DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia

DI.KEAS. Neas Ionias (full name Dikefalos Asteras Neas Ionias) was a Greek club based in Nea Ionia, Athens. It was founded in 2004 and it plays in A1 Ethniki handball (first-tier). The recent years, the club was named IEK Xini Dikeas after its sponsor, IEK Xini Schools. The club’s colours are red and black and the arena of the club is Neas Ionias Indoor Hall, near Pefkakia train station. The club won the championship of the 2016-17 season. This was the last season of the club because subsequently it was replaced by Olympiacos Piraeus, since it was bought by it.

DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia
Full name	Dikefalos Asteras Nea Ionia (Greek: Δικέφαλος Αστέρας Νέας Ιωνίας)
Founded	2004
Dissolved	2017 (replaced by Olympiacos)
Arena	Neas Ionias Indoor Hall
League	A1
2016–2017	1st
Website Official site

History

DIKEAS was founded in 2004. In 2013 the club finished in the first place of Beta Ethniki championship (third-tier) and promoted to A2 Ethniki. The next season, Dikeas finished again in first place and promoted to A1 Ethniki.[1][2] Its first season in A1 Ethniki it finished in 6th place. In season 2016-17 DICEAS won the Greek championship for first time at its history. Subsequently the club merged with Olympiacos and was replaced by it in the handball championship.[3]

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Place	Notes
2012-13	Beta Ethniki	1st	Promoted to A2
2013-14	A2 Ethniki	1st	Promoted to A1
2014-15	A1 Ethniki	6th
2015-16	A1 Ethniki	4th
2016-17	A1 Ethniki	1st

Honours

• Greek Men's Handball Championship
  • Winner (1): 2017

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2016-17	Challenge Cup	R3	A.C. Doukas	27–21	16–24	43–45

References

1. "ιστορία". iekxini-dikeas.gr. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. "ΔΙΚΕΑΣ". handball.gr. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "O Oλυμπιακός και επίσημα στο χάντμπολ!". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

External links

• Official page