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Filippos Verias B.C.

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Filippos Verias B.C.
Filippos Verias B.C. logo
NicknameErythrolefkoi
(The Red-Whites)
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
HistoryFilippos Verias B.C.
1962–present
ArenaMakrochori Municipal Sports Center
Capacity700
LocationVeria, Imathia, Greece
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentIlias Lazos
Head coachChristos Blatsiotis
Championships1 Greek 3rd Division
1 Greek 4th Division
6 T.E. West-Central Macedonia
2 E.KA.S.KE.DY.M.
2 E.KA.S.KE.M.
Websitefilipposbc.gr

Filippos Verias (alternate spellings: Philippos, Veria, Veroias; Greek: Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Veria. Filippos was founded in 1962, and its colours are white and red. Its emblem is Philip of Macedonia.

History

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Filippos Verias' senior men's basketball team was founded in 1962.[1] In the 2013–14 season, the club played in the Greek 2nd Division (A2 National), for the first time. In the previous years, the club played mostly in the Greek 3rd Division (B National), and in the Greek C League (C National) (the third and fourth divisions of the Greek basketball league system).

Season by season

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Season Division Place Notes
2003–04 Greek 4th Division 5th
2004–05 Greek 4th Division 7th
2005–06 Greek 4th Division 6th
2006–07 Greek 4th Division 9th
2007–08 Greek 4th Division 5th
2008–09 Greek 4th Division 5th
2009–10 Greek 4th Division 2nd Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2010–11 Greek 3rd Division 14th Relegated to Greek 4th Division
2011–12 Greek 4th Division 1st Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2012–13 Greek 3rd Division 1st Promoted to Greek 2nd Division
2013–14 Greek 2nd Division 8th
2014–15 Greek 2nd Division 12th Remained in the league[2]
2015–16 Greek 2nd Division 15th Relegated to Greek 3rd Division
2016–17 Greek 3rd Division 14th Relegated to Greek 4th Division
2017–18 Greek 4th Division 1st Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2018–19 Greek 3rd Division 4th Promoted to Greek 2nd Division
2019–20 Greek 2nd Division 14th

Titles and honors

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National:

Local:

  • 6× T.E. West-Central Macedonia Regional League Champions: (1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
  • 2× E.KA.S.KE.DY.M. Local League Champions: (1981, 1982)
  • 2× E.KA.S.KE.M. Local League Champions: (2001, 2003)

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Filippos Verias B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 5 Greece Tozios, Ioannis 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
PG 6 Serbia Otovic, Nikola 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-09-07)7 September 1989
PG 7 Greece Deligeorgis, Apollon 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993
SF 9 Greece Naoumis, Apostolos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
C 10 Greece Kasampalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
F/C Greece Iatridis, Konstantinos 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001
Head coach
  • Greece Dimitris Gimas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Christos Baltsiotis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2015-09-20

References

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  1. ^ "History". filipposbc.gr. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ Αναδιάρθρωση στην Α2 (in Greek).[permanent dead link]
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