Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
A.C. ARIS THESSALONIKI ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης), is a major Greek multi- sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during the

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with champion teams in football, basketball 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.

Departments

Aris is considered to be one of the most important Greek sport clubs and today maintains departments in many sports, including: *

Aris FC Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamai ...

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Aris BC Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamai ...

- Basketball * Aris Volleyball Club - Volleyball * Aris Water Polo - Water Polo * Aris Baseball - Baseball * Aris Ice Hockey - Ice Hockey

Honours

Football

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

**Winners (3): 1927–28, 1931–32, 1945–46 **Runners-up (3): 1929–30, 1932–33, 1979–80 * Greek Cup **Winners (1): 1969–70 **Runners-up (8): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1949–50, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10 * Greater Greece Cup (Defunct) **Winners (1): 1971

Basketball

* Greek League : Winners (10): 1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 : Runners-up (8): 1928-29, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1983-84 * Greek Cup : Winners (8): 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2003–04 : Runners-up (6): 1983–84, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17 * Greek Super Cup : Winners (1): 1986 * FIBA Saporta Cup / EuroCup Basketball : Winners (1):

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: Runners-up (1): 2005–06 * FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) : Winners (1): 1996–97 * FIBA EuroCup Challenge : Winners (1): 2002–03

Volleyball

Greek Volleyball League The A1 Ethniki ( el, Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), often referred to as the Greek Volleyball League, is the highest professional volleyball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Volleyball Federation. It is considered one of the top n ...

: * Winners (1): 1996–97 *''Runners-up (2):'' 1993–94, 1995–96, Greek Super Cup: * Winners (1): 1996–97

Waterpolo

* Greek League ** Winners (4): 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1930–31

Weightlifting

* 2 Greek championships, Women: 1994, 1995

Ice Hockey

* 4 Greek Championships: 1989, 1990, 1991, 2011

Korfball

* 1 Greek Championship:2007 * 1 Greek Cup: 2007 * 1 Beach Korfball Championship'': 2008

Ball Hockey

* 1 Greek Championship: 2009

Roller Hockey

* 1 Greek Championship:2009 * 3 Greek Cups: 2007, 2008, 2009 * 1 Balkan Cup: 2009

Swimming

* 1 Greek Championship, Women: 1994

Boxing

* 1 Greek Championship, Men: 1972

Athletics

* 1 Greek Indoor Championship, Women: 1991 * 1 Greek Cup, Women: 1988 * 2 Greek Cross Country Championship, Women: 1961, 1962

Anthem

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 Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the mo ...

and the music by

Secondo Poselli The term Secondo ''(sg. m.) (Seconda (sg. f.))'' is an umbrella term which has particularly been used in Switzerland. ''Secondo/Seconda'' is the Italian word for ''second'' and has been used to refer to people who are children of immigrants, wer ...

, son of the famous architect Vitaliano Poselli. The orchestration was made by the famous classic composer Emilios Riadis.

Notable athletes

*Football: Nikolaos Aggelakis,

Kostas Vikelidis Kostas or Costas ( el, Κώστας) is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name it is the hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine). Given name * Costas Andreou, Greek musician * Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), a Greek basketball player ...

, Nikiphoros Vikelidis, Nikos Kitsos, Argyris Argyriadis, Kleanthis Vikelidis,

Kostas Veliadis Kostas or Costas ( el, Κώστας) is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name it is the hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine). Given name * Costas Andreou, Greek musician * Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), a Greek basketball player ...

Manolis Keramidas Manolis ( el, Μανώλης, Μανόλης) is a Greek masculine given name, which is sometimes a contraction of Emmanouil. It may refer to: *Manolis Anagnostakis (1925–2005), Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist and existentia ...

, Takis Loukanidis,

Alketas Panagoulias Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias ( el, Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also ...

, Konstantinos Drampis,

Giorgos Zindros Georgios Zindros ( el, Γεώργιος Ζήνδρος; born in 1955) a Greek football player, was a star winger for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. during the golden period of the late 1970. He was born in Romania by Greek parents and started his career ...

, Stelios Papafloratos, Theodoros Pallas,

Alekos Alexiadis Alekos Alexiadis ( el, Αλέκος Αλεξιάδης; born 3 September 1945) is a retired Greek football player. Alexiadis was a star forward for Aris during the period 1963–1975. He was second, behind Dinos Kouis, on the all-time scorers li ...

, Dinos Kouis,

Vasilis Dimitriadis Vasilis Dimitriadis ( el, Βασίλης Δημητριάδης; born 1 February 1966) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Dimitriadis started his professional career at Aris in 1986. In 1991 Dimitria ...

, Apostolos Liolidis, Traianos Dellas, Angelos Charisteas, Avraam Papadopoulos, Sergio Koke,

Darcy Dolce Neto Darcy Dolce Neto, or simply Neto (born February 7, 1981), is a retired Brazilian football right-back. Attributes Neto is a quite short, but agile and technically gifted footballer. He is a modern and atomic right wing back, but also if needed, ...

Javito Francisco Javier Peral Periane (born 4 November 1983), known as Javito, is a Spanish retired professional footballer. Club career Barcelona Born in Moraleja, Province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Javito joined FC Barcelona's youth system at the a ...

Vangelis Platellas Vangelis Platellas ( el, Βαγγέλης Πλατέλλας, born 1 December 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Ionikos. Club career Vangelis Platellas began playing professional football for ...

*Basketball: Manthos Matthaiou, Faidon Matthaiou, Anestis Petalidis,

Michalis Romanidis Michalis Romanidis (alternate spelling: Michail) ( el, Μιχάλης Ρωμανίδης; born June 19, 1966, Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in.) tall, he played at the small forwar ...

, Vangelis Alexandris,

Charis Papageorgiou Charilaos "Charis" Papageorgiou (alternate spellings: Harilaos, Haris) (Greek: Χαρίλαος "Χάρης" Παπαγεωργίου; born March 26, 1953 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1 ...

, Nikos Filippou, Stojko Vranković, Vassilis Lipiridis,

Lefteris Subotić Eleutherios or Lefteris ( el, Ελευθέριος, "the liberator") is an epithet and formal attribution in the Greek pantheon, including: *Dionysus * Eros *Zeus From Eleuther, son of Apollo and Aethusa. # He is renowned for having an excellent ...

, Giannis Ioannidis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis,

Miroslav Pecarski Miroslav Pecarski ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Пецарски; born 21 March 1967) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He played professionally for KK Partizan, Partizan, Aris B.C., Aris, Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos, Panionio ...

, Roy Tarpley, Harold Ellis, Walter Berry, José Ortiz, Charles Shackleford,

Dinos Angelidis Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis (born 5 April 1969) is an Austrian-born retired Greek basketball player of mixed Greek-Austrian descent. Born in Vienna, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and has represented Greece at senior level ...

Panagiotis Liadelis Panagiotis Liadelis (born December 7, 1974 in Volos, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) tall, he played as a point guard-shooting guard. Professional career Liadelis played for many ...

Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas (alternate spelling: Georgios) ( el, Γιώργος Σιγάλας, link=no; born July 31, 1971 in Peristeri, Athens, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. During the decade of the 1990s, t ...

, Will Solomon, Nestoras Kommatos,

Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey ( mk, Џеремаја Мејси; born July 22, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player who last played Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.02 ...

Bryant Dunston Bryant Kevin Dunston Jr. (; born May 28, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player who plays at the center position for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also rep ...

, Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou, Sasha Vezenkov *Volleyball: Lyubomir Ganev,

Plamen Konstantinov Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov ( bg, Пламен Георгиев Константинов) (born 14 June 1973) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, head coach of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and ...

Michalis Alexandropoulos Michalis Alexandropoulos ( el, Μιχάλης Αλεξανδρόπουλος, born in Kinshasa)Giannis Melkas, Thanassis Moustakidis, Dimitris Modiotis, Kostas Prousalis, Nikos Smaragdis, Riley Salmon,

Clayton Stanley Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), Olympic Champion 20 ...

*Water polo: Stelios Dimitriou, Agisilaos Zografos, Fotis Zografos

European honours

Notable supporters

Katerina Sakellaropoulou Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( el, Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, Latn, el, Katerína Sakellaropoúlou, ; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. She was elected by the Hellenic ...

, President of the Hellenic Republic * Arthur Abrahamian, President of the Armenian Community of Thessaloniki * Anthimos Ananiadis, actor * Lelos Arouch, prominent member of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki * Albert Bourla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer *

Yiannis Boutaris Yiannis Boutaris ( el, Γιάννης Μπουτάρης; born 13 June 1942) is a Greek businessman and politician, former mayor of Thessaloniki. Biography Yiannis Boutaris was born in Thessaloniki in 1942, the son of winemaker Stelios Boutaris ...

, fmr. Mayor of Thessaloniki * Angelos Charisteas, member of the UEFA Euro 2004 winning team * Spyros Charitatos, journalist *

Kostas Chrysogonos Kostas Chrysogonos (born 7 June 1961) is a Greek professor of constitutional law and a former Member of the European Parliament, sitting as an independent within the group of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL). Education He ...

, jurist, Member of the European Parliament * Giannis Dardamanelis, Mayor of Kalamaria *

Dimos Dasygenis Dimos (Greek: Δήμος) may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Dimos Baxevanidis (born 1988), Greek football player * Dimos Dikoudis (born 1977), Greek basketball player *Dimos Manglaras (born 1940), Greek long jumper ;Surname * Jimmy Di ...

, knitting entrepreneur, whom the Aris training center ("Dasygenio") was named after * Serafeim Dedeoglou, significant entrepreneur, creator of luxury hotels in Thessaloniki * Vangelis Diamantopoulos, fmr. SYRIZA MP * Efstratios Evgeniou, Chalkidiki Flour Mills SA's Chairman & CEO *

B.D. Foxmoor BD, Bd or bd may refer to: In arts and entertainment * B. D. (Doonesbury), a major character in the ''Doonesbury'' comic strip * '' Bande dessinée'' (or "bédé"), a French term for comics * Bass drum, in sheet music notation * Brahe Djäknar ...

, rapper and hip hop producer * Christos Galileas, artistic director of

Thessaloniki Concert Hall Thessaloniki Concert Hall ( el, Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a centre for the performing arts in Thessaloniki, Greece. It opened in 2000 on land donated by the Greek state. The complex has two main buildings: M1, with ...

* Nikos Galis, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Kostas Gioulekas, fmr. Minister of Internal Affairs * Evangelos Grammenos, president of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) * Aris Grigoriadis, world aquatics champion * Giannis Ioannidis, fmr. Deputy Minister of Sport * Ignatios Kaitezidis, Mayor of

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ...

* Sotiris Kalyvatsis, actor *

Vassilis Kechagias Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis ( el, Βασίλειος or Βασίλης), is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basil ...

, President of the Greek Film Critics Association (PEKK) * Giorgos Konstantopoulos, President of the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) * Vladimiros Kyriakidis, actor *

Zoe Laskari Zoe Laskari ( el, Ζωή Λάσκαρη, ; 12 December 1942 – 18 August 2017) was a Greek film and stage actress. Life Zoe Laskari was born Zoe Kouroukli in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 December 1942—not 1943 or 1944, as had been misreported ...

, actress *

Katerina Laspa Katerina ( Greek: Κατερίνα, ''Katerína''; Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Катерина, ''Katerina'') is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of ''Ekaterini'' and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of '' Ekaterina'' or ' ...

, journalist, TV host * Michalis Leanis, journalist * Giorgos Lentzas, journalist, TV host * Giannis Logothetis, emblematic sports commentator *

Renia Louizidou ''Renia'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Species * ''Renia adspergillus'' Bosc, 1800 – speckled renia moth * ''Renia discoloralis'' Guenée, 1854 – discolored renia moth * ''Re ...

, actress *

Nikos Makropoulos Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of t ...

, singer *

Apostolos Mangiriadis Apostolos may refer to: * The Apostolos (Eastern Orthodox liturgy), a book containing texts traditionally believed to be authored by one of the twelve apostles (disciples) – various epistles and the ''Acts of the Apostles'' – from which one is ...

, journalist * Marinella, singer *

Rodolfo Maslias Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella *Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician * Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino actor a ...

, Head of TermCoord of the European Parliament * Faidon Matthaiou, FIBA EuroBasket Bronze medalist, the "Patriarch" of Greek basketball * Antypas (Masloumidis), singer * Michalis Mitrousis, actor *

Fanis Mouratidis Fanis Mouratidis is a Greek actor. Biography Fanis Mouratidis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Even though he was accepted in several Greek university schools, he chose to study acting and finally graduated from the drama school of Natio ...

, actor *

Alexandros Nikolaidis Alexandros Nikolaidis (17 October 1979 – 14 October 2022) was a Greek taekwondo athlete. He was named the 2008 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. Initially the home favorite, he won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in At ...

, Olympic medalist in Tae Kwon Do *

, fmr. US and Greece national football team manager * Andreas Papacharalambous, Mayor of

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, Cyprus *

Elena Papadimitriou Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Velik ...

, journalist *

, top scorer and champion in basketball *

Vasilis Papageorgopoulos Vasilis Papageorgopoulos ( el, Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος; born 27 June 1947) is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki and convicted felon. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as ...

, fmr. Mayor of Thessaloniki * Akis Petretzikis, celebrity chef *

, composer of the Hymn of Aris Thessaloniki, son of Vitaliano Poselli * Emilios Riadis, significant composer and poet * Konstantinos-Christoforos Rodokanakis, physician and essayist * Akis Sakellariou, actor * Nikolaos Sakellaropoulos, fmr. VP of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece * Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission *

Panagiotis Spyrou Panagiotis Spyrou (born 24 May 1947) is a Greek weightlifter. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mu ...

, pioneer cardiac surgeon * Katerina Stanisi, singer * Nikos Tachiaos, Chairman of Attiko Metro SA * Kyriakos Thomaidis, journalist, TV host * Ioanna Triantafyllidou, actor * Nicholas Trimmatis, London based real estate entrepreneur *

Thanasis Tsaltabasis Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal". Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include: * Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek bask ...

, actor * Vassilis Tsitsanis, leading composer of rebetiko *

Vasilis Tsivilikas Vasilis Tsivilikas (Thessaloniki, January 17, 1942 – Athens, February 29, 2012) was a Greek comedy actor with significant appearances in the Greek film industry, television and especially theater. Biography He was born on January 17, 1942, ...

, actor *

Nikos Valergakis Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of ...

, fmr. President of Thessaloniki Bar Association * Foteini Velesiotou, singer * Michalis Zorpidis, President of the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki (EETH)

AC Αris Thessaloniki Presidents

Gallery

File:Aris FC 1923.jpg, Aris, 1923 File:Aris FC 1931.jpg, The team of 1930-31 season File:Aris FC 1932.jpg, The champion team of 1932 File:Nikos Agelakis Aris.jpg, Nikolaos Aggelakis File:Alketas Panagoulias (1986).jpg,

File:Dellas 2008.jpg, Traianos Dellas File:Charisteas 2008.jpg, Angelos Charisteas File:Cuper Hector.jpg, Héctor Cúper File:Sergio Contreras Pardo.jpg, Sergio Koke File:06012009050 Fedon Mathaiou.jpg, Faidon Matthaiou, the ''Patriarch'' of the Greek basketball File:Dušan Ivković.jpg, Dušan Ivković File:VangelisAlexandris.jpg, Vangelis Alexandris File:Coach Giannis Ioannidis.PNG, Giannis Ioannidis File:Panagiotis Giannakis (cropped) close.jpg, Panagiotis Giannakis File:José Rafael Ortiz.JPG, Jose Ortiz File:Kostas Sloukas 16 - FB Dogus 20171224.jpg, Kostas Sloukas File:Kostas Papanikolaou2011 (cropped).jpg, Kostas Papanikolaou File:Vezenkov Barca 2016.jpg, Aleksandar Vezenkov

References

External links

Official website
;Press
All about Aris
;Fans
Super3 Official website

Official website of "ARIS Members Society"
{{A2 Ethniki handball Multi-sport clubs in Thessaloniki Sports clubs established in 1914 1914 establishments in Greece

Departments

Honours

Football

Basketball

Volleyball

Waterpolo

Weightlifting

Ice Hockey

Korfball

Ball Hockey

Roller Hockey

Swimming

Boxing

Athletics

Anthem

Notable athletes

European honours

Notable supporters

AC Αris Thessaloniki Presidents

Gallery

See also

References

External links