Aris Thessaloniki

AC Aris Thessaloniki
Full nameAthletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης
NicknamesGod of War
Founded25 March 1914 as Football Club Aris Thessaloniki
Colours    Yellow, Black
AnthemAris Niketes (Ares Victorious)
ChairmanLefteris Arvanitis
TitlesEuropean Titles: 3
Balkan Titles: 1
WebsiteClub home page
Nikiphoros, Kostas and Kleanthis Vikelidis (1930)
Old poster with the champion team of Aris Thessaloniki (1931–32 season)
Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium

Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki[1] (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 [2] 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.

  1. ^ fibaeurope.com Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine A.C. ARIS THESSALONIKI
  2. ^ "Club structure". Aris BC. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.