AEK Athens — Champions League 2026/27

AEK Athens's confirmed playing squad, fixtures, results, current standing and league-phase journey in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

Results last changed 14 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC. Data last checked 15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC.

Rank

Points

Won

Played

-1

AEK Athens currently sit 20th in the 36-team table with 3 points from 2 matches played (6 remaining). That position is currently in the "Knockout play-off round" zone. Next up: Matchday 3, away at Manchester City.

Zone: Knockout play-off round

AEK Athens club profile

Founded: 1924

Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens

Capacity: 32,500

Honours

14×Super League Greece
16×Greek Cup

First Greek club to reach the European Cup quarter-finals (1968–69) and the first to qualify for the Champions League group stage (1994–95).

Source: Wikipedia, cross-checked 12 Oct 2026. See Data Sources.

Can AEK Athens still qualify?

AEK Athens can still finish anywhere from 1st to 36th in the 36-team table.

Direct to the round of 16 (top 8): In contention — a top-8 finish is still mathematically possible.

Avoiding elimination (top 24): 18 more points from the remaining 6 games would guarantee avoiding elimination.

Based only on points still mathematically reachable — a “guarantee” holds even if every rival wins all its remaining games. Try your own results in the simulator.

How AEK Athens got here

AEK Athens (🇬🇷) qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League and was placed in Pot 4 for the league-phase draw. In the 36-team Swiss-style league phase, every club plays eight different opponents — two drawn from each of the four pots — with the top eight going straight to the round of 16, teams 9th–24th entering the knockout play-offs, and 25th–36th eliminated. How the league phase works →

Who AEK Athens play in the league phase

AEK Athens's eight league-phase opponents are LASK (home), Shakhtar Donetsk (away), Manchester City (away), Real Madrid (home), Como (away), Galatasaray (home), Roma (home) and Borussia Dortmund (away). Two are drawn from each of the four seeding pots, with four matches at home and four away.

Pot 1Manchester City (A), Real Madrid (H)

Pot 2Roma (H), Borussia Dortmund (A)

Pot 3Shakhtar Donetsk (A), Galatasaray (H)

Pot 4LASK (H), Como (A)

AEK Athens's league-phase journey

Across 2 league-phase matches, AEK Athens have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 1, scoring 2 and conceding 3. They currently sit 20th of 36 in the “Knockout play-off round” zone.

Recent form: W L

Beaten: LASK

Lost to: Shakhtar Donetsk

AEK Athens records this campaign

Current run: 1 loss

Biggest win: 1–0 home to LASK (MD1)

Heaviest defeat: 1–3 away at Shakhtar Donetsk (MD2)

Highest-scoring match: 1–3 away at Shakhtar Donetsk (MD2) — 4 goals

Clean sheets: 1

AEK Athens playing squad

The AEK Athens confirmed squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase features 13 registered players, captained by Domagoj Vida. The roster features 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 4 forwards.