AEK Athens BC
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| Leagues |
Greek League Greek Cup Champions League |
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| Founded | 1924 | |||
| History |
AEK B.C. (1924–present) |
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| Arena | Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall | |||
| Capacity | 18,500 (fan seating) 18,800 (with media seats) 18,989 (with VIP seats) |
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| Location | Athens, Greece | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, Black |
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| President | Makis Angelopoulos | |||
| Head coach | Jure Zdovc | |||
| Ownership | Makis Angelopoulos (76%) Vertical Solutions (24%) |
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| 2015–16 position | 3rd | |||
| Championships |
2 Saporta Cups 8 Greek Championships 3 Greek Cups |
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| Retired numbers | 2 (6, 10) | |||
| Website | aekbc.gr | |||
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A.E.K Basketball Club (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Athlitiki Enosis Constantinoupoleos, means Athletic Union of Constantinople), also known simply as AEK BC (Greek: Α.Ε.Κ. Κ.Α.Ε.) or AEK, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club A.E.K.. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).
AEK was the first-ever Greek basketball team, not only to reach a European Cup Final, but also to win a European title. On April 4, 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha by a score of 89-82, in Athens in front of 80,000 fans. They have won the Greek Basket League 8 times (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02), and the Greek Basketball Cup 3 times (1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01), while they have also twice won the FIBA Saporta Cup (former European Cup Winners' Cup) (1967–68 and 1999-00).
They are one of the most popular Greek clubs, with millions of fans in both Greece and Cyprus, as well as in the Greek communities all over the world, mainly in Australia, the United Kingdom, and North America.
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