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 men's basketball club of the Greek multi sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. The club's name sponsorship is Apollon Patras B.C. Carna. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek A2 Basket League, which is the 2nd-tier level basketball division in Greece.
History
The club's parent athletic club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The club's men's basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek Basket League, in a total of 32 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 regional tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.
In the 1996–97 season, Apollon B.C. had one of its most successful seasons, finishing in the 7th 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 had what is considered to be one of the greatest teams in European basketball history, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.
One more successful season followed in the 1997–98 season, in which Apollon finished in the 6th place of the Greek League, and made it to the Saporta Cup Round of 32. The following year (1998–99), the team was relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division).
In 2003, Apollon B.C. won the Greek Second Division championship, and subsequently returned to the Greek first division for four straight seasons (2004 to 2007). The team was relegated to the second division again after the 2006–07 season, and returned to the top division Greek Basket League in the 2012–13 season. In that season, Apollon made the league's playoffs, and finished in 8th place in the league's final standings.
Apollon played in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos, by a score of 68–53.
Apollon Patras in international competitions
Arenas
Apollon Patras plays its home games at the 3,500 seat Apollon Patras Indoor Hall. They have also played home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which can seat 4,200.
Titles and honours National competitions: (11×)
Greek League Winners (3): 1927, 1948, 1956
Greek Cup Winners (4): 1951, 1964, 1970, 1973
Greek 2nd Division (4×): 1976, 1979, 1992, 2003 Greek B League (2×): 1976, 1979 Greek A2 League (3×): 1992, 2003, 2021
Local competitions: (4×) Achaia Regional Championship (4×): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 Apollonpatras.gr Old Index.
National honours: Greek Cup Finalist (2×): 1997, 2015 Greek Basket League Playoff Appearances (8×): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014
European honours: FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 16 (1997), eliminated by Türk Telekom (140–155) FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 32 (1998), eliminated by Hapoel Eilat (173–180) FIBA Korać Cup: Round of 16 (1999), eliminated by JDA Dijon (122–135)
Apollon Patras' season by season rankings Bold indicates seasons in which the club made the Greek top-tier level league's playoffs. Italics indicates seasons in which the club competed in levels below the Greek top-tier level.
Season Greek Division Place 1979–80 Basket League 10th 1980–81 Basket League 11th 1981–82 Basket League 10th 1982–83 Basket League 9th 1983–84 Basket League 12th 1984–85 Basket League 11th 1985–86 Basket League 6th 1986–87 Basket League 9th 1987–88 Basket League 8th 1988–89 Basket League 6th 1989–90 Basket League 8th
Season Greek Division Place 1990–91 Basket League 11th 1991–92 A2 Basket League 1st 1992–93 Basket League 10th 1993–94 Basket League 11th 1994–95 Basket League 11th 1995–96 Basket League 8th 1996–97 Basket League 7th 1997–98 Basket League 6th 1998–99 Basket League 13th 1999–00 A2 Basket League 3rd 2000–01 A2 Basket League 4th
Season Greek Division Place 2001–02 A2 Basket League 4th 2002–03 A2 Basket League 1st 2003–04 Basket League 11th 2004–05 Basket League 9th 2005–06 Basket League 10th 2006–07 Basket League 13th 2007–08 A2 Basket League 13th 2008–09 A2 Basket League 10th 2009–10 B Basket League 5th 2010–11 A2 Basket League 5th 2011–12 A2 Basket League 2nd
Season Greek Division Place 2012–13 Basket League 8th 2013–14 Basket League 8th 2014–15 Basket League 10th 2015–16 Basket League 10th 2016–17 Basket League 13th 2017–18 A2 Basket League 4th 2018–19 A2 Basket League 11th 2019–20 A2 Basket League 4th 2020–21 A2 Basket League 1st
Retired numbers Apollon Patras retired numbersNoPlayerPositionTenureDate retired #5 Nikos Argyropoulos PG/SG 1996–2005, 2010–2016 2019 #7 Kostas Petropoulos SG/SF 1968–1987 2016
Notable players
Head coaches
Sponsorships Great Shirt Sponsor: LOUX Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Nickan Great Sponsor: Oscar
References
External links Official Website Eurobasket.com Team Profile