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A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek:A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών) is a multi-sports club that is based in Patras, Greece. It has included sports sections in association football, basketball, table tennis, and volleyball. The club is named after the ancient Greek God Apollo, and its team colours are black and white.
History The club was founded in 1926, in the Prosfygika neighborhood. The football club entered the Achaea FCA, and played many matches against Panachaiki, APS Olympiakos, Patraikos, and Thyella. The team's ground 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 top-tier level (Greek Basket League), has participated in the Saporta Cup (1997, 1998), the Korać Cup (1999), and has played in the Greek Cup Final in 1997, where they lost the title game against Olympiacos, by a score of 78–80.
Honours
Basketball
Men's team
Participation in the Premier Division (Basket League) (32x): 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Titles: (8x) Divisional titles: (5x) Greek A2 Basket League (3x): 1992, 2003, 2021 Greek B Basket League (2x): 1976,1979 Local titles: (4x) Achaia Local Regional Championships (4x): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 Apollonpatras.gr Old Index .
Greek Honours: Greek Cup Finalist (2x): 1997, 2015
European honours: Saporta Cup: Round of 16, 1997 Saporta Cup: Round of 32, 1998 Korać Cup: Round of 16, 1999
Women's team
Achaia local regional championship winner (3x): 1998, 2006, 2007
Volleyball
Men's team
Achaia local regional championship winner (3x): 1998, 2005, 2007 Participation in the Second National Division: 2001, 2002 Participation in the Third National Division: 2004, 2006
Women's team Achaia local regional championship winner (2x): 2007, 2008 Participation in the Second National Division: 2001, 2002
Football
Achaia local regional championship winner (3x): 1945, 1946, 1948 Participation in Greek Football Third Division (South): 1967, 1976
Table tennis
The club also competes in table tennis competitions, and it finished in fourth place in 1974. It produced athletes such as: Dimitrios Zikos, Giorgos Glarakis, Gerasimos Roussopoulos, and Spyros Kalogriopoulos. Roussopoulos was a member of the team that won the Atomic Greek Youth Championships in 1971, and finished second in 1972 and 1973.
In 1969, along with Spyros Kalogriopoulos, they were Greek champions in the children's doubles, as athletes of Sporting Patras.Apollonpatras.gr .
Gallery
References
Newspapers: Peloponnisos, I Imera, Proodos, I Gnomi, Patras Spor, Neologos, Patraiki Evdomadas, Fos, Allagi, Ta Gegonota and Ethnikos Kyrix Lefkoma, 100 Years of Football (Soccer) in Patras – City of Patras 2006 Axaioi3.gr Sportsnet.gr A.U. Apollon Patras KAE Apollon Achaia-Clauss
External links Official Website KAE apollon Achaia-Clauss