Egaleo BC

Egaleo AO Athens or KAE Aigaleo (in Greek: ΑΙΓΑΛΕΩ AO) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Egaleo, Greece, which is a suburb of Athens. Egaleo currently plays in the third Greek League of professional basketball the Beta Ethniki.

The club is located in Athens, but it does not have the financial resources to compete in the same manner as the big Athenian clubs like Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Panionios, Panellinios, and Maroussi.

History

The team's parent athletic club was founded in the year 1931, as Ierapolis Athletic Union (in Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Ιεράπολι), and the basketball division of the athletic organization was founded in the year 1956, by Alexandros Stavropoulos. Although the basketball department was founded in 1956, it took the club exactly fifty years to participate in the A1 division, which is the highest professional basketball league in Greece, in the 2006-07 season. During the 1950s and 1960s, the team remained in the lowest local (third) division, until 1971, when it qualified for the higher league, because of a new categorical system.

In 1973 and 1974, Egaleo BC won two league promotions, and finally took part in the B Ethniki (1974–75, 1975-76 seasons). For the next 12 years, the team participated in the first local league (A E.S.K.A.), except in the 1981-82 season, when it was in the B E.S.K.A., after 1981's relegation. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Egaleo BC participated in the C Ethniki, where it played six seasons in total, but was relegated again to the local league in 1994.

In 1997, Egaleo won the A E.S.K.A. Championship, and after two years, in 1999, Egaleo BC returned to the B Ethniki, where it played six seasons in total. In 2004, Egaleo BC won the B Ethniki Championship, and after having a short presence in the Greek A2 League, it was promoted to the Greek A1 League, in 2006. From 1999 to 2006, the team was coached by Dimitrios Karvelas and after him, Athanasios Skourtopoulos took this position.

Historical data (1956-2010)

Notable players

Notable coaches

Sources

• "Απ' τις αλάνες της Ε.Σ.Κ.Α. στα παρκέ της A1-The History of Egaleo Men Basketball Team 1956-2008", Nikos D. Nikolaidis, "Emvryo" Publications, 2008, ISBN: 9789608002456.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Page
• Aegaleo basket Club website