AEK Futsal

AEK

Nickname(s)	Énosis (Union) Dikéfalos Aetós (Double-Headed Eagle) Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
Founded	2008; 13 years ago (2008)
Ground	Kamatero Indoor Hall
Capacity	800
President	Konstantinos Marinakis
Head coach	Giannis Ziavas
League	Hellenic Super League
2020–21	1st / Runners-up
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Departments of AEK Athens
Football (Men's)	Football B (Men's)	Football (Women's)
Basketball	Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)
Water Polo (Men's)	Water Polo (Women's)	Handball
Futsal	Athletics	Cycling
Table tennis	Boxing	Fencing
Field hockey	Rugby	Chess
Muay Thai	MMA	Weightlifting
eSports	Parasports

AEK Futsal Club^[1] is a Greek futsal club established in 2008 by a merger with the O.F. Geraka Futsal team.^[2] They participated in the B'Ethniki (second division) that year, where they finished 1st in the regular season and 2nd in the playoffs. AEK played again in the second division in 2009–10. AEK finished second in the B'Ethniki after the playoffs in April 2010, and gained promotion to the first division for 2010–11. AEK won the first title since the establishment of the department of Futsal at 3 June 2018, after beating 1–0 Olympiada Agia Paraskevi at the 2017–18 Hellenic Cup final.^[3]

History[]

The years of creation[]

The Futsal section of AEK was initially started when, in cooperation with OF Gerakas in the summer of 2008, the forthcoming merger was launched at the end of the season, since there was no other way, with the dates for the participation of a new club in the 2nd National room. The newly created department undertook to create and organize 5 fans of the Dichefalu, aiming and guiding the presence of AEK, and in the field of the football court. Eventually the team finished second in the 2008–09 season and moved to the 1st National.

However, the Federation's refusal to join AEK for a merger with Gerakas, made the immediate need to create a new division under A.E.K., and to participate again in the 2nd National Championship as a newly established club for the next season 2009–10. The men's team fought in closed Gerakas, winning the first National Division, finishing 1st in the group, relying solely on AEK-winning players, who were chosen among many in summer friendly trials, all out of the box. Reference point: The department has never charged the amateur AEK fund at a cost, as it has survived financially thanks to the help of AEK fans.

Creation of Academies[]

In the summer of 2010, the need to create a football academy, which was necessary for the participation of the men's team in the 1st National category, led the department's directors to the first big call of the AEK world through Media, Fun Weekend and advertisements for the creation of a new AEK Academy, for children from 6 years old and over, 7 newly new children, joined the initial scheme of the newly established academy, of various ages, with the right to participate in the infrastructure championship. The men's team finishes in the 7th place of the 1st National Championship, a huge success, in the first prize in this championship, having sent 4 players to the National Team, compensating for their excellent appearances and having their 1st scorer Greek Championship, and reaching the Greek Cup semifinals, losing the qualification to the final in the last minute of the match. The academy now has 1 division of athletes throughout the year, managing to finish with 3 divisions, with 30 children from 6 to 13 years old.

In the summer of 2011 the sudden departure of four international players for a number of reasons, and their inadequate replacement, with other equally professional footballers, since it was the philosophy of the department's officers, brought to the team a great sporting turmoil, resulting in team, to stay early off racing goals, finishing in 10th place. The academy has now begun to grow and as a result it has reached the winner of the Greek Cup in the category of Juniors, defeating Athina 90 with 2–1. Also, the team of Pampas is also giving its 1st presence to the Final 4 Cup, Greece, with the participation of younger players. Thus, the year ends with AEK FC, honoring 25,000 people in the last game of Nikos Liberopoulos and Traianos Dellas, the Juniors team, and celebrating with the fans of AEK.

Administrative Changes[]

The next season, 2012–13, was a season of administrative developments in the AEK section of the Salon, as the initial team of the five founding members was leaving the scene for a number of reasons. Thus, in the face of the danger, to dissolve all this effort for 3 years, since one did not undertake to pursue the specific project, the management of the Amateur AEK assigned the department's responsibility to the coach of the men's team and the head of the academy, Dimitris Kountardas as the department's chief, with his immediate partners, Stavros Mavrakis and Manos Hadjidrodis. The men's team is significantly strengthened, with the arrival of 4-5 experienced footballers, moves to its new headquarters, the closed Nicolakakis and the coaching twin, creates a strong team that brings it to the first quarter of the Championship. The Academy now has 120 athletes, of all ages, from 4 to 17 years old, with 4 racing segments EPO departments. and eight other leading parties, hosted at Paradise Park and Closed Nicolakakis. Also, a second sports house is being created in the area of Gerakas, where there are also 20 young athletes from AEK, the eastern suburbs of Attica.

The first title[]

AEK won the first title since the establishment of the department of Futsal at 3 June 2018, after beating 1–0 Olympiada Agia Paraskevi at the 2017–18 Hellenic Cup final.

Recent seasons[]

Season	Division	Place	Cup	Super Cup	Notes
2008–09	A2 Ethniki	2nd
2009–10	A2 Ethniki	1st			promoted to A1
2010–11	A1 Ethniki	8th
2011–12	A1 Ethniki	10th
2012–13	A1 Ethniki	6th
2013–14	Hellenic Super League	7th
2014–15	Hellenic Super League	5th
2015–16	Hellenic Super League	10th
2016–17	Hellenic Super League	3rd	Finalist
2017–18	Hellenic Super League	3rd	Winner	Winner
2018–19	Hellenic Super League	1st		Winner
2019–20	Hellenic Super League	1st

European competitions record[]

Last update: 14 December 2020^[4][5]

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Opponent	Result	Venue	Qualified
2019–20	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round			3–4	, Athens	4th place
					4–4
					3–4
2020–21	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		Araz Naxçivan	3–3 (4–3 p)	Dais Athletic Center, Athens
		Round of 32			2–5	Dais Athletic Center, Athens

Players[]

Current squad[]

Last Update: 16 January 2021^[6]

#	Position	Name	Nationality
1	Goalkeeper	Dimitris Theofilou (c)
18	Goalkeeper	Efthimios Michalitsis
20	Goalkeeper	Ioannis Christopoulos
2	Defender	Silvio Sinomati
4	Defender	Panagiotis Gousis
6	Defender	Andreas Tarnanidis
9	Defender	Giannis Delaportas
3	Winger	Georgios Mourikis
5	Winger	Konstantinos Panou
7	Winger	Marios Ntatis
8	Winger	Panagiotis Artinos
10	Winger	Laerto Thanasai
12	Winger	Ilias Hatzifotiou
11	Pivot	Vasilis Asimakopoulos
15	Pivot	Dimitrios Karydas
17	Pivot	Antonios Manos

Technical & Academies staff[]

Technical & Academies staff
	Name	Post
	Giannis Ziavas	Head Coach
	Angelos Emmanouilidis	Assistant Coach
	Nikos Avlonitis	Technical director
	Christos Achis	Team manager
	Avgoustinos Katsaris	Under 15 coach
	Avgoustinos Katsaris	Academies coach
	Stratos Iatrou	Academies coach
	George Katsampas	General manager

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League titles[]

• Hellenic Super League Men (2): 2019, 2020
  • Runners-up (1): 2021

• Hellenic Super League Women (1): 2019

Cups[]

• Hellenic Cup (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 2017

• Hellenic Super Cup (2): 2018, 2019

Youth teams[]

• Greek League U11 Men (1): 2018

Notable players[]

Notable coaches[]

• Apostolos Beltsidis
• Giannis Ziavas

Sponsorships[]

• Great Sponsor: Wellness
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Capelli

References[]

External links[]

Official websites

• Official website (in Greek)
• A.E.K. Official Website – Futsal (in Greek)

Media

• Official Facebook page