Palaio Faliro B.C. (alternate spelling: Paleo Falirou) (Greek: Παλαιού Φαλήρου) is a Greek professional basketball club. The team is located in Palaio Faliro, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. 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 sports club was founded in 1926, with the athletic union's first sporting department being the football club. In 1928, the athletic union added the track and field section, and in 1929, it added swimming and volleyball sections. The basketball 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 seating capacity of the arena is 1,204 people.Αυτό είναι το νέο Κλειστό Γήπεδο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου .
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) - relegated 2009–10 Third National - Group 1 South: 5th 2010–11 Third National - Group 2 South: 13th (3 wins, 22 losses and 1 tie) - relegated 2012–13: South Attica (ESKANA) Second Division: 6th
Result history 1996: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: tied with Alimos 1997: South Attica (ESKANA) Cup: defeated Alimos 1999: Greek Cup, Round of 8: Aris - 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 Lazaros Agadakos Ioannis Gagaloudis Leonidas Skoutaris Christoforos Stefanidis
Former presidents Giorgos Velissarakos (1990s) Kostas Sorotos (2000s)
References
External links Official Website Eurobasket.com Team Page