AEK H.C.

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AEK
Full nameAEK Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Énosis (Union)
  • Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
  • Dikéfalos Aetós (Two-Headed Eagle)
Founded2005; 18 years ago (2005)
ArenaG. Kassimatis Indoor Hall
Capacity1,000
PresidentStamatis Papastamatis
Head coachAlexandros Alvanos
LeagueHandball Premier
2021–222nd
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Away
Website
Official site
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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.

History[edit]

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 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 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 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]

Kits[edit]

Honours[edit]

European competitions[edit]

Domestic competitions[edit]

  • Greek Championship
    • Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (4): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21
    • Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up (5): 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022
  • Greek Cup
    • Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (4): 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21
    • Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up (6): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022

Tournaments[edit]

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

Unofficial team awards[edit]

  • Continental Treble (European trophy, National league, National cup)
    • Winners (1): 2020–21
  • Double (National league, National cup)
    • Winners (2): 2012–13, 2020–21

Players[edit]

Squad for the 2022–23 season[11]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Team officials[edit]

Staff for the 2022–23 season[12]
Pos. Name
General Manager Stathis Papachartofylis
Team Manager Ilias Chatsikas
Head coach Alexandros Alvanos
Assistant coach Makis Papakostas
Goalkeeper coach Vangelis Raspitsos
Personal trainer Georgios Vavetsis
Physiotherapist Stavros Toilos

Season by season[edit]

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 2nd Finalist EHF European League GS
2022–23 Handball Premier EHF European Cup
  • 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 competitions record[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Qual.
2007–08 EHF Cup R2 Romania Dinamo Baumit București 30–29 36–221 52–65 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 EHF Cup Winners' Cup R3 Turkey Izmir BSB SK 24–291 22–22 46–51 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Belarus SKA Minsk 31–251 32–27 58–57 Symbol keep vote.svg
16 Portugal Sporting CP 32–27 27–231 55–54 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Serbia RK Partizan Beograd 23–24 28–221 45–52 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 EHF Champions League QR Serbia RK Partizan Beograd 25–26Η 4th Symbol delete vote.svg
Slovenia Tatran Presov 40–23
2011–12 EHF Cup R2 Netherlands OCI-Lions 25–271 26–24 49–53 Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 EHF Cup R1 Greece AC Diomidis Argous 29–30 30–181 47–60 Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 EHF Champions League QR Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk 25–21 3rd Symbol delete vote.svg
Turkey Besiktas JK 34–30Η
2013–14 EHF Cup R3 Sweden Lugi HF 22–241 25–23 45–49 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Greece AC Filippos Verias 34–361 32–22 56–68 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup R3 United Kingdom London GD 41–21 16–401 81–37 Symbol keep vote.svg
16 Turkey Göztepe SK 32–23 29–251 57–52 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Luxembourg Berchem HC 32–251 18–32 64–43 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF Portugal AM Madeira Andebol SAD 23–23 21–291 52–44 Symbol keep vote.svg
F Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 27–26 33–221 49–59 Symbol delete vote.svg
2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Austria Bregenz Handball 29–251 18–20 49–43 Symbol keep vote.svg
16 Israel AS SGS Ramhat Hashron 35–25 28–341 69–53 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Russia Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 30–24 25–211 51–49 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF Portugal AM Madeira Andebol SAD 22–30 27–221 44–57 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup R3 Bosnia and Herzegovina HC Vogošća Poljine Hills 41–22H 27–33H 74–49 Symbol keep vote.svg
16 Norway Drammen HK 33–311 27–27 60–58 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Romania AHC Potaissa Turda --- --- ---
2020–21 EHF European Cup R3 Kosovo KH Prishtina 37–19H 8–41H 78–25 Symbol keep vote.svg
16 Romania CSM București 29–23 28–231 52–51 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Russia HC Neva SPb 29–27H 21–30H 59–48 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF Slovenia RK Gorenje 31–291 31–31 62–60 Symbol keep vote.svg
F Sweden Ystads IF 30–26Η 20–24Η 54–46 Symbol keep vote.svg
2021–22 EHF European League Group D Hungary Tatabánya KC 34–261 25–24 5th Symbol delete vote.svg
North Macedonia RK Pelister 27–301 30–19
Portugal Sporting CP 25–24 31–301
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 28–31 30–261
France USAM Nîmes 34–30 26–271
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2 Netherlands HV Hurry-Up 35–301 17–25 60–47 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Sweden Alingsås HK 32–271 31–24 56–58 Symbol delete vote.svg
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 18 5 0 13 467–510
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 15 68 34 4 30 1,901–1,792

Notable former coaches[edit]

  • Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Arvanitis
  • Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Dimitroulias
  • Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Toutsis
  • Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Grammatikos (2017–2019)[13]
  • Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Dimitroulias (2019–2022)[14][15]

Notable current and former players[edit]

Sponsorships[edit]

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

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Official websites

Media

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