AEK Athens F.C. 990655 225775395 2008-07-15T10:09:08Z 79.131.27.212 /* Players on loan */ {{see|Athletic Union of Constantinople}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = AEK F.C. | current = AEK Athens F.C. season 2008-09 | image = [[Image:Aekemblem.svg|130px|AEK Athens FC emblem]]| fullname = ''PAE Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos''<br> (Athletic Union of Constantinople F.C.)| nickname = ''Enosis'' (Union) <br> ''Dikefalos Aetos'' (Double-Headed Eagle)<br>''Kitrinomavri'' (Yellow-Blacks)<br>| founded = [[April 13]],[[1924]]| ground = [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]]<br>[[Athens, Greece]]| capacity = 71,030 (all-seated)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oaka-f.html | title=Stadium Layout |work=stadia.gr | accessdaymonth=21 January | accessyear=2008}}</ref>| chairman = {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Demis Nikolaidis]]| manager = {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Donis]]| league = [[Super League Greece]] <br> ''(Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)''| season = [[Super League Greece 2007-08|2007-08]] | position = Super League Greece, '''2nd''' | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFD700|body1=FFD700|rightarm1=FFD700|shorts1=000000|socks1=FFD700| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000| shirtsupplier=[[Puma AG|Puma]]| shirtsponsors=[[LG Group|LG]]| }} '''AEK F.C.''' ({{lang-el|AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως}} – ''Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos''), the ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'', known in European competitions as '''AEK Athens''', is a [[Greece|Greek]] [[football (soccer)|association football]] club based in the city of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Established in Athens on [[April 13]] [[1924]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aek.gr/history_1.asp | title=Founding Date History |work=aek.gr | accessdaymonth=13 April | accessyear=2008}}</ref> by [[Greek refugees]] from [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]) in the wake of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]], AEK has grown to become one of the most successful clubs in Greek football, winning 28 national titles (including 11 [[Super League Greece|Championships]], 13 [[Greek Cup]]s, 1 [[Greek League Cup|League Cup]], 2 [[Greek Super Cup|Super Cups]], 1 Pre-Mediterranean Cup)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=318 | title=Trophy Case |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=13 April | accessyear=2008}}</ref> ,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 Association]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4096/newsid=648350.html| title=Agreement heralds new era in football |work=uefa.com | accessdaymonth=21 January | accessyear=2008}}</ref> . The club currently competes in the [[Super League Greece]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/season2008/teams/aek.htm | title=Super League Greece teams |work=superleaguegreece.net | accessdaymonth=1 September | accessyear=2007}}</ref> ==History== {{Details2|History of AEK Athens F.C.}} The large Greek population of [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]), not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. Clubs such as '''Enosi Tataoulon''' ({{lang|el|Ένωση Ταταούλων}}) from the [[Kurtuluş|Tatavla]] district, '''Megas Alexandros''' ({{lang|el|Μέγας Αλέξανδρος}}) of Vathyriakos, and '''Hermes''' ({{lang|el|Ερμής}} - '''Ermis''') of [[Galata]] existed to promote [[Culture of Greece|Hellenic]] athletic and cultural ideals; [[Hermes]], one of the more popular clubs, was formed in 1875 by the Greek community of Pera (Galata). Forced by the [[Kemalist]] regime to change its name to '''Pera Club''' in [[1921]], many of its athletes fled during the population exchanges at the end of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]], and settled in [[Athens]] and [[Thessaloniki]]. On [[April 13]] [[1924]], a group of Constantinopolitan refugees (among them athletes from Pera Club and the other Constantinopolitan clubs) met at the athletic shop of Emilios and Menelaos Ionas on Veranzerou Street, in the center of Athens, and established AEK<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=319 | title=Founding date |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=2 October | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The founders of AEK established the club with the intention of providing athletic and cultural diversions for the thousands of predominantly Constantinopolitan and Anatolian refugees who had settled in the new suburbs of Athens ([[Nea Filadelfeia]], [[Nea Ionia]], [[Nea Chalkidona]], [[Nea Smyrni]], e.t.c.). AEK’s first game was a 2-0 win against Aias Athinon. Not possessing a football ground, AEK played most of its early matches at various locations around Athens, including the grounds of the [[Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)|Temple of Olympian Zeus]] and the [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium|Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]]. AEK’s first president, Konstantinos Spanoudis (1871-1941), a [[journalist]] and associate of the then Greek Prime Minister [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], petitioned the government to set aside land for the establishment of a sports ground. In [[1926]], land in Nea Filadelfia that was originally set aside for refugee housing was donated as a training ground for the refugees.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=357 | title=Birth through the ashes |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=2 October | accessyear=2007}}</ref> AEK began using the ground for training (albeit unofficially) and by 1930 the property was signed over to the club. Venizelos soon approved the plans to build what was to become AEK’s home ground for the next 70 years, the [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stadia.gr/ngoumas/ngoumas.html | title=Nikos Goumas Stadium info |work=stadia.gr | accessdaymonth=23 March | accessyear=2008}}</ref> The first home game, in November 1930, was an exhibition match against [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] that ended in a 2-2 draw. In [[1932]], AEK won their first [[Greek Cup]] title, beating [[Aris FC]] 5-3 in the final. The team boasted a number of star football players in [[Kostas Negrepontis]] (a veteran of the original Pera Club of Constantinople), [[Kleanthis Maropoulos]], [[Tryfon Tzanetis]], Michalis Delavinias, Giorgos Mageiras and Spyros Sklavounos. The club’s mixed success during the [[1930]]'s was highlighted by the first Greek Championship-Cup double in [[1939]] and the second consecutive championship in [[1940]]. AEK was also champion in [[1941]] and [[1943]], but these championships have not been recognised by EPO (Greek Football Federation), due to second world war. AEK was Cup winner in [[1949]], [[1950]] (when was also Athens champion) and [[1956]].Thence, took the championship in [[1963]], with Nestoridis to be the top scorer of 1st division for 5th consecutive time. The club followed up with Cup victories in [[1964]] and [[1966]], championship in [[1968]] and became the first [[Greece|Greek]] football club to reach the quarter-final of European Champions Cup in [[1969]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=358 | title=The first achievements |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=23 March | accessyear=2008}}</ref> In addition, AEK was champion in [[1971]] (for second time at the last four years) and also Super Cup winner. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:mav-ele-ard.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Thomas Mavros|Mavros]], [[Kostas Eleutherakis|Eleutherakis]] and [[Christos Ardizoglou|Ardizoglou]] were part of the AEK outfit that dominated the [[Super League Greece|Greek league]] in the late 1970s]] -->Loukas Barlos took over the presidency of AEK in 1974, and with the help of Czech-Dutch coach [[Frantisek Fadrhonc]] built one of the finest teams in the club’s history. The Barlos “Golden Era” saw some of the greatest players ever to have played for AEK.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=361 | title=Loukas Barlos Golden Era |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=10 February | accessyear=2008}}</ref> Captained by [[Mimis Papaioannou|Papaioannou]], 1976-1977 saw AEK reach the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Cup]] competition, the first Greek football club to do so. Beating [[Dinamo Moscow]] 2-0, [[Derby County FC]] 2-0 and 3-2, [[Red Star Belgrade]] 2-0, and [[QPR]] 3-0 and 7-6 on penalties, AEK were eventually eliminated by [[Gianni Agnelli]]’s [[Juventus FC]]. Juventus went on to win their first European title. AEK was champion and cup winner in [[1978]] (double) and again champion [[1979]]. Under Loukas Barlos, the [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]] was finally completed with the addition of the iconic “Covered Stand”, or '''Skepasti''' ({{lang|el|Σκεπαστή}}), which eventually became home to the most fanatic of AEK supporter groups, [[Original 21]]. The next generation of star players, fresh out of the AEK Academy, made their debut during this period – [[Stelios Manolas]], Spyros Ekonomopoulos, [[Vangelis Vlachos]] and [[Lysandros Georgamlis]] <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Manolas-OM.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Stelios Manolas]] was the mainstay of AEK's defence from 1980 to 1998]] --> With new president Michalis Arkadis and [[Austria]]n head coach [[Helmut Senekowitsch]], AEK won the [[1983]] Greek Cup, beating [[PAOK FC]] 2-0 in the newly-built [[Athens Olympic Stadium]]. Thomas Mavros and 21-year old captain [[Vangelis Vlachos]] were the goalscorers. In [[1989]] AEK was champion for 10th time and also Greek Super Cup winner. After the [[1989]] triumphs, under [[Dušan Bajević]], AEK built what was to become one of the most successful teams in its history. Led by [[Stelios Manolas]], the team, which included [[Toni Savevski]], [[Daniel Batista]], [[Vaios Karagiannis]], [[Vasilis Dimitriadis]], [[Giorgos Savvidis]], Alekos Alexandris and [[Refik Šabanadžović]] dominated the Greek league through the 1990s with three successive Championship titles ([[1992]], [[1993]], [[1994]]). AEK also won the Greek League Cup of [[1990]] (beating Olympiakos 3-2) and the Mediterranean Cup of [[1991]] (beating OFI 1-0). In [[UEFA Champions League 1994-95|1994-1995]] AEK was the first Greek football club that participated in the group stage of the [[UEFA Champions League]] after defeating [[Scotland|Scottish]] champions [[Rangers FC]], AEK was eliminated by [[Ajax Amsterdam]] and [[AC Milan]], who made it to the final. With Michalis Trochanas as president and Dušan Bajević as coach, the club won the [[1996]] Greek Cup and Super Cup and also the [[1997]] Greek Cup. During seasons [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97|1996-1997]] and [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1997-1998]], AEK progressed to the Quarter-Final of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. AEK was also Greek cup winner in [[2000]] and [[2002]] (for 4th time at the last seven years). <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Demis33.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Demis Nikolaidis]] one of AEK'S greatest ever strikers went on to become club chairman in 2004]] --> Despite AEK’s on-field successes, the period was best remembered for the return of Dusan Bajevic as coach in the summer of [[2002]], a move that sparked open hostility towards Bajevic from a section of AEK supporters. Modest performances, though, were not enough as more off-field dramas unfolded. Punctuated by the demolition of [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]], home to AEK for over 70 years, [[Demis Nikolaidis]] was let on free transfer by mutual consent and signed for [[Atlético Madrid]], Unable to cope with the negativity from a large section of AEK fans, Bajević resigned in [[2004]] during a season match against [[Iraklis FC]]. By now, on the brink of bankruptcy, and losing most of its [[Euro 2004]] stars and experienced players to other European clubs,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=209140.html | title=5 more leave AEK |work=uefa.com| accessdaymonth=21 July | accessyear=2004}}</ref> AEK needed a miracle to prevent it from being relegated to the Greek amateur leagues. Though both [[Kostas Katsouranis]] and [[Nikos Liberopoulos]] remained, [[Vassilis Borbokis]], [[Grigoris Georgatos]], [[Theodoros Zagorakis]], [[Michalis Kapsis]], [[Michalis Kasapis]], [[Michel Kreek]], [[Vassilis Lakis]], [[Vassilis Tsiartas]], and [[Ioannis Okkas]] all left the club in the wake of the troubles. In [[2004]] Demis Nikolaidis, at the head of a consortium of businessmen, bought out the beleaguered AEK and became the new club president.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=183409.html | title=Demis Nikolaidis buys AEK |work=uefa.com| accessdaymonth=29 May | accessyear=2004}}</ref> His primary task was to lead AEK out of its precarious financial position.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=206697.html | title=Nikolaidis makes first moves |work=uefa.com| accessdaymonth=11 July | accessyear=2004}}</ref> The first success was an arrangement through the Greek justice system to write off most of the massive debt that previous club administrators had amassed, and to repay any remaining public debts in manageable installments<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=258940.html | title=Appeal victory keeps AEK afloat |work=uefa.com| accessdaymonth=19 November | accessyear=2004}}</ref> . A key factor to the recent AEK FC revival was the dynamic fans' come-back.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=367 | title=Life starts again at 80 |work=aekfc.gr| accessdaymonth=15 December | accessyear=2006}}</ref> AEK surprising many people finished 2nd, after media prediction had them to finish mid table. The following season Demis apointed [[Llorenç Serra Ferrer]] as head coach, and after a first succesful season , finishing AEK in second and to within 1 point of a Last 16 spot in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], however during the [[Super League Greece 2007-08|2007-08]] season after unsuccesful signings and poor performances, he was sacked and replaced by [[Nikos Kostenoglou]] on a caretaker bases <ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=657089.html AEK call time on coach Serra Ferrer]</ref>,After the end of an indifferent season, The team initially finished in first place in the league, but after the court case between [[Apollon Kalamarias F.C.|Apollon Kalamaria]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] for the illegal usage of a player in the 1-0 Apollon Kalamaria win earlier in the season, Olympiacos were awarded the 3 points in a court hearing, thus finishing 2 points ahead of AEK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=16/newsid=685259.html|title=Legal Dispute|accessdate=2008-05-15|date=[[2008-04-20]]|publisher=uefa.com}}</ref> AEK president [[Demis Nikolaidis]] and several other managers and chairmen have been angered with the alleged court decision, stating that the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] knew about the usage of the iligal player prior to the game but didnt do anything about it. [[Giorgos Donis]] was apointed head coach on [[May 14]] <ref>[http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=305&n_id=4184&cpage=1 Giorgos Donis - Head Coach of AEK FC]</ref>. ==Crest== [[Image:AEK--1960.svg.png|thumb|left|140px|AEK's first crest.]] [[Image:AEK-1980.svg|thumb|right|150px|Club crest of the 1980s.]] Since the club's foundation, AEK have had three main crests, though all underwent minor variations. In 1924, AEK adopted as their first crest the image of a [[double-headed eagle]] ({{lang|el|Δικέφαλος Αετός}} - '''Dikefalos Aetos'''), which remained for the next half-century, on a [[Gold (color)#Golden yellow|golden yellow]] background. When AEK was created by [[Greeks|Greek]] refugees from [[Constantinople]] in the years following the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]] and subsequent [[Population exchange between Greece and Turkey|population exchange]], the emblem and colours were chosen as a reminder of lost homelands; they represent the club's historical ties to [[Constantinople]]. Its usage also survived as a decorative element in the [[Greek Orthodox Church]], which was the inheritor of the Byzantine legacy during the Ottoman Empire, while it remained a popular symbol among Greeks. In modern Greece various variations of the two-headed eagles are used in Church flags (based on Byzantine flag patterns and [[Byzantine heraldry|heraldic emblems]]) and, officially, by the Greek Army; the bird found its way into the Greek coat of arms for a brief period in 1925-1926.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=319 | title=Crest info |work=aekfc.gr| accessdaymonth=15 December | accessyear=2006}}</ref> ==Colours== {{Football kit box | align = left | pattern_la = _black_stripes_thin1| pattern_b = _blackstripes_thin4| pattern_ra = _black_stripes_thin1| leftarm = FFDE00 | body = FFDE00 | rightarm = FFDE00 | shorts = 000000 | socks = 000000 | title = AEK's first home colours, used from 1924 until c.1927. }} The colours of yellow and black were adopted from AEK's connections with [[Constantinople]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=319 | title=Colours info |work=aekfc.gr| accessdaymonth=20 March | accessyear=2008}}</ref> AEK have always worn predominantly yellow shirts (striped or plain), black shorts, and yellow or black socks. The only exception has been in the unusual, but notable, [[Kappa (company)|Kappa]] kits of the 1990s (which featured a double-headed eagle across the kit), or in recent years, mainly in European competitions, when the club has worn an all-yellow kit. AEK's traditional away colours are all-black or all-white; on a few occasions, the club has introduced a light blue or a grey kit as a third kit. In Greece there are no Home and Away kits, per se. Teams always wear their 1st kit unless there is a resemblance between both team kits. In case of a colour clash, the home team usually wears one of its alternate kits; AEK has often worn their 3rd kit at home against other teams that wear yellow kits. AEK's current kit is manufactured by [[Puma AG|Puma]], which is contracted to supply the club's kit from [[2007]] to [[2011]]. Their previous kit manufacturer were [[Diadora]], [[Kappa (company)|Kappa]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and [[Adidas]]. AEK's first shirt sponsor was Ethniki Asfalistiki, Following that, the club were sponsored by [[Geniki Bank]] (1996-98), [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] (1999), [[Marfin Bank|Marfin]] (1999-2001),[[Alpha TV|Alpha Digital]] (2001-02), [[Piraeus Bank]] (2002-04) (Piraeus Bank caused controversy because it was situated in [[Pireaus]] - home of fierce rivals [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]), [[WIND Hellas|TIM]] (2004-06). AEK's current shirt sponsor is [[LG Group|LG]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=309 | title=Kit Sponsors |work=aekfc.gr| accessdaymonth=23 November | accessyear=2007}}</ref> ==Stadium== :''Main articles: [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)]]'' [[Image:Olympic Stadium of Athens.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Inside the Olympic Stadium]] Since the demolition in 2003 of the [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]] – AEK’s home ground since 1930,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stadia.gr/ngoumas/ngoumas.html | title=Nikos Goumas Stadium info |work=stadia.gr | accessdaymonth=23 March | accessyear=2008}}</ref> the club plays its home games at the 70,000-capacity "[[Spiridon Louis]]" ([[Athens Olympic Stadium]]) in Athens. The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens, also known as OAKA, is one of the most complete European athletic complexes. The Main Olympic Stadium was designed in 1979 and inaugurated in 1982 at the 13th European Athletics Championship. The following years a number of other sport facilities surrounded the Main Olympic Stadium: the Olympic Velodrome (inaugurated in 1991), the Olympic Aquatics Center (1991), the Olympic Indoor Sports Center (1995), the Olympic Tennis Center (2004), as well as other supplementary sport facilities. The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens hosted the Mediterranean Games in 1991, the World Championship in Athletics in 1997 ,the [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final]] well as other important athletic and cultural events, the most significant of which remains the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. On [[September 6]], [[2007]] a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Greek Minister Finance and Economy, Giorgos Alogoskoufis and club Chairman Ntemis Nikolaidis that outlined the details of a development project for the construction of a new stadium at [[Ano Liosia]]. The Greek Government promised to provide for public land and access infrastructure, while the club will deal with the financing of the project.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/media/Documents/mnimomio1.pdf | title=AEK finalise stadium project |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=6 September | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Although the memorandum refers to the construction of a 50,000, 5-star stadium, further details including cost estimates, exact seating capacity and naming rights or name for the stadium are still forthcoming. For the time being, the stadium is refered by some as [[AEK Arena]], which is the preliminary name given to an earlier attempt at a stadium by a previous ownership. ==Organised supporters== [[Image:Original21AEK.jpg|left|230px|thumb|The famous [[Original 21]] supporters]] AEK has many organised supporter groups. '''Gate 21''' ([[Greek (language)|Greek]]: Θύρα 21 - Thyra 21) was formed in 1975, '''[[Original 21]]'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.original21.com/ | title=Original 21 official website |work=original21.com | accessdaymonth=6 September | accessyear=2007}}</ref> was formed in 1982 by former members of Gate 21, '''Pan-Hellenic Federation''' was formed in 1976, '''Peirates tou Oneirou''' was formed in 1993, '''AEK FANS''' was formed in 2001, '''Defenders''' was formed in 2003, etc.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=84 | title=AEK FC Fans |work=aekfc.gr | accessdaymonth=23 December | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Original 21 has grown to become the largest Greek supporter group, with clubs all over Greece, Europe, and as far away as [[Australia]] (Original 21 [[Melbourne]]). The [[USA]]-based AEK fans clubs are located in [[Astoria, Queens]] and in [[Detroit, Michigan]], where a football team has been established with the name "AEK FC" and participates in USA amateur championships and cups. In [[Australia]], [[Melbourne]]-based AEK fans have established [[Waverley Wanderers FC|AEK Waverley]], an amateur football team playing in the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] State League 2nd Division. One of the biggest AEK fan clubs in Europe is based in Britain. Based in London, AEK Fans made their dream come true in 1999 with the help of Original 21. The history of the fan club goes back to 1992 when they gathered at a house. They started their trips across Europe to watch their favourite team play. There is also a so called triangle of brotherhood between the most populous fan clubs of [[Olympique de Marseille]], [[AS Livorno]] and [[AEK Athens FC]], namely between Commando Ultras 84, Brigate Autonome Livornesi 99 and Original 21. Their connection is mostly an ideological one since the three fan clubs share nearly the same ideology. ==Feeder clubs== * [[Anagennisi Karditsa F.C.]] * [[Nea Ionia]] ==First-team squad== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Pantelis Kafes]]}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Edson Ramos Silva|Edson Ramos]]}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Argentina|pos=DF|name=[[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]]}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Portugal|pos=DF|name=[[Geraldo Alves]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Traianos Dellas]]}} [[Image:Captain sports.svg|12px|Captain]] {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Georgios Alexopoulos|Giorgos Alexopoulos]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Majstorović]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Canada|pos=MF|name=[[Tamandani Nsaliwa]]}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Portugal|pos=FW|name=[[Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva|Edinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Rivaldo]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Gustavo Manduca]]}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Dimitris Koutroumanos]]}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Vassilios Pliatsikas|Vasilis Pliatsikas]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Antonis Rikka]]}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Argentina|pos=FW|name=[[Ismael Blanco]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Panagiotis Lagos]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Australia|pos=FW|name=[[Nathan Burns]]}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Panagiotis Kone]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Argentina|pos=GK|name=[[Sebastián Saja]]}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Greece|pos=GK|name=[[Thodoris Moschonas]]}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Nikolaos Georgeas|Nikos Georgeas]]}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=Argentina|pos=FW|name=[[Ignacio Scocco]]}} {{Fs player|no=34|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Panagiotis Tachtsidis]]}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=Greece|pos=FW|name=[[Panagiotis Zorbas]]}} {{Fs player|no=56|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=[[Perparim Hetemaj]]}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=Austria|pos=GK|name=[[Jürgen Macho]]}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=Greece|pos=GK|name=[[Giannis Fysekis]]}} {{Fs player|no=83|nat=Greece|pos=FW|name=[[Michalis Pavlis]]}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Savvas Gentsoglou]]}} {{Fs player|no=[[To be determined|TBD]]|nat=Senegal|pos=MF|name=[[El Hadji Diouf (born 1988)|El Hadji Diouf]]}} {{Fs player|no=[[To be determined|TBD]]|nat=Greece|pos=MF|name=[[Giorgos Paligiorgos]]}} {{Fs player|no=[[To be determined|TBD]]|nat=Cyprus|pos=FW|name=[[Giorgos Tofas]]}} {{Fs end}} <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club. -- This is Wikipedia, not a football gazette. Any unconfirmed and unsourced signing will be -- removed at sight. -- Thanks in advance. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> ===Players on loan=== '''Out:''' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Andreas Chronis]]|other=to Nea Ionia until June 2009}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Italy|pos=GK|name=[[Stefano Sorrentino]]|other=to [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo Verona]] until June 2009}} {{Fs player|no=84|nat=Greece|pos=GK|name=[[Yiannis Arabatzis|Giannis Arabatzis]]|other=to [[Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.|Ethnikos Olympiakos Volou]] until December 2008}} {{Fs player|no=89|nat=Greece|pos=DF|name=[[Nikos Barboudis]]|other=to [[Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.|Ethnikos Olympiakos Volou]] until December 2008}} {{Fs end}} ''For recent transfers, see [[AEK_Athens_F.C._season_2008-09#Players_in_.2F_out|AEK Athens F.C. 2008-09 transfers]].'' ===Foreign players=== Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the [[Super League Greece|Greek Super league]]. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Greek citizenship after playing in Greece for 7 years. Players such as [[Rivaldo]] do not count as non-EU because they have dual citizenship with a EU country. {| |- style='vertical-align:top' || '''EU Nationals''' *{{flagicon|AUT}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Jürgen Macho]] *{{flagicon|CYP}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Giorgos Tofas]] *{{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|ALB}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Perparim Hetemaj]] *{{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Geraldo Alves]] *{{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva|Edinho]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|SER}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Daniel Majstorović]] || '''EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)''' *{{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sebastián Saja]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[Gustavo Manduca]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rivaldo]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|MWI}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tamandani Nsaliwa]] || '''Non-EU Nationals''' *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ismael Blanco]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ignacio Scocco]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Burns]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Edson Ramos Silva|Edson Ramos]] *{{flagicon|SEN}} [[El Hadji Diouf (born 1988)|El Hadji Diouf]] || |} ===International players=== {| |- style='vertical-align:top' || *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Alexopoulos|Giorgos Alexopoulos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Traianos Dellas]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Pantelis Kafes]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panagiotis Lagos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]] || *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Saja]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Burns]] *{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jürgen Macho]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rivaldo]] || *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tamandani Nsaliwa]] *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Perparim Hetemaj]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Daniel Majstorović]] || |} ==Personnel== ===Technical staff=== * '''Manager''': [[Giorgos Donis]] * '''Assistant Manager''': Makis Aggelinas & Miodrag Mendan * '''First Team Coach''': Antonis Kezos * '''Fitness Coach''': Grigorios Georgitsas * '''Goalkeeping Coach''': Slobodan Suica * '''Youth Team Coach''': Georgos Vamvakas ===Board=== * '''President''': [[Demis Nikolaidis]] * '''Vice Presidents''': Takis Canelopoulos & Nikos Koulis * '''Deputy Managing Director''': Kostas Stavropoulos * '''General & Financial Director''': Kostas Stavropoulos * '''Commercial Director''': Andreas Bekios * '''Marketing Drector''': Dimitris Tzavaras * '''Public Relations''': Anthi Papakosta * '''Legal Advisors''': Xaris Grigoriou, * '''Press Office''': Lina Roditou, Panagiotis Aroniadis & Thodoris Zagas * '''Event Manager''': Alexis Papageorgiou * '''Security Department''': Akis Takis & Giannis Kapogiannis * '''Ticketing Department Manager''': Spilios Fotopoulos * '''Ticketing Department''': Dimitris Alexandris & Nikos Xirokostas * '''Board Members''': Nasos Thanopoulos, Nikos Notias, Petros Pappas, Stratos Fanaras, Panagiotis Zachopoulos & Grigoris Psarianos ==Honours== '''Domestic''' *'''[[Super League Greece|Greek Championships]]''' : '''Winners''' ('''11'''): 1939, 1940, [[Alpha Ethniki 1962-63|1963]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1967-68|1968]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1970-71|1971]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1977-78|1978]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1978-79|1979]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1988-89|1989]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1991-92|1992]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1992-93|1993]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1993-94|1994]] *'''[[Greek football Cup|Greek Cup]]''' : '''Winners''' ('''13'''): [[Greek Cup 1931-32|1932]], [[Greek Cup 1938-39|1939]], 1949, 1950, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002 *'''[[Greek League Cup]]''' : '''Winners''' ('''1'''): 1990 * '''[[Greek Super Cup]]''' : '''Winners''' ('''2'''): 1989, 1996 *'''[[1991 Mediterranean Games|Pre-Mediterranean Cup]]''' : '''Winners''' ('''1'''): 1991 ''Note: AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have won all national titles.'' ==Europe== '''Longest campaigns''' {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" |- bgcolor=#CADCFB ! Season ! Round ! Notes |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / UEFA Champions League]] |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1968-69|1968-69]] | align="center" | '''Quarterfinal''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[FC Spartak Trnava|Spartak Trnava]] (1-2 in [[Trnava]], 1-1 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1978-79|1978-79]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (1-2 in [[Athens]], 1-5 in [[West Bridgford]]) |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1989-90|1989-90]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]] (0-2 in [[Marseille]], 1-1 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 1992-93|1992-93]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[PSV Eindhoven]] (1-0 in [[Athens]], 0-3 in [[Eindhoven]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 1994-95|1994-95]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | finished fourth in a group with [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] and [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Casino Salzburg]] |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995-96|1995-96]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (1-4 in [[Mönchengladbach]], 0-1 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97|1996-97]] | align="center" | '''Quarterfinal''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] (0-0 in [[Paris]], 0-3 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1997-98]] | align="center" | '''Quarterfinal''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] (0-0 in [[Athens]], 1-2 in [[Moscow]]) |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Cup]] |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="center" | '''Semifinal''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (1-4 in [[Turin]], 0-1 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1991-92|1991-92]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (2-2 in [[Athens]], 0-1 in [[Turin]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2000-01]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (0-1 in [[Athens]], 0-5 in [[Barcelona]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2001-02|2001-02]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] (1-3 in [[Milan]], 2-2 in [[Athens]]) |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002-03]] | align="center" | '''Last 16''' | align="left" | eliminated by [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (0-0 in [[Málaga]], 0-1 in [[Athens]]) |- |} <br clear=all> {| |valign="top" width=33%| '''Notable games''' {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" |- bgcolor=#CADCFB ! Season ! Match ! Score |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / UEFA Champions League]] |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1968-69|1968-69]] | align="left" | [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''0-2''' |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1971-72|1971-72]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] | align="center" | '''3-2''' |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1978-79|1978-79]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] | align="center" | '''6-1''' |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1989-90|1989-90]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Dynamo Dresden]] | align="center" | '''5-3''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 1992-93|1992-93]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[PSV Eindhoven]] | align="center" | '''1-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 1994-95|1994-95]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | align="center" | '''2-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 1994-95|1994-95]] | align="left" | [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''0-1''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 2002-03|2002-03]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | align="center" | '''3-3''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 2002-03|2002-03]] | align="left" | [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''2-2''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|2006-07]] | align="left" | [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''1-2''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|2006-07]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] | align="center" | '''1-0''' |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Cup]] |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] | align="center" | '''2-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="left" | [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''2-3''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Red Star Belgrade|Red Star]] | align="center" | '''2-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1985-86|1985-86]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | align="center" | '''1-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1991-92|1991-92]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] | align="center" | '''2-1''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2000-01]] | align="left" | [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''4-4''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2000-01]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] | align="center" | '''2-0''' |- |} <br clear=all> |valign="top" width=33%| '''Biggest wins''' {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" |- bgcolor=#CADCFB ! Season ! Match ! Score |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / UEFA Champions League]] |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1968-69|1968-69]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Jeunesse Esch]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- | align="center" | [[European Cup 1978-79|1978-79]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] | align="center" | '''6-1''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|2006-07]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97|1996-97]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija]] | align="center" | '''4-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1997-98]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Dinaburg FC|Dinaburg]] | align="center" | '''5-0''' |- !colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF |[[UEFA Cup]] |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1977-78|1977-78]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[ASA Târgu Mureş]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1998-99|1998-99]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] | align="center" | '''4-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 1999-00|1999-00]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[FC Torpedo Kutaisi|Torpedo Kutaisi]] | align="center" | '''6-1''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2000-01]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge]] | align="center" | '''5-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2001-02|2001-02]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[CS Grevenmacher|Grevenmacher]] | align="center" | '''6-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002-03]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]] | align="center" | '''4-0''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002-03]] | align="left" | [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]] - '''AEK Athens''' | align="center" | '''1-4''' |- | align="center" | [[UEFA Cup 2007-08|2007-08]] | align="left" | '''AEK Athens''' - [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | align="center" | '''3-0''' |- |} <br clear=all> |} ===Other notable records=== *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the quarter-final round of all the major European competitions. *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have reached the semi-final round of the [[UEFA Cup]] ([[UEFA Cup 1976-77|1976-77]]). *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the group stage of the [[UEFA Champions League]] without losing a single game ([[UEFA Champions League 2002-03|2002-03]]). *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the [[UEFA Cup]] in 3 consecutive seasons ([[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2000-01]], [[UEFA Cup 2001-02|2001-02]], [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002-03]]). *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in 3 consecutive seasons ([[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995-96|1995-96]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97|1996-97]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1997-98]]). *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of European Competitions in 4 consecutive seasons [[1995]], [[1996]], [[1997]], [[1998]]. *AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in a European competition's quarter-final round in two consecutive seasons ([[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97|1996-97]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1997-98]]). *AEK Athens is the only Greek club that participates in European Competitions for 21 consecutive years ([[1988]]-[[2009]]), excluding the season 1990-91 when was punished by [[UEFA]]. *AEK Athens is the first Greek club to have reached the quarter-final round of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions Cup]] ([[European Cup 1968-69|1968-69]]). *AEK Athens is the first Greek club to have participated in the group stage of the [[UEFA Champions League]] ([[UEFA Champions League 1994-95|1994-95]]). ===UEFA club rankings=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank !! Form !! Previous Rank !! Country !! Team !! Points |- |73||[[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]]||74||{{flagicon|UKR}}||[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kiev]]||27.324 |- |74||[[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]]||85||{{flagicon|FRA}}||[[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]||27.255 |- |'''75'''||[[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]]||'''83'''||{{flagicon|GRE}}||'''AEK Athens'''||'''27.150''' |- |76||[[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]]||77||{{flagicon|Netherlands}}||[[Feyenoord]]||26.988 |- |77||[[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]]||88||{{flagicon|ITA}}||[[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]||26.288 |- |} ''As of [[July 1]] [[2008]]'' ===UEFA club competition record=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !|Competition !|App !|Pld !|W !|D !|L !|GF !|GA |- | '''[[UEFA Champions League|ECCC]]'''||14||62||16||20||26||71||98 |- | '''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|ECWC]]'''||6||22||10||3||9||33||27 |- | '''[[UEFA Cup|UCUP]]'''||19||86||32||17||37||123||127 |- | '''[[UEFA Super Cup|SCUP]]'''||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- | '''[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|UIC]]'''||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- | '''[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|EUSA]]'''||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- | '''Total'''||39||170||58||40||72||227||252 |} ''As of [[February 22]] [[2008]]''<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50129/domestic.html UEFA club competition record]</ref> ==Notable former players== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Agorogiannis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Alexandros Alexandris]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Ardizoglou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Elias Atmatsidis|Ilias Atmatsidis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vassilis Borbokis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Christidis *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Dedes]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vasilis Dimitriadis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Mimis Domazos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Donis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Eleftherakis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Lysandros Georgamlis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Grigoris Georgatos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Christos Itzoglou *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Kalitzakis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Michalis Kapsis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos Karafeskos *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vaios Karagiannis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Takis Karagiozopoulos *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Michalis Kasapis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Charis Kopitsis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Kostenoglou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Kostis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Katsouranis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vassilis Lakis]] | *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Liberopoulos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stelios Manolas]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dimitris Markos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kleanthis Maropoulos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Thomas Mavros]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Antonis Minou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Tasos Mitropoulos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dimitris Nalitzis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Negrepontis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Nestoridis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Demis Nikolaidis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Kostas Nikolaidis *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Lakis Nikolaou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Takis Nikoloudis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Mimis Papaioannou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Pavlos Papaioannou]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Andreas Papaemmanouil *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Petros Ravousis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dimitris Saravakos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Stelios Serafeidis *{{flagicon|GRE}} Stelios Skevofilakas *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Andreas Stamatiadis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stefanos Theodoridis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Apostolos Toskas *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]] | *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Tryfon Tzanetis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Michalis Vlachos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vangelis Vlachos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Akis Zikos]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Theodoros Zagorakis]] *{{flagicon|POR}} [[Bruno Alves]] *{{flagicon|POR}} [[António Folha]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Assunção]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Moisés Costa|Emerson]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Júlio César da Silva e Souza|Júlio César]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Veridiano Marcelo]] *{{flagicon|SER}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dušan Bajević]] *{{flagicon|SER}} [[Dragan Ćirić]] *{{flagicon|SER}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ilija Ivić]] *{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} {{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Daniel Batista]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Bonev]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ilian Iliev]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Milen Petkov]] *{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Walter Centeno]] *{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Mauricio Wright]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Cirillo]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Sorrentino]] *{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Anton Doboş]] *{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Márton Esterházy]] *{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Carlos Gamarra]] | *{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Arnar Grétarsson]] *{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Temuri Ketsbaia]] *{{flagicon|SLE}} [[Mohamed Kallon]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Navas]] *{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Frank Klopas]] *{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Bledar Kola]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Michel Kreek]] *{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Lefter Küçükandonyadis]] *{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Henrik Nielsen (footballer)|Henrik Nielsen]] *{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Ioannis Okkas]] *{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Giorgos Savvidis]] *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Mirosław Okoński]] *{{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Jim Patikas]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Trevor Ross]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia-Herzegovina}} [[Refik Šabanadžović]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia-Herzegovina}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Franjo Vladić]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} Håkan Sandberg *{{flagicon|FYROM}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Toni Savevski]] *{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Christopher Wreh]] *{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Ifeanyi Udeze]] *{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleh Venglinsky]] *{{flagicon|URU}} [[Milton Viera]] *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Walter Wagner (footballer)|Walter Wagner]] |} ''see also [[:Category:AEK Athens players|AEK Athens players]]'' ==Managerial history== {{Details|List of AEK Athens F.C. managers}} This is a list of AEK Athens last ten managers: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Takis Karagiozopoulos |align=left|8/1/2000 |align=left|9/1/2000 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Giannis Pathiakakis |align=left|10/1/2000 |align=left|24/1/2001 |- |{{flagicon|Macedonia}} {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Toni Savevski]] and {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Eugene Gerards |align=left|25/1/2001 |align=left|14/6/2001 |- |{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] |align=left|2001 |align=left|2002 |- |{{flagicon|Bosnia-Herzegovina}} {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dušan Bajević]] |align=left|18/5/2002 |align=left|26/1/2004 |- |{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ilie Dumitrescu]] |align=left|2/2/2004 |align=left|20/5/2004 |- |{{flagicon|Portugal}} Fernando Santos |align=left|2004 |align=left|2006 |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Llorenç Serra Ferrer]] |align=left|2006 |align=left|12/02/2008 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikos Kostenoglou]] |align=left|12/02/2008 |align=left|14/05/2008 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Donis]] |align=left|14/05/2008 |align=left|present |} ==Notable former managers== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Negrepontis]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Pathiakakis *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Tryfon Tzanetis]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stan Anderson]] *{{flagicon|SER}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dušan Bajević]] || *{{flagicon|SER}} [[Ljubiša Tumbaković]] *{{flagicon|SER}} [[Dragoslav Stepanović]] *{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleg Blokhin]] *{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zlatko Čajkovski]] *{{flagicon|HUN}} {{flagicon|GER}} Jenő Csaknady || *{{flagicon|HUN}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ferenc Puskás]] *{{flagicon|CZE}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Frantisek Fadrhonc]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Eugene Gerards *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jacek Gmoch]] *{{flagicon|POR}} [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] || *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Helmut Senekowitsch]] *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Llorenç Serra Ferrer]] |} ==Chairmen history== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Spanoudis]]: 1924-32 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexandros Strogilos]]: 1932-33 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Sarifis]]: 1933-35 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Theofanidis]]: 1935-37 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Chrisopoulos]]: 1937-38 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Vassilios Fridas]]: 1938-40 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emilios Ionas]]: 1945-49 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Spiridon Skouras]]: 1949-50 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Melas]]: 1950-52 *{{flagicon|Greece}} Eleftherios Venizelos: 1952 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Chrisafidis]]: 1952-57 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikolaos Goumas]]: 1957-63 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexandros Makridis]]: 1963-66 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Toubalidis]]: 1966 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Michail Trikoglou]]: 1966-67 || *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emmanuil Calitsounakis]]: 1967 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Kosmas Kiriakidis]]: 1967-68 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ilias Georgopoulos]]: 1968-69 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Chrisafidis]]: 1969-70 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Kosmas Chatzicharalabous]]: 1970-73 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Avramidis]]: 1973 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Theodorakopoulos]]: 1973-74 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Loukas Barlos]]: 1974-81 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Andreas Zafiropoulos]]: 1981-82 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Michalis Arkadis]]: 1982-83 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Eleftherios Panagidis]]: 1983-84 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Andreas Zafiropoulos]]: 1984-88 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Efstratios Gidopoulos]]: 1988-91 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Generakis]]: 1991-92 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Melissanidis]]: 1992-93 || *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Karras]]: 1993-1994 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Melissanidis]]: 1994-95 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Michalis Trochanas]]: 1995-97 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Kiriopoulos]]: 1997 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexis Kougias]]: 1997 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Lakis Nikolaou]]: 1997-98 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Generakis]]: 1998-99 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Stefanos Mamatzis]]: 1999-00 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Cornilios Sirchaouz]]: 2000-01 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Filonas Antonopoulos]]: 2001 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Charilaos Psomiadis]]: 2001-03 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Granitsas]]: 2003-04 *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Demis Nikolaidis]]: 2004-present |} ==Notable stats== {| |valign="top" width=33%| '''Most league appearances for the club''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank !! Name !! Nationality !! Apps !! Active |- |1||[[Mimis Papaioannou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||483||No |- |2||[[Stelios Manolas]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||451||No |- |3||[[Toni Savevski]]||{{flagicon|FYROM}}||356||No |- |4||Stelios Skevofilakas||{{flagicon|GRE}}||293||No |- |&ndash;||[[Lakis Nikolaou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||293||No |- |6||[[Thomas Mavros]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||277||No |- |7||[[Andreas Stamatiadis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||269||No |- |8||[[Petros Ravousis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||263||No |- |9||[[Christos Ardizoglou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||261||No |- |10||[[Pavlos Papaioannou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||255||No |- |} '''Most league goals for the club''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank !! Name !! Nationality !! Goals !! Active |- |1||[[Mimis Papaioannou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||233||No |- |2||[[Thomas Mavros]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||174||No |- |3||[[Kostas Nestoridis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||140||No |- |4||[[Demis Nikolaidis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||125||No |- |5||Kostas Nikolaidis||{{flagicon|GRE}}||94||No |- |6||[[Vasilis Dimitriadis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||81||No |- |7||[[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||80||No |- |8||[[Daniel Batista]]||{{flagicon|Cape Verde}}||67||No |- |'''&ndash;'''||'''[[Nikos Liberopoulos]]'''||{{flagicon|GRE}}||'''67'''||'''Yes''' |- |10||[[Dušan Bajević]]||{{flagicon|YUG}}||65||No |- |} |valign="top" width=33%| '''Greek league top scorer with the club''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Year !! Name !! Nationality !! Goals !! Active |- |1960||[[Kostas Nestoridis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||33||No |- |1961||[[Kostas Nestoridis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||27||No |- |1962||[[Kostas Nestoridis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||29||No |- |1963||[[Kostas Nestoridis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||23||No |- |1964||[[Mimis Papaioannou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||29||No |- |1966||[[Mimis Papaioannou]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||24||No |- |1976||[[Giorgos Dedes]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||15||No |- |1978||[[Thomas Mavros]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||22||No |- |1979||[[Thomas Mavros]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||31||No |- |1980||[[Dušan Bajević]]||{{flagicon|YUG}}||25||No |- |1985||[[Thomas Mavros]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||27||No |- |1988||[[Henrik Nielsen (footballer)|Henrik Nielsen]]||{{flagicon|DEN}}||21||No |- |1992||[[Vasilis Dimitriadis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||28||No |- |1993||[[Vasilis Dimitriadis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||33||No |- |1994||[[Alexandros Alexandris|Alekos Alexandris]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||24||No |- |1996||[[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||26||No |- |1999||[[Demis Nikolaidis]]||{{flagicon|GRE}}||22||No |- |'''2007'''||'''[[Nikos Liberopoulos]]'''||{{flagicon|GRE}}||'''18'''||'''Yes''' |- |'''2008'''||'''[[Ismael Blanco]]'''||{{flagicon|ARG}}||'''19'''||'''Yes''' |- |} |} Notes: *'''Bold''' ''signals active players'' *''Correct as of [[May 15]] [[2008]]'' '''Highest attendances''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Opponent !! Stadium !! Date !! Attendance |- |[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[May 23]] [[1986]]||align=center|74.473 |- |[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[February 9]] [[1986]]||align=center|74.241 |- |[[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[June 29]] [[1983]]||align=center|73.000 |- |[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[November 21]] [[2006]]||align=center|65.000 |- |[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[November 7]] [[2004]]||align=center|63.129 |- |[[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[September 2]] [[1985]]||align=center|57.000 |- |[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[November 2]] [[1986]]||align=center|56.000 |- |[[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[September 13]] [[1986]]||align=center|55.196 |- |[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[January 8]] [[2005]]||align=center|45.000 |- |[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[August 23]] [[2006]]||align=center|43.000 |- |[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[March 30]] [[2008]]||align=center|42.000 |- |[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[March 2]] [[2008]]||align=center|41.000 |- |[[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[April 10]] [[2005]]||align=center|41.000 |- |[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[September 23]] [[1985]]||align=center|40.000 |- |[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[September 26]] [[2006]]||align=center|38.982 |- |[[PAE Asteras Tripolis|Asteras Tripolis]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]]||[[April 20]] [[2008]]||align=center|37.996 |- |} ==Shirt sponsors and manufacturers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Kit Manufacturer !Shirt Sponsor |- |1986–89 |Zita |rowspan=2|Ethniki Asfalistiki |- |1989–90 |rowspan=2|[[Diadora]] |- |1990–93 |''None'' |- |1993–95 |Basic |rowspan=1|Phoenix Asfaleies |- |1995–96 |rowspan=4|[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]] |rowspan=1|Ethniki Asfalistiki |- |1996–98 |[[Geniki Bank]] |- |1999 |[[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] |- |1999-2000 |rowspan=2|[[Marfin Bank|Marfin]] |- |2000-01 |rowspan=4|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |- |2001-02 |[[Alpha TV|Alpha Digital]] |- |2002-04 |[[Piraeus Bank]] |- |2004 |rowspan=2|[[WIND Hellas|TIM]] |- |2005-06 |rowspan=2|[[Adidas]] |- |2006-07 |rowspan=2|[[LG Group|LG]] |- |2007-08 |[[Puma AG|Puma]] |- |} ==Club anthem== [http://www.aek.com/media/sounds/aek_anth.wav AEK Club Anthem] {|class="toccolours" cellpadding="10" rules="cols" !Greek !! Greek Transliteration !! English Translation |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="gold"|First stanza<br /> |- | ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ<br /> Αναστενάζουν τα γκολπόστ<br /> και τα δοκάρια σπάζουν<br /> Της Ένωσης οι αετοί τα δίχτυα κοματιάζουν<br /> | AEK, AEK, AEK<br /> Anasthenazoun ta golpost<br /> ke ta dokaria spazoun<br /> Tis Enosis i aeti ta dihtia komatiazoun | AEK, AEK, AEK<br /> The goalposts sigh<br /> and the crossbars break<br /> The Union's eagles tear the nets |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="gold"|Chorus |- | Εμπρός της ΑΕΚ παλικάρια<br /> Σουτάρετε και σπάστε τα δοκάρια<br /> Τα δίχτυα σκίστε<br /> Τη δόξα κατακτήστε<br /> Νικήστε, νικήστε, νικήστε<br /> <br /> Τα δίχτυα σκίστε<br /> Τη δόξα κατακτήστε<br /> Νικήστε, νικήστε, νικήστε | Embros tis AEK palikaria<br /> Soutarete ke spaste ta dokaria<br /> Ta dihtia skiste<br /> Ti doxa kataktiste<br /> Nikiste, nikiste, nikiste<br /> <br /> Ta dihtia skiste<br /> Ti doxa kataktiste<br /> Nikiste, nikiste, nikiste | Go AEK's lads<br /> Shoot and break the crossbars<br /> Tear the nets<br /> Achieve glory<br /> Win, Win, Win<br /> <br /> Tear the nets<br /> Achieve glory<br /> Win, Win, Win<br /> |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="gold" |Second stanza |- | ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ<br /> Οι κυνηγοί σου κεραυνοί<br /> Βράχος η άμυνα σου<br /> Και της Ρεάλ το φόβητρο έγινε το όνομα σου | AEK, AEK, AEK<br /> I kinigi sou keravni<br /> Vrahos i amina sou<br /> Ke tis REAL to fovitro egine t'onoma sou | AEK, AEK, AEK<br /> Your attackers are lightning<br /> Your defence a rock<br /> And your name brings fear to Real |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="gold"|Chorus |- | ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ, ΑΕΚ | AEK, AEK, AEK | AEK, AEK, AEK |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="gold"|Chorus |- |} ==References== <div style="height: 220px; overflow: auto; padding: 3px; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; reflist4" > {{reflist|2}} </div> ==External links== {{Commons|Category:AEK FC}} *[http://www.aekfc.gr/ AEK FC (Official website)]'''(Greek) (English)''' *[http://www.aekshop.gr/ AEKSHOP (Official merchandise)] *[http://aekarchives.wordpress.com/ AEK FC News and Analysis (Unofficial)] *[http://www.aek.gr/ AEK Sports Club (Official website)] *[http://www.original21.com/ Original21(Official fansite)] *[http://www.aekfans.gr/ AEK Fans Club (Official fansite)] *[http://www.london.original21.com/ AEK London Fans Club site] *[http://www.goal4replay.net/VideoSelection.asp?Ln=En&ID=151 AEK TV channel from Goal4Replay.net] {{en icon}} {{gr icon}} {{fb start}} {{AEK Athens FC}} {{AEK Athens F.C. seasons}} {{fb end}} {{fb start}} {{Football in Greece|nested=yes}} {{UEFA Cup 2007-08}} {{fb end}} {{AEK Athens Squad}} [[Category:AEK Athens FC]] [[Category:Greek football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1924]] [[ar:أيك أثينا]] [[bg:АЕК (Атина)]] [[ca:Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos]] [[cs:AEK FC]] [[de:AEK Athen]] [[el:Αθλητική Ένωση Κωνσταντινουπόλεως]] [[es:AEK Atenas]] [[fr:AEK Athènes]] [[ko:AEK 아테네 FC]] [[hr:AEK FC (Atena)]] [[id:AEK Athena]] [[it:AEK Atene]] [[he:א.א.ק. אתונה]] [[lt:AÉK Athī́na]] [[hu:AÉK F.C.]] [[mr:अथेन्स एफ्.सी.]] [[nl:AEK Athene]] [[ja:AEKアテネ]] [[no:AEK Athen]] [[pl:AEK Ateny]] [[pt:AEK Atenas]] [[ro:AEK Atena]] [[ru:АЕК (футбольный клуб, Афины)]] [[sr:ФК АЕК Атина]] [[fi:AEK Ateena]] [[sv:AEK Aten FC]] [[tr:AEK Atina]] [[zh:AEK雅典]]