A.E.L. 1964 B.C.

AEL 1964
AEL 1964
Nickname	Vasilissa Tou Kampou; (Queen of The Lowland)
Leagues	Thessaly league ESKATH; Greek Cup
Founded	1993
History	AEL 1964; (1993 – 2006); AEL G.S.; (2006– 2009); G.S. Olympia Larissas; (2009 – 2010); AEL 1964; (2010 – Present)
Arena	Larissa Neapolis Arena
Capacity	5,500
Location	Larissa, Greece
Team colors	Maroon and White ;
Website	e-ael.gr
Home	Away

A.E.L. 1964 B.C. (Greek: Α.Ε.Λ. 1964 K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball team.

The club is located in Larissa, Greece, a city that is part of the Thessaly periphery. The team is a part of the AEL 1964 multi-sports club. When the team competed in the top-tier Greek League, they played their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena.

Logos edit

AEL 1964 era logo (1993–2009, 2010–present).

Team's names edit

AEL 1964: (1993–2006)
Team Colors: Maroon and White
AEL GS: (2006-2009)
Team Colors: Maroon and White
A.E. Larissa: (2010–Present)
Team Colors: Maroon and White

History edit

The Greek basketball club Gymnastikos S. Larissas was founded in Larissa in 1928. In 2006, Gymnastikos merged with the multi-sports club of AEL 1964, which did not have a fully professional level men's basketball section at the time. Gymnastikos' basketball team then became the new basketball section for AEL 1964, under the new name of AEL 1964 G.S., with the newly merged club retaining all of the rights and history of the original club, G.S. Larissas. The colours were maroon and white like AEL, while the new club carried AEL's badge also.

In 2009, AEL 1964 G.S. then merged with another basketball club from Larissa, Olympia Larissa, to form G.S. Olympia Larissa. G.S. Olympia Larissa finished last in the Greek Basket League 2009–10 season, and that combined with financial problems, caused it to be relegated down to the Greek lower divisions. As a result, in 2010, the two clubs of AEL 1964 and Olimpia Larissa, separated back from each other, after having merged.

AEL then continued on for the 2010–11 season, under the name of AEL 1964, playing in the Greek lower divisions. A new independent club based on the original Gymnastikos S. Larissas basketball section, called Nea Gymnastikos S. Larissas, was also formed in 2011. This was because 5 years time had passed since the original Gymnastikos club had merged with AEL 1964, and in the original merger agreement, it allowed for another new club to form locally using the Gymnastikos name and logo, after 5 years had passed.

Honours edit

Thessaly League ESKATH:

Winners (4): 2000, 2002, 2013, 2023

Arena edit

AEL plays their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena, which can seat up to 5,500 people for basketball games.^[2]

Roster edit

A.E.L.1964 B.C. roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	5	Deligiorgis, Apollon	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)		30 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993
SF	8	Koutinas, Sakis	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G/F	9	Kouvelas, Alexandros	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF	10	Tsoutsos, Nikos	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	41 – (1982-12-30)30 December 1982
PG	11	Politis, Michalis	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)		35 – (1988-09-21)21 September 1988
G/F	14	Papachristos, Giannis	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)		44 – (1980-01-19)19 January 1980
PF	15	Staboulis, Giannis	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
PF	18	Maltetsos, Giannis	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)		38 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985

Head coach

Avraam Papadopoulos

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 02/08/2016

Notable players edit

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.