GAS Kilkis (full name: Gymnastic Athletic Club Kilkis, Greek: Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Κιλκίς, Γ.Α.Σ. Κιλκίς) is a Greek handball and beach handball club based in Kilkis. It was founded in 1980 and has played in A1 ethniki (first-tier division) many consecutive years.[1] It has won one cup, in 2004. The home arena of the club is the municipal gymnasium of Kilkis and the club's colours are blue and red.
| GAS Kilkis | |||
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Arena | Kilkis Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1,400 | ||
| League | Handball Premier | ||
| 2014–15 | Handball Premier, 11th | ||
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History
editGAS Kilkis was founded in 1980. Few year later it promoted to A1 Ethniki and the 1993–94 season played in the final of the championship. Overall, GAS Kilkis has played three times in the finals of the championship and ranked in 2nd place, the years 1994, 2000 and 2008. It has won one Greek cup in 2004 and even two times it was a Greek cup finalist.[2] The previous season, GAS Kilkis, which had been demoted to A2 Ethniki, placed 11th overall.[3] The club has also youth teams, two of them, the Men's U-16 team and women U-16 team have won the championship in 1990.
The beach handball team has won the Men's European Beach Tour Finals 2016.[4][5]
Recent seasons
edit| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 1998–99 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 1999–00 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2001–02 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2002–03 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2003–04 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | Winner Greek Cup |
| 2004–05 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 2005–06 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2006–07 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2007–08 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2008–09 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | |
| 2009–10 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2010–11 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A1 |
| 2011–12 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | |
| 2012–13 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2014–15 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2015–16 | A2 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | A2 Ethniki | 7th | |
| 2017–18 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | A2 Ethniki | 2nd |
Honours
editNational
edit- Greek Handball Cup
- Winner (1): 2004
- Finalist (2): 1999, 2005
- Greek Handball Championship
- Finalist (3): 1994, 2000, 2008
European
edit- European Beach Tour Finals:
- Winner (1): 2016
References
edit- ^ "ΓΑΣ Κιλκίς". handball.gr. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Κυπελλούχοι Ελλάδας". handball.org.gr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Στην Α2 Ανδρών ο ΓΑΣ Κιλκίς". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Agenta Girls and G.A.S. Kilkis Akropolis top the podium at ebt Finals". www.eurohandball.com. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο ΓΑΣ Κιλκίς". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-02-01.