Apollon Patras
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| Full name | A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών A.S. Apollon Patras |
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| Nickname(s) | Melanolefkoi (black & whites), Apollonara |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Chairman | Nikos Karapanos |
| Manager | Dimitris Papadopoulos |
A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek: A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών) is a sporting club that includes basketball, football, volleyball and ping pong.
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[edit] History
The team was founded in 1926 in the Prosfygika neighbourhood. The football club entered the EPS Achaias and played many matches against Panachaiki, APS Olympiacos, Patraikos and Thyella. The area was in the Olympiacos Patras arena, today's Prosfygika stadium.
The football team was later dissolved and today Apollon is mainly a basketball team, KAE Apollon Patras. It is a regular member of the Greek Basketball First Division (A1 Ethniki), participated in the European cups and played the Greek basketball Cup final in 1997, losing the trophy by Olympiacos BC (78-80). The club is named after the Greek god Apollo and its colour is black and white.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Football
- Achaia championship winner: 1945, 1946, 1948
- Participations in Greek Football Third Division (South): 1967, 1976
[edit] Basketball: Apollon Patras BC
Men's team
- Participations in the Premier Division (A1 Ethniki): 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Titles (8):
- A2 League: 1992, 2003
- Second Division: 1976, 1979
- Achaia local championships: 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 [1]
- Greek Cup finalist: 1997
Women's team
- Achaia local championship winner: 1998, 2006, 2007
[edit] Volleyball
Men's team
- Achaia local championship winner: 1998, 2005, 2007
- Participations in the Second National Division: 2001, 2002
- Participations in the Third National Division: 2004, 2006
Women's team
- Achaia local championship winner: 2007, 2008
- Participations in the Second National Division: 2001, 2002
[edit] Table tennis
The team also plays in the table tennis competitions and it took the fourth place in 1974. It produced athletes including Dimitrios Zikos, Giorgos Glarakis, Gerasimos Roussopoulos and Spyros Kalogriopoulos. Roussopoulos as an athlete of the team won the Atomic Greek Youth Championships in 1971, he finished second in 1972 and 1973.
In 1969 together with Spyros Kalogriopoulos they were Greek champions in the children's doubles as athletes of Sporting Patras.[2]
[edit] References
- Newspapers: Peloponnisos, I Imera, Proodos, I Gnomi, Patras Spor, Neologos, Patraiki Evdomadas, Fos, Allagi, Ta Gegonota and Ethnikos Kyrix
- Lefkoma, 100 Years of Football (Soccer) in Patras - City of Patras 2006
- Axaioi3 website,[1]
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- A.U. Apollon Patras
- KAE Apollon Achaia-Clauss
[edit] External links
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