Palaio Faliro B.C. (alternate spelling: Paleo Falirou) (

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: Παλαιού Φαλήρου) is a Greek professional

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club. The team is located in

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. The club has competed in the Greek Second Division. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Palaio Falirou (Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παλαιού Φαλήρου), which is abbreviated as A.O.P.F. (Α.O.Π.Φ.).

History

Palaio Faliro's parent athletic

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was founded in 1926, with the athletic union's first sporting department being the

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club. In 1928, the athletic union added the

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section, and in 1929, it added

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and

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sections. The

club was added in 1931, after the athletic union decided to abandon the football club, in favor of a basketball department.

Arena

Palaio Faliro plays its home games at the Sofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall. The

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Division history

Men's team

*1995–96: South Attica ESKANA Regional Championship *1996–97: Third National ( 4th-tier) *1997–98: Second National ( 3rd-tier) *1998–2005: A2 Division *2005–06: Second National *2006–08: A2 Division *2008–09: Second National *2009–11: Third National *2011–12: South Attica (ESKANA) Premier Division *2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Level

Rankings

* 2002–03 Greek 2nd Division: 2nd * 2007–08 Greek 2nd Division: 15th (7 wins, 23 losses and 30 games) -

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* 2009–10 Third National - Group 1 South: 5th * 2010–11 Third National - Group 2 South: 13th (3 wins, 22 losses and 1 tie) -

*2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Division: 6th

Result history

*1996: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: tied with

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*1997: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: defeated Alimos *1999:

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, Round of 8:

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- Paleo Faliro: 76–48

Achievements

Men's Team

* Third Division (1): ::2006 * Fourth Division (2): ::1997, 2020 *ESKANA South Attica Cup (1): ::1997

Women's Team

* Greek Women's League (2) ::1975, 1982

Notable players

Giannis Kalampokis Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player a ...

Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros "Lazo" Agadakos ( el, Λάζαρος Αγαδάκος; born January 1, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career After pl ...

Ioannis Gagaloudis Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) ( el, Γιάννης Γκαγκαλούδης; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the Greek B B ...

Leonidas Skoutaris Leonidas Skoutaris ( el, Λεωνίδας Σκούταρης; born 28 August 1976 in Athens, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. College career Skoutaris played college basketball at Cleveland State, with the Cleveland Sta ...

Christoforos Stefanidis Christoforos Stefanidis (alternate spelling: Christophoros, gr, Χριστόφορος Στεφανίδης; born July 28, 1980), is a Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Stefanidis played two seasons with Kolossos Rodou ...

Former presidents

* Giorgos Velissarakos (1990s) * Kostas Sorotos (2000s)

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball teams in Greece Basketball teams established in 1931