Overview
Peiraikos Syndesmos (Greek: Πειραϊκός Σύνδεσμος) or simply Peiraikos, also written Piraikos Syndesmos, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1894. Today Peiraikos has departments in basketball, volleyball, and track and field. The previous years it had departments in football, swimming, handball, and water polo.
Active departments
Peiraikos B.C. Basketball team
Peiraikos V.C. Volleyball team
Peiraikos Track and Field team
History
Peiraikos was founded in 1894. The club was one of the founder members of SEGAS. Peiraikos was the first club which founded a football team in Piraeus. It won a Panhellenic football championship in 1923 and the first Greek water polo championship.
The basketball team of Peiraikos was founded in 1935. It has played two times in A1 Ethniki (first division), in the 1991-92 and 1996-97 seasons. The women's basketball team has won two championships, in 1969 and 1970.
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