Filippos Verias (alternate spellings: Philippos, Veria, Veroias;
Greek
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: Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek professional
basketball
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club that is based in
Veria
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. Filippos was founded in 1962, and its colours are white and red. Its emblem is
Philip of Macedonia
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.
History
Filippos Verias' senior men's basketball team was founded in 1962.
In the
2013–14 season, the club played in the
Greek 2nd Division (A2 National), for the first time. In the previous years, the club played mostly in the
Greek 3rd Division (B National), and in the
Greek C League (C National) (the third and fourth divisions of the
Greek basketball league system
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).
Season by season
Titles and honors
National:
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Greek 3rd Division 2nd Group Champions: (2013)
*
Greek 4th Division 3rd Group Champions: (2012)
Local:
*6× T.E. West-Central Macedonia Regional League Champions: (1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
*2× E.KA.S.KE.DY.M. Local League Champions: (1981, 1982)
*2× E.KA.S.KE.M. Local League Champions: (2001, 2003)
Roster
References
External links
Official websiteEurobasket.com Team Profile
{{Greek A2 Basket League
Basketball teams established in 1962
Basketball teams in Greece
Sport in Veria