Baseball in Greece

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Baseball in Greece
Current season or competition:
2006 Greek Baseball League season
Sport Baseball
Founded 2000
No. of teams A' Division (10), B' Division (6)
Country(ies) Flag of Greece Greece
Most recent
champion(s)		 Spartakos Glyfadas (2005),

Titanes Olympismou (2005)
Official website http://www.baseballgreece.com/

Baseball in Greece comprises two major leagues, the "A' Division" and "B' Division". There is also a Greece national baseball team.

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[edit] History

The league was first contested in 2000 and the first champion of the A Division was Marousi 2004 from Athens. The inaugural Greek Cup was also held in 2000 and was won by another Athenian team, Spartakos Glyfadas.

The Hellenic Amateur Baseball Federation (HABL) was founded in 1997[1] in preparation for the hosting of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The HABL has about 20 men's amateur teams, two new stadiums and practice fields. U.S. and Greek players compete in the league.

Peter Angelos, the Greek-American owner of the Baltimore Orioles, helped finance a Greek national team for the 2004 Olympics. [2][3]

[edit] Current league structure

  • B' DIVISION
    • Zeus Kalamarias (Thessaloniki)
    • A.O. Seirios Patron (Patras)
    • Thiseas Patron (Patras)
    • Dias Patron (Patras)
    • Galini (Patras)
    • Filathlitiki Lesxi Aigiou (Aigio)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Greece out to put itself on baseball map - Kyodo World News Service
  2. ^ Host Greece Sports Unlikely American Roster - BaseballAmerica.com>
  3. ^ Greek-American Backs National Baseball Team
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