G.N.O. Aris Nikaias

Aris Nikaias (full name Gymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos Aris Nikaias/ G.N.O. Aris Nikaias Greek: Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Άρης Νικαιάς/Γ.Ν.Ο. Άρης Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sport club based in Nikaia, Piraeus. The club was founded in 1973,[1] when members of the club were detached from the nearby Ionikos. The club has departments in a lot of sports. It has won four consecutive championships in women's handball. Its colours are yellow and blue and its emblem is the star.

Aris Nikaias
Άρης Νικαίας
Full nameGymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos Aris Nikaias
Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Άρης Νικαιάς
Founded1973
Team history1973-present
Colours    yellow, blue
Titles4 Women's Handball Championships
Websitehttp://www.arisnikeas.com/

Departments
Team sports

The club has also departments in various individual sports.

History

Aris Nikaias was founded in 1973 by former members of Ionikos Nikaias. The club acquired departments in various sports. The most successful were the basketball, volleyball, and handball. The first achievements came from the women's handball department. Aris Nikaias won 4 consecutive women's championships between 1982 and 1985.[2][3] The volleyball team achieved to reach in A1 Ethniki in 2000, winning the A2 Ethniki Volleyball championship of the season 1999-2000.[4] Recently the basketball team promoted to Greek C Basketball League.[5] This year, the handball and the basketball team play in national divisions, the basketball team in C League (4th-tier) and handball team in A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier).

Honours

References
  1. "Γ.Ν.Ο. Άρης Νικαίας". nikaia-rentis.gov.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Πρωταθλητές Ελλάδος". handball.org.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Άρης Νικαίας". handball.gr. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Χρυσή βίβλος". volleynews.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. "Α' ΕΣΚΑΝΑ: Πρωταθλητής ο Άρης Νικαίας!". basketblog.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2015.


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