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]
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]
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 |