AEK H.C.
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| Full name | AEK Handball Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Arena | G. Kassimatis Indoor Hall Marousi, Athens, Greece | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| President | Alexandros Alexiou | ||
| Head coach | Nikos Grammatikos | ||
| League | Handball Premier | ||
| 2017–18 | Handball Premier, 2nd | ||
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AEK Handball Club [ˈaek] is the handball department of the major Greek multi-sports club A.E.K. It was established in 2005. The club is commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens.
History
The department Handball of A.E.K. founded by a decision of the General Assembly of A.E.K. on 12 July 2005.
On 5 August 2005, the Greek Handball Federation accepted a merger through absorption of the association's Board of handball GA Ilioupolis with AEK Handball Club.
During the period 2006–07, AEK Handball Club acquired the 3rd position in A1 (Greek Men's handball championship) and gained the participation at European Cups for the first time. President of AEK HC for the period 2006–07 was Nikos Georgantzoglou and coach was Giannis Arvanitis, assistant also coach of the Greek national handball team.
During the period 2007–08, AEK participated at EHF Cup (European Handball Federation Cup) and eliminated by Dinamo Baumit Bucuresti at second round.
On 31 May 2009, again with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president and Giannis Arvanitis as a coach, AEK HC won the 1st Greek men's handball cup winning Filippos 33–31 in Serres.
For the period 2009–10 AEK participated at EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[1]
For the third round of EHF Cup Winners' Cup, AEK HC played against BSB Izmir on 14 November 2009 in Athens (losing 24–29) and on 21 November 2009 in Smyrni (draw 22–22). During the period 2009–10, AEK H.C. terminated at 4th position of A1, gaining its European participation for 2nd consecutive time and for 3rd in general. In addition, AEK H.C. participated at the final-four of Greek men's handball cup on 29 May 2010 in Lamia, but the semi-final game against PAOK did not take place due to fan "fights".
For the second round of European Challenge Cup (2010–11), AEK HC won HC Dinamo Minsk 31–25 in Athens and lost 32–27 in Minsk and therefore AEK has been advanced to the top 16 teams. For the third round (phase of 16), AEK defeated Sporting Lisboa at penalties. AEK lost 27–23 in Lisboa, but won 27–23 in Athens and so the game went on penalty-kicks, where AEK advanced to the top 8 with final score 32–27. For the Quarter-Final (phase of 8), AEK played against Partizan of Beograd and disqualified.[2]
On 7 May 2011, AEK won the Final of (Greek Men's handball championship) and became the Greek Champion (1st) for 2011. AEK needed only the win against PAOK at Thessaloniki and was losing by one goal (22–21) 30 seconds before the final whistle but with great will and power scored twice (the final goal at the exact second of the final) and gained the first championship of its history just 6 years from their establishment. [3] AEK participated to the first round of the EHF Champions League for the period 2011–12 and also to the first round of Challenge Cup, losing to Lions (Holland).
On 17 March, 2012, AEK participated to the final game of the Greek men's handball cup against PAOK, but lost the game 26–24. AEK participated to the EHF Cup for the period 2012–13 but was eliminated by Diomidis in the first round, losing both games at Argos and Athens.
On 3 March 2013, AEK HC won the 2nd Greek men's handball cup in its history, winning PAOK 27–23 in Kerkyra (Corfu). [4] The same year on the 1st of June, AEK HC won its 2nd Greek Championship playing against Diomidis.[5]
On 19 March 2014, AEK HC won the 3rd Greek men's handball cup in its history, winning Diomidis 18–16 in Athens. [6]
On 29 March 2015, AEK HC participated to the final of the Greek men's handball cup for 5th time in a row, against PAOK, but lost the game 27–29. On Greek Championship finished 3rd.
On 14th and 20th May 2018, AEK HC played to the final games of EHF Challenge Cup 2017–18.
All Seasons
| Season | Division | Place | Cup | Europe |
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| 2005–06 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | – | – |
| 2006–07 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | – | – |
| 2007–08 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | – | EHF Cup R2 |
| 2008–09 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | Winner | – |
| 2009–10 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Final-4 | EHF Cup R3 |
| 2010–11 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Finalist | EHF Challenge Cup QF |
| 2011–12 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Finalist | EHF Champions League QS EHF Cup R2 |
| 2012–13 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Winner | EHF Cup R1 |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Winner | EHF Champions League QS EHF Cup R3 |
| 2014–15 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Finalist | – |
| 2015–16 | Handball Premier | 9th | – | EHF Challenge Cup R3 |
| 2016–17 | Handball Premier | 3rd | – | – |
| 2017–18 | Handball Premier | 2nd | – | EHF Challenge Cup Final |
Current squad
Season 2018–2019[7]
| Number | Player | Birth Date | Height (m) | Position |
| 7 |  Dionysis Georgiadis (c) |
07/04/1987 | 1.83 | Left Extreme |
| 8 | Giannis Bekiaris |
15/01/2000 | 1.97 | Pivot |
| 9 | Stathis Zampounis |
05/05/1990 | 1.84 | Left Extreme |
| 10 | Panagiotis Nikolaidis |
02/04/1990 | 1.95 | Left Inter |
| 11 | Orfeas Tsakalos |
13/08/2000 | 1.97 | Left Inter |
| 13 | Thanos Siggaris |
13/10/1991 | 1.96 | Goalkeeper |
| 15 |  Maroš Baláž |
22/10/1989 | 1.92 | Right Inter |
| 16 |  Radule Radulović |
30/01/1988 | 1.83 | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Alexandros Alvanos |
09/04/1980 | 1.88 | Left Inter |
| 20 | Garyfallos Bagios |
26/04/1994 | 1.71 | Right Extreme |
| 21 |  Lars Jakobsen |
10/09/1987 | 2.01 | Left Inter |
| 22 | Anastasios Papadionysiou |
11/08/1990 | 1.88 | Pivot |
| 23 | Bampis Dompris |
23/07/1994 | 1.85 | Play Maker |
| 24 | Christodoulos Mylonas |
13/05/1995 | 1.90 | Right Inter |
| 30 |  Julios Argyrou |
14/11/1984 | 1.86 | Play Maker |
| 31 |  Laurynas Palevičius |
30/04/1990 | 1.82 | Right Extreme |
| 33 | Giorgos Mantzopoulos |
16/04/1998 | 1.87 | Play Maker |
| 44 | Eldin Vražalica |
07/08/1990 | 1.93 | Pivot |
| 77 | Christos Balaskas |
14/04/1999 | 1.97 | Pivot |
Technical and managerial staff
| Job | Name |
| Head coach | Nikos Grammatikos
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| Assistant coach | Andreas Troupis
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| Goalkeeping coach | Dimitris Kaffatos
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| Physiotherapist | Pavlos Kalavazis
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| Statistician | Rania Karagianni
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Notable players
Christoforos Bakaoukas- Savvas Karypidis
- Fanis Tsaousis
- Giorgos Papadopoulos
- Dimitris Kaffatos
- Dionysis Georgiadis
- Giorgos Perros
- Alexandros Alvanos
- Spyros Balomenos
- Panagiotis Nikolaidis
- Konstantinos Tsilimparis
- Grigoris Sanikis
Julios Argyrou
Mladen Rakčević
Miljan Manić- Mirko Lukić
- Zlatko Šuša
Anis Gatfi
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Notable coaches
- Giannis Arvanitis
- Kostas Toutsis
- Nikos Grammatikos
Honours and Achievements
- Greek Championship
- Winners (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
- Runners-up (3): 2012, 2014, 2018
- Greek Cup
- Winners (3): 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2015
- EHF Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
- Double
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Arenas
| Stadium | Capacity | Season |
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| Ilioupoli Indoor Hall | 500 | 2005–2007 |
| Agioi Anargyroi Indoor Hall | 300 | 2007–2008 |
| Vyronas Indoor Hall | 1,000 | 2008–2010 |
| Ionikos Nea Filadelphia Indoor Hall | 1,000 | 2010–2013 |
| Ano Liosia Olympic Hall | 6,000 | 2013–2014 |
| Panellinios Indoor Hall | 1,200 | 2014–2015 |
| Vyronas Indoor Hall | 1,000 | 2015–2017 |
| G.Kassimatis Indoor Hall | 1,000 | 2017–present |
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2007–08 | EHF Cup | R2 |  Dinamo Baumit București
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30–29 | 22–36 | 52–65 |
| 2009–10 | EHF Cup | R3 |  Izmir BSB SK
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24–29 | 22–22 | 46–51 |
| 2010–11 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 |  SKA Minsk
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31–25 | 27–32 | 58–57 |
| 16 |  Sporting CP
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32–27 | 23–27 | 55–54 | ||
| QF | RK Partizan Beograd
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23–24 | 22–28 | 45–52 | ||
| 2011–12 | EHF Champions League | QR | RK Partizan Beograd
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25–26 | 4th | |
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23–40 | |||||
| 2011–12 | EHF Cup | R2 |  OCI-Lions
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25–27 | 24–26 | 49–53 |
| 2012–13 | EHF Cup | R1 | A.C. Diomidis Argous
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29–30 | 18–30 | 47–60 |
| 2013–14 | EHF Champions League | QR | HC Dinamo Minsk
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21–25 | 3rd | |
| Besiktas JK
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34–30 | |||||
| 2013–14 | EHF Cup | R3 |  Lugi HF
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22–24 | 23–25 | 45–49 |
| 2015–16 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | A.C. Filippos Verias
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34–36 | 22–32 | 56–68 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 |  London GD
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41–21 | 40–16 | 81–37 |
| 16 | Göztepe SK
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32–23 | 25–29 | 57–52 | ||
| QF |  Berchem HC
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32–25 | 32–18 | 64–43 | ||
| SF | AM Madeira Andebol SAD
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23–23 | 29–21 | 52–44 | ||
| F | AHC Potaissa Turda
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27–26 | 22–33 | 49–59 | ||
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Elliniki Etaireia Graniton
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
- Official Broadcaster: ERT3
References
- ^ "Κύπελλο Χάντμπολ: Πρώτος τίτλος στην ΑΕΚ". enet.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Τέλος η Ευρώπη για την ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Χάντμπολ: Πρωταθλήτρια Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ με φοβερή ανατροπή!". enet.gr. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Χάντμπολ: Το σήκωσε η ΑΕΚ, 27-23 τον ΠΑΟΚ!". onsports.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια χάντμπολ η ΑΕΚ". enet.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ". handball.org.gr. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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External links
Official websites
Media