1971–72 PAOK FC season

PAOK

1971–72 season
President	Giorgos Pantelakis
Manager	Les Shannon
Stadium	Toumba Stadium
Alpha Ethniki	5th
Greek Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Koulis Apostolidis (12) All: Koulis Apostolidis (17)
Highest home attendance	40,051 vs Panathinaikos
Home colours

The 1971–72 season was PAOK Football Club's 46th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round and managed to go all the way and win their first domestic title in club's history.

Players

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  GRE Apostolos Savvoulidis — GK  GRE Savvas Chatzioannou — DF  GRE Kostas Iosifidis — DF  GRE Ioannis Gounaris — DF  GRE Aristarchos Fountoukidis — DF  GRE Michalis Bellis — DF  GRE Pavlos Papadopoulos — DF  GRE Ioannis Chatziantoniou — DF  GRE Kostas Chatzikapetanis — DF  GRE Christos Kalifoulis

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 Dimitris Stavridis — FW  GRE Stelios Poulasouchidis — FW  GRE Lefteris Tsakiropoulos

Transfers

Players transferred in

Transfer Window	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
Summer	DF	Kostas Iosifidis	Elpida Toumba	20.000 Dr.
Summer	MF	Koulis Apostolidis	Dallas Tornado	Free

Players transferred out

Transfer Window	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
Summer	GK	Kostas Pirtsos	Lamia	Free

Kit

Pre-season

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Kastoria v PAOK

17 August 1971 Friendly	Kastoria	2–3	PAOK	Kastoria
	Afentoulidis 15' Siantsis 61'		Apostolidis 39', 51' Koudas 60'

Florina v PAOK

20 August 1971 Friendly	Florina	1–2	PAOK	Florina
	Emmanouelidis 75'		Tsakiropoulos 49' Karamitsos 85'

PAOK v AEL

25 August 1971 Friendly	PAOK	1–3	AEL	Thessaloniki
	Mantzourakis 60' (pen.)		Kontogiorgos 8' Zervas 37', 44'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium

PAOK v Universidad Católica

3 September 1971 Friendly	PAOK	4–0	Universidad Católica	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 19' Apostolidis 46', 59', 74'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium

PAOK v Nacional Montevideo

7 September 1971 Friendly	PAOK	1–1	Nacional Montevideo	Thessaloniki
	Apostolidis 77'		Morales 32'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 16,270

AEL v PAOK

9 September 1971 Friendly	AEL	2–0	PAOK	Larissa
	Boutos 44' Seitaridis 88'			Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Note: PAOK used substitute and reserve squad players.

Niki Polygyros v PAOK

12 September 1971 Friendly	Niki Polygyros	0–2	PAOK	Polygyros
			Papachristoudis 48' Tsotsolis 50'
Note: PAOK used substitute and reserve squad players.

PAS Giannina v PAOK

15 September 1971 Friendly	PAS Giannina	2–0	PAOK	Ioannina
	Charitidis 72' Lazos 82' (o.g.)
Note: PAOK used substitute and reserve squad players.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Alpha Ethniki	34	18	10	6	53	27	+26	052.94
Greek Cup	6	6	0	0	16	4	+12	100.00
Total	40	24	10	6	69	31	+38	060.00

Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1971–72 Alpha Ethniki

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	AEK Athens	34	20	8	6	57	23	+34	82	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4	Aris	34	18	11	5	52	25	+27	81
5	PAOK	34	18	10	6	53	27	+26	80	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6	Panachaiki	34	11	14	9	40	35	+5	70
7	Panionios	34	13	9	12	32	33	−1	69

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	10	6	53	27	+26	64	13	3	1	38	13	+25	5	7	5	15	14	+1

Last updated: 25 June 1972 (1972-06-25).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	Α	H
Result	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W
Position	15	14	12	12	8	6	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

AEK v PAOK

19 September 1971 1	AEK	1–0	PAOK	Athens
	Ventouris 79'			Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 28,581

PAOK v Trikala

26 September 1971 2	PAOK	2–2	Trikala	Thessaloniki
	Apostolidis 31' Sarafis 33'		Chondros 71' Sinatkas 81'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,016

PAOK v Iraklis

3 October 1971 3	PAOK	1–1	Iraklis	Thessaloniki
	Sarafis 6'		Aidiniou 24'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 27,188 Referee: Kougias

Ethnikos v PAOK

10 October 1971 4	Ethnikos	1–1	PAOK	Piraeus
	Kritikopoulos 29'		Kremmydas 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Levogiannis

PAOK v Apollon Athens

17 October 1971 5	PAOK	3–0	Apollon Athens	Thessaloniki
	Mantzourakis 31' (pen.) Apostolidis 63', 80'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Pagourtzis

Olympiacos Volos v PAOK

24 October 1971 6	Olympiacos Volos	0–1	PAOK	Volos
			Bellis 4'	Stadium: Volos Municipal Stadium Attendance: 10,610

PAOK v Kavala

31 October 1971 7	PAOK	2–0	Kavala	Thessaloniki
	Aslanidis 51' Apostolidis 87'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 15,528

Olympiakos Nicosia v PAOK

7 November 1971 8	Olympiakos Nicosia	0–1	PAOK	Nicosia
			Bellis 76'	Stadium: Old GSP Stadium

PAOK v Pierikos

14 November 1971 9	PAOK	3–0	Pierikos	Thessaloniki
	Apostolidis 9' Aslanidis 40', 84' (pen.)			Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Panionios v PAOK

21 November 1971 10	Panionios	0–1	PAOK	Athens
			Koudas 82'	Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium

Fostiras v PAOK

12 December 1971 11	Fostiras	1–0	PAOK	Athens
	Panopoulos 49'			Stadium: Tavros Stadium Referee: Famelis

PAOK v Veria

19 December 1971 12	PAOK	5–0	Veria	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 2' Apostolidis 10' Paridis 68', 76' Sarafis 72'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 15,289

Panachaiki v PAOK

26 December 1971 13	Panachaiki	1–1	PAOK	Patras
	Davourlis 58'		Sarafis 49'	Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium Referee: Dikopoulos

PAOK v Egaleo

2 January 1972 14	PAOK	1–2	Egaleo	Thessaloniki
	Sarafis 55'		Kyriakidis 48', 84'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 15,714

Panathinaikos v PAOK

9 January 1972 15	Panathinaikos	1–0	PAOK	Athens
	Fylakouris 9'			Stadium: Leoforos Stadium Attendance: 25,968

PAOK v Aris

16 January 1972 16	PAOK	0–0	Aris	Thessaloniki
				Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 37,869 Referee: Vamvakopoulos

Olympiacos v PAOK

23 January 1972 17	Olympiacos	1–1	PAOK	Piraeus
	Pamboullis 75'		Apostolidis 76'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 37,405 Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)

PAOK v AEK

30 January 1972 18	PAOK	2–0	AEK	Thessaloniki
	Sarafis 18' Paridis 56'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 35,411

Trikala v PAOK

6 February 1972 19	Trikala	1–2	PAOK	Trikala
	Papasimos 86'		Paridis 84' Koudas 88'	Stadium: Trikala Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,703

Iraklis v PAOK

13 February 1972 20	Iraklis	1–1	PAOK	Thessaloniki
	Aidiniou 62' (pen.)		Sarafis 43'	Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 38,752 Referee: Latsios

PAOK v Ethnikos

20 February 1972 21	PAOK	1–0	Ethnikos	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 14'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Apollon Athens v PAOK

27 February 1972 22	Apollon Athens	0–1	PAOK	Athens
			Sarafis 21'	Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 8,814

PAOK v Olympiacos Volos

12 March 1972 23	PAOK	1–0	Olympiacos Volos	Thessaloniki
	Gounaris 77'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 8,020 Referee: Alexopoulos

Kavala v PAOK

19 March 1972 24	Kavala	0–0	PAOK	Kavala
				Stadium: Kavala Stadium Attendance: 17,296

PAOK v Olympiakos Nicosia

26 March 1972 25	PAOK	5–1	Olympiakos Nicosia	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 19' Paridis 24' Apostolidis 25' Aslanidis 27' Terzanidis 59' (pen.)		Pavlou 38'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 9,733

Pierikos v PAOK

2 April 1972 26	Pierikos	0–0	PAOK	Katerini
				Stadium: Katerini Stadium Attendance: 10,400

PAOK v Panionios

16 April 1972 27	PAOK	1–0	Panionios	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 20'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,512

PAOK v Fostiras

23 April 1972 28	PAOK	4–2	Fostiras	Thessaloniki
	Bellis 9' Apostolidis 16' Aslanidis 41' Koudas 68'		Panopoulos 26' Natsis 67'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Armodoros

Veria v PAOK

30 April 1972 29	Veria	1–0	PAOK	Veria
	Terzis 69'			Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 8,149

PAOK v Panachaiki

14 May 1972 30	PAOK	3–2	Panachaiki	Thessaloniki
	Androutsos 4' (o.g.) Aslanidis 47' Gounaris 88'		Michalopoulos 51' Kalfin 61'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Egaleo v PAOK

21 May 1972 31	Egaleo	2–1	PAOK	Athens
	Exomanidis 38' Kyriakidis 77'		Apostolidis 40'	Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium Attendance: 7,165

PAOK v Panathinaikos

28 May 1972 32	PAOK	1–0	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
	Apostolidis 39'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 40,051 Referee: Marinos

Aris v PAOK

4 June 1972 33	Aris	3–3	PAOK	Thessaloniki
	Papaioannou 18' Syropoulos 35' Alexiadis 39'		Fountoukidis 21' Paridis  38' Mantzourakis 47' 65' Gounaris 88'	Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 13,420 Referee: Zlatanos

PAOK v Olympiacos

25 June 1972 34	PAOK	4–3	Olympiacos	Thessaloniki
	Apostolidis 6' Mantzourakis 33' Sarafis 39', 48'		Gioutsos 19' Karavitis 24' Pamboullis 47'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 21,161

Greek Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Greek Football Cup

First round

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PAOK v Foinikas Polichni

1 September 1971	PAOK	5–1	Foinikas Polichni	Thessaloniki
	Sarafis 65', 80' Aslanidis 68', 90' Papadopoulos 84'		Lazaridis 38'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Zidopoulos

Second round

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PAOK v Pierikos

5 December 1971	PAOK	3–1	Pierikos	Thessaloniki
	Paridis 9' Fountoukidis 41' Apostolidis 64'		Mytilinaios 85'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Third round

PAOK v Aias Salamina

8 March 1972	PAOK	2–0	Aias Salamina	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 8' Apostolidis 57'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Quarter–finals

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Aris v PAOK

7 June 1972	Aris	1–2	PAOK	Thessaloniki
	Semertzis 16' Balafas  43'		Apostolidis 5', 22'	Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 13,919 Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)
Note: The match was suspended at 89th minute because Aris players started a fight with the referee.

Semi–finals

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PAOK v Lamia

28 June 1972	PAOK	2–0	Lamia	Thessaloniki
	Koudas 47' Apostolidis 56'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 23,589

Final

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Panathinaikos v PAOK

5 July 1972	Panathinaikos	1–2	PAOK	Piraeus
	Papadimitriou 89'		Koudas 2', 88'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 34,831 Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of July 5, 1972

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

No.		Name	Alpha Ethniki		Greek Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
		Apostolos Savvoulidis	32	0	4	0	36	0
		Savvas Chatzioannou	4	0	3	0	7	0
Defenders
		Ioannis Gounaris	34	3	6	0	40	3
		Kostas Iosifidis	32	0	5	0	37	0
		Michalis Bellis	31	3	6	0	37	3
		Aristarchos Fountoukidis	28	1	5	1	33	2
		Pavlos Papadopoulos	27	0	6	0	33	0
		Ioannis Chatziantoniou	3	0	1	0	4	0
		Kostas Chatzikapetanis	3	0	1	0	4	0
		Christos Kalifoulis	1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
		Koulis Apostolidis	34	12	6	5	40	17
		Christos Terzanidis	32	1	6	0	38	1
		Giorgos Koudas	31	7	6	4	37	11
		Stavros Sarafis	21	10	5	2	26	12
		Vassilis Lazos	13	0	5	0	18	0
		Giorgos Paraschos	4	0	1	0	5	0
Forwards
		Achilleas Aslanidis	25	6	4	2	29	8
		Dimitris Paridis	28	5	2	1	30	6
		Giannis Mantzourakis	13	3	3	0	16	3
		Dimitris Stavridis	2	0	0	0	2	0
		Stelios Poulasouchidis	2	0	0	0	2	0
		Lefteris Tsakiropoulos	1	0	1	0	2	0

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Alpha Ethniki	Greek Cup	Total
1		MF	Koulis Apostolidis	12	5	17
2		MF	Stavros Sarafis	10	2	12
3		MF	Giorgos Koudas	7	4	11
4		FW	Achilleas Aslanidis	6	2	8
5		FW	Dimitris Paridis	5	1	6
6		FW	Giannis Mantzourakis	3	0	3
		DF	Michalis Bellis	3	0	3
		DF	Ioannis Gounaris	3	0	3
9		DF	Aristarchos Fountoukidis	1	1	2
10		MF	Christos Terzanidis	1	0	1
		DF	Pavlos Papadopoulos	0	1	1
Own goals				2	0	2
TOTALS				53	16	69

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

External links

• www.rsssf.com
• PAOK FC official website

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