Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (Greek: 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 Interwar period 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 - Football
  • Aris BC - Basketball
  • Aris Volleyball Club - Volleyball
  • Aris Water Polo - Water Polo
  • Aris Baseball - Baseball
  • Aris Ice Hockey - Ice Hockey

Honours

Football

  • Super League Greece
    • 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 (9): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1949–50, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2023–24
  • 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): 1992–93
Runners-up (1): 2005–06
  • FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
Winners (1): 1996–97
  • FIBA EuroCup Challenge
Winners (1): 2002–03

Volleyball

Greek Volleyball League:

  • Winners (1): 1996–97
  • Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1995–96,

Greek Super Cup:

  • Winners (1): 1997

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 and the music by Secondo Poselli, 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, Nikiphoros Vikelidis, Nikos Kitsos, Argyris Argyriadis, Kleanthis Vikelidis, Kostas Veliadis, Manolis Keramidas, Takis Loukanidis, Alketas Panagoulias, Konstantinos Drampis, Giorgos Zindros, Stelios Papafloratos, Theodoros Pallas, Alekos Alexiadis, Dinos Kouis, Vasilis Dimitriadis, Apostolos Liolidis, Traianos Dellas, Angelos Charisteas, Avraam Papadopoulos, Sergio Koke, Darcy Dolce Neto, Javito, Vangelis Platellas
  • Basketball: Manthos Matthaiou, Faidon Matthaiou, Anestis Petalidis, Michalis Romanidis, Vangelis Alexandris, Charis Papageorgiou, Nikos Filippou, Stojko Vranković, Vassilis Lipiridis, Lefteris Subotić, Giannis Ioannidis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Miroslav Pecarski, Roy Tarpley, Harold Ellis, Walter Berry, José Ortiz, Charles Shackleford, Dinos Angelidis, Panagiotis Liadelis, Giorgos Sigalas, Will Solomon, Nestoras Kommatos, Jeremiah Massey, Bryant Dunston, Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou, Sasha Vezenkov
  • Volleyball: Lyubomir Ganev, Plamen Konstantinov, Michalis Alexandropoulos, Giannis Melkas, Thanassis Moustakidis, Dimitris Modiotis, Kostas Prousalis, Nikos Smaragdis, Riley Salmon, Clayton Stanley
  • Water polo: Stelios Dimitriou, Agisilaos Zografos, Fotis Zografos

European honours

Notable supporters

AC Αris Thessaloniki Presidents

Gallery

  • Football
  • Basketball

See also

  • Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
  • Aris B.C.
  • Aris Volleyball Club
  • Aris Baseball Club
  • Aris Water Polo Club

References

External links

  • Official website
Press
  • All about Aris (in Greek)
Fans
  • Super3 Official website
  • Ierolohites Official website
  • Official website of "ARIS Members Society"

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