NO Patras
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| Ν.Ο. Πατρών | |
| Full name | Naftikos Omilos Patras |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| '>Court | NOP Arena |
| '>Capacity | 3.000 |
| Sports | Water polo Swimming |
| Greek Championships (Water polo) |
1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950 |
| Greek Cup (Water polo) |
1995 |
| Len Trophy finalist | 1999 |
NO Patras (NOP) is a water polo club participating in the First Divion of the Greek Championship (A1 Ethniki). It was founded on April 19 1929 in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, Western Greece and immediately become one of the protagonists of Greek water polo, dominating the 30's and 40's by winning 8 championships.During the next decades the club continually participated at the First Division (with the exception of only four seasons in the Second Division/A2 Ethniki)
Honours
- Total Titles: 9
- Men
- Greek Championships: 8
- 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950
- Greek Cups: 1
- 1995
- Greek Cup Finalist: 6
- 1958, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
- Greek Championships: 8
Rankings in the Greek First Division (A1)
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1929-30 | 6th |
| 1930-31 | 3rd |
| 1931-32 | |
| 1932-33 | 5th |
| 1933-34 | 4th |
| 1934-35 | 1st |
| 1935-36 | 2nd |
| 1936-37 | 1st |
| 1937-38 | 1st |
| 1938-39 | 1st |
| 1939-40 | 1st |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1940-41 | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1941-42 | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1942-43 | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1943-44 | World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1944-45 | 1st |
| 1945-46 | 1st |
| 1946-47 | 2nd |
| 1947-48 | |
| 1948-49 | 2nd |
| 1949-50 | 1st |
| 1950-51 | 2nd |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 2nd |
| 1952-53 | 3rd |
| 1953-54 | |
| 1954-55 | 3rd |
| 1955-56 | 2nd |
| 1956-57 | 5th |
| 1957-58 | 2nd |
| 1958-59 | 2nd |
| 1959-60 | 3rd |
| 1960-61 | 2nd |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 2nd |
| 1962-63 | 3rd |
| 1963-64 | 3rd |
| 1964-65 | 3rd |
| 1965-66 | 3rd |
| 1966-67 | 7th |
| 1967-68 | 3rd |
| 1968-69 | 5th |
| 1969-70 | 5th |
| 1970-71 | 6th |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 5th |
| 1972-73 | 5th |
| 1973-74 | 4th |
| 1974-75 | 4th |
| 1975-76 | 4th |
| 1976-77 | 7th |
| 1977-78 | 6th |
| 1978-79 | 7th |
| 1979-80 | 8th |
| 1980-81 | 5th |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 6th |
| 1982-83 | 8th |
| 1983-84 | 9th |
| 1984-85 | 10th |
| 1985-86 | 7th |
| 1986-87 | 7th |
| 1987-88 | - |
| 1988-89 | 8th |
| 1989-90 | - |
| 1990-91 | 5th |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 5th |
| 1992-93 | 5th |
| 1993-94 | 5th |
| 1994-95 | 5th |
| 1995-96 | 3rd |
| 1996-97 | 3rd |
| 1997-98 | 3rd |
| 1998-99 | 7th |
| 1999-00 | 6th |
| 2000-01 | 7th |
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 10th |
| 2002-03 | 7th |
| 2003-04 | 3rd |
| 2004-05 | 7th |
| 2005-06 | 11th |
| 2006-07 | - |
| 2007-08 | - |
| 2008-09 | 7th |
| 2009-10 | 8th |
| 2010-11 | 9th |
Greek Cup
In the Greek Water Polo Cup, N.O. Patras has reached the final 8 times, winning the trophy once. It was defeated in the following finals:- 1957 to Ethnikos PiraeusEthnikos Piraeus Water Polo ClubThe Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club is a water polo club participating in the First Divion of the Greek Championship . Ethnikos is the most successful water polo club in Greece...
6-1 - 1958 to Ethnikos PiraeusEthnikos Piraeus Water Polo ClubThe Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club is a water polo club participating in the First Divion of the Greek Championship . Ethnikos is the most successful water polo club in Greece...
5-1 - 1992 to OlympiacosOlympiacos Water Polo ClubOlympiacos Water Polo Club is the water polo team of the Greek sports club Olympiacos. It was founded in 1925 and was among the founding members of the Hellenic Federation of Swimming Fans...
9-8 - 1996 to VouliagmeniNautical Club of VouliagmeniThe Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni, or "NOV" is an aquatic sports club, founded by local sportsmen in 1937 in the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, south of Athens, Greece. The club is located on the eastern edge of the Mikro Kavouri peninsula, adjacent to the Astir Palace Hotel and overlooking the...
11-8 - 1997 to OlympiacosOlympiacos Water Polo ClubOlympiacos Water Polo Club is the water polo team of the Greek sports club Olympiacos. It was founded in 1925 and was among the founding members of the Hellenic Federation of Swimming Fans...
9-8 - 1998 to OlympiacosOlympiacos Water Polo ClubOlympiacos Water Polo Club is the water polo team of the Greek sports club Olympiacos. It was founded in 1925 and was among the founding members of the Hellenic Federation of Swimming Fans...
10-8 - 2005 to Ethnikos PiraeusEthnikos Piraeus Water Polo ClubThe Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club is a water polo club participating in the First Divion of the Greek Championship . Ethnikos is the most successful water polo club in Greece...
12-8
It was the Greek Cup Winner in 1995, when it defeated Vouliagmeni
Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni
The Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni, or "NOV" is an aquatic sports club, founded by local sportsmen in 1937 in the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, south of Athens, Greece. The club is located on the eastern edge of the Mikro Kavouri peninsula, adjacent to the Astir Palace Hotel and overlooking the...
13-12 in the OAKA Indoor Aquatic Centre
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
The Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 1991 Mediterranean Games. It was refurbished and expanded for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The larger of the outdoor pools, which seats 11,500...
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European Cups
The greatest honour of NO Patras was in 1999 when it reached the LEN Trophy double finals against Újpest Budapest. In the first final, in PatrasPatras
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, NOP was defeated 7-12, while it won 9-10 in the second final in Budapest
Budapest
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. Before reaching the final, NOP had eliminated Montpelier
Montpelier
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, Crişul Oradea, Adalar and Dynamo Lviv
Lviv
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. In the quarter finals it defeated Primorac Kotor
Kotor
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and in the semi finals it won against Real Canoe NC
Real Canoe NC
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Another successful year for NOP in Europe was 1992, when it reached the semi-finals of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup
LEN Cup Winners' Cup
The LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament...
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