AEK Futsal

AEK Futsal Club[1] is a Greek futsal club established in 2008 by a merger with the O.F. Geraka Futsal team.[2] They participated in the B'Ethniki (second division) that year, where they finished 1st in the regular season and 2nd in the playoffs. AEK played again in the second division in 2009–10. AEK finished second in the B'Ethniki after the playoffs in April 2010, and gained promotion to the first division for 2010–11. AEK won the first title since the establishment of the department of Futsal at 3 June 2018, after beating 1–0 Olympiada Agia Paraskevi at the 2017–18 Hellenic Cup final.[3]

AEK
Nickname(s)Énosis (Union)
Dikéfalos Aetós (Double-Headed Eagle)
Kitrinómavri (Yellow-Blacks)
Founded2008 (2008)
GroundKamatero Indoor Hall
Capacity800
PresidentKonstantinos Marinakis
Head coachGiannis Ziavas
LeagueHellenic Super League
2019–201st / Winners
WebsiteClub website
Departments of AEK Athens
Football Basketball Volleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		 Water Polo
(Men's)		 Water Polo
(Women's)
Handball Futsal Athletics
Cycling Table tennis Boxing
Fencing Field hockey Rugby
Chess Muay Thai MMA
Weightlifting eSports Parasports

History

The years of creation

The Futsal section of AEK was initially started when, in cooperation with OF Gerakas in the summer of 2008, the forthcoming merger was launched at the end of the season, since there was no other way, with the dates for the participation of a new club in the 2nd National room. The newly created department undertook to create and organize 5 fans of the Dichefalu, aiming and guiding the presence of AEK, and in the field of the football court. Eventually the team finished second in the 2008–09 season and moved to the 1st National.

However, the Federation's refusal to join AEK for a merger with Gerakas, made the immediate need to create a new division under A.E.K., and to participate again in the 2nd National Championship as a newly established club for the next season 2009–10. The men's team fought in closed Gerakas, winning the first National Division, finishing 1st in the group, relying solely on AEK-winning players, who were chosen among many in summer friendly trials, all out of the box. Reference point: The department has never charged the amateur AEK fund at a cost, as it has survived financially thanks to the help of AEK fans.

Creation of Academies

In the summer of 2010, the need to create a football academy, which was necessary for the participation of the men's team in the 1st National category, led the department's directors to the first big call of the AEK world through Media, Fun Weekend and advertisements for the creation of a new AEK Academy, for children from 6 years old and over, 7 newly new children, joined the initial scheme of the newly established academy, of various ages, with the right to participate in the infrastructure championship. The men's team finishes in the 7th place of the 1st National Championship, a huge success, in the first prize in this championship, having sent 4 players to the National Team, compensating for their excellent appearances and having their 1st scorer Greek Championship, and reaching the Greek Cup semifinals, losing the qualification to the final in the last minute of the match. The academy now has 1 division of athletes throughout the year, managing to finish with 3 divisions, with 30 children from 6 to 13 years old.

In the summer of 2011 the sudden departure of four international players for a number of reasons, and their inadequate replacement, with other equally professional footballers, since it was the philosophy of the department's officers, brought to the team a great sporting turmoil, resulting in team, to stay early off racing goals, finishing in 10th place. The academy has now begun to grow and as a result it has reached the winner of the Greek Cup in the category of Juniors, defeating Athina 90 with 2–1. Also, the team of Pampas is also giving its 1st presence to the Final 4 Cup, Greece, with the participation of younger players. Thus, the year ends with AEK FC, honoring 25,000 people in the last game of Nikos Liberopoulos and Traianos Dellas, the Juniors team, and celebrating with the fans of AEK.

Administrative Changes

The next season, 2012–13, was a season of administrative developments in the AEK section of the Salon, as the initial team of the five founding members was leaving the scene for a number of reasons. Thus, in the face of the danger, to dissolve all this effort for 3 years, since one did not undertake to pursue the specific project, the management of the Amateur AEK assigned the department's responsibility to the coach of the men's team and the head of the academy , Dimitris Kountardas as the department's chief, with his immediate partners, Stavros Mavrakis and Manos Hadjidrodis. The men's team is significantly strengthened, with the arrival of 4-5 experienced footballers, moves to its new headquarters, the closed Nicolakakis and the coaching twin, creates a strong team that brings it to the first quarter of the Championship. The Academy now has 120 athletes, of all ages, from 4 to 17 years old, with 4 racing segments EPO departments. and eight other leading parties, hosted at Paradise Park and Closed Nicolakakis. Also, a second sports house is being created in the area of Gerakas, where there are also 20 young athletes from AEK, the eastern suburbs of Attica.

The first title

AEK won the first title since the establishment of the department of Futsal at 3 June 2018, after beating 1–0 Olympiada Agia Paraskevi at the 2017–18 Hellenic Cup final.

Recent seasons
Season Division Place Cup Super Cup Notes
2008–09A2 Ethniki2nd
2009–10A2 Ethniki1stpromoted to A1
2010–11A1 Ethniki8th
2011–12A1 Ethniki10th
2012–13A1 Ethniki6th
2013–14Hellenic Super League7th
2014–15Hellenic Super League5th
2015–16Hellenic Super League10th
2016–17Hellenic Super League3rdFinalist
2017–18 Hellenic Super League 3rd Winner Winner
2018–19Hellenic Super League1stWinner
2019–20Hellenic Super League1st

Players

Current squad
As of 31 August 2019
# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Dimitris Theofilou (c)
4 Defender Panagiotis Gousis
5 Winger Konstantinos Panou
6 Defender Andreas Tarnanidis
8 Universal Panagiotis Artinos
9 Defender Giannis Dellaportas
10 Winger Dimitris Thanasai
11 Winger Vasilis Asimakopoulos
12 Universal Ilias Chatzifotiou
14 Universal Vangelis Skoutelis
15 Winger Dimitris Karydas
17 Universal Antonis Manos
18 Goalkeeper Christos Dimitropoulos
19 Pivot Dimitris Liaropoulos
20 Goalkeeper Giannis Christopoulos
23 Winger Stefanos Giotis
24 Winger Alexandros Daskalakis
30 Winger Vasilis Papadopoulos

Technical & Academies staff
Technical & Academies staff
Name Post
Giannis Ziavas Head Coach
Angelos Emmanouilidis Assistant Coach
Nikos Avlonitis Technical director
Christos Achis Team manager
Augoustinos Katsaris Under 15 coach
Augoustinos Katsaris Academies coach
Stratos Iatrou Academies coach
George Katsampas General manager

Honours

Domestic competitions

League titles
  • Hellenic Super League Women (1): 2019

Cups

Notable players
  • Tolis Ntelos
  • Nikos Pavlou
  • Christos Achis
  • Hugo Ramada Martins

Notable coaches
  • Apostolos Beltsidis
  • Giannis Ziavas

Sponsorships
  • Great Sponsor: Wellness
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Capelli

European competitions record

Last update: 31 August 2019

UEFA competitions
Competition Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
UEFA Champions League 1 3 0 1 2 10 12 2019–20
Total 1 3 0 1 2 10 12
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References
  1. "Top 11 football clubs with futsal sections". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "Season 2008–09". aek.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. "Cup winner: AEK!". sport24.gr. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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