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.
Filippos Verias B.C. logo
NicknameErythrolefkoi
(The Red-Whites)
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1962 (1962)
HistoryFilippos Verias B.C.
1962–present
ArenaMakrochori Municipal Sports Center
Capacity700
LocationVeria, Imathia, Greece
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentIlias Lazos
Head coachChristos Blatsiotis
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

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).

Season by season
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
2019–20Greek 2nd Division14th

Titles and honors

National:

Local:

  • 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)

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 Greece Tozios, Ioannis 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
PG 6 Serbia Otovic, Nikola 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 34 – (1989-09-07)7 September 1989
PG 7 Greece Deligeorgis, Apollon 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993
SF 9 Greece Naoumis, Apostolos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
C 10 Greece Kasampalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
F/C Greece Iatridis, Konstantinos 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2001-10-14)14 October 2001
Head coach
  • Greece Dimitris Gimas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Christos Baltsiotis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2015-09-20

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