Panionios Women's Basketball

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Founded 1947
Location Nea Smyrni, Athens
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Panionios Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Panionios GSS, the Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Smyrni. The club plays in A2 Ethniki (2nd tier) but recently it has played in A1 Ethniki. They have won one Greek Championship, in 2007.[1]

History

Panionios Women's basketball team was founded in 1947. It took part in the local championship of Athens-Piraeus, since those years there wasn't Panhellenic women championship. The club ceased its activities for some years but it returned in action at the late 1990s. Panionios achieved to win the Panhellenic championship immediately after its promotion to A1 Ethniki.[2] It is the only time that a Greek team wins a championship coming from a second division. The next years, Panionios is weakened and the current season it plays in A2 Ethniki.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2003-04Beta Ethniki 1stPromoted to A2
2005-06A2 Ethniki 2ndPromoted to A1
2006-07A1 Ethniki 1st
2007-08A1 Ethniki 2nd
2008-09A1 Ethniki 8th
2009-10A1 Ethniki 7th
2010-11A1 Ethniki 5th
2011-12A1 Ethniki 3rd
2012-13A1 Ethniki 11thRelegated to A2
2013-14A2 Ethniki 6th
2014-15A2 Ethniki 4th

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