Peristeri B.C.
Basketball team in Peristeri, Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peristeri B.C., or Peristeri Athens B.C. (Greek: Περιστερίου K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is both a city and a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou K.A.E. (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Περιστερίου K.A.E.). It is a part of the G.S. Peristeri (Γ.Σ. Περιστερίου) multi-sports club. The club was founded on October 22, 1971.
Peristeri B.C. | |
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Leagues | Greek League Greek Cup Champions League |
Founded | 22 October 1971; 52 years ago (1971-10-22) |
Arena | Peristeri Arena |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Location | Peristeri, Greece |
Main sponsor | Bwin |
President | George Pantazopoulos |
Head coach | Vassilis Spanoulis |
Team captain | Leonidas Kaselakis |
2022–23 Greek Basket League position | 3rd |
Championships | 3 Greek A2 League 3 Greek B League 1 Greek 3rd Division 1 Greek 2nd Tier ESKA Cup |
Retired numbers | 2 (10, 13) |
Website | peristeribc.gr |
The club's emblem is the dove symbol, and the club's team colors are yellow and blue. For the 2023–24 season, the team competes in the Greek Basket League, which is the top-tier level league in Greece, as well as in the European-wide secondary level competition, the FIBA Basketball Champions League (BCL).