Peiraikos Syndesmos Explained

Peiraikos Syndesmos
Full Name:Peiraikos Syndesmos
Colours: Blue, White
Website: Club home page

Peiraikos Syndesmos (Greek: Πειραϊκός Σύνδεσμος) or simply Peiraikos, also written Piraikos Syndesmos, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1894.[1] Today Peiraikos has departments in basketball, volleyball, and track and field.[2] The previous years it had departments in football, swimming, handball, and water polo.

Active departments

History

Peiraikos was founded in 1894. The club was one of the founder members of SEGAS.[3] Peiraikos was the first club which founded a football team in Piraeus. It won a Panhellenic football championship in 1923 and the first Greek water polo championship.

The basketball team of Peiraikos was founded in 1935. It has played two times in A1 Ethniki (first division), in the 1991-92 and 1996-97 seasons. The women's basketball team has won two championships, in 1969 and 1970.[4]

Peiraikos volleyball team was founded in 1929. It was the club that brought volleyball to the city of Piraeus. Today it a women's volleyball team.[5]

Honours

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Peiraikos Football team (defunct)
Peiraikos Basketball team (Women)
Peiraikos Athletics team
Peiraikos Warer polo team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Piraeus Society. peiraikos.gr. 9 July 2014.
  2. Web site: The Piraeus society today. peiraikos.gr. 9 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Η ίδρυση του ΣΕΓΑΣ. mikros-romios.gr. 22 April 2014. el.
  4. Web site: Peiraikos, Basketball. peiraikos.gr. 9 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Peiraikos, volleyball. peiraikos.gr. 9 July 2014.
  6. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin_ftr.asp?c=124&pageid=-1&id=36378&s=0&STEMTYPE=0&STEM_WORD_PHONETIC_IDS=&CropPDF=0