NO Patras (NOP), (

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: Ναυταθλητικός Όμιλος Πατρών = Nautical Club of Patras), is a water polo club participating in the First Division of the Greek Championship ( A1 Ethniki).

History

NOP was founded on April 19, 1929, in Patras,

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and immediately became one of the protagonists of Greek water polo, dominating the 1930s and 1940s by winning 8 Greek Championships. During the next decades the club continually participated at the First Division (with the exception of six seasons in the Second Division/A2 Ethniki). The club also reached 8 times the final of the

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, winning the trophy in 1995. NO Patras was the runner-up of the

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in 1999.

Honours

*National Titles: 9 *Men **

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***Winners (8): 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950 **

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*** Winners (1): 1995 ***''finalists (7): 1957, 1958, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005'' ** Shield of the European Union

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***finalists (1): 1999

Rankings in the Greek First Division (A1 & A Ethniki)

A1 League: 24 participations

Greek Cup

In the Greek Water Polo Cup, N.O. Patras has reached the final 8 times, winning the trophy once. The team was the Greek Cup Winner in 1995, when they defeated

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13-12 in the OAKA Indoor Aquatic Centre.

It was defeated in the following finals: *1957 to

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6-1 *1958 to

5-1 *1992 to

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

9-8 *1996 to

11-8 *1997 to

9-8 *1998 to

10-8 *2005 to

12-8

European Cups

The greatest honour of NO Patras was in 1999 when they reached the

double finals against Újpest Budapest. In the first final, in Patras, NOP was defeated 7-12, while it won 9-10 in the second final in

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. Before reaching the final, NOP had eliminated Montpellier, Crişul Oradea,

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and Dynamo Lviv. In the quarter finals they defeated

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and in the semi finals the

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. Another successful year for NOP in Europe was in 1992, when they reached the semi-finals of the

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References

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