AEK Athens F.C.

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AEK Football Club (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, romanized: Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, lit. 'Athletic Union of Constantinople'), known simply as A.E.K. (Greek: A.E.K.; [aek]) in Greece and AEK Athens internationally, are a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica, Greece. Part of the major multi-sport club A.E.K., the club's emblem is the double-headed eagle, the symbol of Palaiologos dynasty and the Byzantine Empire, their colours yellow and black, also inspired by the Byzantine Empire, serving to remind future generations of the glorious legacy of the Greeks of Constantinople. Their home ground is the Agia Sophia Stadium, a 32,500-capacity stadium in Nea Filadelfeia. AEK was founded on 13 April 1924 in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and nicknamed Énosi (Union), AEK are one of the most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 33 national titles (achieved 3 times...

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