A.E.K. Football Club, known simply as A.E.K in Greece and AEK Athens internationally, is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filadelfia, Athens, Greece.
Dimitris Saravakos, nicknamed "the Kid", is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. Saravakos is widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek footballers of all time and a Panathinaikos' legend. The IFFHS chose him in the best XI of all time of Greek football in 2021.
Dimitrios "Mimis" Papaioannou was a Greek professional footballer, who played as a forward, mostly for AEK Athens and a manager. Widely regarded as the greatest Greek footballer of his generation and one of the best players of all time in Greece, as he was named the best Greek footballer of the 20th Century by the IFFHS.
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, known mononymously as Lazaros due to his long surname, is a Greek professional footballer and plays for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis as a winger.
The 2008–09 season was the 85th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 14 August 2008 and finished on 31 May 2009.
The 2005–06 season was the 82nd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 29 August 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006.
The 2010–11 season was the 87th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season began on 19 August 2010 and finished on 25 May 2011.
The AEK–Olympiacos rivalry is a football local derby played between AEK Athens and Olympiacos. Both clubs are based in the Athens metropolitan area. AEK Athens comes from Nea Filadelfeia, a suburban town, while Olympiacos is based in the coastal city of Piraeus. The matches between the two teams are renowned for their strong on-pitch rivalry, they usually have high attendances, and most of them are very entertaining and very competitive with many goals scored by both sides.
The 2011 Greek Cup final was the 67th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 30 April 2011 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Atromitos and AEK Athens. It was Atromitos' first-ever Greek Cup final in their 88 years of existence and AEK Athens' twentieth Greek Cup final in their 87-year history. The match that was tarnished by serious incidents caused by AEK Athens' fans afterwards.
Petros Mantalos is a Greek international football player, who plays as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens and the Greece national team.
The 2019–20 season was the 96th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 59th competitive season and fifth consecutive in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the Europa League. The season began on 8 August 2019 and finished on 12 September 2020.
The 2020–21 season was the 97th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 60th competitive season and sixth consecutive in the top flight of Greek football. The season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and all the games were played behind closed doors. They competed in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the Europa League. The season began on 19 September 2020 and finished on 16 May 2021.
The 2008 Greek Cup final was the 64th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 2008 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Aris. It was Olympiacos' thirty-third Greek Cup final in their 83 years of existence and Aris' eighth Greek Cup final in their 94-year history. It was the last match of the referee, Giorgos Kasnaferis before his retirement, as he whistled in 4 of the last 8 cup finals.
The 2006 Greek Cup final was the 62nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 10 May 2006 at Pankritio Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEK Athens. It was Olympiacos' thirty second Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 81 years of existence and AEK Athens' eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 82-year history.
The 2013 Greek Cup final was the 69th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 11 May 2013 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Asteras Tripolis. It was Asteras Tripolis' first ever Greek Cup final in their 72 years of existence and Olympiacos' thirty seventh and second consecutive Greek Cup final of their 88-year history. The match was marked by the bad refereing of Athanasios Giachos, who deprived of Asteras Tripolis the chance of winning the trophy in multiple occasions. Once at the 68th minute, with the score at 1–1, the midfielder of Olympiacos, Maniatis saved the header of Sankaré with his hand over the goalline, with the referee and his assistant turning a blind eye the violation and indicating play on. Another was at the 117th minute, when the midfielder of Olympiacos, Fejsa fouled Rayos inside the area and no penalty was awarded. On the contrary, in the follwing phase the referee awarded Olympiacos with penalty, even though was 40 meters away from the spot of the foul that was clearly outside the area. Characteristic was the fact that was several fans of the "red and whites" left the stadium before the awarding ceremony, as an act of bitterness overtheir club.
The 2016 Greek Cup final was the 72nd final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 17 May 2016 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEK Athens. It was Olympiacos' thirty ninth Greek Cup final and second consecutive, in their 91 years of existence and AEK Athens' twenty first Greek Cup final of their 92-year history. On 5 April 2016, FIFA Emergency Committee decided to provide the Greek authorities with a deadline to have the cancellation of the competition reversed before 15 April 2016 or the HFF would face an automatic suspension. The Greek authorities announced on deadline day that the Greek Football Cup will be resumed after an agreement reached with FIFA, UEFA and HFF. A new schedule with the remaining match was announced with the final being played on 7 May 2016, but the final was later postponed to 15 May 2016. It was again postponed to 17 May 2016.
The 2020 Greek Cup final was the 76th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 12 September 2020 at Panthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Olympiacos. It was AEK Athens' twenty fifth Greek Cup final and fifth consecutive, of their 96-year history and Olympiacos' fortieth Greek Cup final in their 95 years of existence. The final was originally scheduled for 26 July and was postponed to 30 August because of Olympiacos' pressure in HFF to change the stadium from Georgios Kamaras Stadium to Olympic Stadium and after the refusal of the Hellenic Police in the first stadium. The final was rescheduled for 30 August in the Olympic Stadium, but it was postponed again because 2 days before the game Olympiacos' player, Maximiliano Lovera was tested positive for COVID-19. The final was rescheduled again for 12 September at Panthessaliko Stadium. Due to the delay of the match, the teams had to compete without the players acquired from the 2020 summer transfer period, by decision of the UEFA. With their defeat, AEK Athens achieved negative record of four consecutive lost Cup finals, surpassing that of Panathinaikos that lost three staight Cup finals from 1997 to 1999.
The 2021 Greek Cup final was the 77th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 22 May 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' forty-first Greek Cup final and second consecutive, in their 96 years of existence and PAOK's twenty first Greek Cup final of their 95-year history.
The 2000 Greek Cup final was the 56th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 10 May 2000 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Ionikos. It was AEK Athens' sixteenth Greek Cup final in their 76 years of existence and Ionikos' first-ever Greek Cup final of their 35-year history. A remarkable moment of the match was at 32nd minute while score was at 0–0, AEK Athens took the lead with Demis Nikolaidis scoring with his hand. The referee did not realize the violation and ran towards the center of the pitch, but the player approached him and told him that he should not count the goal, explaining what exactly had happened. As a result, the goal was canceled and Nikolaidis was shown a yellow card for handball. Nikolaidis was later honored for his fair play by the International Olympic Committee.
