GAS Archelaos Katerinis
| GAS Archelaos Katerinis |
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| Founded |
1956 |
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| Arena |
Katerini Indoor Hall |
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| Capacity |
800 |
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| League |
Handball Premier |
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Archelaos Katerinis (full name Gymnastikos Athlitiokos Syllogos Archelaos Katerinis, GAS Archelaos Katerinis - Greek: Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Αρχέλαος Καστερίνης, ΓΑΣ Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης) is a Greek multisport club based in Katerini. The club has sport departments in various sports, but the most successful is the handball team. The handball team has won two Greek cup.[1]
History
Archelaos Katerinis was founded in 1956. Initially the club had also a basketball team. This team was merged with Pierikos in 2008 and it continues as Archelaos-Pierikos B.C. The most successful team of the club is the handball team. The handball team of Archelaos was founded in 1980 and it has won 2 Greek Cups (1990, 1994) and was one time the finalist of the championship.[1] In the recent season, Archelaos finished in second place of A2 Ethniki Handball but it was promoted to A1 replacing Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia that withdrew.[2]
Recent seasons
| Season |
Division |
Place |
Notes |
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| 2011-12 | A2 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2012-13 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A1 |
| 2013-14 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2014-15 | A2 Ethniki | 2nd | Promoted to A1 |
| 2015-16 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to A2 |
Honours
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