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A.C. Filippos Verias (
Greek
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: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek sport club based in
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
. It has departments in Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Gymnastics, and Athletics. The most successful is the department of Handball that has won many titles. Filippos was founded in 1962 and its colours are white and red. Its emblem is
Philip of Macedonia
Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king (''basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the a ...
. Filippos is also known as "Vasilias (the king)" and it is the second most successful club in
Premier Handball/A1 Ethniki history.
Basketball team
Filippos Verias' senior men's basketball team was founded in 1962. In the
2013–14 season, the club played in the
Greek 2nd Division (A2 National), for the first time. In the previous years, the club played mostly in the
Greek 3rd Division (B National), and in the
Greek C League (C National) (the third and fourth divisions of the
Greek basketball league system
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).
Handball team
Filippos Veria Handball Club was founded in 1977, and is the most successful department of the club having won many championships and cups. The club has won 9
Championships
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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and 6
Cups
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, and he played in the final of
EHF Challenge Cup
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but it was defeated by Danish team
Skjern Håndbold
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. It was the first Greek handball club that played in a final of a European competition. Filippos currently plays in
Handball Premier (first division).
Volleyball team
The volleyball department of Filippos Verias promoted to
A1 Ethniki Volleyball
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for first time in 2020.
«Ένωση Σωματείων Πετοσφαίρισης Μακεδονίας»
, επίσημος ιστότοπος. In 2021, Filippos reached the final of League Cup
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defeating PAOK at the semi-final, but losing by 3–1 sets from Foinikas Syros at the final.
See also
*Filippos Veria H.C.
Filippos Veria H.C. (Greece, Greek: Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek handball club based in Veria, section of multi-sports club Filippos Veria. The handball department of Filippos was founded in 1977 and its colours are white and red. I ...
* Filippos Verias B.C.
*Veria F.C.
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
*GE Verias
Gymnastiki Enosi Verias was a Greek sports club from Veria. It was active in athletics, boxing, chess, handball, table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight bal ...
References
External links
Official SiteA.C. Filippos Verias eurohandball.com, Filippos Verias
{{A1 Greek handball
Greek handball clubs
Multi-sport clubs in Greece
Sport in Veria