Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C.

Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas
Leagues Greek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded 1928
History Gymnastikos S. Larissas
(1928 – 2006)
Foinix Larissas
(1995 – 2015)
G.S. Larissas 1928 - Foinix
(2015 – 2016)
G.S. Larissas 1928
(2016 – Present)
Arena Larissa Neapolis Arena
Arena Capacity Basketball: 4,000
(permanent upper-tier seats)
5,500
(with retractable lower-tier seats)[1]
Location Larissa, Greece
Team colors Green and White
         
President Kostas Dastafridis
Website GS Larissas 1928
Uniforms
Home
Away

Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C., abbreviated as GSL, is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas 1928. The club’s colors are green and white, and its emblem is the Discobolus.

The club currently plays in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League.

History

Gymnastikos S. Larissas was originally founded in 1928, and it was the first basketball club of the city of Larissa, that played in the top-tier Greek Basket League (A1 Ethniki). Since 1980, the club has played several times in the top-tier Greek League, through the 2005–06 season. Nevertheless, due to financial problems, the club was merged with AEL 1964 in 2006, which ended its presence in Greece's top basketball league.

In 2006, Gymnastikos was merged with the Greek club AEL 1964, and replaced by it. Gymnastikos returned in 2015, after merging with another other local club of Larissa, Foinix Larissas.[2][3] Foinix Larissas had been founded in 1995, and in the previous season, it had played in the 3rd-tier Greek B League (Beta Ethniki).

Foinix Larissas was then replaced by Gymnastikos S. Larissas, after the two clubs merged in 2015, thus ending Foinix's presence in Greek basketball competitions.[4] The club played in the 3rd-tier level Greek B League during the 2015– 16 season,[2][3][5] and was promoted to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League.

Arena

Gymnastikos plays their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena, which can seat up to 5,500 people for basketball games.[6]

Notable players

NBA players

Over the years, the team has featured NBA players like:

Notable coaches

References

  1. ↑ Larissa Neapolis Arena.
  2. 1 2 "Ο Γυμναστικός των Λαρισαίων επέστρεψε". eleftheria.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Η επιστροφή του ΓΣΛ!". larissasportnews.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Foinix Larissas". foinix. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Συγχώνευση Φοίνικα – Γυμναστικού Λάρισας!". karditsasportiva.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ More data: its capacity may be increased to about 5,500 through the addition of an extra lower tier of seats.

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