Athinaikos women's basketball is the women's professional
basketball
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team of the
Athens-based multi-sports club
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Athinaikos, that was founded in 1917. The team competes in the
Greek Women's Basketball League
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.
History
Athinaikos has starred in the women's
Greek League championship during recent years, winning four consecutive championships, and three consecutive women's
Greek Cups. From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the
Greek League (105 wins). The success of Athinaikos entered the Guinness book of records. The club's most important moment was the conquest of the
EuroCup during the
2009-10 season, which was the first cup won by any Greek club in women's basketball, in European-wide competitions.
Roster
Notable players
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Polymnia Saregkou
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Dimitra Kalentzou
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Olga Chatzinikolaou
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Chantelle Handy
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Vera Perostiyska
Honours
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EuroCup
**Winner (1):
2010
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Greek League
**Winner (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
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Greek Cup
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**Winner (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
*Greek A2 Division: Champion (2007)
*ESKA Division Champion: (2006)
References
External links
Athinaikos Women's B.C. official website
{{A1 Greek basketball women
Women's basketball teams in Greece
EuroCup Women–winning clubs
Basketball teams in Athens
Athinaikos A.C.