A.E.L. 1964 B.C. (

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: Α.Ε.Λ. 1964 K.A.E.) is a Greek professional

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team. The club is located in

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, a city that is part of the

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periphery. The team is a part of the

AEL 1964 Athlitiki Enosi Larissas (, ''Athletic Union of Larissa''), founded in 1964, is a major Greek multi-sports club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known as AEL, or simply Larissa, and its colors ...

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. When the team competed in the top-tier Greek League, they played their home games at the

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Team's names

*AEL 1964: (1993–2006)
Team Colors: Maroon and White *AEL GS: (2006–2009)
Team Colors: Maroon and White *A.E. Larissa: (2010–Present)
Team Colors: Maroon and White

History

The Greek basketball club

Gymnastikos S. Larissas Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas 1928 B.C. (Greek language, Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Λάρισας 1928 K.A.E.), commonly known as Gymnastikos S. Larissas, G.S. Larissas, or G.S.L., is a Greek professional basketball club that i ...

was founded in Larissa in 1928. In 2006, Gymnastikos merged with the

, which did not have a fully

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level men's basketball section at the time. Gymnastikos' basketball team then became the new basketball section for AEL 1964, under the new name of AEL 1964 G.S., with the newly merged club retaining all of the rights and history of the original club, G.S. Larissas. The colours were maroon and white like AEL, while the new club carried AEL's badge also. In 2009, AEL 1964 G.S. then merged with another basketball club from Larissa, Olympia Larissa, to form G.S. Olympia Larissa. G.S. Olympia Larissa finished last in the Greek Basket League 2009–10 season, and that combined with financial problems, caused it to be

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down to the Greek lower divisions. As a result, in 2010, the two clubs of AEL 1964 and Olimpia Larissa, separated back from each other, after having merged. AEL then continued on for the 2010–11 season, under the name of AEL 1964, playing in the Greek lower divisions. A new independent club based on the original

basketball section, called Nea Gymnastikos S. Larissas, was also formed in 2011. This was because 5 years time had passed since the original Gymnastikos club had merged with AEL 1964, and in the original merger agreement, it allowed for another new club to form locally using the Gymnastikos name and logo, after 5 years had passed.

Honours

Thessaly League ESKATH: *Winners (4): 2000, 2002, 2013, 2023

Arena

AEL plays their home games at the

, which can seat up to 5,500 people for basketball games.More data: its capacity may be increased to about 5,500 through the addition of an extra lower tier of seats.
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Roster

Notable players

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Sotirios Manolopoulos *

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Rudy Mbemba * Flag of Israel

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Billy Keys * Flag of the United States

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Lance Williams

Head coaches

Yannis Christopoulos

References

External links

AEL Athletic Club website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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