Panellinios Basket | |||
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Nickname | The Club of the Olympic Winners | ||
Leagues | Greek 3rd Division | ||
Founded | Parent Athletic Club: 1891 Basketball Club: 1929 | ||
History | Panellinios B.C. Athens (1929–2010, 2011-present) Panellinios B.C. Lamia (2010–2011) | ||
Arena | Panellinios Indoor Hall | ||
Capacity | 1,800 | ||
Location | Athens, Greece | ||
Team colors | Blue and White | ||
Championships | Greek Championship (6): 1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, 1957 Greek 2nd Division (2): (1987, 2004) European Club Championship (2): 1955 Brussels Tournament 1956 San Remo Tournament | ||
Website | panelliniosac.gr | ||
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Panellinios B.C. (Greek: Πανελλήνιος K.A.E.) or Panellinios Basket, full name Panellinios B.C. Athens, is a professional basketball club that is located in Athens, Greece. The club was founded in 1929.[citation needed]
The name Panellinios can be translated as Pan-Hellenic in English, and can be interpreted to mean "The Greek Nation". B.C. stands for basketball club. So the club's name can be interpreted to mean "The National Basketball Club". The Greek multi-sports club Panathinaikos A.O. was founded by Panellinios G.S. athletes. The club was previously owned by the Greek businessman Minos Kyriakou.