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| Full name | Gymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos Aris Nikaias Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Άρης Νικαίας |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Team history | 1973-present |
| Colours | yellow,blue |
| Titles | 4 Women's Handball Championships |
| Website | http://www.arisnikeas.com/ |
Aris Nikaias (full name Gymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos Aris Nikaias/ G.N.O. Aris NikaiasGreek:Γυμναστικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Άρης Νικαιάς/Γ.Ν.Ο. Άρης Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sport club based inNikaia,Piraeus. The club was founded in 1973,[1] when members of the club were detached from the nearbyIonikos. The club has divisions for many different sports. It has won four straight women's handball championships. Its logo is a star, and its colors are yellow and blue.
The club has also departments in various individual sports.
Aris Nikaias was founded in 1973 by former members ofIonikos Nikaias. The club acquired departments in various sports. The most successful were the basketball, volleyball, and handball. The first achievements came from the women's handball department. Aris Nikaias won 4 consecutivewomen's championships between 1982 and 1985.[2][3] The volleyball team achieved to reach inA1 Ethniki in 2000, winning theA2 Ethniki Volleyball championship of the season 1999-2000.[4] Recently the basketball team promoted toGreek C Basketball League.[5] This year, the handball and the basketball team play in national divisions, the basketball team in C League (4th-tier) and handball team in A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier).