PAOK
1972–73 season
PresidentGreece Giorgos Pantelakis
ManagerEngland 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

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.

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 Greece GRE Ioannis Stefas
GK Greece GRE Savvas Chatzioannou
GK Greece GRE Apostolos Savvoulidis

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

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

Transfers

Players transferred in
Transfer Window Pos. Name Club Fee
Summer GK Greece Ioannis Stefas Greece Korinthos ?
Summer DF Greece Babis Tsilingiridis Greece Xanthi 1 million Dr.
Summer FW Greece Petros Vouzounerakis Greece OFI ?

Kit

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 August 1972 Friendly Kozani Greece 2–2 Greece PAOK Kozani
Poimenidis 1', 67' Apostolidis 27'
Vouzounerakis 83'
23 August 1972 Friendly Edessaikos Greece 1–4 Greece PAOK Edessa
Doupkaris 56' Paridis 24', 62'
Terzanidis 29'
Apostolidis 79'
Referee: Doumousiaris
24 August 1972 Friendly Aris Ptolemaida Greece 1–3 Greece PAOK Ptolemaida
Tangalidis 12' Sarafis 19'
Aslanidis 35' (pen.)
Paridis 56'
25 August 1972 Friendly Lassani Greece 0–4 Greece PAOK Kozani
Vouzounerakis 25'
Lazos 32'
Paridis 40', 51'
29 August 1972 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–3 Hungary MTK Thessaloniki
Aslanidis 12' (pen.) Kunszt 5'
Becsei 50'
Dunai 53'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
31 August 1972 Friendly Olympiacos Greece 1–2 Greece PAOK Piraeus
Papadimitriou 40' (pen.) Paridis 47'
Vouzounerakis 59'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Levogiannis
7 September 1972 Friendly PAOK Greece 2–0 Hungary Komlói Bányász SK Thessaloniki
Koudas 47'
Vouzounerakis 85'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Pyloridis
9 September 1972 Friendly PAOK Greece 3–1 Greece 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) Champions
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 Red card 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
Kopsachilis soccer ball with red X 65' 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', 64'
Sarafis 89' (pen.)
Davourlis 30', 61', 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 Red card 30'
Paridis 36', 86'
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Vamvakopoulos

Greek Cup

First round

Second round

[9]

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

[10]

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

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

[11]

12 September 1972 1st leg Rapid Wien Austria 0–0 Greece PAOK Wienna, Austria
Report Stadium: Prater stadion
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)
26 September 1972 2nd leg PAOK Greece 2–2
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Austria Rapid Wien Thessaloniki, Greece
Sarafis 32' (pen.)
Koudas Red card 79'
Aslanidis 90'
Report Gallos 23'
Krankl 43'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 32,420
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

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
Greece Ioannis Stefas 2405010 300
Greece Savvas Chatzioannou 700000 70
Greece Apostolos Savvoulidis 401010 60
Defenders
Greece Ioannis Gounaris 3226020 402
Greece Aristarchos Fountoukidis 2946120 375
Greece Pavlos Papadopoulos 2704020 330
Greece Kostas Iosifidis 2505020 320
Greece Michalis Bellis 1902010 220
Greece Ioannis Chatziantoniou 1802000 200
Greece Babis Tsilingiridis 1002000 120
Greece Filotas Pellios 301000 40
Midfielders
Greece Koulis Apostolidis 33155120 4016
Greece Giorgos Koudas 31145110 3715
Greece Christos Terzanidis 2916120 372
Greece Stavros Sarafis 28196511 3525
Greece Vassilis Lazos 1715010 231
Greece Giorgos Paraschos 600000 60
Forwards
Greece Achilleas Aslanidis 2776321 3511
Greece Dimitris Paridis 2296320 3012
Greece Giannis Mantzourakis 602000 80
Greece Petros Vouzounerakis 410000 41
Greece Lefteris Tsakiropoulos 300000 30
Greece Dimitris Stavridis 100000 10

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

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

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

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