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.
Nickname	Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Leagues	Greek A2 League Greek Cup
Founded	1962
History	Filippos Verias B.C. 1962–present
Arena	Dimitrios Vikelas Municipal Sports Center
Capacity	700
Location	Veria, Imathia, Greece
Team colors	Red and White
President	Ilias Lazos
Head coach	Dimitris Gkimas
Championships	1 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.
Website	filipposbc.gr
Home Away

Active departments of Filippos Veria
Basketball	Handball (Men)	Handball (Women)
Volleyball	Athletics	Gymnastics

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
2003–04	Greek 4th Division	5th
2004–05	Greek 4th Division	7th
2005–06	Greek 4th Division	6th
2006–07	Greek 4th Division	9th
2007–08	Greek 4th Division	5th
2008–09	Greek 4th Division	5th
2009–10	Greek 4th Division	2nd	Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2010–11	Greek 3rd Division	14th	Relegated to Greek 4th Division
2011–12	Greek 4th Division	1st	Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2012–13	Greek 3rd Division	1st	Promoted to Greek 2nd Division
2013–14	Greek 2nd Division	8th
2014–15	Greek 2nd Division	12th	Remained in the league[2]
2015–16	Greek 2nd Division	15th	Relegated to Greek 3rd Division
2016–17	Greek 3rd Division	14th	Relegated to Greek 4th Division
2017–18	Greek 4th Division	1st	Promoted to Greek 3rd Division
2018–19	Greek 3rd Division	4th	Promoted to Greek 2nd Division
2019–20	Greek 2nd Division	14th

Titles and honors

National:

• Greek 3rd Division 2nd Group Champions: (2013)
• Greek 4th Division 3rd Group Champions: (2012)

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 5 Tozios, Ioannis 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – 12 July 1990 PG 6 Otovic, Nikola 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – 7 September 1989 PG 7 Deligeorgis, Apollon 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – 3 July 1993 SF 9 Naoumis, Apostolos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – 1 April 1993 C 10 Kasampalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Head coach Dimitris Gimas Assistant coach(es) Christos Baltsiotis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-09-20

References

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

External links

• Official website (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile