Apollon Kalamarias B.C. Explained

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Apollon Kalamarias
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

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

SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes
2006-07A2 Ethniki8th
2007-08A2 Ethniki1st promoted to A1
2008-09A1 Ethniki4th
2009-10A1 Ethniki11th relegated to A2
2010-11A2 Ethniki1st promoted to A1
2011-12A1 Ethniki11th relegated to A2
2012-13A2 Ethniki5th
2013-14A2 Ethniki9th
2014-15A2 Ethniki6th
2015-16A2 Ethniki5th
2016-17A2 Ethniki3rd
2017-18A2 Ethniki7th
2018-19A2 Ethniki5th
2019-20A2 Ethniki-season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21A2 Ethniki

Men's team

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

Women's team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Η "χρυσή Βίβλος" της Α1 μπάσκετ γυναικών. contra.gr. 9 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Η "χρυσή Βίβλος" του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας στο μπάσκετ γυναικών. contra.gr. 9 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Ιστορία Απόλλωνα. mgskapollon.gr. 9 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417102250/http://mgskapollon.gr/istoria-apollona. 17 April 2016. dead.