Athinaikos H.C. is a Greek handball club based in

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. ...

, in the

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agglomeration. The club is the handball section of Greek multisport club of

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 ch ...

. It is one of the most successful Greek handball club with titles both Men's and Women's team.

History

Athinaikos is one of the first clubs competed in the championship that was founded in the late of 1970s. Athinaikos won one Men's Championship and three Men's cups, two of them was consecutive, as well as two women's championships and three women's cups. Men's team of Athinaikos played three times in EHF Competitions and women's team played four times in Women's EHF Competitions. Despite the successful presence, Athinaikos was withdrawn from championship in 2006 due to financial problems. The club remained inactive for 9 years and returned in 2015-16 season playing in Beta Ethniki championship (3rd tier).

Recent Seasons (Men's team)

Honours and achievements

;Men's Team *

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 successfu ...

**Winner (1): 2005 *

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 i ...

**Winner (3): 1997, 2005, 2006 ;Women's Team * Greek Women's Handball Championship **Winner (2): 1987, 1988 * Greek Women's Handball Cup **Winner (3): 1988, 1995, 1997

References

External links

Eurohandball, Men's TeamEurohandball, Women's Team
{{Athinaikos A.C. Handball clubs in Greece Women's handball clubs in Greece Athinaikos A.C. Vyronas 1970 establishments in Greece Handball clubs established in 1970