Sporting B.C.
A.O. Sporting Athens (Greek Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ Αθηνών ) is a Greek basketball team from the Athens municipality Patisia. The men's division is currently playing in Gamma Ethniki, the fourth highest league in the country.
- 2.1 history
- 2.2 Major former players
- 2.3 Title
History
Founded in 1936 by Sporting Athens Greeks who emigrated from what is now istanbul and accommodating members of the association founded in 1924 Sporting Club Konstantin Opel were.
1939 and 1940 reached Sporting each final of the Greek Cup, but both times was beaten city rivals Panellinios. In 1945 the club won the championship game. As Greece was but at this time occupied by German troops still, the title could not be officially counted and went as freedom Cup in the club history. 1946 and 1947 reached Sporting again the finals to the Greek championship, losing again in both games Panathinakos Athens. 1979 by the association for the first time at the European Cup in part and starts in Korac Cup.
1982, the club rises from the first time from the A1 Ethniki. Since the rose Sporting several times up or down, reaching a total of three championships in the A2 Ethniki, the second highest Greek league.
Significant former players
Greece Konstantinos Angelidis United States Alphonso Ford Greece Fotis Katsikaris Greece Georgios Kolokithas Greece Nikos Liakopoulos Greece Fedon Mattheou Greece Dimitris Papanikolaou Greece Giannis Sioutis
Significant former coach
Greece Angelos Koronios
Women
History
The women's section of Sporting is one of the most important clubs in Greece. With 21 won championships - 20 of them in the period between 1976 to 1999 - she is the most successful team by far in the country.
The first championship was Sporting win in 1976. 1977 graduated from the club in his first international match against Red Star Belgrade. The first victory in a European away game succeeded in 1983. 1991 in Barcelona and 1992 in Bari creates the club in two consecutive years, the leap into the Final Four tournament for the European Champions Cup. 1996 Sporting won the inaugural women for Greek club trophy.
2007 rose from Sporting in the second class A2 Ethniki.
Significant former players
Greece Nikoleta Arnaoutoglou ( first Greek player who moved abroad ) Greece Anni Konstantinidou Greece Dimitra Kalentzou
Title
- Greek Champion ( 21x): 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004
- Greek Cup winner (3x): 1996, 1999, 2005
Homestead
Venue of the home matches of the club is both for men and for women, the 1,862 -seat Klisto Sporting Patisia. Built in 1968 sports hall is owned by the association and was used from 2002 to 2004 by Panathinakos Athens since at this time the Olympic Hall has undergone in view of the upcoming Olympics renovation and modernization work.
Other Sports
Originally Sporting had also departments in the sports of weightlifting, wrestling, swimming, table tennis and volleyball. In the meantime, is offered in addition to basketball only judo and rhythmic gymnastics.