A.S. Trikala 2000 B.C. was a Greek professional

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Trikala Trikala ( el, Τρίκαλα; rup, Trikolj) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Stati ...

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. The club was commonly known as either shortly Trikala or Trikala 2000. Trikala previously competed in the Greek League, the top tier of Greek basketball.

History

The Athletic Association of Trikala 2000 was founded on September 13, 1999, following the merger of local Trikala teams Danaos and Sporting. The club had a rapid rise up the Greek basketball leagues. In 2002, just three years after they were founded, Trikala won

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to the 3rd-tier level

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. In 2006, they again won promotion, that time to the 2nd-tier level

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. Just two years later, they completed their journey, by gaining promotion to the top-tier level

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, after winning the A2 League, during the 2007–08 season. The team's first season in the top league in Greece was a relatively successful and dramatic one, as they safeguarded their survival in the league, in the last game of the season, on April 22, 2009. In October 2010, the club went bankrupt.

Honors and titles

* Greek 2nd Division: **2008

Notable players

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Head coaches

Vangelis Angelou Evangelos "Vangelis" Angelou (alternate spelling: Vaggelis Aggelou) ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αγγέλου; born November 11, 1962, in Chalkida, Greece), is a Greek retired professional basketball player and current professiona ...

Yannis Christopoulos

External links

Trikala B.C. Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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