Founded in 1924, AEK Athens (The Athletic Union of Constantinople – Athens) has grown into one of the most successful sides in Greek football history, winning 33 major domestic honours, including 14 league titles and 16 Greek Cups. On the European stage, AEK have repeatedly carried the Greek flag into continental competition, becoming the first Greek club to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup (now the Champions League) in 1968–69, later reaching the semi-finals of t