[1] AEK began their competitive obligations with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where the draw for the first round brought them against the newly-formed Dutch Twente.

[1] At the 7th minute, after a cross by Pahlplatz, Konstantinidis miscalculated the trajectory of the ball that passed past him and van de Kerkhof sent it into the net.

Moreover, the start of the second half found Twente expanding their lead as Pahlplatz made the final 3–0 and AEK were eliminated from the competition without scoring a single goal.

[1][4] Even though they were eliminated from the other competitions, AEK played spectacular football in general, while they also demonstrated a solid defensive performance as they concieded only 18 league goals.

[6] The club remained undefeated for 12 games and after a brief fall in their performance in the middle of the season, finished the league with a total of only 3 defeats.

The administrative disputes and the over the top for the time demands of the players, which appeared within the club, resulted in a series of issues.