NE Patras (NEP), Nautical Union of Patras (Ναυταθλητική Ένωση Πατρών), is a
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
and
swimming
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club situated in
Patras, Greece.
History
NEP was founded in 2006 in
Patras
Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...
,
Western Greece
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with the unification of two nautical clubs of the city:
Thriamvos Patras (founded in 1976) and Poseidon Patras (founded in 1982).
The club is today participating in the Second Division/A2 Ethniki of the Greek Championship of men. Womens participating in the first division of greek championship of women.
. NEP has participated in the First Division (
A1 Ethniki) and the
A1 Ethniki Women's, reaching in both department the League's fourth place. In 2010, NEP Women's team reached the
Women's LEN Trophy
The European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup, formerly the Women's LEN Trophy and LEN Women's Euro Cup, is European Aquatics's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 and 2001 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. ...
final four, ending up in the 3rd place.
Honours
*Women
**
A1 Ethniki Women participation: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
**
Women's LEN Trophy
The European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup, formerly the Women's LEN Trophy and LEN Women's Euro Cup, is European Aquatics's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 and 2001 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. ...
participation: 2007, 2008, 2010
*Men
**
A1 Ethniki participation: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
**
LEN Euro Cup participation:
2010
Gallery
File:NOP A. Xristopoulos Cup, U12 (4).JPG, NE Patras children's swimming department, 2011.
References
Water polo clubs in Greece
Sport in Patras
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