[citation needed] The club's name comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyprus, Kition, which was located on the site of today's Larnaca.

The colours of the club are yellow and green, and their emblem is admiral Kimon, who died at the seafront while defending the city of Kition circa 450 BC, in a fight against the Persians.

In 1926, serving retired members of Pezoporikos founded AMOL (stands for "Athletic Educational Union of Larnaca" in Greek).

The decision to merge was made, in order to create a sports club in Larnaca which could star in all competitions (football, basketball, volleyball, etc.)

[3] The second leg was held at the New GSZ Stadium on 22 August 1996 with AEK winning 5–0 and progressing to the first round of the tournament.

The first leg (12 September 1996) was held at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, where the Spanish team won 2–0.

[4] The second leg took place at the GSZ Stadium (26 September 1996) and ended in a 0–0 draw, meaning Barcelona had qualified.

[citation needed] The 2003–04 season was very important for the history of the team, as they managed to win their first trophy.

Although they finished 9th in the league, they reached the final of the Cup, where they beat AEL Limassol at the GSP stadium with a score of 2–1.

The final took place at AEK's home ground, the GSZ Stadium, however, they failed to win the trophy, being defeated 3–2 after extra time.

[citation needed] In the 2006–07 season, AEK finished in 7th place and reached the semi-finals of the 2006–07 Cypriot Cup.

AEK's worst league finish came in the 2008–09 season where they placed 13th and were relegated to the Second Division, for the first time in the club's history.

[9] The following season, AEK finished in 4th place, allowing them to participate in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

During that season, AEK set a new unbeaten record for Cypriot clubs in Europe, at six matches (four wins and two draws during the qualifying phase of the tournament).

In 2014, the arrival of sporting director Xavi Roca marked the beginning of a Spanish era at AEK Larnaca.

As it was the case in the previous season, there were six Spaniards in the starting eleven, but this time just one player from Cyprus.

AEK made its Champions League debut in a qualifying round against Midtjylland on 19 July 2022.

They gained entry into the Europa Conference League qualifying rounds, but failed to make the group stage.

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