G.S. Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki (
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: Γ.Σ. Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is a multi-sport
club
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that is located in the district of ''Dépôt'', in the city of
Thessaloniki, Greece
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. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Megas Alexandros (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος). It retains sporting departments in
basketball
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,
fencing
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,
football
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,
volleyball
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, and
olympic weightlifting
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. The club's colours are red and black, and its emblem is an image of
Alexander the Great
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.
History
The multi-sport club of G.S. Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki was founded in 1923. The club's men's football team participated in the
Panhellenic Championship
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s of 1932–33, 1933–34, and 1934–35. In those seasons, it failed to win any titles. In the following decades, the club has mostly been known for its basketball and volleyball departments, particularly the sports academies of those departments.
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1923 establishments in Greece
Association football clubs established in 1923
Football clubs in Central Macedonia
Multi-sport clubs in Thessaloniki