AEK Athens F.C. in European football

AEK Athens F.C. history and statistics in the UEFA competitions.

AEK Athens F.C. in European football
AEK's players lineup in the Europa League knockout match against Dynamo Kyiv.
ClubAEK
First entry1963–64 European Cup
Latest entry2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Notable European Campaigns

1976–77 UEFA Cup semi-finals campaign
With František Fadrhonc as head coach, AEK reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1977.
Lineup against QPR (2 March 1977)

The club's most memorable moment in European competitions was the campaign to the semi-final of the UEFA Cup during the 1976–77 season under František Fadrhonc's management. In the way to the semi-final Athens AEK managed to eliminate four clubs. In the first round they faced Soviet champions Dynamo Moscow. In Athens, AEK won 2–0 with goals by Takis Nikoloudis and Mimis Papaioannou. In Moscow, Dynamo paid them back by winning 2–0 and leading the match to extra time. In the last minute of extra time, AEK managed to score thanks to a penalty kick by Tasos Konstantinou and proceeded to the second round. They were drawn against English 4th placed side Derby County. In Athens, a goal by Walter Wagner and an own goal by Rod Thomas gave AEK the 2–0 win. At Derby, AEK found themselves behind in the score line but responded scoring three times with Takis Nikoloudis, Tasos Konstantinou and Walter Wagner. Derby Country only managed to score a consolation goal and the match ended in a 2–3 win for AEK. In the third round AEK had to oppose Yugoslav giants Red Star Belgrade. In Athens, AEK was once again victorious by winning 2–0. Mimis Papaioannou and Thomas Mavros were the goal-scorers. In Belgrade Red Star took the lead with a goal by Petar Baralić but Walter Wagner quickly equalised. The two additional goals scored by Zoran Filipović and Dušan Savić were not enough and AEK won on away goals. In the quarter-final AEK faced their greatest challenge to that moment, English league's runners-up QPR. The first leg was played in London. The two penalty kick goals in the first ten minutes scored by Gerry Francis and another one scored by Stan Bowles gave QPR the 3–0 win and what looked like a certain qualification. Nevertheless, AEK made the impossible possible. With two goals by Thomas Mavros and ano more by Mimis Papaioannou AEK sent the match to extra time and eventually to a penalty shootout. Three minutes before the final whistle, František Fadrhonc had Nikos Christidis substitute Lakis Stergioudas, the team's regular goalkeeper. His move proved vital as Nikos Christidis saved two penalties and gave AEK a 7–6 win. In the semi-finals draw, AEK were to play either Italian league's runner-up side Juventus or Spanish league's third placed side Athletic Bilbao. Ultimately AEK had to face the Italians. In Turin, Juventus scored first with Antonello Cuccureddu but AEK responded with a goal by Lefteris Papadopoulos. Two goals by Roberto Bettega and one by Franco Causio followed, giving Juventus a 4–1 victory. Juventus also won in Nikos Goumas Stadium thanks to a goal scored by Roberto Boninsegna end went on to win their first European title.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League unbeaten campaign
2002–03 Champions League usual lineup

Another unforgettable feat was the unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League was the highlight of the season. The club played against Cypriot champions APOEL in the third qualifying round. In the first leg in Nicosia APOEL scored first with Marinos Ouzounidis but AEK managed to take the lead with Vasilis Borbokis scoring twice. A late equaliser by Costas Malekkos did not prove enough for APOEL as Demis Nikolaidis scored during stoppage time giving his club the win. In Athens AEK won thanks to a header by Mauricio Wright and entered the group stage where they were drawn against Belgian champions Racing Genk, Italian runner-up side Roma and UEFA Champions League's holders Real Madrid. AEK secured two goalless draws against Racing Genk in Genk and Roma in Athens before confronting Real Madrid. Defending champions Madrid drew 3–3 with AEK, but were twice behind against the Greek side. Vasilis Tsiartas became the first player to score against the Spanish side in this season's competition with a sixth-minute free-kick. However, Madrid were soon back on level terms thanks to Zinedine Zidane's goal after 15 minutes before further goals from Christos Maladenis and Demis Nikolaidis put the hosts in the driving seat. However, another Zidane strike and a second-half Guti goal ensured Madrid left with a point.[1] An in a way opposite match was played in Madrid where Steve McManaman's two goals put Real Madrid in front during half-time and AEK equilised with goal by Kostas Katsouranis and Walter Centeno.[2] The next match was against Racing Genk in Athens. Racing Genk scored first and AEK responded with Vasilis Lakis scoring. The group stage was concluded in Rome against Roma where AEK was once again behind in the scoreline by a goal scored by Marco Delvecchio but managed to score a late equiliser with Walter Centeno. The six draws AEK secured are a feat no other club has ever accomplished.

The team continued in the UEFA Cup and smashed Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa by achieving two of their biggest wins ever in European competitions. They first won in Athens 4–0 with goals by Grigoris Georgatos, Demis Nikolaidis, Milen Petkov and Thodoris Zagorakis and then 4–1 in Nicosia with two goals by Vasilis Lakis and two more by Kostas Katsouranis and Dimitris Nalitzis. Walid Badir had earlier scored a penalty kick for Maccabi Haifa. AEK's run was brought to an end in the last-16 round by Spanish side Málaga. They drew 0–0 in Málaga but lost 0–1 in Athens thanks to a goal by Manu.

2017–18 UEFA Europa League unbeaten campaign

On February 22, 2018, in the Round of 32, AEK was excluded as undefeated, with two draws against Dynamo Kyiv.

Overall record
Competition Total Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League / European Champions Clubs' Cup 74 18 22 34 79 118 −39 024.32 37 13 15 9 51 41 +10 035.14 37 5 7 25 28 77 −49 013.51
European Champions Clubs' Cup (up to 1991–92) 20 6 4 10 33 42 −9 030.00 10 5 4 1 23 11 +12 050.00 10 1 0 9 10 31 −21 010.00
UEFA Champions League (since 1992–93) 54 12 18 24 46 76 −30 022.22 27 8 11 8 28 30 −2 029.63 27 4 7 16 18 46 −28 014.81
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 22 10 3 9 33 27 +6 045.45 11 7 1 3 18 5 +13 063.64 11 3 2 6 15 22 −7 027.27
European Cup Winners' Cup (up to 1993–94) 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 033.33 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 000.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (since 1994–95) 16 8 3 5 26 16 +10 050.00 8 5 1 2 14 4 +10 062.50 8 3 2 3 12 12 +0 037.50
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 136 46 32 58 181 200 −19 033.82 68 31 15 22 114 75 +39 045.59 68 15 17 36 67 125 −58 022.06
UEFA Cup (up to 2008–09) 88 32 18 38 125 130 −5 036.36 44 25 7 12 84 39 +45 056.82 44 7 11 26 41 91 −50 015.91
UEFA Europa League (since 2009–10) 48 14 14 20 56 70 −14 029.17 24 6 8 10 30 36 −6 025.00 24 8 6 10 26 34 −8 033.33
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (up to 1970–71) 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Balkans Cup (up to 1980–81) 27 8 6 13 35 53 −18 029.63 13 8 2 3 23 18 +5 061.54 14 0 4 10 12 35 −23 000.00
Total 261 82 63 116 328 402 −74 031.42 130 59 33 38 206 140 +66 045.38 131 23 30 78 122 262 −140 017.56

Last updated: 11 December 2020
Source: aekfc.gr

  • 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup matches against Twente are included.
  • 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1980–81 Balkans Cup matches are included.
  • Last entry is 2020–21 Europa League group stage match against Leicester City.
  • The record after last entry is 261 matches in total (82W, 63D, 116L, GF328, GA402), with 130 home matches (59W, 33D, 38L, GF206, GA140) and 131 away matches (23W, 30D, 78L, GF122, GA262).

Match table
Key
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • 2QR = Second qualifying round
  • 3QR = Third qualifying round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • Grp = Group stage
  • R1 = First round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R3 = Third round
  • R4 = Fourth round
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • QF = Quarter final
  • SF = Semi final
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Qual.
1960-61 Balkans Cup Grp Brașov 2–4 0–3[3] 5th
Fenerbahçe 2–2 1–5
Partizani 0–3[4] 0–3[5]
Levski Sofia 3–1 0–3[6]
1963–64 European Cup PR Monaco 1–1 2–7 3–8
1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–3 2–3
1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Braga 0–1 2–3 2–4
1966-67 Balkans Cup Grp Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 3–3 1st
Farul Constanța 3–0 1–1
Vardar 1–0 1–1
F Fenerbahçe 2–1 0–1 2–2[7]
1967-68 Balkans Cup Grp Spartak Sofia 0–3 1–2 3rd
Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 3–3
Fenerbahçe 3–1 0–3
1968–69 European Cup R1 Jeunesse Esch 3–0 2–3 5–3
R2 AB 0–0 2–0 2–0
QF Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–2 2–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 FC Twente 0–1 0–3 0–4
1971–72 European Cup R1 Internazionale 3–2 1–4 4–6
1972–73 UEFA Cup R1 Salgótarján 3–1 1–1 4–2
R2 Liverpool 1–3 0–3 1–6
1975–76 UEFA Cup R1 Vojvodina 3–1 0–0 3–1
R2 Inter Bratislava 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1976–77 UEFA Cup R1 Dynamo Moscow 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–2
R2 Derby County 2–0 3–2 5–2
R3 Red Star Belgrade 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
QF Queens Park Rangers 3–0 0–3 3–3 (7–6p)
SF Juventus 0–1 1–4 1–5
1977–78 UEFA Cup R1 Târgu Mureş 3–0 0–1 3–1
R2 Standard Liège 2–2 1–4 3–6
1978–79 European Cup R1 Porto 6–1 1–4 7–5
R2 Nottingham Forest 1–2 1–5 2–7
1979–80 European Cup R1 Argeş Piteşti 2–0 0–3 2–3
1980-81 Balkans Cup Grp Velež Mostar 3–1 0–2 2nd
Flamurtari 3–2 1–2
1982–83 UEFA Cup R1 1. FC Köln 0–1[8] 0–5 0–6
1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Újpest 2–0 1–4 3–4
1985–86 UEFA Cup R1 Real Madrid 1–0 0–5 1–5
1986–87 UEFA Cup R1 Internazionale 0–1 0–2 0–3
1988–89 UEFA Cup R1 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 0–2 1–2
1989–90 European Cup R1 Dynamo Dresden 5–3 0–1 5–4
R2 Marseille 1–1 0–2 1–3
1991–92 UEFA Cup R1 Vllaznia 2–0 1–0 3–0
R2 Spartak Moscow 2–1 0–0 2–1
R3 Torino 2–2 0–1 2–3
1992–93 UEFA Champions League R1 APOEL 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
R2 PSV Eindhoven 1–0 0–3 1–3
1993–94 UEFA Champions League R1 Monaco 1–1 0–1 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Champions League QR Rangers 2–0 1–0 3–0
Grp Casino Salzburg 1–3 0–0 4th
Ajax 1–2 0–2
Milan 0–0 1–2
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Sion 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 1–4 1–5
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Humenné 1–0 2–1 3–1
R2 Olimpija Ljubljana 4–0 2–0 6–0
QF Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 0–0 0–3
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Dinaburg 5–0 4–2 9–2
R2 Sturm Graz 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 1–2 1–2
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2QR Ferencváros 4–0 2–4 6–4
R1 Vitesse 3–3 0–3 3–6
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League 3QR AIK 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Cup R1 Torpedo Kutaisi 6–1 1–0 7–1
R2 MTK 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
R3 Monaco 2–2 0–1 2–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup R1 Vasas 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2 Herfølge 5–0 1–2 6–2
R3 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 4–4 6–4
R4 Barcelona 0–1 0–5 0–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Grevenmacher 6–0 2–0 8–0
R1 Hibernian 2–0 2–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3
R2 Osijek 2–1 3–2 5–3
R3 Litex Lovech 3–2 1–1 4–3
R4 Internazionale 2–2 1–3 3–5
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 3QR APOEL 1–0 3–2 4–2
Grp Racing Genk 1–1 0–0 3rd
Roma 0–0 1–1
Real Madrid 3–3 2–2
UEFA Cup R3 Maccabi Haifa 4–0 4–1 8–1
R4 Málaga 0–1 0–0 0–1
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 3QR Grasshopper 3–1 0–1 3–2
Grp Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 0–3 4th
Monaco 0–0 0–4
PSV Eindhoven 0–1 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup R1 Gorica 1–0 1–1 2–1
Grp Zenit Saint Petersburg N/A 1–5 5th
Lille 1–2 N/A
Sevilla N/A 2–3
Alemannia Aachen 0–2 N/A
2005–06 UEFA Cup R1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 0–0 0–1
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 3QR Heart of Midlothian 3–0 2–1 5–1
Grp Milan 1–0 0–3 3rd
Anderlecht 1–1 2–2
Lille 1–0 1–3
UEFA Cup R32 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–2 0–4
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 3QR Sevilla 1–4 0–2 1–6
UEFA Cup R1 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–1 3–1
Grp Elfsborg N/A 1–1 3rd
Fiorentina 1–1 N/A
Mladá Boleslav N/A 1–0
Villarreal 1–2 N/A
R32 Getafe 1–1 0–3 1–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 2QR Omonia 0–1 2–2 2–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Vaslui 3–0 1–2 4–2
Grp Everton 0–1 0–4 4th
Benfica 1–0 1–2
BATE Borisov 2–2 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League PO Dundee United 1–1 1–0 2–1
Grp Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–3 2–4 3rd
Anderlecht 1–1 0–3
Hajduk Split 3–1 3–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League PO Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1
Grp Anderlecht 1–2 1–4 3rd
Sturm Graz 1–2 3–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3QR Saint-Étienne 0–1 0–0 0–1
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 3QR CSKA Moscow 0–2 0–1 0–3
UEFA Europa League PO Club Brugge 3–0 0–0 3–0
Grp Milan 0–0 0–0 2nd
Austria Wien 2–2 0–0
Rijeka 2–2 2–1
R32 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 3QR Celtic 2–1 1–1 3–2
PO MOL Vidi 1–1 2–1 3–2
Grp Bayern Munich 0–2 0–2 4th
Benfica 2–3 0–1
Ajax 0–2 0–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 3QR Universitatea Craiova 1–1 2–0 3–1
PO Trabzonspor 1–3 2–0 3–3 (a)
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 3QR St. Gallen N/A 1–0 N/A
PO Wolfsburg 2–1 N/A N/A
Grp Leicester City 1–2 0–2 4th
Braga 2–4 0–3
Zorya Luhansk 0–3 4–1

Last updated: 10 December 2020
Source: aekfc.gr

Record by country of opposition
Country Home Away Total
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Albania 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 6 3 0 3 7 10 -3 50.00
 Austria 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 5 1 2 2 3 3 0 10 3 3 4 12 10 +2 30.00
 Belgium 6 1 4 1 9 7 +2 6 0 3 3 4 13 -9 12 1 7 4 13 20 -7 8.33
 Belarus 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 0.00
 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00
 Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 4 0 2 2 5 9 -4 8 3 2 3 12 15 -3 37.50
 Croatia 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 8 6 1 1 17 11 +6 75.00
 Cyprus 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 33.33
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Denmark 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 4 2 1 1 8 2 +6 50.00
 England 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 1 0 5 4 19 -15 12 3 0 9 12 27 -15 25.00
 France 10 1 5 4 7 13 -6 9 0 2 7 3 20 -17 19 1 7 11 10 33 -23 5.26
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 3 1 0 9 2 +8 75.00
 Germany 7 3 0 4 9 10 -1 5 0 1 4 5 16 -11 12 3 1 8 14 26 -12 25.00
 Hungary 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 6 1 2 3 9 14 -5 12 6 3 3 22 16 +6 50.00
 Israel 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
 Italy 10 2 6 2 9 9 0 9 0 2 7 5 20 -15 19 2 8 9 14 29 -15 10.52
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00
 Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 75.00
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
 Netherlands 6 1 1 4 5 9 -4 6 0 0 6 0 16 -16 12 1 1 10 5 25 -20 8.33
 Portugal 5 2 0 3 11 9 +2 5 0 0 5 4 13 -9 10 2 0 8 15 22 -7 20.00
 Romania 5 4 1 1 14 5 +9 6 1 1 4 4 10 -6 12 5 2 5 18 15 +3 41.66
 Russia 7 2 1 4 5 10 -5 8 0 2 6 6 17 -11 15 2 3 10 11 27 -16 13.33
 Scotland 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 10 7 2 1 17 7 +10 70.00
 Serbia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 50.00
 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 50.00
 Slovenia 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 50.00
 Spain 9 2 3 4 9 13 -4 9 0 2 7 4 25 -21 18 2 5 11 13 38 -25 11.11
 Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 0.00
  Switzerland 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 60.00
 Turkey 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 5 1 0 4 4 12 -8 9 3 1 5 12 19 -7 33.33
 Ukraine 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 25.00
 Europe 130 59 33 38 206 140 +66 131 23 30 78 122 262 -140 261 82 63 116 328 402 -74 31.41

Last updated: 11 December 2020
Source: aekfc.gr

  • 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup matches against Twente are included.
  • 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1980–81 Balkans Cup matches are included.
  • Last entry is 2020–21 Europa League group stage match against Leicester City.
  • The record after last entry is 261 matches in total (82W, 63D, 116L, GF328, GA402), with 130 home matches (59W, 33D, 38L, GF206, GA140) and 131 away matches (23W, 30D, 78L, GF122, GA262).

Players
Main article: List of AEK Athens F.C. records and statistics

Goalscorers
Ismael Blanco, AEK's top foreign scorer in UEFA competitions
Rank. Nat. Name Career Goals
Total EC1 EC2 EC3
1
Demis Nikolaidis 1996–2003 26 2 3 21
2 Mimis Papaioannou 1962–1980 11 4 2 5
3 Vassilios Tsiartas 1992–1996
2000–2004		 10 2 0 8
4 Vassilis Lakis 1998–2004
2005–2007		 8 2 0 6

 Daniel Batista 1989–1992
1995–1999		 0 5 3
Ismael Blanco 2007–2011 0 0 8
Marko Livaja 2017–2021 1 0 7
5
Toni Savevski 1988–2001 6 5 1 0
Nikos Liberopoulos 2003–2008
2010–2012		 3 0 3
Tasos Konstantinou 1972–1980 2 0 4
Charis Kopitsis 1992–2001 0 3 3
Petros Mantalos 2014– 1 0 5

Last updated: 31 January 2021
Source: aekfc.gr

Most Assists
RankNat.PlayerCareerAssists
1Vassilios Tsiartas1992–1996
2000–2004		20
2
Toni Savevski1988–200111
3Michalis Kasapis1993–20048
4Ignacio Scocco2008–20117
5Milen Petkov1999–20056
Vassilis Lakis1998–2004
2005–2007

Demis Nikolaidis1996–2003
8Leonardo2009–20125
9
Daniel Batista Lima1989–1992
1995–1999		4
Thomas Mavros1976–1987
Nikolaos Georgeas2000–2012
2013–2015
Nikos Liberopoulos2003–2008
2010–2012
Christos Maladenis1995–2004

Most Appearances
Nat. Name Apps
Total EC1 EC2 EC3
Michalis Kasapis 66 23 15 28
Elias Atmatsidis 51 12 16 23

 Demis Nikolaidis 10 11 30
Vassilis Lakis 50 19 0 31
Nikos Kostenoglou 49 13 13 23
Vassilios Tsiartas 47 25 3 19

 Toni Savevski 18 15 14
Christos Maladenis 45 11 12 22
Nikos Liberopoulos 40 16 0 24
Stelios Manolas 38 14 13 11

Last updated: 2 November 2011
Source: aekfc.gr

Longest campaigns
Season Manager Round Notes
Champions League / European Cup
1968–69 Branko Stanković Quarterfinal eliminated by Spartak Trnava (1–2 in Trnava, 1–1 in Athens)
1978–79 Ferenc Puskás Last 16 eliminated by Nottingham Forest (1–2 in Athens, 1–5 in West Bridgford)[9]
1989–90 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Marseille (0–2 in Marseille, 1–1 in Athens)
1992–93 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by PSV (1–0 in Athens, 0–3 in Eindhoven)
1994–95 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Ajax and Milan[10]
Cup Winners' Cup
1995–96 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Borussia M'gladbach (1–4 in Mönchengladbach, 0–1 in Athens)
1996–97 Petros Ravousis Quarterfinal eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain (0–0 in Paris, 0–3 in Athens)
1997–98 Dumitru Dumitriu Quarterfinal eliminated by Lokomotiv Moscow (0–0 in Athens, 1–2 in Moscow)
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1976–77 František Fadrhonc Semi-final eliminated by Juventus (1–4 in Turin, 0–1 in Athens)
1991–92 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Torino (2–2 in Athens, 0–1 in Turin)[11]
2000–01 Toni Savevski Last 16 eliminated by Barcelona (0–1 in Athens, 0–5 in Barcelona)[12]
2001–02 Fernando Santos Last 16 eliminated by Inter (1–3 in Milan, 2–2 in Athens)
2002–03 Dušan Bajević Last 16 eliminated by Málaga (0–0 in Málaga, 0–1 in Athens)
Balkans Cup
1966–67 Tryfon Tzanetis Final defeated by Fenerbahçe (2–1 in Athens, 0–1 and 1–3 in Istanbul)[13]

UEFA ranking

See also: UEFA coefficient
As of 3 January 2021[14]
RankTeamPoints
71 Maccabi Tel Aviv20.500
72 PAOK20.000
73 AEK Athens19.500
74 Fenerbahçe19.500
75 Stade Rennais19.000

Source: UEFA

Notable matches

Notable wins

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1971–72 AEK – Inter  [a]3 – 2 [a]
1978–79 AEK – Porto 6 – 1
1989–90 AEK – Dynamo Dresden 5 – 3
1992–93 AEK – PSV Eindhoven 1 – 0
1994–95 Rangers – AEK 0 – 1
1994–95 AEK – Rangers 2 – 0
2002–03 APOEL – AEK  2 – 3
2002–03 AEK – APOEL 1 – 0
2006–07 Hearts – AEK  1 – 2
2006–07 AEK – Milan  [b]1 – 0 [b]
2006–07 AEK – Lille 1 – 0
2018–19 AEK – Celtic 2 – 1
2018–19 Fehérvár – AEK  1 – 2
Cup Winners' Cup
1964–65 AEK – Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 0
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1976–77 AEK – Dynamo Moscow 2 – 0
1976–77 Derby County – AEK 2 – 3
1976–77 AEK – Derby County 2 – 0
1976–77 AEK – Red Star Belgrade 2 – 0
1976–77 AEK – QPR 3 – 0
1985–86 AEK – Real Madrid  [c]1 – 0 [c]
1988–89 AEK – Athletic Bilbao 1 – 0
1991–92 AEK – Spartak Moscow 2 – 1
1999–00 AEK – MTK Budapest 1 – 0
2000–01 AEK – Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 0
2001–02 AEK – Hibernian 2 – 0
2007–08 Mladá Boleslav – AEK  0 – 1
2009–10 AEK – Benfica 1 – 0
2010–11 Dundee United – AEK  0 – 1
2019–20 Trabzonspor – AEK  0 – 2
2020–21 AEK – Wolfsburg 2 – 1
Balkans Cup
1966–67 AEK – Lokomotiv Sofia 1 – 0
1966–67 AEK – Vardar 1 – 0
1966–67 AEK – Fenerbahçe 2 – 1

Highest scoring wins

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1968–69 AEK – Jeunesse Esch 3 – 0
1971–72 AEK – Inter  [a]3 – 2 [a]
1978–79 AEK – Porto 6 – 1
1989–90 AEK – Dynamo Dresden 5 – 3
2003–04 AEK – Grasshopper 3 – 1
2006–07 AEK – Hearts 3 – 0
Cup Winners' Cup
1996–97 AEK – Olimpija Ljubljana 4 – 0
1997–98 AEK – Dinaburg 5 – 0
1997–98 Dinaburg – AEK  2 – 4
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1972–73 AEK – Salgótarján 3 – 1
1975–76 AEK – Vojvodina 3 – 1
1975–76 AEK – Inter Bratislava 3 – 1
1976–77 Derby County – AEK 2 – 3
1976–77 AEK – QPR 3 – 0
1977–78 AEK – Târgu Mureș 3 – 0
1998–99 AEK – Ferencváros 4 – 0
1999–00 AEK – Torpedo Kutaisi 6 – 1
2000–01 AEK – Herfølge 5 – 0
2001–02 AEK – Grevenmacher 6 – 0
2001–02 Osijek – AEK  2 – 3
2001–02 AEK – Litex Lovech 3 – 2
2002–03 AEK – Maccabi Haifa 4 – 0
2002–03 Maccabi Haifa – AEK 1 – 4
2007–08 AEK – Red Bull Salzburg 3 – 0
2009–10 AEK – Vaslui 3 – 0
2010–11 AEK – Hajduk Split 3 – 1
2010–11 Hajduk Split – AEK  1 – 3
2011–12 Sturm Graz – AEK  1 – 3
2017–18 AEK – Club Brugge 3 – 0
2020–21 Zorya Luhansk – AEK  1 – 4
Balkans Cup
1960–61 AEK – Levski Sofia 3 – 1
1967–68 AEK – Fenerbahçe 3 – 1
1980–81 AEK – Velež Mostar 3 – 1

Notable draws

Season Match Score
Champions League / European Cup
1963–64 AEK – Monaco 1 – 1
1989–90 AEK – Marseille 1 – 1
1993–94 AEK – Monaco 1 – 1
1994–95 Salzburg – AEK  0 – 0
1994–95 AEK  – Milan 0 – 0
2002–03 AEK  – Roma 0 – 0
2002–03 Roma – AEK  1 – 1
2002–03 AEK  – Real Madrid 3 – 3
2002–03 Real Madrid – AEK  2 – 2
2003–04 AEK  – Deportivo La Coruña 1 – 1
2003–04 AEK  – Monaco 0 – 0
2006–07 AEK  – Anderlecht 1 – 1
2006–07 Anderlecht – AEK  2 – 2
Cup Winners' Cup
1996–97 PSG – AEK  0 – 0
1997–98 AEK – Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 0
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1977–78 AEK – Standard Liège 2 – 2
1991–92 Spartak Moscow – AEK  0 – 0
1991–92 AEK – Torino 2 – 2
1998–99 AEK – Vitesse 3 – 3
1999–00 AEK – Monaco 2 – 2
2000–01 Bayer Leverkusen – AEK  4 – 4
2001–02 AEK – Inter 2 – 2
2002–03 Málaga – AEK  0 – 0
2005–06 Zenit – AEK  0 – 0
2007–08 AEK – Fiorentina 1 – 1
2007–08 AEK – Getafe 1 – 1
2010–11 AEK  – Anderlecht 1 – 1
2017–18 Club Brugge – AEK  0 – 0
2017–18 AEK  – Milan 0 – 0
2017–18 Milan – AEK  0 – 0
2017–18 AEK  – Dynamo Kyiv 1 – 1
2017–18 Dynamo Kyiv – AEK  0 – 0
Balkans Cup
1960–61 AEK – Fenerbahçe 2 – 2

Notes

a. ^ Inter Milan were the eventual runners-up.
b. ^ A.C. Milan were the eventual winners.
c. ^ Real Madrid C.F. were the defending winners and the eventual winners again.

Notable records
Main article: List of AEK Athens F.C. records and statistics
  • AEK Athens is the only club to have drawn all their games in the group stage of the Champions League (2002–03). It is the only club that has ever achieved six draws in six matches in a European competition.
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the quarter-final round of all three European competitions at least once.
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup (1976–77).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the Champions League without losing a single game (2002–03).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have participated in the Europa League without losing a single game (2017–18).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the quarter-final of European competitions 2 consecutive seasons (1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of European competitions 4 consecutive seasons (1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the Cup Winners' Cup 3 consecutive seasons (1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have advanced to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup 3 consecutive seasons (2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club that has participated in the group stage of both the Champions League and the Europa League without losing a single game (2002–03 and 2017–18).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club that has remained unbeaten for 14 consecutive European matches.
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that reached the quarter-final round of the Champions Cup (1968–69).
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that participated in the Champions League (1992–93).
  • AEK Athens is the first Greek club that participated in the group stage of the Champions League (1994–95).

European competition runs
  • Consecutive European games won: 4 (1996–97)
  • Consecutive European games drawn: 6 (2002–03)
  • Consecutive European games lost: 6 (2018–19)
  • Consecutive European games without a win: 7 (2003–04)
  • Consecutive European games without a draw: 20 (1977–89)
  • Consecutive European games without a loss: 14 (2017–18) (domestic record)
  • Consecutive European home games won: 6 (1975–77)
  • Consecutive European home games drawn: 4 (2017–18)
  • Consecutive European home games lost: 5 (2011–18)
  • Consecutive European home games without a win: 6 (2018–19)
  • Consecutive European home games without a draw: 12 (1970–77)
  • Consecutive European home games without a loss: 12 (1997–2000)
  • Consecutive European away games won: 2 (1996–97 and 2019–20)
  • Consecutive European away games drawn: 3 (2002–03 and 2017–18)
  • Consecutive European away games lost: 15 (1976–89)
  • Consecutive European away games without a win: 15 (1976–89)
  • Consecutive European away games without a draw: 19 (1975–91)
  • Consecutive European away games without a loss: 7 (2017–18)
  • Consecutive European games in which AEK scored: 12
  • Consecutive European games in which AEK conceded: 8
  • Consecutive European games without scoring: 5
  • Consecutive European games without conceding: 3

Match Details

  Win   Draw   Loss

European Champions Clubs' Cup
18 September 1963 (1963-09-18) 1963–64 European Cup Preliminary round Monaco 7–2 AEK Nice, France
  • Cossou  9'  31'  42'  57'
  • Douis  17'  87'
  • Karimou  22'
 Report
Stadium: Stade du Ray
2 October 1963 (1963-10-02) 1963–64 European Cup Preliminary round AEK 1–1
(3–8 agg.)		 Monaco Athens, Greece
  • Theofanidis  66'
 Report
  • Skudlapski  89' (pen.)
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
18 September 1968 (1968-09-18) 1968–69 European Cup First round AEK 3–0 Jeunesse Esch Athens, Greece
 Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
2 October 1968 (1968-10-02) 1968–69 European Cup First round Jeunesse Esch 3–2
(3–5 agg.)		 AEK Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Hoffmann  6'
  • Drouet  40'
  • Langer  77'
 Report
  • Ventouris  16'  33'
 Stadium: Stade de la Frontière
13 November 1968 (1968-11-13) 1968–69 European Cup Second round AEK 0–0 AB Athens, Greece
Report Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
2 October 1968 (1968-10-02) 1968–69 European Cup Second round AB 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 AEK Copenhagen, Denmark
Report
Stadium: FC København Stadium
26 February 1969 (1969-02-26) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals Spartak Trnava 2–1 AEK Trnava, Slovakia
 Report
  • Sevastopoulos  60'
 Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
12 March 1969 (1969-03-12) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals AEK 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Spartak Trnava Athens, Greece
 Report
  • Svec  22'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
26 February 1969 (1969-02-26) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals Internazionale 4–1 AEK Milan, Italy
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
12 March 1969 (1969-03-12) 1968–69 European Cup Quarter-finals AEK 3–2
(6–4 agg.)		 Internazionale Athens, Greece
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
13 September 1978 (1978-09-13) 1978–79 European Cup First round AEK 6–1 Porto Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
27 September 1978 (1978-09-27) 1978–79 European Cup First round Porto 4–1
(5–7 agg.)		 AEK Porto, Portugal
22:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
18 October 1978 (1978-10-18) 1978–79 European Cup Second round AEK 1–2 Nottingham Forest Athens, Greece
19:30 CEST
  • Intzoglou  31'
  • Ravousis  62'
  • Viera  22' 
  • Constantinou (C)  59' (pen.)  72'
  • Tsamis  72'
  • Damianidis  31'
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
1 November 1978 (1978-11-01) 1978–79 European Cup Second round Nottingham Forest 5–1
(7–2 agg.)		 AEK Nottingham, England
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
19 September 1979 (1979-09-19) 1979–80 European Cup First round Argeș Pitești 3–0 AEK Pitești, Romania
15:45 CEST
Report
  • Nikolaou (C)  59'
  • Damianidis  52'
  • Intzoglou  25'
  • Ardizoglou  35'
  • Nikoloudis  67'
  • Thodis  67'
  • Argiros  59'
 Stadium: Stadionul 1 Mai
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)
3 October 1979 (1979-10-03) 1979–80 European Cup First round AEK 2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Argeș Pitești Athens, Greece
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)
13 September 1989 (1989-09-13) 1989–90 European Cup First round Dresden 1–0 AEK Dresden, East Germany
 Report
  • Vassilopoulos  16'
  • Stamatis  75'
  • Patikas  71'  79'
  • Savevski  18'
  • Savvides  73'
  • Christodoulou  89'
  • Batalis  89'
  • Peppes  79'
 Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Referee: Carlos Valente (Portugal)
27 September 1989 (1989-09-27) 1989–90 European Cup First round AEK 5–3
(5–4 agg.)		 Dresden Athens, Greece
 Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
18 October 1989 (1989-10-18) 1989–90 European Cup Second round Marseille 2–0 AEK Marseille, France
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
1 November 1989 (1989-11-01) 1989–90 European Cup Second round AEK 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Marseille Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

UEFA Champions League
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Celtic 1–1 AEK Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Costanzo (Italy)
Assistant referees: Filippo Valeriani (Italy)
Fourth official: Michael Fabri (Italy)
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round AEK 2–1 Celtic Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Valeri Danchenko (Russia)
Assistant referees: Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Fourth official: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Play-off round MOL Vidi 1–2 AEK Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Assistant referees: Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official: Fabiano Preti (Italy)
Goal-line assistants: Luca Banti (Italy)
Goal-line assistants: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Play-off round AEK 1–1 MOL Vidi Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Assistant referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official: Radosław Siejka (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

UEFA Cup
13 September 1972 (1972-09-13) 1972–73 UEFA Cup First round AEK 3–1 Salgótarján Athens, Greece
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Günter Männig (Germany)
27 September 1972 (1972-09-27) 1972–73 UEFA Cup First round Salgótarján 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 AEK Megye Nograd, Hungary
Stadium: Malinovski út Sporttél
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)
24 October 1972 (1972-10-24) 1972–73 UEFA Cup Second round Liverpool 3–0 AEK Liverpool, England
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
7 November 1972 (1972-11-07) 1972–73 UEFA Cup Second round AEK 1–3
(1–6 agg.)		 Liverpool Athens, Greece
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

UEFA Europa League
17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round Club Brugge 0–0 AEK Bruges, Belgium
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
24 August 2017 (2017-08-24) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round AEK 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Club Brugge Athens, Greece
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Rijeka 1–2 AEK Rijeka, Croatia
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Douglas Potter (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sean Carr (Scotland)
Fourth official: Stuart Stevenson (Scotland)
Goal-line assistants: Alan Muir (Scotland)
Goal-line assistants: Euan Anderson (Scotland)
Man of the Match: Ognjen Vranješ
28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK 2–2 Austria Wien Athens, Greece
21:05 CEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Assistant referees: Konrad Sapela (Poland)
Assistant referees: Radosław Siejka (Poland)
Fourth official: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Jaroslaw Przybyl (Poland)
Goal-line assistants: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Man of the Match: Marko Livaja
19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Milan 0–0 AEK Milan, Italy
21:05 CEST
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Mehmet Culum (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Stefan Hallberg (Sweden)
Fourth official: Magnus Sjöblom (Sweden)
Goal-line assistants: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Goal-line assistants: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
Man of the Match: Giannis Anestis
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK 0–0 Milan Athens, Greece
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Galo
23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage AEK 2–2 Rijeka Athens, Greece
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Assistant referees: Mikko Alakare (Finland)
Assistant referees: Jan-Peter Aravirta (Finland)
Fourth official: Jukka Honkanen (Finland)
Goal-line assistants: Antti Munukka (Finland)
Goal-line assistants: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Man of the Match: Michalis Bakakis
7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage Austria Wien 0–0 AEK Vienna, Austria
CEST
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Assistant referees: Stephen Child (England)
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official: Lee Betts (England)
Goal-line assistants: Robert Madley (England)
Goal-line assistants: Jonathan Moss (referee) (England)
Man of the Match: Ognjen Vranješ

References
  1. "AEK give Madrid a fright". uefa.com. 2002-10-03.
  2. "Substitutions fire AEK revival". uefa.com. 2002-10-23.
  3. Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  4. Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  5. Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  6. Results were awarded after AEK Athens withdrew from competition due to Brașov winning the cup on 15 November 1961.
  7. Fenerbahçe beat AEK Athens 3–1 in a third match to win the trophy on 30 May 1968. Play-off match took place at Istanbul home-ground of Fenerbahçe.
  8. The score was 3–3 when an electricity power failure occurred so the match was repeated two weeks later.
  9. "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Champions League 1978/79". uefa.com.
  10. "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Champions League 1994/95". uefa.com.
  11. "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Europa League 1991/92". uefa.com.
  12. "AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Europa League 2000/01". uefa.com.
  13. Fenerbahçe beat AEK Athens 3–1 in a third match to win the trophy on 30 May 1968. Play-off match took place at Istanbul home-ground of Fenerbahçe.
  14. "Member Associations/UEFA Rankings". uefa.com.
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