Filippos Veria
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| Full name |
Athlitikós Syllogos Filippos Veria (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Φίλιππος Βέροιας) |
| Nickname(s) | Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Arena | Filippeio Indoor Hall |
| President | Ilias Lazos |
| Head coach | Christos Tzouvaras |
| League | A1 |
| 2014–2015 | TBA |
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| Active departments of Filippos Veria | ||
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| Basketball (Men) | Basketball (Women) | Volleyball |
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| Handball (Men) | Handball (Women) | Athletics |
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Filippos Veria (Greek:Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek sport club based in Veria. It has departments Basketball, Volleyball and Handball. The most successful is the department of Handball that has won many titles. Filippos was founded in 1962 and its colours are white and red. Its emblem is Philip of Macedonia.
Handball team
History
Filippos Veroia Handball Club was founded in 1977, when the first Greek Handball tournament was held. Filippos won the first tournament in 1977, organised by SEGAS.[1] The next years Filippos won 8 moreover championships (reaching 9 totally) and 5 cups and became the club with the most titles in Greek Handball along with Ionikos Nea Filadelphia. In 2003 Filippos played in the final of EHF Challenge Cup but it was defeated by Danish team Skjern Håndbold. It was the first Greek handball club that played in a final of a European competition.[2][3]
Recent seasons
| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
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| 2001-02 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2002-03 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Winner Greek Cup |
| 2003-04 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2004-05 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2005-06 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2006-07 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Winner Greek Cup |
| 2007-08 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2008-09 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 2009-10 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2010-11 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2011-12 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | |
| 2012-13 | A1 Ethniki | 9th | |
| 2013-14 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | |
Honours
- Greek Men's Handball Championship
- Winner (9): 1977* 1986 , 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003
- Greek Men's Handball Cup
- Winner (5): 1985, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2007
- EHF Challenge Cup
- Finalist (1): 2003
Basketball team
| Filippos Veria B.C. | |||
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| Nickname | Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites) | ||
| Leagues |
A2 Greek League Greek Cup | ||
| Founded | 1962 | ||
| History |
Filippos Veria B.C. 1962–present | ||
| Arena | Dimotiko Athlitiko Kentro Dimitrios Vikelas | ||
| Location | Veria, Imathia, Greece | ||
| Team colors |
Red and White | ||
| President | Ilias Lazos | ||
| Head coach | Dimitris Gkimas | ||
| Championships |
1 Greek B Basketball League 1 Greek C Basketball League 6 T.E. West-Central Macedonia 2 E.KA.S.KE.DY.M. 2 E.KA.S.KE.M. | ||
| Website | filipposbc.gr | ||
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Filippos Veria Basketball team was founded in 1962.[4] The current season, it plays in A2 Ethniki (second division) for first time. The previous years, it was mostly playing in Beta and Gamma Ethniki (third and fourth division).
Recent seasons
| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
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| 2003-04 | Gamma Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2004-05 | Gamma Ethniki | 7th | |
| 2005-06 | Gamma Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2006-07 | Gamma Ethniki | 9th | |
| 2007-08 | Gamma Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2008-09 | Gamma Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2009-10 | Gamma Ethniki | 2nd | Promoted to Beta |
| 2010-11 | Beta Ethniki | 14th | Relegated to Gamma |
| 2011-12 | Gamma Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to Beta |
| 2012-13 | Beta Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A2 |
| 2013-14 | A2 Ethniki | 8th | |
Honours
- Greek B Basketball League: Winners (2013)
- Greek C Basketball League: Winners (2012)
- T.E. West-Central Macedonia: Winners (1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
- E.KA.S.KE.DY.M.: Winners (1981, 1982)
- E.KA.S.KE.M.: Winners (2001, 2003)
See also
References
- ↑ "Filippos Veria". handball.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Έγραψε ιστορία" (in Greek). tanea.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Χάντμπολ: Ο Διομήδης Αργους σε ραντεβού με την Ιστορία". tovima.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "History". filipposbc.gr. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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