Filippos Verias B.C.

Filippos Verias (alternate spellings: Philippos, Veria, Veroias; Greek: Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Veria. Filippos was founded in 1962, and its colours are white and red. Its emblem is Philip of Macedonia.

Filippos Verias B.C.
NicknameErythrolefkoi
(The Red-Whites)
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1962
HistoryFilippos Verias B.C.
1962–present
ArenaDimitrios Vikelas Municipal Sports Center
Capacity700
LocationVeria, Imathia, Greece
Team colorsRed and White
         
PresidentIlias Lazos
Head coachDimitris Gkimas
Championships1 Greek 3rd Division
1 Greek 4th Division
6 T.E. West-Central Macedonia
2 E.KA.S.KE.DY.M.
2 E.KA.S.KE.M.
Websitefilipposbc.gr
Active departments of Filippos Veria
Basketball Handball (Men) Handball (Women)
Volleyball Athletics Gymnastics

History

Filippos Verias' senior men's basketball team was founded in 1962.[1] In the 2013–14 season, the club played in the Greek 2nd Division (A2 National), for the first time. In the previous years, the club played mostly in the Greek 3rd Division (B National), and in the Greek C League (C National) (the third and fourth divisions of the Greek basketball league system).

Recent seasons
Season Division Place Notes
2003–04Greek 4th Division5th
2004–05Greek 4th Division7th
2005–06Greek 4th Division6th
2006–07Greek 4th Division9th
2007–08Greek 4th Division5th
2008–09Greek 4th Division5th
2009–10Greek 4th Division2ndPromoted to Greek 3rd Division.
2010–11Greek 3rd Division14thRelegated to Greek 4th Division.
2011–12Greek 4th Division1stPromoted to Greek 3rd Division.
2012–13Greek 3rd Division1stPromoted to Greek 2nd Division.
2013–14Greek 2nd Division8th
2014–15Greek 2nd Division12thRemained in the league.[2]
2015–16Greek 2nd Division15thRelegated to Greek 3rd Division.
2016–17Greek 3rd Division14thRelegated to Greek 4th Division.
2017–18Greek 4th Division1stPromoted to Greek 3rd Division.
2018–19Greek 3rd Division4thPromoted to Greek 2nd Division.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Filippos Verias B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 5 Tozios, Ioannis 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
PG 6 Otovic, Nikola 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1989-09-07)7 September 1989
PG 7 Deligeorgis, Apollon 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993
SF 9 Naoumis, Apostolos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
C 10 Kasampalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • Dimitris Gimas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Christos Baltsiotis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2015-09-20

Honours and titles
  • Greek 3rd Division 2nd Group Champions: (2013)
  • Greek 4th Division 3rd Group Champions: (2012)
  • 6× T.E. West-Central Macedonia Regional League Champions: (1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
  • 2× E.KA.S.KE.DY.M. Local League Champions: (1981, 1982)
  • 2× E.KA.S.KE.M. Local League Champions: (2001, 2003)

References
  1. "History". filipposbc.gr. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. Αναδιάρθρωση στην Α2 (in Greek).
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