Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki[1] (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης), is a major Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki.
Full name | Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης |
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Nicknames | God of War |
Founded | 25 March 1914 as Football Club Aris Thessaloniki |
Colours | Yellow, Black |
Anthem | Aris Niketes (Ares Victorious) |
Chairman | Lefteris Arvanitis |
Titles | European Titles: 3 Balkan Titles: 1 |
Website | Club home page |
Nicknamed God of War, Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during the Interwar period with champion teams in football, basketball [2] and water polo. Until nowadays maintains a remarkable tradition in basketball, while "established" the sport in the country with the great star player Nikos Galis and the team of the 1980s, which was voted as the best Greek team of the 20th century.
Aris is considered to be one of the most important Greek sport clubs and today maintains departments in many sports, including:
The hymn of Aris or Aris Niketes (Ares Victorious) is the anthem of the club. It was written in 1926. The lyrics were written by Georgios Kitsos and the music by Secondo Poselli, son of the famous architect Vitaliano Poselli. The orchestration was made by the famous classic composer Emilios Riadis.
Season | Basketball | Volleyball | Roller Hockey |
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1984–85 | FIBA Korać Cup Semi-finals |
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1987–88 | Euroleague 4th place |
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1988–89 | Euroleague 3rd place |
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1989–90 | Euroleague 4th place |
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1992–93 | FIBA Saporta Cup Winners |
CEV Cup Semi-finals |
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1993–94 | FIBA Saporta Cup Semi-finals |
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1994–95 | CEV Cup Semi-finals |
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1996–97 | FIBA Korać Cup Winners |
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1998–99 | FIBA Saporta Cup Semi-finals |
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2002–03 | FIBA EuroCup Challenge Winners |
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2005–06 | Eurocup Final |
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2008–09 | Balkans Cup | Balkan Cup |
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