GAS Archelaos Katerinis explained

Clubname:GAS Archelaos Katerinis
Founded:1956
Ground:Katerini Indoor Hall
Capacity:800
League:Handball Premier
Season:2015–16
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Archelaos Katerinis (full name Gymnastikos Athlitikos Syllogos Archelaos Katerinis, GAS Archelaos Katerinis – Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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

SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes
2011–12A2 Ethniki6th
2012–13A2 Ethniki1stPromoted to A1
2013–14A1 Ethniki12thRelegated to A2
2014–15A2 Ethniki2ndPromoted to A1
2015–16A1 Ethniki12thRelegated to A2

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης . handball.gr . 26 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226234738/http://www.handball.gr/andron/a1-andron-opap/omades/team/17/35.html . 26 December 2015 .
  2. Web site: Α2 Χάντμπολ: Ανατροπή στον όμιλο της Ασπίδας Ξάνθης, στην Premier ο Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης!. thrakisports.gr. 26 December 2015.