A.E.K. Athens F.C.

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AEK Athens
Full nameΑθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
Athlitikí Énosis Konstadinoupóleos
(Athletic Union of Constantinople)
Nickname(s)Énosis (Union)
Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
Dikéfalos Aetós (Double-Headed Eagle)
Short nameAEK
Founded13 April 1924; 99 years ago (1924-04-13)
GroundAthens Olympic Stadium
Capacity69,618[1]
OwnerDimitris Melissanidis[2]
PresidentEvangelos Aslanidis
Head coachVladan Milojević
LeagueSuper League Greece
2020–21Super League Greece, 4th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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.

Players[change | change source]

As of 29 August 2022[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria Austria Cican Stanković
2 DF Cameroon Cameroon Harold Moukoudi
3 DF Iran Iran Milad Mohammadi
4 MF Poland Poland Damian Szymański (vice-captain)
5 FW Morocco Morocco Nordin Amrabat
6 MF Denmark Denmark Jens Jønsson
7 FW Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Levi García
8 MF Serbia Serbia Mijat Gaćinović
10 MF Switzerland Switzerland Steven Zuber
11 FW Argentina Argentina Sergio Araujo (captain)
12 DF Greece Greece Lazaros Rota
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Mexico Mexico Orbelín Pineda (on loan from Celta)
14 MF Sweden Sweden Alexander Fransson
15 DF Slovenia Slovenia Žiga Laci
17 FW Greece Greece Christos Albanis
19 MF Sweden Sweden Niclas Eliasson
20 MF Greece Greece Petros Mantalos
21 DF Croatia Croatia Domagoj Vida
24 DF Greece Greece Gerasimos Mitoglou
25 MF Greece Greece Konstantinos Galanopoulos (third-captain)
28 DF Iran Iran Ehsan Hajsafi
30 GK Greece Greece Georgios Athanasiadis
31 DF Greece Greece Georgios Tzavellas
53 FW Greece Greece Theodosis Macheras
61 GK Greece Greece Vasilios Chatziemmanouil
99 GK Greece Greece Georgios Theocharis

Titles[change | change source]

Domestic competitions[change | change source]

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International competitions[change | change source]

Regional[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "OAKA official website". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. "Κάτοχος του 80.74% της ΠΑΕ ΑΕΚ από χθες ο Μελισσανίδης". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Current Roster". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. "Supercup - Champions".

Other Websites[change | change source]

Official websites

News sites