Established in Athens on 13 April 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War, AEK has grown to become one of the most successful clubs in Greek football, winning 29 national titles (including 11 Championships, 13 Greek Cups, 1 League Cup, 1 Pre-1991 Mediterranean Games Cup and 3 Super Cups) providing the Greek National Football Team with many of its star players, and continuously appearing in European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup) competitions, having participated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1977. AEK is also a member of the European Club AssociationThe club currently competes in the Super League Greece.
Home of the eagles: OAKA Stadium(home of the Olympics of 2004)
Capacity: 71,030
Chairman:
Nikos Thanopoulos
Coach:
Dušan Bajević
Players:
-Pantelis Kafes(1)
-Geraldo Alves(4)
-Daniel Majstorovic(5)
-Giorgos Alexopoulos(6)
-Juanfran(7)
-Tamandani Nsaliwa(8
-Edinho(9)
-Rafik Djebbour(10)
-Gustavo Manduca(11)
-Olivier N'Siabamfumu(12)
-Dimitris Koutromanos(13)
-Vasilis Pliatsikas(16)
-Antonis Rikka(17)
-Ismael Blanco(18
-Panagiotis Lagos(19)
-Nathan Burns(20)
-Sebastian Saja(23)
-Sotiris Kyrgiakos(25)captain
-Nikos Georgeas(31)vice-captain
-Nacho Scocco(32)
-Panagiotis Tachsidis(34)
-Panagiotis Zorbas(40)
-Perparim Hetemaj(56)
-El Hadji Diouf(80)
-Michalis Pavlis(83)
-Giannis Arabatzis(84)
-Savvas Gentzoglou(90)
-Milan Lukac(new transfer)
-Nikos Karabelas(new transfer)
-Ilie Iordache(new transfer)
-Grigoris Makos(new transfer)
Honours:
Domestic
--Greek league
Winners (
11) :
1939,1940,1963,1968,1971,1978,1979,1989,1992,1993, 1994
Runners-up (
19):
1946,1958,1959,1960,1965,1967,1970,1975,1976,1981, 1988,1990,1996,1997,1999,2002,2006,2007,2008
reek
--Greek Cup
Winners (
13) :
1932,1939,1949,1950,1956,1964,1966,1978,1983,1996, 1997,2000,2002
Runners-up (
7) :
1948,1953,1979,1994,1995,2006,2009
--Greek league cup
Winners(1) :
1991
--Pre-1991 Mediterranean Games cup
Winners(1) :
1991
--Greek Super Cup
Winners(2) :
1989,1996
Runners-up(3) :
1992,1993,1994
International
--UEFA Cup
Semi-Finalist(1)
1971
--UEFA Champions League
Quorter-Finalist(1)
1969
--UEFA Cup Winners Cup
Quorter-Finalist(2)
1997,1998
AEK Fans: ORIGINAL 21(Since 1975-1982)
~Finished 3rd at the season 2008-2009
~Lost the Cup Final
~Is going to play for the Europa Cup,in the second qualifying round
YELLOW-BLACK EAGLES TILL DEATH!