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Ioannis Karras
A.E.K. Football Club (), known simply as A.E.K. (; ) in Greece and AEK Athens internationally, is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica, Greece. Established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), AEK is one of the 3 most successful teams in Greek football, by winning 32 national titles, it is the only club to have won all the competitions organised by the Hellenic Football Federation (13 Greek Championships, 16 Greek Cups, 1 League Cup and 2 Super Cups). The club has appeared several times in European competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup). It is the only Greek team to have advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup ( 1976-77) and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice ( 1996-97 and 1997-98). AEK was also the first Greek team to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup (1968–69) and to qualify for the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Sophia Stadium
The Agia Sophia Stadium (), also known as OPAP Arena for sponsorship reasons and as AEK Arena for UEFA competitions, is the home stadium of AEK Athens. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500 it is the third largest football stadium overall in Greece. It is located in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. The new arena was built on the site of the former Nikos Goumas Stadium. The construction of the arena was completed in October 2022. Agia Sophia Stadium is the newest stadium built in Greece. The stadium hosted the 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final on 29 May 2024. Name The original name of the stadium, Agia Sophia, named after the Byzantine-built former Orthodox cathedral Hagia Sophia, was picked in order to commemorate the roots of the club from the city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The commercial name of the stadium, OPAP Arena, was picked after OPAP – Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. secured the naming rights for five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
