AEK H.C.

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AEK
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Full nameAEK Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Mágkes (Dudes)
  • Énosis (Union)
  • Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
  • Dikéfalos Aetós (Two-Headed Eagle)
Founded2005; 16 years ago (2005)
ArenaG. Kassimatis Indoor Hall
Capacity1,000
PresidentStamatis Papastamatis
Head coachDimitris Dimitroulias
LeagueHandball Premier
2020–211st EHF European Cup

1st Greek Champion

1st Greek Cup
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Website
Official site
Departments of AEK Athens
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AEK Handball Club is the best greek handball club in European achievements, as it has obtained the EHF European Cup (in 2021) and has also reached to the Finals (in 2018), to the semi-finals (in 2019) and to the quarter-finals two times (in 2011 and in 2020 when interrupted).

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.

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, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president, AEK won the first Greek handball cup winning Filippos by a score of 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 HC terminated at 4th position of A1, gaining its European participation for 2nd consecutive time and for 3rd in general. In addition, AEK HC 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 Greek handball championship through the play-offs and became champion for the first time in their short history. 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 from 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 Argous in the first round, losing both games at Argos and Athens.

On 3 March 2013, AEK won the second Greek handball cup in its history, winning PAOK by a score of 27–23 in Kerkyra (Corfu).[4] The same year on June 1, 2013 AEK won the second Greek handball championship against Diomidis.[5]

On 19 March 2014, AEK won the third Greek handball championship in its history, winning Diomidis 18–16 in Athens.[6]

On 29 March 2015, AEK participated in the final of the Greek men's handball cup for fifth time in a row, against PAOK, but lost the game by a score of 27–29. The team finished third in the Greek handball championship.[citation needed]

On 14 and 20 May 2018, AEK HC played to the final games of EHF Challenge Cup 2017–18 and became one of the three most successful teams in Greek handball (including Diomidis Argous and Filippos Verias) in European achievements.[7] In 2020, AEK won its third Greek Championship.[8]

On 23rd May 2021, AEK HC won the fourth Greek hanball cup in its history, winning PAOK by a score of 24–22 in Kozani. On May the 30th of the same year, AEK HC won the first EHF European Cup in its history by winning the Swedish club Ystads IF, this way AEK HC became the most successful Greek club in European handball competitions.[9] AEK won its fourth Greek Championship on July 6, 2021 celebrating a historic treble.[10]

Honours[]

European competitions[]

Domestic competitions[]

  • Greek Championship
    • Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (4): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21
    • Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up (4): 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
  • Greek Cup
    • Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (4): 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21
    • Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020

Tournaments[]

  • Official Tournaments
    • 47th International Handball Tournament Struga (1): 2019
    • 1st International Tournament "Andreas Papastamatis" (2): 2020, 2021

Individual team awards[]

  • Continental Treble (European trophy, National league, National cup)
    • Winners (1): 2020–21
  • Domestic Double (National league, National cup)
    • Winners (1): 2012–13

Players[]

Squad for the 2021–22 season[11]

Team officials[]

Staff for the 2021–22 season[12]
Pos. Name
General Manager Stathis Papachartofylis
Team Manager Ilias Chatsikas
Head Coach Dimitris Dimitroulias
Assistant Coach Alexandros Alvanos
Goalkeeping Coach Dimitris Kaffatos
Personal trainer Alexandros Provolisianos
Physiotherapist Stavros Toilos

Season by season[]

Season Division Place Cup Europe
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 Finalist
2018–19 Handball Premier 2nd Finalist EHF Challenge Cup SF
2019–20 Handball Premier 1st Final EHF Challenge Cup QF
2020–21 Handball Premier 1st Winner EHF European Cup Winner
2021–22 Handball Premier EHF European League
  • In 2019–20 season, the Greek Cup final against Diomidis Argous and the EHF Challenge Cup quarterfinal against Potaissa Turda were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 EHF Cup R2 Romania Dinamo Baumit București 30–29 22–361 52–65
2009–10 EHF Cup Winners' Cup R3 Turkey Izmir BSB SK 24–291 22–22 46–51
2010–11 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Belarus SKA Minsk 31–251 27–32 58–57
16 Portugal Sporting CP 32–27 23–271 55–54
QF Serbia RK Partizan Beograd 23–24 22–281 45–52
2011–12 EHF Champions League QR Serbia RK Partizan Beograd 25–26 4th
Slovenia Tatran Presov 23–40
2011–12 EHF Cup R2 Netherlands OCI-Lions 25–271 24–26 49–53
2012–13 EHF Cup R1 Greece AC Diomidis Argous 29–30 18–301 47–60
2013–14 EHF Champions League QR Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk 21–25 3rd
Turkey Besiktas JK 34–30
2013–14 EHF Cup R3 Sweden Lugi HF 22–241 23–25 45–49
2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Greece AC Filippos Verias 34–361 22–32 56–68
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 United Kingdom London GD 41–21 40–161 81–37
16 Turkey Göztepe SK 32–23 25–291 57–52
QF Luxembourg Berchem HC 32–251 32–18 64–43
SF Portugal AM Madeira Andebol SAD 23–23 29–211 52–44
F Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 27–26 22–331 49–59
2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Austria Bregenz Handball 29–251 20–18 49–43
16 Israel AS SGS Ramhat Hashron 35–25 34–281 69–53
QF Russia 30–24 21–251 51–49
SF Portugal AM Madeira Andebol SAD 22–30 22–271 44–57
2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Bosnia and Herzegovina HC Vogošća Poljine Hills 41–22H 33–27H 74–49
16 Norway Drammen HK 33–311 27–27 60–58
QF Romania AHC Potaissa Turda --- --- ---
2020–21 EHF European Cup R3 Kosovo 37–19H 41–8H 78–25
16 Romania CSM București 29–23 28–231 52–51
QF Russia HC Neva SPb 29–27H 30–21H 59–48
SF Slovenia RK Gorenje 31–291 31–31 62–60
F Sweden Ystads IF 30–26Η 24–20Η 54–46
2021–22 EHF European League Group Stage
Competitions Appearances Played W D L Goals
1 EHF Champions League 2 4 1 0 3 103–121
2 EHF European League/EHF Cup 5 8 1 0 7 193–227
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 46–51
3 EHF European Cup/EHF Ch.Cup 6 40 25 3 12 1,169–1,005
Overall 14 54 27 4 23 1,511–1,404

Notable former coaches[]

  • Flag of Cyprus.svg Giannis Arvanitis
  • Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Dimitroulias
  • Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Toutsis
  • Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Grammatikos

Notable current and former players[]

Arenas[]

Stadium Capacity Season
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 8,200 2013–2014
Panellinios Indoor Hall 1,200 2014–2015
Vyronas Indoor Hall 1,000 2015–2017
G. Kassimatis Indoor Hall 1,000 2017–present

Sponsorships[]

  • Great Sponsor: Elliniki Etairia Graniton
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
  • Official Broadcaster: ERT3

References[]

  1. ^ "Κύπελλο Χάντμπολ: Πρώτος τίτλος στην ΑΕΚ". enet.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Τέλος η Ευρώπη για την ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Χάντμπολ: Πρωταθλήτρια Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ με φοβερή ανατροπή!". enet.gr. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Χάντμπολ: Το σήκωσε η ΑΕΚ, 27-23 τον ΠΑΟΚ!". onsports.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια χάντμπολ η ΑΕΚ". enet.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ". handball.org.gr. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  7. ^ "EHF Challenge Cup Final - Handball: AEK fought, won, but did not... raise it up" (in Greek). iefimerida.gr. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια Handball Premier η ΑΕΚΑΡΑ!". aek.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ Nikolaev, Sergey. "AEK claim maiden European trophy". ehfec.eurohandball.com. Online. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ιστορικό τρεμπλ για τη «Βασίλισσα» ΑΕΚ!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ Hellenic Handball Federation AEK HC roster
  12. ^ "AEK ATHENS HC". ehfec.eurohandball.com. Online. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links[]

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