A.E.L. 1964 B.C.
A.E.L. 1964 B.C. (Greek: Α.Ε.Λ. 1964 K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball team.
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Nickname | Vasilissa Tou Kampou (Queen of The Lowland) | ||
Leagues | Thessaly league ESKATH Greek Cup | ||
Founded | 1993 | ||
History | AEL 1964 (1993 – 2006) AEL G.S. (2006– 2009) G.S. Olympia Larissas (2009 – 2010) AEL 1964 (2010 – Present) | ||
Arena | Larissa Neapolis Arena | ||
Capacity | 5,500[1] | ||
Location | Larissa, Greece | ||
Team colors | Maroon and White | ||
Website | e-ael.gr | ||
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The club is located in Larissa, Greece, a city that is part of the Thessaly periphery. The team is a part of the AEL 1964 multi-sports club. When the team competed in the top-tier Greek League, they played their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena.
Logos
- AEL 1964 era logo (1993–2009, 2010–present).
Team's names
- AEL 1964: (1993–2006)
Team Colors: Maroon and White - AEL GS: (2006-2009)
Team Colors: Maroon and White - A.E. Larissa: (2010–Present)
Team Colors: Maroon and White
History
The Greek basketball club Gymnastikos S. Larissas was founded in Larissa in 1928. In 2006, Gymnastikos merged with the multi-sports club of AEL 1964, which did not have a fully professional level men's basketball section at the time. Gymnastikos' basketball team then became the new basketball section for AEL 1964, under the new name of AEL 1964 G.S., with the newly merged club retaining all of the rights and history of the original club, G.S. Larissas. The colours were maroon and white like AEL, while the new club carried AEL's badge also.
In 2009, AEL 1964 G.S. then merged with another basketball club from Larissa, Olympia Larissa, to form G.S. Olympia Larissa. G.S. Olympia Larissa finished last in the Greek Basket League 2009–10 season, and that combined with financial problems, caused it to be relegated down to the Greek lower divisions. As a result, in 2010, the two clubs of AEL 1964 and Olimpia Larissa, separated back from each other, after having merged.
AEL then continued on for the 2010–11 season, under the name of AEL 1964, playing in the Greek lower divisions. A new independent club based on the original Gymnastikos S. Larissas basketball section, called Nea Gymnastikos S. Larissas, was also formed in 2011. This was because 5 years time had passed since the original Gymnastikos club had merged with AEL 1964, and in the original merger agreement, it allowed for another new club to form locally using the Gymnastikos name and logo, after 5 years had passed.
Arena
AEL plays their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena, which can seat up to 5,500 people for basketball games.[2]
Roster
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Avraam Papadopoulos
Updated: 02/08/2016 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Nestoras Kommatos
- Giannis Kyriakopoulos
- Dimitris Bogdanos
- Giorgos Apostolidis
- Markos Kolokas
- Nikos Papanikolopoulos
- Michalis Tsairelis
- Fotios Lampropoulos
- Sotirios Manolopoulos
- Marios Matalon
- Theodoros Zaras
- Zlatko Bolić
- Rudy Mbemba
- Amit Tamir
- Héctor Romero
- Sammy Mejia
- Arthur Lee
- Rod Brown
- Torin Francis
- Billy Keys
- David Teague
- Lance Williams