# Aigaleo B.C.

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{{Infobox basketball club
| color1        = white
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| name          = A.O. Aigaleo<br/>A.O. Αιγάλεω 
| nickname      = The City
| logo          = Egaleo BC official logo.jpg
| imagesize     =
| leagues       = [Greek Elite League](/source/Greek_A2_Basket_League)<br>[Greek Cup](/source/Greek_Basketball_Cup)
| founded       = 1956
| history       = 1956 – Present
| arena         = Aigaleo Stavros Venetis Indoor Hall 
| capacity      = 2,000
| location      = [Aigaleo](/source/Aigaleo), [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece
| colors        = Blue and White<br/>{{color box|#3090C7}} {{color box|white}}
| president     = Giannoulis Kallilas
| vice-presidents = 
| coach         = Alexandros Zavos
| championships = [Greek 3rd Division](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League): (1)<br/>[Greek 4th Division](/source/Greek_C_Basket_League): (3)
| website       = [https://aoaigaleo.gr/ιστορία-μπάσκετ/ aoaigaleo.gr]
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'''Aigaleo B.C.''' (alternate spelling: Egaleo) ({{langx|el|Αιγάλεω KAE|link=no}}) is a Greek professional [basketball](/source/basketball) team that is located in [Aigaleo](/source/Aigaleo), Greece, which is a suburb of [Athens](/source/Athens). The club's full name is Aigaleo A.O. B.C. ([Greek](/source/Greek_(language)): Αιγάλεω A.O. KAE). Aigaleo currently plays in the [third-tier](/source/Greek_basketball_league_system) level of Greek basketball, the [Greek B Basket League](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League).

==History==
The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1931, as Ierapolis Athletic Union ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Αθλητική Ένωσις Ιεράπολι), and the basketball division of the athletic organization was founded in 1956,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aoaigaleo.gr/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%84/ |title=ΤΟ CITY ΣΤΑ ΠΑΡΚΕ {{in lang{{!}}el}}. |access-date=2020-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027100715/http://aoaigaleo.gr/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%84/ |archive-date=2018-10-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> by Alexandros Stavropoulos. Although the basketball department was founded in 1956, it took the club exactly fifty years to participate in the [Greek First Division](/source/Greek_Basket_League), which is the [highest professional basketball league in Greece](/source/Greek_basketball_league_system), in the [2006–07 season](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Greek_Basket_League). During the 1950s and 1960s, the team remained in the lowest local (third) division, until 1971, when it qualified for the higher league, because of a new categorical system.

In 1973 and 1974, Aigaleo B.C. won two [league promotions](/source/promotion_and_relegation), and finally took part in the 3rd-tier level [Greek B Basket League](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League) (1974–75, 1975–76 seasons). For the next 12 years, the team participated in the first local league (A E.S.K.A.), except in the 1981–82 season, when it was in the B E.S.K.A., after 1981's [relegation](/source/promotion_and_relegation). During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Aigaleo B.C. participated in the 4th-tier level [Greek C Basket League](/source/Greek_C_Basket_League), where it played six seasons in total, but was it [relegated](/source/promotion_and_relegation) again to the local league in 1994.

In 1997, Aigaleo won the A E.S.K.A. championship, and after two years, in 1999, Aigaleo B.C. returned to the Greek B League, where it played for six seasons in total. In 2004, Aigaleo B.C. won the Greek B League championship, and after having a short presence in the 2nd-tier level [Greek A2 Basket League](/source/Greek_A2_Basket_League), it was [promoted](/source/promotion_and_relegation) to the top-tier level [Greek Basket League](/source/Greek_Basket_League), in 2006. From 1999 to 2006, the team was coached by Dimitrios Karvelas, and after him, [Thanasis Skourtopoulos](/source/Thanasis_Skourtopoulos) took that position.

==Arena==
Aigaleo plays its home games at the 2,000 seat Aigaleo Stavros Venetis Indoor Hall.

==Titles and honors==
===Domestic competitions===
*'''[Greek 3rd Division](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League)'''
: '''Champions (1)''': (2003–04)

*'''[Greek 4th Division](/source/Greek_C_Basket_League)'''
: '''Champions (3)''': (1998–99, 2000–01, 2018–19)

==League pyramid history==
{| class="wikitable"
! Seasons !! [Greek League](/source/Greek_Basket_League) !! [Greek A2 League](/source/Greek_A2_Basket_League) !! [Greek B League](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League) !! [Greek C League](/source/Greek_C_Basket_League) !! A E.S.K.A. !! B E.S.K.A. !! C E.S.K.A.
|-
| {{center|'''3'''}} || [2007](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Greek_Basket_League), [2008](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Greek_Basket_League), [2009](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Greek_Basket_League) || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''3'''}} || {{center|—}} || 2005, 2006, 2010 || {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''9'''}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || 1975, 1976, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''8'''}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2015, 2019|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''21'''}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || 1974, 1977–81, 1983–88, 1990–92, 1995–97, 2016, 2017, 2018|| {{center|—}}|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''3'''}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || 1972, 1973, 1982|| {{center|—}}
|-
| {{center|'''15'''}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} || 1957–71
|}

==Notable players==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
;Greece:
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Stelios Amerikanos](/source/Stelios_Amerikanos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Nikos Angelopoulos](/source/Nikos_Angelopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Nikos Charalampopoulos](/source/Nikos_Charalampopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Vassilis Charalampopoulos](/source/Vassilis_Charalampopoulos_(basketball))
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Athanasios Diamantopoulos](/source/Athanasios_Diamantopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Ioannis Dimakos](/source/Ioannis_Dimakos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Andronikos Gizogiannis](/source/Andronikos_Gizogiannis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Ioannis Golfinopoulos](/source/Ioannis_Golfinopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Akis Kallinikidis](/source/Akis_Kallinikidis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Vangelis Karampoulas](/source/Vangelis_Karampoulas)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giorgos Kassanos](/source/Giorgos_Kassanos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Ioannis Kolios](/source/Ioannis_Kolios)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giorgos Kosmopoulos](/source/Giorgos_Kosmopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Ioannis Kyriakopoulos](/source/Ioannis_Kyriakopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giannoulis Larentzakis](/source/Giannoulis_Larentzakis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Kostas Leventakos](/source/Kostas_Leventakos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Dimitrios Lolas](/source/Dimitrios_Lolas)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Kostas Magkounis](/source/Kostas_Magkounis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Spyros Magkounis](/source/Spyros_Magkounis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Nikos Michalos](/source/Nikos_Michalos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Iakovos Milentigievits](/source/Iakovos_Milentigievits)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Makis Nikolaidis](/source/Makis_Nikolaidis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Kostas Papageorgiou](/source/Kostas_Papageorgiou_(basketball))
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Christos Petrodimopoulos](/source/Christos_Petrodimopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Nikos Pettas](/source/Nikos_Pettas)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Michalis Polytarchou](/source/Michalis_Polytarchou)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Vangelis Sakellariou](/source/Vangelis_Sakellariou)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Dimitrios Sakellariou](/source/Dimitrios_Sakellariou)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Miloš Šakota](/source/Milo%C5%A1_%C5%A0akota)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Vassilis Soulis](/source/Vassilis_Soulis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giorgos Thomopoulos](/source/Giorgos_Thomopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Stamatis Villiotis](/source/Stamatis_Villiotis)

;Europe:
*{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [Chris Bracey](/source/Chris_Bracey)
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [Guido Grunheid](/source/Guido_Grunheid)
*{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [Dejan Hohler](/source/Dejan_Hohler)
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [Abdurahman Kahrimanović](/source/Abdurahman_Kahrimanovi%C4%87)
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [Vladimir Krstić](/source/Vladimir_Krsti%C4%87_(basketball))
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [Robert Maras](/source/Robert_Maras)
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [Ninoslav Marjanovic](/source/Ninoslav_Marjanovic)
*{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [Donnie McGrath](/source/Donnie_McGrath)
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [Robert Šarović](/source/Robert_%C5%A0arovi%C4%87)

;USA:
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Rashad Anderson](/source/Rashad_Anderson)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Keydren Clark](/source/Keydren_Clark)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Anthony Goldwire](/source/Anthony_Goldwire)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Leemire Goldwire](/source/Leemire_Goldwire)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [DeVon Hardin](/source/DeVon_Hardin)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Ibby Jaaber](/source/Ibby_Jaaber)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Andrae Patterson](/source/Andrae_Patterson)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [Donell Taylor](/source/Donell_Taylor)

{{Div col end}}

==Head coaches==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Nikolaos Terkesidis](/source/Nikolaos_Terkesidis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Alexandros Kontovounisios](/source/Alexandros_Kontovounisios)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Georgios Amerikanos](/source/Georgios_Amerikanos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Georgios Trontzos](/source/Georgios_Trontzos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Pavlos Diakoulas](/source/Pavlos_Diakoulas)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Loukas Kontos](/source/Loukas_Kontos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Serafeim Potosoglou](/source/Serafeim_Potosoglou)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giorgos Nikitopoulos](/source/Giorgos_Nikitopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Aris Raftopoulos](/source/Aris_Raftopoulos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Pavlos Stamelos](/source/Pavlos_Stamelos)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Argiris Kambouris](/source/Argiris_Kambouris)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Steve Giatzoglou](/source/Steve_Giatzoglou)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Giorgos Zevgolis](/source/Giorgos_Zevgolis)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Takis Panoulias](/source/Takis_Panoulias)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Kostas Keramidas](/source/Kostas_Keramidas)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [Thanasis Skourtopoulos](/source/Thanasis_Skourtopoulos)
{{Div col end}}

==Sources==
*"Απ' τις αλάνες της Ε.Σ.Κ.Α. στα παρκέ της A1-The History of Egaleo Men Basketball Team 1956–2008", Nikos D. Nikolaidis, "Emvryo" Publications, 2008, {{ISBN|9789608002456}}.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://aoaigaleo.gr/ιστορία-μπάσκετ/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027100715/http://aoaigaleo.gr/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%84/ |date=2018-10-27 }} {{in lang|el}}
*[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=GRE&Team=4814 Eurobasket.com Team Page]

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