AEK Athens F.C.
Association football team in Greece
AEK Football Club (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, romanized: Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, lit. 'Athletic Union of Constantinople'), known simply as A.E.K. (Greek: A.E.K.; [aek]) in Greece and AEK Athens internationally, are a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica, Greece. Part of the major multi-sport club A.E.K., the club's emblem is the double-headed eagle, the symbol of Palaiologos dynasty and the Byzantine Empire, their colours yellow and black, also inspired by the Byzantine Empire, serving to remind future generations of the glorious legacy of the Greeks of Constantinople. Their home ground is the Agia Sophia Stadium, a 32,500-capacity stadium in Nea Filadelfeia.
AEK was founded on 13 April 1924 in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and nicknamed Énosi (Union), AEK are one of the most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 33 national titles (achieved 3 times the Double), their major titles are 14 Greek Championships, 16 Greek Cups, 2 Super Cups and 1 League Cup and they are the only Greek club to have won all the domestic competitions organised by the Hellenic Football Federation. AEK have also achieved three consecutive Greek Championship title wins in one occasion (1992–1994).
At the international level, the club has appeared several times in European competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Conference League). They are the only Greek club to have reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League (1976–77) and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice (1996–97 and 1997–98). They are the first Greek club to have reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League (1968–69) and to qualify for the group stage of the institution (1994–95). AEK are also the only Greek club to have reached the quarter-finals of four European competitions.
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