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.
| 1972–73 season | |
|---|---|
| President |  Giorgos Pantelakis |
| Manager |  Les Shannon |
| Stadium | Toumba Stadium |
| Alpha Ethniki | Runners-up |
| Greek Cup | Runners-up |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stavros Sarafis (19) All: Stavros Sarafis (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 44,486 vs Aris |
Players edit
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
- Players transferred in
| Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | GK | Ioannis Stefas
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Korinthos
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| Summer | DF | Babis Tsilingiridis
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Xanthi
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1 million Dr. |
| Summer | FW | Petros Vouzounerakis
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OFI
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? |
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Pre-season edit
Win Draw Loss
| 20 August 1972 Friendly | Kozani  | 2–2 | PAOK | Kozani |
Poimenidis  1', 67' |
Apostolidis 27' Vouzounerakis 83' |
| 23 August 1972 Friendly | Edessaikos | 1–4 | PAOK | Edessa |
| Doupkaris 56' |
Paridis 24', 62' Terzanidis 29' Apostolidis 79' |
Referee: Doumousiaris |
| 24 August 1972 Friendly | Aris Ptolemaida | 1–3 | PAOK | Ptolemaida |
| Tangalidis 12' |
Sarafis 19' Aslanidis 35' (pen.) Paridis 56' |
| 25 August 1972 Friendly | Lassani | 0–4 | PAOK | Kozani |
| Vouzounerakis 25' Lazos 32' Paridis 40', 51' |
| 29 August 1972 Friendly | PAOK | 1–3 |  MTK | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis 12' (pen.) |
Kunszt 5' Becsei 50' Dunai 53' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium |
| 31 August 1972 Friendly | Olympiacos | 1–2 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Papadimitriou 40' (pen.) |
Paridis 47' Vouzounerakis 59' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Levogiannis |
| 7 September 1972 Friendly | PAOK | 2–0 | Komlói Bányász SK | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas 47' Vouzounerakis 85' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Pyloridis |
| 9 September 1972 Friendly | PAOK | 3–1 | Xanthi | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis 6' Koudas 48' Sarafis 69' |
Mourtzas 16' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 79.41 |
| Greek Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 83.33 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 76.19 |
Source: Competitions
Alpha Ethniki edit
Standings edit
| 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[a] |
| 3 | Panathinaikos[b] | 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:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points and had 3 games penalty.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Matches edit
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  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  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 30' Paridis 36', 86' |
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 22,648 Referee: Vamvakopoulos |
Greek Cup edit
First round edit
| 6 December 1972 | Anagennisi Epanomi | 0–3 | PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas 40' Aslanidis 44' Fountoukidis 65' |
Stadium: Kalamaria Stadium |
Second round edit
| 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 edit
| 7 February 1973 | Fostiras | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | PAOK | Athens |
| Deimezis 83' |
Apostolidis 53' Sarafis 106' |
Stadium: Tavros Stadium |
Quarter–finals edit
| 18 April 1973 | PAOK | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| Paridis 26', 34' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium |
Semi–finals edit
| 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 edit
| 17 June 1973 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Angelis 46' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup edit
First round edit
| 12 September 1972 1st leg | Rapid Wien  | 0–0 | PAOK | Wienna, Austria |
| Report | Stadium: Prater stadion Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy) |
| 26 September 1972 2nd leg | PAOK | 2–2 (2–2 (a) agg.) | Rapid Wien | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Sarafis 32' (pen.) Koudas 79' Aslanidis 90' |
Report | Gallos 23' Krankl 43' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 32,420 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
- As of June 18, 1973
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.
| No. | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA CWC | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| Ioannis Stefas
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24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Savvas Chatzioannou
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Apostolos Savvoulidis
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| Ioannis Gounaris
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32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Aristarchos Fountoukidis
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29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Pavlos Papadopoulos
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27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Kostas Iosifidis
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25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Michalis Bellis
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19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Ioannis Chatziantoniou
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18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Babis Tsilingiridis
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10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Filotas Pellios
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| Koulis Apostolidis
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33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | ||||
| Giorgos Koudas
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31 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 15 | ||||
| Christos Terzanidis
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29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Stavros Sarafis
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28 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 25 | ||||
| Vassilis Lazos
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17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Giorgos Paraschos
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| Achilleas Aslanidis
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27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | ||||
| Dimitris Paridis
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22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | ||||
| Giannis Mantzourakis
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6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Petros Vouzounerakis
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Lefteris Tsakiropoulos
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Dimitris Stavridis
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com
Goalscorers edit
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA CWC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Stavros Sarafis |
19 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | MF | Koulis Apostolidis |
15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | MF | Giorgos Koudas |
14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | FW | Dimitris Paridis |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | FW | Achilleas Aslanidis |
7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | DF | Aristarchos Fountoukidis |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | DF | Ioannis Gounaris |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | Christos Terzanidis |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | FW | Petros Vouzounerakis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Vassilis Lazos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Walkover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 75 | 15 | 2 | 92 | |||
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ–Ομόνοια 3–1 (17/9/1972)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ–Ηρακλής 4–1 (12/11/1972)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Καλαμάτα–ΠΑΟΚ 0–3 (31/12/1972)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Stavros Sountoulidis (25 February 2017). "Ολυμπιακός–ΠΑΟΚ 1–0 (25/2/1973) - Eνα ντέρμπι που έμοιαζε με γουέστερν!" [A derby like a Western]. gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ–Παναχαϊκή 3–5 (22/4/1973)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Zastro (18 April 2019). "Η δωροδοκία (Το πριμ του Ολυμπιακού στους παίκτες της Παναχαϊκής)" [The bribery (Olympiacos' bonus to Panachaiki players)]. sdna.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Πανιώνιος–ΠΑΟΚ 0–0 (20/5/1973)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Αρης–ΠΑΟΚ 1–2 (3/6/1973)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ–Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 5–1 (Κύπελλο)". paokmania.gr (in Greek). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Manos Tsalgatidis (30 April 2018). "1973 Greek Cup final Olympiacos–PAOK 1–0 (17/6/1973)". inpaok.com (in Greek). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Τα παιχνίδια με τη Ραπίντ..." [The matches against Rapid Wien]. paokmania.gr (in Greek). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2021.