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AEK Athens F.C. in European football
AEK's players lineup in the Europa League knockout match against Dynamo Kyiv.
ClubAEK
First entry1963–64 European Cup
Latest entry2019–20 UEFA Europa League

AEK Athens F.C. history and statistics in the UEFA competitions.

Notable European Campaigns

1976–77 UEFA Cup semi-finals campaign

With František Fadrhonc as head coach, AEK reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1977.

The club's most memorable moment in European competitions was the campaign to the semi-final of the UEFA Cup during the 1976–77 season under František Fadrhonc's management. In the way to the semi-final Athens AEK managed to eliminate four clubs. In the first round they faced Soviet champions Dynamo Moscow. In Athens, AEK won 2–0 with goals by Takis Nikoloudis and Mimis Papaioannou. In Moscow, Dynamo paid them back by winning 2–0 and leading the match to extra time. In the last minute of extra time, AEK managed to score thanks to a penalty kick by Tasos Konstantinou and proceeded to the second round. They were drawn against English 4th placed side Derby County. In Athens, a goal by Walter Wagner and an own goal by Rod Thomas gave AEK the 2-0 win. At Derby, AEK found themselves behind in the score line but responded scoring three times with Takis Nikoloudis, Tasos Konstantinou and Walter Wagner. Derby Country only managed to score a consolation goal and the match ended in a 2-3 win for AEK. In the third round AEK had to oppose Yugoslav giants Red Star Belgrade. In Athens, AEK was once again victorious by winning 2-0. Mimis Papaioannou and Thomas Mavros were the goal-scorers. In Belgrade Red Star took the lead with a goal by Petar Baralić but Walter Wagner quickly equalised. The two additional goals scored by Zoran Filipović and Dušan Savić were not enough and AEK won on away goals. In the quarter-final AEK faced their greatest challenge to that moment, English league's runners-up QPR. The first leg was played in London. The two penalty kick goals in the first ten minutes scored by Gerry Francis and another one scored by Stan Bowles gave QPR the 3–0 win and what looked like a certain qualification. Nevertheless, AEK made the impossible possible. With two goals by Thomas Mavros and ano more by Mimis Papaioannou AEK sent the match to extra time and eventually to a penalty shootout. Three minutes before the final whistle, František Fadrhonc had Nikos Christidis substitute Lakis Stergioudas, the team's regular goalkeeper. His move proved vital as Nikos Christidis saved two penalties and gave AEK a 7-6 win. In the semi-finals draw, AEK were to play either Italian league's runner-up side Juventus or Spanish league's third placed side Athletic Bilbao. Ultimately AEK had to face the Italians. In Turin, Juventus scored first with Antonello Cuccureddu but AEK responded with a goal by Lefteris Papadopoulos. Two goals by Roberto Bettega and one by Franco Causio followed, giving Juventus a 4-1 victory. Juventus also won in Nikos Goumas Stadium thanks to a goal scored by Roberto Boninsegna end went on to win their first European title.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League unbeaten campaign

Another unforgettable feat was the unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League was the highlight of the season. The club played against Cypriot champions APOEL in the third qualifying round. In the first leg in Nicosia APOEL scored first with Marinos Ouzounidis but AEK managed to take the lead with Vasilis Borbokis scoring twice. A late equaliser by Costas Malekkos did not prove enough for APOEL as Demis Nikolaidis scored during stoppage time giving his club the win. In Athens AEK won thanks to a header by Mauricio Wright and entered the group stage where they were drawn against Belgian champions Racing Genk, Italian runner-up side Roma and UEFA Champions League's holders Real Madrid. AEK secured two goalless draws against Racing Genk in Genk and Roma in Athens before confronting Real Madrid. Defending champions Madrid drew 3-3 with AEK, but were twice behind against the Greek side. Vasilis Tsiartas became the first player to score against the Spanish side in this season's competition with a sixth-minute free-kick. However, Madrid were soon back on level terms thanks to Zinedine Zidane's goal after 15 minutes before further goals from Christos Maladenis and Demis Nikolaidis put the hosts in the driving seat. However, another Zidane strike and a second-half Guti goal ensured Madrid left with a point.[1] An in a way opposite match was played in Madrid where Steve McManaman's two goals put Real Madrid in front during half-time and AEK equilised with goal by Kostas Katsouranis and Walter Centeno.[2] The next match was against Racing Genk in Athens. Racing Genk scored first and AEK responded with Vasilis Lakis scoring. The group stage was concluded in Rome against Roma where AEK was once again behind in the scoreline by a goal scored by Marco Delvecchio but managed to score a late equiliser with Walter Centeno. The six draws AEK secured are a feat no other club has ever accomplished.

The team continued in the UEFA Cup and smashed Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa by achieving two of their biggest wins ever in European competitions. They first won in Athens 4-0 with goals by Grigoris Georgatos, Demis Nikolaidis, Milen Petkov and Thodoris Zagorakis and then 4-1 in Nicosia with two goals by Vasilis Lakis and two more by Kostas Katsouranis and Dimitris Nalitzis. Walid Badir had earlier scored a penalty kick for Maccabi Haifa. AEK's run was brought to an end in the last-16 round by Spanish side Málaga. They drew 0-0 in Málaga but lost 0-1 in Athens thanks to a goal by Manu.

2017–18 UEFA Europa League unbeaten campaign

On February 22, 2018, in the Round of 32, AEK was excluded as undefeated, with two draws against Dynamo Kyiv.

Overall record

Competition Total Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League / European Champions Clubs' Cup 74 18 22 34 79 118 −39 024.32 37 13 15 9 51 41 +10 035.14 37 5 7 25 28 77 −49 013.51
European Champions Clubs' Cup (up to 1991–92) 20 6 4 10 33 42 −9 030.00 10 5 4 1 23 11 +12 050.00 10 1 0 9 10 31 −21 010.00
UEFA Champions League (since 1992–93) 54 12 18 24 46 76 −30 022.22 27 8 11 8 28 30 −2 029.63 27 4 7 16 18 46 −28 014.81
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 22 10 3 9 33 27 +6 045.45 11 7 1 3 18 5 +13 063.64 11 3 2 6 15 22 −7 027.27
European Cup Winners' Cup (up to 1993–94) 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 033.33 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 000.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (since 1994–95) 16 8 3 5 26 16 +10 050.00 8 5 1 2 14 4 +10 062.50 8 3 2 3 12 12 +0 037.50
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 128 43 32 53 171 184 −13 033.59 64 30 15 19 109 65 +44 046.88 64 13 17 34 62 119 −57 020.31
UEFA Cup (up to 2008–09) 88 32 18 38 125 130 −5 036.36 44 25 7 12 84 39 +45 056.82 44 7 11 26 41 91 −50 015.91
UEFA Europa League (since 2009–10) 40 11 14 15 46 54 −8 027.50 20 5 8 7 25 26 −1 025.00 20 6 6 8 21 28 −7 030.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (up to 1970-71) 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Balkans Cup (up to 1980-81) 27 8 6 13 35 53 −18 029.63 13 8 2 3 23 18 +5 061.54 14 0 4 10 12 35 −23 000.00
Total 253 79 63 111 318 386 −68 031.23 126 58 33 35 201 130 +71 046.03 127 21 30 76 117 256 −139 016.54

Last updated: 2019-08-30
Source: uefa.com

  • 1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup matches against Twente are included.
  • 1960-61, 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1980-81 Balkans Cup matches are included.
  • Last entry is 2019-20 Europa League play-off qualification matches against Trabzonspor.
  • The record after last entry is 253 matches in total (79W, 63D, 111L, GF318, GA386), with 126 home matches (58W, 33D, 35L, GF201, GA130) and 127 away matches (21W, 30D, 76L, GF117, GA256).

Match table

Key
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • 2QR = Second qualifying round
  • 3QR = Third qualifying round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • Grp = Group stage
  • R1 = First round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R3 = Third round
  • R4 = Fourth round
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • QF = Quarter final
  • SF = Semi final
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1960-61 Balkans Cup Grp Romania Brașov 2–4 0–3[3] 5th
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–2 1–5
Albania Partizani 0–3[4] 0–3[5]
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–1 0–3[6]
1963–64 European Cup PR France AS Monaco 1–1 2–7 3–8
1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–3 2–3
1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Portugal Braga 0–1 2–3 2–4
1966-67 Balkans Cup Grp Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 3–3 1st
Romania Farul Constanța 3–0 1–1
North Macedonia Vardar 1–0 1–1
F Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 0–1 2–2[7]
1967-68 Balkans Cup Grp Bulgaria Spartak Sofia 0–3 1–2 3rd
Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 3–3
Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–1 0–3
1968–69 European Cup R1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 3–0 2–3 5–3
R2 Denmark AB 0–0 2–0 2–0
QF Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–2 2–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Netherlands FC Twente 0–1 0–3 0–4
1971–72 European Cup R1 Italy Inter 3–2 1–4 4–6
1972–73 UEFA Cup R1 Hungary Salgótarján 3–1 1–1 4–2
R2 England Liverpool 1–3 0–3 1–6
1975–76 UEFA Cup R1 Serbia Vojvodina 3–1 0–0 3–1
R2 Slovakia Inter Bratislava 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1976–77 UEFA Cup R1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 2–0 1–2 (aet) 3–2
R2 England Derby County 2–0 3–2 5–2
R3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
QF England QPR 3–0 0–3 3–3 (7–6p)
SF Italy Juventus 0–1 1–4 1–5
1977–78 UEFA Cup R1 Romania Târgu Mureş 3–0 0–1 3–1
R2 Belgium Standard Liège 2–2 1–4 3–6
1978–79 European Cup R1 Portugal Porto 6–1 1–4 7–5
R2 England Nottingham Forest 1–2 1–5 2–7
1979–80 European Cup R1 Romania Argeş Piteşti 2–0 0–3 2–3
1980-81 Balkans Cup Grp Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar 3–1 0–2 2nd
Albania Flamurtari 3–2 1–2
1982–83 UEFA Cup R1 Germany Köln 0–1[8] 0–5 0–6
1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Hungary Újpest 2–0 1–4 3–4
1985–86 UEFA Cup R1 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 0–5 1–5
1986–87 UEFA Cup R1 Italy Inter 0–1 0–2 0–3
1988–89 UEFA Cup R1 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–0 0–2 1–2
1989–90 European Cup R1 Germany Dresden 5–3 0–1 5–4
R2 France Marseille 1–1 0–2 1–3
1991–92 UEFA Cup R1 Albania Vllaznia 2–0 1–0 3–0
R2 Russia Spartak Moscow 2–1 0–0 2–1
R3 Italy Torino 2–2 0–1 2–3
1992–93 UEFA Champions League R1 Cyprus APOEL 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
R2 Netherlands PSV 1–0 0–3 1–3
1993–94 UEFA Champions League R1 France AS Monaco 1–1 0–1 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Champions League QR Scotland Rangers 2–0 1–0 3–0
Grp Austria Casino Salzburg 1–3 0–0 4th
Netherlands Ajax 1–2 0–2
Italy Milan 0–0 1–2
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Switzerland Sion 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2 Germany Borussia M'gladbach 0–1 1–4 1–5
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Slovakia Humenné 1–0 2–1 3–1
R2 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 4–0 2–0 6–0
QF France PSG 0–3 0–0 0–3
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Latvia Dinaburg 5–0 4–2 9–2
R2 Austria Sturm Graz 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 1–2 1–2
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2QR Hungary Ferencváros 4–0 2–4 6–4
R1 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 3–3 0–3 3–6
1999–00 UEFA Champions League 3QR Sweden AIK 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Cup R1 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 6–1 1–0 7–1
R2 Hungary MTK 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
R3 France AS Monaco 2–2 0–1 2–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup R1 Hungary Vasas 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2 Denmark Herfølge 5–0 1–2 6–2
R3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 4–4 6–4
R4 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–5 0–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Luxembourg Grevenmacher 6–0 2–0 8–0
R1 Scotland Hibernian 2–0 2–3 (aet) 4–3
R2 Croatia Osijek 2–1 3–2 5–3
R3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 3–2 1–1 4–3
R4 Italy Inter 2–2 1–3 3–5
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 3QR Cyprus APOEL 1–0 3–2 4–2
Grp Belgium Racing Genk 1–1 0–0 3rd
Italy Roma 0–0 1–1
Spain Real Madrid 3–3 2–2
UEFA Cup R3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 4–0 4–1 8–1
R4 Spain Málaga 0–1 0–0 0–1
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 3QR Switzerland Grasshopper 3–1 0–1 3–2
Grp Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 0–3 4th
France AS Monaco 0–0 0–4
Netherlands PSV 0–1 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup R1 Slovenia Gorica 1–0 1–1 2–1
Grp Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 1–5 5th
France Lille 1–2
Spain Sevilla 2–3
Germany Alemannia Aachen 0–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup R1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 0–1 0–0 0–1
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 3QR Scotland Hearts 3–0 2–1 5–1
Grp Italy Milan 1–0 0–3 3rd
Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 2–2
France Lille 1–0 1–3
UEFA Cup R32 France PSG 0–2 0–2 0–4
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 3QR Spain Sevilla 1–4 0–2 1–6
UEFA Cup R1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–1 3–1
Grp Sweden Elfsborg 1–1 3rd
Italy Fiorentina 1–1
Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 1–0
Spain Villarreal 1–2
R32 Spain Getafe 1–1 0–3 1–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 2QR Cyprus Omonia 0–1 2–2 2–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Romania Vaslui 3–0 1–2 4–2
Grp England Everton 0–1 0–4 4th
Portugal Benfica 1–0 1–2
Belarus BATE Borisov 2–2 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League PO Scotland Dundee United 1–1 1–0 2–1
Grp Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3 2–4 3rd
Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–3
Croatia Hajduk Split 3–1 3–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League PO Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 1–1 (aet) 2–1
Grp Belgium Anderlecht 1–2 1–4 3rd
Austria Sturm Graz 1–2 3–1
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3QR France Saint-Étienne 0–1 0–0 0–1
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 3QR Russia CSKA Moscow 0–2 0–1 0–3
UEFA Europa League PO Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 0–0 3–0
Grp Italy Milan 0–0 0–0 2nd
Austria Austria Wien 2–2 0–0
Croatia Rijeka 2–2 2–1
R32 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 3QR Scotland Celtic 2–1 1–1 3–2
PO Hungary Fehérvár 1–1 2–1 3–2
Grp Germany Bayern Munich 0–2 0–2 4th
Portugal Benfica 2–3 0–1
Netherlands Ajax 0–2 0–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 3QR Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–1 2–0 3–1
PO Turkey Trabzonspor 1–3 2–0 3–3 (a)

Last updated: 2019-08-30
Source: aekfc.gr

Record by country of opposition

Country Total Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Albania 6 3 0 3 7 10 -3 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
 Austria 10 3 3 4 12 10 +2 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 5 1 2 2 3 3 0
 Belgium 12 1 7 4 13 20 -7 6 1 4 1 9 7 +2 6 0 3 3 4 13 -9
 Belarus 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 Bosnia & Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 Bulgaria 8 3 2 3 12 15 -3 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 4 0 2 2 5 9 -4
 Croatia 8 6 1 1 17 11 +6 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1
 Cyprus 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Denmark 4 2 1 1 8 2 +6 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
 England 10 3 0 7 11 23 -12 5 2 0 3 7 6 +1 5 1 0 4 4 17 -13
 France 19 1 7 11 10 33 -23 10 1 5 4 7 13 -6 9 0 2 7 3 20 -17
 Georgia 4 3 1 0 9 2 +8 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Germany 11 2 1 8 12 25 -13 6 2 0 4 7 9 -2 5 0 1 4 5 16 -11
 Hungary 12 6 3 3 22 16 +6 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 6 1 2 3 9 14 -5
 Israel 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Italy 19 2 8 9 14 29 -15 10 2 6 2 9 9 0 9 0 2 7 5 20 -15
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 North Macedonia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Netherlands 12 1 1 10 5 25 -20 6 1 1 4 5 9 -4 6 0 0 6 0 16 -16
 Portugal 8 2 0 6 13 15 -2 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 4 0 0 4 4 10 -6
 Romania 12 5 2 5 18 15 +3 5 4 1 1 14 5 +9 6 1 1 4 4 10 -6
 Russia 15 2 3 10 11 27 -16 7 2 1 4 5 10 -5 8 0 2 6 6 17 -11
 Scotland 10 7 2 1 17 7 +10 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2
 Serbia 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
 Slovakia 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
 Slovenia 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
 Spain 18 2 5 11 13 38 -25 9 2 3 4 9 13 -4 9 0 2 7 4 25 -21
 Sweden 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
  Switzerland 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
 Turkey 9 3 1 5 12 19 -7 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 5 1 0 4 4 12 -8
 Ukraine 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Europe 253 79 63 111 318 386 -68 126 58 33 35 201 130 +71 127 21 30 76 117 256 -139

Last updated: 2019-08-30
Source: aekfc.gr

  • 1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup matches against Twente are included.
  • 1960-61, 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1980-81 Balkans Cup matches are included.
  • Last entry is 2019-20 Europa League play-off qualification matches against Trabzonspor.
  • The record after last entry is 253 matches in total (79W, 63D, 111L, GF318, GA386), with 126 home matches (58W, 33D, 35L, GF201, GA130) and 127 away matches (21W, 30D, 76L, GF117, GA256).

Goalscorers

Ismael Blanco. AEK's top foreign scorer in UEFA competitions
Rank. Nat. Name Career Goals
Total EC1 EC2 EC3
1 Greece
West Germany
Demis Nikolaidis 1996–2003 26 2 3 21
2 Greece Mimis Papaioannou 1962–1980 11 4 2 5
3 Greece Vassilios Tsiartas 1992–1996
2000–2004
10 2 0 8
4 Greece Vassilis Lakis 1998–2004
2005–2007
8 2 0 6
Greece
Cape Verde
Daniel Batista 1989–1992
1995–1999
0 5 3
Argentina Ismael Blanco 2007–2011 0 0 8
7 North Macedonia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Toni Savevski 1988–2001 6 5 1 0
Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 2003–2008
2010–2012
3 0 3
Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 1972-1980 2 0 4
Greece Charis Kopitsis 1992–2001 0 3 3
Croatia Marko Livaja 2017– 1 0 5

Last updated: 2019-09-10
Source: aekfc.gr

Most Assists

Rank Nat. Player Career Assists
1 Greece Vassilios Tsiartas 1992–1996
2000–2004
20
2 North Macedonia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Toni Savevski 1988–2001 11
3 Greece Michalis Kasapis 1993–2004 8
4 Argentina Ignacio Scocco 2008–2011 7
5 Bulgaria Milen Petkov 1999–2005 6
Greece Vassilis Lakis 1998–2004
2005–2007
Greece
West Germany
Demis Nikolaidis 1996–2003
8 Brazil Leonardo 2009–2012 5
9 Greece
Cape Verde
Daniel Batista Lima 1989–1992
1995–1999
4
Greece Thomas Mavros 1976–1987
Greece Nikolaos Georgeas 2000–2012
2013–2015
Greece Nikos Liberopoulos 2003–2008
2010–2012
Greece Christos Maladenis 1995–2004

Most Appearances

Nat. Name Apps
Total EC1 EC2 EC3
Greece Kasapis M. 66 23 15 28
Greece Atmatsidis I. 51 12 16 23
Greece
West Germany
Nikolaidis D. 10 11 30
Greece Lakis V. 50 19 0 31
Greece Kostenoglou N. 49 13 13 23
Greece Tsiartas V. 47 25 3 19
North Macedonia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Savevski T. 18 15 14
Greece Maladenis C. 45 11 12 22
Greece Liberopoulos N. 40 16 0 24
Greece Manolas S. 38 14 13 11

Last updated: 2011-11-02
Source: aekfc.gr

Longest campaigns

Season Manager Round Notes
Champions League / European Cup
1968–69 Bosnia and Herzegovina Branko Stanković Quarterfinal eliminated by Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava (1–2 in Trnava, 1–1 in Athens)
1978–79 Hungary Ferenc Puskás Last 16 eliminated by England Nottingham Forest (1–2 in Athens, 1–5 in West Bridgford)[9]
1989–90 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by France Marseille (0–2 in Marseille, 1–1 in Athens)
1992–93 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Netherlands PSV (1–0 in Athens, 0–3 in Eindhoven)
1994–95 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Netherlands Ajax and Italy Milan[10]
Cup Winners' Cup
1995–96 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Germany Borussia M'gladbach (1–4 in Mönchengladbach, 0–1 in Athens)
1996–97 Greece Petros Ravousis Quarterfinal eliminated by France Paris Saint-Germain (0–0 in Paris, 0–3 in Athens)
1997–98 Romania Dumitru Dumitriu Quarterfinal eliminated by Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (0–0 in Athens, 1–2 in Moscow)
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1976–77 Czech Republic František Fadrhonc Semi-final eliminated by Italy Juventus (1–4 in Turin, 0–1 in Athens)
1991–92 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Italy Torino (2–2 in Athens, 0–1 in Turin)[11]
2000–01 North Macedonia Toni Savevski Last 16 eliminated by Spain Barcelona (0–1 in Athens, 0–5 in Barcelona)[12]
2001–02 Portugal Fernando Santos Last 16 eliminated by Italy Inter (1–3 in Milan, 2–2 in Athens)
2002–03 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Spain Málaga (0–0 in Málaga, 0–1 in Athens)
Balkans Cup
1966–67 Greece Tryfon Tzanetis Final defeated by Turkey Fenerbahçe (2–1 in Athens, 0–1 and 1-3 in Istanbul)[13]

UEFA ranking

As of 8 August 2019[14]
Rank Team Points
83 Poland Legia Warsaw 16.500
84 Sweden Malmö FF 16.000
85 Greece AEK Athens 16.000
86 Netherlands Feyenoord 15.000
87 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 14.921

Source: UEFA

Notable matches

Notable wins

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1971–72 AEK – Italy Inter  [a]3 – 2 [a]
1978–79 AEK – Portugal Porto 6 – 1
1989–90 AEK – Germany Dynamo Dresden 5 – 3
1992–93 AEK – Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 – 0
1994–95 Scotland Rangers – AEK 0 – 1
1994–95 AEK – Scotland Rangers 2 – 0
2002–03 Cyprus APOELAEK  2 – 3
2002–03 AEK – Cyprus APOEL 1 – 0
2006–07 Scotland HeartsAEK  1 – 2
2006–07 AEK – Italy Milan  [b]1 – 0 [b]
2006–07 AEK – France Lille 1 – 0
2018–19 AEK – Scotland Celtic 2 – 1
2018–19 Hungary FehérvárAEK  1 – 2
Cup Winners' Cup
1964–65 AEK – Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 0
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1976–77 AEK – Russia Dynamo Moscow 2 – 0
1976–77 England Derby County – AEK 2 – 3
1976–77 AEK – England Derby County 2 – 0
1976–77 AEK – Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2 – 0
1976–77 AEK – England QPR 3 – 0
1985–86 AEK – Spain Real Madrid  [c]1 – 0 [c]
1988–89 AEK – Spain Athletic Bilbao 1 – 0
1991–92 AEK – Russia Spartak Moscow 2 – 1
1999–00 AEK – Hungary MTK Budapest 1 – 0
2000–01 AEK – Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 0
2001–02 AEK – Scotland Hibernian 2 – 0
2007–08 Czech Republic Mladá BoleslavAEK  0 – 1
2009–10 AEK – Portugal Benfica 1 – 0
2010–11 Scotland Dundee UnitedAEK  0 – 1
2019–20 Turkey TrabzonsporAEK  0 – 2
Balkans Cup
1966–67 AEK – Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 – 0
1966–67 AEK – North Macedonia Vardar 1 – 0
1966–67 AEK – Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 – 1
1980–81 AEK – Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 3 – 2

Highest scoring wins

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1968–69 AEK – Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 3 – 0
1971–72 AEK – Italy Inter  [a]3 – 2 [a]
1978–79 AEK – Portugal Porto 6 – 1
1989–90 AEK – Germany Dynamo Dresden 5 – 3
2003–04 AEK – Switzerland Grasshopper 3 – 1
2006–07 AEK – Scotland Hearts 3 – 0
Cup Winners' Cup
1996–97 AEK – Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 4 – 0
1997–98 AEK – Latvia Dinaburg 5 – 0
1997–98 Latvia DinaburgAEK  2 – 4
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1972–73 AEK – Hungary Salgótarján 3 – 1
1975–76 AEK – Serbia Vojvodina 3 – 1
1975–76 AEK – Slovakia Inter Bratislava 3 – 1
1976–77 England Derby County – AEK 2 – 3
1976–77 AEK – England QPR 3 – 0
1977–78 AEK – Romania Târgu Mureș 3 – 0
1998–99 AEK – Hungary Ferencváros 4 – 0
1999–00 AEK – Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 6 – 1
2000–01 AEK – Denmark Herfølge 5 – 0
2001–02 AEK – Luxembourg Grevenmacher 6 – 0
2001–02 Croatia OsijekAEK  2 – 3
2001–02 AEK – Bulgaria Litex Lovech 3 – 2
2002–03 AEK – Israel Maccabi Haifa 4 – 0
2002–03 Israel Maccabi Haifa – AEK 1 – 4
2007–08 AEK – Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3 – 0
2009–10 AEK – Romania Vaslui 3 – 0
2010–11 AEK – Croatia Hajduk Split 3 – 1
2010–11 Croatia Hajduk SplitAEK  1 – 3
2011–12 Austria Sturm GrazAEK  1 – 3
2017–18 AEK – Belgium Club Brugge 3 – 0
Balkans Cup
1960–61 AEK – Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3 – 1
1966–67 AEK – Romania Farul Constanța 3 – 0
1967–68 AEK – Turkey Fenerbahçe 3 – 1
1980–81 AEK – Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar 3 – 1

Notable draws

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1963–64 AEK – France Monaco 1 – 1
1989–90 AEK – France Marseille 1 – 1
1993–94 AEK – France Monaco 1 – 1
1994–95 Austria SalzburgAEK  0 – 0
1994–95 AEK  – Italy Milan 0 – 0
2002–03 AEK  – Italy Roma 0 – 0
2002–03 Italy RomaAEK  1 – 1
2002–03 AEK  – Spain Real Madrid 3 – 3
2002–03 Spain Real MadridAEK  2 – 2
2003–04 AEK  – Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1 – 1
2003–04 AEK  – France Monaco 0 – 0
2006–07 AEK  – Belgium Anderlecht 1 – 1
2006–07 Belgium AnderlechtAEK  2 – 2
Cup Winners' Cup
1996–97 France PSGAEK  0 – 0
1997–98 AEK – Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 0
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1977–78 AEK – Belgium Standard Liège 2 – 2
1991–92 Russia Spartak MoscowAEK  0 – 0
1991–92 AEK – Italy Torino 2 – 2
1998–99 AEK – Netherlands Vitesse 3 – 3
1999–00 AEK – France Monaco 2 – 2
2000–01 Germany Bayer LeverkusenAEK  4 – 4
2001–02 AEK – Italy Inter 2 – 2
2002–03 Spain MálagaAEK  0 – 0
2005–06 Russia ZenitAEK  0 – 0
2007–08 AEK – Italy Fiorentina 1 – 1
2007–08 AEK – Spain Getafe 1 – 1
2010–11 AEK  – Belgium Anderlecht 1 – 1
2017–18 Belgium Club BruggeAEK  0 – 0
2017–18 AEK  – Italy Milan 0 – 0
2017–18 Italy MilanAEK  0 – 0
2017–18 AEK  – Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 – 1
2017–18 Ukraine Dynamo KyivAEK  0 – 0
Balkans Cup
1960–61 AEK – Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 – 2

Notes

a. ^ Inter Milan were the eventual runners-up.
b. ^ A.C. Milan were the eventual winners.
c. ^ Real Madrid C.F. were the defending winners and the eventual winners again.

Notable records

  • AEK Athens is the only club to have drawn all their games in the group stage of the Champions League (2002–03). It is the only club that has ever achieved six draws in six matches in a European competition.
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the quarter-final round of all three European competitions at least once.
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup (1976–77).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the Champions League without losing a single game (2002–03).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the Europa League without losing a single game (2017–18).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the quarter-final of European competitions 2 consecutive seasons (1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of European competitions 4 consecutive seasons (1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the Cup Winners' Cup 3 consecutive seasons (1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup 3 consecutive seasons (2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club that has participated in the group stage of both the Champions League and the Europa League without losing a single game (2002–03 and 2017–18).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club that has remained unbeaten for 14 consecutive European matches.
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that reached the quarter-final round of the Champions Cup (1968–69).
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that participated in the Champions League (1992–93).
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that participated in the group stage of the Champions League (1994–95).

European competition runs

  • Consecutive European games won: 4 (1996-97)
  • Consecutive European games drawn: 6 (2002-03)
  • Consecutive European games lost: 6 (2018-19)
  • Consecutive European games without a win: 7 (2003-04)
  • Consecutive European games without a draw: 20 (1977-89)
  • Consecutive European games without a loss: 14 (2017-18) (domestic record)
  • Consecutive European home games won: 6 (1975-77)
  • Consecutive European home games drawn: 4 (2017-18)
  • Consecutive European home games lost: 5 (2011-18)
  • Consecutive European home games without a win: 6 (2018-19)
  • Consecutive European home games without a draw: 12 (1970-77)
  • Consecutive European home games without a loss: 12 (1997-00)
  • Consecutive European away games won: 2 (1996-97 and 2019-20)
  • Consecutive European away games drawn: 3 (2002-03 and 2017-18)
  • Consecutive European away games lost: 15 (1976-89)
  • Consecutive European away games without a win: 15 (1976-89)
  • Consecutive European away games without a draw: 19 (1975-91)
  • Consecutive European away games without a loss: 7 (2017-18)
  • Consecutive European games in which AEK scored: 12
  • Consecutive European games in which AEK conceded: 8
  • Consecutive European games without scoring: 5
  • Consecutive European games without conceding: 3

Match Details

  Win   Draw   Loss

European Champions Clubs' Cup

18 September 1963 (1963-09-18) 1963–64 European Cup Preliminary round Monaco France 7–2 Greece AEK Nice, France
Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
13 November 1968 (1968-11-13) 1968–69 European Cup Second round AEK Greece 0–0 Denmark AB Athens, Greece
Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
26 February 1969 (1969-02-26) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals Internazionale Italy 4–1 Greece AEK Milan, Italy
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
12 March 1969 (1969-03-12) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals AEK Greece 3–2
(6–4 agg.)
Italy Internazionale Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
13 September 1978 (1978-09-13) 1978–79 European Cup First round AEK Greece 6–1 Portugal Porto Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
27 September 1978 (1978-09-27) 1978–79 European Cup First round Porto Portugal 4–1
(5–7 agg.)
Greece AEK Porto, Portugal
22:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
18 October 1978 (1978-10-18) 1978–79 European Cup Second round AEK Greece 1–2 England Nottingham Forest Athens, Greece
19:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
1 November 1978 (1978-11-01) 1978–79 European Cup Second round Nottingham Forest England 5–1
(7–2 agg.)
Greece AEK Nottingham, England
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
19 September 1979 (1979-09-19) 1979–80 European Cup First round Argeș Pitești Romania 3–0 Greece AEK Pitești, Romania
15:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadionul 1 Mai
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)
3 October 1979 (1979-10-03) 1979–80 European Cup First round AEK Greece 2–0
(2–3 agg.)
Romania Argeș Pitești Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)
13 September 1989 (1989-09-13) 1989–90 European Cup First round Dresden East Germany 1–0 Greece AEK Dresden, East Germany
Report
Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Referee: Carlos Valente (Portugal)
27 September 1989 (1989-09-27) 1989–90 European Cup First round AEK Greece 5–3
(5–4 agg.)
East Germany Dresden Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
18 October 1989 (1989-10-18) 1989–90 European Cup Second round Marseille France 2–0 Greece AEK Marseille, France
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
1 November 1989 (1989-11-01) 1989–90 European Cup Second round AEK Greece 1–1
(1–3 agg.)
France Marseille Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

UEFA Champions League

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Celtic Scotland 1–1 Greece AEK Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Costanzo (Italy)
Assistant referees: Filippo Valeriani (Italy)
Fourth official: Michael Fabri (Italy)
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round AEK Greece 2–1 Scotland Celtic Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Valeri Danchenko (Russia)
Assistant referees: Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Fourth official: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Play-off round MOL Vidi Hungary 1–2 Greece AEK Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Assistant referees: Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official: Fabiano Preti (Italy)
Goal-line assistants: Luca Banti (Italy)
Goal-line assistants: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Play-off round AEK Greece 1–1 Hungary MOL Vidi Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Assistant referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official: Radosław Siejka (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

UEFA Cup

7 November 1972 (1972-11-07) 1972–73 UEFA Cup Second round AEK Greece 1–3
(1–6 agg.)
England Liverpool Athens, Greece
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

UEFA Europa League

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Rijeka Croatia 1–2 Greece AEK Rijeka, Croatia
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Douglas Potter (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sean Carr (Scotland)
Fourth official: Stuart Stevenson (Scotland)
Goal-line assistants: Alan Muir (Scotland)
Goal-line assistants: Euan Anderson (Scotland)
Man of the Match: Ognjen Vranješ
28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK Greece 2–2 Austria Austria Wien Athens, Greece
21:05 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Assistant referees: Konrad Sapela (Poland)
Assistant referees: Radosław Siejka (Poland)
Fourth official: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Jaroslaw Przybyl (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Man of the Match: Marko Livaja
19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Milan Italy 0–0 Greece AEK Milan, Italy
21:05 CEST
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Mehmet Culum (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Stefan Hallberg (Sweden)
Fourth official: Magnus Sjöblom (Sweden)
Goal-line assistants: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Goal-line assistants: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
Man of the Match: Giannis Anestis
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK Greece 0–0 Italy Milan Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Galo
23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK Greece 2–2 Croatia Rijeka Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Assistant referees: Mikko Alakare (Finland)
Assistant referees: Jan-Peter Aravirta (Finland)
Fourth official: Jukka Honkanen (Finland)
Goal-line assistants: Antti Munukka (Finland)
Goal-line assistants: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Man of the Match: Michalis Bakakis
7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Austria Wien Austria 0–0 Greece AEK Vienna, Austria
CEST
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Assistant referees: Stephen Child (England)
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official: Lee Betts (England)
Goal-line assistants: Robert Madley (England)
Goal-line assistants: Jonathan Moss (referee) (England)
Man of the Match: Ognjen Vranješ

References

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  2. ^ "Substitutions fire AEK revival". uefa.com. 2002-10-23.
  3. ^ Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  4. ^ Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  5. ^ Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  6. ^ Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  7. ^ Fenerbahçe beat AEK Athens 3–1 in a third match to win the trophy on 30 May 1968. Play-off match took place at Istanbul home-ground of Fenerbahçe.
  8. ^ The score was 3–3 when an electricity power failure occurred so the match was repeated two weeks later.
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  11. ^ "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Europa League 1991/92". uefa.com.
  12. ^ "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Europa League 2000/01". uefa.com.
  13. ^ Fenerbahçe beat AEK Athens 3–1 in a third match to win the trophy on 30 May 1968. Play-off match took place at Istanbul home-ground of Fenerbahçe.
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