Aris Nikaias (full name Gymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos Aris Nikaias/ G.N.O. Aris Nikaias el, Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Άρης Νικαιάς/Γ.Ν.Ο. Άρης Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sport club based in
Nikaia
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and se ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
. The club was founded in 1973, when members of the club were detached from the nearby
Ionikos. The club has divisions for many different sports. It has won four straight women's handball championships. Its logo is a star, and its colors are yellow and blue.
Departments
;Team sports
*Basketball team, the basketball team plays in
Greek C Basketball League (2105–16)
*Handball team, the handball team plays in
A2 Ethniki Handball (2105–16)
*Volleyball team
*Water polo team
The club has also departments in various individual sports.
History
Aris Nikaias was founded in 1973 by former members of
Ionikos Nikaias
Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, b ...
. The club acquired departments in various sports. The most successful were the basketball, volleyball, and handball. The first achievements came from the women's handball department. Aris Nikaias won 4 consecutive
women's championships between 1982 and 1985. The volleyball team achieved to reach in
A1 Ethniki in 2000, winning the
A2 Ethniki Volleyball championship of the season 1999-2000.
Recently the basketball team promoted to
Greek C Basketball League.
This year, the handball and the basketball team play in national divisions, the basketball team in C League (4th-tier) and handball team in A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier).
Honours
*
Greek Women's Handball Championship
The Greek women's handball championship known as A1 Ethniki Women's Handball is an annual competition, the most important in Greek women's handball together with the Greek Cup. The competition is organised by the Hellenic Handball Federation since ...
**Winner (4): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
References
External links
Official page
{{A1 Greek handball
Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti
Multi-sport clubs in Piraeus