papaioannou 87'

| Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 13,225
Referee: Manolis Panakis (Athens)

AEK Athens v Apollon Athens 9 January 1966 Matchday 7|  AEK Athens | 0–0|  Apollon Athens | Nea Filadelfeia

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Attendance: 16,233
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Thessaly)

Panionios v AEK Athens 16 January 1966 Matchday 8|  Panionios | 0–1|  AEK Athens | Nea Smyrni

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* Papageorgiou 52'

| Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Tittl Josef (Austria)

AEK Athens v Trikala 23 January 1966 Matchday 9|  AEK Athens | 3–1|  Trikala | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Nikolaidis 6'
* Skevofilakas 34' (pen.)
* Papaioannou 76'

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* Poulianas  23'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 11,823
Referee: Lefas (Piraeus)

Egaleo v AEK Athens 30 January 1966 Matchday 10|  Egaleo | 0–1|  AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi

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* Papageorgiou 90'

| Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)

Ethnikos Piraeus v AEK Athens 6 February 1966 Matchday 11|  Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–0|  AEK Athens | Piraeus

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15:15 EET (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 23,662

Panegialios v AEK Athens 13 February 1966 Matchday 12|  Panegialios | 0–2|  AEK Athens | Aigio

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* Papaioannou 38'
* Karafeskos 77'

| Stadium: Aigio National Stadium
Attendance: 4,685
Referee: Alfred Haberfellner (Austria)

AEK Athens v Pierikos 20 February 1966 Matchday 13|  AEK Athens | 3–0|  Pierikos | Nea Filadelfeia

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15:45 EET (UTC+2) |

* Nikolaidis 4'
* Stamatiadis 9'
* Papaioannou 25'

|  |  | Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 11,488
Referee: Reuben Prizner (Israel)

Iraklis v AEK Athens 27 February 1966 Matchday 14|  Iraklis | 0–0|  AEK Athens | Thessaloniki

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Attendance: 9,909
Referee: Alfred Haberfellner (Austria)

AEK Athens v Niki Volos 6 March 1966 Matchday 15|  AEK Athens | 6–0|  Niki Volos | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Nikolaidis 4', 33', 53'
* Papaioannou 50', 58'
* Karafeskos 69'

|  |  | Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 6,492
Referee: Pagourtzis (Phthiotis)

AEK Athens v Aris 13 March 1966 Matchday 16|  AEK Athens | 2–0|  Aris | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papageorgiou 13'
* Karafeskos 63'

|  |  | Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 19,870
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)

AEK Athens v Proodeftiki 20 March 1966 Matchday 17|  AEK Athens | 2–1|  Proodeftiki | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papageorgiou 33'
* Papaioannou 78'

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* Nikolakakos  82'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 14,467
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)

Olympiacos v AEK Athens 27 March 1966 Matchday 18|  Olympiacos | 4–0|  AEK Athens | Piraeus

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* Neofotistos  30'
* Petrakis 43' (o.g.)
* Sideris 58'
* Papazoglou 65'

|  |  | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Louis Raynard (France)

AEK Athens v Panathinaikos 3 April 1966 Matchday 19|  AEK Athens | 0–2
(Awarded)|  Panathinaikos | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papaioannou 50'

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* Sakellaridis  8'
* Loukanidis 88'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 30,912
Referee: Manuel Lousada (Portugal)
Note: The game was interrupted at the 37th minute due to violent incidents between the footballers of the two clubs. The match was abandoned at the 88th with score being 1-2 after the due intense protests of AEK players to the referee claiming that the goal of Loukanidis was from an offside position, that also led to incidents, as well as fan invasion. Kick off never took place and the referee found that the time of the protests was two minutes and so considered as ending in the locker room. Eventually, three days later ESAPEK decided that the game was not over but abandoned and AEK Athens were zeroed, thus the game was awarded by 0–2 without a match to Panathinaikos.[8]

Panserraikos v AEK Athens 11 April 1966 Matchday 20|  Panserraikos | 2–0
(Awarded)|  AEK Athens | Serres

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Note: AEK didn't show up for the match as a protest against the Hellenic Football Federation and the bad refereeing against them in the previous match, against Panathinaikos. They were again zeroed for a second game in a row and the game was awarded without a match to Panseraikos[9]

AEK Athens v PAOK 17 April 1966 Matchday 21|  AEK Athens | 5–1|  PAOK | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papaioannou 1', 34', 87' (pen.)
* Papageorgiou 6'
* Petridis 83'

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* Charalampidis  17'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 9,914
Referee: Manuel Gómez Arribas (Spain)

Apollon Athens v AEK Athens 27 April 1966 Matchday 22|  Apollon Athens | 0–2|  AEK Athens | Ampelokipoi

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* Nikolaidis 32'
* Papaioannou 70'

| Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dimitris Protonotarios (Athens)
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be held on 24 April, but the Perissos police department did not give permission to do the match in Rizoupoli Stadium.

AEK Athens v Panionios 1 May 1966 Matchday 23|  AEK Athens | 5–1|  Panionios | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Stathopoulos 11'
* Papaioannou 40', 44', 65'
* Stamatiadis 76'

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* Dedes 50'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Lefas (Piraeus)

Trikala v AEK Athens 8 May 1966 Matchday 24|  Trikala | 2–2|  AEK Athens | Trikala

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* Rachabelias  22'
* Charitidis  32'

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* Simigdalas 2'
* Papaioannou 54'

| Stadium: Trikala Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,675
Referee: Kostas Xanthos (Dodecanese)

AEK Athens v Egaleo 15 May 1966 Matchday 25|  AEK Athens | 4–1|  Egaleo | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papaioannou 15', 78', 82'
* Stamatiadis 23'

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* Markopoulos  16'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 7,424
Referee: Geroukalis (Athens)

AEK Athens v Ethnikos Piraeus 22 May 1966 Matchday 26|  AEK Athens | 2–1|  Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Yordan 7'
* Papageorgiou 78'

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* Tsokataridis  42'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 10,251
Referee: Christos Pagiaslis (Piraeus)

AEK Athens v Panegialios 29 May 1966 Matchday 27|  AEK Athens | 2–0|  Panegialios | Nea Filadelfeia

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17:00 EET (UTC+2) |

* Pomonis 33'
* Papaioannou 85'

|  |  | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Periklis Poulias (Athens)

Pierikos v AEK Athens 5 June 1966 Matchday 28|  Pierikos | 1–0|  AEK Athens | Katerini

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* Felekidis  3'

|  |  | Stadium: Katerini Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)

AEK Athens v Iraklis 12 June 1966 Matchday 29|  AEK Athens | 3–0|  Iraklis | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Papageorgiou 24'
* Papaioannou 50'
* Nikolaidis 75'

|  |  | Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Epameinontas Chatzinikolaou (Athens)

Niki Volos v AEK Athens 19 June 1966 Matchday 30|  Niki Volos | 0–3|  AEK Athens | Volos

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* Papaioannou 12'
* Nikolaidis 26'
* Stamatiadis 66'

| Stadium: Niki Volos Stadium
Attendance: 608
Referee: Polychronis

### Greek Cup[edit]

Main article: 1965–66 Greek Football Cup

AEK entered the Greek Cup at the round of 32.

#### Matches[edit]

AEK Athens v Edessaikos 6 January 1966 Round of 32|  AEK Athens | 4–3|  Edessaikos | Nea Filadelfeia

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14:30 EET (UTC+2) |

* Papaioannou 11', 25', 62' (pen.)
* Nikolaidis 40'

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* Krontselis  36', 60'
* Vasdaris  46'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Referee: Adamakis

Apollon Kalamarias v AEK Athens 11 May 1966 Round of 16|  Apollon Kalamarias | 0–1|  AEK Athens | Thessaloniki

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* Papaioannou 43'

| Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dimosthenis Stathatos (Athens)

AEK Athens v Ethnikos Piraeus 26 June 1966 Quarter-finals|  AEK Athens | 4–1|  Ethnikos Piraeus | Nea Filadelfeia

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* Karafeskos 13'
* Papaioannou 44'
* Nikolaidis 48', 72'

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* Leventakos 5'

| Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Giuliano Acernese (Italy)

AEK Athens v Kavala 7 July 1966 Semi-finals|  AEK Athens | 2–0
(Awarded)|  Kavala | Thessaloniki

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Note: Kavala did not show up, claiming that the match should be played in their home ground. According to relative regulation, the HFF, even though they set the match at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, did not accept Kavala's claim and awarded the game to AEK Athens by 2–0 without a match.[11]

Olympiacos v AEK Athens 10 July 1966 Final|  Olympiacos | 0–2
(Awarded)|  AEK Athens | Piraeus

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Note: The Final was scratched and AEK Athens were awarded the Cup as Olympiacos were unable to show up, because the HFF was late to determine a date for the match and they had to prepare for the next season's European Cup.[11]

## Statistics[edit]

### Squad statistics[edit]

As of 10 July 1966
No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
— | GK |  Stelios Serafidis | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0  | 14 | 0
— | GK |  Vangelis Petrakis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 17 | 0
— | GK |  Theodoros Maniateas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0
Defenders
— | DF |  Alekos Sofianidis | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0  | 32 | 0
— | DF |  Aleko Yordan | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0  | 28 | 2
— | DF |  Tasos Vasiliou | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0  | 32 | 0
— | DF |  Giorgos Kefalidis | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0  | 19 | 0
— | DF |  Fotis Balopoulos | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0  | 15 | 0
— | DF |  Lakis Fragoudakis  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0  | 3 | 0
Midfielders
— | MF |  Giorgos Petridis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0  | 9 | 1
— | MF |  Stelios Skevofilakas | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0  | 29 | 1
— | MF |  Fanis Tasinos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0  | 3 | 0
— | MF |  Nikos Stathopoulos | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0  | 7 | 1
— | MF |  Michalis Simigdalas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0  | 4 | 1
— | MF |  Giorgos Karafeskos | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1  | 25 | 4
Forwards
— | FW |  Andreas Stamatiadis | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0  | 31 | 6
— | FW |  Kostas Papageorgiou | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0  | 15 | 7
— | FW |  Mimis Papaioannou | 25 | 23 | 3 | 5  | 28 | 28
— | FW |  Spyros Pomonis | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0  | 10 | 1
— | FW |  Kostas Nikolaidis | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3  | 24 | 14
— | FW |  Nikos Sevastopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0
Left during season
— | MF |  Panagiotis Ventouris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 0
— | FW |  Kostas Nestoridis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 1

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 10 July 1966
Rank  | Pos. | Player  | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Total

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1 | FW |  Mimis Papaioannou | 23  | 5  | 28
2 | FW |  Kostas Nikolaidis | 11  | 3  | 14
3 | FW |  Kostas Papageorgiou | 7  | 0  | 7
4 | FW |  Andreas Stamatiadis | 6  | 0  | 6
5 | MF |  Giorgos Karafeskos | 3  | 1  | 4
6 | DF |  Aleko Yordan | 2  | 0  | 2
7 | MF |  Michalis Simigdalas | 1  | 0  | 1
MF |  Stelios Skevofilakas | 1  | 0  | 1
MF |  Nikos Stathopoulos | 1  | 0  | 1
MF |  Giorgos Petridis | 1  | 0  | 1
FW |  Spyros Pomonis | 1  | 0  | 1
FW |  Kostas Nestoridis | 1  | 0  | 1
Own goals | 0  | 0  | 0
Totals | 58 |  9 | 67

### Hat-tricks[edit]

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player  | Against  | Result  | Date  | Competition  | Source

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Mimis Papaioannou |  Edessaikos | 4–3 (H)  | 6 January 1966  | Greek Cup |
Kostas Nikolaidis |  Niki Volos | 6–0 (H)  | 6 March 1966  | Alpha Ethniki |
Mimis Papaioannou |  PAOK | 5–1 (H)  | 17 April 1966  | Alpha Ethniki | [14]
Mimis Papaioannou |  Panionios | 5–1 (H)  | 1 May 1966  | Alpha Ethniki |
Mimis Papaioannou |  Egaleo | 4–1 (H)  | 15 May 1966  | Alpha Ethniki |

### Clean sheets[edit]

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 10 July 1966
Rank  | Player  | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Total

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1 |  Vangelis Petrakis | 8  | 0  | 8
2 |  Stelios Serafidis | 4  | 1  | 5
3 |  Theodoros Maniateas | 1  | 0  | 1
Totals | 13 |  1 | 14

### Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 10 July 1966
N | P | Nat. | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Total | Notes

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Goalkeepers
—  | GK |  | Stelios Serafidis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | GK |  | Vangelis Petrakis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | GK |  | Theodoros Maniateas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defenders
—  | DF |  | Alekos Sofianidis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | DF |  | Aleko Yordan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | DF |  | Tasos Vasiliou |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | DF |  | Giorgos Kefalidis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | DF |  | Fotis Balopoulos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | DF |  | Lakis Fragoudakis  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Midfielders
—  | MF |  | Giorgos Petridis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Stelios Skevofilakas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Fanis Tasinos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Nikos Stathopoulos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Michalis Simigdalas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Giorgos Karafeskos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forwards
—  | FW |  | Andreas Stamatiadis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | FW |  | Kostas Papageorgiou |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | FW |  | Mimis Papaioannou |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | FW |  | Spyros Pomonis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | FW |  | Kostas Nikolaidis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | FW |  | Nikos Sevastopoulos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Left during season
—  | FW |  | Kostas Nestoridis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—  | MF |  | Panagiotis Ventouris |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Awards[edit]

Player  | Pos. | Award  | Source

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Mimis Papaioannou | FW  | Alpha Ethniki Top Scorer  |

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