Palaio Faliro B.C. (alternate spelling: Paleo Falirou) (

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: Παλαιού Φαλήρου) is a Greek professional

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club. The team is located in

Palaio Faliro Palaio Faliro (, ; Katharevousa: Palaion Faliron, Παλαιόν Φάληρον, meaning "Old Phalerum") is a town on the Saronic Gulf coast and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. At the 2021 census it had ...

, a suburban town in the

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agglomeration,

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. The club has competed in the Greek Second Division. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Palaio Falirou (Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παλαιού Φαλήρου), which is abbreviated as A.O.P.F. (Α.O.Π.Φ.).

History

Palaio Faliro's parent athletic

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was founded in 1926, with the athletic union's first sporting department being the

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club. In 1928, the athletic union added the

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section, and in 1929, it added

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and

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sections. The

club was added in 1931, after the athletic union decided to abandon the football club, in favor of a basketball department.

Arena

Palaio Faliro plays its home games at the

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. The

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Division history

Men's team

*1995–96: South Attica ESKANA Regional Championship *1996–97: Third National ( 4th-tier) *1997–98: Second National ( 3rd-tier) *1998–2005: A2 Division *2005–06: Second National *2006–08: A2 Division *2008–09: Second National *2009–11: Third National *2011–12: South Attica (ESKANA) Premier Division *2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Level

Rankings

* 2002–03 Greek 2nd Division: 2nd * 2007–08 Greek 2nd Division: 15th (7 wins, 23 losses and 30 games) -

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* 2009–10 Third National - Group 1 South: 5th * 2010–11 Third National - Group 2 South: 13th (3 wins, 22 losses and 1 tie) -

*2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Division: 6th

Result history

*1996: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: tied with

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*1997: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: defeated Alimos *1999:

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, Round of 8:

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- Paleo Faliro: 76–48

Achievements

Men's team

* Third Division (1): ::2006 * Fourth Division (2): ::1997, 2020 *ESKANA South Attica Cup (1): ::1997

Women's team

* Greek Women's League (2) ::1975, 1982

Notable players

Giannis Kalampokis Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978, in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player ...

Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros "Lazo" Agadakos (; born January 1, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the power Forward (basketball), power forward and center (basketball), center positions. Professional career After pla ...

Ioannis Gagaloudis Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) (; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the Greek B Basket League. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) ...

Leonidas Skoutaris Leonidas Skoutaris (; born 28 August 1976 in Athens, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. College career Skoutaris played college basketball at Cleveland State, with the Cleveland State Vikings. Professional career On 12 S ...

* Christoforos Stefanidis

Former presidents

* Giorgos Velissarakos (1990s) * Kostas Sorotos (2000s)

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball teams in Greece Basketball teams established in 1931 Palaio Faliro