Apollon Patras
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| Full name |
A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών A.S. Apollon Patras |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Μελανόλευκοι, Melanolefkoi (black-whites) |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Ground capacity | 3,500 |
| Chairman | Nikos Karapanos |
| Manager | Nikos Vetoulas |
- The first version of this article has been based in the text of el:Α.Σ. Απόλλων of the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.
A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek:A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών) is a sporting club that includes basketball, football, volleyball and ping pong.
History
The team was founded in 1926 in the Prosfygika neighbourhood. The football club entered the Achaea FCA and played many matches against Panachaiki, APS Olympiakos, Patraikos and Thyella. The area was in the Olympiakos Patras arena, today's Prosfygika stadium.
The club is named after the ancient Greek god Apollo and its colours are black and white.
The football team was later dissolved and today Apollon is mainly a basketball team, K.A.E. Apollon Patras. It is a regular member of the Greek Basketball First Division (Greek Basket League), participated in the European cups (1997, 1998) and played the Greek Basketball Cup final in 1997, losing the trophy by Olympiacos B.C. (78-80).
Honours
Football
- Achaia championship winner: 1945, 1946, 1948
- Participations in Greek Football Third Division (South): 1967, 1976
Basketball
- Participations in the Premier Division (Basket League) (30): 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, 2013, 2014
Titles: (8)
- Divisional titles: (4)
- A2 Ethniki (2): 1992, 2003
- B Ethniki (2): 1976, 1979
- Local titles: (4)
- Achaia Championships (4): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 [1]
Honours:
- Greek Cup finalist (2): 1997, 2015
European honours:
- Saporta Cup: Round of 16, 1997
- Saporta Cup: Round of 32, 1998
Women's team
- Achaia local championship winner: 1998, 2006, 2007
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
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]
Gallery
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Prosfygika football court.
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Prosfygika.
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Apollon Patras indoor hall.
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Apollon indoor hall, Perivola.
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Dimitris Tofalos arena.
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.gr
- Sportsnet.gr
- A.U. Apollon Patras
- KAE Apollon Achaia-Clauss
External links
- Official Website (Greek)
- KAE apollon Achaia-Clauss (Greek)