Athinaikos H.C.

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Athinaikos H.C. is a Greek handball club based in Vyronas, in the Athens agglomeration. The club is the handball section of Greek multisport club of Athinaikos. It is one of the most successful Greek handball club with titles both Men's and Women's team.

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History

Athinaikos is one of the first clubs competed in the championship that was founded in the late of 1970s. Athinaikos won one Men's Championship [1] and three Men's cups, [2] two of them was consecutive, [3] as well as two women's championships [1] and three women's cups. [3] Men's team of Athinaikos played three times in EHF Competitions and women's team played four times in Women's EHF Competitions. Despite the successful presence, Athinaikos was withdrawn from championship in 2006 due to financial problems. [4] The club remained inactive for 9 years and returned in 2015-16 season playing in Beta Ethniki championship (3rd tier). [5] [6]

Recent Seasons (Men's team)

SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes
2001-02 A1 Ethniki 8th
2002-03 A1 Ethniki 8th
2003-04 A1 Ethniki 4th
2004-05 A1 Ethniki 1stWinner Greek Cup
2005-06 A1 Ethniki 2ndWinner Greek Cup
2006-07 A1 Ethniki 12thWithdrawn from championship
2007-15Inactive
2015-16Beta Ethniki

Honours and achievements

Men's Team
Women's Team

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