Iraklis Thessaloniki Water Polo Club

Active departments of GS Iraklis

Football	Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)

Volleyball	Waterpolo	Handball

Athletics	Swimming	Rugby

Ice Hockey	Judo	Wrestling

Boxing	Fencing

Iraklis Water Polo Club is the water polo department of G.S. Iraklis multi sport club. It has got teams both men and women. The most successful is the women's team that plays in A1 Ethniki (first division), while the men's team plays in A2 Ethniki (second division).

Women's team

Iraklis Women's Water Polo was founded in 1989.^[1] Since the season 2008-09 plays continuously in A1 Ethniki. The most successful seasons were the two last (2012-13 and 2013-14), when the team finished in third place of the championship.

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Place	Notes
2007-08	A2 Ethniki	1st	Promoted to A1
2008-09	A1 Ethniki	6th
2009-10	A1 Ethniki	4th
2010-11	A1 Ethniki	4th
2011-12	A1 Ethniki	4th
2012-13	A1 Ethniki	3rd
2013-14	A1 Ethniki	3rd
2014-15	A1 Ethniki	8th	relegated to A2

Men's team

Iraklis men's team plays in A2 Ethniki (second division). In the previous season (2012-13) played in A2 Ethniki, finishing in 5th place among six teams.^[2]^[3] Iraklis promoted to A1 Ethniki in 2007-08 season, when it won the first place in A2 Ethniki.^[4] In the 2008-09 season played in A1 Ethniki for last time, finishing in the last place.^[5] In recent season (2014-15), Iraklis played in Beta Ethniki and it won the rise in A2 Ethniki.^[6]

References

↑ "104 χρόνια Ηρακλής" (in Greek). iraklis1908.gr. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
↑ "Στην Α1 πόλο οι ΑΝΟ Γλυφάδας και Εθνικός!" (in Greek). pamesports.gr. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
↑ "Ιστορική Κυριακή για τη Γλυφάδα και το πόλο" (in Greek). sentragoal.gr/. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
↑ "Μαθηματικά στην Α1 ο Ηρακλής". sport24.gr. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
↑ "Υποβιβασμός για Εθνικό". sport-fm.gr/. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
↑ "Β' ΑΝΔΡΩΝ: Πρωταθλητής ο Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ανέβηκαν και οι ΑΣ Απόλλο, Ηρακλής, ΓΣ Περιστερίου". koe.org.gr. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

External link

Iraklis Water Polo Club Official page
Hellenic Swimming Federation Tribute A1 Women's Water Polo: Iraklis

G.S. Iraklis

Founded in November 29, 1908 Based in Thessaloniki

Professional departments	Iraklis F.C. Iraklis B.C.

Amateur departments	Iraklis V.C. Iraklis Water Polo Iraklis Rugby Iraklis Women's Basketball Iraklis Athletics Iraklis Swimming

Facilities	Kaftanzoglio Stadium Ivanofio Indoor Hall Iraklis Sports Center Mikra National Gym Katsaneio Indoor Hall

Athletes	Football Basketball

Related	Heracles Farnese Hercules

A1 Ethniki Water Polo Women 2014-2015

Argonauts Volos Ethnikos Piraeus Glyfada Iraklis Thessaloniki Olympiacos Rethymno NC Triton Amarousiou Vouliagmeni

A2 Ethniki Water Polo 2015–2016

1st Group	Panionios Ionikos Nikaias NO Rethymnou NO Chanion OFI Crete

2nd Group	GS Peristeriou GS Apollon Smyrnis NO Larissas NO Patras NO Chalkis

3rd Group	Iraklis Water Polo Ilisiakos AS Apollo NAO Kerkyras

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