AEK Athens F.C.

AEK Athens F.C.

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Established in Athens by [[Greek refugees]] from [[Constantinople]] in the wake of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)]], AEK is one of the most successful teams in Greek football, by winning 32 national titles and it is the only club to have won all the competitions organised by the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (13 [[Super League Greece|Greek Championships]], 16 [[Greek Cup]]s, 1 [[Greek League Cup|League Cup]] and 2 [[Greek Super Cup|Super Cups]]).{{cite web |title=History\\Honours |url=https://www.aekfc.gr/clp/oi-titloi-thc-a-e-k-45010.htm?lang=en&path=306773877 |website=aekfc.gr |access-date=3 October 2022 |location=Online |language=el}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grksupcuphist.html|title=Greece - List of Super Cup and League Cup Finals|website=[[RSSSF]]}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4096/newsid=648350.html|title=Agreement heralds new era in football|website=[[UEFA]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127153016/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D4096/newsid%3D648350.html|archive-date=27 January 2008}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co1428/records-winners-list/|title=Supercup - Champions|website=worldfootball.com}}
Established in Athens by [[Greek refugees]] from [[Constantinople]] in the wake of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)]], AEK is one of the most successful teams in Greek football, by winning 32 national titles and it is the only club to have won all the competitions organised by the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (13 [[Super League Greece|Greek Championships]], 16 [[Greek Cup]]s, 1 [[Greek League Cup|League Cup]] and 2 [[Greek Super Cup|Super Cups]]).{{cite web |title=History\\Honours |url=https://www.aekfc.gr/clp/oi-titloi-thc-a-e-k-45010.htm?lang=en&path=306773877 |website=aekfc.gr |access-date=3 October 2022 |location=Online |language=el}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grksupcuphist.html|title=Greece - List of Super Cup and League Cup Finals|website=[[RSSSF]]}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4096/newsid=648350.html|title=Agreement heralds new era in football|website=[[UEFA]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127153016/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D4096/newsid%3D648350.html|archive-date=27 January 2008}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co1428/records-winners-list/|title=Supercup - Champions|website=worldfootball.com}}


AEK has appeared several times in European competitions, it is the only Greek club that reached to the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Europa League]] ([[1976–77 UEFA Cup|1976–77]]) and the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] twice ([[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]] and [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]). It is also the first Greek club that reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League ([[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69]]) and the first Greek club to qualify for the group stage of the competition in [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1994–95]].
AEK has appeared several times in European competitions, it is the only Greek club that reached to the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Europa League]] ([[1976–77 UEFA Cup|1976–77]]) and the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] twice ([[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]] and [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]). It is also the first Greek club that reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League]] ([[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69]]) and the first Greek club to qualify for the group stage of the competition in [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1994–95]].


AEK is also the only Greek club that reached the quarter-finals of all (four) European competitions. They did so in the UEFA Champions League (1968–69), UEFA Europa League ([[1976–77 UEFA Cup|1976–77]]), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1996–97 and 1997–98) and UEFA Conference League ([[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|2025–26]]).
AEK is also the only Greek club that reached the quarter-finals of all (four) European competitions. They did so in the UEFA Champions League (1968–69), UEFA Europa League ([[1976–77 UEFA Cup|1976–77]]), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1996–97 and 1997–98) and [[UEFA Conference League]] ([[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|2025–26]]).


==History==
==History==