Aris Thessaloniki


Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki, is a major Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. The club's colours are yellow or gold of glory and black. The club is named after Ares, the ancient Greek God of War, but also associated with courage and masculinity, inspired by the successful military operations of the Kingdom of Greece during the Balkan Wars, and the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912 from the Ottoman empire. Its image is portrayed on the club's emblem.
Nicknamed God of War, Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during the Interwar period with champion teams in football, basketball and water polo. Until nowadays maintains a remarkable tradition in basketball, while "established" the sport in the country with the great star player Nikos Galis and the team of the 1980s, which was voted as the best Greek team of the 20th century.

Departments

Aris is considered to be one of the most important Greek sport clubs and today maintains departments in many sports, including:

Football

Greek Volleyball League:
Greek Super Cup:
The hymn of Aris or Aris Niketes is the anthem of the club. It was written in 1926. The lyrics were written by Georgios Kitsos and the music by Secondo Poselli, son of the famous architect Vitaliano Poselli. The orchestration was made by the famous classic composer Emilios Riadis.

Notable athletes

SeasonBasketballVolleyballRoller Hockey
1984–85FIBA Korać Cup
Semi-finals
1987–88Euroleague
4th place
1988–89Euroleague
3rd place
1989–90Euroleague
4th place
1992–93FIBA Saporta Cup
Winners		CEV Cup
Semi-finals
1993–94FIBA Saporta Cup
Semi-finals
1994–95CEV Cup
Semi-finals
1996–97FIBA Korać Cup
Winners
1998–99FIBA Saporta Cup
Semi-finals
2002–03FIBA EuroCup Challenge
Winners
2005–06Eurocup
Final
2008–09Balkans Cup
Final		Balkan Cup
Winners

Notable supporters

Gallery

Football


Basketball