Athinaikos women's basketball

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Athinaikos
Athinaikos basketball logo.png
NicknameLords of Vyronas
Leagues Greek Championship
Greek Cup
Arena Ergani Indoor Hall
Location Vyronas, Greece
Team colorsRed and Yellow
  

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.

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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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 4 Flag of Greece.svg Daskalopoulou, Vaso 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)42 – (1982-01-01)1 January 1982
PG 5 Flag of Greece.svg Sideraki, Katerina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)27 – (1996-03-07)7 March 1996
SF 6 Flag of Greece.svg Spatharou, Katerina 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)40 – (1983-05-27)27 May 1983
PG 7 Flag of Greece.svg Stamati, Gogo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)35 – (1988-04-08)8 April 1988
SF 8 Flag of Greece.svg Loukatou, Tzeni 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)32 – (1992-01-01)1 January 1992
SF 9 Flag of Greece.svg Kleitsa, Sophia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)27 – (1996-11-05)5 November 1996
PG 10 Flag of Greece.svg Kechagla, Zoi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)44 – (1979-11-05)5 November 1979
F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Hailey, Dunham 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)36 – (1987-11-20)20 November 1987
C 12 Flag of Greece.svg Nixina, Zoi 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)27 – (1996-11-23)23 November 1996
F/C 14 Flag of Greece.svg Politi, Katerina 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)25 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
SF 15 Flag of Greece.svg Litsi, Christina 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)26 – (1997-01-26)26 January 1997
SF 16 Flag of the United States.svg Cherise, Daniel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)36 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987
Head coach
  • Vacant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 2015-11-29

Notable players

Honours

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