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Athinaikos
Athinaikos A.C. (, full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achievements comprise Panhellenic championships and cups in women's basketball, Panhellenic championships and cups in women's and men's handball, as well as a European cup in women's basketball. The team's colours are red and yellow and the team’s emblem is a plane-tree leaf. The nickname of the club is Lords of Vyronas. Departments * Athinaikos F.C., football team * Athinaikos B.C., basketball team * Athinaikos H.C., handball team History Athinaikos was founded in 1917 by former footballers of Goudi F.C. During interwar period, apart from the football team the club had also teams in shooting, swimming, and athletics. The team's offices were located in the centre of Athens in Chalkokondyles Street. The offices were burnt in 1944, when Dekemvriana took place. In 1952, At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Women's Basketball League
The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with the 1967–68 season. The first championship of the league, which was held in the 1967–68 season, was organised by ΕΟΑΠ (Greek language, Greek: ''Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλοπαιδιών''). Two years later, the Hellenic Basketball Federation, EOK assumed control of the competition. Iraklis Thessaloniki Women's Basketball, Iraklis Thessaloniki won the inaugural championship of the league, in the 1967–68 season. From 1976 to 1999, Sporting Athens women's basketball, Sporting Athens dominated the competition, winning 20 championships in that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total). From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos women's basketball, Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Men's Handball Cup
The Greek Handball Cup is the second more important competition of Greek handball. The Cup is organised by the Hellenic Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ). The first Cup took place in 1982–83 season. The most successful team of the competition is Filippos Veria who have won six trophies. The current Cup holders are AEK H.C., AEK. Previous winners * 1983 : VAO (sports club), V.A.O. * 1984 : VAO (sports club), V.A.O. (2) * 1985 : Filippos Veria H.C., Filippos Veria * 1986 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia * 1987 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (2) * 1988 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (3) * 1989 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (4) * 1990 : GAS Archelaos Katerinis, Archelaos Katerinis * 1991 : Filippos Veria H.C., Filippos Veria (2) * 1992 : Filippos Veria H.C., Filippos Veria (3) * 1993 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (5) * 1994 : GAS Archelaos Katerinis, Archelaos Katerinis (2) * 1995 : AS Xini * 1996 : ESN Vrilissia * 1997 : Athinaikos A.C., Athinaikos * 1998 : ASE Douka * 1999 : ASE Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Athinaikos Athens
Athinaikos women's basketball is the women's professional basketball team of the Athens-based multi-sports club Athinaikos, that was founded in 1917. The team competes in the Greek Women's Basketball League. History Athinaikos has starred in the women's Greek League championship during recent years, winning four consecutive championships, and three consecutive women's Greek Cups. From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek League (105 wins). The success of Athinaikos entered the Guinness book of records. The club's most important moment was the conquest of the EuroCup during the 2009-10 season, which was the first cup won by any Greek club in women's basketball, in European-wide competitions. Roster Notable players * Polymnia Saregkou * Dimitra Kalentzou * Olga Chatzinikolaou * Chantelle Handy * Vera Perostiyska Honours * EuroCup **Winner (1): 2010 * Greek League **Winner (4): 2009, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Super League
The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of the Greek league system. The members of the cooperative are the Football Limited Companies (P.A.E.) that have the right to participate in the Super League 1 championship. The president of Super League 1 is Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by 6-game Championship play-offs to decide the champions. As of April 2025, Super League Greece is ranked 12th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927, only six clubs have won the title. With 48 conquest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Women's Basketball Cup
The Greek Women's Basketball Cup is the national women's basketball cup competition of Greece. It began with the 1995–96 season, and it is organised by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK). So far, eleven clubs have won the cup. Most of them are based in Athens. Olympiacos Piraeus is based in Piraeus and Apollon Kalamarias is based in Kalamaria, in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit .... History Sporting won the first ever cup competition, and Olympiacos Piraeus have won five consecutive cup competitions. Olympiacos Piraeus have won the most cups (6), followed by Esperides Kallitheas having won four. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women (officially ''FIBA EuroCup Women'') is the second-level basketball competition with teams from associate members of FIBA Europe. It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup. Unlike the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup Men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe, just like EuroLeague Women System of competition As for the EuroLeague Women, the EuroCup had a Final Four to appoint the winner from 2003 (year of creation) to 2005. In 2006, this system is abandoned and we go back to the former format of the Ronchetti Cup, that is to say a final in a home and away game. Results Performances By country By club See also ; Men's competitions * EuroLeague * Basketball Champions League * EuroCup Basketball * FIBA Europe Cup ; Women's competitions * EuroLeague Women * FIBA Europe SuperCup Women, SuperCup Women References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Men's Handball Championship
The Greek Men's Handball Championship, or Handball Premier, is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by Hellenic Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in the 1979–80 season. The most successful team is Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia who has won ten titles. The last title was won by Olympiacos H.C., Olympiacos. Evangelos Kalfarentzos, fitness director of Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos, Panhellenic Gymnastic Club) of Athens, physical education teacher, and author, recognized as rapporteur of the sport in Greece. Competition format The season begins with a tournament between the twelve teams. The first six teams qualify for a play-off round, while the last three play play-out. The top two teams of the play-off round qualify directly to the semifinals, while the other four play the top two teams of the play-out round in the quarterfinals. 2023/24 Season participants The following 12 clubs compete in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyronas
Vyronas () is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934. The municipality has an area of 9.204 km2. Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) runs through the southeastern part of the municipality, splitting it in half. Climate Vyronas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: ''Csa''). Vyronas experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyronas National Stadium
The National Stadium of Vyronas is located in the town of Vyronas, located east of Athens, at the foot of Mount Imittos, only 3 km away from Athens city proper. The stadium is next to the cemetery, in the end of Vyronas. The stadium was created in an old quarry, so it is also known as the "''damaria''", which means quarry. It was built in 1990 and belongs to the Municipality of Vyronas. It is the home of Athinaikos. The record attendance is 5,803 for a match between Athinaikos and Panathinaikos in 1991. The current seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ... is 4,340. External linksStadium website Football venues in Greece Sports venues in Attica Vyronas 1990 establishments in Greece Sports venues completed in 1990 {{Athens-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
