Athinaikos women's basketball

Athinaikos
Nickname	Lords of Vyronas
Leagues	Greek Championship Greek Cup
Arena	Ergani Indoor Hall
Location	Vyronas, Greece
Team colors	Red and Yellow
Home Away

Athinaikos women's basketball is the women's professional basketball team of the Athens-based multi-sports club Athinaikos, that was founded in 1917. The team competes in the Greek Women's Basketball League.

History

Athinaikos has starred in the women's Greek League championship during recent years, winning four consecutive championships, and three consecutive women's Greek Cups. From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek League (105 wins). ^[1] The success of Athinaikos entered the Guinness book of records. ^{[2] [3]} The club's most important moment was the conquest of the EuroCup during the 2009-10 season, which was the first cup won by any Greek club in women's basketball, in European-wide competitions. ^[4]

Roster

Athinaikos women's basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Daskalopoulou, Vaso 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 43 – (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 PG 5 Sideraki, Katerina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 SF 6 Spatharou, Katerina 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 42 – (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 PG 7 Stamati, Gogo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 37 – (1988-04-08)8 April 1988 PG 8 Pavlopoulou, Pinelopi 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 29 – (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 SF 9 Kleitsa, Sophia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-11-05)5 November 1996 PG 10 Kechagla, Zoi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 45 – (1979-11-05)5 November 1979 F 11 Hailey, Dunham 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 37 – (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 C 12 Nixina, Zoi 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 F/C 14 Politi, Katerina 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 SF 15 Litsi, Christina 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-01-26)26 January 1997 SF 16 Cherise, Daniel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987	Head coach Vacant Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-11-29

Notable players

• Polymnia Saregkou
• Dimitra Kalentzou
• Olga Chatzinikolaou
• Chantelle Handy
• Vera Perostiyska

Honours

• EuroCup
  • Winner (1): 2010
• Greek League
  • Winner (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Greek Cup
  • Winner (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
• Greek A2 Division: Champion (2007)
• ESKA Division Champion: (2006)

References

1. "Τέλος στο ρεκόρ Γκίνες του Αθηναϊκού!". sentragoal.gr. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "Athinaikos enters the Guinness book of records". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
3. "Στο Γκίνες ο Αθηναϊκός". sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
4. "Κυπελλούχος Ευρώπης ο Αθηναϊκός". contra.gr. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

External links

• Athinaikos Women's B.C. official website (in Greek)