Apollon Kalamarias | |||
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Founded | 1959 (men's) 1968 (women's) | ||
Location | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
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Apollon Kalamarias B.C. is the basketball section of Apollon Kalamarias, the Greek multisport club based in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. The women's team stands out from the club because has won two championships and one cup. [1] [2]
The women's team of Apollon Kalamarias was founded in 1968, nine years after founding of men's team. [3] It is the most successful section of Apollon since it is the only department that has won Panhellenic titles. It is also the only women's basketball team from Thessaloniki that has won a Greek championship or Greek cup. Apollon Kalamarias has won two championship and one cup. [1] [2] The current season the club plays in A2 Ethniki women's.
Season | Division | Place | Notes |
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2006-07 | A2 Ethniki | 8th | |
2007-08 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | promoted to A1 |
2008-09 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
2009-10 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | relegated to A2 |
2010-11 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | promoted to A1 |
2011-12 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | relegated to A2 |
2012-13 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
2013-14 | A2 Ethniki | 9th | |
2014-15 | A2 Ethniki | 6th | |
2015-16 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
2016-17 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd | |
2017-18 | A2 Ethniki | 7th | |
2018-19 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
2019-20 | A2 Ethniki | - | season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020-21 | A2 Ethniki |
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