Aris FC is a Greek football club, part of the Aris sports club established in 1914, in the city of Thessaloniki. The jersey color is yellow and black. It is one of the leading sports clubs of Greece, especially the basketball section, which has won 18 domestic league titles - 10 Championships, 8 Cups and 3 international titles (1993 European Cup, 1997 Korac Cup , 2003 Champion's Cup ). The football section historically has not been as successful, having won only 3 National Championships (1928, 1932, 1946) and 1 National Cup (1970). Even so, the club remains very popular in North Greece.
The soccer was postponed in 1915 because of the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War . It wasn't plyaed until March of 1923. The team was number one in 1923 and number two in 1924 in Thessaloniki. The color of the jersey was changed from yellow to white. In the national division in 1959, it was the best of 14 teams in the Thessaloniki area and 4 in northern Greece and the best 3 teams in Greece. The bests are in Athens and Piraeus Since 1959, Aris has playes 5 since the first three rounds?.
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See also
- Aris BC
- List of Aris sports clubs
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