AEK H.C. explained

Clubname:AEK
Fullname:AEK Handball Club
Ground:G. Kassimatis Indoor Hall
Capacity:1,000
Chairman:Stamatis Papastamatis
Manager:Frédéric Bougeant
League:Handball Premier
Season:2023–24
Position:TBD
Colour1:Gold
Colour2:Black
Website:https://www.aek.gr/handball/
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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

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 2012–13but 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.

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]

Honours and titles

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Tournaments

Unofficial team awards

Players

Squad for the 2024–25 season[13]

Goalkeepers
Wingers
  • LW
  • RW
    Line players
    Back players
  • LB
  • CB
    RB

    Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024–25 season

    Joining
    Leaving

    Team officials

    Staff for the 2024–25 season[14]

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    General ManagerEfstathios Papachartofylis
    Team ManagerIlias Chatsikas
    Head coachFrédéric Bougeant
    Assistant coachDiogo Castro
    Goalkeeper coachEvangelos Raspitsos
    Personal trainerGeorgios Vavetsis
    PhysiotherapistStavros Toilos

    Season by season

    SeasonDivisionPlaceCupSuper CupEurope
    2005–068th
    2006–073rd
    2007–088th EHF Cup R2
    2008–097th Winner
    2009–104th Final-4EHF Cup R3
    2010–111st Finalist EHF Challenge Cup QF
    2011–12A1 Ethniki2ndFinalist EHF Champions League QS
    EHF Cup R2
    2012–13A1 Ethniki1st Winner EHF Cup R1
    2013–14A1 Ethniki2nd Winner EHF Champions League QS
    EHF Cup R3
    2014–153rd Finalist
    2015–169th EHF Challenge Cup R3
    2016–173rd
    2017–182nd EHF Challenge Cup Finalist
    2018–19Handball Premier2ndFinalist EHF Challenge Cup SF
    2019–20Handball Premier1st FinalEHF Challenge Cup QF
    2020–21Handball Premier1stWinnerEHF European Cup Winner
    2021–22Handball Premier2ndFinalistbgcolor=EHF European League GS
    2022–23Handball Premier1stbgcolor=Final-4bgcolor=EHF European Cup
    2023–24Handball Premier2ndbgcolor=Finalistbgcolor=EHF European League GS

    European competitions record

    See main article: AEK Athens H.C. in European handball competitions.

    CompetitionsAppearancesPlayedWDLGoals
    1EHF Champions League24103103–121
    2EHF European League/EHF Cup6246018625–703
    EHF Cup Winners' Cup1201146–51
    3EHF European Cup/EHF Ch.Cup744283131,285–1,110
    Overall1674354352,059–1,985

    EHF ranking

    Rank Team Points
    55 USAM Nîmes104
    56 IFK Kristianstad103
    57 AEK Athens102
    58 HC Dinamo Pančevo100
    59 Runar Sandefjord100

    Notable former and current coaches

    Notable former and current players

    Sponsorships

    External links

    Official websites

    Media

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Κύπελλο Χάντμπολ: Πρώτος τίτλος στην ΑΕΚ. enet.gr. 12 May 2014.
    2. News: Τέλος η Ευρώπη για την ΑΕΚ. 12 May 2014. sport24.gr. 2 April 2011.
    3. News: Χάντμπολ: Πρωταθλήτρια Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ με φοβερή ανατροπή!. 12 May 2014. enet.gr. 7 May 2011.
    4. Web site: Χάντμπολ: Το σήκωσε η ΑΕΚ, 27-23 τον ΠΑΟΚ!. onsports.gr. 12 May 2014.
    5. Web site: Πρωταθλήτρια χάντμπολ η ΑΕΚ. enet.gr. 12 May 2014.
    6. Web site: Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας η ΑΕΚ . handball.org.gr . 12 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214185254/http://www.handball.org.gr/index.php/el/press-room/news/men-s-cup . 14 February 2014 .
    7. Web site: EHF Challenge Cup Final - Handball: AEK fought, won, but did not... raise it up. iefimerida.gr. Greek. 20 May 2018.
    8. Web site: Πρωταθλήτρια Handball Premier η ΑΕΚΑΡΑ! . aek.gr . 6 July 2021 . Online . Greek.
    9. Web site: Nikolaev . Sergey . AEK claim maiden European trophy . ehfec.eurohandball.com . 31 May 2021 . Online.
    10. Web site: Ιστορικό τρεμπλ για τη "Βασίλισσα" ΑΕΚ! . sport-fm.gr . 6 July 2021 . Online . Greek.
    11. Web site: Κάππας . Δημήτρης . Κυρίαρχη ΑΕΚ, καθάρισε τον Ολυμπιακό και κατέκτησε το πρωτάθλημα της Handball Premier! . sport-fm.gr . 1 June 2023 . Online . Greek . 2023 . Ήταν ανώτερη του Ολυμπιακού, επιβλήθηκε με 27-22 και κατέκτησε το πρωτάθλημα της Handball Premier η ΑΕΚ!.
    12. Web site: Χολίδης . Κώστας . ΑΕΚ:Ο 5ος τίτλος της Ένωσης στην Handball Premier . sport24.gr . 1 June 2023 . Online . Greek . 2023.
    13. Web site: ΟΜΑΔΑ . aek.gr . 12 November 2023 . Online . el.
    14. Web site: AEK ATHENS HC . ehfec.eurohandball.com . 31 May 2021 . Online.
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    16. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Δημήτρη Δημητρούλια . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    17. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με Δημήτρη Δημητρούλια . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    18. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Αλέξη Αλβανό . aek.gr . 22 September 2023 . Online . el.
    19. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Ντράγκαν Τζούκιτς . aek.gr . 9 January 2024 . Online . el.
    20. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Φρεντερίκ Μπουζόν . aek.gr . 9 January 2024 . Online . el.
    21. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Αμπντεραχίμ Μπεριά . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    22. Web site: Παραχώρηση του Μπεριά στη γαλλική Tremblay . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    23. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Sofiane Bendjilali . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    24. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Σοφιάν Μπεντζιλαλί . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    25. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Thomas Bauer . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    26. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Thomas! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    27. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Νίκολα Στεφάνοβιτς . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    28. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Tomislav Nuic . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    29. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Tomislav! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    30. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Patrick Andre Toniazzo Lemos . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    31. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Λεονάρντο Ντομενέκ ντε Αλμέιδα . aek.gr . 26 August 2022 . Online . el.
    32. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Marin Buneta . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    33. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Marin! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    34. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Πάτρικ Μαρτίνοβιτς . aek.gr . 28 June 2023 . Online . el.
    35. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ορελιέν Τσιτομπί . aek.gr . 26 August 2022 . Online . el.
    36. Web site: Ο Λαρς Γιάκομπσεν στην ΑΕΚ . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    37. Web site: Καλή συνέχεια Lars! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    38. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τους Joakim Andre Hykkerud και Jesper Meinby Pedersen . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    39. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Jesper Meinby Pedersen! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    40. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Malik Hoggas . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    41. Web site: Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Malik Hoggas . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    42. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Μαξιμίλιεν Τικ . aek.gr . 9 January 2024 . Online . el.
    43. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Νίκο Κρητικό . aek.gr . 26 June 2023 . Online . el.
    44. Web site: Στην ΑΕΚ ο Βύρων Παπαδόπουλος . aek.gr . 26 June 2023 . Online . el.
    45. Web site: Ο αρχηγός της Εθνικής Ελλάδας, Χάρης Μάλλιος στην ΑΕΚ! . aek.gr . 3 July 2023 . Online . el.
    46. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Ροζαβόλγκι Γκέργκο . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    47. Web site: Ο Λαουρίνας Παλεβίτσιους στην ΑΕΚ . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    48. Web site: Ανακοίνωση ολοκλήρωσης συνεργασίας . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    49. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Goran Andjelic . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    50. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ραντόγιτσα Τσέπιτς . aek.gr . 14 February 2023 . Online . el.
    51. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τους Joakim Andre Hykkerud και Jesper Meinby Pedersen . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    52. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Joakim Andre Hykkerud! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    53. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ελίας Τόμε . aek.gr . 12 November 2023 . Online . el.
    54. Web site: Στην ΑΕΚ για δύο χρόνια ο Λούκας Ρογκούλσκι! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    55. Web site: ΑΕΚ: Η ομάδα χάντμπολ αποδέσμευσε τον Ρογκούλσκι! . enwsi.gr . 10 September 2023 . Online . el.
    56. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Κρζισζτόφ Κομαρζέφσκι . aek.gr . 26 June 2023 . Online . el.
    57. Web site: Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Κρζισζτόφ Κομαρζέφσκι . aek.gr . 12 November 2023 . Online . el.
    58. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Bogdan Criciotoiu . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    59. Web site: Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Bogdan Criciotoiu . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    60. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Milan Kosanovic . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    61. Web site: Ευχαριστούμε Milan! . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    62. Web site: Ανακοίνωση ολοκλήρωσης συνεργασίας . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    63. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Igor Arsic . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    64. Web site: Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Igor Arsic . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    65. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Τζόρτζε Γκολούμποβιτς . aek.gr . 20 February 2023 . Online . el.
    66. Web site: Ενίσχυση με τον διεθνή Σλοβάκο Μάρος Μπάλαζ (VIDEO) . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    67. Web site: Ανακοίνωση ολοκλήρωσης συνεργασίας . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    68. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Juraj Briatka . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
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    70. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Luis Felipe Jimenez Reina . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    71. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ignacio Plaza Jimenez . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    72. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Christian Ugalde . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    73. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Ignacio (Nacho) Moya Florido . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    74. Web site: Στα «κιτρινόμαυρα» ο Φίλιπ Γιόνσον! . aek.gr . 31 July 2023 . Online . el.
    75. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Yunus Özmusul . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.
    76. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ολεξάντρ Σέβελεφ . aek.gr . 7 May 2022 . Online . el.