Apollon Patras B.C.
Apollon Patras B.C., named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. Apollon Patras B.C. is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek League, which is the top basketball division in Greece.
History
The club's predecessor sports club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek League in a total of 28 different seasons so far, being one of the constant teams in the Greek League's top division over the years.
The club competed in the top division for the first time in the 1971-72 season. Apollon won the local Achaea tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.
In 1997, Apollon B.C. had a successful season finishing in the 8th place of the Greek League and reaching the Round of 16 at the Saporta Cup. The club also made it to the final of the Greek Cup, for the first time in its history, but they were defeated by Olympiacos. In that particular season, Olympiacos was considered one of the greatest teams in European basketball, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.
Apollon Patras
A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek:A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών) is a multi-sports club based in Patras, Greece, that includes association football, basketball, table tennis, and volleyball.
History
The club is named after the ancient Greek God Apollo and its colours are black and white.
The club was founded in 1926 in the Prosfygika neighbourhood. The football club entered the Achaea FCA and played many matches against Panachaiki, APS Olympiakos, Patraikos and Thyella. The area was in the Olympiakos Patras arena, today's Prosfygika stadium.
The football team was later dissolved and today Apollon is mainly a basketball team, K.A.E. Apollon Patras. It is a regular member of the Greek Basketball First Division (Greek Basket League), participated in the European cups (1997, 1998) and played the Greek Basketball Cup final in 1997, losing the trophy by Olympiacos B.C. (78-80).
Honours
Basketball
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