AEK also has many supporters worldwide, most of them being Greek immigrants, in places like North America, UK, Australia, and Cyprus. [5], The basketball team of AEK is actually the most successful among AEK's athletic departments. The 1993â94 UEFA Champions League was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions League logo (it was adopted in the group stage and semi-finals, the rest of the tournament continued to be called "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup"). On 4 April 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha by a score of 89–82, in Athens in front of 80,000 fans. The obvious reason is the successes in general of Greek basketball, and that AEK's basketball team was the first ever Greek team to win an international trophy, in any team sport. Watch the full game between AS Monaco and AEK from the Basketball Champions League 2017-18. Niklas Hult spelade hela matchen för AEK Aten som nu avancerar till gruppspel i Champions League. After all, the double-headed eagle is featured in the flag of the Greek Orthodox Church, whose headquarters are in Constantinople, and served as the Imperial emblem under the Palaiologos dynasty. team captains, since the 1951–52 season: AEK has links with many basketball clubs in Greece, and other countries where Greek immigrants and friends of the club live, like ΑΕΚ Stockholm B.C. However, in 1949, it reappeared, and the club's administration of that time created a new and competitive team. or AEK, and more commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens,[3] is a Greek professional basketball club based in Athens, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club AEK. as well as in the Greek communities all over the world, mainly in Australia, United Kingdom and North America. Clubs such as Enosis Tataoulon (Ένωσις Ταταούλων), from the Tatavla district, Megas Alexandros (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος), Hermes (Ερμής) of Galata, Olympias (Ολυμπιάς) of Therapia, and Kati Kioi (Κατί Κίοϊ) of Chalcedon, existed to promote Hellenic athletic and cultural ideals. Ï Î¿Î¼Î¬Î´Î±Ï Î³Î¹Î± Champions League Basket μÎÏα αÏÏ Ïο gazzetta.gr! That marked the third FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship that was won by a Greek club, after Panathinaikos had won the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and Olympiacos had won the 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. On 17 February 2019, AEK became the global professional club basketball champions, for the first time in their perennial history, by winning the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup's Final against the New Basket Brazil club Flamengo, by a score of 86–70, at the Carioca Arena 1, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Watch the premium Basketball video: AEK Athens - Strasbourg - Champions League, Last 16 - 02:10:00. The official website of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21. Original 21 is the largest supporters group. AEK was the first-ever Greek basketball team, not only to reach a European Cup Final, but also to win a European title. Marseille-AEK UEFA Champions League 1989/90 . In the 2014–15 season, AEK finished in fifth place in the top-tier level Greek League, with 15 wins and 11 losses.[9]. Här hittar du spelschema, tabell, spelartrupp, resultat och nyheter för AEK Athens.Fotbollskanalen - för dig som älskar fotboll. for the 2012–13 season, as an amateur club. Îλλάδα. Track every club's performances in the UEFA Champions League and European Cup, including statistics, video and details of top players. Clubs such as Énosis Tatávlon (ÎνÏÏÎ¹Ï Î¤Î±ÏαÏλÏν) and Iraklís (ÎÏακλήÏ) from the Tatavla district, Mégas Aléxandros (ÎÎÎ³Î±Ï ÎλÎξανδÏοÏ) and Ermís (ÎÏμήÏ) of Galata, and Olympiás (ÎλÏ
μÏιάÏ) of Therapia existed to promote Hellenicathletic and cultural ideals. AEK was one of five Greek teams that had always competed in the first tier Greek competition, until it first experienced relegation following the 2010–11 season, and thus did not play in the top-tier in the 2011–12 season. His efforts quickly were matched by others who loved the sport of basketball. Celtic have "nothing to fear" against AEK Athens and still have a "great chance" of progressing in the Champions League, says manager Brendan Rodgers. top Greek League again, after a 3-year period of absence. AEK lost the first two games of the series to Olympiacos, but managed to win the next 3 games, and take the series and the title 3–2. The department had success with the four sisters Chorianopoulou sisters. Celtic will not play in the Champions League group stage for the first time during Brendan Rodgers' tenure after defeat by AEK Athens in Greece. In 1929, the Greek basketball championship was not held, and AEK did not play in any league. ! ... Î ÎÎÎÎÎÎ T-SHIRT ÎÎÎÎΩΠCHAMPIONS LEAGUE ÎÏδικÏÏ 180724K. Also, the capacities only list the arena's all-seat seating capacity (if applicable), and not the arena's total capacities. 28/09/2017 aek - austria wien europa league view. AEK had success in the EuroLeague in the 2002 season, reaching the Top 16 phase, but the 2003 and 2004 seasons were disasters in the EuroLeague. After the 2005–06 season, the owner of the club and major shareholder, cut off the club's funding, and various management schemes each year assumed the financial obligations of the club. Greek professional basketball club based in Athens, Amerikano's era (1960–1970): 6 Championships and a European title, 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup: first European title for a Greek club, 1998 ΕuroLeague runners-up and 2000 Saporta Cup winners, 2018 FIBA Champions League and 2019 FIBA Intercontinental cup winners, Performance in European and Worldwide competitions, The European and Worldwide Cup glory paths, [The history of AEK by Panos Makridis. As a result, the roster gradually weakened year after year, the group declined each year to lower-level league positions and had even less success in European competitions, and the club's debts that were accrued were impossible to pay. Against Olympiacos, the rivalry is mostly related to the football rivalry of the two clubs. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall (historic), This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 20:12. The main rivalries of the AEK are the ones with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Search on FIBA.basketball. A new administration council, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president, was defined by the Athens Court on 12 September 2011 so that the club could be saved and play in the A2 division. : +41 22 545 00 00 Mail: info@championsleague.basketball Official Partner Official Ball Supplier Taxim, Pera, and Tatavla became the scene of weekly competitions in not only football, but of athletics, cycling, boxing, and tennis. The next season, AEK lost the Greek League championship to Panathinaikos. These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscap⦠Although exceptional, some teams can be wildcarded. AEK has a large fan base all over Greece. : +41 22 545 00 00 Mail: info@championsleague.basketball Official Partner Official Ball Supplier Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall (historic), This page was last edited on 3 April 2021, at 12:38. AEK's course in the tournaments is in the table below. Note: The capacities listed are the capacities of the arenas at the time AEK used them, and are not necessarily the same as the arena's current capacities. 1968/69, First round, 2nd leg. Watch the full game between AEK and Hapoel Jerusalem from the Basketball Champions League 2019-20.#BasketballCL Subscribe & hit the bell! At the summer of 2012 AEK's board of directors declared the dissolution of the club and announced its participation in the Greek 3rd national category Greek B League ("B Ethniki") "Southern Group", AEK is one of the three most popular and successful teams in Greece (including Panathinaikos and Olympiacos) especially in European achievements, with millions of fans in both Greece and Cyprus The official website of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 2021. Ï Î¿Î¼Î¬Î´Î±Ï, ÏÏαÏιÏÏικά για αγÏÎ½ÎµÏ & ÏαίκÏεÏ, videos και ÏÏÏογÏαÏίεÏ. As one of the team's players, Giorgos Moschos, had contracted cancer, but he managed to participate in certain competitions that year, before he died on 29 December 1966, at age 29. The colours of yellow/gold, black and Imperial purple were adopted from AEK's connections with Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.[16]. Jeunesse Esch-AEK UEFA Champions League 1968/69 . Kostas Dimopoulos, one of the creators of AEK athletic club and footballer of the early years, had the idea of also creating a basketball team. The team had a record of 22 wins and 3 losses and was promoted up to the A2 category. [12] It was AEK's first top-tier title won since they won the 2001–02 Greek Basket League season's championship. Grekerna hade med sig en 2-1-vinst från bortamötet och 1-1 hemma räckte för avancemang. In the 1964–65 season, Georgios Amerikanos was the top scorer of the league, and AEK were once again the Greek League champions. On 6 May 2018, AEK won the finals game of the FIBA Champions League's 2018 Final Four, against the French Pro A league's AS Monaco, at Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, in Marousi, Athens. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2018-19 Champions League as Ajax host AEK Athens in Group E at Johan Cruyff Arena. Georgios Amerikanos was again the Greek League's Top Scorer. "The Union", in the early 1960s, won the Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship two times in a row (1960, 1961), but did not manage to become the national league champion of Greece. In the 1954–55 Greek League championship AEK, had an impressive run, however they finished behind Panellinios. The majority of AEK supporters are refugees, or have refugee descent from Constantinople, and people from the population exchange of the Minor Asia Catastrophe. basketball. Uefa Champions League 2002/2003 vanns av AC Milan från Italien som slog Juventus, också från Italien, med 3â2 på straffsparkar efter 0â0 i ordinarie speltid och förlängning i finalen i Greater Manchester den 28 maj 2003.Det var sjätte gången AC Milan vann Europacupen/Uefa Champions League. november 2017 \ \ 02/11/2017 aek - ac milan europa league ⦠In addition, in some cases, the listed capacities only reflect the number of seats currently made publicly available for use, and may not reflect the number of total seats actually in the arena. After that, AEK won the first regional basketball championship that was played in Athens, which was organized by the local YMCA, in 1924. has been named as the best Greek team in all sports, at either the sports club or national team level, in 1965, 1966, and 1968, by SJA of Greece (the Sports Journalists' Association of Greece, Greek: ΠΣΑΤ). Basketball Champions League Route Suisse 5 1295 Mies â Switzerland Tel. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. The club's leading figure during these years was Georgios Amerikanos, who was nicknamed "Global". The champions league song in olympic stadium!PAME MWRH AEKARA!! Two years later, AEK was the first-ever Greek team, not only to reach a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also to win a European-wide title. 1989 Stade de Marseille - Marseille. Click for all the latest news, matches and statistics. The team reached the FIBA EuroLeague's Final Four in Barcelona in 1998, and beat Benetton Treviso, by a score of 69–66, before losing in the EuroLeague Final to Kinder Bologna, by a score of 44–58. The club's basketball section then remained in obscurity for many years. august 2017 \ \ 24/08/2017 aek - club brugge europa league view. in European and worldwide competitions, AEK Athens returns to the Eurocup for the first time since 2007, AEK Athens will play to Basketball Champions League, "AEK beat Flamengo in Final to win FIBA Intercontinental Cup", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AEK_B.C.&oldid=1015669215, Articles with Greek-language sources (el), Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Georgios Moschos" Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall, Kostas Dimopoulos, Evmenis Athanasiadis, Simeonidis, Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis, Ksenoudakis, Theodoropoulos, Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis. In the 2015–16 season, AEK returned to the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, for the first time since the 2006–07 season. But the 1960s decade was to be the most important in the history of AEK's basketball club. In this same era, AEK again reached a high level in European-wide competitions. AEK then joined the newly formed Champions League, for the 2016–17 season. Champions League 1999 - Matchfakta. The next year, 2001, AEK reached the EuroLeague semi-finals, where they lost their playoff series against Tau Cerámica, in 3 straight games. †Moschos died of cancer in 1966, but he was inducted into the AEK Hall of Fame in 2008, and added to the 1968 championship team as an honorary member. The first attempt to organize AEK supporters was Gate 21 (formed in 1975), which took its name from the gate in the Nikos Goumas Stadium at Nea Filadelfia, where the most hardcore fans of the club gathered. [14], On 16 February 2020, AEK won the 2020 Greek Cup Final against Promitheas Patras, by a score of 61–57, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete. In 2000, on 11 April, AEK won their second international trophy, the FIBA Saporta Cup, by defeating Kinder Bologna 83–76. In the next season, AEK's leading scorer was Antonis Christeas (4th overall in the league), and the club was once again the Greek League champion. In September 2014, AEK overcame heavy financial problems, after Makis Angelopoulos bought the majority stake of the club's shares, just to return to the Greek elite level, and thus wanted to showcase its tradition and ambition in Greece and Europe. AEK also reached the Greek Playoff Finals in the years 1997, 2003, and 2005, and the Greek Cup Semi-finals in the year 2006. In 2002, AEK won the Greek League championship for the first time in 32 years, becoming the first team to win the Greek League championship after having lost the first two games of a 5-game playoff series. They have won the Greek League 8 times (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02), and the Greek Cup 5 times (1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20), while they have also twice won the FIBA Saporta Cup (former European Cup Winners' Cup) (1967–68 and 1999–00). [7] In 1970, AEK reached the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, where the team was eliminated by JA Vichy, France, in what turned out to be the last year of the first "Golden Era" of the club's history. He then took over the leadership of the club's basketball department, and together with the Simeonidi brothers, Eumenis Athanasiadis and others, created the club's first basketball team. AEK made a comeback in the late 1990s, when the team played in six consecutive Greek Cup Final Fours in the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, four consecutive Greek Cup Finals in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, winning the Greek Cup in 2000 and 2001. Hermes, one of the more popular clubs, was formed in 1875, by the Greek community of Pera (Galata). In the 1962–63 season, AEK won the first of four consecutive Greek League championships. UEFA Champions League. However, the club did not give the necessary importance to the department, and it was later dissolved. In the 1952–53 season, AEK played in the Greek basketball championship for the first time since 1928. The emblem of the department of AEK basketball has evolved over time. 1989/90, Second round, 1st leg. Since 2015, AEK B.C. Ï Î¿Î¼Î¬Î´Î±Ï, ÏÏαÏιÏÏικά για αγÏÎ½ÎµÏ & ÏαίκÏεÏ, videos και ÏÏÏογÏαÏίεÏ. AEK Basketball Club (Greek: ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ Greek pronunciation: [ˈaek]; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos, "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), also known as AEK B.C. Kaos utbröt på läktarna â bland annat kastades det en bensinbomb mot Ajax-fansen â ⦠In the 2013–14 season, AEK once again played in the Greek Second Division. AEK Athens gets â¬80K fine, suspended ban from European competition AEK Athens has also been ordered to play its next two UEFA competition home games behind closed doors and fined â¬80,000. It was called the "Golden Era" because AEK dominated Greek basketball during the 1960s, winning the Greek League championship 4 consecutive years, in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, as well as in 1968 and 1970; for a total of 6 titles in 8 years. 25/07/2017 aek - cska moscow champions league view. 20 ÎκÏÏβÏίοÏ
, 2020 ... AEK. FIBA. Ï Î¿Î¼Î¬Î´Î±Ï, ÏÏαÏιÏÏικά για αγÏÎ½ÎµÏ & ÏαίκÏεÏ, videos και ÏÏÏογÏαÏίεÏ. Over the next decades, AEK lost its prestige, and managed to win only one trophy, the Greek Cup in 1981, under the direction of Coach Fred Develey, an American coach who previously was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aris of Greece, with super star Nick Galis. Ï, ÎικÏÎ»Î±Î¿Ï (2017). View full match commentary including video highlights, news, team line-ups, player ratings, stats and more. Ungerska Vidi slog ut Malmö FF i Champions League-kvalet. has created a new version of the emblem, by adding to it two stars at its center, which symbolize the club's 2 FIBA Saporta Cup European-wide titles. In 1958, AEK B.C., led by player-coach Kostas Karamanlis, won their first Greek League championship, after defeating Panellinios in the final, by a score of 67–54. Competition schedule, results, stats, teams and players profile, news, games highlights, photos, videos and event guide. In 1928, AEK took part in the first Greek basketball championship, in the Athens-Piraeus 1927–28 regional championship. september 2017 \ \ 24/09/2017 aek - olympiakos super league view. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed. The home of AEK on UEFA.com. However, a year later, under head coach Nikos Milas, AEK returned to the top of the Greece, as they won the 1967–68 Greek League season championship, without losing a game. The club also founded a women's section in this time, which lasted for a short time. Search for â â Close search. Subscribe now to watch instantly. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA.. Of the clubs in the city though, football was dominated by Enosis Tataoulon and Hermes. Startsida Fotboll Historik - Internationellt/Cuper Champions League 1999 - Matchfakta. In 1924, AEK adopted as their emblem, the image of a double-headed eagle. Find AEK Athens vs Benfica result on Yahoo Sports. Den kommer inte landslagsbacken Niklas Hult delta i â hans kontrakt går ut i ⦠Although there are no official records with regards to the Greek Cup before 1975, according to some sources,[8] AEK won the Greek Cup in the years of 1967 and 1971. Champions League-matchen mellan AEK Aten och Ajax föregicks av skandalscener. AEK B.C. AEK had a record of 23 wins and 3 losses during the Greek A2 Basket League 2013–14 season. AEK won the Champions League on 6 May 2018, defeating Monaco by a score of 100â94 ⦠In the beginning, they took part in friendly games, where they made a good impression. Athlitiki Iho] Newspaper, 1953, 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions, 2017–18 Basketball Champions League champions, the successes in general of Greek basketball, in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy, FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Final Top Scorer, Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP, Basketball Champions League Final Top Scorer, Basketball Champions League Efficiency per game leader, Basketball Champions League 2-pointer scoring leader, Basketball Champions League MVP of the Month, HEBA Greek All-Star Game 3-Point Shootout Contest winner, HEBA Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest winner, EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team, FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award, AEK B.C. These successes were accompanied by an unfortunate large loss for the team. Finally, AEK was the winner of the second division championship and won the league promotion to be able to play in the On 17 February 2018, AEK won the 2018 Greek Cup Final against Olympiacos, by a score of 88–83, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete. AEK returned to the EuroCup,[10] after having come off a return-to-form season, in which it finished fifth overall in the first-tier level Greek League, to reach the Greek League playoffs, after a seven-year absence. After the war, with the influx of mainly French and English soldiers to Constantinople, many of the city clubs participated in regular competition, with teams formed by the foreign troops. AEK won the Champions League on 6 May 2018, defeating Monaco by a score of 100–94 and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup on 17 February 2019, defeating Flamengo by a score of 86–70. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The large Greek population of Constantinople, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. To appear in this section a player must have either: AEK B.C. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). AEK Aten är mitt uppe i en strid om en Champions League-plats i grekiska ligan. The competition was won by Milan, their fifth ⦠The team's head coach of the time, Missas Pantazopoulos, created a great roster, and led the team to the top of Greece. It was AEK's second national top-tier title in two years.[15]. 1968 Stade de la Frontière - Esch-sur-Alzette. AEK had a record of 20 wins and 10 losses during the 2011–12 Greek A2 Basket League season. [4], Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Rolando Blackman, Ricky Pierce, Danny Vranes, Ruben Patterson, Kurt Rambis, J.R. Holden, Willie Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Anthony Bowie, Arijan Komazec, Martin Müürsepp, Clint Richardson, Bill Edwards, Victor Alexander, Claudio Coldebella, İbrahim Kutluay, Pero Antić, Carl English, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Bane Prelević, Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Vassilis Goumas, Minas Gekos, Pavlos Stamelos, Kostas Patavoukas, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Chatzis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Zisis, Nasos Galakteros, Dimos Dikoudis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Ioannis Bourousis, Mario Chalmers, Jonas Maciulis and Keith Langford. 28 juli Dnjepr Transmash - AIK 0-1 4 augusti AIK - Dnjepr Transmash 2-0 11 augusti AEK - AIK 0-0 25 augusti AIK - AEK 1-0 14 september AIK - Barcelona 1-2 22 september Arsenal - AIK 3-1 29 september AIK - Fiorentina 0-0 19 oktober Fiorentina - AIK 3-0 27 oktober ⦠These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscape of the city in the years preceding World War I. From 1924 to 2015, the emblem of the department was similar to that of the football club. AEK was the first ever Greek basketball team to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague) Final Four, in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy. Under Kostas Karamanlis' guidance, AEK won the club's first Greek League championship in 1958.[6]. The large Greek population of Constantinople, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. In April 2011, AEK was relegated down to the Greek Second Division (A2), due to serious financial problems. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. In addition to winning the Greek Cup in 1981, AEK was also a finalist of the Greek Cup in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1988, and 1992, but failed to win in any of those years. Kallimarmaron Stadium (Mid to late 1960s), Sporting Sports Arena (1970s, 2008–2009), Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall (1995–2002, 2006–2008, 2014–2020). [11] They made it the Champions League's Round of 16. Forced by the Kemalist regime to change its name to Pera Club in 1923, many of its athletes fled to Greece, and settled in Athens and Thessaloniki. Men i playoff blev AEK Aten för svårt. The official website of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21. When AEK was created by Greek refugees from Constantinople, in the years following the Greco-Turkish War, and subsequent population exchange, the emblem and colours (yellow and black) were chosen as a reminder of lost homelands; they represent the club's historical ties to Constantinople. Rodrigo Galo gave AEK an early lead on the night. In 2005, AEK once again shined and reached the Top 16, but a few losses prevented the team from reaching the EuroLeague playoffs. in Sweden, and Greek clubs like AEK Argos B.C. The team also qualified to participate in the next edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament. In 1930, the basketball section was not declared in any organized competition, with the effective efforts of Kostas Dimopoulos and his associates to do so, failing. and AEK Tripolis B.C. Against Panathinaikos, the rivalry started not only because of both competing for titles, but also because of the refugee ancestry of AEK fans, and by contrast, that Panathinaikos was considered to be the representative club of the old Athenian high class society. In the following 1965–66 season, AEK won its 4th consecutive Greek League championship, and also became the first Greek basketball team to play in the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague), as they played at the 1966 Final Four, which was held in Italy. [13] By winning the FIBA Champions League's trophy, AEK earned the right to add a third star on its club crest. Basketball Champions League Route Suisse 5 1295 Mies â Switzerland Tel. On 4 April 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 89–82, in Athens, in front of 80,000 spectators (at the time, the Guinness world record in basketball attendance) in Kallimarmaron Stadium.