AEK Athens F.C. (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens.
Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War, AEK has grown to become a fairly successful club in Greek football, winning 28 national titles (including 11 Championships, 14 Greek Cups, 1 League Cup and 2 Super Cups). The team regularly appears in European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League) competitions. AEK is a member of the European Club Association. The club competes in the Super League Greece.
Read more about AEK Athens F.C.: Colours and Kit, Stadium, Relationships With Other Clubs, Honours and Achievements, Current Board & Ownership, Chairmen, Club Anthem
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“If one doubts whether Grecian valor and patriotism are not a fiction of the poets, he may go to Athens and see still upon the walls of the temple of Minerva the circular marks made by the shields taken from the enemy in the Persian war, which were suspended there. We have not far to seek for living and unquestionable evidence. The very dust takes shape and confirms some story which we had read.”
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