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Palaio Faliro B.C.

Palaio Faliro B.C.

Basketball team in Palaio Faliro, Greece

Palaio Faliro B.C. (alternate spelling: Paleo Falirou) (Greek: Παλαιού Φαλήρου) is a Greek professional basketball club. The team is located in Palaio Faliro, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The club has competed in the Greek Second Division. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Palaio Falirou (Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παλαιού Φαλήρου), which is abbreviated as A.O.P.F. (Α.O.Π.Φ.).

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History

Palaio Faliro's parent athletic sports club was founded in 1926, with the athletic union's first sporting department being the football club. In 1928, the athletic union added the track and field section, and in 1929, it added swimming and volleyball sections. The basketball club was added in 1931, after the athletic union decided to abandon the football club, in favor of a basketball department.

Arena

Palaio Faliro plays its home games at the Sofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall. The seating capacity of the arena is 1,204 people.[1]

Division history

Men's team

  • 1995–96: South Attica ESKANA Regional Championship
  • 1996–97: Third National (4th-tier)
  • 1997–98: Second National (3rd-tier)
  • 1998–2005: A2 Division
  • 2005–06: Second National
  • 2006–08: A2 Division
  • 2008–09: Second National
  • 2009–11: Third National
  • 2011–12: South Attica (ESKANA) Premier Division
  • 2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Level

Rankings

Result history

  • 1996: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: tied with Alimos
  • 1997: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: defeated Alimos
  • 1999: Greek Cup, Round of 8: Aris - Paleo Faliro: 76–48

Achievements

Men's team

2006
1997, 2020
  • ESKANA South Attica Cup (1):
1997

Women's team

1975, 1982

Notable players

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Former presidents

  • Greece Giorgos Velissarakos (1990s)
  • Greece Kostas Sorotos (2000s)

References

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    Αυτό είναι το νέο Κλειστό Γήπεδο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου (in Greek).
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