A.E.K. Athens F.C. facts for kids
Full name | Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos (Athletic Union of Constantinople) |
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Nickname(s) | Énosis (Union) Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks) Dikéfalos Aetós (Double-Headed Eagle) |
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Short name | AEK | |||
Founded | 13 April 1924 | |||
Ground | Athens Olympic Stadium | |||
Capacity | 69,618 | |||
Owner | Dimitris Melissanidis | |||
President | Evangelos Aslanidis | |||
Head coach | Massimo Carrera | |||
League | Super League Greece | |||
2019–20 | 3rd | |||
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A.E.K. Athens F.C. (Greek: A.E.K. Αθλητική Ένωση Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) is a Greek football club. The team is based in Nea Filadelfia, Athens. It is one of the most successful Greek clubs. AEK was established on 13 April 1924 by Greek people who left Constantinople (Istanbul) during the Greco-Turkish War. AEK Athens, is the only Greek football club that has been advanced to the Semi-Finals of the UEFA Cup, in 1977. They have rivalries with Panathinakos, Olympiacos, and PAOK.
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Players
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Titles
Domestic competitions
Leagues:
- Super League
- Winners (12): 1938–39, 1939–40, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2017–18
- Super League 2 (Second Division)
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- Football League (Third Division)
- Winners (1): 2013–14 (Group 6)
Cups:
- Greek Cup
- Winners (15): 1931–32, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2015–16
- Greek Super Cup
- Winners (2): 1989, 1996
- Greek League Cup
- Winners (1) (record): 1990
International competitions
- UEFA Europa League
- Semi-finals (1): 1976–77
- UEFA Champions League
- Quarter-finals (1): 1968–69
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-Finals (2): 1996–97, 1997–98
- Balkans Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1966–67
Regional
- Athens F.C.A. Regional Championship
- Winners (4): 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950
Official websites News sites
- AEK Athens on aek365.org
Images for kids
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Matías Almeyda, the current head coach of AEK Athens
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With Dušan Bajević AEK were crowned league champions 4 times, Greek Cup winners 1 time, Greek League Cup winners 1 time and Greek Super Cup winners 1 time
See also
In Spanish: AEK (fútbol) para niños