The Vaggelis Vlachos Era (2012)
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2012–13 season, Part I
Due to the growing financial problems the clubs was not allowed to participate in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Furthermore both of the club's captains, Traianos Dellas and Nikos Liberopoulos, decided to retire from professional football.
In the face of this crisis, AEK legend Thomas Mavros took over and appointed his former teammate and close friend Vangelis Vlachos as manager. Vasilis Tsiartas was appointed as director of football and Christos Kostis as the club's general captain.
The club's squad was severely weakened with the majority of last season's regular starters being sold (Viktor Klonaridis, Grigoris Makos and Leonardo) or released (Pantelis Kafes, Fabián Vargas, Nikos Georgeas, Kostas Manolas, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Nikos Karabelas).
Summer transfers were predominately young Greek players. The most notable addition were Giorgos Katidis who had just captained Greece U-19 to the final of the European Cup, Emilio Furtado who was top scorer in the 2011–12 Football League and Miguel Ángel Cordero.
The club performed badly and was constantly in the relegation zone. As a result, and while the clubs was in the league's last position, Vlachos was sacked by chairman Andreas Dimitrelos and was replaced by his assistant Manolis Papadopoulos. Mavros disagreed with the decision and left the club.
| Competition | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | GD | W% | Pts% | Pos/Rnd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 Superleague Greece (1) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 00.00 | 06.67 | 16th (Inc) |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 00.00 | 00.07 | — |
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