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AEK ULTRAS "ORIGINAL 21" - BEST MOMENTS
AEK has a large fan base in Greece and they are known for their left-wing-anti-fascist political ideology. While the majority of AEK's supporters are refugees or of refugee descent (from the original Greek population of Constantinople and Asia Minor), the club now commands a large support base in Greek society and also amongst highly-educated and creative people - including artists, musicians and actors - because of its distinctive culture. AEK also have many supporters among the Greek diaspora with predominant support in North America, United Kingdom, Australia and Cyprus. On September 13, 2015, AEK supporters in the game against PAS Giannina F.C. at the Olympic Stadium of Athens brought refugees from Syria with them, and raised a banner with "ΑΕΚ ΜΑΝΑ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΩΝ" written on it - "AEK the mother of all refugees".
Original 21 is the largest of AEK's organized supporters' clubs. The first attempt to organise AEK supporters was Gate 21 (formed in 1975), which took its name from the gate in the Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, where the most fanatical supporters gathered.
There is a strong relationship between AEK Athens, AS Livorno, and Olympique Marseille. AEK fans often lift banners and create choreography in support of their fellow teams. A so-called "triangle of brotherhood" has developed between the most heavily supported fan clubs of Olympique de Marseille, Livorno, and AEK Athens, namely between Commando Ultras 84, Brigate Autonome Livornesi 99, and Original 21.
On 25 April 2013, Fenerbahçe S.K. fans lifted a banner supporting AEK Athens, saying "AEK, ΚΡΑΤΑ ΓΕΡΑ", meaning "AEK, hold on tightly". The clubs are also connected by Lefter Küçükandonyadis, who played for both teams. However, it is not confirmed whether the clubs have a brotherhood.
AEK F.C.'s biggest rivalries are with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Against neighbours Panathinaikos, they contest the Athens local football derby. The rivalry started not only because of both competing for the major titles, but also because of the refugee ancestry of a big part of AEK fans and, by contrast, that Panathinaikos was considered in general the classic representative of the Athenian high class society. The rivalry with Olympiakos stems from the rivalry between two of the most successful Greek football clubs. The rivalry was particularly inflamed after 1996, when AEK former star player and then-manager Dušan Bajević moved to Olympiakos, and most recently after the controversial 2007-08 Superleague Greece which was awarded to Olympiacos.
AEK has links with many football clubs in Greece and in other countries where Greek immigrants live: The now-defunct AEK London Ontario, and AEK Olympians F.C. in Canada, AEK Waverley Wanderers SC in Australia, AEK Beloiannisz in Hungary, AEK Kouklia in Cyprus, and AEK Archangelou, AEK Chania, AEK Argos, AEK Patras, AEK Kalamata, AEK Kavala, AEK Agiou Konstantinou, AEK Katsaba Iraklion and AEK Tripolis in Greece. The club also has a football academy in collaboration with Bankstown Berries FC in Sydney, Australia.
Also, during recent years, AEK usually organizes friendly summer games against AS Roma and Sevilla FC.
