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AEK H.C.

AEK Handball Club 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 HC.

AEK
Full nameAEK Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Énosis (Union)
  • Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
  • Dikéfalos Aetós (Two-Headed Eagle)
  • "Magkes" (Hotshots)(unofficial nickname only used for AEK's handball team)
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
ArenaG. Kassimatis Indoor Hall
Capacity1,000
PresidentStamatis Papastamatis
Head coachFrédéric Bougeant
LeagueHandball Premier
2023–24TBD
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

History

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The department Handball of A.E.K. was 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 the 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 participation at European Cups for the first time.

During the period 2007–08, AEK participated in EHF Cup (European Handball Federation Cup) and was eliminated by Dinamo Baumit Bucuresti in the second round.

On 31 May 2009, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as 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 (drawing 22–22). During the period 2009–10, AEK HC terminated at 4th position of A1, gaining its European participation for the 2nd consecutive time and for 3rd in general. In addition, AEK HC participated in 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 the 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 the final score of 32–27. For the Quarter-Final (phase 8), AEK played against Partizan of Beograd and was disqualified.[2]

On 7 May 2011, AEK won the Greek handball championship through the playoffs 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 after its establishment.[3] AEK participated in the first round of the EHF Champions League for the period 2011–12 and also in the first round of Challenge Cup, losing to Lions (Holland).

On 17 March 2012, AEK participated in 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 1 June 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 the 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 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 23 May 2021, AEK HC won the fourth Greek handball cup in its history, winning PAOK by a score of 24–22 in Kozani. On 30 May 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 6 July 2021 celebrating a historic treble.[10]

At the start of the 2022–23 season, the club made several changes in the first-team squad due to last year's unsuccessful results. The first-team changes of the summer transfer period helped AEK to finish at the top of the league in the regular season. The club was drawn to play against Olympiacos after qualifying for the championship finals through the regular season. In an exciting match series, which ended 3-2 in favor of AEK, the club was crowned champion for the fifth time.[11][12]

Kits

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Honours and titles

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European competitions

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Domestic competitions

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  • Greek Championship
    •   Winners (5): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
    •   Runners-up (6): 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
  • Greek Cup
    •   Winners (4): 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21
    •   Runners-up (6): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022
  • Greek Super Cup
    •   Runners-up (1): 2023

Tournaments

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  • Official Tournaments
    • 47th International Handball Tournament Struga (1): 2019
    • International Tournament "Andreas Papastamatis" (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Unofficial team awards

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  • European Treble (HHF League and Cup, and EHF Cup)
    • Winners (1): 2020–21
  • National Double (HHF League and Cup)
    • Winners (2): 2012–13, 2020–21

Players

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[13]

Team officials

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Staff for the 2024–25 season[14]
Pos. Name
General Manager Efstathios Papachartofylis
Team Manager Panagiotis Nikolaidis
Head coach Frédéric Bougeant
Assistant coach Diogo Castro
Goalkeeper coach Evangelos Raspitsos
Personal trainer Georgios Vavetsis
Physiotherapist Stylianos Lekkas

Season by season

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Season Division Place Cup Super 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 2nd Finalist – EHF European League GS
2022–23 Handball Premier 1st Final-4 – EHF European Cup
2023–24 Handball Premier 2nd – Finalist EHF European League GS
  • In the 2019–20 season, the Greek Cup final against Diomidis Argous and the EHF Challenge Cup quarterfinal against Potaissa Turda were canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

European competitions record

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Main article: AEK Athens H.C. in European handball competitions
Competitions Appearances Played W D L Goals
1 EHF Champions League 2 4 1 0 3 103–121
2 EHF European League/EHF Cup 6 24 6 0 18 625–703
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 46–51
3 EHF European Cup/EHF Ch.Cup 7 44 28 3 13 1,285–1,110
Overall 16 74 35 4 35 2,059–1,985

Last updated: 5 December 2023.
Source: history.eurohandball.com

EHF ranking

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As of 06/04/2024
Rank Team Points
55   USAM Nîmes 104
56   IFK Kristianstad 103
57   AEK Athens 102
58   HC Dinamo Pančevo 100
59   Runar Sandefjord 100

Last updated: 6 April 2024.
Source: eurotopteam.com

Notable former and current coaches

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Notable former and current players

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Sponsorships

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

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