Aigaleo B.C.

A.O. Aigaleo
A.O. Αιγάλεω
A.O. Aigaleo; A.O. Αιγάλεω
Nickname	The City
Leagues	Greek B League; Greek Cup
Founded	1956
History	1956 – Present
Arena	Aigaleo Stavros Venetis Indoor Hall
Capacity	2,000
Location	Aigaleo, Athens, Greece
Team colors	Blue and White;
President	Giannoulis Kallilas
Head coach	Alexandros Zavos
Championships	Greek 3rd Division: (1); Greek 4th Division: (3)
Website	aoaigaleo.gr
Home	Away

Aigaleo B.C. (alternate spelling: Egaleo) (Greek: Αιγάλεω KAE) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Aigaleo, Greece, which is a suburb of Athens. The club's full name is Aigaleo A.O. B.C. (Greek: Αιγάλεω A.O. KAE). Aigaleo currently plays in the third-tier level of Greek basketball, the Greek B Basket League.

History

The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1931, as Ierapolis Athletic Union (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Ιεράπολι), and the basketball division of the athletic organization was founded in 1956,^[1] by Alexandros Stavropoulos. Although the basketball department was founded in 1956, it took the club exactly fifty years to participate in the Greek First Division, which is the highest professional basketball league in Greece, in the 2006–07 season. During the 1950s and 1960s, the team remained in the lowest local (third) division, until 1971, when it qualified for the higher league, because of a new categorical system.

In 1973 and 1974, Aigaleo B.C. won two league promotions, and finally took part in the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League (1974–75, 1975–76 seasons). For the next 12 years, the team participated in the first local league (A E.S.K.A.), except in the 1981–82 season, when it was in the B E.S.K.A., after 1981's relegation. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Aigaleo B.C. participated in the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, where it played six seasons in total, but was it relegated again to the local league in 1994.

In 1997, Aigaleo won the A E.S.K.A. championship, and after two years, in 1999, Aigaleo B.C. returned to the Greek B League, where it played for six seasons in total. In 2004, Aigaleo B.C. won the Greek B League championship, and after having a short presence in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, it was promoted to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, in 2006. From 1999 to 2006, the team was coached by Dimitrios Karvelas, and after him, Thanasis Skourtopoulos took that position.

Arena

Aigaleo plays its home games at the 2,000 seat Aigaleo Stavros Venetis Indoor Hall.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

Greek 3rd Division

Champions (1): (2003–04)

Greek 4th Division

Champions (3): (1998–99, 2000–01, 2018–19)

League pyramid history

Seasons	Greek League	Greek A2 League	Greek B League	Greek C League	A E.S.K.A.	B E.S.K.A.	C E.S.K.A.
3	2007, 2008, 2009	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	2005, 2006, 2010	—	—	—	—	—
9	—	—	1975, 1976, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022	—	—	—	—
8	—	—	—	1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2015, 2019	—	—	—
21	—	—	—	—	1974, 1977–81, 1983–88, 1990–92, 1995–97, 2016, 2017, 2018	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—	1972, 1973, 1982	—
15	—	—	—	—	—	—	1957–71

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Greece

Europe

USA

Head coaches

Sources

"Απ' τις αλάνες της Ε.Σ.Κ.Α. στα παρκέ της A1-The History of Egaleo Men Basketball Team 1956–2008", Nikos D. Nikolaidis, "Emvryo" Publications, 2008, ISBN 9789608002456.

References

^ "ΤΟ CITY ΣΤΑ ΠΑΡΚΕ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

External links

Official website (in Greek)
Eurobasket.com Team Page

[1] "ΤΟ CITY ΣΤΑ ΠΑΡΚΕ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

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