Apollon Kalamarias B.C.
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| Apollon Kalamarias | |||
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| Founded | 1959 (men's) 1968 (women's) | ||
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
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Apollon Kalamarias B.C. is the basketball section of Apollon Kalamarias, the Greek multisport club based in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. The women's team stands out from the club because has won two championships and one cup.[1][2]
Women's team
[edit]The women's team of Apollon Kalamarias was founded in 1968, nine years after founding of men's team.[3] It is the most successful section of Apollon since it is the only department that has won Panhellenic titles. It is also the only women's basketball team from Thessaloniki that has won a Greek championship or Greek cup. Apollon Kalamarias has won two championship and one cup.[1][2] The current season the club plays in A2 Ethniki women's.
Recent seasons
[edit]| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
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| 2006-07 | A2 Ethniki | 8th | |
| 2007-08 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | promoted to A1 |
| 2008-09 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2009-10 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | relegated to A2 |
| 2010-11 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | promoted to A1 |
| 2011-12 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | relegated to A2 |
| 2012-13 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2013-14 | A2 Ethniki | 9th | |
| 2014-15 | A2 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2015-16 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2016-17 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2017-18 | A2 Ethniki | 7th | |
| 2018-19 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2019-20 | A2 Ethniki | - | season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-21 | A2 Ethniki |
Men's team
[edit]Men's team of Apollon kalamarias was founded in 1959, thanks to initiatives of Giorgos Meliadis.[3] Apollon played for many years in Gamma Ethniki basketball. The most successful period of the club was the period 2009-2011 when Apollon played for three consecutive seasons in Beta Ethniki Basketball. The current season, Apollon played in Greek C Basket League.
Titles
[edit]- Women's team
- Greek Women's Basketball League
- Winner (2): 1974, 1992
- Greek Women's Basketball Cup
- Winner (1): 1997
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Η "χρυσή Βίβλος" της Α1 μπάσκετ γυναικών". contra.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Η "χρυσή Βίβλος" του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας στο μπάσκετ γυναικών". contra.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Ιστορία Απόλλωνα". mgskapollon.gr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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