Athinaikos H.C. is a Greek handball club based in Vyronas, in the

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agglomeration. The club is the handball section of Greek multisport club of

Athinaikos Athinaikos A.C. ( el, Αθηναϊκός Α.Σ., full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achiev ...

. It is one of the most successful Greek handball club with titles both Men's and Women's team.

History

Athinaikos is one of the first clubs competed in the championship that was founded in the late of 1970s. Athinaikos won one Men's Championship and three Men's cups, two of them was consecutive, as well as two women's championships and three women's cups. Men's team of Athinaikos played three times in EHF Competitions and women's team played four times in Women's EHF Competitions. Despite the successful presence, Athinaikos was withdrawn from championship in 2006 due to financial problems. The club remained inactive for 9 years and returned in 2015-16 season playing in Beta Ethniki championship (3rd tier).

Recent Seasons (Men's team)

Honours and achievements

;Men's Team *

Greek Men's Handball Championship The Greek Men's Handball Championship, or Handball Premier, is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by Hellenic Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in 1979–80 season. The most successful tea ...

**Winner (1): 2005 *

Greek Men's Handball Cup The Greek Handball Cup is the second more important competition of Greek handball. The Cup is organised by the Hellenic Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ). The first Cup took place in 1982–83 season. The most successful team of the competition i ...

**Winner (3): 1997, 2005, 2006 ;Women's Team *

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 (2): 1987, 1988 *

Greek Women's Handball Cup The Greek women's handball cup is an annual competition, the most important in Greek women's handball together with the Greek championship. The first winner was GE Veria in 1987. Anagennisi Artas holds the record of cups won with nine consecutive t ...

**Winner (3): 1988, 1995, 1997

References

External links

Eurohandball, Men's TeamEurohandball, Women's Team
{{Athinaikos A.C. Handball clubs in Greece Athinaikos A.C. Vyronas