GAS Archelaos Katerinis
| GAS Archelaos Katerinis | |||
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| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Arena | Katerini Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 800 | ||
| League | Handball Premier | ||
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Archelaos Katerinis (full name Gymnastikos Athlitikos Syllogos Archelaos Katerinis, GAS Archelaos Katerinis – Greek: Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Αρχέλαος Καστερίνης, ΓΑΣ Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης) is a Greek multisport club based in Katerini. The club has sport departments in various sports, but the most successful is the handball team. The handball team has won two Greek cup.[1]
History
[edit]Archelaos Katerinis was founded in 1956. Initially the club had also a basketball team. This team was merged with Pierikos in 2008 and it continues as Archelaos-Pierikos B.C. The most successful team of the club is the handball team. The handball team of Archelaos was founded in 1980 and it has won 2 Greek Cups (1990, 1994) and was one time the finalist of the championship.[1] In the recent season, Archelaos finished in second place of A2 Ethniki Handball but it was promoted to A1 replacing Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia that withdrew.[2]
Recent seasons
[edit]| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | A2 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2012–13 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A1 |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2014–15 | A2 Ethniki | 2nd | Promoted to A1 |
| 2015–16 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to A2 |
Honours
[edit]- Greek Cups
- Winner (2): 1990, 1994
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης". handball.gr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Α2 Χάντμπολ: Ανατροπή στον όμιλο της Ασπίδας Ξάνθης, στην Premier ο Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης!". thrakisports.gr. Retrieved 26 December 2015.